Carroll High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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BE HA VI OR FACING REALITY Looking away from high school, the behavior around us has been chang- ing continuously. Everyone has their own opinion — their own way of facing reality. Married couples began to act like married couples. For the first time in years, the divorce rate has steadi- ly decreased. It seems the modern trend has gone from divorce after one or two years of marriage to ' till death do us part. ' Not a large number of students spoke out on the subject of today ' s marriages, but plenty felt free to issue opi- nions on other issues we ' ve had to deal with in our lives. Almost every time a newspaper is read there is a story of someone being attacked, raped, or robb- ed. Has crime in America become so common that it is more-or-less accepted by KEEPING UP ' ' Facing reality in to- day ' s society isn ' t the easiest thing to do. the public? Leanne Tester didn ' t think it should be so hushed when she com- mented on rape. You hear about it happening to your neighbor, but you never really think it could happen to you. There is more that can be done, but it ' s not important enough to the authorities. After the U.S. Govern- ment classes failed to receive responses from let- ters they had written, they were more than satisfied when Congressman Dan Coats came to Carroll to answer questions in per- son. Two of the main topics were abortion and the drinking age. Students argued both for and against abortion. The fact that abortion was beginn- ing to be used as a means of birth control shocked some students into reality. We Americans are such big hearted people that we have causes to save whales and baby seals, but when it comes to saving our own unborn babies, we won ' t do it, said Sherri Ferckel. Those agreeing with abortion stuck with the idea that a woman can do what she wants with her body. Abortion re- mains controversial as we await the legal outcome. When it came to alcohol, students felt the drinking age should be lowered to 19. Coats defended himself cleverly by saying, We care about our teenagers, and we don ' t want to see you get hurt. Why do we drink in the first place? ... because of peer pressure by friends . . . and sometimes stress, answered Staci Goebel. One drink can ' t hurt, but one leads to another and then another. So it ' s up to you whether you drink or not. It ' s your choice. Facing reality in today ' s society isn ' t the easiest thing to do. Sometimes merely reading headlines in the newspaper will tell us what we need to know to keep up, and sometimes they reveal a little more than we really want to know. —Deb Wilhelm 22

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CARROLL ENQUIRER MAGAZINE EDITOR: Sylvia Gordon Taylor Attempts Scandal HUNTERTOWN, IN. (AP)— Months after the well publicized man-hunt was concluded, Opie Taylor has surfaced in the corridors again. Taylor, known to be of the red-headed persua- sion and on the lumpy side, goes by the name Anthony Eckert or just Tony to his friend. The scandal began when Eckert, who had yet to have his photo ap- pear in his high school yearbook because of SARAJEVO, YUGOSLAVIA— Chants, namecalling and nervous excitement were in the air. Yes, the annual powderpuff game was building up to kick-off. Seniors vs. juniors, good vs. evil, ' 84 vs. ' 85, blue vs. white; anyway you look at it, the big game was sure to be a spectacle. Class war was about to begin as the juniors eagerly ap- plied their make-up; the coincidental absences each year at photo time, tried to register as a seniors were planning their strategy. In an interview with the players before the game, it was evident that the tension was mounting toward a possible explosion. During the game, juniors were chanting Blue, Blue, Blue ; while the seniors could be heard growling WHITE, WHITE, WHITE. There was said to be a rumble after the match, but it could not be confirmed. As it turned out, the juniors smeared their cosmetics and, out of embarrassment forfeited the game. So the night ended with the seniors vic- torious and the juniors, well, dishelved. Hey, coverhoy. Mr. Eckert in his much disputed photo. — (UPI LASER PHOTO) junior and get his photo taken for free rather than pay for the costly senior pictures. This plan might have worked if Eckert had not made the mistake of copping a fake name to register under. With the help of Student Council President Stacy Atkin, Eckert used the bogus name of Opie Taylor the son of Andy Griffith. The photos were sub- mitted to the yearbook staff as usual, but as time went on the yet-to- be-outwitted yearbook ' staff realized the con- nection between Opie of Girl Escapes Death (AP) — An eighteen year old girl escaped death the night of January 28th, when her truck hit a patch of ice and slid three miles before overturning. Roberta Peterson was southbound on Hand Road, cruising as 30mph when she came upon a small patch of really slick white ice ' remembered Robbie. I let off the gas quick, but IT WAS TOO LATE She continued to slide for three miles; while barely missing 37 mailboxes and animals along the roadside. She continued, I owe it all to God — con ' t page 3.