Page 34 - 1986 VES Meteor

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Staff: Jim Blount, Tracey Bostwick, Jared Dawson, Chris Kelly, Stuart Mercer, DJ Patrick, Shroeder
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DECEMBER
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Lately the dress code at VES has come under fire from the majori- ty of the male student body. The reasons for this are quite understan· dable. Since the addition of our female· counterparts, the dress code for the girls has been weakly enforced and at times non-existent.
Some of the girls choose to come to class and some meals in tye-dye shirts and wearing long underwear beneath their skirts. Undoub- tably, current fashion trends play a large role in the girls' attire, but these certain examples seem extreme even in the outer fringes ofthe dress code. Second, the dress code states that girls wearing slacks must wear a blazer to sit down meals - we have yet to see any of the
girls wearing the particular 'look' to dinner.
The male students at VES are required to wear dress slacks, dress
shirt with tie, sportcoat and acceptable shoes during the day. In addi- tion, a male student may wear a sweater, a sweater with a blazer, or a
blazer and overcoat. The point here is that the rules are quite precise, and, as it turns out, the male students either freeze from lack of cloth-
ing or collapse from an abundance of layers.
All we are asking is that the administration show the same degree
of thoroughness and precision regarding the dress code to both the sexes. Cracking down a little on the girls would end the dress code to both the sexes. Cracking down a little on the girls would end the dress code chaos and free the school to deal with more important matters.
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turned into nothing more than a name-ealling contest. This needs to stop if we are going to take pride in such an important school publication as our yearbook.
It is a shame that some students have to take out their personal grudge on someone by
writing something about tbem that is supposedly designed for entry in the Vestige. I do feel that the Vestige staff should not
be held responsible for what has happened, as tradition, in this case, seems to hold the seniors' fate. However, it is true that the staff itself is in the driver's seal regarding this issue. They are the ones who can make the pro- per adjustments in Dot-Dot policy.
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The counselor body at VES has an extremely tough job all year long. They are supposed to supervise dorm cleanup in the morning, keep study hall quiet and make sure people are in bed on time. Counselors can send people to bed early and to study hall, and give demerits, behavioral and major offenses if necessary. The student body, however, does not choose to pay close enough attention to these facts and this leads to some student - Counselor friction. Students
respond to counselor supervision with, "Man, you can't do this," "you think you're so cool" and "cool counselor." they should recognize that the counselors are in no way trying to be cool by handing out demerits
or other offenses; they are merely attempting to maintain order and gain respect.
Again, being a counselor is tough. It means at times a counselor may be forced to do something he or she would not want to, BUT THA T'S THEIR JOB. Student• can make this easier on everyono in volve~ by better re1p cting what the coun1elor i trying to ac·
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by Jared DawBOn
Ever since the early seventies, 'Dot-Dots,' those infamous little
squares with the names of seniors, have come to represent a means by which to stage a per· sonal attack on our peers. We all know that if done properly, Dot· Dots can be a humorous and memorable way to reflect upon our V.E.S. experience.
However, for the most part,
this has not been the case.
Because the Dot-Dots are posted, so any _member of the school
can write what they please about a certain senior, students choose this opportunity as a way to
publicly 'rag' on people.
Rather than writing an excerpt
in good taste that the senior can be proud to have in his yearbook,
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bicentennial birthday and the ci ty celebrated with a polic escorted parad from EC Glass High School to City Stadium. Claaaea were I'UL 1hort on Thura day and the VF.S 1tud ni body took part in th feaiiviliee a w all w re bull d to City Stadium
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While there is nothing at all wrong with the idea of Dot-Dots, there is certainly a better way to
approach them. The majority of high schools in this country do have a section on a senior's page similar to that of Dot-Dot , but this is something which the par- ticular student does him elf or herself. They may, if he or she
chooses, allow another per on to write something about them. In doing this, the anonymou ra« session i eliminated. I urge the community to realize thai thitl ia the only way, in which to inaure that our Dot-Dog contain ollly what we want to go to the printers. Remember, the
book does mean a lot to nion and it should be om thing which
we can look back on with a of pride, not embarra
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