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Yoakam delivers hillbillyh it lndepth; 1987 Review-The beginning of the end--page 6-7Fatal Attraction makesmain attraction --page 3

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Opinions Notsei i iafi------December 18, 1987Brflan Hi,h SchoolOff th e W all By Jeremy Water"Do you think the past legislative refonns ineducation (House Bill 72, No Pass, NoPlay, etc.) have really helped provide abetter education for us? Why?"

"Yes, be e auIeat leut they'retrying to reform the achool l an dthey make .tudents .hape upthe i r grades". Lynn Snow, lenior

"On the whole, it baa . It ha swought a lot of restr ict ions whichare bard to manage, bu t o v er al lit.goo d. " Ann Bay, Librarian

"Yes, because it'. helped peopletry harder" . Amy Janac, junior

"It helped because you have togive aomething, the hard workto get a good grade, to gelsomething, t h e p ri vi l~ e to be inoth a c ti vi ti e s" A n ne tt e T umer

"Overall. i t' a helped, bu t it hurtlsome studentl because of 70being t he c ut -o ff grade and th evariOlU way. that teachen grade"- Ryan Holt, sophomore "Yea, beceuse they make ath

leles try harder and learn morein the i r daISes" - Frank Pena,senior

"No. becau .. theseruleuhouldn'treally apply to a U activities"- Jenni South, junior

"No, it hasn't. because peoplewho weren't trying before arestill nol going to try" - ConnieSmith, junior

senior

Letters to the EditorThe Ginsburg lessonAnother reason to say "no"

Discriminationmust be ceased.ddiction. DoqIu G U . b w v a ue ddrup euuaIIy, , 0 1 . . . . y with illar at ime" and went on 10 become v~ M,IC.ceulul. B ut ~ with drug.hat no w colt hi m deufy. Had be , at41yean of .... beame JlUt ice 01 th eSupreme Court. he m i a h t _eoIualIyhave become C h i e f J Q I ic : e . He couldhave made Ilia m az k 011bi.Io.y.nd th efubn 0 1 ou r N aI io a.. N ow DouatuG i n . b u r J wit be de n ie d t ha t chanc:e.America ultimady may bendt fromJudge G i n e b u r , . , tr..,dy if YOUI lI fpeople lib you, wh o lace the lure 01drug, _ery day, are impnsMid withthe fad t ha t you riU ! a n a" . 1 e m ! damageto your health, yOIII' family, and yOUI'fubn if you \lie drop.

-Pltll Gramm, U.S.Sena10f

Judge Ginaburll wu a role mudd,whether he wanted 10 be or not Hewu bright and aucc:eufuI; lhmugboultw life tw .biIitieI made h im 8: leader.But hi.uee of drug" no ma.lter how1 0 1 1 ( ago or how inlreqlll l!ld. c a I J e d intoq~tion hi. ;udlPDenI: and hi t commitmenl to uphold the law.

You are alto a ro le mudd, eventhoua'h you m.y not realize it. U you.ay it', OK to experiment with drug.,you are t e l l ing o t h e r .tudenb that theycan, too. You may beat th e odcb andno t become addi cted to drug. once you.tart u u n a : t hem, bu t your adiON maycondemn other. who follow your ex ample to a life of d r ug .hute and"defeat .

And you are m l D n a : your own fu tureby t a k i n & drup, even if you eKape

Lately, 1 have wi.lnall!d the persecu-tion 01 people that are different, .lrangeand weird. How can tItiI be ? Aren 't weal l different, .tTange or weird? Tbe s eare relative term..EVERYONE need. to t.ake a ,tepback and undeTil tand a f ew th in g .T het e "different" p eop le have fM",'too.These people are doi", what it rightfor them. Why .hauld they be diKriminated againat. lor thai?Xenophobia it the fear of b e i ng d if .lerent. I believe more than baH 01ourKhool.uffen 'rom !hi.aHliction.It it lo r T H EM , n ot th e weird one. ,

tha t I am truly IOny.Heather Kumpe, tenior

Cou r t a f t e r .dmitti", he ha d wed marioj U B D & . . ffi. ex.-ience prove. onceagain that drug u se carriel a h igh COlt,payable both no w and in th e future.I've known Judge Cinaburg .ince

1983, w h e n he joined th e Ju..t ice D e.partment. He it a brill iant man, and 1wu therefore pIeaaed when t he P r e ti -den! nmninated hi m to th e SupremeC o urt . I lm ew Judge G i nt b ur g wou ldwork to gWmUItee not only the pol i t icalriShh bu t allD th e economic riSh.. 01allAmericaQ_

lldaletbJr _lIeIltlo many TelrQhiP Khoob by Ph i l Gnmm and isthe I'MIIIt o f the ..-at tMmIinat ionand wi t h cb . .waI of Jud. Doua l a sGin.bu... to theSu.-Court.

Thit it a ...d time lo r Judge DousluGiruburg .nd hi. family. bu t Ielievehi. lrapdy carries with it an importantIealOll lor th e youq I J I l ! O P e 0 1 Amer i c a .Judse GintburS withdrew from con-

.iderpon (or teat on th e Supreme

Move the clips outside the classroom Letter. to the edi tor to appear in the next iNuecan b e ' .ubmilted to theNorseman .taff by January 8.Thil lituation i.even more pronounc,ed by the publica-

tion of how little the classroom can be interrupted.Adminiatratora announce that the clauroom will only b einterrupted by matters of l i8nificant importance. Then,even before the next .peaker can begin his part of th emorning announcment., in comes the attendance aiderepresenting the other five times that cw- wi l l beentered unneceuarily that day.

