Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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think he ' s hilarious because he reminds me of the things I ' d do if I was in that situation. — Jeff Davis, senior I enjoy reading about him because the things he says and does are what I ' d like to. — Julie Hochstetler, sophomore He ' s neat! He ' s everything depressing in life that you don ' t want to tell pe ople you feel. — Sherri Stevens, senior I like him because he reminds me of my own cats. — Scott Brassart, junior He ' s cute ... he really gets into his food! — Jodee Crisman, junior He gets you thinking because he stands up for what he believes. — Debbie Bronnenberg, junior Greetings from Garfield are received by Tracy Dillon, senior, every time she opens her locker. The increasing popularity of Garfield has pioneered masses of Garfield items. Tiger Paw becomes symbol of pride, spirit You ' ve seen it all over the place by now ... Its presence adds a touch of enthusiasm throughout the Yorktown community, and a feeling of pride to be a Tiger. Of course, this revolutionary emblem that has enhanced the community is the Tiger Paw. Our school seemed in need of Tiger Pride and the arrival of our paw emblem has moved us in the right direction, commented Cheerleading Sponsor Mrs. Claudia Wuthrich on her feelings about the paw. Pride within our school system has definitely in- creased, and the Tiger Paw has proven to be effec- tive in producing greater pride. Paws can be spotted abundantly all around the school, ranging from the Tiger spirit is the cat ' s meow as displayed by the popularity of Garfield, the awesome tiger paw, and the enthusiasm of the Yorktown crowd at the Muncie Sectional. The recent increase in tiger spirit has really helped to improve the morale around York- town, explained Senior Trish Hodson. bright, gold-colored paws on the street leading to the high school, to the bumper stickers that display the paw emblem and the phrase, I Love My Tigers! These are just a few of the many examples that accentuate Tiger Pride within our school system. Students have also sacrificed some time to make the Tiger Paw and Tiger Pride more emphasized at Yorktown. Junior Amy Hammersley displayed her creativity for students and faculty members by painting two large paws and the phrases exclaiming, Tiger Pride .. We ' re Great! on a wall near the front office. Amy commented, I think it ' s nice for the students to come into school and see it ... it makes the school look better. From bumper stickers and Tiger Pops, to the paintings and paw designs, Yorktown has discov- ered an emblem and the pride that comes with it . . . the Tiger Paw. Cindy Keller Opening 3

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Cat ' A Afeou 7:00 am Got up early this morning. Couldn ' t sleep. Too excited. Today was going to be a big day, the biggest of my life. I had an inter- view with a big star. A superstar. My assign- ment: interview Garfield the Cat. 10:00 am I ' ve been reading up on the cat, he ' s quite a guy. Movies, TV, magazines, books. Quite popular, but he has a smart mouth and hates dogs. Loves lasagna, but hates dogs. Can ' t blame him, lasagna tastes much bet- ter. 12:45 pm Couldn ' t eat lunch. Too excited. Inter- view ' s ready, so am I. Start up the car. Pull away from the curb. I ' m on my way. 1:05 pm Arrived at bookstore. Walked in. There ' s a huge line to see the cat. Hundreds of people. I buy a book for the cat ' s owner, Jim Davis, to sign. Garfield ' s amazing, but even he needs someone to clean his litter box. 1:20 pm Two ladies got in a fight in front of me, so I cut in front of them. They didn ' t notice, too excited. This gave me about an hour to wait. 2:25 pm It ' s about time. I ' m almost there. My hands are shaking and my knees are cold. I didn ' t say that right. Too excited. 2:35 pm Hello, Mr. Davis, I ' m Damon Brown and I would like to interview you and Garfield for our Yorktown High School Yearbook. Now, the first question is ... Sorry, no interviews. Oh, never mind.

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Docott Like, there ' s this really rad song on the radio called Valley Girl and, it ' s like about these girls that live in Encino, in the San Fernando Valley outside of Los An- geles. This song is kind of like, sung by Frank Zappa and his 15 year old daughter Moon Unit. I ' m so sure that this song is really popular, I mean, like, ya ' know no- body ever talked like that before. I guess there are, like, these val girls and val dudes who think that any person who isn ' t like, into the val scene, is like a total geek. Vals think that Tom Selleck and E.T. are, like, totally awesome. They also drive these really tubular Rabbit convertables with, like, their very own Valley-Girl Van- ity License Plates on them. Like, ohmigahd! Some of the flakey things that val girls do totally barf me out. Like, they have this valley-girl diet where they eat things like: one roll of sugarless mints, one can of lobster paste, one head of iceberg lettuce, and some other grody to the max things. Vals also have this totally gnarly club called the Honorary Vals where, like, Princess Di is a Member so is Brooke Shields, Cheryl Tiegs and Olivia Newton-John. Like, I guess if someone wants to be a member they can, like, buy this book called, How to be a Valley Girl and, like, read it and then answer these questions and if you answer them right, you ' re a member of the Honorary Vals. But, like, why would anyone want to be a member of such a grody to the max club. Like I said, nobody ever talked like that before. But, I guess it ' s like, the tubular craze or something. Gag me with a spoon. Kim North All valleyed up and no place to go, is Junior Kris Jacobsonas she wears several of t e pes of clothing that have become a common sight in the Yorktown hallways. A Opening