Paseo High School - Paseon Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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A HOT HOT HOT Personally, I believe that those who don’t care shouldn’t try to ruin the road to success for those of us who do feel strongly about reaching our goals. Just the thought of making it this far and then something happening all of a sudden to prevent me from making it out is really an uncomfor- table thought. I don't know what the person who set this fire was trying to prove, but I feel that it was really uncalled for. Evidently this person didn’t think about the after- effects. or maybe he or she didn’t expect the blaze to get too far out of hand the way it did. At least we were spared and no one was hurt. I guess we all have that to be thankful for. I sincerely hope that the next time a pyromaniae gets his urge up to feel some heat, he or she will think positively about what will happen. Most of all. I hope that everyone learned a little something about fire, because it’s not to be played with. Maybe there won’t be a next time. If the students get it together, there won’t be a next time. Cynthia Walker This fire was not only one more mark against Paseo’s already bad reputation, but in the ashes of the fire lie the first semester pictures for the yearbook and all the darkroom equipment and supplies used by the Paseon staff photography students. We the students do not have to tollerate the ig- norance of other students. We do not have to suffer because of the stupid acts of others, but we do have to learn to help them find themselves in a constructive manner. In return, we will be helping ourselves and our school. Fire 17

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THE FIRE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED About two weeks ago a very unthinking stu- dent set my school on fire. I don’t know who he is but he should be ashamed of himself for what he did. I could have understood if the fire was started by some loose wiring or if fire struck in the cafeteria. No, it was some assinine student who belongs to the school in which the crime was committed. I don’t know the actual story but I was told that it was over a $5.00 bet. The funny part about it is that the person with whom he made the bet told on him and got a $50.00 reward. These people really have a problem up here. It just isn’t the fire that caused a whole lot of chaos, it is a lot more. Things like this make me wonder if this school will ever get any better—like it was three years ago. It’s really embarrassing to know what type of school i attend today. There is no respect in the students. Now that the fire deal is over, I am scared about what might happen to Paseo High School tomorrow. Robert Levels Tapping your potential is what it's about. Trying to find the easy way out. Looking about to see what you can do, or looking to see if you’re one of life’s fools. Let's dig way in and see what comes out. Is life really “what you put in is what you get out?’’ You know yourself what goes around com- es around. Did you hurt some one while you were journey bound? Did you feel bad all the way round? Did you know that your soul helps deter- mine your life? It lets you know That’s wrong and this is right! Kill your soul and destroy your life, Or satisy your soul and do what's right. Lesa McDaniel I FIRE! Wow. it’s a fire! Maybe the whole school will burn down. Damn! That would be fun. I wonder if it really is on fire. Everybody’s walking as if nothing is wrong. (Smell smoke, so it must be doing something). Hey! my coat’s still in the locker, plus my favorite hat, and my money! Why did they have to burn it down now? Why not on a day when I was absent? I wonder who did it. Probably one of those freshmen or a sophomore. He couldn’t have been a senior, they're too anxious to graduate—besides the freshmen are behind most of the stuff that goes down around here anyhow. I wonder why they did it. Probably had bad grades or wanted revenge or maybe he was just trying to be bad and show how bold he was by doing it. He could have been just plain ignorant—or ignorant to the fact he was setting it on fire. Man! He’s in trouble. When that cat runs into a cop, he's in trou- ble because that's probably a federal offense. They’ll give him 5 to 10. I surely don’t want to be in his shoes. 16 Fire

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ON STRIKE Each individual had his or her own feelings about the strike and the effectiveness of it. Some students felt they were being influenced by parents. TV or striking teachers. Who can truly understand why the seven-week strike really took place? Some of the students were highly embarrassed to see their own school faculty being put in jail, using abusive language and showing actions that only the worst of high school students would display. Is this really a way of showing concern toward hundreds of students who wait for classes to resume and learning to begin again? different viewpoint. Contract negotiations, more money, teaching supplies and class size were all mentioned as reasons for the strike. Isn’t it possible to work out these problems without resorting to such a drastic measure as a strike where so many innocent people get hurt? Now teachers are being fired and quitting their jobs. What does this really mean? Not only did the seven-week old strike downgrade the Kan- sas City public school system but many students were denied the right to an education and were forced to stay at home or walk the streets. Many seniors who were eligible took mid-year graduation and, therefore, lost a semester of learning. What were the teachers really striking for or against? Did they get some kind of point across? Was there a victory for the striking teachers or did the non-striking teachers come out on top? There is so much confusion about the strike. In trying to answer the question of why a strike occurred, there are so many different opinions and reasons given that students have finally decided that each individual teacher had a During the Strike of 1974, 62.000 children were enrolled in the Kansas City public school system, but now the enrollment has dropped to about 43,000 children. Who is really losing? Since Paseo students had to attend school un- til July 18. most summer jobs were already taken. Many students will enroll in private schools for fear of another strike. The one issue that everyone seems to agree on is the fervent hope that there will never be another strike. 18 Strike