Sherman High School - Athenian Yearbook (Sherman, TX)

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Q These three twentieth century Van Goghs kick-back and touch up their art skills. Jason Williams, Ricky Olivares and ' Brett Andrews are students of Art I. 41? r Wg' x if - QLLAS 4 Athenian Staff Photography Editor Richard Vaughn quietly enjoys his work of sorting pictures after school. Richard took over one thousand pictures for the Athenian this year. What's a week in the year that students dread most? ff. A. Christmas vacation W l i-- gi 1. at5mqff- -k i' '- , r X B. the first week of school , g,aQf?.-1 ., C. Homecoming .- xii. 3' fu ' wi K ' f ,iff K i wi , -' C -' . ' P 2 K gjizia rj , D. Spring Break ,g K f sgfsw mmf A, , r' s - i exif- Fix' if ' . of . 5112.2 Q32 if f '- J 'iff F ' . if ' 1 sri? ff ' 'S if f'WEQ2fe5tt- 1 'X tr i f:Q?,'-ffliiifiiiliiilzxi 'A igw gl uei ff' X A ' zlrfifggqq if If W , ' 1 1. rs.. V - its ' ' ii V 2' v i f , ' zielvisuv 4 On the morning of September 1, 1987, students woke up to the 9 first day of school. Like Debra Edwards, they all pulled the sheets over their heads hoping the first day was just a bad dream.

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The Nlost Dreaded Week Of All Students Face A New Year . . . Again here is one week in the month between August and October that students try to avoid most. lt's full of moans and groans about what to wear, where to go and what to do. Ever- ybody tries to get out of this week by telling their morn they have a stomachache or by trying to con- vince her that they have some made-up disease hoping she will give some motherly sympathy and make them stay in bed. This week is familiar to everyone in the world. This week is the first week of school. No one wants to be present for the first week of school. Everyone thinks it's the worst week in his life and for some it might be. They got to school and found out their best friend had been moved to another homeroom and then they found out they would be hav- ing the meanest teacher for P.E. first period. They go to the cafete- ria to eat D lunch and realize that all of their friends eat A lunch and if things couldn't have gotten any worse, the sixth period algebra teacher assigned the first fifty problems for homework the first night. Every dark cloud does have a silver lining. Everyone kept at it and made new friends in home- room and at lunch. Those new to the school realized that Sherman High's halls are in the shape of one big H and everyone started getting used to the idea that sum- mer was over and that it would be On August 31, many students left the house for the last day of summer vacation. Some went shopping and some, went to the lake for their last day. back in nine months. The first week of school was an experience no one ever forgot no matter how well it ended. The only depressing part was remembering that thir- ty-five more weeks were yet to come. Rhonda Conway psyches herself up as she steps off the bus to begin the fourth and final day of the first week of school. WHAT'S THE

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The lVloment Of Truth Graduation ife as a senior was one of many things. To most it was an amazing triumph. When you reached your senior year, life finally became a reality. Your goals began to materialize, but you also felt like your life was a giant whirlwind of questions without answers. Questions like What will l wear to Homecoming? Who will be my prom date? What college will l attend? One question almost every sen- ior asked was, How will my sen- ior year be different from the pre- vious three? One difference was your senior Or Bust!!!! year brought you closer to all your friends because you began to realize that this was your last chance to be together. Another difference was activi- ties for seniors only, such as the Senior Caravan and the Senior Pep-Rally the ultimate head- bangers ball. These activities real- ly gave seniors an opportunity to show their class spirit and pride for their school. Tears were a common sight at each senior activity. Tears over what? Those over leaving your friends and those of the uncer- tainties of beginning a new life on your own as an adult. -s wifi ti-XE V Q Trainer Russell Tesney watches in- tensely as Willie Lawrence carries the ball 70 yards for the second touchdown at the Sherman!Denison game. Q Shawn Davis and Hillary Green perform amazing stunts during the Sherman!Deni- son football game. The fans were inspired by their performances.