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March 8, 1991 Vol. 20, No. 5

happier place if the media didn'tC I Q I I . 4 l on peopleand issues,~ Tucker

said.

more dar ing in their methods toget the news. The wood watchedas reporters sat on rooftops in

, Saudi Arabia with bomb sirensblar ing in the background. Theworld held its breath as reportersrushed to bomb sheltersin the ho-

tels and g,avethe news updates

Media has own artillery for covering the warEditcK'$ nottJ: TIIfI Bccompany;ng story by M/CIIfIUtJ

HOWiNdWBS wrltttJn before tllfl war flnded. The m"..

dia's rohI In ",. WIN contInues to be dtJbBttJd.

needto know asmuch aspossible-about our country 's f ighting be-

cause it's a very important anddramatic situation, ~ said sopho-

more Andria Juarez.

Junior Autumn Saenzthinks differently. "The media has

BY MICHEllE HOWARD

Dan !Rather's eyes meetmine as he stares across the roomat me. We gaze at each otherintently and I take a deepbreath tobrace myself for his deep voice,loud in the empty r oom . He speaks.

"Hello. This is Dan!Rather,CBS News. This is the twenty-frfthday o·fwar and these are today' sevents." The newscast drones onof tanks bombed and Iraqis dying.But waitl Is this a rerun? Could

Dan Rather bemaking a mistake?Is he reading yesterday's newsscript? It seems asif Ihave heardat of this beforel Oh, now I remem-

ber. Iheardthis yesterday andthe

day before and the day before.Maybe Dan, Tom and Peter,alongwith CNN and aUthe other newsstations, think Idon't know what'sgoing on...yeah, right..

In some ways there istoomuch news coverage, controversyand updates. Onthe other hand,

it's good to keep tuned in in caseSaddammight find his lost marbles

an d use them, putting an en d to aU

this mess.

It really would be nice to

watch other news in the world,besides the war. Bu t from the looks

of thing.s (yellow ribbons, flags,

patriotic t-shlrts and all the otherhoo-hahl America is .really sup-porting our troops. However, sup-porting a war, and dragging it out

media-Vvise,aretwo different sub-jects.

Isthere anyone else whois tired of hear.ingabout the Gulf

War every newsbreak that airs? A

random poll revealedthat 20 out of

25 peoplethink media coverage isjust right; four think there is toomuch and one person thinks thereistoo little media coverge. Not sur-prising. This is our generation'sfirst war, and we arecurious, fright-ened and anxious.

~I think the media is say-

ing just enough about the war . We

For several days it was

stated that America and perhapsthe whole world was tunet;! into

CNNfo r minute-to-minute livenews

Iraq ,agrees to all U;.N. peace terms

Gulf~ ..'",CISIS Resolved

In accordance with guidelines ied prisoners of war were released. Six

set by the U_N_.lraq has agreed to free of the POWs were Americans. One of

all prisoners. reveal the locations of them was Melissa Rathbun·Nealy .. 20.all mines. return stolen 'property~ and the only female POW.

compensate Kuwait. After· two hours, a formal agree-

.. .The··resolution also allows the . rnent was signed.

Allied Forces 'to resumetha war if Iraq. H i think that we have made a major

does not comply with the demands. step forward in the cause of peace."

The-U~N.Securlty Councilpassedthe Army General Norman Schwarzkopf said.

resolution 11'..:' Saturday night, with. "If we continue the frank aridcoopera-

only Cuba opposed. , t iva dialogue that we had today, 'then we '

'In a letteno the U.N., Iraqi For- are well on our way to a la'sting peace."

eIgn Minister Tariq Aziz wrote that , . _The Pentagon says nine Ameri-..raq would "fufilUts obligations~ "His 'cans are believed to be among 13 known

letter also u.rged .anotftclal cease~fire, a.llied POWs. 45 U.S. troops are among

and "the. immediate withdrawal of the. 66 missing allied troops. Iraqis also

·forei90 military forces 81ldrelieffor said to be holding 20.000 Kuwaitis. in-

. the Iraqi people·s .suffering." .cluding captured soldiers.

As a·gestu re of goodwi II..:10'a"l-

just gone ovemorad with war. Thenews keeps asking and saying thesamethings over and over.~

Matt Short , a s en io r , thi"lksthe media shouldn't cover protest-

ers. Wendy Tucker, also asenior,

thinks the media makes a moun-

tain out ofa molehill.

'"The U.S. would be a

updates. Even Saddam himself . behindgrotesque gas masks. Th etuned in. world still waits as the daysgo by

Amer ica was "hooked'" on andfour CBSnewsmen have dis-the media coverage. The 24 hour appeared, not even leaving trac-covera.gewas exactly what was esin the sand.needed. The fever to get news Slowly, the news has re-quick and broadcast as soon as tumed to a more normalscenar io.

the newsl : roke spread. Other news Gulf maps and army generals docrews andstat ions got more and not appear as much. The mourn-

ful themesof each broadcast have

ended, for the most part, and the

regularthemes havereturned. lhewar is still raging, but most people

have picked up and continued tol ive as they l ived before the warstarted.

~I feel that the war stillremains a big part of American

l i fe , but it doesn't consume the en-ti re effort the the American l ife-style, ~ StaCYNigliazzo said.

The Gulf War has beencompared to the Vietnam War bymany people. President Bush in-sists that it won't be anotherViet-

nam. A major difference this time

isthe way the media is handlingthe war. Duringthe Vietnam War,reporters were allowed to go any-where they wanted, film anythingand say whatever they wanted.

Deser t Storm, on the other

hand, is highly restricted. All rna·terial is screened by the govern-ment and the Pentagon.

Teacher Brown Blairfeelsthis type of handling is necessary.

"Ihere is better informa-tion this time, because some of itshouldn't betold. We don't g iveIraqany information (this way]. ~

Blairsaid.Pat Foster believes Iraq

isguilty of gi.vingout false reports.

"I believe what we hear

from Iraqis false information, so

that we would think that we arebombing innocent people and chil-dren,~ Foster said.

Can we be sure that all

that is shown is totanv true? Insome ways, there is too muchmedia coverage. They seem tosay the same things over and

over. On the othe( hand, the mediacan't show enough and keep theworld in tune.

~Ithink that what we see

is true, but we don't see the whole

story, ~Kenneth Schroeder said,

perhaps summing the feelings ofmost Americans during Desert

Storm.



2 N QR SE MA N,F RlD AY, M AR CH 8, 1991

Parents - they can drive you crazy -WARNING: This article written by a senior

contains a very serious case of 'attitude'l!Y COREY BOELTER

Ever since the beginning

of t ime, there have always beenparents, and they ha.ve always

, done the same thing...driven their

kids crazy.

