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Bryan H ig h S ch o ol 3401 E. 29 Bryan. Texas 77802

~The erforming Arts ~BHS offers well-balanced program

A perfonrung art is much dif-ferent than the art a culptorwould do, yet much the same inthat both present a form of finebeauty. A performing art is,according to Choir Diredor J ehnHornbeck, alive.Hornbeck has taught choirlor 19 years, all ol those atBryan High. He streSSe4 theimportance of not only beinginvolved in the class, but of per-forming itseH."Performance is vital to the

By Sharon JUDeaAs the light dies. the stage isborn with the first high sounds ofviolins in a symphony orches-

t ra, or the euphonious s inging ofan acapellapiece from a digni-fied choir, a monologue the leadperforms in a two act play, orthe lone dancer presenting adance of seasons. AU are per-forming arts. A ll are offered insome form or fashion at BryanHiJl:h.

program because music was com-posed to be performed. It's analive art which is different everyt ime it's performed," Hornbecksaid.Teaching choir revolves around

one main purpose for Hornbeck.. .As a teacher, i t' s to inst ill aninterest in music," he said."And while this is being accom-plished, hopefuUy the studentwill increase individualJy. vocal-ly, and creat ively through theirobtaining knowledge o( music. II

lWo-holllf play "Frankenatein," put on by the drama lludenb.Photo b, . S.Furi.

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According to Street, the dra-rna program is moving up."We have the fewest number

of students represented in th edistrict, but we've been able todevelop a performing arts pro-gram not as large, but 85good,"Street said.As a drama teacher, Streetpossesses strong feelings abouthigb scbool theatre."I take theatre seriously.When students work into anyproduction, Iwant the audienceto see a fine play that justhappens to be performed byhigh school students," Streetsaid.After 23 years of teachingorchestra, it is not surprising

that Haro d Turbyfill, orchestrainstructor, has a way in whichhe goes about teaching orches.tra."The method I use starts withan assessment. What levelthey're on varies what they arecapable of musically. Findingwhere they are (literature-wise)that will fit with their capability.Ihave a broad spedrum (ofliterature) to choose from," T ur-by f i l l said. He also choosesliterature and music that he feelsstudents willenjoy ,yet wlUpres-ent a challenge.Turbyfil l has certain obiec-lives (or orchestra students."To be able to play the instru-

ment really weU. Another wouldbe the abiJj ty to work together ina unified project," Turbyfill said.The orchestra gives a fall and

Christmas concert, two concertsin the second semester, and aspring and Winter concert . .Thisyear the orchestra will combinewith the Bryan High SchoolBand to form a complete symphony.Success in orchestra is whatthe individual perceives as suc-cess and how far the individual

would like to advance. Still, hehopes that graduating orchestrastudents leave with this : "Thatthey have an appreciation of theart. through the playing of aninstrument," he said.Whether that instrument be a

viola, violin, ceUoor bass, a singers voice, or an actors imagi.nation, one can never appre-ciate the full beauty and skill ofart if one does nol help evolve it .

October 9, 1987

This year the choir added themusical-cemedy "Once Upon aMattress" to their yearly line-upofproduct ions. These include afall concert, Christmas Capers,Feast of Carols, which is arenaissance celebration of Christmas, and Koral Kapers. Alsoadded to the line-up this year isthe Dessert Concert.According to Hornbeck, hegets good students who want tobe involved and want to learn.

And joining choir is never toolate."They [students] come andtell me they're interested or thechoir students will come tell meabout them and Igo and findthem. There are so many kidsthai have wonderfuJ potent ialthat don't know they can sing.The program has producedseveral successes."There are 24 students that

are teaching music profession-ally, some performing on Broad-way. One student performedwith the Santa Fe and NewYork Opera Company. Andthree have a professorship incol lege," Hornbeck said. "Butmore important to me is thatthey sing or be involved inmusicone way or another after theygraduate."Hornbeck believes that music

is expression and creativity thatis produced through personali-ties."There always needs to be aplace in your garden to plantroses. Always look for beauty.If we all get wrapped up inmemorizing the facts, and forgetto live, then Ithink there's some-thing missing," Hornbeck said.Theatre Arts I and 11, taughtby Dr. Doug Street, are per-forming arts which introduce thefield ofacting. Theatre Itoucheson appreciation, history, andperformance of theatre as wellas technical production. Itssequel , Theatre II, is advancedand emphasizes performing andacting techniques.There i, also a Drama dubwhich anyone interested in thea.tre may join. The club puts ontwo major productions, one inthe fall and one in the spring.This fall they will feature "Run-away."


