Portage High School - Legend Yearbook (Portage, IN)

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What Students Will Tell Their Children

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acing maturity and giving advice Most students plan to teach their chil¬ dren the basics of life, just as their par¬ ents taught them. Some plan to teach thei r children to use their best judgment and to be kind to everyone. Freshman Colette David said, I plan to teach (my children) to be respectful, and how to have fun without getting in trouble. Bill Doll, senior, said, The advice 1 would give to my children, as they are growing up, would be to stop and take a look at life because it passes you by. What will some tell their children when they ask, Where do babies come from? I will probably tell them the truth when I think they are ready be¬ cause in school they will learn all about it, and if 1 lie to them, they won ' t think I ' m honest, said Tom Jalovecky, junior. I am going to tell my children the absolute truth. Children do not deserve being lied to. 1 will explain it to them according to their age, making it easy to understand, said Mandi Koslow , junior. A few students said they are not going to tell their children anything about ma¬ ture topics until they think they are old enough because they want them to know the real reasons for things and not the stuff they hear on the streets. Ken Barker, junior, said, I plan to teach them (my children) the importance of respect, education, and the truth about what drugs can really do to your brain. Everything else should come natural to them. Students might tell their children how they dressed and acted when they were ophomores Renae Grace, Paula Mueller, Erika Smith and Gina Ber- tucci and freshman Tabitha Penrose learn how to bathe an infant. fcA Student Life in high school. There were many differ¬ ent styles. Will students really admit to their children what people thought of them? I would want them to understand why people act the way they do towards others who aren ' t the same, and encour¬ age them to be their self, said sopho¬ more Char Matila. Mike Dyll, senior, said, I think that everybody dresses their own way. Styles change with time. Most likely the way everybody dresses will look weird to their children. Students might save something to show their children. John Skolak, senior, said, I ' ll probably still have my jacket so I can show them. Some of (the styles) might still be around in 10 or 15 years, so they will probably see (the styles), anyway.

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ome say it ' s the ultimate high Fifties music, jean jackets, cruising and mini skirts were all fads and fash¬ ions of the past that have made a come¬ back. One of the most talked about fads was skateboarding. Although popular during the early 1970 ' s, skateboarding improved in style, and its comeback was even bigger than its debut. Launching off a 10-foot high ramp, one can either do a Boneless or an A- method. An Ollie, Acid Drop, McTwist, and a Russian Boneless with a Saranw- rap may be done after hours of practice. I skateboard with almost all the kids most people consider punks, but they ' re just kids who want to be different and unique, ' ' commented John Skolak, sen- Skating was considered a sport due to the skater ' s desire for competition, and, as in all other sports, skateboarders must practice to do well. I think it takes more talent to skate than to play football. Everybody can catch or throw a foot¬ ball, ' ' said Chris Cazel, junior. There weren ' t any local competitions for skateboarders, but Chris and senior Mike Dyll had competed in Chicago at skateboard competitions during the summer. Personally, I ' m not that fond of contests because it takes away all of the fun of skating, ' ' said Chris. Empty store parking lots were the most popular place to find skaters after 10 p.m. any day of the week. We skate¬ board just about every time there is good weather. Even if it ' s a warm rainy night, we ' ll go, said John. Skating takes not only skill and bal¬ ance, but also money. You can spend around $125 for a good board, and that doesn ' t include $70 elbow and knee pads, or ramps, which are needed if you want to compete, said John. You are constantly buying new parts, but like they say; ' you pay to play ' , ad¬ ded Chris. Some students found skaters to be weird and obnoxious people. I say if your hair isn ' t normal, than neither are you. Some hairdos are okay, but when you start shaving or striping it, that ' s getting a little ridiculous, said Robert Briese, senior. Chris disagreed, I wish people wouldn ' t put down skating because it ' s something we like, and we don ' t put down other people ' s hobbies. John also disagreed, if we can ' t use a skateboard as a form of transportation, than why don ' t they outlaw bikes, mopeds and cars; they cause injuries, too! Mike had several minor accidents on his skateboard. One time about two and a half years ago I had a real bad wrist injury, but the worst was when I broke my thumb in half doing ' Street plants ' . I ' ve also almost shattered my knee fall¬ ing 11 feet, but I was okay. Over the years, skateboarding has changed from a leisure activity to a com¬ petitive sport. Many skaters agreed that competing all the time takes away some of the fun. Skateboarding isn ' t what it used to be. It used to be just having fun and skating with your friends. These days, everybody is too hung up on being the best. Skaters should look back at the old days when you just skated because it was fun. Even if you can ' t pull off the trick you wanted to that day, it shouldn ' t have to matter, commented Mike. Student Life