Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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STEREO 28 Student Life Stereotypes

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brain freshman brain freshman brain freshman brain freshman brain fr Back pack — to feel in with the rest of the student body. Hair — nice, short and easy to care for. Turtle neck — for the conserva tive look. Glasses — first indication of a smart person. Reading book — 1500 pag: book to consume spare time Pasture — perfect posture so the brain has a clear path. Tennis shoes — bok to pass for thi Dictionary and thesaurus — they don ' t get all those Ion, .words from |ust their heads Folders — for the brain, one for each subject. Last week ' s game ribbon — to show that he has spirit even if he ' s late. Last year ' s shirt — to show clothes still look good even if they ' re not in style anymore. Reading book — a thin one with lots of pictures. Jeans — even FRESHMEN wear jeans. Plain wrap shoes — one of those no name brands that work just as well. Recorder and organizer — to get organized while listening to a lecture. Folders by, , just a few to get . Pens and pencils — for the true ly prepared student. White out — to cover the mistakes that per feet people make. Calculator add 2 + 2 and get 5 so you don ' t Class of 1990 — shows he ' s proud to be a freshman. Models: Wendy Eatherly and Jason Miller D) 0) 0) :::r 3 3 0) 13- cr 0) 0) cr -1 cn 13- fi) UBiuqsDJj uiejq ueinqsDjj uiejq ueiuqsdjj uiejq ueaiqsQjj uiejq ueaiqsQjj Stereotypes Student Life

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TYPES false facts? f you were an average student on a high school campus you would prob- ably be able to master- fully match the items to the right. Almost every known group was stereotyped in one way or another. Brains always had books, just as jocks were always sweaty. Some people assume that just because I have a high grade point average I ' m unsociable, said senior Wendy Leoffler. While stereotyping was usually considered unfair many people often found 1 . Jocks 2. Brain 3. Cheerleadg ' 4. Freshman 5. Nerd - themselves getting caught up in it. ■■| know it isn ' t rignt judg- ing people on what activities they belong to, said fresh- man Annisa Ayala, But sometime I can ' t help it. People who were involved A. ponytails B. broken glasses . smelly sweat socks D. squirrelykid E. lots of books in activities often found themselves frustrated. I have a lot of friends out- side of band, said senior Mike Rae, but a lot of peo- ple think that band members are my only friends. Groups often hung out in their own groups. On any day you could usually see a band member in the band room or a pepster sitting at the lunch tables. I like staying in the band room during lunch because it gives me a chance to prac- tice and spend time with my USING HER HANDS, Karen Skid- more gets her point across to her friends. They usually spent their weekends at underground clubs. friends, said Jason Miller. But hanging out in groups didn ' t always give off positive results. Sometimes if I don ' t like a couple of people who belong to a group, I won ' t like the rest of them, admitted one student. People tend to think that every cheerleader has her nose in the air, said pepster Julie Woolhouse. There are plenty of us who are really nice. So whether you liked or didn ' t like being stereotyped it was almost an everyday occurrance for some. The only thing you can really do about it, said sophomore Shelley Maxwell, is deal with it! Story by Chris La Coste and Shar- on Ludeking: layout by Dee Honda: photos by Allen Odermatt- f T WHILE HER FRIENDS LAUGH, at the lunch time activities Mischell Minehart gets distracted. The cheerleaders were often seen at the tables during lunch. Stereotypes Student Life 29