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

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H ' h sehoof. We came in as teenagers and feft as adutts, and the our years in Between were M of personal and social dev efopment. Aside from the academics and extracurriculars, high sehoof was a social experience and much more. First driving exp erienees, sihhng rivalries, parties when the parents were away - that was the core of h' h schoot hfe. We became more responsibfe members of sociefy 13y heepi truth of the nationaI news, and even those who tart t teamezg the impact of current events on Arhngton hfe when the Exxon oif spiff meant that cruising the town wouhf cost a few more dottars per tanh fulL It was these and other points of interest that made the year uniqw. Lg Sophomore B. J. Thompuon shown off Iome hncy moves at a gfw pont-game nnce. The Student -',C;.'A CounclI-epomored event attract- gymi ; ; ed many I u en I who were too $.99; 39,. - wound up to return home Imme- ,. 345$! dlntely after the game. t :M ' '91. , . Mmmigu 4:1 Benlore Pnul Mnrch-k end Thom- u Switzer dleplay Golden Bear M. . pride I: they indicate to the VII- ltlng teem who'u really number the social scene during the '00!- ball and buketbell Ienom. S't'u'cf'e-nOt hi'f'e minimagazine

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RRQSMEE VS. PRQ-CHOICE Pro-Choice and pro-life advocates battled it out in 1989. Although a minor's right to have abortion without parental consent was confirmed by the 6th US. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cin- cinnati on Aug. 12, 1988, less than a year later the 0.8. Supreme Court upheld the right of the state of Missouri to restrict govern- mental funding of abortion in Webster v. Re- productive Health Services On July 3. 1989, the high court announced its decision to allow states to determine whether tax monies can be used to fund abortions in public health clinics and whether doctors paid with state funds can counsel patients about abortion. In a survey of 208 GA students conducted in September 1988, 8192: said abortions should remain legal in the United States. The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade le- galized abortion in 1973. Before the decision was announced, Planned Parenthood information and devel- opment counselor Carol Reynolds said she didnt believe the Roe decision would be over- tame picketers display their banner in , front 0! Hort 11th est Women' 3 Center protest the Supreme Court's stand on ahortlon. The case of Webster 0. Repro- ductive Health Services threatened to overturn the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade ' ' i d rhortlon 1n the United moa' 'a'z'i'n'e n 0 1 points of interest m-i- turned, but she conceded the part of the Missouri case restriction stipulating that public money cannot be used to provide abortion counseling might be upheld, which it was. Reynolds said she believed state restric- tions on abortion would most affect poorer Americans because those who want abor- tions would have to cross state lines to obtain themi She said many poor people would not be able to afford such trips. According to Reynolds, in 1986 12,000 women ages 20-24 had abortions, while only 8,000 teenagers did. She noted that this dis- proves the popular misconception that teens have the most abortions. Legislative Director of Ohio Right to Life Janet Folger predicted that Roe v Wade would be overturned some day, but added she knew it would not happen in the Webster vi Reproductive Health Services case. Folger argued against claims of pro-choice advo- cates that an unborn child is only a fetus. She noted the word ertus is Latin for ilunborn child and pointed out a baby's heartbeat can Abortion movement regains vitality as the Supreme Court revit ews Roe v M adv decision be heard within 18 days of conception. One senior female said, 'ilf abortions are outlawed, 1 think it will affect high schooi students more than a lot of people realize Legalized abortion doesn't mean that we're going to be any less responsible. Illegal abor- tion however might force girls to perform their own and I dont think the state would want that on their conscience. Others, such as junior Scott Watkins, cont tend abortion is an act no one should have the right to perform, especially minors. He said minors should not be permitted to have abor- tions without parental consent Hbecause they're really not responsible enough to make that decision. Junior Marli Porterfield said she didnll think the decision would affect UA students however. Students will still be able to afford private clinics for abortions, she said. HAnd since the Webster decision affected only public health services, it won't make much differ- ence to students here.