Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Finally! The big day was here ar lasrl The rime had come ro go in and ger rhe minor's driyer's license rraded in for rhe provisional. Parry rime had arriyedl lr's rime ro breals our rhe new ID and celebrare being legal, said Sr. Dave Heywood. This was rhe arrirude ralsen by many srudenrs. Senior year held more rhan graduarion for many sru- denrs. Noi only did rhey have rhe end of high school ro lools forward ro, rhey also celebrared rheir 18rh birrhday. A large parr of rhe celebrarion was being able ro legally buy 8.2 beer and ger info 0.2 nighr clubs lilse Mardi Gras. Anorher rhing rhar rhe 18rh birrhday symbolized was rhe rransirion from child ro adulr, While mosr srudenrs lool-zed forward ro rurning 18, some had mixed feelings. As Sr. Todd Corsaut said, 'Turning 18 is a lsicls because you can buy beer and get info Gras, bur ir also means ihar, since you are legally an adulr, you haye ro raise responsibiliry if you screw somerhing up. Srudenrs celebrared rurning 18 in a number of ways, all of rhem unforgeriable, Wly friends filled my car so full of bal- loons rhar I couldn'r ger in! said Sr. Sue Reeder. And rhen rhere were rhe srudenrs who wouldn'r come of age unril afrer rhey had graduated. As Sr. Trocy Loftis said, I hare being younger rhan everybody else, lr's depress- ing ro hear rhem falls abour going ro Mardi Gras when I won'r be able ro go unril afrer graduarionf' Some srudenrs had a roially indifferent arrirude rayvards rhe whole rhing. Sr. Cristina Rarnsfeffer said, ll don'r rhinls rhar rurning 18 is rhar big a deal. Olsay, you can buy beer and ger inra nighr clubs, buf rhar's abour all. l'm wairing ro rurn 21l Kevin Gregory Linda Grodt: Cheerleader 11, 12 Polly Guild: Dasleerball O 12, Volleyball Q, 10, 11, Sairbali O, 10 Glen Hagan LaCrosse-10, Slsi Club 9, 10 Bernadette Haro Candace Harris: Tracie O 12, Daslserball 9, 10, 11, Volleyball Q, DECA 12, Proyeci Closeap 11 Vicki Harris: Cheerleader O 12, Tracie 012, DECA11, 12, Chair Q12 George Harrison: Foorball Q, 10, 11, Basleeibali O, 10, DECA 11, Proyeci Closeup 12 Tonya Hawkins Melissa Helmenstine: Soccer O, 10, 11, SADD11, 12, Srudenr Goy'r 10, 11, 12 Newspaper Q, 10, Yearboole 11, Soccer Mgr 12 Todd Hess: Soccer Q, 10, 11, La Crosse O 12, Slsi Club Q, 10 Dave Heywood: Soccer Q 12 140 'W' 11004 -ur

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imagine a grear holiday in Pirrsburgh. Four srudenrs spenr a weels rhere, having fun wirh lsids from all over rhe counrry. Srs. Ginger Margolin, Remy Martin, Colleen O'Brien, Liesl Buck, '85 alumni Margie Oswald, and Mr. Ben Bowen gof rhis opporrunify rhe weele of June 23, They wenr ro rhe Narional Associarion Srudenr Council Convenrion and spenr a weels wirh srudenr council members from all over. lr's a grear experience ro learn more abour srudenr council, said Mr. Ed Ellis, rhe group's sponsor, who couldn'r go rhis year because of a scheduling conflicr over rhe sum- mer, The group flew ro Piirsburgh rhe morning of June 23. Once rhere, rhey were placed wirh families in rhe communif ry who had agreed ro hosr a few of