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

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Far left: Sophomores Jennifer Hodgden and Amy Bell show their ap- preciation for Stacy Ni- gro — someone with a different name. Left: Senior Kristan Hiebert double checks to make sure she has received her paper. 13

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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

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Fashion and music, music and fash- ion. All of us are highly aware of each. The design or picture on an album cover is often a clue to the type of music being presented. The design and style of a person's dress often re- flects the character within. Both can catch our eye, prompting us to take a second look. What we see may give us a glimpse of the future or remind us of a snapshot from the past. Either way, we know that the styles we wear and the music we hear help us define our pre- sent point in time. This past year has been one of many revivals. Reminiscent of the 50’s was the movie Stand By Me”. After its re- lease, society saw the unearthing of dress and music from this Golden Era”. This rebirth was spurred on by another hit movie, Peggy Sue Got Married”. Combined, these sound- tracks contained such hits as Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly and Stand By Me” by Ben E. King. Among other hits sprung from these movies were Lolli- pop” and Great Balls of Fire”. Also making waves this year were Don Johnson and Bruce Willis. Both had hit albums, as well as a hit T.V. show: Miami Vice” and Moonlighting” re- spectively. They were also knocked down by the critics for possessing no talent but each skyrocketed up the charts — obviously someone likes them. Due to these various revivals, changes in fashion have ensued. Spe- cific examples of these changes for girls are cuffed jeans, high school letter jackets, bobby socks and penny loaf- ers. For guys, the crew cut (prodded by football hero Brian Bosworth) has made its comeback along with skateboards and high tops. A look at trends within our school revealed the following. Headwear. This year saw BOWS! So inspired by Marilyn Monroe and her eighties counterpart, Madonna. Black seems to be the most popular. Black velvet, black with pearls, black with rhinestones — anything goes. Plaid bows were a big hit, too, especially dur- ing the holiday season. Tops and bottoms: Tops are some- what restricted due to the well en- forced uniform code, though oversized sweaters are often donned in addition to the uniform. Bottoms consist of an- kle length leggings, in some cases even pants or patterned tights. Footwear: Loafers and docksides are still staple items but they no longer dominate the market. The Esprit ankle boot took school by storm as did the black Beatle boot. Flat Chinese slippers personalized with bleach and paint and even several pairs of bowling shoes were flaunted. Fashion and music this year proved that history does in fact repeat itself, with minor modifications and adjust- ments. The changes are simply the di- versity of the people and their capacity to imagine and create. 14