Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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We’re Not Gonna Take It! Zachary, Zeller. Zimmer in the back row!” How many of you have heard this phrase? Probably not many, but if you have, it is high time to fight back. For as far back as we all can remember, students have been seated alphabetically in their classes, usually starting with the A's. By doing this, teachers hardly realize the poor W. Y. and Z's get stuck in the back. It doesn't matter if the seating chart starts from left to right, right to left, or front to back. It never fails. Those Z’s can always be seen stretching their necks out to see the board. Another symptom of Z syndrome is that when students tryout for an athletic group, the fall play, or the Pomerette squad, and the lists are posted, once again the Z child’s name is last. That can really make a guy feel pretty bad. To put a stop to this punishment.” perhaps teachers could rearrange the students in their class and for once put the girl in the back, whom you've only heard speak twice, in the front. These students didn’t choose their names, so no one should choose to discriminate against them. A word of advice — all you girls who have the last name starting with a Z. make sure when you get ready to get married, marry a man with the last name Aams. Above. A solemn look on Brian Wheeler’ lace prove that he ha accepted the (act that he will always be destined to the back row. Right. Senior Randy Billany i u ed to sitting in the front row in hi classes. aU of hi classes. Randy think that next year we shotid run an A syndrome story. 30 ”2 Syndrome

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Below. Sweatshirts bearing the name or slogan of students favorite colleges were real popular. Senior Holly Fowler looks real comfortable and sporty in her sweatshirt and turtleneck. Below. The messy look was also popular in hair this year. For most girls, such as freshman Krysta Besse. this was a relief because they didn’t have to worry about getting up an hour early to fix their hair. Above. Although Gloria Vanderbilt. Sasson. and Calvin Klein used to dominate the fashion charts, this year the craze was Forcnza sweaters. Forenza jeans, and huge shirts. While discussing a homework assignment with her friend Joy Wallens. Barb Wagner proudly wears her Forenza sweater. Left. Compared to the complicated hair styles of yester years, the way that girls wear their hair has been drastically simplified. Freshman Jane Deck-reon sports one of the newer styles. Fashion 29

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left. In P.E. class. students arc seated in role call numbers alphabetically and. as usual. Z's in the back. Here Jason Bruce illustrates this as he waits on his role call number for class to start. Jason's role call number is located m the front row. Y’s and Z’s Speak Out Now it's your turn! We asked all seven of the Z syndrome” sufferers, and a few Y syndrome sufferers (very similar to the Z” syndrome) what they thought of always getting stuck” in the back of the room. Sophomore Joey Yednock — It doesn't really bother me all at. Junior Dave Yell — The back of the room part is OK. but having my name last on the list reaks. Sophomore Heather Young — I hate itl I’m always getting stuck with the worst classes in P.E.” Freshman Mike Youngblood — I don't like to sit in the back of the room, because the teacher doesn’t pay any attention to you. Senior Ed Zarka — I like it.” Junior Holly Zarka — I think it is great. Not many people have the last name Z. I like to be different.” Freshman Anna Zimmer — The only problem I found with sitting in the back is that it is hard to see everything the teacher is doing on the board.” Junior Mary Zimmer — No big deal.” Sophomore Amy Zimmer — I don't like it except when I have something to do in class. Way in the back the teacher never catches you.” Freshman Richard Zimmer — It isn’t too good because when the teachers all are passing out materials, by the time it gets to me. sometimes there isn't enough. Are we going to continue to make these poor children suffer? You decide. How would you feel in their place? Above. Drum Majorettes Sue GuMakson and Karen Good show a triumphant smile after a football halftime rehearsal. By shear coincidence. Gollakson and Good both start with the letter 6. To a ”Z syndrome sufferer this is a very depressing fact. How long until two Z’s get to be majorettes? Left. Sitting in the first seat in the first row of journalism class, junior Pam Applebee snickers when asked If she thinks Z's are treated unfairly. Z Syndrome 31