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Sophomores

Sophomore Tammy Parker, proudl y holding her newly Having a drivers lic ense is something of a status symbol for
acquired driv er's license, bursts out of the Douglas County many sophomores, Julie Jacobson and Courtney Fitzpatrick
Treasurer's offic e.(ph oto by G. Bishop) show off their lic ense.(photo by J. Riley)

License Brings Status

ach year the majority of sophomores join and still walk.
in what millions of Americans are doing However, most simply enjoyed their newly
everyday - driving! Finally getting that acquired independence. Sophomore Cheri Den-
drivers
E license, to many sophomores, meant son said that licenses not only allowed people"to
moving up in the world and carrying with them go places a lot quicker ," but it also gave them
a new status. the freedom to go where they wanted.
Having a license especially brought a certain Freedom was also an advantage of having
smugness to the people who were lucky enough a driver's license. Not only did a license allow
to get one before all of their friends. That is when sophomores to drive to necessary places,work
having an early birthday paid off . and school, but also made friend's houses and
A driver's license also helped some students shopping malls within easy reach.
convince their parents that they needed a car. Whatever the privileges, getting that magical
Getting that car meant working for it either by piece of paper meant taking on new responsibil-
getting a job or begging parents to take on the ity. With a license came the job of respecting
expenses. other's rights and appling important rules stres-
Although proud sophomore car owners sed in Drivers Ed. classes.
weren't allowed the use of the school's parking -C. Nich-
area, that didn't stop them from driving their cars
near school. Some were even willing to take the
risk of parking in neighborhoods near the school

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Getting in some extra, last-minute studying before her
driver's test is sophomore Amy Stoll in the wa itin g room of
the Testi ng Cent er. (photo by G. Bishop)