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

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ureaKina Traditicns , A - Deadlines. Essays. Governmenf projecis. Trig assignmenis. Research papers. College applica+ions. Finals. G.P.A. Qome+imes if seems jus+ a little bit . . . i flTAZj j Things are getting pretty wild. You ' re ex- hausted, you ' re overwhelmed, you feel like you ' re losing your mind. There is an answer, and it ' s not suicide. Relax! says Senior John Dekoekkoek. That ' s the ticket, John. It ' s about time to relax. And what better place than right here, right now in our second annual mini-mag. This year we ' re not ' In the Blues ' ; we ' re ' Breaking Traditions. ' The ex- amples of traditions being broken are endless. For the first time in a long time the juniors beat the seniors in the annual powder puff game, the class of ' 87 finally won a class competition — the homecom- ing float, and the sophomores out- numbered both the junior and the senior classes put together. That ' s right, even Kristi Douglas agrees that this year has been off the wall. In fact, we have made the mini-mag quite distinc- tive just to prove that. Usually mini-mags in yearbooks are like comic reliefs in Shakespearean plays; however, we ' ve decided to look at the serious side of life as well as the lighter side. In doing so, we have captured the issues that face teenagers on a day to day basis. So, let ' s take John ' s advice and relax. How? How does anyone relax? I guess I just sit and think — that is if I have something to think about. said Courtney Mooney. Well, Courtney, you just sit right there, and we ' ll give you plenty to think about! By Tracy Hicks r hHhHhHHHSHhHhH SvV Dear Class of ' 87, Congrats to you all for surviving your senior year! While you were ail battling with government class, I was repeating eleventh grade in Hannover, West Germany. In some ways life there is a lot dif- ferent from in Carson City, but not too different; the kids there also love to party, hate to do homework, and always want bet- ter grades than they get. Social life during and after school isn ' t anything like we ' ve seen at CHS. There ' s no lunch hour, just lots of long recesses when everyone hangs around, drinks tea or coffee, and talks. On Saturday nights they all go to discos or private parties. Yes, they are allowed to drink at the age of 16, but they can ' t drive until they are 18! Even though the language is hard, it wasn ' t that bad trying to learn it. The slang was the most fun, as slang always is. For those of you who know something about German, guess what this means, Ich bin aus gefiippt. You got it I ' m flipped out. All in all, it was a terrific year. The only disadvantage was missing out on graduation with my class, but that doesn ' t change the fact that I ' m very proud of you! All the best! Pam Huntzinger H r■ HSH HS -hHhl

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. -V ' . 5 . « ' V yt» ' 1 987 CARNETA WALL OF FAME Can you believe it? Here we have a wild and crazy guy they call Chris. Now Chris Smernis is not your or- dinary, everyday, typical guy. In fact, ne is so off the wall we just had to use him on our opening page to our special section we ' ve called Breaking Traditions. Now when it comes to breaking traditions, Chris says, It is my duty to my classmates to be as silly and abrupt as possible. Well Chris, so far, so good. 32

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- «« r:- ;, oL •: - - GETTING INTO the student body She ran for a student body of- fice because she wanted to give something bacl to her school. She gave her speech and tried to convince people to vote for her. Her competition was tough, but she didn ' t give up. She wanted the job, she wanted to prove herself, and she wanted to take on the challenge. Sixth period all of the can- didates gathered in a small room to learn the results. There was tension in the air, self-conscious tension. And the winners were . . . but she wasn ' t one of them. Disap- pointment rushed over her. It was as if the whole school said that they didn ' t accept her. She had given her best, and she had been rejected. Losing was a lonely world, a world where the winners shouted for joy, and she wondered why she had even bothered. Running for a student body office or class office wasn ' t all fun and games. It involved a great amount of work and time. I spend anywhere from eight to twenty hours a week perfor- ming my job, said Student Body President Michelle Brown. You have to be willing to work, work, work, and not give up. You have to want to do it for the school and not just your transcript. The respon- sibilities of these positions varied from simple tasks like working in the Student Store to more complicated ones like planning the prom. They handled assemblies, dances, and taking inventory. They created scrapbooks, dress-up days and contests. The list, of course, went on and on. by Michelle Hewn It is not all fun and games. Student Body Treasurer Bret Borshell cleans up the gym floor after the pie eating contest. Although Joey D ' Anna didn ' t win the Senior Class President ' s office, he con- tinues to support the school. 34