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Show 1 This is the eighth column of , J I 111 n's people." This is also the I departure from its normal con- ' MiTEAD OF one person, I'm . five 1 don't know how m-i m-i '-2ng these people are, but they I ' with an interesting flair. vre all young... They 're all '. journalists... They all pub- Particles in an October issue " ;-he viewmont "Danegeld" L sool newspaper. . WYfvery high school in Davis ' ;,,v publishes a newspaper. -: writing in the October 3anegeid" was special. 1R0VOLSEN wrote with .wit in H S:- first-person account of male ofcj: Readers at a Powder Puff foot-ilaiurf'"' foot-ilaiurf'"' t! game. Eight young men," he wrote, ; inn,. i given up their Wednesday ff- htud their self-respect to be isaiytji ;der Puff Cheerleaders... I was lv hi -re there to cheer on those vi-Ui vi-Ui razor-toothed women, vttk cunding each other into a bloody vote, there to support Viewmont tthand boost school spirit, there views ; ,inake a complete fool of myself-Stahk myself-Stahk u ; The regular cheerleaders orga-yisM: orga-yisM: ized us, took us under their wing proper jdsentusbackout with pride and leers that would please our mbarrassed families." nought a erty,"ii TIFFANIE CROWLEY penned levelcpr: srious look at the school's band. ido "The football team practices herste ad every day. The band, howev-ity howev-ity she i, does too. The football team is is suppc-.; macho,' 'cool,' 'awesome,' ie acfe 'great,' 'proud,' 'winners.' The band, however, is 'wimpy,' 'embarassed,' 'unwanted'-but also 'winners'. ..The saying is true that you really don't appreciate what you have until it's gone. Highland wants a band, but Viewmont View-mont doesn't seem to care about theirs. ..Why don't we try to excell in all areas? The choice is up to Viewmont." MATT GEORGE offered tongue-in-cheek advice for making a good impression on Viewmont teachers. Among his words of wisdom wis-dom were the following. "Look the teacher in the eye when he or she is talking. Occasionally nod yes, no matter what he or she is saying. From time to time, say aloud, 'How true, how true.". ..Always say as little as possible. The more you talk, the sooner the teacher will realize you don't even know what period you're in. "Whenever another student gives a wrong answer, laugh loudly to show you would not have made such a foolish mistake. ..When you are called on for an answer, never admit you didn't hear the question. Instead say, 'I'm sorry. I was thinking about man's place in the ecosystem. '...If the teacher asks, 'What can you tell me about the Civil War?', the student should answer something like 'I know only that the way we live would be vastly different if the Civilians had won!'!" BOB ROWAN wrote an analysis of the new Nerd culture. And he posed a prominent question. "Why do Nerds have to move into my neighborhood and lower the resale value of my house?" ANDREA REES set her readers straight in her lead paragraph. "The world hates burrito eaters!" she wrote. She continued on with everything a reader would want to know about burritos, finally ending with her conclusion: "That's what burritos are Overheated soybeans. soy-beans. The world hates us." Well, the world may hate burrito eaters, but I enjoy reading the "Danegeld." It is staffed by some fine young writers who someday may be attempting to replace me in this job. ON SECOND thought. I hate these young writers! |