Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Some flex muscles While others are he typical jock. This phrase brought the im- age of a tall, muscular, and intellectually slow athlete whose only worry in life was the next game. The typical brain. This phrase brought the picture of a scrawny, pimple-faced stu- dent equipped with two number two pen- cils, a calculator, and a backpack full of extra reading material in case his Physics class got boring. Although these stereo- types were inaccurate, they represented the battle between the academics and the ath- letes. The school had ways of stressing aca- demics. It's Mr. Adamo's practice to hire teachers first,', said Athletic Director Tony Schenbeck. There have been times when a coach I've recommended wasn't hired be- Jlgfing' cause Mr. Adamo found someone else he thought would be a better teacher. The Colorado High School Activities Associ- ation established policies to make sure schools placed academics first. One of these rules was that a student couldn't receive two F's and continue to compete in a sport. Even with these policies, academics often took second place to athletics with the stu- dents. Sr. Teresa Dwyer said, It's easier to gain acceptance and recognition from your peers by excelling in something as exciting as athletics rather than in something as hum-drum as general academics. By looking at numbers and attendance records, Overland's true loyalties could be found. The attendance for a girls, volleyball game varied from 300-600 people, 900 for a boys' varsity basketball game, and about 3,000 for a varsity football game. These contrasted with attendance at academic competitions. Spectators werenit encour- Kurt Tsumura 28 Activities IN ANXIOUS ANTICIPATION, Sr. goalie Scott Gary watches his teammate Sr. Steve Devanney strug- gle to protect the goal from an East H.S. corner kick. Overland won the game 5-3. aged to come to most of the math events Overland participated in because they were held during school hours. In some of the events held out of state, like the Olympics of the Mind competition, spectator support was impossible. But there were several oth- er academic competitions that weren't sup- ported by students. Only one or two specta- tors, if any, came to speech and debate com- petitions. At the Physics Bowl, Junior Engineering Talent Search, Colorado Sci- ence Olympiad, and State Olympics of the Mind, the only people who went, besides the participants, were a few friends or rela- tives. Athletics vs. academics is a competition that has always existed. But Mr. Schenbeck said, I have always held that athletics is an extension of the curriculum and not some- thing competing against it. I'd like to see the article say 'athletics is a part of academ- ics' Leslie Moroyc AFTER COMPLETING A microscope lab in fifth hour Human Physiology class, Sr. David Tolson has a few extra minutes to sit and relax. Copy: Jennifer McQuaid Layout: Katie Simpson

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They're coming, They're coming . ussies! Aussies! Aus- sies! They're every- where! Outback Red, the dominant style, migrated from the land down under. Australia! Yes, the casual, yet expensive, style was in. This style could be seen roaming through the halls. Sr. Jeff Shesol said, !'I've seen more Outback Red shirts in one day . . . Around every corner, and in every room, at least one person could be seen in the red, tan, and khaki colors that were the trade- mark for Outback Red clothing. Students I-. 'xv N . ' JM' 'Z liked the style because it was comfortable and casual. However, Jr. Laura Baden said, This year's style is tacky, ugly, and com- pletely sad! Another style was the rebel', style. ln- stead of being on the way in, it was on the way out. Hardly anyone could be seen punked out. Some students wore the non- conformist style, but these had been wear- ing the style for years. But the majority thought it was dead. Soph. Scarbrough Muniz said, l'People are losing interest. Hairstyles also changed. People became more conservative. Instead of having the wild style, people liked the more business- like look. Again some students still had hair all over the place, but for most it was a more S Tom Imber WHILE ENJOYING A nutritious school lunch, Jrs, Todd Johnson and Jason McLean display two separate styles for guys. Casual clothing was what many stu- dents wore to school. 3 O Activities WORKING BACKSTAGE FOR Noises OtT! , Mr. Neal Wallace shows his classy wardrobe. Teachers showed that they could have as much style as the students. I styled look. Banana clips and long hairclips were seen often. People no longer wore the torn up cloth- ing or the loud colors. Flourescents, a fleet- ing fad, came and went. Laura said, It looks dumb and people are realizing it. Not only people, but cars had style. Shades! Many students had large pieces of cardboard in their windows to keep the sun out ofthe inside ofthe cars. These were not only fashionable, but helpful. On the back a Help! statement was printed in case of trou- ble. Overall the look was more casual. Com- fort, not appearance, was the main objec- tive. .ii-WA , Leslie Moroye