How can this problem be IOlved? Even though thediscont inuation of checking rou ' would definitely makemany teachen happy, this iInol a piau.ibie IOlut ion forobvious re.HODI_These attendance clips .howd b e moved oubide th e

c1allroom an d into the haU.. Even though the laborrequired to do thiJ would take lOme time, this it the onlyway to IOlve the problem.

An UJUJeces.ary interruption ia t aking place each clauperiod. This intemJption Ihowd be I lopped. The bes tway todo thil would b e to tranaplant the clips outside theclulroom.

By Jeremy WelnterRecently, Texu high school. have been bombarded

with IegilJative reform. l imit ing the amount of intenup-tions allowed in high .chool dassrooms. Bryan Hi.shSchool ha l faithfully enacted these refOl 'l l' lJ with onenotable except ion - the meta l c lip' for a ttendance roDs.The exi .tence of theM! cl ip' iDl ide the c1ulroom callIeSan unneceuary intrusion into the ordes ofthe clauroom.For lDllance , everyday, f ive limes a day, a teacher 's

ledure, filmstrip. fi lm, an d 10 forth D interrupted by theuntimely opening o f the door by an attendance aide. Thisinterrupt ion would not be that bad except for two obviousthing-I: one, the immediate .hifl in aH.ention o f the l tu-dents f rom the teaches to the door u a result of the"I.hope.it'l-notfor.m~itil" an d two. the loud bang of thedoor in comparison to the usually quiet clanroom. It'.not that the aid. try to b e noily; ii',the intrusion itselfthat caUIeS the disruption. '

Th e Noraeman is publ ished bfl lhe }oumaliam II class ofBryan Hi,h School. 3401 E. 29th, Bryan, Texcu. Theview. expressed are 'hose of the writer arul do not neces-.arily renecr the views of the faculty. staff or adminis'ra'iolL Letters 1 .0 the editor are encoW'ageci The Norsemanreserve. the ri,1tt to edit leiters for length and claritfl.Libelow material contained in letters will not be pub-li.hed.C..Jiton Sliaron Jam, Jerwm~ We""erA .. glant EJ.iIon Veronica AbnGnza".Juli. MOQnC'~ M;.. ~ Smit laReport.,.. DauiJ llarrycJurdtLyda CItampagra.. Molly Grifter

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Norseman Entertainrnent -----December 18, 198~---Brilon High SchoolThriller proves some attractions can be fatalBy Kym MarconteUFatal Attraction is a solid,

suspenseful thri lle r one wouldnot wan t to miss.The plot grows out of a hap.

pily married, successful lawyer ,played by Michael Douglas, de -ciding 10 have an affair wi t h thecompany editor, played by GlennClese, while Douglas' wife isoutof town for the weekend.

Douglas and Close fiulmeetat a company dinner held for aJapanese c lient who is promot-ing his new "Different Ways toCook Japanese Food" cook-book.

What Douglas does not re-alize until he tries to break offthe passionate re lat ion.hip isthat Close is a desperate, lonelywoman who sets ou t to ge t wha t

she wanta.The result is a manic, yet

methodical att empt by Close tofollow Douglas to and &om hisoffice, to his home, everywhere.

Close even confrora Douglas'wife and child.

An at tention gett er is whenClose confront s Douglas' wi feface to face after the wife isaware of the love affai r.One reason why this movie isfull of tension is because of therea listi c portrayal by the pria-cipal actors, including AnneArcher as Douglas ' wife.

Douglas does everything hecan think of to get rid of Close.

He changes hilltelephone num-ber and wi ll not accept her cal lsat the off ice.

Close i s wil ling to do almostanything tokeep Douglas inher

life.She goes through the ex-

tremes of following him every-where he goes, such all kid-napping Douglas' child andthreatening to kill hi s family ifshe can't have him, because ifshe can 't have him, nobody can!

CJose gets psyched up enoughto face Douglas' wife to kill her.Doug l a s hears his wife scream-ing from the bathroom and TUnS 0 0up the s tairs to f ind Close stand

ing over hi e wife with a knife.Douglas struggles with Close

and drowns her in the ba thtub ... so he thinks IFatal Attraction i. fu n oftension, s u s p e n s e and bloodshed.It will keep you on the edge ofyour seat!

. .The cut of" A Tout to Cl"i...... w reheane f or the play which will b e pe.rformed in Decembe Photo By Julie Mounce

Drama to perform Christmas playBy Jan McKenzie

"A Toast to Christmas" isa Christmas play producedby the Bryan High DramaClub for young audiences,but it can be enjoyed byeveryone.

The play depicts the life ofa very wealth.y and well-known HoUywood couple,Richard and Stephanie, por-t rayed by sophomore Patri ckHoegen and&~nior SandraTaylor. Their life in front ofthe camera diHered greatlyfrom how they treated peoplein real life. Their Christmascelebrations were purely anact for the TV audiences.

Annually, reporters- por-trayed by senior Eric Swan-son, sophomore Mary Novak.jun ior Shannon Steadman andJunior Khaleen McCourry-would flock to the famouscouple's elegantly trimmedhouse and lavish them withcompliments on their love foreach other, the ir appearanceand their unselfishness.

A performance of the playwas enjoyed by Bowie stu-dents earlier this month. Thenext performance will be for aparty sponsored by BryanPolice Officers Support Sys-tern on December 13. A per-formance will be available forstudents and the public nextweek.

Yoakam brings back old style in latest releaseIBy Miuy Smith

In the t radi tion of Hank Wil .Iiams, Lehy Frizze ll Bob WiDs Iand other country greats, DwightYoakam has emerged as one ofthe most popular country vocal-ists o f this time.

