Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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LHS Is Absolute Beginners! While seniors basked in the knowledge that they’re the “big guys on campus and juniors prided themselves on no longer being sophomores, the sophomores — Class of ’87 — began school suffering the standard pangs of being the “new kid on the block.” They got lost finding Room 338, were misdirected to the cafeteria and never made it to physical education because the gym door was locked, and they didn’t know about the locker room doors. They missed lunch because their lockers wouldn’t open, forgot their emergency data sheets on Friday, got stuffed into a trash can while they tried to cut across Senior Court and they knew it would take them all year to learn their schedules. Whoever heard of modules, anyway! Apart from these typical fears, representative sophomores Kristi Norris and Melissa Culp, both college prep “After all, 6Freshman’ is a dirtier word than ‘SophomoreV’ students, expressed some trepidation about “harder classes” and being in non- graded classrooms with upperclassmen. However, somewhat seasoned over the summer through band camp experiences, these two tenth graders knew that there were some distinct “no-no’s for sophomores. They discovered, for instance, that there are “senior, junior and sophomore buses on band trips.” Knowing that they could get kicked off the wrong bus, according to Melissa, prepared them, for accepting the Senior Court as verboten. Because both girls have older brothers who have gone through LHS (Melissa’s brother is Senior Dwain Culp) they felt a bit more confident in knowing the system. In fact, Melissa expressed the positive side of it all when she quipped, “After all, ‘freshman’ is a dirtier word than ‘sophomore’ , thus elevating the Class of ’87 to that of some status. Top: Mr. Burgess finds himself swamped by those in search of homerooms. Left: Kristi Norris takes her first step in becoming an underclassman. Right: A lost sophomore can count on a senior for directions, though not necessarily the correct ones. 18 LHS Is Absolute Beginners

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( I ! CASUAL: Ties and high heels were often discarded for relaxed gear. Sweatshirt Friday and wild Hawaiian beachwear being favorites. Rick Gardner hangs out in camouflage and a spirited T. LAYERS: Susie Cork goes over-the-top with layers of chic: Graffiti skirt and oversized shirt tipped with a cobalt scarf and rings of belts. Adding to the look are bright tights and current lace up flats. GQ LOOK: Inspired by the popular male magazine, many “modern men of LHS ventured beyond traditional jeans and buttondowns. Andy Wuertzer displays the subtly striped shirt, contrasting sweater vest and white oxfords of a sharp dressed man. PERSONAL: Carrie Harner combines a variety of looks for personal style. Punked hair, pearls, cardigans and prominent earrings all remained on the fashion plate. GROUND FLOOR: Adidas made way for canvas hightops in ’84. Kathy Morris ties on yellow laces for an added glow to her sneaks. “Elf’ boots, pennyloafers and pumps — in colors from black to pink — were also favored footgear. — LHS Is Vogue 15

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Left: A senior's life is not all fun and games — Steve Powhida begins the serious college search at the LHS College Night.” Below: Erin Hill and Molly Haynes enjoy their first day of Seniority on the roof of Lisa Carr’s Mustang. Many other seniors also celebrated in the parking lot on the first day. LHS Is eturning Starters! Not all the students seemed to have their shoes on the wrong feet the first day — the Class of “85” took it all in stride. After all, they were the seniors, possessing confidence in all the knowledge of matters both academic and social at LHS. With graduation and the “real world” seemingly the least of their cares, they shed underclassman apprehensions and adopted a more casual senior style. Senior court, parties, the “Gentleman’s ‘C ” and “selling the sophomores elevator passes” took keynote places in the mind. There are other advantages to being a senior, as they found out. A surprising amount of respect was now allotted them. “All the extra perks “I enjoy people parting when I go down the hall,” as Kathy Morris put it. Classes seemed a little less difficult, and perhaps Civics-Economics wouldn’t be the trial they’ve heard about. And instead of looking up at the seniors; they were hit with the fact that they are supposed to set the standards. Even without all the extra perks, just suddenly being a senior could be a pleasure — “it makes me feel good just to have made it through 12 years of school.” J LHS Is Returning Starters 19