Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Sheer wit and a playful prank take over in Mrs. Rasmussen s Honors English class as Andrew Soderborg can't help but smile at the overturned desks. Little laughs and big laughs alike helped pull the average student through some pretty chaotic times when everything seemed to be changing beyond his control. The outside world forgotten Scott Ashby lends an ear to the latest fad in musical entertainment—the pocket cassette stereo. The light headphones of Walkmans and Cybernets quietly made their way onto ears and provided high fidelity sound at low outside volume levels. A little jamming on an acoustic guitar relieve and revive Todd Mortenson and Carl Allred from the rigorous schedule of school life. The commons proved to be a haven for anyone looking for a break as students could unwind to radios, a joke or two. or just watch all the people pass by. Opening • 5

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 Look At All These People—, One thing for sure; something had happended. Perhaps no one could tell from just looking at the cool, clean-lined outer face of the building, but some things were new inside. Why were there no foreign language classes in the foreign language pods? But there were walls now separating class- rooms. Where were the “50's rooms in a school of “100’s” “200's”, and “300's”? Everyone growled at the slippery locker handles and groaned at hearing the new attendance policy re- peated class after class. Maneuvering through packed halls and situating in crowded classrooms required new skills. Screams of pride and partial understanding echoed in the first fieldhouse as- sembly when Mr. Worlton announced that we were the biggest high school in Utah now, and one of the biggest in the intermountain west. Every- where— in the fieldhouse, hallways, lunchlines, and classrooms, students remarked, Look at all these people.” 4 • Opening Like an airport runway. State Street shines a flame from the glow ing Capitol to archrival Jordan. The beautiful skyline down State is just one other thing that lends State its cruising and nightlife charm. A sturdy shoulder helps support songleader Jacque Barlow as Mary Johnson and she walk along the home bleachers. Although they’d been through some trying times, the cheerleaders and songleaders received the highest honors in the state and went on to compete in nationals.

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r The Biggest Change Of All Attitudes about the changes and growth in the school formed quickly; sometimes these feelings were positive and sometimes not. But all the same, strong feelings developed. These inner per- ceptions, attitudes and opinions—these adjust- ments to outer changes were really the biggest changes of the year. Beginning-of-the-year emotions ran high. From the frustrating feelings of teachers involved in a contract dispute with the Board of Education to the excitement of State Semi-Finals in football- —from the disappointing loss to arch-rival Jordan to the success of girls volleyball—emotions ran high and sometimes confusion replaced security when everyone realized how changes had re- placed familiarities. Being only four years old, Alta had never had to deal with this many students, this many changes, but we did. Leaning to cope, understand, and adapt to change was the crucial part of change— the bigges change of all. With lunchtime a life time away. Jeff Wagner can’t resist a little snacking to subdue those hungry munchies that hit all of us at one time or another Some can and some can't as Robb White and Dave Peck discover as each makes an attempt to study. The schoolwork blahs ' can hit anyone, anytime; all it takes is a little perseverance and will power to keep going. With cheers of victory. Julie Barron and Jan Terry, sophomore cheer leaders, support the varsity football team from the crowded sidelines. 6 • Opening