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

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' . ' ♦ ♦ f ..■..;■ ' and their ridiculous games About 95% of teenagers know and have experienced being grounded. Those who haven ' t either live a boring, in- nocent life or have the most wonderful parents in the world. If the latter applies, a definition of the term ground- ed may be needed. Grounded was also refer- red to as being restricted or campused . It did not mean that due to bad weather condi- tions someone had to stay home. It usually meant that a teen was forced to stay home for long periods of time due to conflicting beliefs with his her parents. The reason tor being grounded ranged anywhere from not doing something when told to committing a federal offense. The range of time could run anywhere from one evening to the rest of your life or until you are 18 years old and can move out on your own, whichever came first. God for- bid while doing time that it in- cluded staying home on a weekend! Although if such a case happened, definite measures had to be taken to ensure benefits on both par- ties ' terms. Parents had already receiv- ed their benefits from the experience; 1. They were doing it for your own good. 2. They could share the ex- perience with other parents whose kids would never do this to them. 3. So the teenager could catch up on the chores he hasn ' t done in ages. The only benefit for teenagers was laying a big guilt trip on the parents. The one thing that got parents the most was the one where friends called to inquire what you were planning for the weekend. Explain within ear- shot of the parent, punishment was being received because you were being taught a valuable lesson by your parents, and it was because of their love for you that you were accepting the punishment. Even though you had a chance to go out with the per- son of your dreams ... (be sure to turn up the patriotic music in the background because it brought tears to parents ' eyes). Also be sure to loudly tell your friend that you unders- tand that this could mean your social reputation for the rest of the year. If none of these worked, you either had done something really bad, or you had some pretty hard parents. by Kristin Douglas ALL STUDENTS: With its shome, drudgery, ond broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Strive to be happy, work toward universal peace and read Desiderata. It ' s full of wisdom for a fruitful existence. by Travis Tresnit, 1 2 Eyes can deceive you! Is Stephanie Owen sticking out her tongue at Suzanne Gullett and Kerri Woods, or is Becky Crambes sticking her nose into Stephanie ' s business??? 40

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; ' ■f,J ' J. A Ereakina Traditicns the controversy Do you think sex education should be taught earlier in the schools? If so, how early? Out of 64 responses, the majority (55) favored teaching sex education earlier. Out of those, most suggested It be taught in about fourth grade, and others said it should be introduced in junior high. Of those who said no, a common response was, It is irrelevant to young kids, but it should be taught before twelfth — by then it ' s too late. Should sex education be required? Out of 76 responses, 52 said yes and 23 said no. One did not have an opinion. It Is up to the government and parents. I don ' t think It should be required, but it should be recommended and offered at schools. Yes, but only to a certain point . . . don ' t de- mand or push. The final decision is the student ' s. How uninformed (or informed) do you think students are about sex? Out of 71 responses, 30 said that students were uninformed. Uninformed badly. If we were In- formed, would there be so many teenage pregnancies and abortions? Twenty-four said students were informed. Fairly well informed. Most know about protec- tion, although they may not be prepared. Nine said students were Informed about some things but not other things. High school students understand sex physically, but I don ' t believe that they understand tne emotions involved. Eight said some students were informed and some weren ' t. Some are very informed, yet there are some students who hardly know anything. Do you think sex ed is the responsibility of the schools or of the parents? Of 77 responses, 51 said the responsibility of sex ed lies with both the schools and the parents; 23 said parents alone were responsible; and only 3 said tne schools alone were responsi- ble. Answers varied. Including the following: Many parents may feel uncomfortable In educating their kids, but . . . they should Inform their children themselves. ... the schools may throw the concept of sex out of proportion. Both, but parents can ' t be relied on. Both. The parents should begin talking to their kids . . . and the schools should . . . carry the learning process along. I Health teacher Mrs. Maestretii believes that sex education should be required in schools. Senior leii LoHin points out an interesting subject to Senior Todd Martin m Mr. Grange ' s sixth period health class.

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Oreakins Traditicns |HI» A car sleepily waits the end of the day when its ariver will wait his turn to get past the crews working to expand Saliman to four lanes. Worth the Wait? The squealing of brakes and the dull roar of automobiles weren ' t ex- actly the first sounds to come to one ' s mind when asked about the sounds of summer. However, the residents near North Saliman Street heard these sounds more often than they would have liked. It was at the end of the last school year that the widening of Saliman Street on the west side of Carson High began. The two lane street, which was almost always backed up with traffic before and after school hours, was torn apart, and the fence that restricted the cattle was moved back to make room for two new lanes. Everyone looked for- ward to the new, widened street, but few foresaw the inconveniences that the summer reconstruction would bring. Senior Lynda Cullen who lived off Saliman said, The widening of Saliman created many problems for me. I had problems with my car ' s alignment when the street was unlevel and rocky. There were also times when our water and electricty were temporarily shut off. Tne hampering of lifestyles caused by the street ' s widening wasn ' t only restricted to Saliman residents though. Junior Margie Freeman said, I was twenty minutes late to registration because of the work being done on Saliman. I couldn ' t get through to the school, and because I was late, I miss- ed some classes I was real- ly looking forward to. Sophomore LeeAnn Vo said, I was lucky because the sophomores were preregistered, but the street was an inconve- nience at the times when I wanted to go to Port of Subs or to work as it always slowed me down. by Michelle Struthers ' ' . ■■ » . ■;:■ .«, » ■• »■(,■ - yr r ■ . ■M ' c- ■ ' ■% • ' ' ■■ • - l ' V A- « ■ '