Yoakam along wi th new coun-try artists ' uch al Randj Travisand- Steve. EMit, is bringingb a c R . the sounch o f ~e :oldcoantrY greau. Yoakam' It lateaia l l auD, Hillbil ly Deluxe, isdone

in this style of "cryjng in yourbeer" honkytonk music.Hillbilly Deluxe is the fonow

up to Yoakam's smash debutalbum Guitars, CadiUaa, etc.Since it s release in April of thi syear, Hil lbi lly Deluxe has pro-duced two top ten hits withprobably more 10 follow.

The first release off t he bum Iis a remake 01 th e popul ElvisPrelley tune "Little S ster,"Yoakam's rock-a-billy stylemade "Li tt le Sister" as pular

IIcoun try hit as Presley made ita rock hi t 20-25 years ago.

"Litt le Ways," a tune writ tenby Yoskam, stayed on the coun-try charts for over two months."Little Ways" is one of themany songs Yoakam wrote forthe album.

Yoakam', tirst album shpweda defirute inf luence from Hank

f Willi~s. Yoakam even hadsome Wil liams remakes on. theGuit.,., ,~diP~ar e tc. Hil I,~billy Deluxe has a Buck Owens

sound. "Li ttl e Ways" and "AIways Late With Your Kisses"have the Owens ' twang.

"Read in', Rightin', Rt. 23,"another long written by Y oa-kam, also has that hillbilly style.Yoakam sings about l iving andworking in the coal mines of,centucky. .A hil lbil ly album wouldn' t becomplete wilPout ~ song abouttrains. "Smoke, Along theT r,c;k" fits the bill, IPossible "ture releases are

"Please, Please Baby" and"Always Late With Your Kjssee." The fastand upbeat rhythmof these culs make them easyfor listening and dancing.

Hillbil ly Deluxe i~a te rrifi cbuy for anyone who wants agood country album. The hanky.tonk 5,?und and good countryIyr ica are a nice change from theIdime- a-dozen country, market.~i~e the ti tl e says, i t'll the best

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4----December 18,987-------News -------....;_--N orsemanBryan High SchoolNationals in cheerleaders' grasp

The cheerleaders just finishedregional competition where theyreceived a superior ribbon andqualified f c t r nationals. Thenat ionals wiUbe held in Dallas ,on December 27 and 28.

This year at regionals thegirls were short one girl due toan injury Gail Andrick receivedearlier in the year.

"Getting hurt set me back incompetition," Andrick said."Hopefully by f inals I w i D beready."

Promoting school spir it andgetting involved in activitiesseems to be the reason for beinga cheerleader."I wanted to help out the

school, " junior Pam Cash said."Cheer leading looked like a lot0 1 fun and very challenging.""l liked being involved inactivities," Scamardo said. "Itis a way to have school spiritand at the same time meet newpeople."The cheer leading sponsor isAnne Reber. She has been thecheerleading sponsor for the lastfour years making this her lastyear because she feels like it istime to move on to new things.

By Lycia Champagne

Ever think twice about whatcheerleading really is?

Cheerleading calls on dedica-tion and hard work. During thesummer before camp the squadpracticed twice a day. Aftercamp, the cheerleaders prac-t iced once a day for three hours.During the summer they hadthree weeks of vacation timewhich was taken one week everymonth. While school is in ses-s ion practice is everyday f rom2:30 until 5:00 p.m. If the girlshave a specia l event coming up,they also make use of the week-ends for practice.

"Sometimes all the work doesgel me down," said senior SandiScamardo. "But in the endthough, it always pays off. '

The cheerleaders cover allvarsity sports whether it i swith aposlerin the school or theirpresence inperson. Some sports,such as golf, tennis and trackare not the cheering type so thecheerleaders go to give themsupport and to let the teamknow that they are behind them. The Vanity ch""r le lld, .. .. pract l. ce . for their upcamina routine lor Nat ional c .. .. pet it ion which wiDbe held over a . ..i.tma. holichly

Photo By Julie Moun


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Norseman News------------ December 18, 1987------5Bryan High School

The Bryan High Orchestrahad their region try-outson November 7. The resultswere: bases-sophomore WattBigham an d senior Bobby ADen;ce l IOI-serDOr Davis Drees ; violas-Iopbomore John Sulik, juniorCasey Motl , senior Sandra Tay-lor and junior Monica Neblet t.Band students who audit ionedfor region orchestra were: KathyBell-Hute, Dana Busbee-oboe, Angela Wiseman, LaurieCharis and Joelle Sprott-frenchhorns.Area Orchestra try-outs were

on the same day. Violinists-junior Patty Kim and RonaldPlanks, Dana Busbee, LaurieCharis an d Joelle Sprott werechosen to audition by taping.Planks was chosen to play intheAll-State Orchestra in thespring.

Members of the AcademicDecathlon will be participatingina regional practice meet tornor-row. The meet will be held atWestlaJc:eHigh School inAUltin.The meet will consist of seven

tests in subjects such as math,science, language and literature,social science, economics andthe history of Hight. Each student will also participate in aninterview, write an essay andgive a speech.The f inal leam wiDbe chosen

immediately af ter the practicemeet.

The Bryan High Chapter ofthe Distributive Education Clubof America attended the S out h-ern Regional conference in FortWorth, Texas. The membersthat represented DECA wereCayla Messarra. Alicia Mandu.jano, Irma Sauseda, KristenAdmire, and Katrenia Parie.While at the conference themembers attended several work.shops in which they were intro-duced to new ideas on chaptermanagement and leadership.As Area V vice-president, GaylaMessarra ass is ted in the Texaspresentat ions on public speak-ing and motivation ofmembers.The members were given theopportunity to attend dancesand had the advantage of mak-ing new friends. The next con-ference willbe in Hurst, Texas.

