Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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‘Government was always a puzzle to me and Close-Up made me see what a better citizen I can be,’ — Pierce Presley Close-Up FRONT ROW. Sheri Low. Sponsor Palsy Rob- ertson. Kelly Ozment BACK ROW. Jolt Wood. Pierce Presley Arkansas Model U.N. FRONT ROW. Patrick Miller. Jenmlcr Weatherford. Marty Peralta. Cheryl Ahart. Lisa Williams BACK ROW. Amy A'ledgc. Shelley Ba ker. Knsti Gunter, Monica Staggs. Davina White. Stacey Williams. Chris Moline. WHEN THE SENATOR SPEAKS. Close Up stu- dents listen to a lecture given by Senator David Pryor m the United States legislature. 162 Into enough

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Band ALL-STATE. Julie Choate ALL-REGION. Lynn Lundhagen. Tyrone Randall. Susan Pinkston NOT PICTURED. Amanda Huber. Christy Blam. Mark Barr. Brad Otis. GaM Mayes. Caroline Hanlon. Dana Forbes. Elizabeth Doyle. Bndgette Nevils Orchestra FRONT ROW. Jay Morris. Tma Colvert. Stacey Knapp, Phillip Francis. Jennifer Belden 2nd ROW. Tim Carlock. Heather Mayhan. Brittany Thompson. Karen Smith. Leslie McCarley BACK ROW. Katy Luedecke. William Duggms. Russell Coleman. Mike Skinner. Chris Bynum, sponsor Mr Lane (ALL-REGION AND ALL-STATE) Tim Carlock. Chris Bynum Choir ALL STATE. Zach Riley. Alan Murphcy. Stacey Williams. Chris Moline ALL-REGION NOT PIC- TURED. Danny Carson. Charlton Seward. Steve Grappe. Tonia Hight. Shelley Pierce. Deborah Boyd. Jennifer Piker. Jenny Jurasek. Amy Taylor. Tammy Glasgow. D'Wana Hall. Toni Frazier, Dana Doyle. DEDICATED. In the band room, senior and All- Region member Tim Carlock. practices the cello with dedication All-State — All-Region 161

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Underneath it all To learn more about the government and governmental relations, a total of 14 students participated in Arkansas Model United Nations at University of Central Arkansas at Conway Novem- ber 4-5 and Close-Up in Washington D.C. January 31 to February 6. High school students from Arkansas and Oklahoma met at UCA to hold mock meetings like the United Nations does in New York. Students solved government problems and found out what the consequences were to their solutions, senior Cheryl Ahart said. We saw the problems that our country and other countries face, she said. ‘1 didn't realize that before I went. Close-Up was a week in Washington D.C. to inform students from all over the United States on how the govern- ment operates, junior Sheri Low said. We went to seminars, talked about specific events, and had debates, Low said We saw how one person can make the difference. Junior Pierce Presley said Close-Up was very informative and it made the govern- ment real to him. Government was always a puzzle to me and Close-Up made me see what a better citizen I can be. Presley said. — by Sarah Skinner MAKING SURE. Arkansas Model U N sponsor CLOSE-UP LOOK. Junior Sheri Low is with her Thomas Johnson discusses with group leader group at their motel in Washington. D C Cheryl Ahart and Ken Hobbs about details for the trip, Close-Up — model UN 163