Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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JrOOM OF ONE’S OWN Where do you go to escape the pressures of school, your friends, or family? Sixty-nine percent of the students polled replied that they go into their bedroom and shut the door (the results of the other students polled, just for the record, are: 15% meditate in a Buddhist temple, 12% sit on top of the bandshell in Washington Park, and 4% retreat into that vast waste of oblivion - space). Your room is one of the only rooms in the world that you have total control This picture shows the aftermath of a rushed morning in a typical teenage girl’s room. In contrast to the above picture, this room is neat and orderly. over. Depending on your parents, you may have total control of the decorating or just stand by as the new wallpaper your mom fell in love with goes up. Even if your mom chose the bedspread and carpet, it can still be identified as your room because it is inevitable that you’ll leave your mark there. Whether it’s the photos of friends you have nicely framed and arranged on your bedside table, or the smelly sock that is STILL hanging from your curtain rod, it’s your room. Your Room 19

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T----------------------- . PEAKING WITHOUT WORDS If you ask anyone how they communicate, they’d probably say by “talking”. However, has it ever occurred to you that body language dominates vocal communication? Body lingo is often used without consciously realizing it, although these subtle gestures say things much more effectively and may reflect true feelings, no matter how hard you try to disguise them. Body talk doesn’t lie. No matter how energetic you may want to appear, slouching behind the desk, chin in hand, is a dead giveway that you are feeling the effects of the previous weekend. Or, what about when someone catches your eye and you do a “double- take”, making it OBVIOUS that that someone is worth reckoning. Finally, picture this: Friday, noon, you’ve just discovered you have totally blown a test. But you aren’t as concerned with that as you are with your hot date that evening and you are all smiles, and it shows. All of these things are examples of how bodily mannerisms give away true emotions. -Lori Scott Confusion and frustration overtake Cathy Drzewiecki while she is on the phone during the play Pajama Game. 18 Student Life

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FADS A Hair-Brained Adventure You ask me why my hair always looks the same? I’ll tell you my tail. Just the other day, I was walking down the street and I saw my friend, Harry. I couldn’t believe it was him because I hairdly recognized him with his new hairdo. I asked him where he had it done. He replied, “Barette-a’s Beauty Parlor on the other part of town. It really looked mahvelous and I told him so. Harry told me that he was studying to become a beautician and had learned so much lately about hair. The only bad thing about the school is my instructor. He is so pomp(ador)ous! Being the smart guy that I am, I saw this meeting as luck because, as my tresses were getting lengthy and unruly, I needed some advice on a new cut and this was free. After asking his opinion, he said, Well, Bob, the wind blown look is really hot. All you need is a little layering and a can of mousse, or, you could opt for short and sleek and get a real buzz job!” This advice sounded wonderful to me. I couldn’t st(r)and to wait to get my hair cut, so I immediately made an appointment. I was so fired up that when I finally went to get it cut, I chickened out. That’s why my hair looks the same, and that’s the long and short of it. •Bob Geoff Hewlett stares off into space trying to remember if he combed his hair this morning. He sports one of the hottest new looks in hair in 1986. Swatch It; They’re Here! This year many people laid to rest the traditional timepieces that have donned their wrists for so many years and made the switch to Swatch. Swatch, which comes from Swiss Watch, has become one of the most popular watches since Timex. They are made of plastic bands which come in colors that range from white to hot pink (non- scented or fruit scented), with faces that are covered with checks, polka- dots, paisley prints, or stripes, instead of numbers; Swatches are easy to spot. What is it that people like so much about Swatches? Some like them just because they’re in style, and others prefer to Swatch themselves because they’re so wild- looking and go with just about any of the new bright colored fashions that are worn today. Another trend in wrist accessories are rubber bracelets, such as those made popular by rock star Madonna. Worn in multiple numbers or alone. these thin, rubber bracelets are in all sorts of colors, but black is most commonly worn. Many girls who wanted to have the complete look added gold or silver bracelets and even rubber rings to match. In any case, whichever style you prefer, the results of the new fashions for wrists were certainly proven to be bright ideas. -Cathy Drzewiecki Button Up Your T-Shirt T-shirts and buttons are fads that exist among teenagers today. You can find buttons and T-shirts almost anywhere. Sometimes they have hidden messages. For example, buttons say; Who knows, who cares, why bother? and state most students’ every thought. T-shirts like reckless describe most students’ ability to drive. Are we having fun yet? is a popular button and also a question that comes up in almost every class. Whatever happened to the plain, white T-shirt? Well, alot of them are now being worn under sweaters and jackets. Some of them are being dyed colors like soft pink, bright yellow, and mint green. They are long and big, short and cut-off. The long and big T-shirts appeal to girls who wear stirrups, and the short cut-off T-shirts appeal to guys who wear sweats and want to show off their many muscles. Besides T-shirts, buttons have become an important accessory to today’s fashions. Most buttons today accompany jackets; anything from letter jackets to winter jackets to jeans jackets. Buttons and T-shirts are worn together, too. People who wear buttons always have silly little grins on their faces. Go up to them and read their button, and you’ll probably find out why! -Lori Grams 20 Off The Record Swatch It! They're Here! Swatches have invaded Lon Grams's life!