Mu Alpha Theta has electedofficers. They are: President-David Drees, Vice President-Cagla Akerman, Program C o-ordinator-Gena Coffman, Sec-retary-Patty Kim, Trea surer-Mary Wood and Historian/Publie Relations-Tess Barrett .The club's next meeting will

be on Monday> December 14and they wil lbe holding a "Hoi.iday Mobile" contest that anyonecan enter. For more detailsabout the contest, ask Mrs. Prinein Room 210.

ROTC fosters good leadershipBy Sharon Jamel

The Air Force Junior ReserveOff icer Training Corp has beenaround since the birth of BHS.Along with promoting good citi-zenship, the program encour-ages discipline. respect towardsone's self and others, manners,and leadership. It teaches gen-eral sell-management and helpsone prepare for the future."It gives you a taste of what

it's like in the real military ser-vice," Public Affairs First Lieu.tenant Nick Rueda said. "Mostof what the Air Force does, wedo."The cadets are graded on

how well they carry themselvesinto class, how well they show

respect towards others ofhigherrank and disciplinary proce-dures.Students begin the year with

permanent ranks represent ingthe number of years they havebeen involved in the program.Each six weeks, promotionalrankings are given based ontheir achievements.Throughout the ROTC pro-

gram one has the opportuni ty tostart with no ranking and ad -vance as far a colonel. Yet, thehighest ranking ever reached atBHS has been only to lieutenantcolonel. According to SergeantDon O'Neal. this is because theprogram would need an enrol-Iment of 150 Or more cadets forthe colonel ranking to be ef fec-tive, and at this time. the enrol-Iment is not that high.

For those wanting tobe inthemilitary service, having beeninvolved in ROTC would be abenefit according to Rueda."After three successful years

(in the program) you can be arank or two higher than the guyjust coming off the streets."Rueda said. He also said thatthe program has given hi m sell-respect an d confidence to achievehi s goals.

Events the ROTC has part ie-ipated in include "Aggie For ADay," in which cadets weregiven a tour of A&M Universityby the Aggie Corp. They alsohonored Veteran's Day on Nov-ember II by presenting thecolor guard.Cadets are looking forward to

the upcoming Military Ballscheduled for February.

Studenll in ROTC leam the qua li tiea needed to become leaden in our lOCiely.

The Industrial Arts club isbusy get ling their projects readyfor district. This year, the dis-trict competition willbe held out-of-town the last weekend inApril

" and the first weekend in May.The areas in which they will beentering are drafting, woodworkand metals. The club is alsopreparing to haveacar wash asa lund raiser.

For the f irst l ime inthe rua toryofBryan High School. the Sym.phonic Band and Orchestra willjoin together to produce a symphony orchestra. They wiDholda concert on December 17."It is going to be great ," band

director Mr. BillSprott said. "Itis a very rare thing for any high chool to have a fu D orchestra."

In otha- musical areas theband marched in the Bryan,College Station Christmas Par-ade on December 6. The bandis also getting ready for districttryout. which will b e held onDecember 12.

Photo By Julie Mounc:e

The National Honor Societysponllored a canned food driveNovember 23 through November 25. AU food and moneydonations were contributed tothe county food bank. Secondperiod clalleS competed in thefood drive; the winning classes.received a doughnut party .

r o i d Y ~ K : :W : - lI that the senior class will have I,had approximately 15,925 , hours in cia .. by the time they, graduate? ,L~..-..-.~ ~__.......-.,j


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by Sharon Jame, and J remy Weob.terAlmos evervon dream of life an the fastlane of politics. On

Thur day. Novemb r 5, 2 I tudent got their chance when Ieyparticipated an the 27th annual Youth m Governm nt Day.

Students pent the day learmng about their perspective jobs-lor-the-day and later attended a luncheon with College Station Youth inGovernment representative hosted by the community ', Order of the IElks. At th e c lo e o f th day, sludent ci ty counci lmen and women helda mock council meeting and defeated a proposit ion to allow pari .mutuel wagermg and adopted a resolu ion regarding the proposedfederal prison at Allen Academy.Even though they discovered the fastl lfe of city government isn 'tthat Ie t, the students learned the responsibilities. functions and neces-sities of city government and their own roles in the government of th efuture. Photo Julie Mounce

6 December 18,1987--------------------------Inde.pth .Bryan High School1987 evA recap of events which tool place aroundBH S and made Viking history.

Af t e r beginning the footballseason with an impress ive 2814 victory over archrival Tern-pie, the Vikes were forced toi'battle it out" with very learnihey Pitty a . Desp'ite injuries.humidl y and predic' on theVikings made it to the play-off,.Even though the team 10 t thebi -di trict game gainsl IleL an gh am C r ee k L O bO s, t he play.era represented Bryan w i ln t n ei rusual detennination and Vikingpride.


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1987------------------------

One ofthe highlIghts lhis yearfor the BHS choir program wasIt pr entation of the mu ical"Once Upon A Mattres " Inarl September. The Choralebegan preparma for the p rfor-manee inAugust and lh r Hortsproved to be successful.'It as alot of fun, alot of

hard work but worth every min-ute of it" said eruor Jeff Brown,-who IS pictured here as the Kingwi th Kenneth Harnsberry as min-strel ( left, and Kristen Martin ,the lester center).