Parents have always

asked questions and will not eversettle for anyfhing less than thetruth or the answe r that they th ink

that they want to hear.You know what I 'm talk-

ing.about. Your parents aretelling

you to get off the phone, maybei because they're expecting an

important .phonecall which nevercomes until three hours later.

Your parents tell you to

" tum down the music becausetheydon't like it.

They tal l you to cut your

hair because h : is getting 100 long.,

Then there arethose otherphrases that have been aroundsince the beginning of time, such

as "Clean your room, it's di rty, Icould.get lost in there," and the

oldest, "How was your day atschool? Do you have any home-

v.ukrOther things that parents

loveto say to you:"You're just likeyour fa-

ther/mother...

·Your older brother/sister

never did that."

"Do I have to ask you todo everything or can you just do itfor once on your own?"

"I'm sickand t ired of yourattitude."

These arejust afew, butas you know, there are plentymore.They started with you 1Nhen

you were young and wil l nag you

until the day they die.There's also the things

they did when you werea kid. Youknow, li<eteli"agyou if you weren't

good then Santa Claus (like hereally existed} wasn't going to come

and bring you presents·for Christ-

mas. O r if your bir thday was coming

up then you were not going tohave a party or weren't going to

have any presents.

Then, there was alsothething yOU'parents used to do, andif you're unlucky, probably still do:

ground you for some ofthe moststupid things.

This, the act of parentsdoing evetYlhng to you, '¥ViI proba-bly go on forever and there's .noth-

ing we can do about it but bearit.

You never know. When

you are your parents' age and

have kids of your own, then you

might do the samething to them.

.BY MELANTHEA .BROCK

If you juniors and sopho-

mores have noticed a change forthe worse in a friend, take into

conSiderationw'hatgrade they are

in. If they have suddenly become

wild, constantly lazy, and annoy-

ing in attitude, there is a g'reat

possibilitv it is due to senioritis.

Spring. break is approaching and

second semester is all downhillfrom here. These are perfect con-

ditions for "senlorltis" (al.thoughfor most seniors the virus islustworsening).,

This change in attitude is

truly out of our control. The virus

we have caught causes the melt-

ing of brain cells and an over-

wheming feelingof cockiness. We

are now, asseniors, burned out

from the 13 years of school we

have had to slave through. [This

has complicated our attitudes.)

Yes, we have attitudes, but we

deserve to..After a D , we haw b E l e n

through more gagging years of

school than you juniors and so-

phomores. If our attitudes are an -

OOyWlg,we truly do understand foras juniors and sophomores wetiled of the senior's attitudes, butweare the class of • 91 and the

best class that . everpassed' t:tv"ou(.tl

Bryan High..Someday you, too,

wi! know th e joys of being a s e n i O r

bu t I am afraidyou 'NIl neverknow

what it is to be th e bestl Sony, it isjust my attitude act:ilg up again.

If yo u all wondering if ou r

condition willvvorsen, the answer

isyes..The closer we get to 'May

30 the worse our attitudes andcondition will become. If you are

wonderilgif there is any t IWJg you

ca n do for you' serb friends Iam

afraid to say there is nodling. Rightnow we need acceptance and ifyou cannot do that. learn to live

with i t. That is about all you can

do,SO DO ITI SENIORS. WE'RE

OUT OF HEREI

. ,~ '" . ... •• .or . . ..til ....... _ .. _

Black and White

After reading the latest

issue of the Norseman a goodfriend of mine asked if there was

anything I liked, as opposed to thecountless things I disfike. A long

amount of time elapsed before 1

Money is the name of the g'ame finally c a m e up with at least one. thing that I liked that I could possl -

Senior year can be expensive~~~a;r~p~!:u:I:~~t~~::~

~ ; ~ ~ i 1 ~ { ~ i l ~ ~ ~ f e s ~ ~ ~ 1 ~~ ~ : f r ~ £ ; i ~ ~ j ~ ~ ~ { t l ~ ~ 1 1 1 !There is also arother word Asseniors, wealso need remainbt~t'k.:~ridwhltei bu t just

that is mentioned quite often- caps and gowns, transcripts, $5 ......•.•.} : : N : j l : ; : : : ~ · · U : : · ' : t · ) · i : :money (or the lack of it ) . for our meal at the Senior Picnic,

Around our sophomore and all of the necessities to go to

year, weallstart deciding whatwe Homeooming , Sadie Hawkins, andwanl our class rings to look like. of course, Prom.

Depending on how elaborate the I do not have the time or

ring is, it can cost anywherelrom space to discuss col lege tui tion,

approximately $65 to $300. so I guess I w ill save thai for the

And we all must have next issue,yearbooks. One a year, ranging Well seniors, our lime isfrom $2.8 10 $32, depending on almost up. All ollhese wonderlul

when you order it. things that we just had to have will

Th e ever-pJpJlarSATand bethrown intoa box and put inthe

ACT tests, costing us $12.50 10 backof acloset while weareinthe$16, are requi red. to get into any process of moving to the college

college. of our choice.

Senior portrait packages I guess whal I am sayingcan cost between $79.90 and is j ust beg lad that we have moms

$238.90, but we all need some- anddads to help usout. Someone

thing to give our friends, so in 20 has to keep an eye on that refrig-

years they will remember how erator-sized box while we are

beautiful and happy we all were. gone.Oh,thaffi themforIhe money

Graduation announce- too!

about everything elsewill be col- Rowers, birdS, treeS, and

orIess , dull, d rab and boring,. (even SLl'\Stine.jJst'MltJm'tbe1hesame.

though some things alr:eadvare). Everything would just be there,Thanks to science and not bright or beautiful and full of

the photoelectric effect we are gloriOUS color. You could not dis-

ableto seecolors and l ight . I f we t ingt lish many th ings without col-

citi1't have color vvewouJdn'thaw ors.The.Qnly things that would

to foss over the color of car we Temain(ht)$ame would be those

prefer to buy (partially because' t h i I: !U S ' @ i i' e . Y..ti(B, grev, or black.there WClI.ti'l'tbe mod1 ct a ChQ Ice )~. , ,· ,, ~~ . •. .,~tinotsure what would

Many things which are brightl""b~ci,lirlef~ Nworld if G O I o r· W O t .k J

The Non.",.n Is pnH/ucfiI by thtI J C J II 1J II Ii sm • clusaf IItyM

High School, 3401 E_29th, Bryan, TX. OpinJcJM.lIJlIfIUtId ..

rhos. of rIM writ.,an d do no t lJ f 1C8S$1J rl 1 y r ep re s . .nt the Wews of

the faculty, staHor .dmlnlstr.lion of Ikyan .High Schoo/.

