Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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. . . Do We Belong? they influence us in different ways. After our parents, teachers are the most influential people in our lives. They are really our first encounter with the adult world. When we were young we looked at teachers with a kind of awe. Mow, we understand that they don ' t know everything, but we respect them for the time they give us to teach us things that will make life easier. Some teachers don ' t seem to care about us. They are the ones who should have not become teachers. Most teachers, however, genuinely love what they do and care about their students. They give all they can to us to help our minds grow. Many are even willing t o give us more than knowledge, many sometimes offer friendship too. For most of our lives so far, we have been living in sort of an unreal world. Family and teachers have been our only real contact with the adult world. As we finally begin to break in the real world, we finally get in contact with many different types of adults like bosses and policemen. A boss is really the first person who takes a chance on us. They hire us not really knowing who we are or what we are like. They take a chance on us, but we have to prove ourselves or else they let us go. This is unlike our past experiences because parents and teachers almost always stuck by us. We did not have to really prove ourselves to them; they accepted us for what we were. Most bosses do care about us and they try all they can to help us make good. Some, however, do not spend the time to help. They expect us to do the job correctly right at the beginning. If we don ' t there is always someone else who can. Policemen, too, play a role in our lives. Some of us see them as sort of bad guys just trying to get us. But, that isn’t always so. Most policemen are not out to get us; they are only trying to look out for our interest. Sometimes they stop us before we really have a chance to do damage to ourself. Adults — for teens they are hard to understand. Many times we think they are all after us. We think “how can I ever live in their world? However, as we begin to open our minds and try to understand the adults in our lives; we see that they are human beings who for the most part, are trying to help us grow and achieve our goals. They are trying to help us make it in the new world we are about to enter — The world of Adults.

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AND . Listening attentively is Nancy Galloway, as Officer Friendly tells how to avoid speeding tickets. What ' s It All About ? It ' s An Adult ' s World It’s an adults world. A world we will all soon be entering into. We are now stuck between two worlds — the world of children and the world of adults. As our journey takes us closer to the adult world, we begin looking back on our past relationships with adults hoping to find the secret of living in that new world. Parents are probably the most influencial people in our lives. They have taught us and loved us; however, looking back there were times when they were not always right in what they did. “Back in my day ...” Isn ' t that what mom and dad sometimes said? Remember when they would maybe lecture us on how easy our generation has it? Many times parents say these things without really realizing what they are saying. Really most parents do know what we are going through and how difficult life has become for us with all the pressures and problems we must face. Though there are exceptions. Many parents try to lead the lives of their teens. Should it be that way or should we be able to make decisions on our own? Those parents need to understand that teens are individuals and need to learn things by themselves. However, the support is still needed when something goes wrong. On the other hand, some parents realize that they should just sit back and let us lead our own lives. They share in our happiness when we accomplish our goals, but they also feel the pain when we fall. When we do fall, they are there to comfort and help us handle the hurt. Many times teens don’t realize all the wisdom their parents do possess. Many feel their parents don’t know what ' s going on. Though this may be • • • true in some parents, other parents have a true knowledge of what we are going through. In most cases they have been through it. As we get older, we gradually see how wise our parents really are. They are not as ignorant about life as we thought they were. Some parents are not willing or do not care to help their children through hard times. They are too wrapped up in their own lives to worry about someone else ' s. These parents are the kind that maybe should have thought twice before they had children, because they aren’t willing to give up part of their precious time to help their children grow up and become adults. This causes a lot of friction between some teens and their elders. When we speak of adults, just who are we speaking of? Parents? Bosses? Policemen? Teachers? All of them have some influence on our lives, but 28 It ' s Our World Too.

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WAR! Day after day the battle continues! The constant friction between dollars and sense. One major issue of war is whether to save for the future or spend now. Most students, or the troops, use the spending stragedy. One battle ground is the store. Every time you enter into this territory, the bucks battle. On the average, the store gains and the troops lose. How much? Well, the clothes department gains about 100 bucks a month. Then for the lady trooper, there are accessories such as earrings, rings, and necklaces topping the list. This gains about 50 bucks a month. Entertainment is another cause of this w ar. Everyone LOVES to be entertained! So, on the average the troops lose at least 40 bucks a month. Concerts, movies and recreation are what money is used for most. After the show, most troops attack the mess halls. Pizza is the main course on this menu. Although some venture to the higher ranked restaurants, such as SOB’s or maybe Maxwell Sweeneys. All this involved the GREEN! Seventy percent of these troopers hold working positions. The jobs entail putting in a 15 hour week. This takes away from the fighters free time. This also causes a loss of time spent on homework, which every trooper must face. If you ' re one of the lucky ones, the big ones on top (or your parents) will foot the bill. But most aren ' t that lucky! Artillary is needed in every war and this one ' s no exception. Almost every trooper owns, or dreams of owning, a tank. In order to make the tanks run, you need gasoline. And this takes the bucks. The price of this important supply has skyrocketed. But the troops must move on. In order to do this they must shell out at least 40 bucks a month. At the rate the war is going, gas prices might jump another 10 bucks by next month. There are numerous little things a fighter spends his money on, and no matter what, there never seems to be enough. This is a battle that will never end!! For in this society money is our superior. It ranks as the means of getting what we want. And the battle rages on Fill the tank! Gas prices are on the rise and many people have resorted to pumping their own gasoline. REV EM-UP!! The races at tl.S. 30, provide live ly entertainment for young and old alike.