C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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WORKING on a project for ADA is loey Santiago, who is known for his artwork. l t's Almost Over The senior year, filled with eagerness, anticipation, confusion and fear, is a time of growth and of fulfillment of a dream: The anticipa- tion of finally finishing the twelve years of school, the eagerness of taking those last few steps and receiving the diploma that you have so diligently worked for all your life. james Skeens said, uI'm relieved and l'm looking forward to graduation. Graduation is the place where idealism ends and reality begins. lt is KAREN SCHROEDER and Debra Akins watch as Coach Farley opens his Christmas gift, a duck. facing the world on your own and knowingq that short cuts aren't going to wor anymore. Mitchell Bush said, 'Being a senior is havin many responsibilities toward graguating, but when you graduate it's a big burst of relief and accomplishment. Finally you realize that life isn't just Monday morning school and Friday night partying. lt's work, competi- tion, and being able to prove that you are worth all that you thought you were worth to the world. The fear in the last moment comes from not knowing if you can cope. It is also the fear of knowing that you're no longer a child. Kevin Garrett Darrin Gautier Greg Gehler Renee Gillenwater loanna Godsoe Terri Goff Michael Goodrich Scott Goodrich Kim Graham Owen Gray vs., Connie Green Levy Green Michael Gregory lim Hall Kevin Hallmark Seniors 29

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Becky Escamilla Linda Eshom Maryann Esquivel Iohn Evans Scott Fadel Tim Farek Dianne Farmer Renee Farris leknnife-FFerrell X Deborah Finney Ronnie Fitz-Randolph Saralynn Flores Leonard Flowers Mike Ford Crystal Foster Nick Frate C. I. Freeman Karen Friedrich Morris Fulgham Dawn Garravyay l ,fi 5, I ny, PERFORMING a dance routine at the senior play are Valerie Woodruff and Iill Roberts GETTING into the spirit of costume day is Angie Robinson. 28 Seniors C py by Dawn Adams

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Vickie Hallmark Sylvia Hardin Cora Harper Tami Harper Kelly Harrison Don Harty Ricky Hatfield Gary Hayword Lorie Hearon Mira Hebert.. Bary Heidtbrink Vicky Henning David Hensley Greg Hester Ricky Hodges Clifford Hoida Frank Holland Gene Hopkins Kristi Hopkins Antonio Horen sd sur? We- 7 Will There B6 Jobs? li 'One thousand line up for one hundred jobs. 'Unemployment up over ten percent. Statements like these appeared on newscasts every day. The state of the economy was a problem for everyone but especially for seniors who knew that soon they would have to face the lreal' world. ln American Government and Free Enterprise classes, students discussed the economy. As a result they developed their own philosophies about the situation. Ac- cording to joey Santiago, 'The economic situations were brought on by the nation as a whole. America is a victim of its own 30 Seniors greed-too much desire for wasteful things. The American spirit seems to have forgotten the values of life, liberty and freedom. As a result of the bad economic forecast, many seniors were unsure of what the future held for them. Joanna Godsoe said, 'The future doesn't seem as promising as it did three years ago. Duane Driver sum- med up many seniors' fears when he said, 'It really scares me to think I'm going to graduate, and there may not be any jobs for me. lOKlNG in the halls are Velma Morrissette, Bunnie Shannon and Linda Sellers. f 3'