Photo By Julie MOWice

rall ies this year were marked oy many changes. Most notablesit-wherever-you-can policy which allowed classes to mingle

to both conserve space and promote unity among classesl04rn1iina the team. In place of the spirit stick, the color shout ,ed a form of competition to che for the Vikes. Also, theperformed at more pep ral lies .competitions did exist, however. This was especiaJJy evidentornecoming hal l d corating contest, won by the juniors, andchain compet it ion, with the seniors proving once again thai

"the class that's got the clas ", Photo B y Nick Rueda

Arena evenb fore the year started. Theendles slew of students comingin and out for cheduling couldhave created a Who's-next-phobia. This process of sche-duling resulted in a dramat ic de-crease in the cheduling errorsofpast years As put by Counse-lor Peggy While. "The teachers

were ready to teachhrst day of schoo!. ..it watastic! It's the way 10 go!"Students posed favorable and

disfavorable oprmons." I li ke d arena schedul ing be-

cause you got to pick whatlunch you had by whatever cia syou needed for fourth," seniorSteve Jones said.

frustrating but in the end it'sorganized. And you get tochoose your own classes andrno t likely the teacher you' regoing to have," Kwesi Colison.a sophomore. said ."It was awful. ..gross ...a total. whirlwind," senior Jennifer Ar-nold said. Photo B y Nick Ru~d.

In 1986-87 the go ahead onshorts wa an unexpected privi -lege. But it wa also bert- lived.It took a year's change in style10 wipe the pol icy from the bluefolders . Hol ly Dowlmg (right)demonstrates the Here Today,Gone Tomorrow chapter of anever-changing dress code book.

Photo MoUy

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Cress-town competition between A&M Consol-idated and Bryan "got down to it" when the Vik-ings found out thai they're "obnoxious, cockyjuveniles" as b liev d by the Tigers. Unfortu-nately for the Tiger , this became an unofficialslogan fo r the Vikes and helped incite school spiritat the game.

Fans, such as the Nelson family, went on tocheer when Wil lie Crompton defended the Bryangoalline against the Tiger's Robert Prall in the playof the game, giving the Viking a 131 7 victory.

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Drug dogs I a ve Visited sixtimes this year at BHS. Thedrug dog program. accepted in}_$6.87. continues to be .~e i r e ! : t . IIha heen expeete 0create a drug-Ire leammg en-vironment for , tuden!s at BHS.So far, there has not been anyre evant case th is ye r.

Photo By Nick Rueda


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8__ ~_December 18, 1987 ------Features----------N---~~~Bryan High School orsemanNip into winter with Jack Frost and Fashions., Julie Mounce

AI winter windl bring in thec h i I J of old Father Frest, the timeha s come to go through wardrobes and "bundle up" for themming season. With a two-fold

the of winter fashion

leave room for individual tastes .The fint of the two desig.

nated falhion looD for this lea-Ion is a look ofu1tra.limplicity-m in im a li sm . T h is look is detailedby a "freer look" in hair style,jewelry and makeup (if applica-ble).

n.dHpla,. _ oIlDda,'. fuhion look,. Photo By Julie Mounce

The all-American ChristmasBy Jan McKenzieThe abominable Aunt Gertrade greetl your parenta w i t h. . . . and kiues. Before you

c:.l aqueeze away f rom a D yourj Ibilant relat ives , a hanh tweek_ th e cheek alm o a bringI youlit tears. "Argh," you quietlyIIIm8rk to youneH. then youpleasant ly wiah your beloved. u n a a " H ap py H o li da y," beforeJ U U I ' mom gives you a good.-ill kick in th e ahiM.Scampering young ones beck-_ you to play cowboy, and

Wans. Haunting memorieshal the las t "bumIeu" game..unci you t ha t you do value,... life. CODver1inl with the... fo lD aounds tanptinc.U-=Ie what..... n ame 6nda,. . pcaIerint OR Ih e home-

made pecan pie and decides torecount your most embarrass-ing moment that happend at afamily reunion seven yearl agoto every available ear .

Besides the annual humiliat ion, your mother declares you adishwasher for the entire weekend.

To top it a U aU , you have agrand ol' time figt ting Snook-uml , the pet miniature poodle,for the ornament. tha t he stolefrom the tree.

Two long weeb of th is , youlay to younelf. If school couldonly be a day away-but beforeyou can lay "pal' the eggnog,"you are back in Mr. W ea tph al l ' Ipsycho l ogy dan contemplatingthe mOIl devious way. to terror-ize your brother into let ting youborrow hi s Christmas present-acar.

A basic luit of a member ofthis league might b e a white t-lhirt under a sweater with loose-littng pants an d casuallhoea.The second of the two sea-lon'slooka is that of high-drealing.playing fashion to the limitafor both day and night wear.Bold color schemes, hats, strongstripe-patternl, and obviously"done" hair would fall under thilclassification.There are also a number of

basic styles that seem to agreewith both of the season's setlookl-genera) trends in dressdeveloping f r o m former summerand fal l introductions.Some of these are the color

favorites ; the winter colora arefavoring pastels with bright greenas the lpotl ight color . Navy andwhite stripes are another fashionhit.Skirtl for the winter are short-

er and likewi.e, so are the coats .Pants take on a simpler, almostpajamas, look. Short boots anda caaual"layered" look toclothesswns upthe winte r fashion scene.

In general , the look is neat-def ined wail tl ine., noticeablenecklines, low.key jewelry, andwhite used for a clean-cut effect.r ~ ' - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ ~ ' - ' ~ _ ' _ ' ", Did You Know... ,

, that there are about 113 teachers tIat BHS? It~~ .......~~..-. ~...,_,~..__ ...... ..........;.A.~ ....... --..--- .....The correepondinl outfit fib today', fashion benda.

