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F a c t o r y M a d e H

By Cami Rawlings
It’s 7:30 a.m.- you’re running late. because I have so much hair. It’s a my mom cuts it. I only get hassled
You quickly jump in the shower, lot cooler and easier to take care of. by the jocks at school.”
jump out, dress and really don’t And it’s different.” Sgroi said, "Sometimes my
panic until you decide to fix your Baker added, ‘The amount of time parents tease me, but they don’t
hair. Your eyes open wide in horror it takes to do my hair depends on really care. They always say, ’it’s
as you stare at your reflection in the what I do to it. If I put it up, it takes your hair, not ours.’”
mirror and think “Do I really have to about two minutes. If I blow dry it, As far as the current hair fashions
do something with this mess?” The takes five minutes.” at Ralston go-bobs, flat tops and
realization hits you- “Yes, I do.” You Baker said she gets many com­ crew cuts seem to be the most
hesitantly reach for the bottle of ments on her likeness to actress popular. However, some girls are
mousse while your hair is yelling Molly Ringwald. wearing super short hair while some
“condition me!” The battle begins... “When I got my haircut like this, I guys are wearing longer hair.
Fixing your hair has become an got the idea from a picture. Molly Bragg said, “I like guys with long
everyday morning ritual, for most. Ringwald didn’t influence me. It’s hair, as long as it’s taken care of. No
Some people don’t do much, just weird how our haircuts are similar—it one really has the ’G.Q.’ long hair
wash their hair then forget about it; just happened.” around here, but I like it.”
while others take great pains to get Higgins also got ideas for his flat “I like girls with short hair, it’s
their hair “picture perfect”. top haircut from a picture. really cool,” said Gregg.
Sophomore Bob Gregg said in or­ “I saw the lead singer of Depeche Hair fashions are changing and
der to get his hair to stand straight Mode and I really liked it. I thought it Ralston High is keeping up with the
up, he “puts gel in, then I stand sort would be a good idea to have it cut times.
of upside down and blow dry it.” like that because I am in track and it
This procedure takes 15 minutes looked as though I wouldn’t have to
while if Gregg decides to wear his mess with it much.”
hair ’down and ratted’, it takes half Freshman Karin Sgroi said, “My
an hour. hair has always been short, I never
One of Ralston’s first flat top have had long hair. I have a small
wearers, Chris Higgins, sophomore, face, so lots of hair just didn’t look
doesn’t take such elaborate steps to right. I got it cut this way, short and
style his hair. shaved in back, because I wanted a
“All I do is put gel in it and blow it change from the rest.”
dry, it takes about 5-10 minutes.” Bragg said, “Well, I’ve had long
Junior Heather Bragg doesn’t hair forever. My mom likes it and
have it quite as easy as Higgins or doesn’t want me to cut it. I’ll even­
Gregg. Braggs’ hair, which des­ tually get my haircut; I’d like to have
cends past her lower back, can be it real shaggy and messy.”
very time consuming. Jeff Sorenson, senior, is probably
“My hair is sometimes a pain, but best recognized for his many hair
since I’ve had it for so long, it colors.
doesn’t bother me. It takes me 15 “Brown is the original color, but I
minutes to wash and two hours to felt it was too blase. Right now it’s
dry.” red. I’ve had it maroon, black,
“I wear it down every day since blonde and orange.”
it’s the easiest and I like it that way. Gregg also has red hair.
I really like it French Braided and “I recently dyed my hair red. I’ve
sometimes curled, but I rarely curl it had it dyed blue and orange, too.
because it’s too hard to do,” said My mom works at Hair by Stewarts
Bragg. and she brings home this dye that is
Shannon Baker, sophomore, has permanent but doesn’t burn up your
a bob that’s a little different from hair. It’s great.”
others. Gregg continued, “My parents
“I shaved the back of my head don’t care about how I have my hair,