Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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Anticipation ...continued BREAKING A SCORELESS tie ,junior Arville Crawford cele- brates his touchdown which gave North the lead, but surren der to the Lions losing 7 to 28. My dad was telling me a joke, thank God he was or I would have fainted and knocked over a ROTC guy. said Camille Diamond as she and her father proceeded to the platform. Homecoming cont 19 ,Y or I

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p-..,, , 11 Caring and sharing, or worrying about their teen, make them Clreil Students loved them with all their hearts, while sometimes hat- ing them for enforcing a midnight curfew. Such conflicting emotions resulted when a teen's desire for independence was pitted against the parent's desire to protect. And becoming more indepen- dent started with the first day of grade school. When I took Bridget to kinder- garten I was excited, and enthusi- astic about her learning, said Bridget Raab's mother, Jean, but also sad and frightened about her growing up. Some parents might have won- dered how the years passed so quickly. After seven years of grade school, junior high was a new adventure. There was supposed to be this generation gap but I never saw it, said senior Chris Welling's father Jim. I had the idea that junior high was going to be filled with bad influences, but now I don't think so. Then, after high school started, came that first car date. I was just a little scared, hop- ing that the kid could drive better than she could, senior Jenny Saucerman's mother, Beverly, said. Along with car dates came cur- fews and the inevitable conflicts. Even though I know they Ccur- fewsl have a reason, I hate them, junior Cindy Cyrier said. They give parents some type of order. Some kids absolutely need them, others can just govern themselves, said Mrs. Saucerman. Jenny knows what is appropriate and, if not, we talk about it. Besides curfews and dates, stu- dents tried to juggle extra activi- ties and jobs, and tried to save money for clothes or college. I try really hard to put half my check in the bank every week, said Cyrier. My parents also encourage me to save my money, because if I go out of state to school, I have to pay the difference from an in-state school cost. When students were fed up with life and school, it seemed that parents were always there to say, This is the best time of your life. I keep a book of all the things that Ben has been involved in, said Leslie Daniels, senior Ben Shields' mother. It's more for him to be able to look back on and say, 'I did some really neat stuff ' Through everyday life, spend- ing hours before and after school, for one reason or another it seemed students saw less and less of their parents. Very seldom do We have time ts to sit and talk at the dinner table because someone is either coming or going, said parent Lee Wright. But we try to make time for Sheila, and just sit and talk. Even when students took a break from homework or just school life, whether watching Cosby, Alf or Knots Landing, the homework haunted them. Dad wants me to make sure I spend enough time on school work, said Cyrier. I have to make at least C's, said Raab. If I don't, I get in trou- ble. When students had troubles with life, often friends, teachers and other parents heard it first. And sometimes their own parents were left out. I'd like to think we have had an open and honest relationship, but I'm sure, like any teenager, friends are easier to talk to, said Mrs. Daniels. But I think he could come to us with anything good or bad. My mom has always been there for me, said junior Angie Gilliland. No matter what, she is more of a friend than a parent. Whether students loved their parents or hated them at the moment, students usually knew that parents never stopped loving their children. fC0py by Monie 'My mom always been there for Junlor Angie Gilliland. 1 has me, said Parents - 21