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the Norseman which will look atthe var ious aspect.s of severaltopics at an "in .depth" level. Itwillbe found on the inside foldofthe paper.Reader'. Page: The Read-er 's Page is a new feature of the

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edit contributions for length, clar-ity and content.We hope that this informa-

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2-----~:'::be~~\~8~ol-------Opinions------------NorsemanOff the W allWhat star would you mest like to beand why?By Lycia Champagne

"Sylvester Stallone. fo r allthemone)' he makes." Joe Garci.-ju.oio~

"T ornmy Lee becauae he canplay the drum. w e D an d he iii akick guy. It Vernie Copeland-sophomore

"Ann Wilson of Heart b e c a u s eI like her black hair." JaimeTumer - sophomore

Jennifer Horton o f Doll' ofOur Li~~&!*-'Je she it__e r -fed teen role model an d por',!tray. bet character with uniquevaJuea."l..arl DiLeo - tenior

"Michael Sweet of Stryperbecause he is help ing kid . findhappiness and Jeau . " DarrenElf lemur

Photo By Julie Moutc .e

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To OurReaders...-----....:..--....2. They mu.t be signed bythe writer.3. They must not conta in lib-elous material.

The Norseman staff reservesthe right to edi t these leUers forclarity and content.Off the Wall: Off the Wall i s

a traditional column which givesstudents' opinions on varioustopics. This column strives torepresent various opin ions andwilJ not discriminate against aparticular viewpoint.After Class: Af ter Class is anew column which provides in-

sight into the Livesof teachersoutside the classroom. It willappear on the feature page ofeach issue,Entertainment Page: TheEntertainment Page is a regularfeature of the Noraeman whichwill provide reviews and pre-views of local movies, albumsand concerts , as welJal s tudententertainment endeavors.In~Depth Pages: The In-Depth Page is a new feature of

office. In the office, parent .were phoned 1 .0 come pick upJain Dow 80 that she couldchange. Yet some studentshadn't a way in which to leavecampus to change clothes andso remained in the office theenlireday. Someatudents, know.ing parents would object. covert.ly wore their shorts to school bywearing skirts over them. Theparent.s were unhappy and sowere the administrators. And10 sprouted the conclusion thatthe shorts must go!Some students are now left

Look for the next issue of theNorseman November 6 .

Dress code amendments benefit studentsfeel ing as if an injulticehas beencommitted toward. them andadministrators are to blame.This, in a sense, i. ridiculouswhen the voting power of theadministrators on the commit -tee is not near enough to swaythe decision one way or another.Neither does it appear to beunjust since it reduces 1. 0 a sim-mer the once boiling hassles ofcontacting parents. Ialso pro-vides fewer disruptions, not onlyfor surrounding classmates butfor the teacher and the would-beshort wearer.

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In order to better serve ourreaders. the Norseman staffwould like to take this opportunity to define our goals and des-cribe some ofthe material whichwe print.Purpole: The Norseman ispublished inorder toprovide the

students , faculty and adminis-tration of Bryan High Schoolwith a source of factual information, entertainment and varyingopinions of the student body, eswelJ as with coverage of Vikingsports , organizations and clubactivities .Accuracy: The Norsemanstrives lopresent all topics itcovers accurately and fairly.Any typographical errors whichmight occur are sincerely regret-ted.Lettera to the Editon: Let-ters to the Editors are encour -aged, provided they are submit-ted wi thin the following guide-lines:1. They must be printed legi-bly .

By Sharon JametlBy eSJentiai meaning, a code

of dress for a school places cer-lain limit. or boundaries to whata student may wear. More tothe bone, it means if the codestates No Chains, then it's nochains. If it laya No whips, thenno whip.. Or il it mentions NoShorts, as it has of late, then noshorts!Last year BHS students were

unexpectedly handed an oppor-tunity at wearing half their trous-ers. Thus. in the early part ofthe year, everyone was hip n'cool to wearing their knee-lengthshorts . Then suddenly , l ike theJekyl-and-Hyde transitions, folksbegan to want to wear an evenlesser portion of their pants.The Ityles shifted wayward inrelevance to the dress code.Only the more wealthy studentswho had a dire need to be "in"could adhere to the pol icy .The policy which allowedsborts was abolished for yet

another rea .on . Tbose l iv ing inthe Nair commercial motto wereof ten apprehended in the haIl.or dallroom. and Jenl. to the

The Norseman is published by the Journalism II closs ofBryan High School, 3401 E. 29th, Bryan, Texas. Theviews expreued are those o(the writer and do not neces-sarily reflect the views of the faculty, staff or administra-tion. Letters to the edUoT are encouraged. The Norsemanreserves the righl. to edit le tters for length and clarity.Libelous mG1eria l conla ined in letters will not be pub-lished.Co-eJitora .... _. _ SlaaronJama. Jf!NtnyW.ht.,.A iatant &litora _. Veronica Almonm.Julie Mounce, Mia." SmitJ.Report.,.. DaviJ Borryclaaclt

