William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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pus. Photo by Brenda Highfill Fun fair Labor Day weekend means trip into a realm of unknown past by Dan Miller During Labor Day weekend if you were looking for a friend, chances are you would probably find him at the Independence Square participating in Santa-Cali-Gon Days crafts fair. The fair is held every Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the place where the settlers began their trek toward the west by using either the Santa Fe, Oregon, or California trails. I really like going to Santa-Cali- Gon because you see a lot of your friends and you're not in school, said Sophomore Cheryl Null. The Santa-Cali-Gon Days Crafts Fair has been going on since 1940. The crafts fair was called off due to lack of interest in 1947. The latest streak began in 1973. Many different organizations have As daylight slowly dies, carnival goers enjoy riding the Octo- it nm. lvlusic Booslers Reima! fund raisers during this weekend. One Chrisman organization, the Music Boosters, sold coffee, tea and hotdogs. I think that the fund raiser went really well. We had a lot of support from peo' ple in choir and parents of people who went to Chrisman, said Mrs. Marilyn Bozarth, president of Music Boosters. If all works out, the crafts fair will be moved to the corner of 78 Highway and Holke Road because some of the merchants on the square believe that Santa-Cali-Gon crowds scare away business. The land at the corner of 78 and Holke was to be used for a new junior high or senior high. Just before excavation was to begin it was found out that five feet under the ground was solid rock. The land had to be put to another use, so the school board dona- ted the land to the Chamber of Com- merce. In an effort to raise money for the music department, Booster Club sets up a booth to sell refreshments. Photo by Kathleen Santa-Cali-Gon 13

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lligator Preppies push designer clothesg Pac-Man attracts coin droppers by Natalie Rice Once it was the poodle skirt but today no wardrobe is complete without that Jordache look. No girl will allow anything to come between her and her Calvins' and even the poor little rich girl, Gloria Vanderbilt, is pushing her version of designer jeans. Since teenagers are willing to pay a high price for fashion, a pair of Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, or Jordache jeans costs S40 to S60 in a retail store. The importance of wearing name- brand clothes seems to vary from per- son-to-person, said Mrs. Jennifer Mit- chell, psychology teacher. For some people it is a means of establishing a good reputation and becoming accept- ed, yet for other students it makes no difference what they wear. They are more concerned with being comforta- ble. av Another small style-war wages in the halls and classrooms: the preppies vs. the anti-preppies. Lacoste shirts, better known as Izods and distin- guished by an alligator on the left side of the shirt are seen in large quantities. Yet some students rebel against this uniform code of dress by wearing buttons bearing the motto, Save the alligator, eat a preppie or T-shirts pic- turing an alligator wearing a shirt with a human being on the pocket. Despite these methods to Stamp out lzod,', the alligator still rules. The hottest craze locally is the Rubik Cube, an innocent looking 254- inch cube with six sides, six colors, 26 smaller sub-cubes and more than three billion possible color combinations. The goal is to make each side of the cube one solid color and is accomplished only after much concentration and hair- pulling. lt took me about 30 minutes to work the cube. It can be very challeng- ing, but my advice is to just stick with it and don't give up trying, said junior Jeff Bennett. Other challenges taking up stu- dents' spare time are computer games. Pac-Man and Space Invaders are part of normal week-end entertainment, partly because of their low price, a quarter a game. Although nerve-racking to some, the Rubik cube and its variations maintain popularity. Photo by Chris Landes Pads and Fashions Design by Debbie Morman