Van Buren High School - Pointer Yearbook (Van Buren, AR)

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BEFORE THE GAME. Senior Kenny Wihnoth makes sure his hair looks just right and everything is in place before playing basketball in front of parents and student fans. LIKE BROTHER LIKE BROTHER. Senior Roy Lewis brushes his teeth with little brother Jeff before going to school in the morning. e take

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REFLECTIONS. Looking in their side mirrors students could check out who got to school later than them while cruising the lot for a good spot to park. EYES HAVE IT Doubl I'd go crazy without them, and so would my hair! takes There's 18 in the gym, I0 in the bathrooms, six in the fieldhouse, one each in COE and J ROTC. In despera- tion, even the trophy case in the concession area served as a substitute for an obsession totalling 36 scattered throughout the school: mirrors! They're great! Where else can someone go and see his favorite per- son live?! Junior Chase Carter laughed. Either a question of vanity or pride, EYE SEE. Junior Donna Young breaks out her pocket mirror at the end of typing class to check her face and touch up her eye makeup. multiple times daily, most students stared at themselves, checking that every hair is in place or touching up make-up, such reasons created oc- casions in which a mirror became an absolute necessity . I swear that I start getting really nervous if I can't find a mirror, Junior Lisa Dye jokingly conceded. 'Tm in front of one at least a dozen times a day wondering ifI look okay. Though society depended on mirrors during activities including driving, grooming and ofcourse shop- ping, times arose when the big reflec- tions were avoided. I do my best to avoid mirrors on any day that I donit feel so greatf' Junior Jane McHattie stated. My face may look pale and sickly, and seeing myself like that just makes me feel that much worsef' While some students avoided mirrors in fear of their own looks, most either 'worshipped' or worked towards correcting their own appearance every day in front of the almost unavoidable reflective obsessions. S...d...l.3