Lye;" CltfllftlHllPle, MoIzy Gri tt .rKymMarconl .11, Jon MeK.rui.Acloiaor _ ~ Farria


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man," "Sail Away ," "Night Peo-ple," and "OVERLOVE" are-the best longl on it."SaiJ Away " is the sl ow so ngon the album, It also featuresthe IOng'l lyrics on the insidefront cover. The song itseH is apoem.The tit le cut, "Dream Evil,"ha s a synthesized voice 0 1 Di o inthe last lew verses which makeshis voice scund demonic."OVER LOVE ," which isthew ay it ilw ritten on the album,hal one awesome guitar lead in."Sunset Superman" is th e songthat has both drums and guitarbeat. This is the lOng that Diolets both aides get o ff. In otherwords, they reaDy know how toplay the inabuments."Night People" is the first

song on the album. It is a realgood lead into the new album.The best thing about thisalbum is that it is Dio's newalbum an d he really k n ow s bowto put an album together.Another thing is that when Dioputs out an album he knowswhen to put it out, how to put ittogether an d how to produce it.If Dio', next album is half asterrific as thi. one, I wou ld bu y itin a New York minute.Editor's n.ofe: For the countryfams, George Strait wi ll be performing tonight at 7 p.m., of G.Rollie Whife Coliseum. TIckersare $15 in aduance and $20 atthe door.

No....."""""r!""!!! 's""""!!!e~n'!!!!"!l!!"""!a~n!!"!!!!"""'"-------Entertainment-----g:~:;e ~~h1~~ol __ --3Intrigue highlights 'No Way Out'

By MoUyGritterA compelling story of a boy

meeting a girl who is also invol-ved with another boy. The 6rstbo y knows ofthe second'. involve-ment. The second knows noth-ing of the first. Sound confus.ing? Well, it is-in away. NoWay Out, a movie by RobertDonaldson, keeps you on theedge of your seat with its capti-vating plot an d WleXpected twists.Kevin Costner plays a Navytiarteoaotcommander. H is hero-ic deeds at sea place him ina job

under the Secretary of Defense(portrayed by Gene Hackman).Hackman is aided by his loyalright. hand man, played by WillPatton.Patton and Hackman are themovie's two villains. Patton isthe more conniving of the twowith hi s do-or-die att itude. Heassists his boss inmaking arrange-ments for rendezvous with his

mistress, Sean YounA'. Thingsbecome exciting when Costnerfalls in love with Hackman' .mistress.But No Way 001 is not onlythe s tory of a love tr iangle. Theplot becomes more complicatedafter the murder of Young.Here the movie becomes politi .cal. The injustices behind closeddoors are .hown; the story be-comes intriguing as the po wer ofthe govemm.ent it realized.The mind is kept racing asone tries to f igure out just whatwill happen next. Constantly

reviewing the details allows oneto think he knows what wil lhappen, but things are not alwaysas they appear to be. The storyis written to keep your allentionat all times.Whether it is love, politica,twists, or the thrill of the chase,No Way Ou J is an excellentm ovie that should have massappeal.

Aerosmith LP makes comebackBy David Barrychuc:kAerosmith's new aJbum, "Per'manent Vacation" is one oftheirbest. in years. But then again,

their type of rock never dies.Th e way Aerollmith rock.s is theway most rock groups, as inWhitesnake, Quiet Riot andMotley Crue,l ike to rock. Fast ,hard, and good. The only excep-tion is that Aeroarnith has beendoing i t a whole lot longer.Aerosmith went inlo a .Iumpwhen they did ..Aero .mith DoneWith Mirrors." They tried 10put out a hard rock album whenit was really the ol d rock donelike acid rock. When Aero-amitb r eJ ea ae d th is a lb um , th eyhad high hopei for i t.

This album, "PermanentVacation," i.their best albumsince" Aeroamith Cia. sica I.. .. iveII." Aerosmith mixes metal,rockabilIy, and rhythm andbluet together on one album.Thesonp "SLJohn" and "Hang.man Jury" show lead .ingerStever Tyl' s abilily to playb lues ha rmon ica . Wh81 'ingingthese two lOng', he bring. oulhi. talent as a singer. He alsoprojeds hi. voice ~ke he used to."Heart Does Time" and "Per-manent Vacation," the t it le cut ,display a prime piece of metalwork. At the beginnina: of"HeartDoes Time," Aer08mith featuresa a er ie s o f whale sound . When

AerOimith starta on "Heart Doel lTime," they go right into a ser-ies of metal and rhythm- rocksounds. At he beginning of"Permanent Vacation," theystart oH by making it a gooddance tune, one that you canreally (eel the beat through yourwhole system.

