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

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! IBcreakina Traditicnsmi oLittle thinai lead to 9 ' «r She looked around to see if anybody was watching her. She turned the earring display once around. After the display came to a dizzy halt, she looked around once more to check if she was being watched. No, the coast was clear. She reached out and took a pair off the display. Once more she took a quick look around, quickly because time was everything. Safe . . . She smoothly clrop- ped the pair into her coat pocket. She took one more look around. An electric shock pounded at her body as she saw a salesclerk staring at her in disbelief. She turned over the options quickly in her mind. She could act as if she hadn ' t done anything. Maybe then the salesclerK would either think There are many methods of shoplifting in stores today. she was imagining the whole thing or maybe she would even try to ignore it. The girl could turn and run out of the store, or she could put them back. Too late, the clerk picked up the phone and without taking her eyes off the girl proceeded with the rules of the store and called security. What happened to shoplifters when they were caught? Well that all depended on the store ' s policy. Most stores carried it out to the full extent of the law. The security officer made a citizen ' s arrest. If the shoplifter was under eighteen, he probably received a citation or was sent to luvenile Hall. There the case was review- ed by a probation officer who also went over the person ' s legal rights. The offender might have per- formed work detail or attended informal meetings with his pro- bation officer. If it happened to be that per- son ' s second offense, then it was more than likely that he had to do both work detail (with in- creased hours) and attend regular meetings with his proba- tion officer. If the person shoplifted again, there was a real possibility he would be sent to an institution. Although most believed that Carson was a small area, and not many bad things happened here, in 1986 there were 102 cases of juvenile arrests alone for shoplifting and petty theft. That was a high number con- sidering that this only represented the people who got caught. These were young people who knew what was right from what was wrong. Stealing wasn ' t cheaper in the long run; the people who did it weren ' t just teenagers out to have a good time anymore; they were criminals. by Michelle Heun Sometime or another the law will catch up; the results of shoplifting can be disastrous. » • . • - ' ;■ i ' ■. ;■ j: -r. .» ' - ' I? Vic ; V m yri tt. L ' ' ;. ' ' ' • ' Vp » »•

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: : . :: ' . .a. ,r T av - ' - i ' J - - - i -». .• ■ J «. ,- HIM Hh! Ht ! SUCKCR! what slurred hundreds of students ' speech, was allowed on campus and even sold in the Student Store? No, not a six pack, but a student could buy six of them for sixty cents. Lollipops! Yes, those wonder- ful little guys that were stuck on cardboard sticks. They were brilliantly colored in rea, green, orange, yellow, purple and many other colors. Not only did one get the ex- pected hard candy that suckers were famous for, but one could also get gum or a tootsie center in their ten cent investment. If adventure was a must, one could try the clearance basket which offere d lollies for only five cents apiece, but these were as is. If one felt the need to get a little spicy, he could try a sweet and sour lollie that came with its own plastic stick, which meant no more card- board particles on the old lips. As with anything around, taste in lollies even got a little expen- sive. The lollie connoiseurs ap- preciated the Young Investor ' s efforts to bring class into the lollipop business by selling See ' s suckers. A lollie occasion! Ken Ozawa, Jeff Loflin and Bruce Duffy congregate in the Avenue. Candy and the Christinas spirit seem to go hand in hand for Natalie Norton. lust lolling around, Sandy Arnett observed the lunchtime scene during Homecoming. 42

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Heidi Cooper enters earbook data into the computer fnu most prized item id . ... my car. — Melanie Fox, 1 2 ... my ZZ Top tapes. — Tony Bullentini, 1 1 ... my Lynn Dickey autograph. — Jason King, 12 ... my bottle of NoDoze. shing Hui, 12 Taat- 11 my family. — Tami Dell ' Ergo, Sean ... my record collection. Sullivan, 10 ... my stereo. — Leslie Bittleston, 12 life. Dee Elliot, 11 ... my diamond ring. — Jennifer Goldman, 10 ... my truck. — Todd Richards, 1 1 ... my boyfriend. — Shammy Neihardt, 1 1 44 Let ' s . A X (aks) — the act of being exclud- ed. The adviser gave her the ax from the team. B low (bio) this class. lo leave, Let ' s blow C as ' Ckazhl — something informal or comfortable. That outfit is cas ' . D ude (DudI — a name guys call their fnends. DUDE! Guess what?! E h (al — used to get someone ' s at- tention. Eh! Kim. F lake (flak) — a strange person. ' He IS such a flake. Did you see his pants? G reen card (gren kard) — name us- ed to refer to the new hall passes. Do you have a green card to go to the office? H ung (hung) — lo make plans and not go through with them. We had plans to go lo the game, but she Rung me. I rate (i rat) — overreacting lo something that isn ' t that bad. Don ' t get all irate because you didn ' t score in the game. I oke (jok) — stupid or simple. That class is so easy, it ' s a joke. K ? (ka) — a way of asking if something is OK. Til meet you at vour locker at lunch, K? L axative (lak se tiv) — to relax when you are stressed, ' you are loo upset. You need to take a laxative. M ash (mash) — excessive kissing. They were totally mashing in the hall.