Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Il Tommy Bartrug listens with excitement as her class- mates pay close attention to the teacher. 21 Damiano Martini takes advantage of free class time to catch up on his reading assignment. 3l Jeff Carlson and Joann Stapleton listen to a presentation of facts in their social studies class. because everyone is equal, sort of, I mean seniors don't push us frosh around. Lisa Janes: The education status isn't very high - I want a challenge, not just work every day.' Tammy Williams: I like Wa-Hi because it's small and friendly and everybody knows every- one else. Synthia White: Noi Because it's boring and there is nothing really happening. This school needs more activities.' The big change form grade school to high school presented many problems, friends, ioys, and a different kind of school life. The following members of the class of '79 had these com- ments to make about their FIRST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL Amy Harmon: lt's fun!! I'm looking forward to getting more involved. Barbara Wick: High school is a lot of hard work and fun and I enioyed myself. Danny Shaner: lt's not a drastic change and they run everything about the same. Debbie Newell: There is a big change and I like high school better. You get to do a lot more fun things than you do in grade school. Scott Emmarson: Lisa Janes Mary Jennings Cheryl Johnson Mark Johnson Traci Jones Julie Jost Brendan Kelly Dan Kern Scott Kirkpatrick Vernon Kreutz Mike Lamb Janet Lampi I , i 4 I I 4 I Christina Leben Q , Lynette Lemke Rick Lindstrom X Mary Linn I I Donna Loop l Garry Louie Cindy MacRitchie Carol Madsen Anthony Mandish Chris Manning Kathy Marvin Debbie Mathot I I6 f FRESHMEN

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IThey're okay, but I expect more. Karen Zeidlhack: Our student body seems to be lifeless and unspirited. If the higher classes were more enthusiastic, I bet you'd have active and spir- ited frosh. Mike MCauley: There sure are a lot of mean upperclassmen who want to kill us poor defenseless froshf' Washington High School has been attended by many students who each have their own ppinion of it as a school. Following are reactions from some freshmen on Washington as a Echool whether it is good or bad and why. Linda Schuurmans: I like it very much! Especially the music department, we've got the best. The facilities are small, but the teachers are good ' nd can handle it fine. Renae Corbett: Yes, it is a good school because the curriculum is ood and the teachers are really cool. Sheilagh Conroy: Washington is a good school ecause you get to know everybody and you don't get lost. Leesa Backer: lt's good W? 'T gm! ,Qs -qua YSL? JM soda? 480' QSM Karen Farrell Kevin Farrell Debby Farwell David Feeman Kathy Finn Denise Esher Sam Franz Melinda Fuller Heidi Gaines Mickey Gaines Georgia Gerding Daniel Greene Mike Halvorson Amy Harmon Sheila Harris Julie Haynie Ron Hebert Susan Holmes Nancy Howton Betty Huleft Roger Hulett Martin Hughley Jun Iyoda Patrice Jackson FRESHMEN f I I5

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There is a big change and I like high school better. Chuck Parmer: High school is more fun than grade school. It gets to be a blast. Rosalie Roberts: High school is better than I thought it would be. I was kind of scared to go, but I think it's kind of fun. The classes are OK. Some I like better than others. I like the activities like the football and basketball games. Lorrie Wright: It's OK. it is better than grade school. I think you get to meet a lot of people. They are a whole lot different from grade school. Dan Kern: They give us too much homeworkg otherwise I like it. Kelley Vincent: I think Washiton is a unique high school. lt's small and it's easy to get along with the people in it. The freshman year was iust the beginning ofa new life. The frosh were iust learning what every activity was and what their class could do to represent themselves. These students from the freshman class commented on SPIRIT IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. Kathy Finn: We had a lot of spirit for the freshmen Q if it we ni wtf. . M99 Darrell Matthews Mike McCauley Meagan McCauley Kem McClure Curtis McClure David McKinnis Maxine Miller David Miller Ken Mooney Nathaniel Moore Terry Montgomery Carolyn Mueller Britton Muller Fred Murray Debbie Newell Bob Nicholson Cindy Norburn Sandra North Peggy Ogdahl Jim Parmenter Chuck Parmer Richey Pascoe Kris Playford Susan Porter FRESHMEN X I I7