Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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An Expected End All year the question, in a variety ofcontexts, was heard around campus: What did you expect? Whether or not one's expectations were ful- filled, events created memo- ries. Student life saw the post- ponement of Sports-minded students saw the football rushing record broken, the junior girls' vol- leyball team achieving a championship, and the sign- ing of OG's first Razorback. Fans watched the SAA South basketball playoffs on the home court. the tradition- C 1 a s s e s al Powder continued to puff game. i0 grow both in With campus variety and activities, ,899 sg snow cancel so many as semblies number. Part- ly due to the state's new academic re- quirements - 6 . X86 lations, and 'X time was short. Assemblies ranged from su- icide prevention to Oriental dancing. Also, the Inter-club Council renewed activity to provide students with a series of assemblies featuring the clubs on campus. The newlyweds, Stacie Smith and Mike Rousseau, begin their lives to- gether escaping the birdseed. They were wed on the twenty-first of De- cember, 1985. and partly due to the in- creased enrollment, students found more choices than ever before. Most important were the students themselves. Seniors, especially, felt the impact of changes. They, who had once watched graduation with the bright, shining eyes of se- venth graders and had thought their time would nev- er come, realized that this was it. Friends who had watched each other grow from the tim- id first grader to the proud senior had to part ways with only memories left--memor- ies that made them laugh, cry, happy, sad all in the same in- stant. The little piece of paper that was a diploma opened the doors to the future. The year ended with long- range plans and preparations. Cheerleader tryouts, publica- tions applications, off-season workouts for sports, and teacher workshops all hinted that the expectations at the Grove would continue to run high. We used to get into fights and shoot BB. guns at each other. One time, I got hit in the head, recalled Mike Decker. He and Kevin Hammond, who have been friends since they were five years old, still find time to play basketball. Flint Turner, who joined the army re- serves, went through an eight week basic training session where he prac- tices the half step, a type of march. .l Q g2 if ' . est is zfgssssi Closmg

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