EditorsErica Castro, Jessica Pieters

Assistant EditorMelanthea Brock

ReportersCorey Boefter, Tamara Gabbard,

Eloise Johnson, Nik; Lapaglia

Jay Mcilveen, RichardMcintosh,

Cynthia Roberts

AdviserSandy Farris



NORSBMAN, FRIDAY. MA.RCH8.l991 3

Pioneers lay groundwork for black history monthBY CYNTHIA BQBfBTS

TAMARA Ck1BBABQ

Throughout February,

many services, celebrations, and

programs were held to celebrate

Black History Mpnth.

The purpose of starting

Neg ro History week. which later

became Black History Month was

to reveal Blacks ' contr ibutions to

the discovery, pioneering and

deveklpment of America.

The Black Civil Rightsmovement began long before

Barbara Jordon, Malcolm X, and

Martin Luther King were even born.

Dr. Carter Woodson,

graduate 01 Harvard University,

founded Black History Month. He

was a wr iter, h istorian and educa-

lor .. He found thai many of the M il a race ha d no recorded lish,butGerman,LatinandGreei<

achievements of blacks' were history, its' achievements would as well.

overlooked, ignored and even be forgotten an d eventually claimed He eventually received a

omit ted by wr iters of h istory text- by other groups,." Woodson said. Doctor of Divinity degree and wrote

books. Even today, most history Many other black leaders the first Negro History textbook in

textbooks project awhite national contributed to the civil rights America.

image of a malt i -nat ional Barney Ford was born a

reality. I I Moments in Black History I I slave, b~t escaped ..at the"It i s impossible to create l!~~~~~~~~~~~~===~~M _ge of eighteen. With the

'American' history without recoq- help 01 the underground

nizing the false idealism of the movement. Many risked their own railroad he learned to read andwhite history our media prepa- lives. w ri te . H e became a business man ,

gates," the author of Ebonys' Black Dr. James Pennington pol~ica'i activist and conductor of

History book said. was a fug~ive slave born in the the underground railroad in Chi·

Dr.Woodson r ea li ze d that early 1'800's. Although he was caga. During the Civil War, he

Ihe Black mans' past contribu- denied th.eprivilege 01 education, su~ run..away staves with food,

tions had to be written dOwn and he taught himself to read and money and jobs. Ford and his

taugh!. write. He learned not only Eng· friend, Henry Wagner, established

New course explores black historyBY JA YMcIL¥EEN

D id you know: Th e com-poser Beethoven is believed to

have been a Black Spaniard? A

black man invented the .stoplight.

as well as the gas mask? O r that

the first open heart surgery was

performed by an African-Ameri·

can? ff you !NEIfe not avvare of any

of these things, or want to learn

more about contributions that

blacks have made to society,

then the American Culture Stud-

ies class is the place for you.

American Culture Stud-ies isa semester class that teaches

students inlBres1i Ig facts nat ~

in everyday high school history

classes.

year.

Martin Luther King was a

man who had hoped to be an

inspir ing preacher ina quiet . small

communiry.lnstead, by the time

01 his death he had le d millions of

people into shal tering the system

of segregation.One of the many issues

that Ki1g . was ~ <¥Jainsl wa svio lence. He believed that victory

could be wo n without viOle.nce.

Now, 37 years later, aher

King's death, the very thing he

lought against seems to be one of

the main probk!ms. of the blaCk

society.

Gang violence is becom-

tage,· Sennette said. r:

Usually, the only time

there is mention of blacks in his-

tory. the topics are slavery, r iots,

o r B la c k History Mooth. However,

th is class gives s tudents an alter-

native. It stresses the positive

aspects of African American his-

tory from an interesting viewpoint,

The students who take the class

are enthusiastic.

"I. feel that the class is

very useful for Black American

students at Bryan High School. Ithelps the students learn about

black .h is tory and the th ings that

they didn't know about their an-

ces tors. I feel th e class should be

ing more obvious and fr ightening

for many people. Most people do

not understand why we can', all

get a long wi thout v iolence. Many

feel that gangs, or other vio lent

groups, that don' t consider thsrn-

selves to be gangs just want a t-tention and don't have anything

better to do w~h their lives.

~Some people get into

gangs to get attention. Ion'tlhink~'s necessary. We're all in the

same gang," junior Johnathon

Johnson sa id .

"Gang violence is detrj-

menl.aJlO the existence of the black

to become successful in thingssuch as manwacturing and indus-

t r ia l izat ion," Robert Lee said.

"Ifeel that being in this

class is a g.reat advanta.ge to us,We learn about our culture and

the thi1gs that ou r .people invented.

This is a great way to learn about

our history," Michael JOMson said.

"I feel that this class is

very educational. I have learned

so many things about Africa, and

0 1 . 1 ' " ancestors, that Ididn't know at

first. Ifeel good about taking th isclass and I would advise others

to take it also," said Marie' Y .

Ethel.

taking the class is very informa-

t iv e b e ca u se students team things

that aren't ment ioned in other his·

tory books.

As for the future of the

class, Sennette hopes that the

course will expand beyond one

class and be t.aught for a year,

instead of just one semester.

race as a whole," senior Shavonda

Anderson said.

Even though there may be

gangs develop.irg, some people s tmhold their values high and say that

gang violence has no place in soci-

ety.. . Bro thers shouldn't kill other

brothers . We should show more re·spect toward each other." junior

Charles Henderson said.

We must have non-vio-

lence, equality and justice; after all,

we l ive ina count ry whose own fight

fo.rindependence was based on

. these principles.

Colorado's fi rst Adul t education

class for blacks.

Matthew Henson, a long

with Hobert E . Peary, were the

f irst Americans to reach the North

Pole. Because Henson was b lack ,

he was denied well-deserved rec-

ogn~ion, unti l the 1950's when he

was honored at the Wh~e House

by President Eisenhower.

These are just a few ofthe blacks who had to struggle to

achieve lI1ehJmanrighis that many

take advantage of .

Black History month is

dedicated to all b lack pioneers,

leaders and teachers who have

made a dramatic change in our

society.

~

Coach W.J.

Ssnnott.

tS8ChttS thflllfJw

Amll.,lcan' CuI·

tur« Studills

class, II course

which IIxplorllS

tn« contrlbu·

tlons of Black

Amllrlc8n.s.

photobyShell".

Johnson

Lawrence Cunningham

The class, taught by a requirement for all students, and Adrian lawson both said that

Coach W.J. Sennet te , is in its first and not just an elective," Sheena

Johnson said.

