Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Diary of an AP Person Dear Diary • I'm so excited! I have three AP classes this year • that 's as many as Roger Tang! I have AP Physics. AP Calculus and AP Eng- lish. I know I'm already smarter than all my teachers and the other kids in my classes. They ought to let me teach the course. But I'm sure I 'II get all A's which 'II give me a cumulative GPA of 4.3333. Yale and Harvard will be grovell- ing for me! Next week. I’m taking the SAT'S for the seventh time ■ just for fun! Ha ha! I asked the registrar what my grade point average was four times today ■ and guess what? It hadn't changed!! For six straight hours it S IJ E V I V A L Melissa John survives geom Having hijacked a golf cart, ctry through role reversal. Kitt Hodsden and Sam Car- pretending to be the teacher. tez pause during a drive. Classes we’d like to see . . . Rhyme and the Rhythm: A His- tory of Rap Teacher: Run-DMC 2 Bor not 2 B: Similarities be- tween Prince Shakespeare Teacher: Sheila E. Psychology: The Talking Bear Complex Teacher: Teddy Ruxpin Modern Literature Classics: USA Today T.V. Guide Teacher: Self-taught Dreams: Fact or Fantasy? Teacher: Pamela Ewing Managing Your Money Teacher: Lt. Col. Oliver North Supreme Court Decisions Teacher: Judge Wapner Foreign Nations the U.S. Teacher: John Rambo 42 S tereotypes

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t e ?uUtsie tudent Life The Hilton, one of east Mesa’s few grand hotels, was completed in 1985 to the delight of natives and visi- tors. Elegant, as seen in the inset photo, the hotel abounded with glamour for the many people who attended conventions there and made it their hide- away. Godfrey’s was as glitzy as grocery stores came, ca- tering to the distinct mid- dle to upper class com- monly known as Yuppies. IBBmSS — Completed in 1984, the Radisson Resort served as an attraction for down- town Mesa’s plan to up- grade the area surround- ing City Hall.

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was 4.166. Can you believe it? I was so upset today because I got an 87 on my calculus pre-test. That 's only a B! Girard beat me by three points! That geek! Well, he may have gotten an A. but I can recite all the capitals of all the countries in the world alphabeti- cally faster than him! Even so. I just feel I have to ground myself for getting a B. No partying this weekend! Maybe I'll watch Dr. Who ■ what a blast! Diary of an Average Person Dear Diary • I'm so bummed to- day. Chris said he never wanted to see me again. He said he's in love with Mary who told Sara to tell Chris that I didn't like him and she G IJ I D 11 ri % s did. Who will I go to Homecoming with? Not Danny Smith! He's al- ways writing on my locker. I told him have to clean the pool this Saturday ■ you'd think he'd get the idea. One good thing is I'm passing consumer Chemistry! I have a 66%! I was so totally happy! Now my parents will let me have the car and go to the Bon Jovi concert. Only. Ms. Shrode caught me read- ing Seventeen during class. I don't know why she got so mad! I was just taking this self-test on How to Know if You're a Model by Brooke Shields. And I did get some really neat fashion and make up tips! a o good A+ Teetering on the brink of slumber, Yolanda Brown for- got the No-Doz. H3QN0 Signs of an Signs of an AP Person Average Person 1. A full backpack: i. Doritos: To drown out Crammed with books for boring history lecture. each class. 2. Make-up: Because it’s 2. A copy of all report important to look good cards SAT scores: to while staring at the show off. board. 3. NHS T-Shirt: To tell the 3. Corona T-Shirt: To tell world who they are and the world who they are how they live. and how they live. urvival Guide I