St Louis Country Day School - Codasco Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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fi 1 N 2' ret! 7,1 V 'I Mega?- 'iq w-, ai, . Sul. M W- .1W!'0,1' 'line M KEEPING WARM LUOKI CCJOL. the parking lot would have revealed more than just a few Levi s blue jean jackets and glasses Not only did these become fads among teen agers around the country in previous years but this type of dress also became a neces sity for hitting it big in the social scene at Country Day If a student happened to lose or misplace his Vuar nets it was really no prob lem because they were easy to come by The tradition it- self began in France There were many types and styles of Vuarnets and jean jackets on campus. Red, white, blue, or black mir- rored shades were fre- quently seen and seen through, some even with foldable rims. The most common jean jacket was the tone washed blue.L Gap jean jacket. However, it fr, g A visit to Country Day via C chic pairs of Vuarnet sun- g, 9 , - 1 .s I Y ' 1 B--fi U If U-S-. -Q mv. if . t Vw, , The wrist bracelet, a colorful fad at C.D.S, provided inspiration to its wearer. was possible to see a black, faded blue, bleached white, or even pink jacket, the lat- ter being more popular at M.I. Pins, peace signs, and Grateful Dead sketches could be found anywhere on the jackets, expressing an in- dividual belief or a mark of originality. While most administrators felt that jean jackets violated the dress code and were not substitutes for blazers, stu- dents still followed the trend. Said senior Chris Hib- bard, Students mostly want to follow the trends, but the jackets could be an attempt to express individual artistic values, like with bleach-spot- ted jackets. Whatever the case, jean jackets were here to stay, a fad in '87 and for years to come. by Ken Brakebill Making a fashion statement, senior Fritz Faerber models his jean jacket and his wrist bracelet. To the dismay of the Administration. jean jackets often replaced sport coats. Old Fadsfll

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---- i 1 . '1i 'f': i1mii.?-Ii+..:ii!'?' .17 3 l 3 , i WRAPPED Annu D WRI T What's that on your wrist? A significant number of students this year decided. to take up a new and colorful. fad - wrist bracelets. Brace-i lets were only for girls, or so, most people had thought.. But students didn't seem toi mind any preconceptions. These bracelets first, emerged at Country Day last year, but were considered commonplace in '87. Water polo and football players even wore them during A EW KI K T0 -- ADWSOEY games. .Usually they were made by girlfriends, howev- er, some students ventured out and made them on their own. To make the bracelets, you take three or more pieces of different colored string all of equal length. Braid the pieces of string and tie them together to complete the bracelet around your wrist. The only method of remov- ing the colorful band from your wrist is by untying the the string. But, as the bracelets were a fad, they were sure to go the way of the hula hoop or Rubik's Cube. However, as Doug Bitting predicts, These bracelets are so pop- ular among the lower grades, it is unlikely they will die out after this year. if by Pele i uthrika 2 Red brick, white sum, jacket: Reis knot, or in some cases cutting Everyday, the lowerg schoolers played football, onl and off the field. They evenj played in the morning beforei different advisories playing against each other. Usually, two games were played at ionceg one game took place school, dressed in coats andi- between Warson Road and ties. One carpool driver said, I love it, all those little kids playing in their nice clothes, but don't they get dirty? No, one student replied, we only play touch. When asked if the smell bothered them or their teachers, an- other student replied, No it doesn't bother us or our teachersg we just look tired and sweaty. Lower schoolers also played advisory football on Friday afternoons, right before lunch. This involved l0fNew Pads the lower school, the other between Warson Road and the library. Did they enjoy the early morning and Fri- day afternoon scrimages? The answer was an unani- mous, Yes! One student went as far to say, It's great. We really need the exercise. by Chris Teutenberg Closing in, David White, Class 7, tries to avoid being touched by the defense in an after-school football game. i r l I V the spirit of the .

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l SNACK ATTACK Where was everybody? During a free period, where could a student go if he had finished all of his homework and had nothing to do? Where could he go if he needed something to snack on? What about the Com- mons Room or the book- store? No, they were too bor- ing. What could a student do if he was hungry, but lunch wasn't so appealing? Well, this year, a new snack bar was instituted by the ad- ministration as a get-away where students could relax, snack on some candy, or down a soda. lt's better than the book- store, said sophomore Wolfe Grande, because there's a better selection to CLEANING LIP 00,9 AC T , choose from than in the bookstore last year. This feeling was shared by many students. As Sproule Love explained, I think it's a great place to go because there is no monitor or teach- er always looking over you. Everyone was excited about the new addition of the snack bar, and why shouldnlt they have been? It's just what underclassmen neededg food to cure some of the hun- gries. One could truly say that the snack bar was a success, and was well received by the en- tire student body. It was the place to look when a student asked the question, Where is everybody? by Eric Reichardt Those of us who were a part of CDS before 1983 remem- ber, for one thing, lunch. Lunch was served family- style, with students seated by advisory group. Two stu- dents from each advisory group were assigned as waiter. They would get the food from the kitchen, serve it at the table, and clean up the table afterwards, con- cluding their job with the loud cry of Head Waiter! A change Dr. Johnson made early as headmaster was that of switching the dining hall to cafeteria-style, in which the students were free to sit wherever they wished and to get their own food. This in- creased the freedom at lunch, but also created the need for someone to clean up after the students. So the administration cre- l2fSnack Bar ated the dining hall assis- tants. Students in the mid- dle and upper schools, be- sides seniors, were chosen to devote a free period each day of the week for six weeks to clean up after the students. The obvious drawback was that it meant the removal of five free periods a week. Ex- cuses from duty were rare and subject to the mood of the faculty member in charge. The only advantage was the honor of moving to the front of the line at lunch. Of course, not all students were opposed to this system. As sophomore Hidi Yama- moto said, I think the stu- dents should be proud of the responsibilty the school has given them. Hidi, inciden- tally, never was an assistant. by Bob Mahoney I Ggog P369 Yu, LMP x , ' .1 l