·The class came about -I' think that being in this

because Mrs. Beck an d I felt that class is great because we don't

there was a need for such a class. have any other chance to learn

The purpose is to help students about ou r culture in school," Sean

leam about thei' culture and back~ Newton said.

gn:xn:f.1 had it in high s ch oo l a n d "T akilg 'this class is away

I feelit's important that .students to find out about my ancestors

know their background' and heri- and what black people fought for

Existence . 0 1 gangs contrary to King's peaceful messageBY CYNT ff lA ROBERTS

North Bryan Community Center

providing social outlet for teens

BY JE!i$ICA. PIETERS

Since July, the North

Bryan Conmurity Center has been

open to al l people within the

community. Renovated by the

Bethune Women's Club, the can-

ter offers co-aducational an d social

activit ies to people of aUraces.

ActivitIes for community

members of al l ages are offered at

the center. Young children can

pa.rt ic ipatein recreat ional act iv i-

ties. For students in grades K-12,

Moring is provided by Texas A& Ms tudents. Adul ts can at tend eov-ered-dish dinners during the af-

ternoon. Bethune Women's Club

president and North Bryan Com-

munity Center act iv it ies director,

Mel! Pruitt, said one purpose of

the center is to get the youth off

the streets.

·We would lite to provide

a wholesome place for the youth

to go where there is no alcohol, "

Pruitt said.

To spark interes t, soc ia l

activities, such as dances, are

held on weekends. The younge(

children are sometimes takan o~

f ield trips 10 places. such as the

ballet and symphony. Pru i t t plans

to take a group on an outing to the

Ebony Fashion Show.

INhiIe Pruitt said she feelS

as though th.e center has been

successful, she would like to seemore older youth involved.

Another goal of Pruiu's is

to raise enough money to employ

a ful l-time paid director. Also, sh e

hopes to see more ci tizens using

the center.

"We woUd like to see ,i t atits capacity of 100 people every

t ime the door opens·,· P r u it t s a id .



4 NORSEMAN. FRIDAY, MARCH8,l991

will be set up for those couples

who wish to exchange their long

lived vows. For a dollar. a wed-

ding certi ficate and wedding rings

will be given to the newlyweds.

Also a live D.J. will be there for

your entertainment.

Sadie Hawkins does not

have to be an expensive night.

Remember: we want everyone

there. Sadie Hawkins is a fun-

fil led night that only happens oncea year. So don't miss out. You'll

have a down right good time.

Annual Sadie Hawkins dance set for Aprll 6BY TAMARA GABBARD

The concept of Sadie

Hawkins was introI iJoed to u s V'kIen

a ruthless. young girl Daisy Mae

was on a hunt for U'I Abner . the

shy. -one huncbd percent- Amer i -

can boy whose main interest was

avoiding marriage. Every year

Daisy Mae would tty to catch him

at the Sadie Hawkins Day Race.

RnaUy. Daisy Mae t ri ck ed U ' I A b ne r

into tying the knot. This brought

about the idea of the girls askingthe guys to the dance which por-

'\ ,}:" .:[:\i' ,: :: ', .'.x , : : : , "Look OUll}' Abne r . .. Daisy Mae 's a -c om in 'I

trays Daisy Mae's ea-

gerness in stealing Li'l

Abner's heart.

Sadie Hawkins

is Bryan High School's traditional

country bumpkin dance. Spon-

sored by the Sophomore Class

Council" the dance is on April 6from 8-12 p.m .. Tickets will be

sold for $6 a couple and $3 a

sing le or $7 and $4 at the door.

Pictures may also be purchasedat the dance.

Sadie Hawkins mums

have become a topic of discus-

s ion among students and teach-

ers. Each year they become more

extravagant and gi rls are spend-

ing even more money on them

causing some girls to feel that it is

required that a large mum or amum itself be made. Mums are

Planning a future

Students consider many factors when choosing a collegeBY MELANTHEA BROCK

VVhere to go? That is one

of the biggest questions many

seniors are facing. There are many

things one needs to consider be·

fore making a choice .Many seniors base their

choice for a college on all the

wrong reasons. It may not be the

college for you just because your

father and his father went there.

Friends are good to have with you

when you are entering a new col-

lege or university, but they should

not be the sale choice for which

col lege or university you are going

to enter.

There are many decisions

you should make and many op'

portunities you shOlild look at 'Nhen

chOOSing a college or university.

You may want to look at student-

teacher rat io. I f you prefer to have

more t ime to yourself with a pro-

fessor you will want a school ofhigher education which ha s a lower

student-teacher ratio.You may also

want to see what benefits you

would receive as a student at a

specific college or university.

Some colleges and unl-versi ties wil l offer free counsel ing

and job assistance for those who

are going to have to work their

way through thei r college years.

Some offer other benef its such as

c lubs. tutor ing and free housing

for those who qulaif y. Some col-

leges and universities provide their

Faces in the Crowd Editor's note: Do you know someone who should befeatured in Faces In tlHl Crowd? Brlng your nominations

by Rm. 331 before March 20.

He par ticipated in the spring session of Teen

Leadership , He says the c lass was fun and chal leng·

ing.

leighton Smith

is a sen io r. He likes

to paint and draw.

His favorite dasses

are Ar t IV an d d'aft-

ing.

Le igh ton hopes

to attend the Art

Institute of Hous-

ton and become a

commercial artist..--- ..~"' " He part icipated in

the power lifting

team at the begin-

ning of the year.

More of Leighton.'s

hobbies inc lude watching spor ts , (mainly foo tba ll

and basketbal l) . Leighton is also an active member

of the Bryan Church of God Youth organizat ion.

Grace Hsieh is a

sophomore . She is a

member of the Or-

chestra, in which she

made regionals.

G race was also se-

lected to dstrict c I ' Ic : W .

Some of Grace's

hobbles include play-

ing the violin and ten-

nis.

She says. that she

is very fond of recy-

cling things and is

concemed about the

ozone layer.

IThe Norseman staff wishes you a safe and happy spring break! I

not the - ticket" into the

dance. Because of the

expenses. many girls

decide not to go. -Girts

shou ld not fee l obl iga ted to spend

that kind of money on a mum.

Many girls do not go because they

do not have the money. We just

want people to go and have a

good t ime whether Of not you have

a mum, - said Ruth Waller, Sopho-

more Class Council sponsor.-I do:A Mcm,' Sam booth

"During Homecoming this

year, Iwas trying 10 take my date

to a local park after the dance.

Apparent ly I took a wrong turn into

a dark gravel road. There was a

sharp curve in the road and we

skidded of f the road and the car hi t

a tree. After damaging a tree and

the car, I decided to call it quits,"Larry Johnson said.

"My worst date was last

year's prom. I was two and a halfhours late, Ididn't even get a cor-

sage and we got in a fight after-

wards as well." Laura Williams

said.

