Letter from the Editor r~Mtl#il:JIW>1 Hello, and welcome to the seniors' last day of school. I don't know about everyone else, but I'm pretty excited about that whole concept. I'm sure the rest of my class is with 1997Staff me on that one. To be honest, this letter is a hard one to write. Normally I can just ramble and congratulate various people for the cool stuff they do (for instance, Ryan Nagel bowled a 300 a while back), and save the heavy sh1fffor the last issue. Well, this is the last issue, and there's no more procrastination allowed. Ifs an interesting feeling, but not one that I'm capable of describing. Seniors, you know what I mean. .. Underclassmen ... just wait. I promise that no one 's lying to you when they say "it'll be here sooner than you think." It may not come as quickly as you'd like it to, but it still manages to be here sooner then you think. However, not being prone to sentimentality, I'll move on. I'd like to wish Mr. Dean well in both his recovery and his retirement ; anyone who had the chance to be in his class is pretty lucky. The same goes for Mr. Burroughs; I'd be watching for him on "Jeopardy." Congrats goes out to the varsity softball team for beating Kearsley. Here at the Blazer, we know someth ing you guys don't know- the Kearsley Eclipse (their school paper) ran a big ol' front page story about how great their softball team was, and our team beat them twice in a doubleheader. They're featured on pages 32 and 33, so you might want to give that a look. Other cool stuff that you might want to take a look at is the Stanley Kubrick spread (he's the guy who did "A Clockwo rk Orange") and we put a new spin on the who le "Top Ten of the Senior Class" thing. Anyway , I have a feeling I'm tunning out of space here, so I'll say good-bye to everyone one last time (sniffle , sniffle) ... it's been a hell of a tun ...

It is the Blazer's responsi bility to strive for the highe st standards of accuracy, co mpl eteness, and careful researc h in its presentation of material. It is our goal to inform , persuade, and en tertain our readers, and to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. We will provide balanced and fair reporting of topics FeaturesEditor Ron of interests to our readers. Libel, invasion of prirncy, and Baileyputs up the Cd disruption of the educat ional process will be avoided. It is our guns.He was policy to address all persons or groups fairly. The Blazer is a recipien t of th e 1995, 1996, and 1997 Mich igan attendingthe annual Interscholastic Press Association Spartan Awards. The Blazer Blazerawards ~ has also been awarded the 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996 Quill Banquet.This was and Scroll International First Place. The Blazer is affiliated with ~IIPA and Quill and Scroll Society. Ron'sfirst year and hewas given the • awardfor being the p) ( 0 r r e C t I 0 n s mostimproved staff Lucinda Olsen's name was misspelled , and we forgot to put in the member.11 I went paragraph above that we won the '97 Spartan as well.The Spa1tan andfound the most judge was misquoted; she really said that our artists were N "exceptionally talented," not our writers. expensivething I couldfind on the menu.I ordered it, andit wasgood, 11 (D wasRon's reply Write us at: FHS - Blazer Staff 5039 Deland Rd. Flushing , Mr 48433 phone: (810)-659-0630 fax: (810) 659-0693 whenasked about thebanquet. Photo byLisa Fotenakes. ~ Sophomorei'::'-:-'." ~~~~=;:::-~ ---~ ~ -- ~ :--, Eric Nelsestuen, Senior JuniorDoug Tiffa"J' Hubbeland Mart,~and SeniorCom freshman Smithawait Jenny thebaton from McCollum theirrelay plar.duck­ teammates. duck-goose TheRaiders withtheir wererunning daycarekids. against Thechild develonment Owosso. Last classoffers yearOwosso freedaycare beatthe tohelp Raiders69-68, studentslearn thisyear the moreabout Raiders child avengedthe development loss81 -56. Photoby April Photoby Jeff Jacques. Richards. ------Departments Behindthe scenes in the Blazer room 14-15 Welcometobig brains anonymous 16-17 News 4-7 Youbetter work 18 Theioy of modeling 18-19 oginions Thebeat goes on 20-21 urHumble Opinion TheAP challenge BulletinBoard 22 OneMinute Survey TheVisionary-Stanley Kubrick 26-27 InYour Face Alice'sResturant 28-29 8 -12 Kingof the field 32-33 People Topten senior athletes 34-35 TeacherFeature Roundtable 13-17 JuniorsDoug Poropalond Tom Features Whitmire help cleanup thec ourtyard. Thegroup A&E 18-22 spenta Platters · Saturday removing 25-30 stumpsand haulingsoil Sports andsod . Photoby JoxRap KatieSharrow­ RaiderScoreboard 32-38 Reabe. A Midsummer Night's Dream Substitute teacher to return next year

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These past six months you may have noticed a younger looking person walking around the school, not knowing whether she was a new student or a substitute teacher. Miss Katie Baumbach has been a substitute teacher here for six months. She is filling in for Mrs. Fons, who was on sick leave. Next, year Miss Baumbach will be back to do her student teaching. She will be teaching three hours of English and three hours of Spanish. Miss Baumbach graduated from Atherton High in 1993 and then went on to Michigan State University for one semester before transferring to U ofM -Flint. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with English as her major, and Spanish as her minor. She has been going Shakespeare's"AMidsummer Night's Dream" was performed by Ms. Sharrow's firsthour to school at U of M Flint these past six months from 4-7 English10class on May 2. Above,Dan Shepard plays the part of the moon, as Scott Raquepawand Michelle Figgins play the parts of Pyramus and Thisby. Photo by April Monday through Thursday after a long day teaching at Jacques. the high school. Now, she has gone back to MSU to take one class and complete her degree. Miss Baumbach's fust teaching job was at Flint Central where she was a tutor aid in Spanish and E.S.L. Reinhard-Phillips prepared (English as a second language). to teach A.P. English "I was really nervous because I was teaching my minor first," she admitted about the Flushing assignment. She also believes her student teaching will be a lot easier BYKARIN PIERSON because she has some experience and better classroom management. Miss Baumbach also added, "the students Next year a lively and energetic woman, Mary Reinhard­ kept me youthful, they kept me up with fashion, music, Phillips will be teaching the new A.P. (Advanced Placement) and the latest gossip. They were better than I expected. English class. She will be assuming Miss Moore's position in They are also all intelligent , self-motivated, hardworking , teaching the new curriculum, which has not yet been planned. and very serious about their education." Mrs. Reinhard-Phillips will be teaching two A.P. classes and The hardest thing about teaching is grading papers three English 10 classes . In order to prepare for teaching an and time management. Her most enjoyable experience advanced placement class, Mrs. Reinhard-Phillips will be at­ was the lip sync with her class , in which each of her tending a conference this summer with about 20 other teach­ students had to lip sync a Spanish song. ers on how to teach the class. She also teaches classes at In her spare time Miss Baumbach enjoys volleyball, Baker College, which will give her experience. Before the school basketball , weightlifting. She also teaches one aerobic year ends, she will be meeting with a teacher from another class, and enjoys writing and reading. Growing up and Michigan school, who teaches an A.P. class. Mrs. Reinhard­ living in Grand Blanc, Miss Baumbach has always wanted Phillips is meeting with him to find out how to prepare stu­ to be a teacher. Now at age 21 she has had her first dents for the A.P. English exam. Next year's A .P. English class opportunity. will be literature-based with some writing and a lot of reading. Mrs. Reinhard-Phillips says she was chosen by Miss Moore to teach this class because Miss Moore knew that she was interested in it. "This class should have a lot of motivated students because it is not the teacher 's goal, but the student's goal, to do well on the Advanced Placement English exam," said Mrs. Reinhard-Phillips. Mrs. Reinhard-Phillips teaches in a very logical manner , and believes "we can have fun in class and work at the same time," she said. "I like to act and talk things out more, because the more you get involved, the more you learn."

Above:Miss Baumbach helps Ryan Kunc in Spanish class. Photo by Zach Pauley . Out withthe old, in withthe newr-:,..,--..r~~;-:::-~::::::::::------. Courtyard renovation project brings community together

BYKRISTEN8ROOKS &J1M(OMER

What is all the fuss about the courtyard? Weeks ago, the Environmental Action Group , sponsored by Donn Hinds, started off the cleanup by raking the area. Mr. David Hedges, a junior class sponsor, knew that there was more work to be done; and his goal was to have it looking brand-new by prom night. By pulling a group of students and parents together, he set up a committee and went to work. "When people put their minds together," said David Bickel, principal. "It's amazing what they can achieve." They went from one comer of the courtyard to the other, doing everything from cutting down trees to re-laying sod and dirt. Holes were dug and filled in, and trees and flowers were planted. "I was impressed with the effort the students put in," said Hedges. "Some workers were under the impression that they would only be there for a couple of hours , but worked for half the day, weekend after weekend." Many of the materials that were used were donated. The volunteers that worked received a great amount of support from area businesses. "I think it's really great to see the business community, the students, and parents get together and work on a project that will benefit all, not just now but for years to come," said Kim Vaughn, junior class president. Not all volunteers can be named , but no one will go un­ thanked for their hard work and time. Now that the courtyard is finished, the changes are here to stay. It will be open for Prom night. After that it will be closed.

I'. .,. I I \ I • , rop:The overgrown shrubbery was \. reducedtomulch by Jim Unsel and - hisgrandson Jim Comer. Mr . Unsel donatedhis time and efforts all weekend. Above:The central flowerbed was preparedfor a sundial byBeth Gilford,Amanda Liggett, Adam Romoslawski,and Jenny Gutsche,. Left:Mike Gates, Jason Roesner, andGrant Nelsestuen dig up sod so thata flowerbedcould be placed there later. Photosby Katie Sharrow-Reabe. The imal preparations Students become lawyers for annual Law Day BvDouGlsHAM About twenty-two years ago, Mr. Yeagley and various other vi­ sionaries of the Genesee County Bar Association joined making the first inter-scholastic "Law Day" activity. This is a celebration of the United States judicial system. The activity is somewhat similar to the celebra­ tion of the military in the former Soviet Union. Since the first year here in Genesee County, the idea of a student involved "Law Day" has spread aero The basic concept and planning of the activity hasn't changed much in the past years since 1975. The stude nts in criminal justice classes of twenty different schools within the Genessee County area gather at the Circuit Court in downtown Flint. The activities begin at nine o'clock in the morning with speakers from various criminal justice fields, as well as numerous college officials. At eleven o'clock the stu­ dents break for a lunch. Atone o'clock, the mock trials begin. The legal council of the trials are as follows; a defense team from one school is matched up against a prosecution team from another school, a jury is comprised of students from several different schools , and a professional judge from the Genessee County Court System presides over the trial. At approximately four o'clock, the trials are wrapped up and the stu­ dents go home educated and enlightened. This year the defense team-(Lisa Cole, and Kristen Brooks) from Flushing was matched up against a prosecution team from Genessee , with jurors from Montrose and Northwestern. The charges brought against the defendant-(Jason Roesner) were carjacking, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted, the defendant faced the "three strikes, you're out" life sentence poli cy. The witnesses called, Inthe weeks before Ptom, Mrs. Robinson~ dassroom became thestorage area for many were Kari Winters, and Jeff Griffis, and also Allison Thodoroff as a decorations.Flowers hung from the ceiling, and huge papier mache objects filtedthe rear hair & fiber expert. Judge Robert Ransom presided over the trial. The ofthe classroom. Here, ;unior Nicole Ward studies inthe midst of all the preparations defendant was found not guilty on all charges. goingon. Photo by Dove Campbell. FHS has won the best performance award eight years out of the past ten, including winning it this year. There is no prerequisite for participating, other than you must Bvl1SAFOTENAKEs be in the eleventh, or twelfth grades, and you must be in the crimina l justice class. Mr. Yeagley is in charge of picking the people that participate. Inquire with Mr. Yeagley if you are interested. Government classes host voter registration, mock election

