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

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 E J i v e n though all twins are not identi- cal, they all share a spe- cial emo- tional bond. There are good points and bad points, but most twins feel that the advantages overrule the hard- ships. JUST HANG- □ING AROUND. alking belween classes. John ana Paul McClen- don discuss their chances of passing English. Because of looking alike. They were surprised to iind out. that they weren't identical twins. At tho time we didn't know there was such a thing as fraternal •ins. Photo by Su- zanne Nelson. they say that everyone has a look-alike somewhere in the world, but there are people who have them close to home. Twins. Identical or fraternal, most twins look similar when they are young, then break the mold when they grow up. Although most people think that twins are always identical, fraternal twins can be boy girl, or same sex combinations that don't look alike. Most parents know they are going have twins before the birth. Frater- nal twins Kelly and Scott Economy, said they played very well together when they were young. Twins are said to have very special bonds that no one else shares. One summer, when Scott was at soccer camp, Kelly was at home and got a weird feeling that her brother was in trouble. Her parents dismissed the feeling as imagination. In fact, Scott had been injured by a kick in the head during a soccer game. When Scott's hurt- ing, I know — I can feel it. stated Kelly. Being twins can create many problems. Overprotectiveness or bossiness on the part of the older sibling, and car sharing makes for rough weekends. Having the same birthday is hard, also. Time, instead of going to one person, is divided between the two kids. For this rea- son, a lot of twins will celebrate their birthdays a week apart and have dif- ferent parties. This is difficult if they have the same friends, like Jeff and Jody Higdon. They often feel like they hang around each other too much and there is no indepen - dence, as they have a strong influ- ence on one another. is not all bad. There is always some- one on the same level to talk to, someone to communicate with, ac- cording to Jeff Higdon. Many of the people interviewed felt that a big plus to having a twin of the opposite sex is being able to scam on their siblings's friends. Most would rather have a twin tan not, though, just be- cause of the fact that they're not used to anything else. By Suzanne Nelson.

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CHECKING OUT THE PER- SONALS. K r canning the local IV section. Tom and Jell Kerrigan are caught in the library. When asked how they felt about being twins, both of them replied. But we don't even look alike! Pholo by Su- zanne Nelson. LOOKING OVER CLASS ASSIGNMENTS. ■ iscussing their similar term pa- pers due. Mathieu Wisz looks over his sister Tara's shouldor. It's rad because we re sup- posed to be twins, but we're complete oppo- sites. Pholo by Su- zanne Nelson.

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ANYBODY GOT A DIME hankful for be- ing at the front of the line. Jack Heckerman buys some food from the vending machine. A guy could starve without them! Jack explained. Photo by Darin Walker. REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE. istening intently for a response to her call is senior Sophie Fletcher. “I don't know what I'd do without campus phones. They're almost a neces- sity.” Photo by Darin Walker. HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS. rf? or some students, the pit UfJ is a common place to meet at lunch. Keith Wilkinson said. It keeps you dry dunng rainy season, and keeps you cool on hot days.” Photo by Scout Ma- son. Student Life 28