Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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uccess Secrets Many people find them- selves striving for that one rewarding goal: success. They go out, young, ex- cited, and eager to apply for that 'top' job, only to find that they need experience that they don't have. To avoid this dilemma, many students enrolled in business classes to get experience. They were trained to under- stand business at an entry level by learning about the various skills for managing private businesses, and more. Finally, to put these skills into action, the students got a chance to work in the student store. They could also join one of the student- oriented clubs such as DECA, ‘ FBLA, and COE. Home economics was the place to be to gain valuable skills in the cooking, child de- veloping, fashion, and home-management areas. Home economics supplied even more experience through it's student-run res- taurant, the Corral. The business and home economics departments were ready and willing to as- sist students to be successful in any career that they chose. Design by Cyndie Parsons Photos by Tana Price. Laura Johnson was secretary of and an active member in DECA. She planned on par- ticipating in the National DECA Conference. She planned on going to NAU. I mostly used the skills that I learned in business for DECA Competi- tions. IBM COMPUTER WHIZ Chrtssy Briggs boasts her accom- plishment on being able to produce a hard copy from her word proces- sor. THE CONCENTRATING TONGUE. Melissa Frost looks in on her part- ners magazine to spot any Betty Crocker box mix coupons for home economics class. Academics

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You'll thank me later Sophomores Brandon Jofford. Ray- mond Lewis, and Robbie Plunketl ore horror struck over teacher Ms. Thacker’s enthusiasm for weekend homework assignments. Poos neatness count? Unfortunately, the answers have to be right to get credit. Bill Cline, ju- nior. makes a few 'quck' adjust- ments to last nights assignment be- fore he turns it in. Senior Christy Clough takes her Al- gebra I doss 'just for grins.' Social hour it isn't, but it is bearable and looks great on those colege appli- cations. UP FRONT I don't plan to factor polynomials for a liv- They crash towards you multiplying and d iding, exponenticrfy increasing unti... Not a war movie it's the real life problem of Al- gebra. It was difficult to un- derstand how knowing trian- gle B's angle could help in life. After all. students had the basics mastered, they could cashier anywhere. But few teens aspired to cash- iering forever. Teens wanted more, and silently they won- dered if there wasn't an easier way to learn. The math teachers, though, counted on atten- dance. They taught analy- zation and logic through tricky proofs and word prob- lems-well. word problems were good for a laugh. Pa- tience came when six prob- lems filled up four pages and two hours of valuable time. When asked the dreaded question How does this help us in the future? Ms. Thacker confidently replied. “The point is, this is real life. Design by Renee Ellis. Photos by Jeff Dorbut. Math 167 Ulko p

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IT TAKES All KINDS. Sophomore typist Justin Murello shatters the typical sexy-legged secretory image, replacing heete and blouse with rugged hightops and a t-shirt. JOCK (jok) Any muscular male who uses the word ‘dude' at least three times in one sentence, and can never remember his home- work for AA underwater basket weaving. That jock punted my dog 50 yds. Business Home Ec. 169 IGNORAMOUS (ig-nor- aim-us) The person in front of you in the five mile line at Burger King, who lets his her twenty closest friends slide in. That ignoramous just broke into the Whopper supply. I enjoy sewing class be- cause I want to be a fashion designer. -Tom O’Brien, junior