BvT1MCHURCH A twenty-dollar annual parking fee sounds like a good idea to 60% of the 121 seniors who "voted" in government class on Tues., May 6. The fictitious proposal suggested the fee to raise funds to pave the parking lot. Voter registration was held for 18-year - old seniors in Mr. Polehanki's and Mr. Dean's government classes. The student's had a chance to vote on topics like the death penalty, (71 % were for, 29% were opposed) and banning use of the HSPT as a graduation requirement ( 63 % were for banning it, 37% were opposed) Mrs. Ida Reed, Flushing Township Clerk, and a few of her associates gave a demonstration Above:Jason Melancon casts his vote in the mock eledions. Photo by Tim Church. on how to vote, why voting is important to our future, and gave 90 students the chance to vote. Drunks to risk more than a driver's license BYKRISTEN BROOKS Survey shows students not A drunk driver may lose his/her car. Michigan Legislature made in effect April 1, 1997 a drunk driving forfeiture law. fazed by drunk driving After April 1, 1997 anyone pulled over for drunk driving, operating A survey was recently conducted during lunch time under the influence of drugs or alcohol (OUID), or operating while intoxi­ reg1,1tding·student's views about .drunk driving, 11O people cated (OWI) will pay more consequences than a night in jail and a large fine. participated the results are as follows: By courts jurisdiction they may lose their vehicle. "This will give us one in survey. the more tool to make it safer for drivers." says Judge Lancaster, District 67. A person convicted of drunk driving or OUID can get their vehicle seized on first offense. If convicted of OWI, with one prior offense within the last Haveyou ever n'ddenwith a drunk driver? seven years or two within the last 10 years they may get their vehicle seized. The vehicle is seized regardless of age, gender, or race. 32%said"No" In order for the vehicle that the drunk driver is driving to be seizeq, 63%said "Yes" they must have some kind oflegal ownership in the vehicle. One can't get 5% said"Don't know" their vehicle seized for letting their friend drive it, or a parent for letting their child, unless the driver is on the title. Do youfear dr11nkdrivers? "What happens to your vehicle," is the question many people ask. The court orders the unit of government in which the ticket was given to 16% said "Yes" seize the vehicle . That unit of government then has the right to sell the car. 74% said "No'' The owner, drunk driver, do not get the car back. Although, if the vehicle 10% said "Don't know" has a co-owner and it was taken without his/her consent, they will receive their fair share of the vehicle's value after it is sold. The remains of the Do you think punishments are strict enough money the unit of government will pay for any injuries, and pay the bank for dr'6nkdrivers? that held the security interest in the vehicle. The driver will not receive any of the money. "If they're stupid enough to drink and drive," says senior 96% said "No" Mike Striler, "then they deserve to get their car taken away." If the vehicle 26% said "Yes" is on a lease, the car will be returned to the dealership from which the 7% said "Donjtknow" vehicle was leased.

BYDAN.IELU: SAJOORIN& KRISTENBANACKI "It won't happen to me"

BYRYANNAGfL

It won't happen to me. "Yeah, where's Tommy?" "Hey man, I'm all right. Just leave me alone." "Just don't move, son . We'll have you out in a minute." "You shouldn't be doin' this." Bobby was on his way to the hospital after being cut out of "Why not? I do it all the time, and have I ever been his truck by the jaws oflife. He knows nothing of anyone else's caught or killed anyone? Just get in, all right?" condition. He goe·s to Genesys Regional Medical Center to get "All right." checked for any injuries and submits to a blood test. After leaving the party at 2:00 am, Bobby jumped in the Six hours later in the hospital he had a visitor. drivers seat while Tommy took shotgun of Bobby's new 1997 "Bobby , you have the right to remain silent, anything you Z71 Chevy Truck that had recently been jac ked up. They were say from this point forward can be used in a court of law. You flying between cars that were parked on both sides of the have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one the cour t street trying to get out of the subdivision. will appoint you one. Do you understand these rights?" At the same time, a little girl and her mother, just return­ "Yeah, but...but what did I do?" ing from grandmother's house in Chicago, were trying to get "You remember the accident don't you?" home to get a good night's sleep. Coming down the street, "Yeah but..." they saw a huge truck heading right towards them . "Remember your friend Tommy, and the child, and the Five minutes later, Bobby was pinned underneath his mother in the car that you hit?" truck. "Are they all right?" "Ah, Tommy are you there? Answer me!" "No son, I'm sorry, you're under arrest for vehicular homi­ "Are you all right, son?" cide while under the influence of alcohol." A parting thanks for teachers

Ts the room too hot? Too cold? Am I talking loud enough? Do What do you do about the stream of expletives coming from .Lhey understand? Should I let her go to the bathroom? Or is their mouths, or the cigarettes you happen to see in their pocket? she really going to the pop machine? Is the kid in the back Sounds like a walk in the park, right? Something like that. asleep, sick, or drugged out? Should I close the door, or leave it A number of this year's seniors are going into teaching. open? If I assign homework, will they do it? Will they under­ Why? Maybe because they'll get the summers off, or because stand if! tell them to go read? Are they going to be ready for the they think it's a matter of handing out crossword puzzles and test tomorrow? Will I have the test made in time for tomorrow ? running pieces of paper through the Scan-tron machine. Maybe What's the objective of this lesson? What's the best way to some of them honestly want to help people, want to have an present it? What materials should I use? Is the library open? impact on someone's life, want to change the world and make it Will the copy machine break down? a better place. For those skeptics that think teachers don 't re­ If you recognize that thought process, you're probably a ally change the world, let's face it- a moron's not any use to teacher. Those are just some of the literally hundreds of deci­ society. Teachers are some of the few people that have the cure sions that teachers are forced to make day after day after day. for idiocy. As a mental process, decision-making is exhausting. Add Realistically speaking, who are you going to remember in to that 7 hours on your feet and the fact that teachers are con­ 20 years? Your first date? The group you went to Homecoming stantly reacting and responding to the people they teach, an­ with? The captain of the football team? That girl who sat be­ swering questions about everything from "well, if I were your hind "youin math class? All doubtful. kid, would you let me ..." to "who shot President Garfield" and "I But you're going to remember the teachers. Not all of don't understand what happened to the 2x." them of course, but some of them are going to be with you And then there are the assorted trouble-makers- how se­ forever. Teachers serve as role models , father figures, surrogate verely do you punish some kid for throwing spitballs, talking mothers, shoulders to cry on, advice givers, mentors, and oh, back or being insubordinate ? How closely do you listen to the yeah- they've taught you almost everything you know. boys in the back talk about getting drunk this past weekend? Perhaps someone should thank them sometime.

BYM IKEROBSOH

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Flag in state of disgrace h say, can you see the flag in .-u... ·-c,c- 0 your classroom? Some of you will be saying "yes" and some will be saying "no." For those of you who are saying "no," are you wondering why you don't see a flag? Well, so am I. Why do some classrooms have a flag while others do not? I have asked myself this question, as well as asking it of others. The answers I've received are surpris­ ing. Personally, I feel we need a flag in every classroom to show respect, not only for our country's history, but for those who have fought and died in wars here and abroad. Many people have the opposite opinion on this issue. They say, "we don't say the Pledge of Allegiance any­ more, so why do we need a flag in the classroom?" Another answer I J received is "why, when we have a flag in front of the school?" That I ,5... might be fine if people were aware of the condition of the school's flag. The flag, for those of you who don't know, isn't well-lit at night or uWhot'sup with all those old . maintained. It is tom, tattered. and completely worn. It has served us too thesecond Wee!( . Mi peoplem Spandex'Hw. Ii long and needs to be put to rest and replaced. Though everyone has a ;1°w~o/,ft¥ed the"Se:o, %,::~;::,they're port oi a s:i; ;;z~~n~t~ord question during different feeling about whether or not we need a flag in the classroom, rome 1806,Floyd and manageslosell out seve oo Woyrevue / talent everyone can agree that the current flag in front of the school is a disgrace, ye/lowpolka -dothikinis'ond ! on (lock is not pi

Our/fumbleOpinion reflects the view of the Blazerstaff . TheEditorial Board chooses and discusses the topic to becovered in thestaff editorial. Standing columnsare the opinions of th e writersand do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the EditorialBoard or thefaculty and administration ofFlushing High School. Editorialcartoons are the opinions of the cartoonisl The8/azeris an open forum and encourages suggestions, comments and l etters.If youhave something reasonably constructive tosay, write it downand drop it offinroom 121; there is a significantchance that it will be published in the BulfehiTBoard. Unsigned letters will not be printed , althoughnames may be withheld with reason.Th e EditorialBoard reserves the right to change lett ers forgrammatical and spelling errors and for length. No personal attacks or insultswill be printed. Independence Day not alvvays a picnic

BYMALENEMORTENSEN

itting at my bedroom window, looking out at a clear ered our Independence Day because it was the first morning in SDanish summer night, I see candles shining from far away. years that Denmark woke up as a free nation. This night in may is the only night you'll see those beautiful That freedom is only 52 years old. That suddenly adds a lights floating in the dark as far as your eyes can reach. The lot more seriousness to the remembrance of this day- when we candles tell a story of hope and joy. A story I will tell you. still have people around who went through it. Hearing the This yearly tradition is our quiet way of celebrating our story of war and misery, ofresistance group, of hope, and of Independence Day. It all started in April of 1940. When Nazi our grandparents smuggling Jews out of Denmark to safety Germany took over Denmark as part ofWorld War II, one of the makes the whole memory feel like a fresh wound that is trying many regulations issued by the Nazis was that people were to heal. forbidden to have lights on in their homes after dark. If they Along with the candle light tradition, we go to nearby did, they had to have blackout curtains covering their win­ churches to sing hymns from that era and listen to recordin gs dows so that no light would slip out. This was ordered so the of the radio liberty message. Allies ' planes couldn't use the lights from cities to navigate in Our Independence Day is not a national holiday with the night, and so German headquarters could not be bombed picnics, fireworks, and people who don 't remember what the as easily. whole thing stands for. It's a national remembrance, one of the When freedom came in 1945, people tore down the black­ most important days in our country's history . out curtains and left the light on all night. They made big fires Sure, many young people of my generation are begin­ in the streets, burning blackout curtains and Nazi swastika ning to think it's stupid to keep remembering it. But Neo-Na­ flags. zism is on the rise in Germany, and hatred and racism are right That is why we, as a symbol of this freedom, leave candles around the comer. It is still as important as it ever was to keep lit between the 4th and 5th of May. Even though the message remembering this day ; maybe one day the pure light from the of freedom came on the evening of the 4th, the 5th is consid- candles in the night will spread to the hearts of humans.

