Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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5 I .i.:' ' Lk is 5? Ult, wtowt, l'wt SiQlQJ eep. Beep. Hitting the snooze button for nine more minutes. Beep. Beep. I don't want to go to school. These thoughts run through the student's mind after slug- gishly getting up to a sitting position. Giving up, the student sinks back into the comfort of the pillow and decides not to go to school. The next day the student makes ex- cuses for why he didn't make it to school. What will it be today? Malar- ia, Russian Herpes Testing-nah: a doctor's appointment. Detention, which means sitting quietly in a study hall doing home- work or staring into space, was the typical punishment given when an ab- sence was not excused. Students had mixed feelings toward detention, some said it wasn't severe enough, while others like Jr. Matt Jones said, Hlt only enforces the importance of education as a state law. Jr. Gerald D'Antonio said it was not severe enough because I skipped again. Most students didn't feel guilty about cutting classes. Jr. Scott Fogle- man said it was okay every once in a while. Gerald disagreed. It's the most stupid thing you can do. Why do students cut classes? Do they really do the things they say in their excuses? Jr. Sean McGechie Kurt Tsumurn 2 4 '.ql i I.D. NUMBER, PLEASE. Why were you ab- tions and fills out readmit slips for Soph. Beth cia, and Fr. .Jason Sondcrfan. sent? Mrs. Tina Carlstrom asks these ques- Gilbert, Sr. Jaymes Walech, Soph. Jamie Gar- wpy .ind Layout: Jennifer Song 5Q used I was hungry because l haven't eaten for a day and a half as his most creative excuse. Jr. Matt Dorram used the fact that his car broke down and Sr. Dennis Baca said he had family problems. Once again, after serving detention for an hour, the student is back home to relax in the comforts of his home, maybe he will do his homework, on second thought, he watches t.v. While watching very educational shows like 'The Love Boat, he thinks of an- other excuse forthe next time he gets Senioritis. ls skipping classes worth the trouble? i- Xr'l'11s-zz-. Getting Excused

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'C : E e QF -5 : : ELBOW ROOM NEEDED here! Notice the style of Sr. Robert Martin as hc signs a SADD ' use of the left hand and the hook writing Contract for Life. '7 -s in X lf? 1 1' .. , X 1,-as . ' Z '- , ...xy , t ,. gl if - 53 I N , ,. - - x --ff 'X 1 A wtudtges Qvtd SwteOJtS OIUC ICH PCI'- cent of our so- ciety has something in common with such greats as Picasso, Jimmy Connors, and Chris Evert Lloyd. This common bond is an affin- ity for their major muscle motions to be dominated by their left side. ln other words, they are left handed. In a right handed world with school desks, watches, cameras, and even ice cream scoopers favoring the right hand, left handed people definitely do have something to complain about. Cliches such as 'two left feet' and 'out in left field' make a leftie feel stupid. said Jr. Jennifer McQuaid. Sophomores Yet, the leftie does not only have to worry about cliches. How is a leftie supposed to use a can opener'?!'? This right handed world, however, has had some benefits for these lef- ties. Left handed people are more ambidextrous. When we're taught to do stuff we're taught the 'right hand- ed' way, said Sr. Michelle Mroz, who was able to throw a softball equally well with both her hands. She also provided an advantage for the volleyball team. A leftie can hit on her strong side which is normally con- sidered the 'weak' side. lt's a sur- prise to the other team, said Mi- chelle. Lefties also have the advantage in tennis. Sr. Steve Hayutin said, lt's harder to return a left handed per- son's serve because they force the op- ponent to use his backhandf' Athletics, though, is not the only place where a leftie has an advantage. Sr. Michelle Exley found that being left handed helped her play the French Horn where the valves are 'manipulated' by her left hand, which is stronger and more dextrous. Despite ink smudges on their hands, writing with a hook, and ad- justing to nearly everything, there were indeed some advantages to be- ing left handed. .. ,,,. .. , ...,.,, ,-A ye l .1 .Ja- Q:-.M wr' 'C'