Jingle bella, jingle bel Ia . . .. Be -fore long Chris tmas Day w i l l behere. You wi l l be out o f school,finished shopping, t hro u g h w i thChristmas dinner an d ready toopen your gift.. (By the way,have you ever noticed how longit takes to get the dishes doneaf ter Christmas dinner?) Yourpackage is in front of you, wait-inl. What wi) you find inside?Will it be w h a t you wanted?What if you o p e ne d it an d found

... an eight-track tape deck, apair of bell boHomed hip-hug-ger l, a trans is tor, a mood ring, apair of platform Ihoes, or aC.P.O. jacket?? You wouldprobably think good o le Santahad "lost i t. " Or maybe it is ju.tthe Ghoat of Christmas Pastplaying a joke on you.

Believe it or not, these itemswould have b e e n reaI1y "neato.groovy and cool" gifts for a teen-ager just a decade (or .0) ago.Some thing. change ratherquickly!The contents ofthe packagesare not the only diHerence Ihave noticed incomparing Chr ist mat during my h i J h a c : b o o I yeanto tqday's. Io not know whenit .ta rt a anymore. When Iwasin school. Christmas di d not getany aHentioD until Thanksgiv.ing ha d come an d gone. NollOanymore. Stores beg in te l l ingChriItrnM inSt!ptember! I began

seeing Christmas deoorationa in. tores r ight after Labor Day thisyear. (I have felt behind in my.hopping ever since. Gue Ih ad bet ter start aoon.)

Fortunately, lome thing.about Christmas have remainedconstanL As in the palt, it is .tiIIgreat to be out of school for theholidays. It is still fu n to get an dgive presents. Christmas is atil la special t ime for famil ies . Giving. .baring, and enjoying th emomenta are .tiII a big part ofthe aeaaon. The reasons forcelebrating are stil l the same.Chriatmaa is . tiD a time for car-ing an d showing our love. ( P . 5.Itis a ls o ..till a time for teenager.to get a little bored, be in g awayfrom frienda an d all. I tha thappens to you. do like we u.edto do...go ge t on the phone, 10to the m a D . or "make th e drag".just do not wear thole bel bottoms!) Merry CIwiatmaa!


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FeatureS-------December 181987----9Bryan High SchoolorsemanDifferences don't make a difference.,'----st things for a handicappedperson to do is to learn to make

others feel comfortable aroundthem.Ponzio explained that peoplegenerally react to her in one oftwo ways."They either come up to me

and ask why I 'm ina wheelchairor they just stare. Ilways wishthat they would ju t a k becausethat way they might learn some-thing," Ponzio said.

Ponzio feels that many peo-ple don't understand that handi-capped persons are normalpeople because they've neverexperienced rela ting to handi-caps. "Vou can't blame them...They just don' t know," P e n -zio said.

Ponzio is a normal personwith the same kinds of goal andaspirations that many highschool students have. She hopesto go to college and enter a fieldworking with people, as peopleare her "specialty. ItPonzio places a high empha-sis on people in her life. She

feels that i t i s important to have

By Julie MOlD1C:eDon't judge peoplet first glance, Shannon Pon-zio might seem a li tt le di fferent

from the average Bryan Highstudent. Well, perhaps she is.Faced with a lifestyle many couldnot begin to comprehend, Shan-non is "an average BHS stu-dent" -but also a whole lotmore.Ponzio has Cerebral Palsy, abirth defed which can involveloss ofmotor control and speechimpediments. In Ponzio's case,it means being confined to awheelchair ."I learned to not let it get inmy way for something Iwant orsomething I want to do," soph-omore Shannon Ponzio said.To many people , being faced

with such a situation would havea devastating effect on their out-look on l ife. But Shannon's out-look is th e opposite."It doesn't bother me, andpeople shouldn't feel embar-assed around me," Ponzio said.She added that one of the hard.

byhow theylook-getto know them beforeyou decide how youfeel about them.----"trusted friends to talk with abolllproblems and frustrations. Pon-zio sees potential friends inevery-one and wishes that others couldlearn to view people that waJalso."Don't judge people by hothey look-get to know thembefore you decide how you feelabout them," Ponzio said.Sha_u nDO plano to WO to "oI~ . .and .,..trr r.eld wortci,. with peGPle.Photo By Julie Mounce

Color lenses,perfect eyes Cramming could cramp your styleBy Veronica Almanza

By Miy SmithSome people shed the spec-tacles and trade them in for con-tacts to make themselves feelbetter about themselves and tofinally get rid of the irritating redmarks formed on the bridge oftheir nose. Others go evenfurther and change the color oftheir eyes,

The invent ion of the contactlens first tarted with the hard,uncomfortable lens. Then opt i-cians, or eye doctors, came upwith the solt, mere comfortablecontacllenses. Later, i tbecameeven more improved and long-wearing contact lenses. whichallow th e person 10 keep themon for many days, were avail-able.

Opticians have taken anotherstep toward advancement ofthe lenses. Now, colored con-tacts which change the color ofthe eye can be purchased.

Colored contact lenses arenotn W . ut changing one's'color has js recently I fetblrfepopu ~ 'tli many peop . a , . Th I r e H e6ntact Ie e s

ar e pecially popular with thehi h school and college slu-dents. ,. DeDe Montelongo, a

It's almost that time of year again. The most dreaded two days ofthe semester are fast approaching. That's right. Finals are just aroundthe comer.For some students, the thought of finals doesn't really bother them.But the majority of students. whether they're in danger of failing ornot, get nervous before finals.

"You don' t do anything for 18 weeks and you have to memorize asemester 's worth of work in one night," junior John Vindiola said.

There was a hme when students could exempt from a final exam. Ifa student had an ..A' average and no more than three ab enees, hecould exempt from that subject. Also, a student could exempt from asubject if h e had a "B" average and no absences.