Personalities and perfect 1 Os BYSTEPHANIE WILSON Tell us about yourself ... On a scale of 1 - 10, 10 being high, how good do you look? Females consider themselves a 6.7 Males consider themselves an 8 (but 16 of them think they're a perfect 10)

Same scale, but now rate how healthy your lifestyle is

Females and males both consider themselves to be fairly healthy, averaging around a 7.5

What do you like best about yourself? 31 % offemales like their personality 27 % of males like their sense of humor What would you change about yourself if given the chance?

56 % of females would improve their looks before anything else 29 % of males would improve their intelligence

The One Minute Survey was con­ When asked abottt their lifestyle, both ducted on Friday, May 2 during A, Band males and females answered along the C lunches . A total of I 10 people answered same lines, with the average health rating questions about thems elves and their being a 7.2fo rfemal esanda 7.6formales . lifestyle. The average female rated herself However, 4 6% offemales exercise less than at a 6. 7, although 27% rated themselves 7 hours a week (30% of males exercise slightly higher , at an 8. Only I 0% of fe ­ between ,7 and JO hottrs), and 33 % of males consider themselves a 10, compared respondants say they never read nutrition with 25% of males. labels on food. sen101'~-' what wasthe m~~~ ,, Meeting Mrs. Harshfield 1f memol'ab\epart ai -MATINORKO senior ~~u~n\ghschoolyears?

"------' ...' Tc.JingGrand Blanc in soccer. First time in a VERYlong time " - SHANNONJOHNSON senior soccer districts fwo 1Jears in a row" - GREGRHODES senior

'' Not being ,.. inMr. Kaza's chemisfrlJ class'' - ruMNDALtGGETT Having field trips and excused skipping " -KAmCLARK junior '' To stick mlJ ,,Geffingar------. nose in the air wicked and SalJ 'ha, ha, I'm a senior' ,, -JENIUSERY junior

,, Winning the 'Best BodlJ' award for Senior Thisyear's photo survey has been Personalities " broughttoyou by Au Bum & KENoRAKtHG. -DANNYDuPuts sophomore Opportunity to say good-bye

BYDANIEllE SABOURIN

I run my fingers over the silky smooth marble, one knee up only live for 20 more hours. I screamed when I heard the news­ and the other covered in black dirt and grass seed, speaking to how could this happen to my boyfriend, the one I was with only you like you were sitting in front of me and just not responding. a few days before? My sad voice trails off into tears. I stand up, flicking a cigarette into the grass that surrounds all the other graves. On my way A stop sign appears suddenly through the fog. home, I pass a semi-truck and my heart skips a long beat as my car Smash. blows a couple inches off the expressway. Grabbing the wheel of Nathan left and went to a harmless senior party. No one my car and controlling my anger toward the damage that semi­ thought that they would never talk to him again. He was inde­ trucks have done to my life. structible , we thought ... he thought. He was Big Nate, and no one or nothing could hurt him. He was just too big for that little A blazer crosses the median and a semi avoids hitting the Camaro , and the semi-truck was just enormous. The impact was blazer, smashing dangerously into a small compact car. The car just too great and they were gone in a matter of seconds. Every­ flies off the two-lane highway onto the shoulder, flipping onto its one was in a sad state of disbelief. Sadness grabbed the whole hood. The passengers grasp their seats, trying to stay in one town with a tremendous force. I wish there was a way to go back piece. Of the four people, one was tragically injured and would and just say good-bye.

BYANDREW HELMS ~geless wonders retire Ahh, grasshopper BYHEATHERMcLEoo

This is Mr. Dean's The class last year of teaching and opens students' along with him a legacy eyes to new ideas of Comparative Reli­ and free thinking. gions retires. A few "A cool thing things come to mind he used to do is when former students close the shades think ofMr. Dean: vinyl during class and records, the meaning of then say, 'Do you want to see a new tree?' Then he would open Left:Mr . life, and "Saturday them and there would be the same tree as before, but it was just Deanin lhe Night Live." He gives his students more than just knowledge another moment so he explained that it made the tree new," Matt 1980 about government and religion. He gives them a little piece of Popovits recalls. yearbook. his own laid-back nature. He has many friends amongst his colleagues. His good Above:Same "He's like a 65 year old hippie," says Wendy Stratton. natured personality has made him popular with many peop le. funloving His classes are without pressure and filled with creativ­ "We started here (at Flushing High) 31 years ago and guy,different ity. To lighten the mood during his classes he plays his old developed as friends socially and professionally ... he is laid­ decade. records. The tunes vary from The Beatles to Creedence back andrelaxed,"Mr. Yeagley says. Photoby Ali Buell. Clearwater Revival. He works his "hippie music" into his Com­ Mr. Burroughs agrees, "He has a great philosophy ; he parative Religions class. doesn't take life too seriously. He is a refreshing person to be "I learned the meaning of life, the zen of Zeppelin," com­ around." ments Brent Leighton. This year Mr. Dean really means it when he says, "I' m a "I'll be hearing that stupid 'Hare Krishna' song in my senior too." He will be graduating to his cherry farm in head forever." says John Welch. Traverse City because he claims, "it is my dharma."

Southern charm and intellect BYHEATHERMcLEoD English teacher Mr. It is not only students that find him to have an aura of Burroughs is known for the intelligence . Fellow teachers also agree. use of history in his "We respect and admire his intellect. When he is on a classes. He started teach­ committee, people always want to listen to his contributions ... ing at Flushing as a History his responses are very well thought out," says Ms. Sharrow. teacher 29 years ago before Mr. Burroughs wants to take it easy when he retires. His he became an English some of his plans for the future include fishing and travel. teacher. He has a class ex­ FarLeft: clusively his called Twen­ Mr. tieth Century Literature. Burroughs "He knows so much staresdown about history. He weaves thecamera in that into his literature classes," Rebecca Williams adds, "one the1972 time he sang and danced for us." FlushingHigh "I thought he was Hitler when I first met him, but he School turned out to be Mr . Rogers," comments Karen Weissert. yearbook. He often entertains his classes with his southern ac­ Left:Mr. cents and his animated portrayals of characters from books. Burroughs today.Photo His classes expose students to many of the great classic litera­ byHeather ture pieces. The discussions that take place in his classes Mcleod. explore human nature and social injustices. Everyone is free to voice their opinion and explore new ideas. Mr. Burroughs is most widely known as an intellectual. He seems to have a bottomless chasm of knowledge. "Mr. Burroughs had a unique skill of knowing every­ thing," comments former student Mike Kunc (FHS'96'). "He should be on 'Jeopardy'," adds Traci Kendall. Behind the scenes in the Blazer rooin ...

As a general rule, if you want to be in the Blazer, don't be on the Blazer. However, most rules are declared null and void for the June issue ; This is the Blazer's opportunity to let the people who read it meet the people who make it. Let the journey begin ... BYP>MlERIINOS ErikPotzmann, Grant Nelsestuen,and Heather McLeodenioying lunch at a LansingArby's . TheBlazer staffattended the annual MichiganInterscholastic Press Association(MIPA) spring conferenceandbrought Above:A sign on the chalk­ home13 awards, inaddition boardwarns editors of tothe Spartan. McLeod's most impendingdoom, better known memorableBlazer experience • asdeadline. Ittakes anywhere was"when we all made signs fromtwo to six hours to design thatsaid things like 'kiss me, andedit a single page. Editors Grant' andstood outside the areresponsible foran average doorcheering forhim as the ofthree pages, although some trackteam was running haveas many as seven. This throughthe halls. Go Grant!" equalsmany, many hours in the Photoby Usa Folenakes. ------,;a; Blazerroom. Editors work weekends, snowdays , andevery Pamshows her nightafter school until about affectionfor Grant 11:00. Photo by Pam Zerbinos . Nelsestuenal the Left:'There's not another BlazerBanque/ . "ff groupof people that spends so ii weren't forthe muchtime together without Blazer, / don't think gettingina fight,• says Lisa. I'deven know Althoughshe and Ron may Grant,· shesays , "let havetheir little tiffs, !the Blazer alonebe friends staff]gets along better than withhim and get to mostfamilies. There's no drivehis /ruck . He's divorce.·Rebecca William5 (not gota cooltruck." pidured);oking(y interrupts Photoby Brad with"there's alot of incest, Chandonnel. though.·Photo by Brian Goodwill.

