Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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Mini Magazine Sophomores David Kram, Jen Flueckiger. Wendy Birzer, and Scott Voeiz search tor the psychedelic heart with their names on them Painted by the student council, the hearts served both as dance decorations and as favors Sexuality... Practicality Morality • Make love, not war. cried many of the war-protesters of the 60s For over a decade. America took this advice to heart Currently the much publicized AIDS epidemic has led to increasing concern about contraceptive methods, not only to prevent pregnancy, but also as a method of disease control For the first time, health classes were shown documentary films on AIDS and sex A Norwester random survey of students showed that 80 percent considered premarital sex to be acceptable, and only 2 percent would not use a method of birth control if involved m a sexual relationship Ninety percent would have chosen condoms as a method of both birth control and disease prevention. Most students felt that a method of birth control should have been made more accessible to them Sixty-one percent felt that condoms should have been available through the school, with 55 percent wanting the condoms sold in bathroom vending machines. 21 percent wanting them sold m the school store, and 24 percent preferring condoms to be sold through health teachers On the other hand, there were those who disagreed with the idea of a birth control being made available through the school Said Mrs Floa Ripley, health teacher, I believed that the students at this school were so well-educated that it was not necessary for birth control to be sold through the school' By selling birth control in school, we would trivialize sex and encourage the consequences. said Mr Frank Cole I think that sex is senous. and kids should wait Education stood for the highest moral standards, and we couldn't make the statement that sex was okay. he continued Proponents of making birth con troi available in school did not wish to encourage promiscuity or premarital sex. but they could not deny their existence in society Unfortunately. there were those who used abortions as birth control. said Mrs Nancy Garner Better methods of birth control needed to be readily available ■ •Tl-.o n th -.U»v«y W not i»r.»ei »tviof potent ol »• 6ovd ol Education. l coHy. Of orhmnxt jto« ol Up0«r Arlngeon Sctoon Experiencing a different lifestyle Students return to UA Many teenagers dreamt of traveling abroad, but how many would have wanted to be far from everything familiar for an entire year? Two students, seniors Lara Heck and Suzanne Saathoff. put these reservations aside to spend a year in a foreign country as exchange students. Lara went to Flensburg. Germany, for her junior year. Suzanne stayed in Timary. a city in the south island of New Zealand. She lived there from the second semester of her junior year through the first semester of her senior year because the school year of New Zealand was opposite to that of the United States. For Suzanne, the only language difference was the accent, since English is the national language of New Zealand Even for Lara, language did not present a big problem. Because of my three years of studying German. I picked up the language quickly, she said. American Field Service (AFS) sponsored both girls on their year abroad. Bom considered the other AFS exchange students in their respective towns to be their closest friends They were good to talk to. because they understood what I was going through. said Lara. At times the exchange students felt homesick. Sometimes I missed my friends, but I realized I had to make the most of my year, said Suzanne. After spending a year abroad, leaving their host countries produced mixed emotions in the girls. They were anxious to return to the United States, but they felt sad to leave their new life. Suzanne commented. It was hard leaving because I didn't know if and when I would see my friends again. Returning home was another adjustment for the girls. When I came back. I thought my friends would be the same, but they weren't, said Suzanne. Suzanne and Lara agreed that their experiences abroad gave them a new outlook on life. They felt more self-confident and tolerant of other cultures. Lara said. Being independent in a foreign country gave me practice in adjusting to any situation. Both felt that the experiences would stay with them forever. ■ While spending the weekend on a farm, senior Suzanne Saathoff feeds a lamb, an activity that she said was typical of New Zealand “Shakers” providt psychedelic evenin Love was m the air and rock anc roll was in the souls of the student who attended the Valentina's Da, Dance The dance was held from 9 pm to 12 pm. at Hastings Middle School because the high school was in use that evening It would have been quite a conflict to have National Theatre for the Deaf m the theatre with a dance in the lobby.'' commented senior B Gentner. The theme was Psychedelic Hearts along with love, peace, and good karma Decorations were informal. consisting of red hearts which were spiatter-pamted and embossed with the couples' names Casual attire was suggested for the dance There were a few people who came m dresses, but most lust wore leans or slacks. said junior Jen White it was easier to dance because I wasn't all dressed up. concluded sophomore Jeanme McKenna Student Council was m charge of planning the dance and setting up decorations They sold tickets for five dollars per couple and two hundred couples purchased tickets We spent several weeks on it, stated David Krier, president I went myself and I thought it went off well The Shakers, a live band composed of high school students, played tunes by The Doors. The Grateful Dead. The Rolling Stones and other Sixties groups, in keeping with the psyhedelic theme. I liked the idea of the live band It was real- • ly mellow music. said Jeanme It was a good dance to have between the Christmas Dance and the Prom, added Jen ■ Mini magazine Student life — the right angle

