Maur Hill High School - Maurite Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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Students Exhibit Eads And Fashions Many different aspects of student life make a school year unique and special. Such things as the music that is popular, the school activities that attract the crowds, and the type of clothes that are in style are what make the school year a personal experience for those who attend. The “preppy look,” which includes the Izod, the Polo, Topsiders, and designer jeans, has been a steady trend around the cam- puses. Another popular trend is the t-shirts bought at recent rock concerts. Van Halen, The Rolling Stones, Molly Hatchet, and Foreigner can be seen daily around campus. Many other fads and fashions are firmly established on campus, although individuals express their tastes in personal ways. Fads and fashions greatly influence the school year as a whole, and helps develop and shape the school year as something special and per- sonal to those students attending Maur Hill and the Academy. 28 Student Life Fads Angela Ellsworth and Tina Davenport model the casual look before heading down to the journalism room. Nels Melgaard gets in some quick studying before a night on the town. (left) Roily Galliart displays the ‘‘preppy look” as he looks over one of his favorite albums. Bryan Newby listens to his stereo system while selecting a Stones album. Eric Reiser wears a shirt he recently bought at a St. Joe concert

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Music While walking down the halls of any one of the two dorms, it isn’t likely that you wouldn’t hear the blasting sounds of music coming from within one of the rooms. Let us not forget that more and more people are flocking to the concert scenes of Kansas City. The annual Tatler music poll has answered the questions which concern the sounds which Maurites love to listen to. The survey polled 50 students on what their three favorite albums were. The album mentioned most was Led Zeppelin’s double live sound-track, The Song Remains the Same. Back in Black, AC DC’s hard rocking album of a year ago came in a close second, while Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon finished third. Led Zeppelin seems to be the dominant group in listening tastes. Out of a total 150 albums, the group had eight different albums mentioned 32 times. The Who and Pink Floyd followed behind in a tie for favorite group according to different albums mentioned — each totaling five. As you can plainly see, the most popular form of music on the Maur Hill campus is rock. Ninety-three percent of all the albums fell into this musical category. There are various reasons for listening to rock music. Some students point out that rock music changes their moods. “The sound of hard rock relaxes me,” said Raymond Noll. Atchison sophomore, who chose Back in Black, Van Halen’s Fair Warning, and Tattoo You, the latest album from the Rolling Stones. “I like a mellow rock song, and the albums I chose has them,’’ said Terry Hagen, Atchison senior. Hagen picked Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin III, and Tommy, by the Who. Other students find that rock music has just the opposite effect. “Rock music gets me into a radical mood,’’ said Nels Melgaard, St. Louis, Mo. junior, who chose Women and Children First by Van Halen, The Kids Are Alright by the Who, and The Song Remains the Same. “Hard rock gets me going,” said Mark Buessing, Atchison junior, as he picked Fair Warning, Led Zeppelin I, and Highway to Hell by AC DC as his favorites. The following is what some students prefer as their favorites: Roily Galliart, date senior, chose Sucking in the Seventies by the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple’s Machinehead, and Frampton Comes Alive. Alan Kocour, Atchison sophomore, chose The Door’s Greatest Hits, Modern Times by Jefferson Starship, and Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin. Chris McGreevy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia junior, picked Led Zeppelin II 38 Special, and the Who’s Who Are You. Kevin Shea, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia senior, chose Nature of the Beast by April Wine, Moving Pictures by Rush, and Phil Collins’ Face Value. Mark Burkart, Lewis and Clark Village, Mo., sophomore, picked two Lynyrd Skynyrd albums. Gold and Platinum and One More From the Road, and ZZ Top’s El Loco.” Maur Hill also has a group of music lovers who tune in to country sounds. This year, those people found themselves tuning into songs from artists such as Waylon Jennings, Alabama, the Oak Ridge Boys, and the Charlie Daniels Band. The albums that country listeners enjoyed this year included “Full Moon” by Charlie Daniels, Waylon Jenn- ings’ greatest hits, The Pressure is On” and “Rowdy” by Hank Williams, Jr., and albums by other singers such as Mickey Gilly and Johnny Lee. Movies The end of 1981 brought many new movies, such as Taps,” Ghost Story,” “Neighbors,” Pennies from Heaven,” and “Reds.” As usual, many of this year’s movies had humorous purposes. Bill Murray in Stripes,” “9 to 5,” and “History of the World, Part II” provided many of the laughs. The movie with possibly the most poten- tial to be a classic is “On Golden Pond” starr- ing Henry and Jane Fonda and Kathryn Hep- burn. Movies of the year that drew a crowd for their production quality included “Super- man”, Fort Apache, The Bronx”, and “Sharky’s Machine , starring Burt Reynolds. T.V. Television serials, shows, and movies greatly influence high school students’ attitudes, views, morals, and ideals. During 1981-82, many trends in television programming were set, and shortly thereafter, followed. Cable channels took the country by storm. Home Box Office (HBO) and Showtime are among the channels that offer popular, recently released movies nearly twenty-four hours daily. Afternoon soap operas made a big impact on the world of television. Students, both male and female, catch every episode they can of General Hospital, All My Children, The Young and the Restless, and The Edge of Night. Reruns of such weekly serials as M A S H, has made the television shows legends in their own time. High school students idolize the characters, and become cult worshippers” of certain television shows. For example, the Academy and Maur Hill recently held a M A S H Bash, which emphasizes how greatly television influences the lives of high school students. Of course, it is a matter of personal preference concerning news broadcasts, weekly movies, television magazines, and personal favorite serials among individual Student Life The Year in Review 27

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Wt i kins Produces Cash Stocking shelves is one of the many duties Robert Arensberg deals with as a grocer. Many students hold part-time jobs while in high school. The jobs held by students this year ranged from switchboard operators to tobacco farmers and included meat packers, carpet cleaners, cashiers, and stockboys. The Maur Hill boarders are given the opportunity to meet some expenses through the work study program. This pro- vides jobs in the cafeteria and buildings and on the campus grounds. Some Maur Hill day students also earn money in this program. Many day students from both the Academy and Maur Hill also hold jobs in Atchison businesses. Whether working for cash, a reduction in tuition costs, or to help a family business, holding a job helps students meet personal expenses, as well as providing work experience. Diane Lesher prepares to fill out an order. Martha Brooke waits on a customer at a downtown drug store. Mark Shrout prepares to change a tire at a local gas station. Dave Lesher pumps gas at the car wash. Student Life Working 29