Bradshowing offthe essence ofall that is Brad . "Thebest thing about the Blazerishaving abunch of expensive equipment and software to;ust come inand mess around with.· Photo by Pam Zerbinos . Senior Profiles BradOnmdonn,t, AdsEdiror. 'Brad takes a lolof crap from us,· AprilJacq1111, Pharo Edito r.Apri l joinedthe Blaze r TlmBoudiard; AdsManager. Ahhough Brad .ftequentfy commenls commentsRon. Brad isthe right -wingconmvaliveon astall of most fyoutspoken '1,ecauseIwanted lotake pictures and they recogn izeii as an art. that"Tim doesn'I do anything,'Tim isin charge ofoll the business liberals.Heis heovify involved wlih his church and went on a missiontrip to IIgives me a chanceloexpres smyselfandbe a partof l he aspeels of the Blazer. Hehas also been involvedwilh marching bcind, Irelandlast summer. Brod plans on attending Pensacola Christian College In school.'April also enjoys racing cars and s howinghorse s, and recentlybecame anEagle Scout, and is President ofDECA. Timwill be floridatopursuea rMjor inmissions anda minor ingraphic arts. 'lwouldn'I be planson 0t11nding Mottand obtaining ateaching degree (if the majoringInbusiness alNor1hwood ~niversity. oln to etaminorinro hicde· nilnolfortheBlazer.' r.aci thin doesn'tviork!MII). ErikPotzmann, Graphics UsaFotenakes , DesignEditor, Produdian NewsEdi tor."T heinlerviewto Manager.,ihink he makes up becomeon e ditorwas wo rse viruses,' saysHeather. Erik lhana nyjob intervie wI 've hasbeen on staff since he everhod , becauseIwanted ii startedasA ssisiant Sports sobad~ .' Lisawill be Editorhis sophomore year. He allendingMich ~anSto le isalso on l hefootball and Universityin t he lolland trackteams, and is the county's majoringin jo urnalism. leadingdiscus thrower. Hewill PamZerbinos , bego ingon to MSU tostudy Editor-in-Chief, Opinions engineeringnexlyear. Editor. Pamhasa kobee n RonBailey , FeaturesEditor involvedwith M arching (no,he 'snot in the picture). Band, orchestra, NHS, ITS, Bailey's gratefulbecause lhe DramaClub , andonce she Blazerhas gollen him involved wentto a SADD meel ing. wilhall kindsofother aclivttles She holdsa purple beltin likeDroma ond choir. He also karoleandca nsol vea likesOieetos, end works on the Rubik'scube in o mi nute Blazerbecause of'oll the flat.Next yea rsh ew illbe chicks.' Hewill be attending U movingloCh icagolo att end ofM •Flint inthe loll and ' hos NorthwesternUni versityand nofuture plans whatsoever. ' sludyjourn alism. BrianGoodwiU (J,dd}, College Editor. Besides being lindr,wHelins , 11/usrrator. According HeatherMcLeod, People Ed itor."McL eod's RebeccaWilliams, People Editor. Rebecca isVice Presidenl of an.theBlazerstafl, Jedd has ployed mellophone Inthe loBrion, 'Andy's my savio r.'Andy's EAG,involved wilh Orama dub and ITS, and a memberofNHS. She delinilefythe most fun to mess with on dead line,' marchingband for louryean. He's also very involved In response?"You need o new savior.' Andy soysPam. Heath er isthe p residentofth eEAG and isvery nature-oriented. Among her favorite things todo ate theSalvation Army Church and hopes toend up a isn;tsurehow he e ndedup onthes tuft' I openingwindows , frogcounting asa DNRvolunteet, riding her ITS,plays the violin int heorche stra,as we llas SalvalionArmyOfficer. Hewill be allendlng DePaul drewapicture , someoneliked it, and here I being7thin th seniorclass . Shewi llbeollend ing bike,and fly fishing. She is interested inbiology and will attend the Univenltyin£hicago tomajor in BusinessAdministration. am.'Andywlllbe majoring inlineal! al UniversityofMichigan's School ofNatural ReSGurces. MSUthi.sl .alltobecomea biology teocher. theUnivenily olMich~an -Ann Arbor . Right:Jedd engages ina game called 'Blazer Beat-the-Box.' Inventedthis year by, ii is one of themany stress-relieve rsthat staff members en;oy.The game is pretty self-explanatory ; playersget rulers and heal on boxes. Pam explains,'I think tha t peoplehave the idea that The/ates/ victim ofBlazer Beat-the-Box. Asa stress reliever, the wecome in here and sit in front of a computer gamehas become very popular. Photo by Pam lerbinos. untilour eyes bleed and then we go home. But whenit's the day before we're supposed logo toprint and all the computers crash andno one haspictures and then they cancel school and we havelo start from scratch when we've alr eadyI'- '!!!"'~-! spenttwo days on a page , weneed a break.· Photoby Pam lerbino s. Below:Pam hugs her Spar/an award. The Spar/anisthe mo st prestigiousaward that a highschool newspaper canwin. 'I go/ into ;ournalismalmost three years ago because ofa boy,and here I am. I needto thank that boy. • Photoby Lisa Fotenakes.

Above: TheBlazer room on one of those late Friday nights during deadline. Janitors won't go nearthe room, and this is why. Tables are littered with pictures, oldBlazers, stale cookies, old Chinesefood, and various rough drafts of pages. We're not the neatest group of people,· says Pam,"but it's better this year than ii waslast year. · Photoby Pam lerbinos. Facingpage: Rob Bitz, Brian Goodwill Heather McLeod, Lisa Fotenakes,Pam lerbinosand Grant Nelsestuen go for a ;oy ride in Grant's truck. 'Actually,· says Pam, ·~e's stoodfirm. I bug him about letting me drive it, but he never does. It tooka lot of persuading to gethim to even let me pre/end todrive the thing. He's very protective.· Photo by Ali Buell. TheTop Ten Welcome to Big Brains Anonymous

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All through schoo l, children pose the question "Why do we have to go to school?" All through school, children are told by their elders that "you have to go to school so you "Getting out of can be pre­ my house exc ites pared to enter me ," adds Cathy Above:Traci the 're al Bluteau. Kendall world.'" "I don't know, I (Jst;4.0),willbe What is just feel like I am attendingGVSU for the "real world" more grown up or biologyand chemistry. though? The something," Schaefer Right:Heather world that we are offers. McLeod living in is just as "It 's a warm (1th;3. 962) is headed real as any world fuzzy feeling," Cathy toMSU and would like tobe a highschool anyone could laughs as she inter­ biologyteacher. know. rup ts Schaefer once Below:Cathy The ten more. Bluteau people sitting at Even though these intelligent young men and women are (3rd;3. 995)is going the table being in­ almost graduated and out on their own, they all seem rather infopre-med at UM­ terviewed all have mystified by the fact that school is almost over. For the past AnnArbor. one thing in com ­ thirteen years, their world has been a consta nt routine of get­ mon; they are gradu ­ ting up during the week and going to school. Are these people ating at the very top ready to be out on their own? of the class of '97. "Yup, except that I hope I don't have to room with a 'drama For four years they have worked hard freak,"' Heather grins. to maintain this achievement and keep "I'll still ask my mom for money. She doesn't give me their rank. In addition to this distin ­ any, but ... " Cathy jok es. guished honor , these well-respected "You' II be ready to be on your own after you get your students are on the brink of graduating first good job that pays more than minimum wage," Jeff rea­ and preparing to enter the next phase sons. of their lives. Schaefer ponders the question, then responds, "Do you feel that you are ready "I think you know you are ready when you know how to to enter the 'real world?"' they are take care of yourself. And you do all of the stuff. .." asked. "When you're potty trained!" interrupts Traci. "What are we in now ... some "Yeah , that too," quips Schaefer. kind of semi -real world?" Jeff Buis Though the 'real world' is an ambiguou s term , every ­ says with a laugh. one knows the meaning ofit. As young individua ls start ing out "The world is real?" Heather in life, people tend to ask the younger generation how they McLeod wonders. plan on changing the world and what they expect to get in re­ "I think I need to go to college turn. Schaefer has a ready answer; first and learn some more about what I want to do," says Julie "I don't plan on changing it." Rice on a more serious note. The group slowly relaxes as they "Money, lots of money!" Lucinda Olsen kids. "Oh wait... consider what about the ' real world' frightens them or excites don't print that!" them. "I try not to get too opinionated," Kari Prochazka chimes "I have to make money," says Heather. in. "I think that getting an actual job excites me ," claims "I want to help old people and people who have been Schaefer Arnould. through tragedies like floods and deaths , you know ... stuff. I Left:Schaefer Arnould (I 0th;3 .957) is headed to G.M.I. and plans to be workingal RopisfonDemog. Belowleft: Trisha Eavy (6/h;3.987) won the Medallion Scholarship of Wes/emMichigan, where she hos chosen togo. Right:Jeff Buis Left:Kari Prochazka (8th;3. 96) is going lo UM-Ann Arbor and hopes (5th;3. 981) tobe o surgeon. plansto go to MSU, study engineering Below:Lucinda Olsen andploy on the golf team. (8th;3.96) aspires lobe in the physical lheropy Below:Paula Diehl programalUM-Flint. (1st;4.0 ) shoresthe valedictorian's crownwith Traci Kendall. She con be seenal Oakland Univer silynext foll, andwill be mo;oring inmechanical engineering.

Below:Julie Rice (4th;3.99) will be going to U of M-AnnArbor lo study business administration. Paula Diehl thinks about it for a moment before giving a shy little "yes." "First semester I did," responds Julie. "Well, if you don't study that much, do you feel that senioritis has set in?" "Struck about two months ago," Schaefer ad­ wanna do stuff," Trisha Eavy mits. says. Jokingly, Cathy adds, Glad to see the relaxed "Last year." atmosphere in the room, the in­ Kari laughs, "Yeah." terviewer now finds it easier to Quietly, Jeff claims, "I stopped working after ask questions. Easter." "What are some of the "Yes, can anyone explain to me how to do inte­ myths about people who do grals and natural logs?" Heather smiles. well in school that you have Judging from the sarcastic tone of the group , had to deal with?" the interviewer decides to get off the subject of school. "All we do is study and no matter what we always get "What issues out of school do you consider to be most A's," Cathy says immediately. important?" Not really knowing what to answer, the group "School just comes naturally, but you still have to work chuckles for a few seconds. at it," Traci Kendall adds. "Umm, the drug problem . Yeah, that's pretty important," "It comes naturally, but I wing it a lot and multiple choice Traci quips. is my friend," Heather admits. Jeff says, "I think we need to cut social security." "You have to work in classes like physics ... and govern­ Heather is concerned about "making environmental stan­ ment," says Jeff. dards higher." "What are or were some of your favorite classes in high Traci finally says, "Affirmative action is stupid. (Things] schoo l?" should be based on who is most qualified, not race or sex." Traci blurts out quickly, "Mr. Gandolfi's class is my fa­ Cathy laughs, "We are too involved with school to see vorite in the entire world!" what issues are going on." "I liked Mr. Coggins' biology class freshman year. He With the interview drawing to a close, someone in the was an awesome teacher," states Cathy. group finally notices all of the really old books in the back Cathy thinks about her hardest class. "Park, definitely room. Park." "Are we allowed to see these books?" someone asks. It "Do you study a lot?" asks the interviewer. She was is a little too late to use them now, though. greeted by a rousing chorus ofno's. "I didn 't even know this room was here!" ''Yo111betterwo~'' BYRoNBAILEY

