Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Teaching the fight song, the pep club holds posters with the fight song's words as the cheerleaders and pom members sing. Walking to her next class, senior Maria Boettcher, shows her spirit by wearing a pom line shirt on a color day. During the football game against Mountain View, the crowd follows along as the varsity cheerleaders lead in a chant. Math teacher, Ms. Thacker, shows her support for the Chica- go Cubs by wearing a baseball uniform. 28 Spirit Student Life

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Slamming the door and turning the stereo on full blast, stu- dents often solve their problems to the sounds of their favor- ite groups. Signs of STRESS STRESS STRESS “When I'm under stress, I hibernate, crawl off in a corner, and write, or draw. Once in a while I just go out and run it off. Keith Stark — 12 When I am under stress, I eat a lot, and I just try to avoid my problems and go out and do things with my friends. Brandee Rose — 11 When I'm under stress I mostly walk. It gives me a chance to think about what I'm mad about so I won't say sometNng I'l later regret. Gretshion Wilson — 10 I blast my stereo and call my best friend and tell her my troubles. Melissa Smith — 9 What do you do when you're under stress? Ac- cording to school psychologist Dr. Greenbaum, stress in high schools has always been a problem, but today there are many more factors contributing to it. A major cause of stress was that the growing numbers tended to give students the feeling that nobody cared. In order to try to relieve this Dr. Greenbaum said students often tried to find, easy answers to tough questions. Some of these easy answers surfaced in the form of insomnia, eating problems, and exces- sive use of alcohol and drugs. Develop a sense of humor, said Dr. Greenbaum, It's one of the first steps that should be taken against stress. Design by Karen Sheffield. Photos by Dawn Mohney. The location of many accidents and near misses after school, the school parking lot creates anxieties for stu- dents to get their cars out in one piece. Stress Studont llfo 27

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New Spirit Traditions Class spirit was emphasized with the introduction of class yels and increased dress-up day competi- tions between the classes. Buttons could be purchased to show pride in your class. Megaphones, ribbons and hats were sold. With these im- provements, a type of spirit that hasn't received much attention in the past, class spirit, gained new importance. These improvements by the spirit council, which was led by spirit commissioner Buffy Brown, didn't Proudly displaying their poster, the pep club helps to raise spirit for the Chicago Clubs. leave school spirit ignored. The ad- vertising announcements and ac- tivities at pep assemblies became more creative, encouraging a larger number of students to get involved. Spunky, the mascot, cheered along with the cheer- leaders in an effort to get the stu- dents excited about the game. One successful idea used by the pep club was holding banners with the words to the fight song written on them. Then as everyone sang, a member held a red circle over each word so that anyone who didn't already know the words was sure to know them before they re- turned to class. Homecoming week marked the week of the school seal dedica- tion. The tradition of spirit week continued with its crazy dress-up days and the final competition for the M and M trophy. School spirit was summed up as, being proud in representing your school in an honorable way and not being afraid to show it, by Buffy Brown. Design by Christine Gates. Photos by Karen Herbaugh, Jerry Moore, and Andy Phelps. Spirit Studont Ufe 29