Stanton County High School - Trojan Yearbook (Johnson, KS)

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License plates sporting everything from names to invitations to observe a car's incredible speeds, such as Lori Mitchell's CMEFLY. were another popular form of expression. In the age of gender-benders such as Boy George and Annie Lennox, the difference between the sexes has become somewhat obscured to the consternation of the older generation. These trendy guys. Rick Stein. Jimmy Harrell. Clinton Pope, and Coy Martin say they wear earrings because they want to be different from the average male and attract attention from the op- posite sex. Music ranging from the glitter of Cyndi Lauper to the snarl of Billie Idol was another way of making oneself understood. Showing their musical preferences are Ginger Troup. Tammy Rector. Lyn Kendrick. Diane Ni- cholas. Jamie Jones, and Tammy Brown KANSAS $1 000(91 ST AUG America. Kazuko came to prefer the standardized American schedule to the rotating Japanese schedule, in which chemistry may be sixth hour Monday and second hour Tuesday. Although she enjoyed school. Kazuko relished the chance to observe Ameri- can culture first hand. She discovered that Americans are much more re- laxed and informal in their manners than their Japanese counterparts. For entertainment. Kazuko spent many of her Friday nights attending sporting events with her new found friends and adding such American slang words as bak bak and garg to her vocabu- lary. We can only hope she enjoyed her stay in America as much as we en- joyed having her. Kazuko's pretty smile as well as her fun-loving personality combine to make her a true treasure of the Orient. — Copy by Cindy Bitner

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12 Expressing It SC Style Although they must endure the protests of parents, the students of SCHS are constantly inventing new ways of self-expression. Whether they wear message t- shirts, combat fatigues, sport strange license plates or earrings, listen to kinky music or create un- usual art objects. Trojans are sure to get their points across. Message t-shirts, which became popular in the mid-1960's. show the wearer's point of view on everything from music to politics. Such t-shirts are not only fun to wear but also solve the problem of what to wear five minutes be- fore class starts. Here. Randall Lauppe displays his hunting obses- sion as well as a sense of humor. In contrast to the contemporary forms of self- expression. Kevin Eckas and Pete Montoya chose a more traditional form — art — when they collaborated to create a ceramic Trojan. The Trojan will be glazed with the help of Mr. Dexter and clothed with the help of Miss Noble. It will then be shown at area art shows and then donated to the school. Below. Pete completes some last minute detail work on the Trojan before Kevin takes it to the kiln to be fired. Kazuko Akiyama. foreign exchange student from Japan, examines an issue of Kansas mag- azine featuring Johnson's Nipp Street on its cover Combat fatigues conveyed certain feel- ings as well. According to Sandra Chaffin, an avid fatigue wearer. Tm just getting into the spirit of the hall patrol. Sandra's sentiments are shared by Shannon Chaf- fin. Lorane and Lucy Trujillo, and Lance Hoopingarner. Konnichiwa, Kansas Kazuko Akiyama. a foreign exchange stu- dent from “the land of the Rising Sun. recently came to America for a ten- month stay with the Robert Figgins family after a 19-hour journey from her home in Mito City. Japan. After arriving in Johnson. Kazuko was faced with an incredible challenge — American school. Enrolled in such difficult courses as college prep English, trigonom- etry and computer. Kazuko expected many hours of homework. But she did not anticipate the many changes from her Japanese school. Instead of bowing to teachers and wearing uniforms. Kazuko learned it is perfectly acceptable to greet teachers with a friendly “Hi and wear jeans and t-shirts to school. Kazuko also found that wearing make-up and getting permanents, strickly forbidden in Japanese schools, are common place in

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Just after me queen is announced. Cimt turns around to make sure Lance s dong rus job “Don't just stand there, do something1 Freshman Tammy Brown and her escort Coy Martin await their cue to start off the evening's festivities. Sophomore attendant Tammy Anderson and her escort Jeff Hurlburt make their way around the track. Tammy Brown, the freshman attendant, sits on the float waiting for the ball game to start. Before the kiss, Lance looks at Ashley as if to say. Are you ready for this? € “ iiuiif 'i' 14