Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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ou know, most of the cars in my parking lot belonged to the seniors, but they were the ones that seemed to need cars the most. They were on the go all year round. They kept up a hectic pace. I remember in the first few months of the year. I sow STRUGGLING seniors running back and forth to the counselors' office for help on filling out SAT forms or scholarship forms or college application forms. I could tell it was a hassle for them, but when they got a scholarship or were accepted at a college, they were glad they went through all the trouble. Besides doing homework and filling out forms, seniors displayed genuine SPARKLE this year. They even won first prize for the I976-77 homecoming float . . . those seniors even climbed up in me and put a sign in me.. .the Class of '77 . . . I feel so proud right now . . .they actually noticed me . . . and so did everyone else! I wish they would have had the Senior Ball on campus, but it wasn't. But I heard frome chit-chat in the parking lot that it was a great dance. If I remember right, as the end of the school year neared, seniors became less interested in school work and concentrated on the Senior Picnic and other senior only activities. For a whole week before graduation, I heard Pomp and Circumstance while the seniors practiced walking through graduation. You'd think I'd get tired of hearing that song day after day . . . year after year . . . but every time I hear it again it means more to me than the time before. It sends chills up my roots! It all seems to go too fast with all the confusion and chaos. . .the SKILLED are graduating. I always hear both cheers and sobs mixed together on graduation night. It must be sad for kids knowing that they'Il never see most of their friends ever ag ain. But it must be happy too for those kids going away to college, or to work, or for those happy to get out of Ffff. four years of the SYSTEM. l'm sorry to see them leave. L-I 'ITIHIE SIIQQIIILILEID 0 0 Q 'ITIHIIE SIIQHILILIEIQD 0 0 O TIHIIE SIKIIILILEID 0 Q C4 . 741 the slkillllecdl H

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Somehow, I get the feeling MHS will never have any cardiac problems. Its EKG showed an enthusiastic and spirited student leadership. The student association, club presidents, and the educational students get the blood going. After all, the student body is the life of the school. If the students don't move, the patient is dead! Activities, fund raising proiects, and consistent study habits combine to form a steady heartbeat. lt's good to know MHS isn't totally disabled. I feel the same way. If MHS can maintain its strong heart, I think it will be able to correct its weaknesses. And by the next time the next physical comes along, MHS should be much healthier. MEDICAL IIHIIRT PATIENT Mus YEAR 1977 PHYSICAL MHS ISM EXAMINATIUN STRONG BLE WEAK FATAL gfngous Pnnvclrnl. 5 EM a smrr BRAIN nfsrmnronv rfncmms svsrfin RELATING Luivas T0 srunfivrs nmfsnvf svsrfin rnclurufs Nurmnolv Muscuum NEW svsnsin Museum FACILITIES coimnuivlrv BUNES surronr ff CIRCULATURY svsrfin zggfflvr ufnnr D00 TURS CUMMENTS Brain tests negative. There are signs of severe asthma. Also signs of mal-nutrition. Muscles, negative 8. making much progress. Bones are brittle 8. weak, need much improvement. EKG negative, no heart problems. Dr. Marcus Welby The MHS brain seems very strong and active and is giving good directions to other parts of the body. However, I diagnosed a slight breathing problem in the respiratory system. The real problem lies in the lungs. The lungs are the organs in which internal breathing takes place, this is where the blood and air meet to exchange the oxygen which is vital for life. But there is a little trouble between the blood and air meeting inside the lungs. The trouble with MHS is that the students and teachers are not making the connection. The students feel that the reason for the bad connection is that the teachers are sluffing off and students are not receiving an adequate education. And with the students feeling like this, they are not trying as hard to learn. This makes it hard for MHS to breathe, and I've detected a minor case of asthma. Oh, Doc, I hope it's not too severe. lt's not, but if other things such as the digestive problem aren't corrected, the patient could suffer complications. The digestive system sends nourishment throughout the entire body. It appears that MHS has a rather severe case of malnutrition. The bland diet with such things as the shortage of equipment in girI's PE and too few books in many classes has made MHS educationally thin. Not only is MHS thin, it appears to be physically 'run-down' as well. Aging lines appear on many buildings, and its facade shows many deep scars. But the old school is trying to improve its condition. It has shed its antique look and has put on a cosmetic coat of paint. It's trying to build its muscles, too. The new gym and swimming pool are definite signs of recovery. But one well-developed muscle doesn't make the whole man. I've noticed the bulging biceps, but the rest of the body still needs a strenuous reconditioning program. I think that MHS needs a little stronger bones along with its developing muscles. Its frame, community support, is brittle in several places. Sure, the 'Boosters' help MHS quite a bit. But not many others really seem to care. This causes the bone structure to deteriorate. the special 73 H

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