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

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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

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Politics and religion took a beat- ing this year as scandals covered the front pages of papers across the country. Wall Street suffered one of its worst years in history — only second to the crash of 1929. Still making headlines was the life- robbing disease known as AIDS. Politics held the title for most seen and read in the past year. There were the basics like the scan- dal with Gary Hart, and then there were a few surprises with Supreme Court nominees Bork and Gins- berg. But two stories took the cake this year. The first one was the Iran Contra deals which made Lt. Col. Oliver L. North a hero to some and an opportunist to others. The sec- ond was the Summit Meeting with Reagan and Gorbachev which en- ded with the reduction of medium range missiles and made the two countries friendlier towards each other. Religion took second with TV evangelists Jimmy and Tammy Bakker, the 700 Club, and Oral Roberts. And don ' t forget about Pat Robertson and Jesse Jackson being the first presidential candi- dates who were reverends. Probably one of the biggest sto- Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, was a key official in the plan to finance anti- government rebels in Nicaragua with money from arms sales to Iran. In tes- timony before the Iran-Contra hearings in Washington, North became somewhat of a celebrity. In the six years since Americans first heard of a mysterious immunity-robbing disease from which no one recovers, AIDS has killed nearly 25,000 Americans, millions of dollars have been poured into medical research and President Reagan has pro- claimed the plague Public Health Enemy No. I. Kirby Puckett and Jeff Raerdon of the Minnesota Twins celebrate their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins won the seventh and final game of the series 4-2. ries of the year was the drop of the Dow Jones on the Stock Market. It dropped 508 points and was given many names but the most popular was the name Black Monday. And last but not least, probably one ot the biggest tragedies of the year was AIDS. It was the non- curable disease that destroyed the immune system. In the last six years AIDS has killed about 25,000 Americans alone. by Matt Wilkerson 40