St Teresas Academy - Avila Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Top left and top center: Just a sample of the ac- complices in the number one way to kill time after school — eating. Above: Fashion is a way to express a person’s creativity.” said sopho- more. Holly Read. The latest fashion colors are displayed at Aca Joe in Seville Square. Bottom center: Westport Road is one of the more fre- quented shopping areas in the city. Left: One ways good nd M SI of killing time billboard the II

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Three to six p.m. These hours span a time when neither mind nor body are yet well enough to tackle school related perplexities. The practice most frequently em- ployed by students to kill these grueling hours of admitted waste was captured in one word by Sophomore Erin Gunter: EAT!” A random survey showed that eating is the most popular pastime for after school hours. Junior Tashia Kline had a more refined way of putting it: I eat a bowl of Cap'n Crunch and watch Oprah Winfrey. The option that came in a close second in the informal survey was sleeping. Ju- nior Lisa Simpello gave a blatant look of disgust when she discovered that people could do anything but sleep during these blissful hours. Several people agreed with Susan McCalla who said: Who’s got time to waste — I go home and do homework!” Susan’s response is typical of juniors. The stress of juggling Latin III, Honors Algebra II, Humanities and Honors Chemistry is frequently overlooked. Kate Koenig’s response opens other doors: After school I sometimes go to work, though I often go to Westport.” AHHH Westport. The Greenwich Village of Kansas City. This is the territory of the truly Kul”, where every once in a great while they can be seen in a rare exposure to daylight. Individual expres- sion is flaunted and absorbed by all the senses here. With stores like Asiatica Ltd. and Off Broadway, a theater like the Tivoli, and good eats to be found at Mar- io’s, Torre’s or Murray’s, cultural hori- zons expand by leaps and bounds. We must not forget the ever popular invention of Mr. Alexander Graham Bell — yes, the telephone. Eileen Fern sums up the whole idea, I talk on the phone — the whole time — I’m serious!” These sentiments are shared by Junior Kate Sargent and Senior Jennifer Langle as well. How many times have you received a phone call from your best friend just when you actually were making an effort to do something productive? And so it goes — your best effort at passing your algebra exam flys right out the window. The possibilities for killing time are as diverse as our student body. A combina- tion of mental and physical activity is suggested by Annette Maggard. After school I participate in T.V. game shows. You know — yell the answers to the id- iots on Jeopardy. Oh — this is done while consuming the entire contents of our well stocked refrigerator.” From three to six p.m. students seem to be trapped in a twilight zone of inde- cision. They are torn between the desire to do everything and the desire to do nothing at all. The tension of these hours and the toll they take on students are best illustrated by the words of Senior Laura Lyon. Believe it or not, I make lists — lists of what to do and then lists to list what order to do those in. Nothing gets done, it’s all for posterity. After that I babble — to anyone — about anything — even to my mother — am I babbling?”

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each person has had at least one name. In the past, this name was an original because the communities were small and communication mini- mal. However, as these communites grew larger, the possibilities for an original name grew slim, and people be- gan to repeat. Often times, names were taken from others especially to honor the person whose name was repeated. Today, this tradition is still followed. Sophomore Kristin Milavec explains, My mom admired Ricky Nelson's wife, Kristin, and chose my name from her.” Honoring another person is an obvi- ous choice, but inspiration can come from surprising places. Jenny Chapin, junior, explains, When my mom was choosing a name, the song 'Jennifer Ju- niper’ by Donovan came on the radio, and it struck her as the perfect name.” Freshman Jennifer Reiter adds, My mom told me that during the early 70’s, the movie 'Love Story’ was popular. The main character’s name was Jennifer, and many parents, like my mom, named their daughters after her.” Taking a look at St. Teresa’s more recent past, we find that ten years ago the most popular names were Cather- ine, Susan, and Mary. Flip open this year’s student roster and one name leaps out — Jennifer. Close behind in frequency are Amy and various forms of Christine. Webster defines a name as the title by which any person is known. At STA the question is, which person? If the name Jennifer echoes down the hallway, no fewer than 37 girls could reply. This can definitely lead to confusion. I hear my name all the time and always turn my head. I hate it. There are too many Amys,” ex- plains junior Amy Sloan. Senior Kristine Curley responds, The problems I find with having a popular name is that there are so many different forms of it. People always seem to get confused and often times cut my name short. I I hate it. There are too many Amys.” — Amy Sloan hate it when people call me Kris. By the way, that’s Kristine with a K.” Although many people have the same name, the individuals may have many differences. There is something unique about each person that distinguishes one from the other. For each of us, our name may represent a different mean- ing of ourself. Above: Senior Amy Hydeman frequently wears this expression as she hears her name echoing around her. Above center: Jennifer who? Just a few of the possibilities: Back row: Jennifer Hodg- den. Jenny Solomon. Jennifer Peppard, Jennifer Fuentes, Jennifer Chapin. Jennifer O’Neil. Jenni- fer Delich, Jennifer Nunez, Jennifer Reyes, and Jenny Estrada. Front row: Jennifer White, Jenni- fer O’Connor, Jennifer Langle. Jennifer Wenzl, and Jenny Cascone. 12