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

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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.

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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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• •ft- 7y ■ J: Ereakina Traditicns Computers help out . . . talk N ifty (nif te) — a sarcastic remark meaning not so great. That ' s a real nifty score I got on my trig test. O af (oO — the king of nereis. That girl wearing polyester pedal-pushers is a first class oaf. P syche (si ke) — a way of saying that you were just joking. Psyche! The assignment isn ' t really due today. Q uality (kwal ete) — of the best caliber. He is definitely quality material. R ebel (reb I) — said when someone does something out of the ordinary. She was an hour late; she ' s such a rebel. S lam (slam) — to guzzle a drink Hey bud, let ' s go slam a six ' er. T ight (tit) — something really mean. What you said about that guy ' s hair was really tight. Uh (auh) — used when you don ' t know what to say. Uh, I don ' t know. V acate (ya kat) — to leaye. This is a boring party; let ' s vacate. W hat? (Hwut) — used when so- meone tells you something unbelievable. He asked her to the ball! What?! X (eks) — to let something go. If she treated me like that I would just X her out. Y eah (ye h) — an affirmative response. Yeah, yeah, that ' s the ticket. Z onin (zon in) — a state of being oblivious. Stop zonin and listen to me! Computers have worked their way into several areas of life through shopping, learning and recording. This year the computer helped out in a different way — yearbook production. The yearbook staff decided to break some traditions of their own by becoming a test school, one of fourteen schools in the western United States which published their book tnrough Taylor lay Puddington and Brenda Boucher talk together atlunch. Publishing Company using a computer. Like anything new that is supposed to simplify an already complex process, the staff was faced with more hassle and pressure than they had anticipated. The staff had a total of two computers and only a few people who were trained to operate them. In return for being a test school, the staff received a bit of added help from the publishing company in getting their book through the plant. k. '