Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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the semester had a really tough time finding good jobs. On the other hand, several kids felt that high schoolers shouldn ' t have to worry about unemployment. They felt that students should enjoy and take advantage of the high school years while they could. You ' re in high school for fun, said Frank Zabarte. I feel that a student should be active in extra- curricular activities. Having a job takes away from this. Many people agreed with Frank and added that with a job, you don’t even have time to study, much less extra-curricular activities. Of course, students have opinions about things other than problems. One of their favorite and most common things to talk about is music. Elton John got the most votes as being the best performer. His unique and fresh, new style scored highly with teens and teachers alike. Chicago was named again and again as the best group. Students felt that their mu- sic was moody and the lyrics were mean- ingful and original. Other groups men- tioned were Black Sabbath ( I like their vibes ), Stones (They get better as time goes on), Carpenters (I love soft rock and easy listening), and even the Platters (I ' m a nostalgia nut). Around Highland, most students felt that movies, games, and parties were the main sources of entertainment. The Sting was the most popular movie, with The Longest Yard and Trial of Bil- ly Jack following close behind. Classics such as Gone With the Wind and Romeo and Juliet were also well attended by High- land guys and gals. Problems and opinions ... I guess that it ' s only through these little things called problems that we learn to grow and un- derstand ourselves and the world around us. And I guess that it ' s only through things like opinions that we learn to express our- selves and communicate with others. Problems and opinions . . . to melt all those pressures and problems away. Takin g a try at announcing, John Simmons proves that Homecoming is one of these times.

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PROBLEMS AND OPINIONS... Problems and opinions ... It seems like nobody has found a way to escape that one little thing that we call a problem. Parents are forever worrying about their kids, the bills, or unexpected accidents. Teachers are concerned about that certain student or class. Doctors can ' t get that patient out of their minds and college students fear they won ' t find a job. High school students as well as these other people have their special kinds of problems. School pressures, after-graduation decisions, being accepted by the crowd— these problems are a part of virtually every teen ' s life. What is the number one problem of High- land High students today? According to Wendy Aumiller, the main problem is cliques. She feels that too often people are stereotyped. Dave Garner goes along with this idea stating, everybody feels that they have to be like everyone else. They ' re afraid to be individuals. Michelle Dijak and Paulette Kaptur agree that a major problem is disinterest in school. Doesn ' t anybody care?— a common ques- tion among students. School is boring and monotonous, stated one student. That ' s why people are so disinterested! Other opinions about problems ranged from teachers hassling you to the well- known problem of drugs. Most of the stu- dents felt that people took drugs because they just couldn ' t take all the pressures— school, dating, parents, and just growing up! Have current problems, such as inflation, affected high school people? In most cases, the answer was a definite yes. The cost of jeans has really gone up, said Mary Klim- esewski, and I can only buy one record a month now. It ' s hurt my whole family because of the cost of gas, added Paulette Kaptur. Unemployment has also hurt a few stu- dents. One boy feels that he can ' t buy a lot of the things he wants because he can only find crummy jobs. Students graduating at THE SAME OLD THING. School is just one of the many pressures facing a teenager today. Homework, tests, extra-curricular ac- tivities— they all seem to add up. Art Booth takes a few minutes to look over his music before testing in choir. ■■p f 28 Problems, Opinions

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Raider Ko ARAB OIL . . . The year 1974 was marked by the increasing power of the Arab world. Behind this power was one thing— the Arabs held the world ' s largest oil supply. Because of this uniqueness of oil, the Arab coun- tries earned more than $1 12 billion from the rest of the world in the year 1974. The re- sult? The Arabs experienced the greatest and swiftest transfer of wealth in all history. In fact, these countries found it difficult to spend all their newly-earned wealth, and ended up having a payments surplus of $60 billion. This sudden shift of money shook the whole world. Because of the sudden shift, oil-exporting countries gained new political strength, as the economies of troubled im- porters were severely weakened. According to TIME mag azine, Saudi Arabia ' s King Faisal was the principle fac- tor in raising oil prices and now holds more power than any other leader to lower them or raise them more. Voted as TIME ' S Man of the Year, King Faisal brought an end to an era in which international oil companies dominated the Persian Gulf. His actions about oil prices and related matters touched in various degrees, the lives and pocket- books of virtually every human being on earth. The oil shift affected students as well as adults. As gas prices continued to climb, more students found themselves walking . . . RICHARD NIXON-A BROKEN MAN . . . An emotionally broken and dispirited man, Richard Nixon, resigned from the office of presidency on August 8. Found guilty of previous knowledge of the Watergate cover- up, Nixon was the first president in Ameri-