Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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0 Flashing a grin. Showing her pearly whites. Wendy Friz zelle laughs at some teasing from her close friends. Threo fourths of the way done with her book, she does not get dis- couraged easily. Photo by Suzanne Nel- son. Many people have dreamed of writing a book, but few have ever accomplished it. Wendy Frizzelle, one of these few, has. .NOS HL IDEA ight years ago, Wendy Frizzelle realized she had a talent for writ- ing. Wendy writes to escape from reality when things get tough. For example, after the death of her mother, Wendy spent weeks writ- ing poetry. She describes her sto- ries as just writing down day- dreams. She writes because she wants to make people think and to explain things to them. Wendy is currently working on a novel con- sisting of a nineteen year old girl living on her own in a beach house. Stacie Anderson, one of the few people that has seen her work, thinks Wendy has x unique way of bringing people into a story. Some of the problems Wendy has encountered are laziness and getting sidetracked. She'll get halfway done with a story or poem and put it aside for weeks some- times because she gets bored with it. At times she feels like she has to force ideas out of her head, al- though Tiffani Lofton, another friend, says she can't wait until she's done so I can read her book because the writing totally reflects Wendy. Albert Camus, who wrote The Stranger and The Plague, is Wendy's favorite author. Al- though he has a morbid sense of humor, she says, his represen- tations of human conflict are accu- rate. Wendy can express her feelings by writing on emotional and unrealistic topics. Sometimes she feels she would like to be fam- ous, but realizes that most well- known authors become famous after death. Although Wendy wants to study Creative Writing, she will probably end up major- ing in Business Communications and minoring in Creative Writing because she thinks that Business Communications is more practical and will provide a more steady in- come. By Suzanne Nelson. Seniore 155“

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What a character. Here we see Lance Pardue expressing great pride for his vast collection of beer bottles. 1 love getting up in the morning and looking at my bottles, Lance ex- claims, It's just another reason to got out of bed. Photo by Ian Kopczynski. Whi lile collect- ing beer bottles may sound odd, Lance Pardue in- sists that it is a le- gitimate hobby. His mother con- tends, however, that when it comes to Lance . THERE’S TROUBLE BREWING People 156 ... ost people are satisfied with col- lecting stamps or building model airplanes as a hobby, but there are very few who collect beer bot- tles. Lance Pardue, however, does. “I was five years old when my Dad and I shared a Budweiser together for the first time. He gave me the bottle and I've had it ever since ... Now whenever I come across a bottle I don't have, it goes into my collection. Lance has an extensive collec- tion of beer memorabilia, ranging from antique posters, plaques, and mirrors from all over the world. His pride and joy, howev- er, are his beer bottles. He has more than sixty different bottles from countries around the globe. It looks more like a bar than a bedroom, Mrs. Pardue com- ments, I don't like it, but I can live with.” So far, Lance has lived with his collection for eleven years now, and he has no intention of getting rid of it. ‘Eventually, I want to open my own bar in the Florida Keys and call it ‘Pardue's Bar and Grill’, Lance states. I'll devote an entire wall to display my memorabilia. Despite the variety of Lance's collection, he does have a favorite bottle. I think my favorite bottle is an Indian beer called 'Punjab'. It's really rare and it was a gift from a friend who vis- ited India ... It's the centerpiece of my entire collection. No matter how one looks at it, Lance’s collection is impressive. He has taken many hours of time into building his memorabilia to the size it is today. Each bottle has its own unique space in Lance's display case. All are in chronolo- gical order; from his first Bud- weiser to his newest “Kingfish- er bottle. It's really something to see, Lance's friend Brian Dowling ex- claims, I've never seen so much beer in my life! As for the time being, Lance will have to be satis- fied with showing his collection to his friends. By Jan Kopczynski.