Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 I like attending such a large school because it’s easy for me to exist in anonymity,” Ben Valerio. “A positive feeling that I’ve experienced by being a part of a large group was attending football games. There was never just one person cheering; we all yelled together,” Racine Johnstun. Photo by Jason Taylor Photo by Howdid Smith Closing 201

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“Alta is unique in that you can know a lot of people yet still walk through the hallways without knowing a soul, Dustin Latimer tm “I have friends from many different social groups. I’ve found that even though people look different, we have a lot in common.” Cheri Campbell CROWDS — we were influenced by all varieties of people surrounding us. At first, we were overwhelmed by the overcrow- dedness, strong competition, and endless corridors. Feelings of anonymity and rejection arose as we walked through the hallways looking at the unfamil- iar. nameless faces. Then, we skeptically started grouping into cliques — rockers, new wavers, punkers, jocks, intellectuals — in hopes of sensing the feeling of acceptance among our peers and searching for our true identi- ties. Bouncing from clique to clique, we eventually came out and gained an understanding of who we really are — individuals, each unique and special in his own way. False personalities and pretending to be who we’re not disappear as our true individualism breaks free, no longer afraid of being our “real” selves. 200 Closing

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Photo by Howard Smith “I believe a person's individuality comes from within, and if you remain •‘true,, to yourself regardless of whether you are involved in a clique or whatever, you can remain an individual. Some people are not happy unless they are involved in social activities, while others prefer to be alone. But who are we to say that just because people hang out” togeth- er they are not being themselves? Tammy Fox. CROWDS — they mean: darting in hallways, beat- ing rush-hour” locker traffic, building tremendous school spirit, forming a strong unity from which we gain a sense of belonging and succeeding in the establishment of true friendships. CROWDS of 1987 made their mark by giving each of us valuable experiences which enhanced our ma- turity and individual growth. You meet someone: you memorize his face: you say Hi;” you care about them. But. the most important thing of all is that you have to mean it. and then you’ve accomplished being yourself in all cliques without ever ‘joining’ one,” Lora Abraham. A true friend is someone who will give you his last whole piece of bub- ble gum,” Jenn Payne. 202 Closing Photo by Richard Kearl