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

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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

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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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OF attention nyone observing the cam- pus carefully would notice several hangout accommo- dations provided for a stu- dent's convenience, includ- ing the ’pit', the phones, the lockers, the career center, and the ever-pop- ular vending machines. How could a student survive with- out vending machines? Indeed; They are life savers for many. Re- sponses to the question of whether or not vending machines are a necessi- ty to everyday life here were similar. Of course I think they're a necessi- ty! I'd starve without them. Too bad they're not open more often though!” Jennifer Ceynowa stated. The career center, kept organized by Carol McDonald has been a ha- ven for students. People go there for a range of purposes, such as work permits to job and military informa- tion or just to sit at a table and catch up on your homework. What would life be like without lockers? Fortunately, students wer- en't apt to find out. What do they like most about having them? I love not having to take my books home everyday, I can just leave them in my locker,” Michelle Alvis said. Who uses the pay phones? Why just about everyone does at least once. Tanya Pine replied, What, no phones? My God, without pay phones, I wouldn't be able to keep up with outside life!” Long hair, Levis, and leather vests is what you’d see if you were to check out the pit”. Who are some of the common people who hang out at the covered picnic tables, and why do they hang out at that particular place? Sue Martin answered that with a smile, Some of my best party pals hang out there! Well having all this sure helps make ST a much more pleasant place to be. By Scout Mason. WHATS MY COMBINA- 0TION? tudents con- verso with tnends during brook at their lockers. I love having lockers. I only wish they were bigger.” Christy Garcia says. Photo by Scout Ma- son. he bell finally rings. Students bolt for the open air, and the usual gather- ing places on cam- pus be- come . . . Hang-outs 29