Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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accident unites When a near tragedy occurs, the entire school is touched. On the evening of October 12, 1987 at 10:45 p.m., Sr. Eric Mercer's truck rolled over along with Eric and his eight passengers. The excessive weight of the nine people in the truck, along with the u-turn that Eric took, were the causes of the acci- dent that occurred when Eric was in the process of going from Babiyar Park to a party. After being urged by his passengers, Eric took a u-tum to go back to a street that he had missed. Eric said, Since it was a slow roll, everyone jumped out in time. Eric got out of his truck and helped some of the people get out. He said, I didn't really care about my truck. I was just worried about the people. All of the people involved in the accident were taken to the hospital for shock treat- ment. However, Jr. Doug Day and Sr. Katie Ramsdale both had minor injuries that required them to stay ovemight at the hospital. This accident affected the lives of the students who weren't directly involved. Jr. Maureen Craig said, 'This accident made people stop and think. Peoplels lives were at stakef' Jr. Trevor Gallup said, It drew the school closer together because everyone shared in the shock of the accident. Eric would like to warn people about what can happen when they don't use all the safety precautions that they should when they drive. Eric said, It taught me to look at people, that they're doing the same type of thing that I did. I guess it had to happen to someone, and I was that someone. --Michelle Marcu s a result of the October 12 3, accident, Eric Mercer's truck was declared totaled by his insurance company. The truck rolled slowly enough that all the occupants could escape. 90 mini-ma 5- - - lllllfllfffffff kg ,.,,,..,,e..w.,., , .,,,,, .,..g...sc.ms--W...,s W .-...-.wefv et. ,..4-gs. .WM 9? ...V--0 Cume1yofBricMome

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ii 3' If lx L it ---. -r classic look back The attitudes of society are expressed in what people wear. New trends emcr ed that reflected rennovateg styles of the past. he male attire consisted of tye dye tee shirts, tee shirts, sweaters, faded and ripped Levi's, and cowboy boots. Jr. Jenni Koontz, who always checked out what the dudes were decked out in, said, Ripped jeans, Corona T- Shirts, and sweaters. They usually wear snakeskin cowboty boots, too. The emalelook was classic and feminine as seen in the retum of the miniskirt, shoulder fads in cropped shirts an sweaters, and silky rayon material. L'Girls this year wore a lot more black uess what? Soph. Kara Bcmardi models the latest look in jean wear: Guess overalls. In contrast with the classic 80's look, many chose the rustic attitude of the 70's. and white as far as color because itls so strikingfl said Jr. Andrea Reitz, an em- ployee at On the Move in the Aurora Mall. What's fashion? Trench coats, of course, said Sr. Ad.ian Willams of the latest trend in male fashion. Another popular coat was the bomber jac et, a short leather jacket like those wom in the armed forces. Hair, another marker of fashion, was lon in the back and Stort in the front for u s. A lon er form of Lgeltob with gangs returned for girls as well as hifilyighted hair. ho set the fashion trends? Soph. Mike Ram- stetter said, Don Johnson, the Beastie Boys, Ronald Reagan, and Michael J. Fox. ' But Sr. Cynthia Platt said it was spot ed brats whose moms et them buy whatever they want. --Michelle Marcu . r J j 5 fl J' SpudsMackenzie.t00k A J nawestspo g A tori -,A . B11f1Li811IJ g I is s ,Hefgpresenwafme 10111 N107 Slllldsf Shlftt hatscouidbbwihion of imaxigrstudentsfintitteohallg . yfsuxdentsadmired Spud'S par!yrhardy fvaiuesg Srl Jason Bumett Q ,said,f'Spudslrepreseng1s all J dwwqwliiiwlm wet J havpgbgudpnfmauz A' tadmif-'7 f . VVh.4 'igq L fi 3DUiYS.SiYk+ SLHPSOISA, A f Bwwbets-Said.. vreartv of thehumari genres? N8vneetfSixigh samffij f o' hatehimibecausethefs . ' ug1y.'tSr.1a'od.r4-ew CXPIBSSCG N3 0P1f3395lfbY A say.sag,tf'rhesmpa.d05, Shflulfi 93 W 35699: 'o Swffscausht , . M everyerrds attention, 2 iheythkbd 5191017 Gif? 953 f A A 4 g. Ah.i i,it iiiy 4 f it .sir 4 sr vt 4 uw gf QM. I .. s-i. ads ashion 8 9

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Dream Cars For transporta- tion, independence, and freedom, a car was a student's best controversial safety straps Don't be a dummie, buckle up! The new seat belt law, passed in July, required use of seatbelts for all frontseat passengers. It was a secon- dary offense and violators friend. Though most were satisfied with a vehicle that ran, others had vi- sions of owning a dream car-the kind only seen in Miami Vice. In the following graph, students listed their dream cars--the cars in which they would most like to arrive in the student parking lot. were fined ten dollars. The law was passed to ensure safety among drivers, however, it aroused mixed feelings with students. Some felt the new law deprived people of their freedom of choice. I feel a person has the right to decide if they want to wear a seatbelt. It should not be forced upon them, said Jr. Elizabeth Rich. However, others felt it prevented injuries and saved lives. This law will help encourage people to use their seatbelts and help cut down on injuries in car accidents, said Jr. Mindy Moyer. Whether it was taken seriously or not, the law was made for safety. And if the drivers' education movies didn't persuade drivers to use seatbelts, the law did. --Ken and Mim as efore starting his car, Jr. Bill Evert buckles up for safety. Many students took this safety measure to prevent breaking the new seatbelt law as well as their necks. reach out and touch . Porsche 2492! BMV 1195 Reaching out to touch new 3 F Corvette 1 15 students, 1 students formed gmc basislfof Olgerlang b ef utreac . r. e y ar ray Mustang 1 165 said, The Outreach program really helped melgeqt used to Lamborghini 9 g school and to fit in. These peer counselors Q donated one free hour a day 4X4 88 to help new students. Sr. Heather Kirkpatrick said, I - really eraioy what I do for the Ferarri 73 new stu ents and, I think, they atppreciate it as well. M d .lg They utored and talked to 'rcs 95 the students to help them vw witlglany qgestiqonls Of k . Q pro ems. r. is a ac son Jaguar 63 said, I usually tutor fourth hour, but I'm always here for Jeep gg them to talk to. This baker's dozen reached out and touched lives. --Angie Blanchard G xplaining to the classes about the peer counseling program Jr. Cory Sher promotes t e Outreach organization. Members visited all English classes. mm 91 uymr. Jammu Mao-ma md time ssmpm eo le