Stafford Senior High School - Indian Legend Yearbook (Falmouth, VA)

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SHIRLEY EPPERSON, a junior, adds final touches to the hair of junior Lisa Cleveland. Hairspray fumes are a harmful part of the cosmetology lab‘s environment. LUNCHTIME CIGARETTES are a routine for junior Cindy Pitts who smokes daily in the outside smoking “lounge.” Health Hazards 19

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AFTER SCHOOL noise pollution is c on- tributed to by Greg Flynn, a graduate, and seniors Danny Haynes and David Sumpolec. BEER and other alcoholic beverages were a common refreshment at weekend parties and activities. ‘Health Hazards) “Living is hazardous to your health,” summed up sopho- more Karen Bland, when soeaking of the various health hazards plaguing everyday life in the ‘80's. “Warning: The surgeon general has determined that cigarette smoking is danger- ous to your health.” This appeared on every cigarette package and ad, but the stu- dents still flocked to the smok- ing area. “Smoking doesn’t en- danger me now, but if bothers me to think what it could do to me when | get older,” said ju- nior Cindy Pitts. 18 Health Hazards Junk food was a part of everyone’s life. After school vending machines contrib- uted to the availability of junk food. Favorites such as Her- shey bars and Cheeto’s had more calories than nutritional value. Poor nutrition at lunch time was Compounded by the con- stant sound of the jukebox, which blared out popular tunes at high-decibel levels. A more serious health hazard dealt with alcoholic beverages and drunk driving. Due to the fact that alcoholic beverages were easy to eT east = “ Al obtain, students were offen in- troduced to drinking at parties. A chapter of $.A.D.D. (Students Against Drunk Driving) was organized. The group met reg- ularly to discuss drunk driving problems and put together a bulletin board of statistics and articles. O NOISE POLLUTION played on the cafeteria jukebox in the form of popu- lar songs is enjoyed by students such as senior Tim Ross. CHRIS HAMM, a freshman, indulges in a junk food snack, a practice com- mon among students. : sa

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AFTERNOON CHORES include feed- ing the family cows for sophomore Ja- nean Miller. “Come and get if!” called dozens of students as they yelled for their pets. It wasn’t always 9-lives or Ken-L-Ration that waited in the bowl; stu- dents kept a variety of different animal pets, from fish to ferrets, who often times required more exotic meals than the basic dog or cat food. Aaron Litten, a junior, owned a four-year-old corn snake. Aaron explained, “!l thought it would be a good conversa- tion piece. It’s bitten me three times.” The snake ate two live mice a monih. Senior Rob Lake owned a Personal pet ferret. “When | first got it this summer my sister called in Stinkly, but now it’s known as FERRET. Sophomore Beth Hall, and her brother junior Duane Hall, kept chickens in their garage. “We have fiffeen of them,” Duane stated, “we used to have one named Rocket J. Rooster, but he got eaten by a dog. | kill them, and we freeze them to eat for Thanksgiving and Sunday dinners.” At senior Wendy Crismond’s house, you could expect to see thirty-two ducks waddling around or swimming in the Pets pond. Wendy explained, “They are tame enough to eat out of your hand. We started out with two, but now we have over thirty.” Cows, pigs, horses, goats and a variety of farm animals were an everyday part of a student's life who lived on a farm. Scattering corn for the chickens, or giving the grain pellets may have been a daily chore for these students. When the call was heard, “Come and get it!” You never knew what might come run- ning. O