Aerosmith really knows howto put a slow sona: toget~er."Angel" is a song that peoplecan really relate to. Althoughseme 01 the Iyrica are weird, itreally is a good song."Rag Doll" hua .lyle andsound Aero.mith used to be

Dio produces smash follow-upBy David Ba:rryc:huckRonnie James Dio hu come

out with another k i U e r album. Itis called ream Evil." This is avery wei put and thought outalbum. When Dio put out thisalbum, he knew what he wasdoing.D io h as b ee n with various dif-ferent grOUpl , such as BlackSabbath, Rainbow and others.When he joined these groups,however, they were on theirdown point. For instance, Rain-bow , wasn't well kn ow n un tilDio sang "Man On The SilverMountain," with them.

known for. If you can recall alOng called "King. &Queen.,""Rag DoU" lOunds like that, buthu a much fa.ter and steadierbeat.Another driving lOng, if youdri . "I' D "re a fast ver. is mown.

"I'm Down" is one of the fasterbeat lOng. likethat of the Motleyerue's "G ir ls , G i rl s, G i rl s. "AD ina l l, t hi s tape from Aero-smith shows how bonold groupcan stililall down, get back upand "Walk This Way" with animproved sound and can makea great album.

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r When Dio hooked up withBlack Sabbath, they were on adown point. He, of course, gotthem out, with hi, brilliant guitaran d vo ca l .D io didn't get enough recog-nition until he went 1 1 0 1 0 . Hesold thousands and thousand.of al l hi s albums. Out of threereleased albums, two have beenworth buying, "Holy Diver" and"Live Evil.""Dream Evil" oHen all you

want of Dto, It oHen him singing hard, lOft, a nd j amm in ' r oc k."Dream Evil, " "Sun&el Super


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Brgan High Schoo lOc:tober 9, 1987 ------------------------------Vikin4

Mascot returns for second year: ' : : ~ : : : : : ' .; .:' ' : :. , , : : : : ', ; . ,By Veronica Almanza

she said.Thomas said she puts icepacks on the sides of the cos-twne to keep her coolBeing mascot has given Thom-as some very memorable mo-menta in her life. Her mostembarass ing was when she wentto cheerleader camp with theBHS cheerleaders. The squadand Thomas performed a skitwhich called for her to lie on thefloor."Iwas lying on the floor and Icouldn' t get up because the cos-tume is so big. Iad to roll overto get up. That was embarass-ing for me because weperfonnedin front of the others ," . she said.Thoma. wa. chosen as mas-

cot for the 1 98 7 - 8 8 school yearand wil lonce again resume herdutiel to try and raise spiritamong the BHS .tudents.

It's been seen walking aroundthe gymat the pep rallies and atthe Friday night football games,trying to raise spirit and pepfrom the crowd to cheer on theBHS Vikings.But do you ever wonder whois the person behind the enor-mous Viking head and costume?The person under the mask issenior Micbde Tbornas, who isreturning for a second year asthe Viking mascot.As school mascot, Thomasrepresents BHS and helps thecheerleader. to gel people tocheer and raise spirit in the peprallies and especially at footballgames. . . .Get ting the crowd splnted ISnot the only hard talk involved.Being inlide the luit can get alittle uncomfortable."Even though it is air-condi-tioned, it still gets reaDy hot,"

PhOlo byS. Furi.Flag corp membes-. entertain their haJhime audiences al vanity football game.

SpiritstickcomesbacktoBHSBy Julie MounceThe spirit .tick hal been a

long-time tradition at BHS peprallies. Though it departed fromthe scene for a while last year,it', back now in a somewhat dif-ferent Iorm."We got the chant at camp,"A'iistant Head CheerleaderCandi Varisco said.Head Cheerleader Sandi Sea-mardo explained that the cheer-leaders looked back on putspirit stick successea and failures, an d worked toward. a newplan for the spiri t .t ick thi t year."We want all the .pirit goingin the same direct ion . ..and thatto be Viking., " cheerleader.ponlOr Anne Reber Mid.

spirit this year. They also hopeto encourage students to be spi-rited by holding ta rly morningpep rallies on Wednesdays andFridays . A number of dress-updays have also been planned .."We want everybody to feel

like they have apart," Junioreerleader Gail Andrick said.As to whether or not this new

plan for school.pirit will work,i t' s ult imately up to the studentbody.And why i. school spirit soimportant?"It's only through (student) The 1987-88 cheerleader. lead football fan. in the "two bit," cheer.spirit that we can have vida- Photo B y M itc h F ryries," Junior cheerleader Heath-er Deuon said,

