Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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roken Bones Become A Close your eyes for a moment. Picture a tree. A big tree with lots and lots of branches-the perfect climbing tree. Now, picture yourself climbing up this tree. Branch after branch, the ground getting farther and farther away. Higher and higher,straight to the top. Then, suddenly, your foot slips. Panic seizes you. Your hands grope the air, searching for a branch. You're falling, falling, falling. The ground leaps up to meet you. You hit with a thud. A sharp pain electrifies your leg. A visit to the doctor tells you that it is broken. You must wear a cast. Many people in many places have experienced injuries requiring casts, braces, splints or other support devices. Although breaking a bone may seem like a nice attention getter, cast wearers would often prefer to go unnoticed.Sophomore Kim Ryba exclaimed, It's so embarrassing and I hate this ugly boot-thing I have to wear!' Casts,braces and splints alike can be quite uncomfortable. Nancy Schnell said that the worst thing about her ankle brace was, When I have an itch, I can't get to it. Broken bones can be big inconveniences. They may cause limited activity, severe uncomfortableness and difficulty getting from one place to another. Often a second person is required to carry the injured person's books. Itching and general pain may cause sleepless nights and it can be a task to take a shower. Despite all these disadvantages, there are some advantages too. Who else gets to leave every class five minutes early with someone to help him and then still doesn't get into trouble when he arrives for his next class five minutes late? 8 Opening

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Change of Tradition Reach the beach? No. Brenna Barner, Kelley Yost, and Missy Mashburn just show their Homecoming spirit on Beach Day. Kim Merchant and Joy Margheim attempt to show Scott Rand, David Heckman, and Jeff Mills what they do on the sidelines. By mutual agreement, the guys agreed to stay with football. Among approximately 245 othti students. Darla Degan. Scott Hudson, Eldie Cline, Lon Maser, and Ross Hofmann dance the final Homecoming hours away. The KMOR music machine provided the music. Displayed on the mam entrance to Bulldog territory is the winning form with which the sophomores won the hall decorating contest. With little reminders such as these, how could anyone forget his Homecoming spirit? Homecoming 7

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Common Sight At Alliance High So, if you happen to break or injure a bone and must wear a cast, don't despair. Who knows? Maybe next year casts will be very fashionable. You could be starting a trend. Kim Ryba models a new fashion for us--cast wear. Kim was cheering at the Class A State Playoff Papillion-Alliance football game when she fell and injured her ankle. Jeff Gasseling offers his good knee to his friend Nancy Schnell so that she can rest her sprained ankle. Both seniors were injured in sports. straining her neck. Opening 9