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

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lUl: L tili tlULiVt: Wmz Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses Excuses You What! No, you didn ' t. You mean to say that you actually did the big D word! Didn ' t you feel guilty? Well you shouldn ' t have if you did. You definitely were not alone. You wouldn ' t believe how many people ditched school. The most popular season was of course during the warmer months such as May, June, and September. To most people, es- pecially those who had cars, those months meant going to school until fourth hour and then leav- ing with a bunch of friends at lunch so that Ron, the school se- curity officer, could not accuse you of ditching school. The rest of the day was usually spent at Lake Tahoe. You and all of your friends would bathe in the sun and swim in the lake ' s cool refreshing water. The day was pure fun and excitement. The thought of school or the assign- ments that you had missed never even crossed your mind. Before you knew it, the fun was all over and it was the next day. You found yourself in class face to face with your first hour teach- er. He kindly asked, Can I check your admit slip? You thought to yourself, Oh my, what am I go- ing to do now? So, you looked away feeling ' a little embarrassed for what you were about to say. In a semi-shy voice you quickly said, 1 forgot to get a note from my parents. That excuse always seemed to work real well. All the teacher could say was . . . Ok, just make sure that you bring one tomorrow. Throughout the rest of the day you practiced signing your par- ent ' s signature. It had to be a per- fect signature with a perfect ex- cuse. You thought a doctor ' s appointment would work best. You also had some of your friends try signing your parent ' s name. You were determined not to get caught, for you knew that if you did, that was the end of the world. Eventually you found a sig- nature that looked the most adult-like. The next morning you casually strolled into the attendance office with the crime in your hand. You made sure that the office had a fairly large crowd of people to deal with so that Ron, Mr. Pul- sipher, or any of the secretaries could not even take the time to suspect you of doing such a ter- rible thing. By this time your hands were sweating and your heart was pounding. You were extremely nervous. All of a sud- den you heard, Can I help you? Thank goodness, you thought. It was only one of the secretaries. You handed her the note quickly so that she could not see your hand trembling. The note was read without question and an ex- cused admit slip was handed to you. You did it! You were home free. There was one last thing though that you had to do. You had to make sure that you in- tercepted the mail every day at your home to make sure that your parents would not receive the weekly absence notice that the school sent out. by Margie Gornik Whiie brother and sister Junior Jo Ann and Senior Ronny Disbrow watch Mr Joost read an excuse that their parents ha signed, Senior Cathy Schmidt waits ht turn knowing that Mr. Pulsipher will nc question her excuse. ■k ■ ■C ' ■ ■. ' [1 H l ■ H E 36

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llil: tCLL ttmvii aUCE MINI MAG •88 Welcome to Mini Mag ' 88. This is Mini Mag ' s third year in the CARNETA, and because of this, we ' ve decided to make it extra special for our loyal and even our not so loyal readers. It took a great deal of thought to put together something that would interest everybody since everybody likes different things. We knew you wouldn ' t settle for just anything. This had to be good, it had to be interesting, and most of all it had to be fun. We know all of you people are always out looking for a good time, and so we decided to make it easy. No longer will you have to search high and low for fun. It ' s all right here in your very own book. So just find a comfortable spot, sit back, and enjoy, because THIS is where the fun starts! By Margie Gornik MoJerjt day Sophomore Dawn Stauffer dis- plays her taste in fashion. Junior Mark Redicou listens and watches as Junior Corey Wetenkanip explains what had happened that weekend. Pigging out IS Sifniething that Junior Aaron Gumns hkes to do in the Student Store at lunch. What! No more coke machines? asks Sen- ior EiHc Hartman at the beginning of the year. Mini-Mag 35

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100 STUDENTS WERE ASKED THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: i . Do you ditch school? 2. Do you get an excuse when you ditch school? i. Do you write your own excuse and forge your parent ' s signature? 4. Do yon have a friend who writes excuses for you? 5. Do your parents know you forge their signature? 6. Have you ever been caught forging your parents ' signature? 7. Do you ditch school more than once every two weeks? Number of Students Yes No 66 34 63 35 32 68 5 95 14 86 8 92 6 94 tHWOR mws I • ■■ ■■ ' sM With more dislitf than like in hi i xprcs- SKin, Junior Dave Toroni displays good humor during trash detail at lunchtime. Mini-Mag 37