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

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MINI MAGAZINE TRASH TROUBLES Dr. Ralph Johnson: I asked several students not to walk or to throw trash on my lawn Yet they took no heed, but rather called obscenities to me Please control the children.” The above represented a restatement of a written complaint concerning a litter problem in the vicinity of the school during fourth and fifth lunch periods. In early November, freshman and sophomore class officers, with their respective advisors, Mrs Rebecca Grimm and Ms. Diane Haddad, met with senior Ben Hadley and Johnson to lay the foundations for the Good Neighbor Program. As his Senior Service Project. Hadley led the administrative effort for the program. The freshman and sophmore officers recruited four or five students who would volunteer for a week at a time. Hadley took attendance of the students and gave them trash assignments In early January, the school sent letters to neighbors of the school explaining the program Officials implemented the pro gram the first week of February. Mrs. Jeannie Vaughn, secretary, monitored calls from the neighbors who could call on the litter hot-line. The volunteer students then retrieved the trash from the yard. By the end of May Johnson said. We received only nine calls (on the litter hot-line), compared to almost daily com- plaints before. Hadley surmised, The kids became aware of the program and did not litter The program was so successful that the Wallace F. Ackley Company wrote, As owner manager of many of the area properties, we are very pleased by the efforts of you and your staff and particularly those of the students. BRING DOWN THE CURTAINS Twenty-three years ago when the auditorium opened, who could have imagined the controversy it would stir? On May 8 the stage and technical crew brought attention to the auditorium problem with a notice of Intent to Strike. Said Dave Hammond, technical crew director, The light panel, carbon-arc follow spot- lights. counterweight system, and scaffolding became unsafe; build up from years of deterioration had to be dealt with. On May 25 the fire depart ment declared the light panel unsafe, and the auditorium was closed. Consequently, the May 27 Honors Assembly took place in the gymnasium. The stage crew postponed its strike when the school board promised a hydrolic lift and a leased light panel. Soon after an electrician changed light panel fuse holders and certified the auditorium as safe. It was then reopened However, Hammond felt that it was still unsafe Sophomore Dean Adamantld», Paul Newberry, and Dan Ragland attempt to get into the auditorium and lind themselves stopped bv a heavy chain locking tin- doors The auditorium was locked because of an electrical lire hazard swe watched Maybe it was the scavenger hunt Or maybe cooking hot dogs behind centerfield at all those baseball games wasn't such a great idea Whatever it was, it was the last straw The ad ministration became upset and de dared the Senior Mens Club (SMC) unassociated with the Upper Arlington School System Clubs not sponsored by the school are not allowed to sub mit announcements to be included in the regular morning reading relating to upcoming SMC events, the group cannot hold meetings in the school, nor collect money lot sweatshirts in the hall during lunch periods, and they cannot hang posters in the halls bearing the words Senior Mens Club Despite all the bad publicity, we really have done some good things. commented SMC president Dan Ream We raised money for under priviledged children at Christmastime and helped to organize the Levy Lunch in October The police have never positively determined who glued all the locks to the classrooms causing school to be closed for a day on Monday. Decern ber seventh Many people suspected SMC of direct involvment in the In cident SMC did not glue the locks The people who did could have been seniors but not every senior guy was a member of SMC. said Ream In May many seniors participated in a scavenger hunt supposedly spon sored by SMC The list of items to find included real estate signs, license plates of police cruisers, and mailbox es of specific citizens Senior men also attended many of the baseball team's home games wh«-re th»-y would barbeque behind the outfield We asked the seniors not to park there and they did any way At the Worthington Arlington games they flashed mirrors into the faces of Worthington players up to bat That was completely unacceptable behavior. said Unit Principal Jay Powell As a result of SMC being banned, the administration closely controlled the activities of the Senior Womens Club (SWC) I felt that the SWC was looked down on. unjustly. by the administration because of what the guys did We were a separate club and had separate activities. said SWC president Barb Stevenson student life . — A MIN! MAGAZINE A Z

