Edison High School - Wizard Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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JOCK -Your class schedule is auto, graphic arts, woodshop, study hall, physical education leadership (in other words, gym aide), and weight training. -You buy all your shirts a size too small to show off your muscles. -You give the school someone to be proud of when you win, and someone to support when you lose. NERD -You and your friends arc asked to star in Revenge of the Nerds Pari III. -Your pants arc 3 inches too short -You wear t-shirts that say - I love snakes. -Your idea of fun is watching Channel 2 specials. BROWN NOSER -You bring an apple to the teacher for no reason. -You rtin little errands. -You tell Marchuk that he's lost weight. -Everyone in class likes you because you're the first to volunteer answers they don't have. BARBIE DOLL -You don’t participate in gym because you might break a nail. -Your index finger is discolored because you're always twisting your hair around it. -Your favorite word is um. -You arc convinced social gatherings just aren't the same without you. DO vou COMPUTE?

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SENIOR -You disguise yourself because you have to ride the school bus. -You take easy classes to make sure you graduate. -You let underclassmen know you’re better because you’re a senior. -You don't get much sleep because you party all the lime. FRESHMAN -You carry a Trapper Keeper and at least 4 books. -You still can't find the pool on the fourth floor. -You dress up for the first day of school. -You get ready for bed just as your older sister gets ready to go to a party. FREAK -The only reason why you come to school is to skip. -You go crazy because Berman Buckskin is having a sale. -You like fircdrills because you can have a smoke. -You look in your closet and all you see arc black and heavy metal concert t-shirt. -The school wouldn’t be the same without you. BAND GEEK -You get up early on a concert day to polish your instrument. -You don't walk to your classes, you march. -You drum on your desk without realizing it. -You’re not afraid to show school spitiL or don't “7 A 4ML w come at all. t What ever hap- pened to individualism? U Many people talk about being ourself’ so you can broaden your horizons. But in high school, people don’t seem to be interested in this idea, they tend to go in groups. It’s easy to spot these groups because each develops certain traits and mannerisms which separate them from other groups. Then stereotyping begins. This is what Webster has to say about it: ster e o«type (rt)-a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, affective attitude, or uncritical judgment Here arc some examples of stcreotypes--any look familiar? Note: If you don’t seem to belong in any of these, consider yourself an individual. Or maybe you’re a pan of each, well . . . then you’re well-rounded. Also, we’d like to thank our models : Kristin Corbett, Chad Pelzl, Joshua Fuzzy Ploog, and 10

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Right: Bobby Stone and Adam Johnston- We like to wear our letter jackets and jerseys. Below: Becky Graves, Michelle Platt, and Michelle Jakubowski- We like to wear big sweaters with our miniskirts.