he agent looked at her way to Chicago to have measurements. A book is a Fotenakes went to a Tthe timid young a portfolio taken by a top compilation of photographs convention in Detroit and girl from across the table photographer. of the model. A comp card met with agents from all over like a vulture eyeing a piece Breaking into the is a 5-by-7 card that has a the United States and of meat. The girl is 16 modeling business isn't couple of photos of the Europe. years old and has long always as easy as that. model as well as appearance "Every agent wanted brown hair, sparkling blue There are many things a information. something different. eyes, high cheekbones and model needs before they can However , there are Some liked me and some a small, straight nose. jet off to New York and other ways to break into the told me I was too short, to start modeling. modeling business besides cut my hair, gain weight, "First of all, taking classes. Conventions lose weight, etc. It was I would have them are held all of the time at very confusing ," she said. SeniorAndrea get some kind of which anyone can go in and "You can't take what the Bernardini1 training," said try to get into modeling. agents say about your slrollsdown /he Bobbe Jons of Justin Manssur, a senior, appearance personally , runwayata~ Avante Models. attended the Manhattan BridalShow J , ~ because models are freaks. heldal Fashion' Jons has been Model Search, held in Flint. and don't look 'normal '. SquareMall at operating the There, he met with scouts You could be 5'10" and thetender age school for 15 who advised him to go to 130 lbs. and some agents of IS. Photo years. Buffalo , New York to will tell you you're fat." courtesyof ~ "[Models] another modeling conven­ Whether you attend a Andrea[ don't know how tion with six major male Bernardini. convention , or a modeling to walk down a modeling agencies there. school, getting into the runway, or pose in All six agencies wanted him, modeling business can front of a still including Ralph Lauren and take a long time. It Some people have camera, so I recommend an agency called R&J who involves a lot of dedication told her she looks like that they take some classes place models in Stephanie Seymour, which to learn this," Jons said. soap operas. is why she was at this Avante charges $995 "Attending modeling convention today. for a six and a half month a thing like She wanted to see if she course that teaches students Manhattan had what it takes to break how to be models. Modeling Search into the modeling business "We do our best to would probably and grace the pages of book our models," Jons be your best bet. magazines . said. "We don't promise You don't really "How much do you anything, but whether you need classes or weigh," the agent asked, work or not, everyone that anything," eyeing the girl's rail thin comes out of A vante feels Manssur advised . arms and stick person legs. better about themselves." Meeting "115 lbs," the girl After models have with agents isn't ·, replied meekly. learned to walk down a always the most "When do you get out runway, they need to work uplifting experi­ of school? I'd like to start on getting a resume to­ ence in the world. using you this summer , if gether, as well as a book One has to have a that's okay," the agent said. and comp cards. A model ­ good sense of who "June 6," said the girl, ing resume is different than they are and be with the excitement a job resume. It lists the able to handle building inside of her. model's past experience as criticismwell. Senior Lisa June 7 she was on well as height, weight and SeniorLisa Fotenakes sports a new look aher a Scruple'shair show. Her hair was chopped 13inches in frontof a livestudio audience. Photo by Gaye Fotenakes. ,.

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BvSARAH 801s he is fit and quite slim with beautiful, long, Ssilky blonde hair and bright blue eyes, the perfect image of a supermodel. The waiter arrives with a tray and sets down a platter of baby back ribs and on the part of french fries. She picks up the ribs first and starts to eat the model to stick with it. as a tall, business -like man approaches and says, The ones who stay with it status, most walk away "Models don't eat baby back ribs and french fries." may be rewarded with with lessons in poise, self­ That's right, models definitely don't eat baby back fame and fortune though discipline, and the ability to ribs and fries. The image of modeling that appears in the odds are against it. take criticism. your head is not all that it's cracked up to be in reality. Even though everyone may Sure the money and stardom is great and we all want to not reach supermodel be on the cover of Seventeen but there is a lot of self discipline and a lot of time that goes along with it. Picture being in a tent with people. It's 95° out and you're all dressed up in heels. Your instructor has you and your fellow models run around , dance, and skip. You 're competing for a contract, so you have to look your best while the sweat is rolling down your face. 4 '/2 hours later, you get a 45 minute break before you get to go do it all over again. Now that may not sound all that bad, but think about all of the other sacrifices models have to make. Models must endure long days, strict diets, and working out for three hours a day. Models can only eat ,: health food, no salt, no carbonated drinks, no smoking, and no alcohol. Models also get to go to bed early and get up earlier in one hotel room after the next. This is what the modeling business is all about and if you don't like it and show it, you get nothing. You have to really want to be a model and put everything and all of your time into it. So do you still think you've got what it takes to be a model? If the answer is yes, then go for it and don't stop until you get what you want. UpperLeft: Uso Fotenokes' comp cord is used by agents for reference purposes. Sarai, Bois al/ended Cover Model Search 1997 in Irvine. CA in Above:Andrea Bernardini models for a bridal show al Fashion Square Moll held in late April. Site was chosen to be one of 50 (from 36,000) to partic ipate. Januaryof 1996. Photo courtesy ofAndrea Bernardini. Above photo by Bob Bois. TheBeatniks ace not dead .... T J.Jb­ ~b-A T Ci,Qb-~ON

eneration of poets, birth of the' Beats ' began with the Just another day for them. authors, and "angle-headed rise of the sun, and the lives that were Kerouac found Frisco, and others hipsters" writing continuous lived throughout the day. Greenwich followed. Meeting the likes of thoughts of their lives . That was the Village, New York was where the sun such West coast authors as Gary life and times of the 'Beat' Generation. rose. A group of young Columbia Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Not really a group of conventional students got together and arranged Gregory Corso, and the immortal people, but more a scene of desolation , simple poetry readings and Haiku cult hero Neal Cassidy. love, and music. The 1950s were a sessions. They would smoke their The times were good. Alcohol­ time of change, a time of worries and cigarettes and drink their drinks and induced trips to the mountains, war. The 'Beats ' were not hippies or spout out words that would fall into tales of the Pacific , mad jazz flower children. They were men the room . They read Rimbaud and parties in Frisco that lasted all influenced by previous authors such as Neitszche and enjoyed Joyce's night. Pure, sublime , uncon­ William Carlos Williams and Thomas Ireland . Finished the "Illiad", and then scious way ofliving. Some Wolfe . They were influenced by the started the "Odyssey". Read and turned religious, some took a current day they lived in, where they wrote for days , then join the Merchant junker to Japan , some wrote traveled, and who they went with. Marines and not be seen for months. books and poems, and then left They were influenced by the spirit of Liked to think about why , and what for a while, then returned years the day and times, and all the precious for. Jack Kerouac, William later only to continue where they details they saw in their head s. The Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg were left off. thing about that time and generation some notables form the East. "Here's the chalice. And make that makes it different and important to With the end of the second World War sure there's wine it. -Jack people and other authors today is the and the changing of American society Kerouac, 'Vanity ofDolouz' blatant expression of feelings. The to more industrial blue collar work, The authors had a universal love common love the authors and poets the writing and ideas of the "Beats" and desolation for thoughts , and shared for philosophical ideas , interest­ were rejected and scorned by most creation. Philosophies were ing details that do not seem important Americans . Even the government overflowing . today. The thing was thinking, would stop by to monitor the words "Truth is inevitably chaotic and creating, engaging, being fascinated by that were said and the ideas that were personal- never organized or attaining a higher state of mind by expressed. The lives of these men official. " (Ginsberg on truth) climbing a mountain , or sitting in the and women then began to continue to "So much like the direction music Pacific. The basic writing of that day follow the day, and work their way takes in the mind or even the did not preach religion or answers ; it West, to San Francisco. Books would undiscoverable flow of dream simply pointed out the gritty events of be written and lives would end. images that make dreaming a people and experiences and showed Novels would begin and drinking tragic mystery." (Kerouac on how simple life can be when the would start. Groceries would be music) clouds are removed from the sky. The bought and it would rain on Tuesday. Great books include Grooving on the local Beatnik scene BYMITCH WEND Bnrrough's "Naked Lunch" and \ \ / here else can you swing a underneath his tan blazer. He "J,.mkie," Kerouac's "On the Road" \ V music tube, and listen for the sipped coffee, and spoke of the (which is considered the postmark of stars in a dim lit library? Where else 'Beat' Generation, then grabbed the generation) and his Dulouz can you hear a man recite the likes his little guitar, and sang some of of"Smut- is only Tums spelled "The Rebel Cafe." Then he Legend consisting of 10 novels all backwards"? stopped and spoke of his friend, chronologically arranged . Kerouac Where else can you listen to a the late Allen Ginsberg. Sanders likes to refer to it as "one vast book man who knew Kerouac, knows told a story of how he and like Proust's except that my remem­ Burroughs , and spent a lot of time Ginsberg were at the Detroit brances are written on the run, with Allen Ginsberg? Where else Museum of Arts, and Ginsberg instead of afterwards in a sick bed." can you watch a man read "Howl" loved this painting of these nude As with all things , the times had to and "Kaddish," and hum to the people in a grocery store. Ginsberg change and end. The 'Beats' slowly "Rebel Cafe"? And where else can wanted a copy, so they went to the got smaller, and gave way to the you witness vulnerability and museum gift shop, and found the 1970s, where peace and war were freedom of speech at its finest? A same painting reproduced on a the main focus. The sun began to 'Beat' poetry reading. postcard, with the people wearing dim. Kerouac walked to Heaven in On Friday, May 9, three clothe s. poets engaged in a fascinating Sanders entitled the poem 1969, Ginsberg a couple of months evening of reading, whirling, and "National Endowment." He then ago. Burroughs and Corso and expressing their ideals. Ken taught us to howl, and read Snyder still roam this world occa­ Mikolowski spoke first. He currently Ginsberg's favorite to us, sionally, but mainly living quietly as owns and operates the 'A lternative "Kaddish." the Buddha (they were all Press' out of Ann Arbor. Sanders left with Bodhisattvas) taught. Mikolowski had entertaining humor teary eyes and a " He who knows, does not with a raw sense of what works. He heavy heart, for on speak." read a few short poems, then he that night poetry Kerouac was once asked to went into this several minute trip on was read without his describe the 'Beat' generation , he chao s, all the time pointing to a sign friend, but the beat responded by saying "a generation of that read - " You Are Drunk." still lived on with crazy, illuminated hipsters suddenly After Mikolowski finished, a him. big man with a tyrant goatee and a rising and roaming America. Serious, black beret searched up to the curious, bumming , and hitchhiking podium. His name was M.L. Leiber. everywhere, ragged, beatific, beauti­ He makes his living by going from ful in an ugly graceful way ... " session to session, trying to sell his What happened to the genera­ nostalgic CDs. Leiber read a few of tion? Are there still those who walk his short works, brushed one of the streets looking for answers? Are Mikolowski' s, then retired to the mountains and pavement still appreci­ back for a moment to return with a ated? Does anyone still get that big red bag. He yanked the zipper feeling when they look to the West, down, and came out with a handful and see all that raw land with "people of those plastic noise makers that dreaming in the immensity of it." If you twirl in the air. He handed them out, grabbed one for himself, and there still are people that see the began to twirl to the tape he began gritty , know that life is suffering, and playing. The music had a starry can occasionally see grandiose beat to it, and the constant images in the sky, then the beat will WOOOOOOO in the air added a nice go on. effect to the reading of an untitled work. After all the noise makers were collected, and the people back from the clouds, Leiber introduced Ed Sanders, the featured poet of the evening. Sanders slowly made his way to the stand, with his red sweater W itb more than one out of ten seniors planning to attend Michigan State University in the fall, The Blazer staffhas compiled this list of the Top 1O Reasons To Go To MSU:

