San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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2 The Myth 0f High School Perhaps the fact that myths call to mind something other than the real world is why I think of high school in terms of being a myth. It actually has the potential for being quite a number of myths simultaneously. However, the two that are most prominent are the images of high school being either a never-never land or something similar to Youth Authority. Ever since you were old enough to distinguish the big kids from yourself, the big kids were either idolized or shunned. Depending on Mommy's conception of high school, you were either told, Instead of walking by Johnny's house on the way to your Grandmais, I want you to turn right at the corner, go down three blocks, turn left and go two more blocks. Johnny and his friends are outside working on their choppers, tas if that explained itj or you were told, Why don't you stop and talk to Johnny on the way to your Grandma's? He's out cutting the grass. You might pick up some good habits. When you're older and you are finally in high school, you are so brainwashed as to what it is all about, even you believe it. Are you one of the people who were told that high school is hardwork, sweat, and toil? Or maybe you were told that it is the time to live it up, party, date, and in general, have fun! If you are of the first breed, you probably believe your teachers in Jr. High, Ml want you to write the questions, write all the . answers, choose the correct answer, and explain why you picked that answer. Yes I know each question is a page long, but thatls the way you'll have to do it in high schoolf' Now that you are in high school, the teacher says, Answer the questions on page 29. lnvariably, someone asks if they must write the questions. The teacher answers, Of course not! Just write the number and the letter of the answer. Yet, you are so conditioned as to how much time and effort this should take, it still takes you the same amount of time to do this assignment as it would if you wrote out each question. Maybe you are of the other breed of student. Now don't get all excited, youire so busy having fun that you don't know how much you hate it. When was the last time you had a good night's sleep? Sleep? you say, who needs it? l'm having fun! Well let's just take a look at a typical Saturday in the life of a girl who is spending her high school days having 4'fun . Despite the fact that she didn't get home until 3:00 Friday night, Jane gets up at 7:00 to go jogging-she has to keep her figure trim. She puffs back into the house at 8:00 and takes a shower. After a nutritious breakfast fconsisting of half'a grapefruitj she spends an hour doing her hair in the casual day-look. At 9:00 she leaves to go shopping, but she's back by 10:00 because that is when the sun is strong, and she needs to keep up her tan. What did she buy? Nothing! She didn't even have time to get to the store. At 10:30 Pete callsg she talks to him for an hour and they decide that he will come over for lunch and a swim at l:O0. Just as she is hanging up, the doorbell rings. It's Tom just dropping by because he was in the neighborhood . As 12:30 rolls around she starts to consider pushing him out the door. He finally leaves after she promises to have dinner with him. While she is making Pete's lunch, she remembers that she is going to the movies with David that night. Meanwhile Pete arrives. After they eat fPete has a submarine sandwich, Jane has a piece of dry toast.J she pushes him in the pool, and runs inside to call Tom. Obviously, Tom is upset. Especially when she says she can't go because she has to wash her hair. This is partially true, however because by the time Pete leaves at 5:00, she has to wash her hair and put it up in an evening style. Jane gets ready by 6:00 and then calls Susie on the phone to tell her everything that has happened so far. She is still on the phone when Dave arrives, and she says a hurried goodbye. After the movie, they go to a party which is actually very dull, but Jane is so flustered by now, that she doesn't even notice. She strolls in early tonight fit's only 2:00J because tomorrow is Sunday and she'll have to find time to do all this and go to church! Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Are you one of these myths? CThe people in these pictures are not connected with the story,J ' 1 mf- if iv 's

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