Noblesville High School - Shadow Yearbook (Noblesville, IN)

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' ' sr- Prepared for the hot afternoon sun, but guarding against the crisp morning air. Dan Metro ( ' 84) works the slide on his trombone during summer band practice. (Beatty photo) opening • 5

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Townies ' , Harbourites and farm kids struggled for identity as stereotypes emerged bv Michele MiUer and Beth Fra e These sudden changes even affected stu- dents. Teens who had been raised in the town found themselves competing with numerous new move-ins as well as farm kids. Turmoil arose from many differences that existed in their respective environments. Great gaps between them made it difficult to find a half-way ground on which to com- municate. Primarily from lack of knowledge about one another, stereotypes emerged, placing students into categories. The townies hung around with other townies ; the farm kids associated with other farm kids; and the Harbourites be- friended other Harbourites. This was logical, since psychology has indicated that proximity is the number one factor in establishing friends. Naturally, kids chose people with whom they could most conveniently meet. Those not fitting into one of these categories commonly chose people living nearest to them. The problem, however, was not in the forming of cliques, but in the stereotypes that emerged about them. Harbourites were known as rich snobs while the townies were referred to as poor and hoody. Farm kids had a problem with the same stereotype that has been tacked onto them for genera- tions — hicks. Believe it or not, these subdivisions were interfering with the wholeness of NHS. Differ ent pieces obviously weren ' t fitting together and some reshaping was going to have to take place before students would be able to find middle ground. 4 • op ening Carollnp Purdy (Ml and Julie Schneider ( ' 84) share a laugh with Hamilton Southeastem ' s Toby Senefleld ( ' 85) as they prepare for the annual Hamilton County 4-H fair. (Beatty photo) I

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y i 6 • student life