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Sophomore Julie Eliol and senior John Newman share a private moment while waiting for the music to begin again Entertainment was provided by the live band. Velvet Touch, and a DJ. Because they did not get enough dancing at the Hyatt. Tracy Lee. Will Curtis, and Katie Zehnder continue to boogie at Frankie J s. the site of the after prom party. To escape the heat of the crowded ballroom floor. Rebecca Boyd and Michael Figliola of Bishop Hartley High School find their own space on the carpet surrounding the dance tiles Prom Student life — the nght angle

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Gockwarching — classroom pastime It seemed like class had lasted for hours. It must be almost over, thought a student. I won't look at the clock ... the bell will ring before I know it. he decided resolutely. Five minutes later, the student restrained himself once again. Just one little peek. he promised himself. Turning around in his chair, he froze in horror. There were still thirty minutes to go Clockwatching It happened to the best of students in the worst of classes, and the worst of students in the best of classes Unable to lose themselves in the stimulating avenues of education, they turned to a maddening form of passing the time: listening to the ticking of a clock. Some students never even got that far. I usually fell aiseep, said one senior as to why he did not watch the time. Students without watches were forced to rely on their classmates for the time. Once one person asked the person with a watch, many others followed suit. What did she say? everyone would whisper until they knew there were ten minutes left. Some students had personal tricks to help make the time go faster — or at least seem to. If you set your watch slow, then when the bell rang it made it seem like the period had gone by more quickly. said senior Sherry Lee. Watching the second hand sweep around made it seem as if at least something was happening. said junior Sam Newman. Students started putting their books away five minutes before the bell rang, a habit that annoyed many teachers. And when the last bell rang and a hard day of clock watching was over, they were quickly gone. ■ Public library doubles size Wbat was one of the busiest places m the community? A hint: it had two stories; over 700.000 periodicals, books, and audiovisual materials; and expansion plans. Yes. you probably guessed it by now; it was the Upper Arlington Public Library at Tremont. Although the library was one of the largest libraries in Central Ohio, by the end of March it had doubled in size. Our circulation demanded that we expand — we were bursting at the seams. said Mrs. Dorothy Aumillor. Head of the Circulation Department Now the library planned to add a backroom for story hours, to triple in area the audio-visual department, to double the adult department, and to add a circulation area and a lounge in the center of the library. said Mrs Aumiller. The plans also included adding a private study room and two meeting rooms to be rented to the public. However, the library did not plan to expand proportionately its circulation. That's what got us in trouble m the first place. claimed Mrs Aumiller. We bought too much and had no place to put it.' ■ CLA99IC ROCK: music with meaning Crosby. Stills and Nash; The Grateful Dead. James Taylor; The Beatles .. Was this the Arlington of the '60s or the 80s? Instead of adopting current trends, s me students of the '80s revived the tads of the past, especially old music. There was something special about old music which came from people's inspirations about what was happening around them, said Angel Paul, senior. It made you want to fantasize about living in that era. Many old music lovers enjoyed the simplicity of the music and the lyrics from the 60s and 70s. The music of our generation was not as natural as music from the past. explained junior Scott Blazek Old music sounded like it hadn't been tampered with. It wasn't put on an eight-track; the groups just went in and recorded it. Sophomore Drew Wade agreed. All the songs were made with real instruments instead of synthesizers — it was music you could really listen to. Because of the trend towards old music, in October a new radio station. WMGG 99.7, was created It played songs from the 50s through the 70s. Also popular was Q-FM-96's Psychedelic Sunday, which featured '60s tunes. Anti war and other protest songs appealed to many. I could understand how the singers felt about things like the Kent State incident when I heard songs like Four Dead in Ohio , said Brad Smith, sophomore In the 60s the singers began to get away from the rockabilly and folksy styles into the psychedelic era The Beatles started it all when they stopped touring the country and recorded the Sergeant Pepper album, Smith continued. There's pain and suffering ir their music, and I can identify with that. said junior Brae Bieber. There's a lot of inner meaning in the words and the melodies Students were enticed tc listen to old music because the lyrics were like poetry It was music which said something it you really listened to it. saic Smith. Sometimes I listened to new music, but my heart was always with old rock and roll. concluded Bieber. ■ How do you feel 9 about girls asking guys out on a date? “The only way I would Kr it a» bring arrrpuhir is if I knew the guy was interested ■n me. Mary Simeon, senior , B % I think it u fine rim though (hr guy might be made fun of bv his friends ' Das id Griffin, freshman “ll n a great idea, but it does not mran I would hate to go oul with her.” Peter Meddieh. senior “This »the '80s and women are a lol tougher I think it is a good idea for a girl to ask out a guy. Bob Karp, sophomore It a super' Anything for equality of the seves. Why should women have to wail around for a guy lo gel his art together? Mrs. Marie Blake, history tear her n “It is a lol raster than hinting around ami it is a more direct wav lo gel lo »(N-nd lime with someone vou like Sandy Vaughan. junior Mini magazine Student life — tf e nght angle 23