The new .pirit stick cheer iscalled the Color Shout and itrevolves around two groups.The divisions of the groups willbe dif ferent for each pep ral ly."We want to use it i n a way to

keep the classes together," Reb-er said. She added that the spir itstick was intended to be a symbol of spirit rather than a symbolof competition.Though it is poasible lor oneof the two cheer ing s ides to"outcheer" the other, the emphasiswill be on the spirit rather thanon a "winner of the .piri t s tick."The cheerleaders feel that thenew plan show. "a lot of poten-tial" in helping boost school


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5orsemanKeeping the Spirit Alive

. BHS groups working to raise spiritBy MillY Smith

"The band hu a lo t of spirit.Everyone islike one big family."laid junior James Krolczyk.These two organizations prac-tice together during the week forFr iday nights when they repre-sent Bryan High at halft ime.This year, like last year,. the

Viking band and ShyAnnes per-Iorm at halft ime together . Bothdirectors of these organizationslike the combination of bandand Shy-An:nes performing to -gether."We are 1000% better thanlalt year," said Sprott,"I think the Shy.Annes make

the band look bigger becausethe other .chools in our dist ricthave freshmen in their band,"junior Kathy BeIJsaid."We get to be better friends

with the band," senior Shy-AnneJodie Gri.wold laid.What i. it like to perform infront of all those people?

"It's kind of scary at firstbefore you walk out, but afteryou ge t on the field you feelmuch better," senior Shy-AnneJane Waller laid.Junior returning band memobe r Tonye Stallings said, "You're

nervous the first game but therest of the season it 's nothing."T he m ain spirit group at BryanHigh, however, is the studentbody. Along with attending ath-let ic events and part icipat ing inclubl, students can show schoolspirit by dressing up on thedress-up day .The remaining dress-up days

are 8S foUows:Homecoming WeekOd. 21 "Jer ey Day" (weara sports jersey)Oct. 22 I ' F "ued-Up Day" (wearred and yellow)Oct. 23 "Blue'n Silver Day"(wear blue and silver)Nov. 4 "Outamart the Tig.er." (me.s a. nerds)

SPI-R. I.T, Spir it let' . hearit! No, there aren'lany gholtsor out-of-body ex pe r ie n ce s i nvo l -ved, jUlt plain and simple IUp'port fo.ryour school.ShyAnnespomor Krista A D e nsaid the ShyAnnes are going to

be really involved in spirit thisyear."We're going to be more invol-

ved with the cheerleaders anddress-up days," said Allen.Allen f e e l s as many Shy-Annesas there are, if they dr~s up,

they can get others to dress upalso.Likewise, the band feels theyare an important spiri t group.

At Bryan High School, nextto student body support, theband and Shy-Anne. are impor-lant spirit groups.Bill Sprott, Viking band'director said, "We're the only oneswho are consistently at the out-of-town games."

Michele ~. BHS Viki.,. mucat, help. to raiM Ipiril -.nGnl th eaowde at the faalbd poleS.

phato by Sophia Allens ers Eric D. 1I 1 I MOWI 1mViking prideThe band provide. third.quarter entertainment


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team his lophomore year, var-sity second Itring hi. iwlioryear, an d varlity first string hissenior year. Morris said that hebas always wanted to play forCoach MeriU Green who taughthim a lot about Ufe.Morris supports a1l kinds ofspirit groups and tries to back

them all. "I am loyal to theVikel l and think they are thebest in the Ilale!" Morn. said."While being inthe Marines,they taught UI mscipline an dloyalty," Morris said. Mom.went into the MariDel for twoyean after bigh school, thenwent to San Marcos Universi tyan d received a bachelors degreein criminal justice, He wouldlike to go back for his maaten.

He waf a member of the AlphaPhi AJpha fraternity.Morris i.here to watch overthe campus 10 keep it clean, towalch over the parking lots,carl and to help f ind parkingplacel. Mom. is also here witha goa] to always be here and tohelp people when they need it.He explained that he is a veryopen-minded person and willhelp 81much as he can.The job waa more of a chal-lenge than he expected, but heisgoing to do his bestMOffia hal one mea.age forthe Itudenu, "I wisb peoplewould jUlt cooperate with mebecause I am here 16 help aamuch 81Ian and not jUll to teDeveryone what to do."

By Kym MarconleU"When things gel too hard,

just push hard to succeed."said Bryan High's latest f riend.His name ia Greg "Wolf'Mama. You have probably

seen him keeping an eye on thejunior/senior parking lot in themornings, lunch t ime and after-noons or walking the haUs cen-versing with everybody whilekeeping a watch on everything.Mom. gradualed &om BryanHigh in 1981. He is backbecause thia is his hometownand he feet. like he owes thecommunity something.Morr is was a defenaive back

on the junior varsity footballFom'l.et' BHS ,lucIenl ere, Morri, relunu to hdp keep tchool ..re.Photo By Julie Mounce

Dress Code revision enactedTAFE plans year's activitiesI think it', good. It's more

proper. IImakes the schoollook better," Julia Cavazos, jun-ior said."I fed that shorts do nolreOect upon a person's moralityand lbe people who break therules have ruined the pr ivi legefor the resl of U8," senior KariPiper said."Ifeel it's a lot fpyer than theway it was. But then t don't seewhy they said they shouldn't

wear them. Guys can look at ittwo ways," said senior BobbyAUen.Another problematic concernfaced by the committee was thecomeback of the mini-skirt.According to the 'dress codethese are nol allowed.

