Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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lthough violence sometimes erupted in the halls, lenty of students channeled their ener y into schoollspirit. At the Cherry Creek football game LEe color guard challenges the opposition to a spirit war. l Bridget Haber Terri Lund in Y tressing the importance of a relaxed and safe school atmos here, Principal Joseph Adamo talks sepa- rately witgi each of the four grades atrasscmblies on December 2. The consequences of violence and disrup- tive behavior were also explained. is back against the wall, Jr. Shannon Long doesnt seem to mind as he looks down on Ir. Dave Gnose. Pranks and roughhousing mixed with other, more iso- lated cases of fighting. .., .. , ,,.,.,. .,,,,,,,,,,,,AA ,4,4.,.4.4.4.,.,.,.,.A. ,.,.,.,.,.4.,.,,,.,.,.,.,,,,,,,., ,,.4,4 . , . ,

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Bored? Wondering what to do where to go? Those In the know, knowthe wa to fund arttes is b heading oo cold to congregate Although the cold weather 7-11'S, ll d0CSn'l kCCP lhem fl'0m Pafkillg Outside and keeps students from hangtng out outside of the two THCCUDE inside l0 find 0Ul Where lhfl PHYUCS HTC al. WlH QE s , 3 B 155 ..,, -:RN ., f S X not find out what was going on while you're at the game? It was just a natural thing to do. No one bothered asking around at the game be- cause they knew they could just go to 7-1 1 and there would be someone there to tell them where everyone else was goin g, said Jr. Tania Colderbank. Students were known to drive from school, to 7-11, tothe other 7-11, and then back down again. Although driving back and forth used up gas and time, it was worth it to those who were bored and not very well informed. When asked how they felt about the large number of students that stop at 7-1 1, one employee said, Although we get a lot of business on Friday and Saturday nights, we also get a lot of trouble. We have had to call the police more than once because of fights. There are kids that come just once a night and there are some that come and go three or four times in one night. See you at 7-11 or cruising THE STRIP!