10. "The openness of it." Illustrationby - Sarah Maloney ANDREWffELMS 9. "No essays to write to get in." - Ryan Skene 8. "I like the campus and the The AP challenge atmosphere." - Heather Tonda Seniors test for .college credit 7. '~It's not too close. It's not too far." ByPAMlERB/NOS - Erik Potzmann When I heard the word "go ," I ripped ing from Latin Lit­ 6. "They have the program I want off the plastic cover. I opened the green book­ erature to Econom­ to study." let that had been sealed inside . I stared ics or Psychology. blankly at "write an essay discussing the ef­ Each exam has - Kari Prochazka fects of territorial expansion on national unity basically the same 5. "I don't know." between the years 1800 and 1850." format. Part One is - Jamie Brockhahn No problem. multiple choice 4. "I just always knew I was going "Thank you, Mr. Gandolfi," rang in my questions that aren't to go there." head as I started spewing random facts about easy. An extremely the Wilmot Proviso and the Missouri Com­ well-prepared stu­ - Correy Hathaway promise. dent probably won't 3. "Because I couldn't get into What I am describing is the Advanced be able to answer Ann Arbor." ' Placement exam for US History. Assuming I all of them. The Lit­ - Brian Carmichael know as much history as I think I do, I will erature exam has 2. "I want to leave home and State get college you analyze four is fuh" credit for do­ pieces of literature ,, It was a bit ing well. I - this year's con­ - Lisa Fotenakes also signed sisted of one prose 1. "Harvard would've been too of a challenge, up for the AP piece, one dramatic easy." English Lit ­ piece, and two po­ -John Welch but overall it ,, erature, Cal­ ems - and answer culus, and US questions about wasn't too bad. Government them. - BRIANGOODW/LL tests. At $73 The real the fun begins with the free case was the women's movement. senior bucks a pop, response questions . On the Calculus exam, Luckily, we. had just watched a this was these were the problems that required an en­ movie about that in government rather expen­ tire page to answer. There were six of them, class . sive. However, I'm hoping that it will be worth and each one had four or five parts. The Lit­ The exams are graded and ,: it. erature exam requires you to read and ana­ given scores from 1 to 5, 5 being A total of 38 FHS students signed up lyze three pieces ofliterature . There's noth­ highest. Most universities award to take 50 tests this year. Over halfof these ing quite like having to analyze a poem called credits for 3s and above, although were English Literature tests. "It was a bit of "Death of a Toad." The History test also this differs by college. If you 're con­ a challenge, but overall it wasn't too bad," requires you to write three essays, although sidering signing up for one next said senior Brian Goodwill, who took the the format is a little bit different. You are year, do it. It's a great opportunity English Literature exam. While the major­ supplied with evidence like speeches, maga­ to save some money and test your ity of the exams were English Lit, other stu­ zine articles, photographs, and political car­ brain, not to mention get out of dents also signed up for Physics, Biology, toons to help you answer the first question. school for a day. Just remember­ and Spanish. And although no one did, it is You're also expected to demonstrate previ­ don't open the plastic packaging also possible to take tests in subjects rang- ous knowledge of the topic, which in my unless you're told to do so. ·,

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"In all my years here as a nursing dead pink rats that had been left out in thing, and I shoo them out the back." supervisor, I have never seen such incom­ the rain." White draws the background for her petence in a student nurse," the head Since her failed attempt at nursing, stories richly, including details of suffo­ nurse lambasted sto- she has succeeded as a story­ catingly thick moss and a house which ry te 11er Bailey teller whose calm, gravelly voice "looked like the birthplace ofbotchlism." White after three enlivens the afternoon broad­ White remembers, yea rs of nursing casts of All Things Considered "She had a way of catching her breath school. That abuse on National Public Radio. Bailey in little gasps and rushing on after each gnawed on her con­ claims to be a first grade teacher pause to prevent her listener from getting fidence until it in southern Georgia, which seems in a word that might divert the conversa­ eroded completely. normal enough. But the eccen­ tion from the subject of poultry." White changed her tricity of the people she knows White often comments on what dis­ major at that point. and describes makes a teaching turbs her, such as silly rules. She tells about She decided to tem­ career sound far too mild. She going to a local restaurant, and battling an porarily major in meets all sorts of people, from the urge to feed the fish, although it is strictly waitressing at Our Rose Queen of 1931 who still be­ forbidden. Place Your Eating lieves she wears the crown to Red "Then he would angle up, and I ·, Pleasure. the Rat Man. Most of these pe­ would feel for just one exquisite instant After a few culiar people, however, are ones those thorny fish lips rasping across my weeks of juggling steak and eggs for the she's related to. fingertips." all-night customers at the restaurant, In her books Sleeping at the White's disappointment and joy are Nockerd Sackett arrived on the scene. Starlite Motel and Mama Makes Up felt completely by her readers and listen­ Sackett really changed things at the res­ Her Mind, Bailey White shares honestly ers. Even things never experienced find a taurant, and unknowingly became etched about herself, her stubborn mother, and place in your memory, and you feel like she in the memory of superbly talented White. her great-aunt El who defends a bad in­ is confiding in you. It would be odd to She gives us one glimpse of him: jury as self-defense. meet Bailey White, since you already "He was dressed in a purple imitation "It's those elephants. They come know her. Besides, there 's the chance that suede coat with a fringe of matted fake in all night Jong. In the front door, with you'd end up in one of her books. fur at the hem that looked like a row of their nasty trunks probing into every- Look deeper into the method behind Stanley Kubrick'smadness to see a dark genius at work.

In the world of screenwriting, there are certain directors his job he was able to travel all over America, something he has often who stand out from the rest in their field. Some are masters of talked ofas being a defining force in his outlook on life in general. the psychological thriller, or of action, or of drama. Some are His travels, in effect, opened his eyes to the world. experts at creating their favorite mood, be it joyous, terrifying, Kubrick developed a thirst to obtain know ledge for knowledge's own sake, and began to attend Columbia University as melancholy or bizarre. Some are adept at churn ing out the a non-enrolled student. At this point he also began to develop a latest blockbuster hit, while some are reclusive geniuses who passion for movies, attending the Museum of Modem Art film stay out of the spotlight and conjure up elaborate works of showings as often as a new program was printed . the purest art. Some are known for their now-classic films of In 1951 at age 23, Kubrick used his savings from playing the past, while some are known for riding the cutting edge chess for money in Washington Square Park to finance his first film, and defying classic notions of what a movie should be . a short documentary about boxer Walter Cartier entitled "Day of the Stanley Kubrick, however, is a rarity in this magical world of Fight ." It was played on a limited basis at the Paramount Theatre in screenw riting . Most directors make it their life's work to become New York, and garnered Kubrick a small profit , enough for him to skilled at one or two of the things listed above. Stanley Kubrick has quit his job at LOOK and pursue a full-time film career. He was then mastered all of them. He stands out not only from the rest in his commissioned to shoot two un-memorab le short documentaries titled field, but from the rest in all fields. "Flying Padre" and "The Seafarers." Kubrick's films display a wide range of diversity in subject In 1953, Kubrick scrou nged up $ 13,000, mostly from his matter, film style and even mainstream popularity. Nearly every­ relatives, to direct and photograph his first feature-length film, "Fear one has heard of or seen at least a few of Kubrick's movies, yet they and Desire." Kubrick would rather forget this movie, citing it as are so startlingly different from one another that not so many people college-level quality , and has in fact blocked its playing at many realize that they were all shot by the same director. Compar ing such theatres around the country. Kubrick followed it up with another polar opposites as the epic classic "Spartacus" and underground pair of forgettable efforts, "K iller's Kiss" and "The Killing." cult favorite "A Clockwork Orange," or sci-ti mainstay "2001: A Kubrick's next film, however , proved to be his first classic. .. Space Odyssey" and Steven King's nail-biting-edge-of-the-seat "Paths of Glory," an adaptation of Humphrey Cobb's novel, is thriller "The Shining" leaves the viewer with the only conclusion regarded by some as the definiti ve war film. It also didn't hurt that that could be drawn: Kubrick is the epitome of the multi-talented Kirk Douglas agreed to play the lead role. screenwriter. Then, after a few years spent preparing scripts that , to Both Kubrick 's life and career have been the classic cinderella Kubrick's frustration, were never used, he was brought in by Kirk story. He was born in the Bronx in 1928, and overcame the left-right Douglas to take over for fired director Anthony Mann on Douglas's punch of semi-poverty and little to no interest in school by becom­ new project, "Spartacus ." Mann was fired after only two weeks of ing a photographer. At the age of 16 he sold his first photograph, and filming, and so Kubrick was able to put much of himself into the subsequently many more, to LOOK magazine. He graduated with shooting. The movie has since become an undeniable classic, and only a .67 average, and that combined with throngs of returning was Kubrick's first hit. The movie even drew some Academy Award WWII soldiers forced him out of the City College of New York. attention. Kubrick thenjoined the LOOK photography staff full-time. Through Kubrick's next film, "Lolita," was and still is a beacon for His Visions

Day of the Fight (1950) Flying Padre (1951) The Seafarers (1952) Right:Malcom McDowellstarsas the psychopathicAlex Delargein"A Gockwork Orange"

Right:Jack Nicholsondisplays his trademarkintensity in"The Shining"