"I went on a blind double

date with Shannon Wilson and

two guys from Snook. We rode

around in their car all night and

d idn' t do anything ,· said Michele

Gray.

So there you have it.

Maybe your dates have been a

l ittle better, or possibly a lot worse.You just have to keep your eyes

open and one day, hopefully, you

will find the one person that you

are actual ly able toget a long wi th .

Hopefully, this wi" happen while

you ~e still young enough to en-

jo y it.

students with medical benefits

when go ing to certain docto rs .

Scholarships are another

reason you should pick your schoo l

care ful ly . Does the schoo l you arethinking about o ffer any scho la r-

ship you would qualify for? If not

are there any other types of stu-

dent fund ing tha t the schoo l could ,

he lp you. wi th or offer you? I

The most important ques· Itions to consider are does the

college offer classes that would

benefit your career choice and Wannag 00ut?ould you be happy on that cam-

pus? Would you be better off at

another col lege with your choice And you thought your date was bad...of study? If the answer is ·yes· BY N IK I L APAG L IA

you most likely will not be happy Bad dales. We've all had

on that campus. them. They are just a pan of life,

whether we l ike it or not . But just

how bad can it gel? A few of our

fellow students have decided to

let us in on some embarrassing

momenls during their high school

years.

"Last December, Iwe.,tout with a guy to his ranch. Well,

on our way he drove into a hole

and for Iwo hours in 30 degreeweather he tried to get his truck

out ofthis 2 foot deep hole. 1 1tu rns

out he had the emergency break

on the enti re t ime. Talk about one

frustrated and cold chic!" said

Tamara Spears.

~If the first Ihing about

your blind date that yo u hear about

is his personality, you're in trouble!"

Stacy Nigtiazzo said.

"Since I was only 15, my

d a te h ad to pick me up ..She showed

up late in her dad's clunker. Myfriends saw me in the car," said

Carlos Samudio.

H I went to the movies and

my date didn't have any money,

SO I had to pay for it," La'Shay

Bookman said.



can be caring and seem like a good

friend. Then all of the sudden sheturns and rages into a temper tan-

t r um.Anne doesn' t p lan for Pau l to

leave and sets her mind on Paul

wri ting another book in dedication

to her. Paul finaUy realizes he is

doomed and tries to find ways to

get away from her. Becomes cIos9

'togetting away, but it isn't until the

end tha t he is f inaUy free .

The movie is enjoyable.

Though i t has i ts funny moments,

there are chi ll ing scenes guaran-

teed to make one jump. Irecom-

mend this to everyone.

NQRS,BMAN,fRlDAY. MARCR8.1991 5

Deal ca lls 'em as he hears 'em

'hands of Anne

Wilkes (Kathy

Bates), who has

da imed to be Pali's

number one fan.

Kathy

Bates does an

excel lent job play-

i1g the part of Ame.

In fact, she has

been nominated for

an Academy Award

for this role. You

can see the insan-itv in her eyes as

Anne's moods

sll'Jing left and right.

One moment she

ObS8Ssi llB ( lin Annie Wilkes holds IOmll IJCe nol lB.f ist Pllul Sheldon cllptlve.

it i sa s ituat ion where you can hear

the officials or by lislening to thecomments of someone you are

working with," Regg ie said.

Reggie's first on-air expe-

rience was as a guesl during a

Texas A&M baseball game April

3,1990. Since then, he has done

co lor commentary three other times

with the media techno logy c lass--

once during Homeooming and then

at the K lein and Lufk in baske tbal l

games.

"I sometimes have prob-

lems trying to give my commen-taries. Like at the Consolidated

and Bryan game, I was trying to

get the downs, but could not hear

because of the crowds, " Reggie

said.

Reggie finds it extremely

hard to do commentary without

ri ffs and rol ling drums. The group

has been around since Spring

Break of 1 . 990. but then it includeddifferent band members and for

awhile. a different name.Theold

name was found out to already to

have been taken so the members

chose a new one.

NMike Marberry and I were

looking on the back of a Mercyful

Fate tape when Mike noticed a

song called 'Black Masses. 'I

thought that it was a cool name

but would sound better just as

Black Mass so we changed it. N

said drummer Brian Gutowski.

Black Mass has become a

part of the local music scene .•

playing iKay'S. C a b ar et t wiC e .

help in neutral zones because

people just do not realize that hemay need some assistance 10 do

his job to the best of his potential.

"Solar, Ihave been lucky

and never had to do play by play

and have always had someone to

bad< me up just in case," Reggie •

said.

Reggie wants to car ry his

talent further. He has decided to

go to Texas A&M to take the core

classes and later !ransler to Ihe

Univers~y of Texas or the Univer -

sity 0 1 Missouri. There, he willfur ther h is knowledge inh is f ield o f

interest-commentary . After col-

lege, Reggie would like to con-

t inue his talen t as h is career .

"I would like to work as a

sportscaster and then gel into

commentary for a franchise or a '

network." Reggie said.

Local group creates original sound

Some say the band is

~tan ic because of its name. I f the

music and the lyrics sound like

they are coming from the bounds

of Hell it doesn't mean that it is

satanic.

NWe are not satanic and nei-

ther is the music we plav, I t hink

that the people who call us satanic

should get off of their Disneyland

dreams of pink elephants and

seven dwarfs and that might be

the real ones who are .satanlc,Nsaidrhythm gui ta rist Mike Ramirez.

The band is progressing with

the more we play. We should be

playing plenty of more gigs most

likely with other loca l bands such

as Dement.ed and Arb .

"I go by the crowd unless

Latest Stephen King thriller provides suspenseBY RICHARD MciNTOSH

Stephen King's wonderful

book. Misery. has made its way

onto the big screen and prov ides

moviegoers with a good hour and

a half of entertainment. Although

those who have read the book

know the movie fall,J short in

comparison to the spine-tingl ing

details that the book offers to the

pain inflicted on Paul Sheldon by

his captor, Anne Wilkes, the pro-

ducer of this film did a decent. job

with the unavoidable timitationsof

the film industry.James Caan manages to

do a good job as Paul Sheldon, the

famous author who finds himself

trappedwilh two broken legs in the

B Y MEL AN TH EA B ROCK

We walklhe hal l.sof Bryan

High almost everday. We pass thesame taces and usually become

friendly towards Iheseac:customed

laces when we see them. We may

not know names, but we do ex-

pect to see the faces. Many of us

never wonder about those name-

less faces though. W e never stop

no think that these faces are people

and thai they have lives and tal-

ents tha t can and ot len do benef i1

us. One of those faces is ReggieDeat and he possesses avery

spec ia l t al en t,Although Reggie istotally

b lind , he can dooo lor cornentary

of spo.rting events.R.eggie started

doing h is color commentary three

years ago for his personal enjoy-

merit.

