Concord High School - Concordian Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Here a boa, there a boa, everywhere a boa boa. Steve Marjason is surrounded by his pet boa con- strictors. Odie want a cracker? Jon Konrath feeds Odie, while Sam eagerly awaits his turn. i GirI's best friend? Jenny Zienty and Sheau Perng Yeau take a breather from playing. Pets

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Football Homecoming queen Susan Raventos and her court. Senior attendants were, Katie Atkins, Carla Culp, and Tami Miller, junior Cindy Baker, sophomore Janell Warren, and Freshmen Kathy Bay- lor Cheerblock shows their spirit by wearing hats and shades and making signs at the basketball games. X , it ,X f Sify fs . 3 4 Surfin' Concord High are Brad Mick, Scott Mc- Dowell and Mike Stuff with the lion. Caught up in the magic ofthe night Senior Queen Susan Flaventos and Jason Russell enjoy them- selves at the homecoming dance. Homecomings 1 9

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Pop goes the weasel! Wait! That's not a weasel, it's Sherrill Miller's ferret, Kit. Gnawing on Amy Longbrake's finger is her chin- chilla ,,,,i , lvlost students have owned at least one nobody has enough. Jake and l-lerk have blue, white, and orange. They are fed pet in their lifetimes, whether it was the caterpillar they caught when they were five years old, or the family pet they've had since they were babies. Among these family pets, dogs and cats are the most common. However, some students, like senior Sherrill Miller, like to be different. Sherrill is one of the few students at Concord who owns a ferret. She bought it at the Pet Palace at the Concord Mall and feeds her table scraps and ferret food. When I let her out to play, commented Sherrill, she will hide things that may be lying on the floor. Senior Steve Marjason owns two even more unusual pets. Jake and Herk, his 5 112 foot long boa constrictors, like to feed on live mice. He received them from his uncle in Florida. Feeding them presents a small problem for Steve. I have a prob- lem finding enough mice to feed them, he remarked. I try to buy 10 or 12, but unusual ways of making their presence known that would give most anybody a coronary. My snakes like to curl up under the pillows on the couch, commented E 5 Certainly unusual pets can be risky, but they can also be outrageous, unpredictable, and a lot of fun. 5 ? Steve. When people sit down, they fthe snakesj get mad and will crawl out and scare whoever sat on them. Sam and Odie, two cockatiels belong- ing to junior Jon Konrath can talk and sing at least four or five tunes. Both birds are birdseed, and Jon admits that the bird- seed gets on the floor. One unusual habit that Sam has is flying around the house and landing on the dog's back. Other students who own unusual pets include Amy Longbrake, who owns a chin- chilla that likes to feast on dried up bugs. She rolls in a white powder to clean her- self. Amy remarked, She jumps like a kangaroo and often times she jumps out of our car. Indeed, unusual pets have unusual hab- its. Perhaps this is why most students stick to common pets. A cat won't slith- er out and attack company. Certainly un- usual pets can be risky, but they can also be outrageous, unpredictable, and a lot of fun. Miller remembers, One day my ferret got loose in the house, and when I found her, she was swimming in the toilet! - BY SUSAN POSTHAUER Pets