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MINI MAGAZINE How do you feel about the students' smoking pit being eliminated? Th m»i» ul«» ym» Mv» th mow rulm you II h w b ok n Th «h«»l yhoukl in th. kidt irukr llwii im 3 emon% Th v't w go mg fc. Mop xty-king iu»i b»«u% I lx J tfl'O. Sc«lt l««. loim.t •t»4«al I dm I rr«Uy mxl M • • « law [ »opl» lo amok «w, in Mx both iooim Ho»«var, il doa»a I f.alty •ll» l ana I auaa (anaaM. Iiaakau It it « goal mc » h» ■ aw X «»1 aWMa to a itfatam ailaao aaa aaaa ol kM paogxaty lliaa aaawd lo kmk Ilka a gaaba-ga dump Ha (kaataa Ray. laaikai I think t n y«ay unlaw (Hal a Muilant a pnw lr- a» an b« lakm away whtl l««h it air at allmaxd lhal paMlxga I Oaaik Mudanta ihouU tx alluwad Id amok m Kboc4 at bog aa It at kwalurd Klmb.ily RaklaaM. aanlaa R h a good ♦ » » to abadatb ah pa twaauw it •laayt amah lit tana m thai aoj el tlx kIooI Hiwmi, it n alao unlaw b«c ut« tb laiakan aaa itlll allowad lo amok oo acbd plop arty Daai ladoaaa. aopbaaaoia Tba pit' lotalHad amnkuag and alaaunaaaaag aa ymg lo nuaa amx may paobWana Ni«w baying In eupaaaiaa aaalaonma and olhat aaaaa aabaa amofcaaa wdl gaatxa aa yag to ba yaay oodawfaHa to ava ayoax Hia Kay Rata, laadaaa Pa’fJormmg ti the Cntumbu Zoo. bond membef Val ChiauMli encourAg - w nanr Chrw GfAll.ygnmo to k«vp on |.tm min' Tharif band. All 4 1. also played at Northatm Park ttm ipnng An attractive alternative And as twilight fell, the people began to appear. First only a trickle, but as the news spread the people came by the carload to witness the event The crowds talked and laughed while waiting for the wonderous spectacle to appear Suddenly a hush fell upon the growing crowd and the people stood in awe and fear And the man stepped out of the shadows and looked around him “Do not be afraid. he said He turned and signaled, whereupon the glorious sound filled the night air The music had begun. On Friday. May 20, approx- imately three hundred high school students attended a free concert at Northam Park where the band. AII-4-One. played until 11:30 p m The Youth Activity Council (YAC) hired the band, consisting of five seniors, to perform for the students The goal of YAC was to provide activities for high school and middle school students as an alternative to private parties that many times involve the use of alcohol. explained Sandy Knunckle. director of YAC Posters advertising the free concert decorated the halls of the high school a week before the concert A lot of people saw the posters but I think a lot of kids heard about the concert through word of mouth. explained Chris Graffagnino. the bassist for All 4 One We re ally appreciated the chance we got to play our music and we were pleased at the number of people who came out to hear us. Knunckle explained that the YAC will be sponsoring a lot more activities like the concert in the future, as well as classes designed around the Interests of teens 26 A student life MINI MAGAZINE

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MINI MAGAZINE Should drugs like heroin and cocaine be made legal? Nr Oni'Jl «l ouM l» to Wg l » ««»» v- »il gall uh« •dv « i»4. nt it WuMwi I! tlrwgi powitlad kidi l i»' «0« l »•« try lh fri m.jW i»» t • ! »im dd-t d Hi IK Saltk. •opho Dtl ili p Or M) dining fi.A.hHi-1-' No’ So md y paopla want Hi ai'pw nl e cohol hi Mklt dnifl ihmdd tw »s lnr i Bui IrpUlli' nplm mm %o«i«ty ot only o“ don»» Mf jpfxovn IIk uu ill I»IH hnntj lu i'ihiii Mi Kfvln Simla. i«» Ii«i No I .« I una.i»l»nd .»