BY COREY 80EL TER

Not 100 long ago I joined a

band called BLACK MASS. The

band includes Brian Gutowski.

drummer and co-founder, Mike

Marberry. lead guitarist and co-

founder. Mike Ramirez, rhythm

guitarist. luke Moore. singer,

screamer and songwri te r. and me

at bass.

Black Mass is said to sound

l ike a mixture of Slayer. Megadeth.

Testament and Candlemass all

bunched up tog.ether.To me we

S O I . . Il d i<s OU' ()IMl style with ma'ybe

some of those bands being our

influences~but we are of an or igi~

nalsound.

B la .ck Mass Is a .thrash group

with SOU'lds of CXI'JIPbIing guitar

•

The latest fashion trends are boomingB Y JE $ S/C A P IE TERS

Another popular trend is

taking America by storm, Like mostfads, this one can prove costly.

No longer is trendy apparel thetop p O O r i t y f or some students. Now,

one's automobile r ruS1 m the fash·

ion so to speak.

Af ter quest i.oning many

students here on campus, one

realization comes to mind. An

unwr it ten dress code exists in the

minds of some students. Instead

of clothing, this dress code per-

tains to Iheideal appearance of

cars and trucks thai Sfudents drive.

According to Texas De-

tai l Operator, Larry Jones, groundeffects are popular among stu-

dents. GroundeHects can be

applied by an automobile custom-

izing shop or kits can be ordered

from a car parts store and applied

by oneself.

Dropping is another popu .lar feature. This consists of lower-

ing Ihe he igh t of the vehicle by one

to four inches. Dropping can be

done pro fess ional ly or dropping

blocks can be purohased for about

$15.

Blackout head and tail-

igh t covers are appear ing on cars

and trucks more frequently. They

are eaSi ly app lied and cost about

$35 - $50, depending upon the

make and model of the vehicle.The ideal auto is not

complete without a stereo sys-

tem. Soundwaves salesman, Ear l

S ilverman, . said tha i on the aver -

age. students spend about $800

on stereo systems. Some of the

most popular brands are Fosgale,

A lpine , Nakamioh i, Inf in ity, . and

Kenwood.

Components such as

amplifiers, 6xS's, woofers, and

crossovers are designed to en-

hance the sound of the stereo.Unear amps were among the

favorites of students and Pyramid

amps were among the mostat-fordab le . Woofers are ava ilable in

a variety of sizes, but the most

popular sizes are 10" and 12".

The costs range from $150 to

$800, depending on the size and

the brand.

Junior Carlos Samudio

describes his vision of an ideal

stereo system,~A system should

have a CD player. two 15" woof-

ers and put out at least 500 watts

with heavy bass."

Sprinqbrinqs fashionsMany fads come and go as the

seasons change. so some of our

teIow students h a ve g iv en us their

input to make sure we stay in

stYle .

What makes someone a trendydresser?

• Expensive clothes. something to

f it t heir personal sty le.- - senior,

Cody Siegert.

·Y ou feel good In\lVhat you wear .."

- senior, Cotenna Reed,

. . Some on e who wearscont9l1lpo-

rary sty les ." - jun io r. Mike Kosh.

"They wear totally excellent

c lo thes." - sophomore •.Norman

Thormahlen.

Whet type of spring fashions

do you expect to see this year?.. Skimpy swimsuits .•2-piece f lora l

pr ints. " - jun ior . Mike Kosh.

"See-through clothing ." - sen ior ,

John Oates.

"Girbaud and Cavaricci dothing.·-

sophomore. Jason Gandy.

• ~I'IIbe &hopp i ng fa'.shorts, denin. ..

-junior, Missy Fu t t on .



6 NORSEMAN, FRIDAY. MARCH8. 1991

tions.

Meet fellow students: Craig Wright and Jennifer GalindoCraig Wright and Jennifer Galindo

discuss the meaning ofIffa and other

non·essentiaJ questions. study, a ll my t ime IS spare.What do you feel should

be changed in our school

to make i ta bet ter atmos-

phere?

I th ink everyone, includ-

ing teachers, should mel-

low out.

What limb of your body

would you cut of f lor a mi l-

lion dollars?

I w ould cut off one 01 my

leet and get a fake one

put on me.Since you have a brother

on duty in the Middle East, what

are your feelings towards the war?

I think we are doing the r ight th ing

by going to war. If we don't stop

Saddam now, he' ll go on screwing

everybody over later.

" you were 18 and the draft was

reinstated, would you go away to

the Middle East and fight?

Maybe, it would just depend on

. .

Craig Wright. junior

What's the most annoying th ing to

you?

Ihate when people brag on them-

selves constantly.

Aside from the pressure of

schoolwork, what do you manage

to do in your spare time?

I do a lot 01 skateboarding and

look at women. And since Inever

what I'm doing at the time.

I f you could smel l l ike anything for

the rest of your l i f e , what

would i tbe?

I 'd l ike to smell l ike that

apple shampoo, that

stuf f smells so radl

Do you th ink the world

will be a better or worseplace 100 years from

now?

I think it wi ll be worse

because everyone

keeps polluting.How do you feel about

the just ice system? Do you think it

is fair that many murderers and

rapists are not serving their full

prison terms?

I feel i f you commit acrime such as

rape, you shou Idjust get death row

automatical ly. I t' s not at a ll fa ir .

If you had the choice to how you

would die, whal way would you

prefer to exi t the world?

I'd like 10 fall off a cliff in

adream,

and see hit the ground.

That way, Iwould die in my sleep.

Jennifer Galindo, sophomore

If you could wake up tomorow

having gained a special ability or

power what would yo u want to

have gained?

The abil~y to get a long wi th every-

one and be nice.

What limb of your body would you

cut off for a mi ll ion dollars?

My left arm.Do you think the world will bea

bener or worse place, 100 years

from now?

I t hink it will be worse because of

the technology and how advanced

i t wi ll be.

If you could smell l ike anything for

the rest of your l i f e . what would it

be?

Anything as long as it smells nice.

If you woke up one morning to find

out thaI would be the last day of

your life, how would your spendyour day?Iwould spend my day with my

fami ly and f riends te ll ing them my

goodbyes.

How do you feel about the current

war wi th Iraq?

I t hink something had to be done

about Hussein, b u t Iwish the war

was already over.

--8y Richard McIntosh

Ne·1Simon play to be presented by Drama studentsBY ERICA CASTRQ

Though opening night is

several weeks away, work has

already begun on the drama de-

pa"tmf:I '1t 's latest production of Neil

Simon's ·BaRl foot in the Park-.