rhe srudenrs. They would ear brealsfasr wirh rheir hosr family, rhen leave and probably nor ger bacls unril 11:00 or so ar nighr, said Ellis. Because of rhe busy schedule rhe NASC had planned for rhe srudenrs, rhey didn'r ger ro spend much rime sighrseeing Ar rhe NASC convenrion in Pirrsburgh, Srs. Ginger Margolin, Remy Martin, and Colleen O'Brien spend rime having fun and learning Meering Mr. Rogers was one unplanned evenr rhor rhe group experienced 9 4,-ZX GW 'QW l L ll . 'YP around Pirrsburgh. l'We did worlsshops and seminars on how ro ger your school more involved, said Remy. They spenr rime learning abour orher schools, how ro malse Overland beirer, and rhey mer new friends. Margie was invired ro give one of rhe seminars rhere because of rhe level of her enrhusiasm and abiliry as sfudenr body presidenr ar Overe land lasr year, Advisors were pur in a horel and followed a rorally differenr agenda. The rhing I learned abour mosr was enrhusiasm. lr's a real boosr for me ro be wirh sponsors from all over rhe narion, said Bowen. Srudenrs were chosen by Ellis. l'People applied and I chose based on how much rime rhey've pur info siudenr council and why rhey wanred ro go. lr's an honor and a privilege ro be able ro go. All in all ir was a very rewarding experience for everyone involved. The group all compared Ol-l5's srudenr council ro orhers. lr showed how srrong our srudenr council is comf pared ro orher schools, said Ginger. The acriviries NASC scheduled for rhe s'udenrs varied Here Srs. Remy Martin, Colleen O'Brien, '85 alumni Margie Oswald, Srs. Ginger Margolin, and Liesl Buck ride dawn rhe Ohio River on a river boar I . .'. Catherine Gralow: Poms 10, Poli Awareness iQ, Drama i0 il Diane Grande 10, li, i2, Quill ofwo Scroll i0 ii, i2 Volleyball Q, 10, ll, DECA 11 i2 Srudenr Gov'r ll, i2 Franlss Gray Randy Grass: Fooiball 912, Wresiling Q, Tracls 11, i2 Baseball Q Newspape Lisa Gray: Soccer CP, 10, Daslseiball O

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Juliann Higgins: Baslseroall Q, IXHIAS 11, ArrClub10, 11, 12 Jeff Hill: Foarball 11, 12, Wrcsrlng 11, 12 Baseball 10, 11, LaCrosse 12 . S- Brad Hinkle: Soccer Q, 10 Tracls Q 12 L Choir O12 Tim Hofferber: Baseball 9, 10 N ,Mgr Scott Holden: bocier 10, 11, Wroylrng 10, Baseball Q, Projecr Closeuo 12, Poll Awareness 12 Brlwg Cuo 12, Speem and Deoare O John Holu: Sauer 10, DECA 12 Rhonda Horton: Cross Counrry 11, Trade 912, Gyrnnasrlcs Q Russ Horwitz: Cross Cauwrfy Q 12 Trace Q, 10, 11, Spa-em and Daoaro 10. 11, 12, Clrchesrra O, 10, 11 Karen Howard: Cross Counrry 912, TraclsQ12, Nl-1511, 12, NSHS O12,SlsrCluo 912, Srudenrgoxfr Q 12, Newspaper 12, Blazer Power 10. Tommie Howard: Cheerleader O, 10, DECA11, Prolecr Closeup 12: Poll Aware' ness 12, S1sl Cluo Q, Srudenr 6av'r 12 James Howell: Band Q, 10, 11 Donna Hughes: Porns11, 'lraCls11, Band Q 3 Karin Gans As he loolss for his new lD, Sr- Devin CfOWlG'Y ,fxlrer receiving a pre rn rne face for his 18th olrrhday, prepares ro enrer Mardi Gras for rhe rrrsr rrrne Sy. Mark Hume, QNQS Sy. Edie Zqll Q mQ55y lgrgg Many seniors celebrared rurnrng 18 by going ro 0 2 clubs Eregory Hughes