Caddo Magnet High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Kym Troup and Jennifer Johnson ha ve a little ‘girl talk ' after school. Kym seems to know exactly what she s talking about! Amanda Mayo gets a ‘ Birthday Surprise from her friends. Happy 17th Amanda!

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Through thick and thin . . . Best buddies stick together riendly Fred took his usual position on the first day of school. He stood at the front of the school, greeting the new arrivals as they got off of the buses. “Helio, hello, hello, and welcome to our school!” said Fred. This ritual continued until all of the buses had arrive and unloaded. Fred’s duty for the year was fulfilled. Friendship means many things to many people. To some friendship is a deep, bond ing relationship, comparable to that of a family. To others, friendship is just a rela tionship for convenience and fun. Webster defines friendship as “a relationship of mu- tual regard; a feeling of liking and esteem.” However friendship is defined, it plays a vital role in the lives of teenagers. There are many reasons why friends are important. Judy Chen said, “TheyTe al ways there for me and they make me smile!” Among other reasons Pam Thomas said. “Because theyTe great to go partying with!” Almost everyone would agree that friends are necessary to existence. Without them, there would be no one to fall back on when one is hurting. There would be no one to have those long talks with about the meaning of life; there would be no shoulder on which to cry. There will always be difficulties in friend- ships. Small quarrels and big fights play a part in building relationships. Sometimes friends let one another down, but through all the times of pain, frustration, and anger, friends find that they need each other. “When I offer you my friendship, I offer you my all.” unknown. Damon Bass puts his full concentration int o a video game 12 • Student Life

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Ali decked out in those . . . fabulous fashionable favorites alerie Vogue slipped into her neon pink tights, slid into her maroon plaid mini-skirt, and topped off the ensembie with an electric green, leopard-spotted sweater. Just a dot more glitter eye shadow and a dash more white lipstick and she was ready to go. She surveyed herself cooly in the mirror. Her paisley bowtie surely would go with this outfit, but she didn’t want to over do it With so many new fashions, styles, and trends introduced each season, there is an endless difficulty of keeping up with the fads and knowing just how the new looks are put together. Z-Club member Eliza- beth Powell keeps tabs on the fashion scene “by shopping a lot, looking in mag- azines, going to Dallas. Sophomore Jor- dan Pennington’s fashion search takes on a more cosmopolitan aspect through yearly trips to Paris, New York, Houston, and San Francisco. Not everybody may be allowed the lux- ury of intercontinental shopping excur- sions, but just about everyone has some interest in fashion. “It’s something to have fun with; M said drama student Beth Ross, “what you wear should be just one way to be an individual and not part of the crowd.” With the endless variety of fashions-ba- roque, to varsity-and fads-rap music to the “Rambo” craze-it was easy to find an individual style. “I like blue jeans, flourescent sweaters, paisley fabric, oversized shirts, blazers, and loafers,” says senior Thomas Lloyd. ‘Tm kind of inbetween,” says sopho¬ more Jill Stokes. “Sometimes Tm preppy; very few times Tm punk.” Generally, students tried to develop their own style. However, most students had some one they felt was the epitome of the word vogue. “The most fashionable person at Mag- net is Sue Straumanis,” felt Beth, “She has the most class.” “I think that Mary Rounds is the most fashionable person at Magnet. She al- ways looks like she’s stepped right out of Lord Taylor,” said Elizabeth. Whatever fashion affiliations students may have had, they also had definite dis- likes. “I hate men wearing rubber brace- lets and unisex dressing,” said Jordan. “I really hate anything that’s polyester, flourescent, or looks like something Ma- donna would wear,” commented Eliza¬ beth. Whether the year’s styles brought on feelings of disgust or admiration, they were definitely once in a lifetime styles. Forenza sweaters were “getting really old” according to Jill. Other fashions on the way out were big, striped shirts, boxy jewelry, and striped blue jeans. Enter pais¬ ley blouses, plaid pants, and bright high- top tennis shoes — the fashions of the new school year. These trends provide a distinet atmosphere for the year. Perhaps a Magnet student will be designing one day, providing the teenagers of tomorrow with the styles of tomorrow. What will the styles be like? Only time will teli. But if Elizabeth has her way, she just might be out there creating them as “a clothes de¬ signer for people smaller than the average person.” 14 • Student Life Senior Sue Straumanis picked up her unique style from the East Coast, where she lived for many years. She keeps abreast of the latest trends by reading Seventeen magazine.