·The play's storyline is

a bo ut a young ma r ri ed ~ V I I h o

tries to set up her (Carie's) motherand the man upstai~ and find out

they want a divorce, but real ize

they really love each other," direc-

tor Carol Enloe said.

The play was chosen as

the U.I.L. one-act play. It is~ble

cast, but the four best actors will

compete in contest.

we have to work around every-

one's schedule," Senior Sarah

Enloe said ." Since it's only a 40-

ons.

·We' re in a different zone "She (Steadman) was

this year so we're going to try great last vaar," Enloe said.

I I

·She'll be a lot of help,·

IBare too t in the Park I . seniorA~~~::!~~~:~~~areto

_ J : : J l. . advance to state an d to acquire aL : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ======== ========;;!,I lo t of studem support .

·We wouk:l like to et1COIX-

age students to attend. Support is

important. It real ly helps ," Fisher

said.

In preparation for the play,

rehearsal seems to be the most

and the least of thei r worries.

"We haven't really pIamed

out a def ini te schedule, because

rr inure play, itwon't take that rru:h

rehearsing .•

For the past three years,

the U.I.L. one-act p lay competi-

t ion has had three state champi-

extra hard. - Sarah Enloe said.

The play's assistant di-

rector. Jennifer Steadman. has

done well in past UJ.L. competi -

Spring Break destination: Washington, D.C. Project Help assisting the needyBY JESSICA PIETERS

Two seniors have been

chosen to go to Washington dur-

ing spring break as part of theAcademic Excellence Awards

program. A n expenses wil l be paid

by the Bryan Coca- Cola Dr. Pepper

Bonling Company.

The spring break

trip to Washington, D.C.

will become an annual

event for Bryan High

seniors.

The selected students are

Rhonda Owens and lisa Hale.

VVh i1 en Washngton, they wimeet

with U.S. Representat ive Joe Bar-

ton and

U . S .Senator

Phi I

Gramm.

The stu-

dents wil l

a lso tour

the Capi-

tol and

visit the

Sm it h-

sonian In -

stitution

and the

Kennedy

Center.

Accord-

ing to

Jerry EI-

l is. the Spring Break tr ip to Wash-

ington will be-

c om e a n aIVIlJai

event. Only the

top ten seniors

are eligib le for

the trip. To

choose the stu-

dents who will

go on the trip,

two names wit

be drawn from

the ten. Also, ateacher will be

selected each

year to accom-pany the stu-dents. This

year, Janice

Wi l i amson wasselected.

B Y NU S' L A P AG L IA

"Project Help· is a club

that consists of community serv-

ice projects. The members areinvolved in fo od a nd cbthing drives,

city clean-ups and helping the tess

fortunate.

Project Help Is

Bryan High's newest serv·Ice organization.

The number of membersis re lative ly small , s ince this is the

group's first year. Despite the

group's size, it has been very suc-cessful.

During December, mem-

bers and the sponsor, Mary Vin-

cent, planned a Christmas party

for the women and children at

Phoebe's Home. It was a big

success. There were many bags

of toys and cloth ing that had been

collected throughout the month a tBryan High. These were given 10

the sheller and were greatly

appreciated by the staf f.

The group is now joining

"Adopt -A- Highway". The mem-

bers are also working on fundrais-

ers. The money eamed is used to

Money earned is

used to give help to those

who are In need.

give help to those who are in need.

The group isalways look-

ing for new members. so those

who enjoy he~ng others are urged

to join in on the fun.



N QR SEMAN. F RID AY . M AR CH 8. 1991 7

D.vid Kindt rtJlICheS fM the clltch. photo by Rusty ArNJms

Batter up!

Pitching strong point for junior varsity team

BY ERICA CASTRC

Fans roar as they hear

the crack of the bat . .. and it's a

long li'le drive to left field...baseballseason is here once again.

The 1990-91 juniorvarsity basebal l team has

begun its annual preparation

for the '91 spring season.

"So far, the team

looks pretty good. They have

a lo t to work on , but they ( the

players) are doing real well,~Coach Dick Bergland said.

Due to the rain inearly February, practice has been

delayed.As far as the teems vveak-

nesses go, the team does not

Tracksters have high hopes for competition this year

../ would like for them to com-

pete. Winning is not everything and

I understand that. I want them to do

their best and Iwill be happy with

them."

BY ELOISE JOHNSON

ing equally hard...Ibelievethe competiton

is great. My kids are basically

sophomores. I only have two

Runners to your mark,

set, Powl The girls and boystrack teams are beginning an-

other season of track eventswiththe boys hoping to doas well as last year by

wi1r ing district for both

J.V. and Varsity.

"The team isreal young and we arestr iv ing to bring themto the same status aslast year's team. We

are looking forward to

competing again andwith determination I

believe we could pull agreat team together, ..

said Coach W.J. Sennette.

Viking Relayswere heldFeb. 22. Working hard and hav-

ingfun wi! help the team achieve

ther goals of rankinghig, incom-petition.

The girls team is work-

-Coach Rose Gregg

seniors on the team. With dedica-tion and determination, our small

gir ls track team could win victo-r ies over larger, (JUt-of-toWn teams, ~

said Coach Rose Gregg.Gregg believes the high

jumps will be the Vikings' strong-

John Koch tIrows DMnIn D.St.,.IIO. photo by Cu.y RNd

est event featuring Karen Mitch-

ell.

Sennette has his eye set

on George Vindiola for pullingthrough in the 800 me-

ter dash and 300 me-ter hurdles making

these eventsthis year's

strongest points.The girls are

expected to do wei thisseason.

"I would l ike forthem to compete. Win-

ning is not everythingand Iunderstand that.

Iwant them to do their

best an d I w il be happy

with them," s a id G re g g.

As the team waits forupcoming competiton they hold

high hopes. Practice and confi-

dence leads the way to the finish

line.

have much to worry about. Prac- Improvements on hitting

tice time seems to be the only have been acquired through theobstacle. use of drills early in the pre-sea-

"There's not enough prac- son practices. Pitching is another.-------------------, good attribute of the junior

Home games - Junior Varsity varsity team.

Mar. 11 - Conroe Oak Ridge "Most of the sophomores

Mar. 22 - C ypress Fairbanks on the team are good pitch-Mar. 28 - Jersey Village ers and that should make

April 5 - Katy up for the ones used for vat-April 12 - Mayde Creek sity," Bergland said. .

April 23 - Langham Creek Katy and Mayde CreekApril 30 - Cypress Creek are new teams that joined

the district.~Cy-Fair, in the past, has

been the team to beat," Bergland

said.

tice time right now, but come dis-trict they'l l be ready," Bergland

said.

