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

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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

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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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VLLl: L LLLl tVaUVb: [iiziiii ' Tto Atmane «t T ci f Have you ever had terrible night- mares of thousands of overdue li- brary books and tons of uneaten sandwiches your grandmother made yt)u spilling out of your lock- er and smothering you? Or worse yet, was it reality? Did your locker seem to know when you were late for class and empty its contents on you only hen you were in a hurry? Just like students, no lo ' ker was exactly like another one. Some stu- dents used their lockers for closets, piling up things from snagged ny- lons to old flannel shirts. This seemed to be strange behavior due to the fact that this left no room for books. Who knew where the books ended up? Then there were the people who tried to get maximum usage from their lockers. They crammed eve- rything that could possibly fit into their tiny metal lockers. Not only did this include halt of their ex- isting wardrobe, but it also includ- ed food, books, folders, pencils, gum, backpacks, shelves, computer disks, skateboards, and other such junk. Surprisingly enough, many lock- ers reflected their owners ' person- alities. For instance, there was the artist ' s locker with masterpieces clinging to the insides. Or, how about the heavy metal locker w ith posters of Poison, Mot- ley Crue, Cinderella, and Dokken. And we mustn ' t forget the lock- ers of the beautiful. These won- derful lockers included mirrors, brushes hanging from a rope on the side, a small shelf tor make-up, and if only the school would have in- stalled electrical outlets in each locker, then curling irons and blowdryers could have become new members of the beautiful locker. Another odd concept was the fact that students ' lockers seemed to strangely resemble owners ' bed- rooms at home. If a student ' s lock- er, for example, just happened to be one that was used to its maximum potential, you could bet this per- son ' s room was full of clutter. However, if the student had an artistic or beautiful locker, more than likely their room was the same, immaculate and beautiful. This piiliire t orlr,iys an example ..(a clean This is the locker of tfie artist. Notice the and tidy room, a rare sight for almost any masterpieces hangmj; from the door and teenager. th . creative shelf 38