Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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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

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, School is a Bore Myth 1 People Make Class more interesting ' O nce upon a time, twenty-five students dozed peacefully off, catching up on lost sleep while a lecture took place. It was toward the be- ginning of the year, when no one knows what to expect from their teachers, so doodles and day- dreams alike were abandoned as the voice of the teacher shocked the room back into a state of con- sciousness, Get up and sing the Star Spangled Banner! Blank stares answered the command. Was this teacher crazy? So, duti- fully, twenty-five dutiful stu- dents rose and sang to the flag. It was the uniqueness of the experi- ence that chased away the bore- dom and (gasp!) even made school fun for a few moments. Experiences such as this one make students realize that school is not (always) a bore. Sometimes just the class itself makes school less of a bore. In some classes, things are more re- laxed than regular classes, which make a big difference. Senior Irene Berrones said, Art is dif- frent from other classes because you get to choose what you want to do and you get to work at your own pace. Often the people you meet in your classes can make your time there more interesting. A brief moment when a different class- mate stood on his head to annoy the teacher brought hours of laughter — not only then, but in the retelling of the story also. Not to mention the private (well, sort- of private) joke it gave the class to share for the rest of the year. On special occasions (such as Homecoming Week) when com- petitions between the classes and other different activities are going on, school is no longer considered a bore. People get into the spirit of things — class and school loy- alties come to life to liven things up. Though tests and homework (unfortunate, but necessary parts of school) will never be interest- ing, there are other parts of school that can be. It is the differ- ent and unexpected side of school that can be interesting, and that makes school so much more than just a bore. ♦ Beth Lively Class discussion can always lead to a good laugh, as Amy McGuire and Vince Spataro learn. Shelly McKeever knows class assign- ments can lead to some good dreaming of the future.