Robert Simpson stretches across iJ u fUl ish lUte.plwto b, Be, . Yo"",

Wrestling team has qood seasonBY MELANTHEA BROCK

The Bryan High Wrestling team finished itsseason on February 9. The team is not well known

at the school, but one to be proud of after a seasonlike it had. All the team members maintained good

records through the season.

The team is often referred to as a clubbecause it is not sponsored by the school and is fully

self-funded. The team started the season with tenmembers, but fnished it with three.

"Size hurt a lot at team meets. We had towrest le with teams not inour weight class, . .John

Koch said.

The team consisted of Clyde Brunson, JohnKoch and Darren DeStefano atthe end of the sea-

son. Brunson placed third at Regionals at MadisonHigh on February9-only one place out of state. He

has a 24 of 4 overall record this season.

Koch placed f if th at regionals inwhat wasonly his first year with the team. He has a 8 of 7overall record for the '90-'91 seasonwith an overall

record of lOaf 8.

Si Harbottle coached the team through their

practices every day after school. The team also at-

tended tournaments every Saturday from the begin-

ning of the seasoo in October un t i l the s ea so n c lo se d

in February."The season went wel l for my f irst year,"

Koch said.

By the end of the season, Brunson had

taken first place at two meets . These placements are

excellent for a team of 1hissize. The WTest I ing teamdefinitely had a good season.



8 NORSEMAN. PRIDAY, MARCR 8, 1991

Ghalk

Talk

VO ICESVO ICESVOICESVOICE'SGleES

What are your plans for Spring Break?

"I'm goilg to Waco to help

my dad plant a spring garden. I'm

ready to take a deep breath. I

need a break." Mrs. Oillon

"We're gOing out to the

Hill Country--Bandera, KerrviUe-

just shopping and sightseeing. If

time permits, we might go to the

cave at Sonora. " Mrs. Fuchs

"Weare driving up to

Denver to visit with friends and to '

relax and enjoy our time away

from school." Mrs. Olsen

"Go snow ski ing in Bleck-

irvidge with my fami ly . Ican't wait . .

Mrs. Kinley

..My wife and I a re goi ng

to babysit our grandaughter. We

will have a new grandson. "

Coach Fuller

"I'm probably going to be

working on income taxes and

pol ishMlg l4 > the Ull One-Act Play. "

Mrs. Enloe

"Build my son a play area

with swings in the backyard, get

my lawn whipped back into shape

and go to San Antonio and hang

out on the river." Coach Eike

1 LOok WhOfS Talking ·1

"I think I would probably

take a t r i p toJarnaica, " -sopho-moreMarceUa Ferrazas

H you had an endless amount of money, what would you do for spring break?

"I would take a trip to to "Go to Oakland, California,

California, visit relatives and visitmy familyand go tomany

just have a great time, "-junior concerts, "-junior Latranda

Brian Guyton Williams

Make a worthwhile contributionBY GERALD BENNETT

ASSISTANT PRINQPAL

Can anyone hear our nation pleading forhelp in so.lving our political, economic and social

problems? Are we so blind that we cannot see what

is going on around us? Have we not learned the

significance of individual and collect ive cont ribu-

tions? If students, teachers and administrators desire

to be productive, we must consistently make worth-

while contributions to strengthen our nat ion.

Students must begin to realize the impor-

tance of sacrifice .• Instant gratification cannot be

considered as a prerequisi te for success. Students

must realize that respons ib il ity is essential i f rat ion-

ali ty is to be achieved.

[· fstudents want to be productive ci tizens,

there must be a refocusing to :include the basics.

Manners, fai rness, just ice and equal it y are founda-

tions that should not be forgotten. You must not

forget the importance of your att itude. Your att itude

wi ll determine your att itudeanc l how high you wi ll . f ly

in this l ife .

You must understand l ife from a historica l

perspective. Every student should develop basic

philosophy that will sustain them through all trials

and tribulations. No matter how long the journey,

steep the hi ll , dark the tunnel , co ld the chi ll , f ierce the

enemy or few the friends, a strong philosophy willsustain you through it all.

Teachers must refocus and dare to be dif-

ferent. We can no longer afford to sit back and wait

for someone else to do fo r 'us what we should do for

ourselves. Educators must become activists and

str ive for iust iceand equal ity throughout the educa-

tional system. As educators, we must be able to

open our eyes and vividly focus on what is going on

around us.

There is nothing more powerful than the

mind. You are responsible for molding the minds of

young people. There is no job more a.wesome than

the one you have. Always remember how signi ficant

you are and never stop st riv ing to be the best that you

can be.

As administrators, we must be facil itators of

change and innovation. We must have a burning

des ire to improve our educational' system. We must

be dedicated to causes that are just. We must be

champions of freedom, jus tice and equali ty. We can

no longer afford to seek noonday solut ions for mid-

night occurances.

If we can execute the aforement ioned solu-

tions, we al l wi ll have answered the call o f our nation.

Latin class experiences culture

The latin Class visited the Houston Museu mof

Fine Arts on Jan. 23 upon completion of a unit onPompeII. The students viewed various artifacts, tools,

an d jewelry.

Rhea wins oratorical contestNathan Rhea won the Sons of the American

Revolution Oratorical Contest Hecompeted for aschot-arship in Houston on Feb. 16.

Koronka w.ins Dri ll Team honorHolly Koronka was selected to the 1990-1991

All American Dr il l Team. She wi ll t ravel to Caracas,

Venezuela this summer to perform with the leam.

Horcica, Green model at luncheonPeggy Horcica and Avian Green modeled at

the OPAS "Galaxy ofStars" luncheon lashion show. The

show took place at the Hilton Ballroom.

Student.s learn about. engineering

Chandra Ayers, John Berger, Mauria Finley,lisa Hale, and Michelle Williams participated inthe En-gineer for a Day program onFeb. 19.The students were

given "bands-on" engineering experience an d attended

a banquet

Choir soloists place in cont.est

The following students won 1st division ratingsat the Ull Choir Solo Contest: latoya Crenshaw.

Shannon Henry, Marie Herrera, Dawn Jamieson, Erin

Kuykendall, Roshanda Perry, Kean aStrohmeyer, Mich·

ell Zell , Kath ie Center , JoAnn El liot, lar ry Johnson,

Stacy Kindt, Toni Ruffino, Carol steelman, Stephen

Wilson, and Andy Winn.

Speech contestants advance

BecKY Baur, Jenni Phelps, and Brant Sto lle

avanced' 10 the semi·finals at the Thomas Jefferson

. SpeeChTournament inSan Antonio Feb. 8 and 9.

"Iwould buy a skate shop,"

-sophomore Adam Olexey

"I would go to Jamaica, H -

junior Cedrick Washington

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