Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUNRISE. The early morning sun (facing page) creeps over the horizon near Deer Ridge Junction, spreading its enveloping light across the awakening landscape. DISCOVERING EPHS Channel 9 newsmen Stewart Jacoby and John Scott (left) discover a world called EPHS as they film students during passing period on Dec. 10. Discover a world called EPHS The night sky is dark, and the stars in their fall constellations shine brightly in the thin mountain air. The mountains stand tall and dark around the slumbering town as a cool breeze flows through the valley. Now a faint light creeps over the eastern horizon and the many birds begin to sing as the night draws to a close. As the sky grows lighter, the Front Range is lit with the beautiful alpenglow — the soft pink light that has not yet reached the dark valley or the village in it. But suddenly, the sun leaps over the horizon and the country is awash in the orange and red and yellow light. This brilliant light is reflected in the fall colors of the aspen, the bright patches of orange and gold in the dark green blanket of pine and fir. The breeze blows, birds sing, and the sun climbs ever higher. And a new day has begun, a new day in our lives. Waking, we stretch and yawn, feeling the crisp fall sunlight on our faces, and hearing the bugling of the elk in the meadows. Soon, or not so soon, we are ready to go to work, whether it be at school or at a job, at home or elsewhere. We get into our cars and take our place in the irregular flow of morning traffic. What surprises will the day hold for us? Wherever we go. we will encounter new experiences or use knowledge gained from past experiences. We will discover more about ourselves and the world around us. for we cannot live successfully without learning. Often though, our world does not encompass the entire planet. On one day, we might limit our horizons to include just Estes Park, and on another, to include the Valley towns and the canyons. Or we might limit our world to include only our office, house or school. Indeed, each of these is a world in itself — a world that has its own customs and languages, people and purposes, thoughts and ideas. Many of us are on our way, as we drive through the crisp morning air. to one of these worlds — Estes Park High School. Scholar or athlete, musician or mechanic, teacher or administrator — we come, ready to find our own niche in this little world. Now. as the cool fall breeze brings hints of the coming winter, and as the sun spreads its golden light over the mountains, we open the doors and walk in, about to discover a world called EPHS. Opening 3