By Sharon Jame. According to Principal JerryKirby, the issue rested on theavailability ofthe allowed shorts."When the policy was put in,the shorts were in style. Butlater, at the beginning of school,the style changed. Short shortswere ins tyle and that' a what themanufacturers were making,"Kirby said. "'We sent studentsto see what was out on themarket in shorts and found outthey ran from fifty-f ive to sixtydollars a pair. Now, only themore wealthy kid. could alfordthe cuffed, knee-length shortsthat complied with the policy."Students have mixed reac-tions.

in the summer of 1987 theStudent Dress Code Commit-tee, formed in ) 98586. votedon the question of whether ornot students would be allowed towear shorts this year. Theanswer; no. The vote wasunanimous.The policy in las t year's codewhich allowed shorts to be wornstated that they extend down tothe knee in length. Committeemembers, composed ofparents,students an d administrators fromAnson Jones, SFA , and BHS,resolved that such a policy couldnot uniformly and consistentlybe enforced.

By Julie Mounce will be honored each month.The chosen group wil l have

their names l isted on a banner tobe hung in the Commons. Anaccolade, or special individual.wil lbe chosen from the group tobe further honored with recogni-tion and prizel.TAFE's meetings alternatebetween business meetings andactivity meetin . Often, at theactivity meeting - est speak-ers come to visi t W l t h dub mem-bers about different aspects ofcareers in education.T AFE wilJhold its next meet-ing on October 14 at BHS inRoom 114.

Texas Association of FutureEducators (TAFE) h8IJplanneda variety of new activities for the1987-88 schoolyear. They willbe involved inseveral new schoolprograms, community servicefunction. and district-wide lead-erahip function .The BHS TAFE chapter wil lhost the diatrict -wide meet andthey hope to go on to the statelevelTAFE will also sponsor anew program for bonoring dif.ferent "unsung hero" groups atBHS'. One group (such as theMath Department , the Counse-lore, Custodial services. etc.)Scholastic UIL a cha lenge to students

At each meet, students takevarious teste, depending on theirevents. For example, NumberSense participants must solvemath problems without the useof scratch paper while Typingcompetitorl type as much of aparticular paper with 81few mis-takes as poasible in a certainamount of time. AUthe compei-t ionl are t imed; lOme take sev-eral minutes, such as NumberSense or Calculator, while oth-ers require almost an hour ormore, IUch aa Journal ism andScience events.A t the dist rict and regionalmeets, the top lix competitorsare recognized with the top threeadvancing to the next level ofcompetition. For example, thetop three winners at the dist rictlevel advance to the regionalmeet where the top three winnersadvance to state.

Last year 45 BHS studentsparticipated inthe district meet,16 advanced to regional and 1continued to the state compefi-t ion.This year, Linne would like tointerest more student. in partic-

ipating in UIL."We definiteJy need more peo-

ple to join in," Linne said. "Weespecially want to get sopho-morel involved in order to planfor future years.""UIL provides a home forstudents a place for them torepresent their s ch oo l, " she said."UIL is also designed to helpstudents think quickly and accu-rately. Scholarship. can also bewon by seniors who advance tothe state level."For students who want to getinvolved, bu t haven't, Linne said,"It's never to late to join - newstudenta are always welcome."

By Jeremy Web.terWhat do Don Meredith, Ann

Richards, BiDMoyeu and about50 BHS student. have in eem-man? They all either once wereor are now participants in Uni-versi ty lnterscholast ic League(UIL) literary event .Spurred on by a desire torepresent BHS, studenll partic-

ipating in UIL are a1re.ady set-ting their goals for the districtmeet early next spring."We want to place first or

second at the district level," UILCampus Chairperson Anne Linnesaid. "We'd also like to takemore people to regional andeven state competition thisyear."In order to f u l f i l l these goals,students will be participating inseveral practice meets this year.Two of these will be invitationaltoumamenll hosted by BHS.

