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Even though it seemed a
little more docile as a study
hall. the cafeteria was a place feared
by many freshmen. Some were afraid
of dropping their tray. while others fear-
ed the food itself. (M. Bruning)

Facing th<;>se

Freshman Fears

·Chrissy niederhaus·
For some students the scar- men, it was the building itself
iest part of high school was be- that was frightening. " I was so
ing a freshman. To those peo- terrified that I would get lost. or
ple. the building and its inhabi- that I wouldn't have anyone to
tants seemed overwhelming sit by at lunch," said Senior
and intimidating. Even with a Dave Minter.
few fears to overcome. others Although many people did
saw it as merely a place to start admit to some sort of fear their
a new part of life. freshman year. others enjoyed
Freshman Kevin Ridley ex- it. " I wasn't afraid of anything
pressed a fairly common fear. when I came to high school. I I
"When I fiirst got to high school. wanted to come. There were
I was afraid of the seniors .!" so many girls to meet!" Fresh-
Many of the students who man Mike Tesmer
were scared of seniors attribut- Another freshman agreed
ed it to an older brother or sis- that high school was full of
ter. "I was scared that my sister ''opportunities''
and her friends were going to Sophomore Polly Faltin said,
do something mean to me." " When I got here. I saw high
said Senior Eve Haslanger. school as an opportunity to
Sophomore Dave Nickel change. I could finall y be who
added, "I was only afraid of my I wanted to be without having
brother's friends ." to live up to what others ex-
Senior Jason Emry dis- pected me to be.''
agreed. " I think it helped to Even though being afraid of
have an older sister ." being a freshman was a fear
Even though the seniors were that some people felt. high
often the class that took the school was still a new begin-
blame for torturing freshmen. ning. It was a series of choices HELP! Freshman Kevin Ridley experi- most every student fears being sen t
ences a typical freshman fear as Sen -
Junior Mike Moss expressed and opportunities that one iors Brian Wilkinson and Rich Sheppard an administrators office. Freshman
a different reason for could choose to take advan- prepare to string him up by his toes. (R. abeth Baadte confronts that fear
fearing upperclassmen . . . tage of or to ignore. Hales) she chats with Dr. Bagley. (M. Nails)
" SOPHOMORES! " If opportunities were not an
On a different note, Senior adequate inspiration for fresh-
John Friedman said. " When I men, there was always the old
I was a freshman. I was afraid of standby . . . Next year it was
women. They intimidated me." someone else's turn! •
People were not the only
cause of fear. For some fresh-