Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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Sophomore Dean States diligently tries to eliminate one of the worries of the average high school student, passing a history test. (A) Clowning around at the mock convention, seniors Tracey Egan and Mike Swingle worried about the new presidential candidate. Jesse Jackson. (A) Newest staff member of the Medinian , Elena Lila forgets all her deadline worries as she passes the afternoon talking on the phone. (A) Members of Mr. Semenik’s history classes protested the threat of nuclear war at the mock convention. (A) The Day After showed a terrifying ac¬ count of what nuclear war would be like and it is something people hare to realize is someday going to happen. — John Notarianni I think it’s sad that countries can’t solve their problems peacefully, but instead hare to turn to nuclear war to solve them. — Leslie Kramer Student Life ‘3

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“If it’s going to hit, I want to be one of the one’s hit first. I don’t want to be around for ‘the day after’.” Worries Range From Serious Wars To Trivial Dolls E veryone worries now and then about whether they will make it to school on time, whether they will have a date for Saturday night and even sometimes (though not too often) if their homework is finished. Although these are trivial concerns, they aren’t necessarily all that high school students worry about. Their troubles range from something as serious as the threat of nuclear war to the frantic search for a cabbage patch doll. Much of the nuclear war worry was generated by the T.V. special The Day After which explored the effects of a nuclear explosion. The show realistically portrayed the destruction that a nuclear bomb would cause, and sparked national controversy about the peace movement and nuclear freeze. Unemployment also troubled many teenagers and their parents. Senior Monica Miller summed up everyone’s frustrations about getting a job by saying “when I went out to look for a job I applied at 6 or 7 places, but they didn’t need me anywhere.” Eighteen-year-olds have even more worries than the average high school student. Having to register for the draft and the possibility of going to war are something that is up¬ permost in all seniors’ minds. However, senior Jim Cleary seems to have a somewhat different opinion: “I don’t mind having to register for the draft and I really don’t worry about having to go and fight, though I would be proud to fight for the United States.” World-wide problems are on everyone’s mind, too. — Lebanon, Grenada, and the nuclear arms build up, just to name a few. According to Miss Jane Watt, french teacher, “the nuclear arms build up really concerns me. The more we have, the more likely it is that something will happen, either intentionally or accidentally.” Not everyone was worried about such serious topics though in 1983. Some people went crazy over the arrival of the Cabbage Patch Kids. These little dolls are so unique and difficult to get that during the shopping rush before Christmas, a doll that usually sold for 29.95 sometimes went for as much as 250. The reason for their colossal popularity is that no two of these dolls are exactly alike. And each one comes complete with his or her own adoption papers and their own name like Elena, Lila, or Sherry Isabelle. Because of these problems, adults tend to ignore the constant pressures that teenagers endure every day. Even though their problems may seem petty, teens take on a lot more than what people usually think they do. Their minds aren’t always filled with thoughts of the opposite sex and too many people seem to forget this. ■ 12 Student Life

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Homecoming ’83 Theme, Spirit Add Up To Fun n contrast to last year ' s near disaster, this year’s Homecoming was a great success. Students enjoyed the parade, had a great time at the bonfire, and although the football team lost, the floats stayed together. Much of the enjoyment that resulted from Homecoming could be attributed to the hard work and constant effort put in by students who gave many spare hours to make Homecoming successful. “It was refreshing to see everyone having a good time. The image of the Medina youth was raised in the eyes of the community after last year’s disasterous events.” stated Homecoming chairman John Meier. Since the theme of Homecoming revolved around the 1950’s, many of the spirit week activities were geared towards that theme. A Chinese fire drill, hula- hoop contests, and a fifties dress-up day were only a few of the many events. Junior Susan Hoffman showed her appreciation of the week when she said, “Homecoming was excellent. I really enjoyed the theme. It was the best one in the last three years!” A new competition between classes was to see which class could donate the most money to the United Way. “I thought the United Way con¬ test was a good idea.” said Bill Mu- solf and most students agreed with him. Homecoming involved not only the juniors and and seniors, but the entire school. “All the classes, especially the underclasses, came away with really positive feelings which they normally don’t get. The emphasis was on spirit week and did not single out juniors and seniors.” stated Miss Jeanne Pritchard, student council adviser. Brian Phillips, president of the sophomore class which won spirit week, was pleased by the efforts of his classmates. “Everyone seemed to want to be involved. That’s what it took to make this Homecoming Week great!” he stated. The teachers, too, were impressed at the way the week was handled. “It was very well organized. Everyone did a heck of a job,” exclaimed Mr. Jim Houghtal- ing. Mr. Lindy McQuown summed up the week by saying, “It was the best Homecoming in the four years I have been here, because the whole school was united.” Sophomore Karyn Sands represents her class in the hula-hoop contest while sophomore Beth Van Hoosc twists behind. The sophomores came in second behind the seniors under the expert ability of Barb Seiplc who hooped for a total of 11 minutes. (E) “The image of the Medina youth was raised in the eyes of the community after last year’s disasterous events.” John Meier 14 Homecoming