Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Traipsing to claat and trying to explain the days activities. Jennifer Jensen and Brenda Howard hurry to evade a tardy Better Late Than.. . Oh no! I’m late again! “No matter how hard I try,” quotes Tammy James. “I always seem to be late for class.” Alta students were faced with a tragic dilemma—being on time to their classes. Unfortunately punctuality was a way of life that could not be altered, although many students liked to turn this misery into a game. How many excuses can I get away with? The most commonly used late excuses varied from, “my locker wouldn’t open.” to “my alarm didn’t go off,” or “my car ran out of gas and I had to walk to school.” Many students struggled in determining a different, yet believable excuse. “My dad. a fireman, got a call when he was taking me to school, and had to take me with him,” was one of Suzanne Webster’s better excuses. “A train was stalled, there were cars backed up behind us. and we were stuck for a half an hour.” always worked for Richard Linder. Did teach- ers actually believe these excuses? Well, in every teacher, a soft heart could usually be found. This made per- sonal and family excuses usually the most believable. “I was beat up by a freshman. won sympathy for Dennis Hueman. “My mom was sick and I had to pick up my grandparents from the airport, says Jan Collins. Using their wild imaginations, some students conned their teachers into believing some very far-fetched, yet original sto- ries. “I was flying to school and the Russians shot down my plane and stole my homework. was one of Scott Davis’ more unique excuses. Two lurking, roving reporters had mistaken me for Jello and insisted upon a two hour interview, was an example of Ken Sintz’ originality. It seemed teach- ers were more apt to excuse a tardy if they felt the student had at least make an effort to make the excuse good. Though manipulating a teacher into believing an excuse was always fun. the problem of tardiness faithfully con- tinued throughout the whole year, causing continuous problems and struggle for nearly every student at Alta High. Karmel Howell Cindi Howick Douglas Howlett Mark Howlett Michelle Hudson Tyler Hutlofd Jake Hunt Taren Hunt Chrys Hunter Troy Hymas Michelle Hyte Clinton Ingersoll Jennifer lott Michael Iwamec Freshmen ■ 169

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168 ■ Freshmen Bill Haight Brian Hall David Hall Trisha Hall Lori Hailing Tracy Hallman Chris Hallsey Landon Halverson Scott Hancock Darren Hanks Kimberly Hansen Knshelle Hansen Lisa Hansen Rachel Hanson Todd Hardy Ladawn Harmon Jill Harris Jodi Harris Kenneth Harrison Troy Hart Jeffrey Hartley Joe Hatch Michelle Hathenbruck Heidi Haugen Chris Hawes Natalie Haws Sarah Haycock Richard Healey Angela Herriott Randy Hick Paul Hickey Elizabeth Hightower Tana Hinck Shane Hintze Mmdee Hirsch Jennilyn Holbrook Brian Holcomb Liliani Hopoate Wendy Horlacher Keri Horn Ryan Howard Karen Howard Michelle Gwilliam Matt Gyllenskog Jason Haase Kenny Hacking Dustin Hackney Mike Hager

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Any Funny First Day Experiences? “I was a typical fresh- man and carried every book I had all day then I tripped and my books and I flew down the stairs. finally real- ized it was time to use my locker. ” Wendy James '7 was told my class was on the third floor and believed it. Teresa Jensen “I turned out to be the only girl in my welding class. ” Nadine Longstaff “I had a cast on the first day and, not thinking, I pulled the push door in front of some football players. ” Melissa Kershaw ‘7 walked into the girl’s bathroom. ” Matt Scott Connie Jablonski Jeff Jackson Matt Jackson Brad Jackson Shawn Jackson Julie Jakins Wendy James Chris Jaynes Vince Jefferies Shane Jeffries Alisa Jeffs Kent Jenkins 170 ■ Freshmen Eric Johnson Gayle Johnson Jeanna Johnson Loralee Johnson Shawna Johnson Tammie Johnson