Atchison High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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In spite of Coke's attempt to catch a bigger portion of the soft drink market with its new Coke. Classic Coke and Cherry Coke, students still preferred Pep- si's taste, according to an infor- mal poll. So, when Coke gave AHS new score boards for replac- ing the Pepsi machines with Coke, many students were dis- gusted. As Linda Kirkendoll, library secretary aid, said, Pepsi just has a better flavor. -MW Pepsi Is It! 5

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1. Amy Fitzpatrick, sophomore, talks to Jane Thomas, sophomore twin, after grueling exercise 2 Janelle Myers, sopho- more. and Rhonda Mink, sophomore twin, socialize at break 3. AHS twins include Jett Avey. Angie Beagle. Tricia Galley. Melissa Avey. Sondra Mink. Ronda Mink. Vickie and Marsha Fitzpatrick (which one's which?). Mark Beagle. Jane Thomas. Jen Thomas. Valerie Barker, and Vicki Barker. ’ 'Double Trouble” How do the several sets of twins at AHS deal with be- ing a twin teenager? Sophomore twins Rhonda and Sondra Mink look nothing alike and they are also different in many other ways. Rhonda enjoys school and is active in school government, while Sondra is mainly interested in sports. Unlike Sondra and Rhonda, you might think you were seeing double when Vicki and Marsha Fitzpa- trick, sophomores, walk by. They enjoy being identical and dress- ing alike. Vicky said, We have a lot of advantages, such as we are never alone, we always have someone to talk to; we also share clothes; and, we can tell each other our secrets. A disadvan- tage that all fraternal twins agreed on was dealing with a car. The male twin often does not want to share a car with his fe- male twin, but Angie Beagle said, It's nice to have my brother to stick up for me. The twins' over- all opinion was that a twin teen- ager isn't always Double Trou- ble. -M A 4

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1. Seniors Eric Crouch and Forrest Perich. Woods , wait (or their turn at the pool table 2. Juniors Amy Wood and Rachel Fitzpa- trick take a break from dancing outside the Hilltop 3. Junior Mike Gormley gives advice to senior Chris Taylor on his next shot. New Hilltop Pleases Teens On July 1. 1985. the drinking age in Kansas went up to 19. Kibys closed its doors to everyone under 18. Suddenly, the older teens of Atchison, found ourselves with nowhere to go on the wekends to be with our friends and to dance. Not long after Kibys closed its doors it was announced that an old bar, known as the Hilltop Club, would be totally renovated and re- opened as a nonalcoholic bar for teens. Countless hours were spent installing the elaborate lighting system and completely redoing the dance floor. Finally, on August 30, the new Hilltop Club was ready to open. Open- ing night saw 400 enthusiastic teens assemble to rock out to the latest hits from the “Boss to Heavy Metal. Many AHS students could be found there every weekend. When asked that he thought of the new Hilltop Club, Senior Dale Birch reponded with an emphat- ic, “Awesome! Todd Kuhnert, however, believed, “They need to play more kinds of music be- sides hard rock or country. All in all most AHS students en- joyed the new Hilltop Club. The Hilltop Club was open Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. until 12 p.m. - TN 6