Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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 I think the counselors take SA T and PSA T tests for fun, to see how many they can get right ' -Kathy Katich, Junior On the weekends, I think that the counsel- ors should all get to- gether and go to the riv- er. -Eric Rubin, Junior UP FRONT On weekends, think the counselors meet at each other's houses and counsel each other while they macra me. -Eric Owen, Junior LOST IN THOUGHT Gretchen Zomot sits bock in her choir and te«s of her plons (or ihe future, while Mrs. Barlow listens in- tently. Considering all of the op- tions. she guides Gretchen in the right direction—away from confu- sion. THE CLOCK TICKS Little by little. Aolisa Dye slowly be- gins to discover that being a stu- dent ode can tend to cut into her day It could be because the dedi- cated assistant cu s into numerous sheets of paper for the counselors. Students. This one word sums up what Denise Griffin, the newest counselor, enjoys most about her job. The student pop- ulation is great. I really enjoy work- ing with them. m cademics

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DRESS CODE OPINIONS THIS IS MR. RQWDEN? Combing the halls fa delinquent sophomores. Mr. Rowdon takes a break to relieve some tension by giving his best impression of Ed McMahon. WHO WILL IT BE? Mr. Storment takes time out from his activities to decide which student wii be lucky enough to be the manirvg's first victim. Enie-meni- mine-mo ... Let's face it, we live in Arizona and it's hot. Tank tops are a way of life. This year there's a rule against tank tops. Next year they'll make us wear ties. -Keith Glennen, Junior. RELIEVED. Ms. Caldwell shows a bright smile os she roaizes she won't have to tell another student. No. I'm sary. that class is filled also.” These words were common to her as the student population pushed 3000. If there's a rule against tank tops, there should be a rule against polyes- ter- it's all in good taste. -Alan Sinclair, Senior. UP FRONT -Jason Bredimus, Sen- ior. Barbara Adams jumped from coach to administrator be- coming the attendence su- pervisor. She often asked the question, Do you know how many tardies you have? ... hopefully I can change some of the students' bad hab- its. - Barb Adams Principals 157

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 Who's on your side- lines ? This sports lingo heard throughout the counseling deportment didn't pertain to football players—it was a new pro- gram started to help those students who might have been afraid to bring their problems to a counselor. Who's on your sidelines?” included such topics as sui- cide. drugs, alcohol, child abuse and eating disorders. However, this program wasn't the only job counsel- ors did. They faced the tasks of group career-unit presen- tations, night-time scholar- ship and financial aid pre- sentations, group counseling and student schedules. Although it sounded like a great deal of hard work, ac- cording to Bob Merlene, head counselor, it did have at least one worthwhile re- ward: The gratification of having a student leave here as a better person because of some minute contribution I may have made, and hov- ing them say, 'Thank you' he said. Design by Wendy Roberts. Photos by Laura Davis. A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE intent on the task ahead, Mrs. Die- trich and Holly Bilbrey study and compare ideas tor coiege and ca- reer choices, Mrs. Dietrich points out o'l the options, as Holy takes it into consideration, TIME OUT Taking time out from his busy class schedule. Sungyul Lee takes ad- vantage of his free time. While he waits for a turn to check his credits, he retaxes and passes time away Counselors 159