Chaparral High School - Golden Embers Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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OUTSIDE HDNDFIS 3 l 1 i I U S YAR1? E319 Sim After winning the title of lWss Chandler, Senior Stacey Slms had a portfolio taken tor further com- petitions. Photo submitted Junior Kevin Smith presented su- perstar Celtics forward Larry Bird with a Chaparral t-shirt atter the fun match-up at Hellenie College gymnasium. Photo submitted, Due to her outstanding contribu- tion to the community, Megan Lau won the December Today Award. Photo by Elliott Stone. As captain ot the flag line, senior Joanne McGrath proudly displays the first runner-up award for a rou- tine performed at the M.A. com- petition. Photo submitted. National Merit Scholarship semi-fi- nalists Jeff Mike, Missy Cnota, and Paul Means have truly risen above the ordinary. Not pictured- Pat Smith. Photo by Elliott Stone,

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FIFIEBIFID FHMILIE5 HOME AWAY FROM HOME WhaT would iT be like To noT only live wiTh your porenTs, buT also To go To school wiTh Them'? BeTTer yeT, how would iT be To have your moTher or faTher as a Teacher? These quesTions can be answered by quiTe a few sTudenTs presenTly aTTending Chaparral. One of These sTudenT-Teach- er, parenT-child siTuaTions was ThaT of English Teacher Tom Dahl and his daughTers Tami and Cari. The Dahls see aTTend- ing school TogeTher as anoTher way of sTrenghTening family uniTy. For Mr. Dahl iT was also an easy way To keep a close eye on his daughTers' scholasTic progress. AnoTher CHS parenT-children Team was Mrs. Laurel Grider, her son ScoTT and daughTer Shandra, lvlrs. Grider, a secre- Tary downsTairs, could cerTainly keep Tabs on her kids from her vanTage poinT, Among some of The oTher Firebird families are ArT and Tru- dy CuTTing and Their daughTer Tania, senior CHS Track sTar. ln The LRC deparTmenT, Three people had children aTTending school aT Chaparral. One posiTive aspecT of work- ing TogeTher is, of course, shar- ing rides To school. English Teacher VicToria Gookln used To drive her son Bill To school. Now he drives mosT of The Time. Bill, who is a senior, aTTended Chaparral before his moTher became a Teacher here. Keeping school and home acTivlTies all in The family Turns ouT Then To be a posiTive exper- ience for Those aT CHS. -Wayne Foley -Holly lVleTTham lll