Seniors had the option of exempting from all their classes whilejuniors and sophomores could only exempt from two. This was alsowhen there were two nine week gracl ing periods instead of three siltweek gracling periods in a semester. Th were ome of the changesbrought on by House Bill i2.

Most teachers feel finals are important in preparat ion for college."If a student goes on to college, this is a way to make them moresuccessful ther . because a final is most 01 your grade:' said seniorcounselor Peggy While.If you' re borderl ine m a class right now. most teachers wi ll say it 'snot 100 late. The Christmas holidays offer an opportunity tostudy andcatch up. This could orne cramming the week of finalll>.Bu , procrastin Ii 1 8 'ilY of wmnitlg oul ove "using . t i l T l eely" a d th 6 S get put aside [his sot~nd f ar

d n tJ nel .H wil prpbbbly eiY 00 B\-II ymg up u 1111 a m. Wit U s~ pa "f ~l l 1 lh ni

finals

80% AQUAMARINE

Percentage of colored lenses most bought


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1 O December 181987------SportS-----------Bryan High School

The boys b.eketbaU team .how their delennination CHI the court.Photo B EricJame'

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OPPONENTNAVASOTALufkinOPEN. . McCu l lo ugh. . K i n gwood.. N EW C A N EY.. Conroe. . H UNTSV I LLE

H u mb le. . A&M CON SOL ID A T ED. . MCCULLOUGH" K I NGWOOD.. .New Caney C O NROE. . .Hun t s v i l l e. . H UMBLE. . A&M CON SOL ID A T ED

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H OM E GA MES IN C AP S

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l r +lO ME G AM ES IN C A PS

-Denote. DUbiel GametGirl'sH ead C oach : Kenne th P oo leA ,I i,ta nt E ric E ik eD A TE OPPONENTDec . 8 .. Humb l eD e c . 15 .. A&M CON SOL ID A T EDDec . 29 No rt h Zu lc hJan. 5 " MCCULLOUGHJan. 8 ..KINGWOODJan. 12 '. N ew C aneyJan . 15 .. H un tsvilleJan. 19 .. HUMBLEJan. 22 .. A&M ConsolidatedJan. 29 .. McCu l l oughFeb . 2 .. K ingwoodFeb. 5 .. NEW CANEYFeb . 9 .. Con ro eFeb . 12 .. HUNTSVILLE.. Denolea Diltrict Game.

Blue magic faces challenging seasonBy Molly GritlerCold weather I warm gymna

s iums , bouncing balls . yes, it isonce again basketball season.The tradition of boys' baske tba l llives on at Bryan High.

This year, the Vikings haveBrad Kopetsky, Reggie Lawson. and Paul Arevalo leadingthe varsity learn. According toCoach Shaw, the strategy thisseason is focused on the offense.One major advantage to theteam is the returning players.The experience of the old play.ers is the main strength of theteam. Senior varsity player

Reggie Lawson also believesthe height ofthe posts is a majorplus.Teamwork seems tobe aneth-

er advantage for the v.....:tyteam . Senior Scott Yea I,)aidthat he feels that the team hacome together this year. Law-son also feels that they are work-ing wel l together; but that theremust be more patience with theoffense.

As for the district race, thingslook hopeful. The losses alreadyexper ienced by the Vikes onlyseems to push them harder.

"Right now we're rated sev-enth in the distr ict ; but this only

gives us the incentive to workharder," Yeates said.Lawson believes the losses

could have b e e n avoided. Accord-ing to him, the team was notplaying to i ts capabi lity but th iswouJd soon change for the bet -ler. Coach Shaw also feels theteam has a good chance in dis-trict.

Kingwood, Humble, Conroe,and A&M Consolidated are theteams tobeal according toShaw,Yeates. and Lawson. Thesegames will make Viking bas-ketball even more excit ing . Theseason has already begun andwill continue through February.

Lady Vikes fired up for new seasonBy Julie Mounce

The Lady Vikes are now wellunderway in their new ba ske t -ball season. With an intenseteam desire to play, they areworking hard to build a strongbasketball force, and a goodwinning record."I think we're going to do

good-we have a lot of poten-t ia l," senior Marla Barron said.There have been changesmade in the girls' basketballprogram this year. Though theyouth of the program can beseen in various aspects of theteam , the girls compensate forthe rough edges with an abun-dance of talented players.

"The talent and skill are there.It' ll just putting them together,"'senior Tracy Garrillon said.

Garrison added that the greateststrength of the team was proba-bly their speed.One lactor pos ing a problemfor the Lady Vikes this year isthe "lack of height" on the var-sity team. "It's going to be aproblem," Garrison said.

Team member, Tanya Amerson, also feels that the heightfactor could pose its difficulties,but she also has an answer."Our speed and ability can

make up for it," Amerson said.The toughest competi tion the

Lady Vikes j W i I I be facing thisseason are KIngwood and Con-roe. The main reason theseteams are so laugh isthei r strongheight advantage )

Overal l, the girls fe~ ~ ,suredof a successful seasp",,, Theyare a team ~uilt on sPji~ that

.The rirl. baoketball team k a p e a fo r winni." ___

works well together and all seemto have posit ive atti tudes aboutplaying."Everybody's eager to be playing this year," Barron said.

A strong positive force behindthe girls' basketball teams hasbeen the new coaches-CoachKenneth Poole and AssistantCoach Eric Eike. The girls areproud of their new coaches andleel that the coaches havebrought on much of the new atti-tudes affecting girls' basketball.

