Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Reasons for missing class Jim Wall has all through a boring a Walkman. .5. Balance our check- book on your lead, if you lave one. he needs to get history lecture - 17. Get a tan- from a candle. 18. Read the T.V. Guide. 6. Build an 19. Recreate imusement the Civil War. ark. 1. “I left my book in my locker and then my grandma came to visit and my boy- friend’s car broke down, so 1 got to school late this morn- ing.” 2. ‘‘My ex-girl- friend is in this class and 1 can’t were (it works on soap op- eras). 4.. . . you were rehearsing for bus evacua- tion. 5. . . . you had an appoint- ment with your astrologer, who warned you that be- searching for such oft men- tioned Dobson landmarks as the “Student Center’’ and the “Senior Lawn.” 8.. . . you were talking to Mr. Walsh about giving teachers a raise. stand the sight of her.” 3. “ . . . you had a tempo- rary case of amensia, and you forgot who and where you cause your moon was crossing into the path of Ve- nus, it would be life threatening to attend class. 6.. . . you were Christine Brink- man gets a kick out of Melissa Smith’s story. 9.. . . you were testing an anti- dote for senior- itis, but it failed. 20. Go on the “Homework Rotation Diet,” where you only do homework every other week. 21. Set your locker on fire. It’s a rather drastic solu- tion. but it’s a great excuse for missing about a week’s worth of as- signments. Books were in your locker, and they’re so slow at the bookstore. ‘You can also offer your teacher a choice between rare, medium and well-done assignments). 22. Pretend you’re Moammar Khadafi and dare your teach- er to cross your “Line of Death” and check your home- work. 23. Homework Hotline wasn’t on last night. Or better yet . . . 24. The person you talked to on Homework Hotline didn’t know the answer, so how could you? TUDENT AYS: an I go to my cker ? an I go to the brary? an we do oup work? STUDENT MEANS: I want to meet my girlfriend. I want to go to Dunkin Don- uts. My friends and 1 need to dis- cuss our week- end plans. Can we see a film today? Can we keep our papers to study from? My, you look nice today. When’s the test? I need to catch up on my sleep. 1 need an extra day to do the assignment. Is there any ex- tra credit possi- ble? I need to know what day to ditch. Is this class re- quired? Am 1 getting a progress re- port? Are report cards mailed home? I need a tutor. Can I drop this class? Do I need to worry about my car privi- leges? Are my parents going to see my bad grades? I need someone to do this for me. Design by Patrick Haruan. Photos by Meredith Hoefle. urvival Guide 45

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EXCUSES: “Yeah yeah - That’s the ticket!” Reasons for not doing homework Instead of doing homework, you could . . . 1. Try to guess Janet Jackson’s real weight (or better yet guess Michael’s real sex). 2. Work on your Max Hea- droom imitation. 6. Find out what Sean Penn’s problem really is. 7. Teach yourself Chinese. 8. Have an out-of-body exper- ience. 9. Figure out just who’s really left in Duran Duran. 10. Dig for archaeological ruins of an ancient race in your back yard. 11. Perform a lobotomy on your pet hamster and then recon- nect everything. 12. Read junk mail. 13. Rebuild the Great Wall of China to scale- in Legos. 14. Balance your check- book, if you have one. 3. Read the National Enquirer. Anyone would understand that you needed to know about Vanna White’s favorite vowel, Princess Diana’s new diet, Joan Collins new face or how Shirley MacLaine was Cleopatra in another life. Just explain to your teacher that you were exercising your “Enquiring mind.” 4. Begin training for every event in the 2008 Olympics. 5. Pray for an eclipse, and if one occurs, take it as a “sign from God.” Having found the senior lawn, James Mussel and friend lounge lazily at lunch. Getting through high school with good grades didn’t just involve doing lots of homework and studying ’til dawn. It required talents in other, less studious areas. The foremost of these talents was the art of excusing. If necessary, a clever student could come up with an excuse for any situation in seconds, in order to appease teacher demands. Often, students spent more time thinking up excuses than thinking about important things, like algebra assignments. There were many situations that necessitated having a believable, prepared excuse, like for getting out of that “forgotten” homework, or that unexpected and unavoidable tardiness to class. While great excuse-making was not something that helped one graduate, the ability played a big role in students day-to-day scholastic survival. DOUBLE SPEAK Do students ever say what they mean or mean what they say? One idea in Or- well’s 1984 did happen- Dou- ble Speak. Stu- dents often talked in Dou- ble Speak to teachers, say- ing one thing, but meaning another. The following is a list of common ‘‘Double’’ phrases used by students, along with their true meanings. 44 S xcuses

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.v v of the Smart and Scholarly? Stereotypes can sometimes unfairly label a group of people. On campus, however, there were certain groups easily charcterized by certain traits. The groups were not necessarily cliques- like punkers or cowboys- but the classes themselves; sophomore, junior and senior. Members of the Classes of ’87, ’88 and ’89 were easily identifiable by certain, unmistakable feelings and attitudes. Design by Patrick Haruan. Photos by Meredith Hoefle. Sophomore Siva Sundaram learns about G(r)eek civilization. SOPHOMORES Sophomores When Dobson went back to being a three year school, sophomores went back to being low men on the totem pole, and the butt of many jokes. The im- age of a sophomore was one of a dedicated student, bright-eyed and eager. How- ever, they had one big thing working against them - inex- perience. Because sopho- mores didn’t know the rules of the high school game, they ended up losing. Of course, they had one thing to look forward to. and that was becoming .. . Juniors Juniors had everything going for them. They learned as sophomores, and were in the middle of high school. They could afford a year to explore and expand their horizons. While keep- ing up their studies, juniors took advantage of the free- dom (??) of high school, us- ing it to its potential. They had carefree, casual atti- tudes. Unfortunately, ju- niors sometimes went over- board, acting too cool and too much like ... Seniors There was nothing that matched being a senior. Members of the Class of ’87 experienced a feeling of ac- complishment and superior- ity. But seniors still had things to worry about, like college, SAT scores, and even before that • graduat- ing. Despite four years of hard work and the threat of college ahead, being a senior was an unparalleled' exper- ience, one that sophomores and juniors could only dream about. 46 e lass Composites A.K.A.: Telltale Signs: G.P.A.: Class Attendance: Do Homework: Personal Philosophy: Natural Enemies: Eat lunch: Think it’s cool to: Quote: Biggest question: The short guys here for everyone to kick around. Also: the guys to blame if something goes wrong. Lack of development; bulging backpack filled with every textbook (backpacks usu. bigger than the students them- selves). 4.2222 ... Perfect (If Mr. Rowden was your vice-principal, your attendance would be perfect too). Always no matter what. Would rather face pain of death. “When I’m an upperclass- man, I’ll never be mean to the sophomores.” The world. ) In the cafeteria. (It’s a long walk to Burger King). Listen to a Walkman - in class. “Boy, I wish freshmen still went to this school.” “What’s the big deal about being a senior any- way?”