Deer Valley High School - Soaring Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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Wishing everyone the warmest wishes for a great holiday season is this door done by a fourth hour sen- ior class. Patting his stuffed belly during a lunchtime photo session is, senior, Richard Dubberstein, escorted by Amy Wallendorf, junior. Jingling Bells and Smiling Santas: The aura of Christmas present G G was the night before Christmas echoed through the auditorium walls, pulling everyone into the Christmas spirit during the assembly on December 18! Throughout the week before Christmas vacation, preparations were made, and plans carried out to make it the most festive X- mas ever experienced. Even on Monday, 4th hour classes began planning how to decorate their doors for the annual door decorating contest, and making paper chains for the hallways. Mrs. Barb Surloff's class won the door contest, while the 200 south hall students worked all week putting up paper chains, twinkling lights and posters, only to beautify the halls past belief. FBLA continued the tradition of taking Santa pictures while sophomore class started a new one by sponsoring the first winter formal ever, complete with royalty and refreshments. Individuals caught the spirit of cheer Goodwill was expressed freely by the Spanish club, who sponsored a canned food drive that raised over 2,000 cans, and Mr. Allen's classes, who adopted a family for the holiday season. Even the monthly issue of the Skyhawk Flight put Recording the gifts that Mr. Allen's class collected for a needy family is senior, Susan Martin. extra effort into their work and put out a 12 page edition, complete with added color, double truck and entertainment section dedicated entirely to the Christmas events going on, and television specials for the holiday. Individuals caught the spirit of cheer as student government put up a real Christmas tree and decorations in the cafeteria, and Debbie Haddon, senior, dressed up as Santa Claus just for the fun of it. Band members strolled through the halls on Friday, playing favorite carols, and adding the finishing touches to an almost perfect Christmas season. Just hanging around for Christmas is Santa Claus gracefully displayed on Mrs. Kogan's door.

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Taking a bite of a chocolate sundae as she studies for her German final is senior, Carrie Giffin. Using an extra minute in the library to look over some Calculus notes is senior, Bri- an Omanson. 5g,wgsst.,, M Studying, Nlunching, and Worrying: Finals create anxiety, frenzy, stress riving you to destruction, insomnia, or even drugs at least once in your high school career, finals become the one event to test you to see exactly how long you can go before worrying about them. Beginning somewhere around January 25 or 26, a small frenzy breaks out on campus. Jamie Zembry, senior, pulls Macbeth notes out of dusty drawers, Tiffany Palmer, sophomore, struggles to find those old geometry proofs, and junior Kirsten Buck copies old vocabulary lists. Study habits change from year to year, but imaginative new ideas develope when the The customers look at me strange as I rattle off mental illnesses. countdown to finals is 10 hours and counting! Jackie Sollish, senior, holds a Wednesday volleyball and study party and Samantha IVlcPike, senior, struggles to memorize mental illnesses while serving customers at Baskin Robbins. From practicing speeches to hanging on the high bar, everyone frantically prepares for some kind of a final. Coping with finals and all the stress that goes along with last minute cramming may be avoidable, but look at all the fun you might have missed! Finals sf J