Junior Gr eg Mah th i receives a leHer for UJ.L. participation fromU.I.L.CampUiChairpenonAnne Linne. PhotobyS. FIII"I'iI


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Features ------- BryanHghChool----7October 9, 1987NorsemanGroovy styles of yesteryear making their return

written then is dramticaUy ex-plained in the lyrics of the corn-posers.For those who are caught upin today's date and are not fullyaware of what went on.inyester-year, a brief defini tion: a hippieis generally thought of as a per-son with long hair, peace sym-bois carved in their arm, combatboots, tom jeans, round cpaqesspectacles, an d a peacelul aware-ness.This describes not onJy a por-tion of the population in the60's, but alse many newcomerswho are coming out ofthe closet,The 60's ar-e coming back,l ike it or not. For all the want-to-be hippies, it's a blessing. Theclothes, the music, the symbols,and the aura are all being rein-carnated by those who feel theyshould have been born twentyyears earlier.r . . - . . - r . . . . . .~ _ _ . ~ ~ . ,Did You Know ...

, In 1958 dass ringl colt $13.50 Ifor senior boy. and $12.25 for , girll. .J-=~~~~~~~~

pearance leeves a feeling ofabnOit reluctant reaped for some-one who has enough aelf -allur-ance to be diHerent .Surprising to say, some peo-

ple have no idea what a hippie. but do know the music

of thai t ime.The most memorable are the"Beatles," whese aJbums areprobably in every record collec-tion. Other favorites of Bruce'sand the remaining Woodstockrrrr.Hn,j are "The Monkees ,"

"Jefferson Slauhip, II "CCR,"an d J oe Walsh.The 60's was a conflictingtime with all the peace and war

demonstrations. Yet lookingback, the reasons for the out-raaeouslv phenomenal music

By Jan McKenzieWaJking down the crowded

hallways, something catchesyour eye. A wood peace sym-bol draped on a denim emroi-dered shir t. Tattered combatboot. and round opaque spec-tacles also grab the attention.The one who wears this apparelis junior Bruce Enloe and he'sHaunting the best in yesterday'sclothes.What possessed him to givehis soul to hippiness? "I think

it 's the idea of an enti re genera-tion of people [in the 60's] whowere sociaJly conscious and whoopened-their minds to conceptslike peace and harmony." hesaid.

H e a lso explained that he wastired of routine.Many have noticed hil unu.-u a J attire. For lOme the pres-

ence of IOmeone outlandiah run. hiven up their spines. Theother.. however. believe hil ap-

Bruce Enloe (left) cion. the hippie dyle aI the so'. while n.-.. Murph, wean a _1nditiOnaJ Ityte. Photo b,. S.Furi.Alma Mater remains a spirit- inspiring balladfound it to be a high prospect asthe lOng BHS was looking for.The long had been written andcomposed by a profeslor ofmusic at Sam HOUlton StateUniversity.

Upon return, Briggs advisedSummers and Beard that thispartimlar long be considered.The personnel at BrazosportHigh School were contacted andthey agreed to lend use of theirlOng for an audition belore theBHS administration.The lOng was played by Lovid

Smith on the piano during anaudition at the Civic Audito-rium.By this time, school had begunand BHS still had no song for itsAlma Mater.However, the lOng of theBrazosport High School wasweD received by the administra-t ion. The Monday after the f irstfootball game, Beard an d Briggswent to pick up the long thatwouJd become the IChool lOngof BHS.There were many changesmade in the lOng at the begin-ning and othe ... lince. Forinalance, in the second-to-laatline of the lOng: "Though wegrow and leave thy portal ..... "the long oriRi~ally followed:"Be it 8IwaYI underllood_"Thia vene wu lOOn re-written

to read: "Never will our spiritsdie. "At the next pep rally, the new

Alma Mater wal played twice.From then on, the song haa beenplayed at every major scboolevent, and hu .ymbolized thecoUedive memories of over J 6graduating dulet of BHS_

By Julie MounceAt the lOund of the firlt few

nolea, all the memories comeOooding back. The uomietake-able rhythms bring to mind oldhang-oub, old friends and pastgood times ..There are many longl in lifethat wil l forever stand for mem-

ories from the past. One thatw iD alwaYllymbolize high IChooIdays is the BHS Alma Mater.A spirit-inspiring baDad, itseems to have existed foreverand only at BHS. Believe it ornc:'1}here once was a time whenB H:S did not have a schoolsong.Beginning in the spring of1971, Superintendent Dr. Wes-

ley Sum-mers and BHS Princi-pa l Bobby Beard began discuss-ing the possibility of a schoolsong for the Redgling high school.Prior to this time, the songs ofKemp and SFA were used off-and-on to "make do" for anAlma Maler.These two men speke withthe band director, Mr. Briggs,and requested Ihat he 6n d anappropriate .ong to be the Alma

Mater of BHS.WhiJe viaitinA' a fellow band

director in Brazo.port , Br iglJ'heard their IChooi lOng and

After Class"Wal there anyonewho influenced youto become a teacher?"

