Center High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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N W - I l I A I I I -1 - --Q -312 g: I11'7?::iij'i uual. I-Idll III Hluullu y H Hangout decisions varied hoices, choices. As if the typical school week didn't force enough decisions on the average student, week- ends bring one of the most difficult decisions of all: where to go to hang out with friends. In Kansas City, the selection of a hangout place is even more difficult. On any given weekend, Centerites must decide between the Plaza, Watts Mill, one of the numerous shopping malls, or whether or not to even leave the confines of their ovm homes. F With the places to hang out almost as diverse as the peo- ple who go there, only one thing is clear: No place in tovm comes close to attracting a majority of Centerites. Even Watts Mill, which seems to be packed on Friday and Saturday nights, is the favorite of only 290!o of the student body. The formerly 'popular Country Club Plaza now draws only a quarter of the student body on a regular basis, and the other places in tovsm are left to compete for smaller percentages of teenage congre- gation. The act of Uhanging out is particularly popular during the football season. After games, it's usually too late for par- ties or going to movies, said Jackie Honeycutt 1105, uso we generally go to Watts Mill and hang around. With more time available on Saturdays, more students seem to follow definite plans rather than simply hanging out, but many of these plans occur at the very same place as where they hung out the night before. What do teens look for in selecting their favorite hangout spot? The general consensus is that there needs to be many members of the opposite sex, a place to eat, and little or no adult supervision. The degree of supervision may be a big fac- tor in determining the popularity of hangout spots. While the Plaza Patrol or the Watts Mill security officers don't seem to bother some students, others prefer the more unsupervised atmosphere found at local parks on weekend nights. ' Another factor in the variance of hangout places involved - Football hangout. Hanging out at a football game, Steve Bames 493 and Bob Kelley Q93 find reason to smile. 6!HANGOUTS DESIGN ... MATT HAUN Ui C LU transportation. Younger members of the student body tend to stay closer to home, while a driver's license allows more freedom to explore other places in the Kansas City area. Some students enjoy the comforts of home over the more dangerous parts of tovm. Staying home, particularly when parents are away, offers privacy, security, and a relatively in- expensive night with your friends. At home, you don't have to worry about bad weather or the prospect of getting in to a fight. I like to stay home sometimes because it is really cheap, and the food is free, said Mike Terry 4107. lf parents are around, another altemative is to go to someone's house whose parents are not. Either way, people's houses offer many attractive features to those looking for places to hang out. With the choices relying on so many variables, it is fortu- nate that choosing a hangout place is like choosing what to wear. If you don't get it right the first time, you can always try again. . - Jeff Field Peace sphere hang 1 parks.

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Q: : --.-A '...--'Ai'-S Gui i ii i i5i Siu lvvl Learning in the off-season h, summer. Those precious three months of the year where education takes a backseat to tanning, tourism, and extra sleep. Who would think of going back to school over the summer unless you absolutely had to? Many Centerites did spend time over the summer beefing up their education in one way or another at various camps, clinics, and workshops held throughout the Mid-west. The Sunday following the end of school, joumalism stu- dents travelled to the University of Missouri at Columbia for a week-long workshop on the fundamentals of writing, pho- tography and layout. A week later, Craig Peltzie 1119 and Aar- on Racine 1115 also went to MU for the Missouri Scholars Academy. Members of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. attended the Regional Teen In- stitute, a five-day seminar on teenage crisis assistance. In the past few years, the institute has been responsible for the cre- ation of the Natural I-Ielpers program. As July rolled around, the weather became hotter, but that didn't prevent Centerites from attending more school-re- lated activities. The Drill Team attended a camp at the Univer- sity of Kansas, and members of the Political Science-Octagon club successfully defended their quiz bowl championship for the third consecutive year at the Business Sr Economic Strate- gies for Teens 1BESTJ conference, held at William Jewell Col- lege in Liberty. August saw even more workshops helping with prepara- tions for the upcoming school year. The cheerleaders went to a camp at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg on August 4-7, the marching band prepared for their season with a camp at the end of the month, and prospective doctors attended the 4-li Teen Scene, a program exploring various fields of medicine. Even the faculty got into the spirit of summer workshops this year, holding a two-day retreat at Unity Village on August 26-27. Was spending limited vacation time in a leaming environ- ment worth it? Lisa D'Alesio 1111, may have summed up all A A H of the programs in her description of cheerleading camp, lt was a lot of fun, but it was also a lot of hard work. - Jeff Field f BISUMMER CAMPS DESIGN ... MATT HAUN NP Hx Yiwu . .,,f