Above: KirkDouglas inhis most famous role as Spartacus. controversy, being based on Vladimir Nabokov's just-as-controver­ "A Clockwork Orange," Kubrick decided a change of directio n was sial novel. The film stars a very young girl and her middle-aged needed, and created "Barry Lyndon ," an I I-million dollar costume lover, and was plagued by so many legal difficulties that Kubrick drama set in the 18th century. The film was not successful at the box relocated to England to shoot it. He decided to stay there perma­ office, but was widely-loved by film critics. The film was honored nently, and from then on would shoot all of his films there. with seven Oscar nominations , more than any Kubrick fi Im before or Partially in response to cold war tension, Kubrick's next brain­ since. chi Id was the nightmarishly funny "Dr. Strange love," loosely based Five years after "Barry Lyndon ," Kubrick went off in yet on the novel Red Alert. "Dr. Strange love" was Kubrick's second another new direction , directing Steven King's "The Shinin g." The smash hit, and got him a string of Oscar nomination s as co-author, movie, unlike "Barry Lyndon," was a box office success, but re­ director and producer. Its success wo uld lead him to hire science ­ ceived little attenti on critically and was not nominated for an Oscar fiction author Arthur C. Clarke to write an origina l story about of any kind. man 's encounter with extraterrest rial life. "200 1: A Space Odys­ After another long hiatus, Kubr ick put out another hit , "Full sey" is considered by most to be Kubrick's magnum opus. It's a Metal Jacket" about the Vietnam War. This was a return to the genera l understanding that this film is not only a defining force in Kubrick of old, getting both critical and box office success, but only science fiction, but one of the greatest movies of all time. "200 I" one Oscar nomination. earned more Oscar nomination s for writing and directing, and What will Kubrick have in store for his faithfu l viewers in the Kubrick's first and only Academy Award for designing and directing future? Since "Fu ll Metal Jacket" hit the screen in 1987, Kubrick the special effects, which are cutting-edge to the point of genius for has begun production on three more screenplays: "The Aryan Pa­ the movie's time-period. pers," "AI" and "Eyes Wide Shut." While "Aryan Papers" has been What better way to follow up such success than with even put on hold and "AI" is still in pre-productio n, in December of 1995 more controversy? Kubrick's next effort, the widely -acclaimed and Warner Bros. released the news that Kubrick was to begin shooting widely-criticized "A Clockwork Orange," was initially rated X in "Eyes Wide Shut" in England, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. the US and still carries a distribution ban in England due to its The film is still in production. graphic scenes of sex and violence. Set in a future where society is What can we expect from Kubrick 's latest effort? That 's a overrun by criminals and where the government experiments with tough question. Will it be a dark comedy like "Dr. Strangelove," or brainwashi ng to counter that crime , "Clockwork" was thought by an epic sci-ti masterpiece like "200 I?" Will it be a light-hearted tale many to glorify gang activity and violence . Though offensive and of murder and mayhem like "A Clockwork Orange," or will it be a shocking to many, the film got Kubrick three more Oscar nomi na­ thrill-a-minute terror ride like "The Shini ng?" The beauty of it is tions. that it could be any of those , or something completel y new. Stanley After putting out two futuristic sci-ti oddities in "200 I" and Kubrick's vision will continue to take him to new heights. Alice',1,,\,,\t 1997 BYl.AURIESTEWART

Topcomer: Sophomore's DannyDuPuis and Sara Kribbsaccompany junior KarinPierson with a piano duetin the song "Kissing You."Photo by Ali Buell. Left:Senior Ryan Shaw drumswith The M-7 in their firstyear competing togetherasa band.Photo byAli Buell. Above: Junior BreenaTrombly sings her wayto first place with Maff Popovits.She also took homesecond place last year.This is Breena's third performanceatAlice's. Photoby Ali Buell. ..

Above:Junior Erin Robinson congratulates Fransizka Pille aher shetied for second place. Photo by Ali Buell. Left : Alice'shad a record turnoutselling over three hundred tickets. Alice 'sis presented every yearby Beta Chi Theta and Madrigals. Photo b.y DaveCampbell. Left:Foreign exchange student FranziskaPille brings the crowd to theirfeet with her performance of ihe Rose.·She proved to the audience that sometimesallyou need to win is a prettyvoice and a guitar.Franziska managedtotie for second with Lucinda Olsenin thenon-band category. Photo byDave Campbell. Below: The band Wakeperforms a cover of TheEagles "HotelCalifornia." Wake consists of ;uniorsAdam Wisniewski, GiancarloAversa, Dustin Bowden, RyanSlowm, and senior Kyle Kranzo.Pictured here is Dustin and Giancarlo;amming ontheir guitars. Photoby Dave Campbell .

Above:Giancarlo Aversa, Dustin Bowden and Adam Wisniewskishow off their musical talent . Photoby Ali Buell.

Performerssavor the thrill of the stage BvANDY LENNOX he butterflies in my stomach felt This is the moment I was scared of? It Tlike they had just cocooned and was so easy. I played my first chords and I hatched into razorblades as the act before us was absorbed in played their musi c. I don't even know if it the music. The was good or not, I was too bu sy dragging all first song was my equipment to the stage and feeling like I really soft and Above:Senior Lucinda was going to puke. The curtain closed on fun to play; Olsengives a wonderful them and we all frantically dragged the large everyo ne just performanceof"Killing Me amps and all our guitars into place . I gave a let it flow. The Softly."She blew everyone few inconsiderate congratulations to the band second song outof their seats again who was frantically tearing down. Not was a barrage of thisyear, and tied for because I didn't think they did well, but classical sty le secondplace in the non­ because I was scared. I plugged my guitar guitar mixed bandcategory. Photo by into the multi-effects processor, which was with deafening DaveCampbell. just a horribly confusing combomulation of distortion. The buttons and pedals. Then I plugged into the third and last power supply . I seriously thought I was song we going to die. I kept thinking, "What the heck performed was am I doing up here ?" and I heard the an­ like an energy nouncer say our name . The curtain opened driven Below:Junior Andy Lennox and his band Glass slowly and as soon as it did all of the pain rollercoaster. It surprisedeveryone by comingout of nowhere and pulling and fear went away. I was standing right was the greatest offa secondplace finish. They came up a closesecond to there, in front of about 300 people. night ofmy life. MyLesbian Nightmare. Photo by Ali Buell. ~kanking along with the Skolars BYERIKPOTIMANN

If a group with a little local flair is what you are into and dance to. The next song is a wonderful male /female duet then check out the Skolars. They are a ska group from Livonia, in which the vocals are much like candy for the ear. "In My Michigan. The group has a three piece horn section, a bassist , Opinion ," carr ies vocals from Jeff and Jamie Jensen from Lone a guitarist, a drummer, and one lead singer. And as a ska group Raspberry. "Had Enough" is one of those songs that changes goes, these guys are very good. Well , actually they have up the pace again, this time slowing it down. This track is a changed their name, so if you wanted to check them great one to mellow out to. To finish out in concert you wou ld go to see Telegraph . But if up the new songs, "Af ter the Show" you want to find their CD you would have to look appears at numb er ten. Again the under the Skolars. group switches tempo and gives you Their CD IO Songs and Then Some is quite a a good song to dance to. pleasure to listen to. It actually has 19 tracks but after For the last four songs the the last ten the album goes into covers and a sort of band does some covers . All of the Jerky Boys style phone recordings. Jeffrey does the covers that they do are really good, vocals, Benny does the sax, John is on the trumpet , but the first one is a mystery track Steve plays the trombone, Mark plays the guitar, and nothing in the jacket leads to its Randy does the bass, and Curtis is kickin' it on the identity. drums. The album was produced on Jump Up Ska, a The next cover is "Something quality label for ska bands. Else," and it is one of the better The album starts out about with a song speaking out songs on the album, originally written by D. Grant and the against the problem of those people who like to ruin con­ SKO's. The Second is "Rude Girl" it is also very good and certs by starting fights. Entitled "Should've Stayed Home written by D. Grant and the SKO's. The last named (in the Tonight ," it not only addresses an interesting topic but it is a jacket) cover track, "Un ity," is a cover from Operation Ivy and very catch tune , and is one of the album's best. If a good again it is very good. In addition to the covers the group skanking tune is what you've been looking for, the second does a very interesting version of "Salvat ion" by the Cranber­ track is as good as they come. "Head First, Feat First" is a fast ries. paced song with great horns. These guys also put on a good show, so go see them On a little slower pace, the fifth song of the album has in concert. All in all this is a very good buy for the ten buck s great likability. "Carry On" has a light-hearted feel with a great you'll pay for the pleasure of ownership, and it really is a musical arrangement. Just when you think the guys have gone pleasure. If you surf the web stop by their web site and check a little soft the next song, "Fighting Time," comes along, them out. The address is http: //info.p itt.edu/ -tlsst6 1/ charges up the pace , and gives you a good song to jump up skolars.html.

Being There adds variety to collection SummerMovie BYDusnNBowDEN Wilco's newest CD Being There is a double disc masterpiece. Wilco is Releases probably one of the most talented bands around with five members. The instrumentals on this CD range from lap stee l guitar to fiddle and banjo . They June13 have a pop rock sound but mix up so many different instruments it gives them a Speed2: CruiseControl sound of their own. Jeff Tweedy is the band's multi-talented singer/songwriter who also plays June20 guitar and bass. Other members include Jay Bennett, John Stirratt, Max Johnston, Batmanand Robin and Ken Coomer. Added together they put quite an impression on today' s mus ic industry. June27 .. Now I know what you are thinking. Hercules "I've never even heard of them before and they've got their own doubl e disc CD." J.wY-2 But seriously there isn't a bad song on the double disc with songs like Men in Black "Outtasite (Outtamind)" and "Red-eyed and Blue," and "Say You Miss Me," just Titanic to name a few. It's songs like Forget the Flowers with a bluegrass beat featuring banjo playing by Maz Johnston and soothing organs on "Red -eyed and Blue" that set Ju1y11 this album and this band away from the rest. Contact It's CDs like this that you can put in and listen to over and over again. So if you're out shopping for a good CD and you're into some pop -rock then pick July25 up Wilco's latest, Being There. Air ForceOne GRAPHY

Portraits that reflect your Personality and Style Schedule your appointment TODAY!!! Call for our great June specials. Your "alternative"to the ordinary! 6211 W. Pierson Rd. Flushing 732-0534 Tnthis the final edition of"Slok's Side", I will talk about a sport that lhasn't received a lot of attention,, until recently that is. I'm talking about pro wrestling. I've watched wrestling since I was a little kid and I have to admit, it got a little old. The bad guys would beat up the good guys, then the good guys would win. Even Hulk Hogan thought it got old, so he decided to take action. Almost a year ago he formed the New World Order (NWO). Hulk Hogan started the NWO because he wanted to change pro wres­ tling. Therefore he said he would take over the WCW and make it the NWO. That was the first change. Other changes inclu_ded changing his name to "Hollywood Hogan," and he wears all black instead of his traditional yellow and red. The biggest change of all is Hogan no longer wrestles for the fans. He is now the ultimate bad guy. When Hogan and the other two original members of the NWO Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) and Kevin Nash (Diesel) made their first appearance, they told all the other wrestlers not to get in their way, or there would be trouble and the NWO has certainly backed that up. The NWO has repeatedly inter­ fered with matches, hitting people with chairs, tables, brass knuckles, bars, or whatever they can get their hands on. They also spraypaint NWO on every­ thing in sight, including their victims and the WCW Championship belt. Senior Nick Hortze is a huge fan and he says, "The NWO is an organi­ zation that many think of as a gang, but they only do what is necessary to win. Is that wrong?" Apparently many other WCW wrestlers don't think there is anything wrong with the NWO, because many of them switched to the NWO. The NWO at one time had 15 guys. Now they only have 12 but they have three championships and the biggest name ofall, Dennis Rodman. Rodman joined the NWO in March and gave them big publicity. Every news channel in the U.S. was talking about it. Junior Jeff Decaire says, "I like the NWO because they brought back all the old guys from the WWF, and a lot of big sports stars." That is exac.ly correct. Not only did the NWO bring in big names to fight for them, they also ~ brought in big names to fight against them. Rick Flair, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Reggie White of the Green Bay Packers, and Kevin Greene of the Carolina Panthers are a few. There are many more who want to get their hands on the NWO, including the other organizations. The NWO is so hot that the WWF and ECW have copied WCW and made the Nation of Dominance and the Blue World Order. Nick Hortze sums up the copycats best by saying, "There are just a couple of cheap generic organizations that think they are hard core, but they're not, onlyNWO is, and when you'reNWO you're NWO 4 life brah!!" Nick's right, NWO is the thing going. They've made wrestling bigger and badder than it has ever been. They're on the news, talk shows, sitcoms, and even have their own movie. They pulled wrestling out of the gutter and put it back into the spotlight it was in the mid 80's. With wrestlers like Hogan, Macho Man, Hall, and Nash there's no way NWO can go down. So I'll end this year's "Slok's Side" with a famous quote from the NWO and Nick Hortze, "I guess the NWO is just too sweet and if you don't like this article you can stick it, brotha." JustynKyle and first baseman Beci Pierce work together toget the out. Photo by RyanNagel. King of the Field