Imogene Vetter .. Am~canHi,tory "My eleventh gradeAmerican hiatory teacher. Shewu vet}' orlJanized and enthu-liaatic. When I waa trying todecide what to do, I looked backon her."

Debbie Richardl, acience "My ninth grade science teach-er who i. a now superintendent ofCollege Station 1Choo1l_ Hewas intereating. We ltayed Lllab moat of the t ime."

Mary 11tomtaa, principal."1got here by accident. I was aj ou rn al is m m aj or a t f ir .t _" P Il ato B y Julie Mounce


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team. Ifwe keep on improving,we wil l win district."As far as the first game went,Green saw the players workingtogether 3Sa team and that wasencouraging to him.

8~----'/;!;'::~1I/:S"r'----~--~portS NorsemanBryan destroys Temple at first game of the seasonBy Lyci. ChampagneAfter winning district last year

the Bryan High football team isin the midst of a challengingseason. The Vikings openedthe season with a victory overthe Temple Wildcats. CoachMeriU Green was pleased withthe way the players responded10 their fint game."The fact that we made veryfew cost1y errors was the differ-ence, " Coach Green said. "Wehave a lot of room for improve-ment and the players underslandthat. "Coach Green feels that Tem-ple was an important game tobuild a future on because therivalry makes the players wantto try harder . He also feels thatplaying a strong team willforcethe leam 10 f ind the areas wherework is needed.August practice started a weekearly for the team this year.Green feels that the practicewent very well, and they had'ewer problems than they havehad in the past.

The Vikings only play fourhome games this year. Thatdoes not seem to bother Green."We play very well at home

The Viking . defeated their long-t ime rival" the Temple Wildcat s, by a 1C0re of 28-14 at their opening lame of the eeaaon. Photo By Mit.ebFrybut the difference is our fans,"Green said. "Yes, it will affectus a little, bul not a lot. "According to Green, fan sup-port plays a major role in a foot.

ball game."We need fan suppor t. espe-

Tennis team works to win districtB y K ym MarconteJlFor the varsity tennis team, a

lo t of hard work at pract ices andan enormous amount of determination haa given theteam a better edge on the gamesince the season has started.The lennis team is made up ofa 101 of fine players under thedirection of Coach Don FuUer.The top boy player is JasonKeefer an d the top gi rl playersare Denise Goehrig and Ste-phanie Schoenaman. All threeare senion."We may have lost somegreat players who graduatedast year but thia year's varsitylop players and the team spiritare coming on strong and hardan d show great potential. " CoachFuller said. He alao said thai there is a 101

ofdepth inthe boys which shouldprove to be the team's strength.Coach Fuller believes that

Conroe, McCullough and King-wood will def initely be a goodchaUenge for them this season,Bryan carne in sixth place outof the fifteen different schoolsthat competed in the alar t of the

Abilene distr ict tournament.Fuller feels that the varsity ten-nis team will come in firsl orsecond place in the tournament.FuUer believes thai Marshall willcome out to be in the lop len .The team won their fir st dis-!rid and played Coruoe in whichthey won eighteen sets to zero."There was strong effort on

our part," said Coach Ful ler.Fuller feels that this is goingto be a lough year for the tennisteams but they are ready for thecompetition and are hoping fora good, but challenging year.

Beat New Caney ,

cially from the students," Green.Iaid. "To improve fan support Ileel thai the fans need to real izehow impor tant they are, and forthem not just to be spectatorsbut fans."

A s fa r as district goes, Green

feels that we are farther alongthan he had thought we wouldbe.uWe ought todo alright," jun-ior Stephen Rizzo said. "Weare getting better everyday, andwe are coming together as a

Volleyball teamContinues win.By Jan MclCenzieBryan Hjgh' . varsi ty volley-ball team is off 10 a roaring start .Their district games started

Tuesday, September 15.Two louma.mente have al -ready sparked off the season. InTemple, the tournament wascaptured by the Lady Vikes,Jodi Pet .erson and Tracy Garri-son were named to the altema.teteam. The I6-team tournamentin Caldwell was lost in the-quarter.f inaltl. Jodi Peter soDwas named to that alternateleam.This year's vanity star play-

ers are: Sonja Clay, Jodi Peter -son,Tracy Garrison, Tami Hayes,Lee Ann Erickson, Carrie Coca-nougher, Pattie Madison, Lor -etta T eny, and Leah Matthews.The J.V. star players are Le eHunter, Chan Foley, Twi Cun-ningham, Donna Morrison, Maria Garcia, Lori Hermcike, andAngela Spencer. The manag-ers are Connie Monroe andT asha Thompson.

LeAnn Eriduon leads the Vikins volleybaU team in one oftheirmany succeufuJ gamel for the IealOn.

Photo B y EricJune.

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