Catholic Boys High School - Rocket Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Mft My W.. W, ., ressing for school in the morn- ing, the average student has one thought running through his mind: How much am I going to be able to get away with today? Anytime is a good time to dress ille- gally. On days when the heat seems unbearable, many students try to keep cool by not wearing socks, a crime punishable by endless theorems from Mrs. Martin or hours of D-Hall from Mrs. Elias. To keep protected from the cold in wintertime, outdoor jackets and sweatshirts are not only warm, but fashionable as well. The only problem is that they are illegal to wear. Billy Crystal once said, lt is better to look good than to feel good, and looking good is the main motive for the way many people dress or wear their hair. Dana Leonard's haircut was an excellent example of a hot fashion that is illegal at school. His two-lay- ered haircut lasted for a few days until Father Tribou ordered him to get his hair recut in a way that was a bit more conservative by Pr. T's own barber. Suspenders were another popular item to wear, but, since they serve the same purpose as a belt, they were made illegal. Forgetting to wear a belt is not only the most common dress code rule broken, but it is the easiest to break. When teachers got sick of doling out hours of D-Hall to the offenders, they found a new pun- ishment that could hurt anyone: charging money, 50 cents here and a dollar there starts to really hurt as the year grinds on. So, instead of going broke, most students just learned to dress legally. It was a tough chore, but it got a little less painful every day. Button that top button! Does Michael Baltz really have a tie on under that? Dress Code 29

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V Dress Code L. e 'if' . 53' A ,ef,A Qt Are those jeans? jack East wanders in Fletcher Plaza before school. Looking Sweet! Michael Parker, KeithWorts- mith, Steve Prather, Bobby Loeb, Brent Wilcox, jim Kordsmeier and the rest of the seniors be- gan to wear sportcoats after the second student body mass.

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Cars if 'ir' 'V 1' f.- ..,, ..,. :,-1-VV . ,:.:: .- he old adage is Half the fun is getting there. Well, the other half must be deciding how to get there, ln a students case, how to get to school. For the majority of the students, the method of travel is car. Whether it be a Porsche or a Yugo, a Mustang or a Monza, the four- wheeled monsters known as auto- mobiles are the main mode of trans- portation for nearly all of the stu- dents. Motorcycles and bicycles, even though rare, are used by a few adven- tureous students. Both of the two- wheeled vehicles are quite hazardous, especially in wet weather. It is still better to flirt with danger rather than walking ten miles home or waiting until 5:00 to be picked up by Mom. Many of the drivers are familiar with Mr. Policeman on H Street. A T majority of the drivers just abide by the speed limit of 25 because they do not wish to receive the wrath of the radar gun, but a crazed few still take their chances, hoping that there is no police car hidden around the next cor- ner. Some even splurge and put down a few hundred dollars for an Escort. But somehow every few days some speed demon always gets nabbed for doing 47 in a 25 zone. What a coinci- dence, that's just fast enough for twelve hours of driving school. Freshmen, as well as many sopho- mores, dream about the ultimate privilege of a teenager, driving. In all reality it's no big deal. After the first two weeks, the novelty wears off. Get- ting behind the wheel is no longer a tremendous event, it becomes boring, almost a chore. But it's still better than walking. Don't get any closer! Ben Buddy Carter yells a warning to the car behind him. The Good Samaritan? Chris Zajac shows his generosity by trying to jump start a friend's dead jeep. Q,rvur'