Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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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

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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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no ub titute for qualit A sub! Let's switch names. You be John and I'll be Mary, okay? This type of statement could be heard in elementary schools all over the country, but by high school, most students had given up playing pranks on substitute teachers. A sub usually caused one of two feelings: great joy or disap- pointment. Some students didn't like substitutes because they usually meant busywork and were not able to explain the material in the way the students were used to. Sr. Chris Trombly said, I think having subs takes away from your class. They always teach differently? However, there was one substitute who most students did not mind seeing walk into their classroom--Mr. Delmer Kinnett. Also known as the Candyman, Mr. Kinnett was known for handing out candy to all the students in the class Also, if a girl was wearing a dress or a guy was wearing a tie, or if anyone was left- handed, Mr. Kinnett would give him or her a pack of gum. Mr. Kinnett said, Sub- stituting is my hobby. I enjoy kids and being in the education game, especially at Overland. Another intesresting sub was Mr. Michael Beard, an actor who has appeared in several commercials. He brought in tapes of some of his commercials to show one class and sometimes he walked on his hands. Even though some substitutes took away from a class, most provided an unusual change of pace from regular class work. --Beth Schinn he Candy Man can! Ir. Lori Schleiger hel s herself to a piece of candy ogfered by substitute teacher Mr. Delmer Kinnett. Though he called substituting his hobby, he was well known for it. ar nyone? Anyone? Standing in for Mrs. Dee Bond, substitute Karen Kettunen waits for anyone to say the correct answer. Bridget Haber Since when is a fish worth 31,0007 It was to art teacher Jim Neiberger whose photo- grgaph ofa fish lying on a of ice crystals in the South Platte River won him a 31,000 first place prize in the Fish and Na- ture category of the photo contest in Sports Afield magazine. The photograph appeared in the December, 1987 issue. It was the first photo contest Mr. Neib- erger had entered, but he often took pictures of fish looking for pattemsf' So if you can't find Mr. Neiberger, he's probably out fishing-for photo- graphs. --Kim Goodwin for hoto ra hs fishing p g p lim Neiberger 92 mini-ma