•, immU In l«- 4l U«d II wnwlil mill you vgn p« pl« »M» lo tn»,' H aa.1 m v would mi’ll Uir » hul il k ouM Mp « no wv Chailf • f lahailv. Imhiun Orvj ihmild Ik In 1 md Tim mi old pot a M ■ puiiKM diog king pm• out nl buMuri! Pm at w»wld ha haapa panpla ...oUn I haw lii iiaaJ at much In iup »m i kii h k»l Vi mayha ItKla mouH ha laai mw Sian Manual aanlm E n Itwiugli pnohibi lion pioiKil my mmling .r.a-tj my animal n llill •M In Ian yaan mil Ilia guamim ha do ma lopal ■ la hanging! Whaia dtK il u p' Jaanlna Vaughn, aanalaiy Nii 1 dim I bahata Ihnl daugi iNhiM ha kgai uad II mould gitr mnla panpla a iHama In Hy daugi mdiah umlil ai ciaaia Iha namhar nl panpla who ahuaa Imp Cmiay Fllapa I llah. |ualof Iran-Contra Affair Will truth ever be known? ment had known of the oper charged all four men with theft ation. but he and former Na- of U S property for the mis tional Security Advisor John placement of Si 7 million in Poindexter were the designated funds For example, in January fall guys in the case of an 1986 the Iranians paid $10 mil indictment lion for arms The U. S. Gov After a fifteen-month investi- ernment received $3 7 million gallon of the affair. Independent while some of the remaining Counsel Lawrence Walsh $6 3 million went to the Nica brought indictments against raguan Contras However, the Poindexter. North, former Air majority of the profit went into Force Major General Richard the personal accounts of Secord Secord. and Iranian-born Busi and Hakim nessman Albert Hakim He Public opinion ranged from charged them with trying to de heroic admiration for North in fraud the U. S by establishing an his help to recover the hostages illegal plan supporting the Nic- to disgust at his criminal act of araguan Contras The mvestiga illegally aiding the Contras. Ei tion found that Reagan had been ther way. the scandal rocked the an “innocent bystander nation The federal grand jury also PEACEFUL BEGINNINGS Throughout his administration. President Reagan definitely declared that he would never succumb to terrorists. Neverthe less, in January of 1987. rumors about the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for hostages leaked into the press The profits made from the sale of arms were spent lo arm the Nicaraguan Contras fighting against the Marxist-oriented Sandimsta government Suspicions hardened into facts during the Iran-Contra hearing during the summer of 1987 Former Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North confirmed rumors by revealing secret dealings with the Iranians and the Contras North insinuated that those higher” in the govern At the beginning of his term. President Ronald Reagan termed the Soviet Union as the evil empire. After four summit meetings with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev at Geneva, Reykjavik. Washington D C . and Moscow. Reagan called Gorbachev a friend Gorbachev seemed a different type of leader promoting ideas of glasnosl (openness), journalistic freedom, and perestroika (restructuring); reformations of economic policies which bordered on capitalist views. Gorbachev was the first Soviet leader in this century who finally conceded to verification proce dures for arms control policies Thus, he opened the way for negotiations concerning the diminu lion of weapons The two leaders planted the seed for the treaty which eliminated intermediate range nuclear forces (INF) during the Washington Summit in Dc cember At the Moscow Summit in May. the two countries signed the INF treaty In addition the two leaders, hoping to finish before Reagan left office, began a strategic arms re duction treaty (START! Although the leaders could not agree on limitations for long-range missiles, the INF treaty symbol ized the culmination of a long jour ney toward a more peaceful re lattonship Famous people died of it A little boy in Kokomo. Indiana, could not attend school because he had it A lady in Illinois had it and gave it to her newborn son AIDS was sweeping across the nation In the spring of 1 88. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ai fected an estimated 1 5 million people Of those people, ninety-nine percent would die In 1988 t 4.000 actually had the disease and the predicted number for 1993 was half a million In late May the Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services sent an AIDS in formation pamphlet, Understand my AIDS to every household in the country The pamphlet aimed to clear up the misconception about AIDS, to define the high risk factors of AIDS, and to advise people in the prevention of the dis ease Tlu- Surgeon General defined four possible paths of transmission for the AIDS virus: intimate sexual contact, infected hypodermic nee dies, blood transfusions, and childbirth One could not. therefore, contract AIDS from kissings, insect bites, or any form of casual contact . student life 28 A MINI MAGAZINE A