Junction City High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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LOCAL NEWS Twenty minutes into the future Trisha Mathis DPS Editor In 1987 Max Headroom was cool. He was hot. He was handsome and hip. He was so perfect he seemed almost inhuman, which, in fact, he was. Max Headroom was a computer generated, talking head which was the star of a cable TV show, best-selling author, and multi-million dollar “spokesman” for Coca-Cola. All these accompli hments, along with help from his human associate, Matt Fewer, helped him to land his own groundbreaking network series. This highly experimental new series may have stylistically been described as a full sensory experience. It borrowed some atmosphere ideas from recent cinema fantasies, and it managed to look like nothing ever designed for the small screen. Movie and television shows which used to portray the future as shiny and new looking changed futurist fantasy scenes to dark, claustrophobic dens littered with identities of the past. “Max Headroom: Twenty Minutes Into The Future” copied this new future look and even added to it. Tve seen it once, and it’s a pretty complicated show. I guess it’s okay; Max Headroom’s a unique guy.” said Jami Jamieson, 89. Headroom’s popularity quickly caught on in the States. After his Coke contract, which was reportedly worth $4 million, was signed, Max Headroom appeared on nationwide T.V. He then went on to write two best-selling books, one a self-help opus entitled “Max Headroom’s Guild To Life,” as well as establish a line of namesake merchandise ranging from t-shirts to cosmetics. Speakers address JCHS students Trisha Mathis DPS Editor Bill Meehan and Phil Kline were two guest speakers whom JCHS students were privileged enough to be addressed by during the school year. Meehan, national representative for Students Against Driving Drunk, visited area high schools to discuss the problem of drinking and driving, the main one being peer pres- sure and the second being break down of communication between parent and teen. He did note, however, that parent teen communication had improved over recent years due to the media attention to the subject as well asorganizations such as SADD. “My mom knows I drink sometimes and as long as it is not her liquor she doesn’t care,” said Cindi Pratt, 87. The main reason for Meehan’s student forum was to introduce SADD’s Contract for Life.” The contract w as an agreement between teen and parent that opened the lines of communication. If the teen drank too much, he could call his parents, who in turn would find a safe ride home for the teen with no questions asked at that time. ”1 don’t usually find myself in that situation, so I don’t have that problem or a need for the contract,” explained Michelle McConville, 88. Phil Kline, 1986 Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, talked to JCHS students about his campaign on October 27. Kline commented on his views of subjects such as the budget deficit, agriculture, and unemployment. Kline then took questions from students on topics ranging from education to his age. 24 News

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Jay Gooldy. 88. and Michelle Park. 88, concentrate on their music sheets during one of the many rehearsals that took place between Sept 8 and Nov. 19 Photo by Copeland Directing stage crew for the next scene. Sandy Thurman. 87. takes time out to talk to the lightbooth Photo by Copeland Before the opening of the show. Sam Woodward. 89. helps set up the town scene. Photo by Copeland Ranjana Labhsetwar. 89. Julie Depew. 88. and Ramona Printz. piano instructor, concentrate on the scene while waiting for their cue. Photo by Copeland Fall Play 23

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AND FEATURES Freaks come out Trisha Mathis DPS Editor It's 11:30 pm on a typical Friday night in Junction City. A small crowd develops in Hardee's parking lot. and the group decides to head to Manhattan in search of fun and adventure. They know they can find it at the Seth Childs Cinemas. ' The Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) trend continued in '86-'87 at JCHS. The RHPS is a cult film made in the 1960's. It’s full of odd and scary characters such as Rif Raf, Magenta, Frank Furter, and Rocky. Movie goers enjoy dressing up in the gaudy attire of their favorite RHPS character and going out to see it at midnight. RHPS fanatics often find themselves addicted to the mad antics of the show and go every weekend, bringing along bags of things to throw at the screen such as rice and toast. They also enjoy getting loud and yelling rude obscenities at certain characters in spots made for that purpose. It's more fun than regular movies. You can really participate, said Becky Penn, 87. After the movie ends it's about 2:30 and the tired excitement seekers journey home to J.C. Once they arrive home, they shake the rice from their pants and brush the toast from their hair only to go back next weekend and be moved again, as Loyce Smith, 89 was. I laughed. I cried. It became a part of me.” Phil Kline, candidate for congress. SADD representative Bill Meehan visits with JCHSstudents following streeses the “Contract for Life to his October 27 speech the JCHS student body When asked about his youth, the 26-year-old candidate said, “I'm not running in spite of my age, I'm running because of my age. People our age have more at stake politically than any other age group.” When asked about how Kline responded to student questions. Melanie Taylor, 87, said, “I felt he answered the students questions honestly without sidestepping the issue. In closing, Kline said the difference between Jim Slattery and myself is that I won’t talk, I will act. However, Kline was defeated by incumbent Slattery during the November 4 election. News 25