BYJEREMY DAKE "A lot of young people have the necessary skills t9 play softball, but to utilize the skills takes a lot of heart, desire, and hard work." That is the message that Flushing softball coach, Ron King had to say about people who play or want to play softball. CoochRon King For 14 years Mr. King has put his time and dedication into the Raiders' softball program . Approaching Blazerfile photo. the 400 wins plateau, he has posted a respectable 369-155 record. He has always been a Flushing man, since he started teaching 34 years ago. While at Flushing, he has also coached N baseball , N football, and junior high basketball. But to him , softball is what he liked best, so that's what he stuck with. His program has seen 11 girls go to play college ball, and he wouldn't be surprised to see a few go this year. This year's team has a 20-2 record and is on track to becoming Mr. King's best team ever. So far his best ball club has been the team of 1990. They posted a 33- 5 overall record and made it to regionals. They had seven all staters, and one of them was Kris Wasserman, who was the one girl he men­ tioned would definately be on his dream team. Kris went on to play at the University of De­ troit, and she also made it to the last cut on the USA Olympic Team. Mr. King is an easy man to talk to and to get to know. His players always feel comfort­ able and at ease when they're around him. Mr. King played varsity baseball and basketball at Grand Haven High School. Be­ fore becoming a teacher , he graduated from Western Michigan University. He is happily married to Becky, his wife of 23 years, and has four CourtneyPintek fires one in. sons and a granddaughter. Pintekhas pitched 69 innings, "Coaching the girls is a real challenge," said against302 batters and has a 2.23 Coach King. "We have a lot of good athletes, and I like E.R.A.Her record asof May13 was the dedication of the girls." He added that he feels 11-1.Photo by Ryan Nagel . young enough to keep coaching for years to come. ShortstopHeidi Yeagley and third OutfielderKathy basemanJustyn Kyle congratulate RustWarms up in the eachother after a greatplay. Photo outfield.Photo by byLaurie Stewart. MarkKleinedler.

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ari Prochazka (above) has played four eff Griffis (above left) play ed varsity foot­ Kyears of varsity golf and two years of var­ Jball, basketball, and track this year. A two sity volleyball. She was named Second Team year veteran, Jeff was named Honorable Men­ All-Conference her freshman year, First Team tion All-Conference both years for punter and All-Conference and MVP of the team her also for quarterback this year. He was named sophomore and junior years, and the All-State the MVP of the football team, also. He played Team her junior year. Kari is the first MHSAA guard on the basketball team, and throws the Scholar Athlete A ward recipient from Flush­ shot put, discus, and runs sprints on the track ing. She is planning to attend Michigan State team. Next year, he will be attending SVSU to University to play golf next year. play football.

risha Eavy (right) has run varsity cross iffany Martin (below) has been on the var­ Tcountry for four years, play ed varsity soc­ Tsity softball team for all four years, and a cer for four years, and varsity volleyball for varsity cheerleader for two years. She has been three years. In cross country, she was named Honorable Mention All-Conference and All­ First Team All-Conference, First Team All­ District her freshman, sophomore, and junior County, was a state finalist, and made the aca­ years and the captain the last two years. In demic All-State team. She was named Honor­ cheerleading, she was the captain and named able Mention All-Conference as a junior in soc­ All-American both years. This fall, she will be cer. Trisha will be attending Western Michigan attending SVSU and will probably be playin g University next fall. softball.

eremy Dake (right) played varsity football Jand baseball this year. In football, he played wide receiver as a junior and received Honor­ able Mention All-Conference. The next year, he was named Second Team All-Conference for running back. He also was named Co-MVP and led the team with 11 touchdowns. Last year, he received Honorable Mention All-Conference r for pitcher in baseball. Besides football and baseball, Jeremy also played freshman and N basketball. He was also a member of the Intra- mural Champs - The Shiz. Next year, he will be attending SVSU to possibly play baseball. ince her sophomore year, Justyn Kyle A ndrew Ryan (above) is a four year varsity S(above right) has played varsity tennis and flsoccer player. He received First Team All­ softball. In tennis, she was named Second-Team Conference, First Team All-Area , and Honor­ All-Conference fof number two doubles her jun­ able Mention All-State honors this past year. ior year, and First Team All-Conference for num­ Andrew holds the school records for career ber one doubles her senior year. As a freshman, goals (36) and assists (36). Besides soccer he she played N tennis and softball. She was also played freshman basketball and ran track as a moved up as a freshman for the districts in soft­ junior. He was also a memb er of the Intramural ball. She will be attending Michigan State Uni­ Champs - The Shiz. Andrew will be attending versity next year. Mott next year.

att Palacios (below) has been a three ike Lintz (left) has played varsity foot­ Msport varsity letter winner the last two Mball for three years and ran track for two years. He was the captain of the football, bas­ years. As a junior, he was named Second Team ketball, and baseball teams this year. He was All-Conference for defensive back. This year, named First Team All-Conference and All-Area he was named First Team All-Confer ence. He for offensive lineman. Also , he received the led the Raider football team in tack.Jes this year. Allan Paul award given to the best lineman. He In track, he runs the 100m , 200m , 400m relay, was voted Most Athletic. Next year he will be and 800m relay . He also played freshman and attending Northwood to play football and base­ N basketball. He will be attendin g SVSU this ball. fall where he hopes to play footbal l.

A ndrea Bernardini (left) has played var­ r\.sity basketball and track for three years. In basketball, her best sport, she received All­ Conference Honorable Mention her sophomore year. She was injured for the majority of her junior year, but managed to gain a ranking in the Top 100 players in the state. Her senior year, she was named Second Team All-Conference, to the All-Academic team, was the 17th overa ll player in the state, the top rebounder in the state, and received All-State honors. ln track, she was named Honorabl e Men- tion All-Conference in the dis­ c us and shot put. She also played N softball her freshman year. Andrea is attending West­ ern Mic higan University on a scholarship to play basketball and, possibly track. The GirlsVarsity Golf team finished fourth on May 12 at the Davison Country Club in the Big Nine Tournament. They finished behind Clio, Grand Blanc, and Powers. Senior captain Lindsye Cawthray shot a low score of 92, followed by senior captain Kari Prochazka with 93. Also helping the team were JuniorMatt Foltz affempts toclear 5'6" in the high ;ump. He helped his team defeat Owosso onMay 6 by sophomore Lindsey Pascoe, seniors Laura Martz, Lisa Cole, ascore of 81-56.They swept all the relays , withother key contributors including ;unior s TomWhitmire, Adam and freshman Lynn Noe. The girls hosted the Regionals at Schultz,senior Erik Potzmann, ;uniors Chris Ryan, Scoff Vlahon, and sophomore Mike Bentley. The Raiders Flushing Valley Golf Course on May 16. Their goal was to clinchedthe Western Division Championship, setting up the showdownwith Carman-Ainsworth onMay 13. place in the top three so the team could advance to the State Theydefeated Carman -Ainsworth97-40 to remain the only undefeated team in the Big Nine. Photo by Jeff Richards. Finals at Forrest Acres Golf Course in East Lansing on May 30 and 31. Kari Prochazka made First Team All-Conference and Lindsye Cawthray made Second Team All-Conference. The team's record is nine wins and five losses. The Flushing Boys Tennisteam came up third in the Big Nine tennis BYKERRI BENSON tournament, tying Owosso and Carman-Ainsworth. Flushing faced Owosso in several conso lation finals. At three doubles, senior Jeff Duncan and junior JuniorKristen Banacki leadsher opponents inthe Scott Douglas lost to Owosso 6-4 and 7-5. Flushing's one doubles team con­ 300mhurdles atthe Flushing sisting of junior Ian Thomas and senior capta in Mitch Wend beat Owosso 6- InvitationalonMay 10. On 1 and by a default in their consolation final. Freshman Mark Radspieler , who May13, the team traveled to was brought up from the N team to play four sing les made it to the consola­ Powersfortheir Cross-Overs, tion final in his bracket before he fell to Owosso. The team went to the Re­ despitestrong showings by gional competition on May 16. "I think we 're one of the stronger teams, along seniorsMegan Swenson, with Grand Blanc at Regionals," said Ian Thomas. The team needed to place HeatherMordue, Brooke high at Regionals to make to the State competition in Midland on May 30, Vizena,Heather Tonda, which has been the team's goal from the beginning. "The whole team came AndreaBernardini, ;unior JenniGutscher, sophomores through and performed well this season," added Thomas. Saralecki, Erin Schultz, BYMm(HRtSTOPHER freshmenKate Shipley, and AnnaDutscher. Photo by JeffRichards.

The GirlsVarsity Soccer team is just coming off their best game this year against arch rivals Grand Blanc. The Lady Raid­ ers tied Grand Blanc 1-1. This was the first time ever that Grand Blanc lost/tied in a game in the Big Nine conference. "We are a learning team who is always dedicated and focused for every game," says sophomore Becky Batey. The girls have won eight, lost three and tied two times. They began the Big Nine tourna- ment against Davison by defeating the Cardinals JuniorBrandon Grice dives baclc tothird as Oio's Brad Knorr affempts the tag. The Raiders ended up losing 4-0. Senior Julie Linseman and junior Jennifer toOio 2-0. On May 12, Owosso defeated Rushing 5-4. The Raiders rallied inthe seventh inning, but fell short. Stanton both scored once for the Raiders along BrandonGrice and senio r CaptainMaff Palacios each homered. Photo by Laurie Stewart. with Batey who kicked in two goals. The District tournament began on May 19, with Regionals fol­ lowing on May 2 7. BY(HRISMtLLER Ground Effects Maintenance Company MomsWho Care Weed Control Mowing Fertilization Landscaping

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