"They're more understanding,more posi tive ," Amerson said.The girls' season lasts from

November until the end of Feb-ruary. With a solid "playas ateam" motto, they hope to makeit a IIUCCelS.I.

Photo By Mitch Fry


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Norsei i iaft Sports 'December 18,1981__ -11Bryan Hi,h SchoolSwimmers train even harderB y K ym MueonteJI

With the help ofa new vanityIWim team coach, Jan Hardcas-tle, the team iIhoping for a bet-ler an d challenging year.

Hardcutlewas on the varl ityyear-round lwim tearn at LamarUniverlity inBeaumont, Texas.She wal alse an allutant coachforthe team. Then,lhiIlummel'.Ihe became an auiltanlcoachfor the Aggie Swim Club.

Earlier thi..year the team hada "time trial" meet where KellaKunz broke the school record inthe l00-yard back stroke and500-yard free .Iyle. KristineHulse broke the achool record inthe 1OO-yard free Ityle an d Mike

Blair aet the Ichool record inthelOO-yard butterfly style."I'm really impreued t h at t h ey

broke a U t hose record. 10earlyin the year." Hardcastle Iaid_"They don't nonnally break anyrecorda until later on in theyear."T earn captain Creighton Mil-

ler feels the team is going tobuild and improve thi. year.MiUer haa been lwimming lorthe palt 11 yearl and has beenon the team for three year._

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12-g;:=t7s~~c~!!,7--Vikingstd.-The Reader'sPage--NorsemanTo Our Readers ... Can You HearMe Scream? Fields of FutureVikings Ltd. - The Reader's Page is a new feature of the Norse-man to appear again in the February and April issues. Vikings areencouraged to submit photographs, artwork, essays, poetry. shor tstories or any other items of interest, humorous or otherwise. I tem tobe considered for February's is sue must be fully s igned and placed inthe designated box in the off ice no later than January 22.

Reflections of a Lost LoveEvery minute and hour I find my hear t reflecting your love that

rolled over me hke a warm spring shower.My love for you is a special one, because for me you're my only one.The things we use to love and share have now stripped away

cold and bare.My love says he is sorry for the time he has wasled, if only he

knew its the sweetest time I have ever tasted.My love is gone, my love is free, I pray to God 'will he ever come

back to me?There is a man with whom I want to grow old, but my heart was told

it' done and over. Now my heart feels cold. but the stronglove in i t will f innly hold.

Awake in my bed many nights, I lie thinking of you, J begin to cry,asking God will our love really die?

For your love Id o long, I believe back in my loving arms iswhere you belong.

Although at times I think it would be easier to forever tell yougoodbye, deep in my heart I'd know I l ied.J know I'll never b e a beaut iful woman, but giving honest and

faithful love, that I know I can.Your a true man through and through and at the thought of you

being gone for good I become blue, my heart and love are only for you.You have my body, sow, and heart, when they split we makea broken heart .

Just to see you smile , makes my l ife worthwhi le .My love is gone, my love is free, again I ask does he come

back 1. 0 me?-Meliuo MoehlmtJlI"senior

-orlwor" b y M i ch ae l S ch U el le r, senior

Can you hear me scream?and yet, I scream .

I t is not a loud scream,or a long one.

Yet it is as loud as thunder ,and as long as forever ,

and I am the screamer .I am screaming now,yet you do not hear me.

For il is a mental scream .A scream of terror, of anguish ,A scream olloneJiness,

and of frustration.It is as real as if it has

issued from my lips,yet you do not hear it.It is the scream 01 the lonely,the teased and tormented,

And it mus t b e heeded for everyone 's sake.For i t i s the scream of the oppressed,Of the dreamer with dreams he cannot obtain alone.A scream that would pierce the hear t

of anyone that could hear it.But it is a scream

that is lost in the void.For it is a mental scream

and there are none 10 hear it .but the screamer.

, .Fields made of whi tefrom snow of bl ight.Fields never greenOr pastures never seen.All of these are madeBy a bomb and a shadeOf men that are pastWith a hate still las tsNone shall knowHow the world was at a woeBut the eHects wi ll a lways lastAt least for forty thousand yearsWhen all the effects have past.

Today'sdreamsare ,tomorrow sfuture

t. 1 .

- T .Z., junior

SeagullOh, how it soarsSo briskful and freeNo troublesNo worriesHow I wish it were me-Kenneth Godwin, junior

-Casell Keller, jlUliqf

Carrousel of IllusionsQuaint winds pursue silent echoesWind borne warriors quest for unfought vic toriesPlanted are seeds of raw courage which thr ive on pure valor.The sun globe marches to its blazing zenith and seats itself

upon its golden throne.F laming wands of sunlight pierce a sul len world 's soulwhile casting prisms of darkness.Returning facets of the pas t release the wings of wisdom and

vanish through the door of desert.ed dreams.Lightened silhouettes stand against serpentine warriors

to chase the wind and bolt the lanterns of the s tarsaway; only yielding to a certain wisdom.

-Marie Chaliel, unlor

S tude n t Coun cil Sugge sti on BoxSugges tion: Bryan High School .hould provide a nursery for child-

ren ofthose teenage students who wish to continue theireducation.

Answer: This problem isnot under the jurisdict ion of the . tudentcouncil . The student who submitted thi. idea willneedto approach the BISD school board for further action onthis idea.

Suggestion: The vol leyball teams should b e honored at a pep rallyand should have specia l seats l ike the football team.

An.wer. The suggestion was passed on to the cheer leaders whoare in charge of all pep rall ies,Suggestion: A boy's vol leyball team should be formed.

Answer: There would be no other teams (rom school in ourdistrict to compete against. However, boys are welcometo form teams in BHS intramural volleyball

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