Robert F Munroe Day School - Reflections Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Debbie Gibson Teenage Stardom Debbie is an under- aged composer, producer and preformer. She says, Writing comes naturally to me.” She is on the honor roll at school. Her favorite class is Spanish, and she is now in her fifth year. She says she has most of her classes in the morn- ing, then at noon she does “One day I would like to record al- bums in a foreign language.” her homework and later works at the studio. Also, in the future she would like to win one or two Grammys and record a “hit” duet with her fa- vorite star, Billy Joel. TOTALLY AWESOME Tubular, Bogus, Great, Narly and Dude, all words widely used in the unique under eighteen group. Teenagers use words without any one particular meaning. “Sure”, could mean “that’s what I’d expect from a ‘geezer’ like you,” “you don’t know what you are talking about,” and last but not least, Teens have “escape” words and great punctua- tion. “Yeah” can mean “great”, but the shortened version of “yeah” doesn’t mean “great” at all. Al- though the way teens think they all mean, “you’ve ru- ined my life!” So for the normal teen it would be “GREAT” (SLAM), “SURE” (STOMP), and “YEAH” (ABRUPTLY TURNING ■? “you’ve ruined my life”. And of course, we can’t ignore their own style of emphasis by which the meaning of the word is indicated. Tone and pitch as well as the duration of their inflection carries its own special meaning. HEAD).” So, when you start to understand “teen vocab- ulary don’t feel bad when you figure out all these mean “you’ve ruined my life”, because in the teen’s world, this “life” that they speak of, lasts only about 10 minutes. Green? I Green? Blue? Yellow? Red? Decisions! Decisions! Which do I wear with my pink dress? Do 1 dare use the frosted? Do I match my eyes or my dress? Maybelline and other companies provided a new fashion line to make you “Color Coordinated” and glamorous at the sametime. “Show everyone your ‘TRUE COLORS’ with color mascara.” No matter what the occasion, color was in. And parents nev- er really objected unless you looked like two, blue garage doors when you blinked!

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Battle of the Bulge Guys Fight it Too! “Man, I need to get rid of this gut!” “Yeah? Me and you both” This conversa- tion could be heard on al- most any day between any number of guys walking around campus. Some people had no prob- lem with the situation while others had to work to keep that old friend away. There were various paths to follow to attain the goal. Some people liked to run to stay fit, but most people saw no rea- son to run unless they were being chased or were chasing something. A different approach to solving the problem was weight lifting. People put forth the effort, and watched their middle swell reduce. They could see their muscle tone be- come more defined. A second form of weight lifting would usu- ally take place in the home about 6:00. Every- body would sit down and start lifting some sort of good tasting weight from the table, to the mouth. As this would soon take its toll, many embarked on a diet. With the ever- present tempters around, it seemed that one need- ed every bit of will power to stay away from the fridge. After you get rid of a few pounds and get back into last year’s jeans you invariably decide to hit the long awaited “seefood” diet; if you see food, eat it. Well, there’s always tomorrow to get back into those pants! Are You A Leader or A Follower? 1. There’s a new movie playing downtown that you (alone) are dying to see. What do you do? a. Go by yourself. b. Beg your mother to go with you. c. Wait until it’s on TV. 2. You and your best friend de- cided ages ago to go to the same college and room togeth- er. Now you want to attend a small college known for its English department, and she’s interested in a big engineering school. You a. Go to her school — it’s sure to have a few good English courses. b. Pick a school that offers both majors but specializes in neither. c. Apply to the college you like best. 3. Everyone in your math class cheats on tests, but it makes you feel guilty. On the next exam, you a. Give answers to only your closest friends. b. Tell your classmates you won’t help them this time. c. Stay home and pretend you’re sick. 4. You’re about to leave a par- ty, but you suspect the guy who’s driving you has had way too much to drink. Nobody else seems worried, and the driver insists he’s “just had a couple of beers.” You a. Get into the car — your house is first, anyway. b. Refuse to get in but tell your friends they can do what they like. c. Take the keys away from him and get your parents to drive everyone home. 5. All the kids in town dress as if they’ve just stepped out of an L.L. Bean catalog, but you’d like to don more elegant duds, a la Madonna. What do you do? a. Toss out your pink tur- tleneck and head for a big fash- ion emporium. b. Buy a few sleek things now but don’t wear them until you go to college. c. Learn to love intialed sweaters, khaki pants, and duck shoes. 6. You’ve developed a crush on the class brain, but your friends say dating him could lower your popularity quo- tient. You a. Adore him from afar. b. Ignore your friends’ ad- vice and date him anyway. c. Date him on the sly. 7. A few girls have decided to start a sorority with only the most popular girls in class. They’ve invited you to join, but not your best friend, Meg. You feel bad that she’s been excluded, so you a. Ask if Meg could be con- sidered for membership soon. b. Say if Meg can’t join, you won’t join. c. Promise Meg you will still be friends. copyright 1988 by Triangle Communication Inc. All rights reserved. 1 a. 3 b. 2 c. 1.2. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3. 3. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1.4 a. 1 b. 2 c. 3. 5. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1. 6. a. 1 b. 3 c. 2. 7. a. 2 b. 3 c. 1. Scoring 17-21 points: You're a trim leader. You don’t worry whether others approve of the things you do. They may say. She's so unusual. but they probably admire you for it. 12-16 points: You’re just dying to do things your own way. but you’re still a little sorried about what others will think. 7-11 points: You probably think. Some were born to lead, some to follow — I’m a born follower. Bo warned: You could end up going through life doing what everyone else wants, instead of what you want. 64 Mini Mag

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66 Sixth grade shows their patriotism during As Lynsley Smith tries to make a better grade on her book report by dressing up as the celebration o the Constitution’s birth- Cleopatra, she amuses her classmates. day. Classes Tina Basford 10-25 Lindy Beverett 2-19 Trent Carter 7-17 Steve Fruzon 12-29 Amanda Helms 1-10 Robert Howell 10-24 Laura Linch 6-25 Ashley May 6-10 Mary Hilliard McMillian 10-27 Melinda Michael 7-28 Clark Odom 1-7