Bear Creek High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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- At The Top lgnited by the cheerleaders and fueled by the students, the year's first assembly flamed into a raging fire of spirit. Some students felt that the excitement was sparked by the senior class. Gayle Mika related, The mystique of being a senior is the foundation of our school spir- iff! Others contributed the explosion of school spirit to Governor Lamm, the guest speaker. Governor Lamm had a positive impact on our school spirit and started us off to an outrageous year! stated Kari El- lis. The Governor presented 4.0 academic students with medals of excellence. The academic assembly not only showed re- spect for Bear Creek's top students, but it also motivated other students to do as well, said David Munoz. For his participation in the ceremony, Governor Lamm was made an honorary Bear and awarded with a medal of ex- cellence. When questioned about his first assem- bly, freshman Dirk Zender commented, The assembly and all the school spirit has encouraged me to try for better grades and become more involved with school activities. Gpening 1 1

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'EI' t ml Working For A Living What do you and your friends do with your spare time? Do you spend your time after school under enormous piles of homework? Cr do you fix up your car, go shopping, party and see movies? Where does the money come from to undertake these and other various activities? Do you come by cash flow through your parents, or is your spare change obtained by work- ing after school? For numerous high school students, holding a part-time job becomes a finan- cial necessity. However, this need to make spending money is over-shadowed by the burden of homework and other school related activities. Time is spread thin between school and holding a job. Fast food restaurants have been the path taken by many students, but a few have chosen different and sometimes unusual jobs. These students have rare talent and uncommon devotion to what they do. This unique dedication is demonstrated by ju- nior Kelly Fedel: I have been so busy lifeguarding at three different pools that the only thing l remember from the sum- mer is 'Don't runl' Although working can be repetitive, l2 obs senior Angie Heaton discovered that working at a day care center has been the most rewarding experience. I can't explain the thrill of watching the kids learn and grow and being apart of shap- ing their livesl Teaching others and learning from others how to communicate with different age groups can prove to be self-satisfying. Not all jobs are calm in nature, howev- er. lunior Liz Frolich expressed the oscil- lation found in being a piano instructor, Teaching piano is filled with acceleran- dos and staccatos. Key signatures all too often consist of seven sharps, but through all, you just learn to fully enjoy sections of legatos and to place fermatas over your favorite melodies, always remembering that a relative major is only three half-steps away. lobs have their ups and downs, their beneficial contentment and upsetting dis- appointments, but as junior David Walt- man prophesied, Ben Franklin said, 'A penny saved is a penny earnedf Howev- er, there is a second part of this adage that is rarely quoted, 'A penny saved will be immediately spentt' You meet lots of new people when working as a receptionist at school, stated Mary Thome.