Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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From 7:30 to 2:30 each day, students spent their time reading books, writing papers, watching films, doing labs, taking notes, acing for bombingl tests, and stressing out, all in the name ofeducation. This was the time set aside by the district for the enlightening of' minds. The academics program succeeded in bringing attention to Overland in many ways. Mrs. Jean Klanica was chosen as one of three Colorado finalists for the Presidential Award for excellence in teaching. Mr. Gary Alexander officiated at the World Gymnastics Champion- ships in Holland. Sport Afield magazine awarded 31,000 to Mr. Jim Neiberger as a first place prize in a photo contest in the wild- life and nature category. Five seniors qualified as National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists: Tae-Sik Kim, Kirsten Carter, Beth Whalen, Richard Sin- covec, and Tor Aarestad. And students learned through activities such as the Geogra- phy Bowl, the Academic Bowl, and the Science and Humanities seminars, all of which were educational traditions. The Cherry Creek School District's slogan, Dedicated to Excellencef' had become a real- ity at Overland. Overland had come a long way in ten short years. .,. A.,.,.,.,.,.....,..,,....

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birthday O ' ' pledge allegiance to the 1 flag. Jr. Latonya Barker strikes a patriotic stance as she prepares to recite the pledge during the September 16 celebration of the bicentennial of the constitution. H1 r. Mike Giddings' fifth hour Algebra II class recites the Pledge of Allegiance. Unfortunately, students did not get to hear the President recite it as the p.a. system broke down. Hardin celebration bomb Friday, September 16, 12:30 p.m. Most students were sitting in their fifth hour classes, conjugating verbs or learning Avogrado's number. However, on this day there was supposed to be a special treat to break up the monot- ony and test to see if students remembered the Pledge of Allegiance. Former Chief of Staff Warren Burger was to read the preamble of the Constitution and then the voice of Ronald Reagan reciting the Pledge of Allegiance was to be broad- cast over the public address system for students to join in. However, what most students heard, if anything at all, was an introduction by Principal Joseph Adamo, then some inaudible words and then, buuuuuuzzzzzzzzz. Several things had happened to foil the planned broadcast. First, the school was given the incorrect time by the National Bicentennial of the Constitution Commis- sion. Instead of 12:30, the readings came on at 12:55. Another problem was that the p.a. system broke down at that particular time. While many students did not care that the event didn't happen, most of the teachers felt let down. Dr. Ted Tsumura said, All of the teachers were excited, and their disappointment was appropriate because here was a chance for the Overland staff and students to be patriotic, because the last time was probably in elementary school. Most students had to wait until that night's football game to feel patriotic when the National Anthem was played. ringing in new sound Was that the bell? I don't think sog it sounds way too soft. Students retumed from winter break to a foreign sound: a new public address system, which included a new bell, had been installed during the students' absence. The 319,080 p.a. system allowed better quality reception and an adjustable bell tone said secretary Mrs. Trudy Rozas. This meant that students could clearly hear the second period an- nouncements which had previously been read by their second period teacher. Though they heard the announcements, many students disliked the F- sharp sounding tone. Jr. Chris Ann Weedman said, alt sounds like a computer, not a bell. The new sound was quickly called the tardy tone by many. Whether it was a bell or a tone, it still had the same ill effect: it let teachers know when to start marking students tardy. ---Ken and Mim ---Beth Schinn X

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