Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Lr— -V - V yi l E very Highland High School student feels the power of school spirit at some time during the four years here. Whether it ' s cheering from the bleachers at the Battle of the Bridge, marching in the band at halftime, or at the front of the room at a speech meet, Trojan Pride is the force that turns the hundreds of individuals of Highland High into one unified body. But despite the common thread of school spirit, the vast di- versity of personalities makes it impossible to de- fine a typical Highland High School student. It is that diversity which makes Highland High what it is; a combination of many unique identities. Our strength as a school comes not from the uni- formity and sameness of everyone, but rather from the differences and variety among all of us. There is a wealth of personality around you every day, if you can make the effort to look for it — to go beyond stereotypes and cliques; to get beneath the surface of those around you; to stop expecting everyone to fit into a preconceived image of normality. The typical high school student is a myth. The time has come to learn ev- erything we can about the others in this fellowship that we all belong to; for leaving pre-formed expec- tations and opinions be- hind us . . . the time has come for EXPLODING THE MYTH. ♦ Rob Palmer Proving we are all individuals, yet part of a unique Highland unity are, clockwise, Tammy Lenick, Rob Palmer, Michelle Havran, Claudia Geyer, Pat Johansen, and Brian Hillegonds. MS - ■ ■ Baron Explodin g th e Mytji

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V bk 7 4 V V c L ook at all the unique individuals on the pages to come. But don ' t just discover the surface. See Beyond. Beyond vi- sion. Beyond Image. Be- yond myth. We are all indi- viduals and should be ac- knowledged as thus. To prove there ' s more to ourselves than just what ' s external, we must step out- side all boundaries and prove any labeling wrong. Without dreams we are found listless So we must never be afraid to dream. With barriers we are limited So we must never toler- ate impenetrable walls. Exploding the Myth r • fr ' ' -A To never limit our thoughts. In essence-ex- plode our own myth. By welcoming different personalities into our lives, we break our own barriers. Those who stop sharing are the ones who are de- prived, as we continue on This was a year that counted. An advanced lev- el of vision; a new impres- sion. This was a year which left Highland Ex- ploding The Myth. ♦ Alexandra Kostur The faces and moods of Highland re- flect braking individual barriers. Clockwise are pictured Julie Hedges, Jeremy Harris, the guys at the junior bench, Michelle Norman, Denise Mill- er, Michelle Tucker, Stacie Quigg, and Phil Alonzo with Mrs. DeMuth at last year ' s graduation. - 4 ft J i (LI I UK tr