Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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Junior Kim Smith fiercely roots for fier Powder Puff team. As her Powder Puff teammates pla y an intense game, Laura Wilfiite watcfies with concern. 1 ii I f Senior Shannon Shaughnessy sprints for a touchdown. Dressed like a man to carry out the traditional role reversals of Powder Puff, Michelle Brown had the honor of crowning Kings Todd Martin and Terry Trease. 10

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S u -d-d .e.n .l.y Hallways become home away from home Summer was fading. Yes, everyone could sense it — school was soon to start. Registration made most every Carson High School student realize that summer was slip- ping away. I can tell I ' m not ready for this, said Senior Greg Mason when he walked into the gym to begin his search for the perfect class schedule. At her part-time job at Honey Treat Yogurt Snoppe. Kelly Goodwin serves a customer. With summer leaving and school approaching, students as well as teachers found themselves preparing for the upcoming school year. I cut down my hours at my job, said Senior Andrea Riseden. I went shopping to prepare for school, said Junior Pam Wright. Teachers had additional preparations which they were busy with. I got my files in order, I ran off dittos, and I got myself men- tally organized, said German teacher Mr. Martinovich. To many people summer seemed to streak by like a flash of lightning. Others thought differently. Summer was just the right length. It didn ' t pass by too fast, said Andrea Riseden. In either case there were things that everyone wished they could have done or could have done more of this summer. by Michelle Struthers Seniors carry on the tradition of toilet papering the Avenue for the first day of school. School Beginning I i ' T i ' I

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y n.t-e-n.s.eR.i.v.a.|.s But it was only supposed to be a game What began as a tradition of fun and senior victory ended in physical injuries and junior vic- tory. The annual Powder Puff game was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 24, but it was postponed a day due to unseasonably bad weather. The players began roughly; girls got hurt as early as the first quarter. This became more than a battle between classes. Senior Julie Navarro thought the referees gave juniors the advantage. ... they said we were doing some things wrong that we were doing right, she said. Tracey Grose disagreed. think the refereeing was done fairly. We were surprised to win, she said. Tracey wasn ' t expecting the injuries that took place, but she realized early in the game that the flags didn ' t mean a thing. I think the game has been considered nasty. Everyone should have expected roughness, she said. Although it has been con- sidered tradition for seniors to win, could it be that this year ' s play was a fair match? There was no way the seniors could have won. The juniors ' line was bigger, said Amy Smith, Senior Manager. She continued, Everyone took it too seriously, and it got out of hand. It ' s only a game. Despite the rumors, cancell- ing the Powder Puff game was not considered. by Amy Lynn JUNIOR POWDER PUFF CHEERLEADERS: Front Row: Danny lohnson. Second Row: Todd Glanz- mann, Clendon Snipes. Third Row: linn Elliott, Bill Barreire, Derrick Sharkey. Back Row: Daryl Delaney, Matt Allison. Mr. Croghan tries to ignore Matt Allisons humorous attempt to get his at- tention in the Student Store on the day before the Powder Puff game. SENIOR POWDER PUFF CHEERLEADERS: Front Row: Marc Lepire. Second Row: Ty Croghan, T.j. Scarlett, Pat Casey, Casey Smith, Brett Borshell. Powder Puff