DeSoto High School - Eagle Yearbook (Desoto, TX)

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8 First Day hat do you hate most about the: first. day ot school? 1; getting lost 2..coming back: to school AS A start for the first day of school, senior Shawn Cambron goes through a routine most stu- dents do, ending with brushing his teeth. Photo by Tammy Randall LISTENING ATTENTIVELY, sophomore Vance Davidson hears what Mr. David Robbins, assistant principal, is saying during the “first-day speech”. Photo by Jeff Landwehr

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IN THE romantic nights of the Grand Cayman Islands, junior Traci Reynolds dreams of finding that one fun guy. Photo by Jennifer James Waves, work, weeks of fun describe three month vacation “G imme an S, Gimme a U, Gimme an M, M, E, R”, add work, camp, ex- tra-curricular activities, practice, and ‘fun in the sun’ and Summer 1986 was con- cocted. For some this summer was a working experience, and yet for another group, basking in the sun in exotic places was the curriculum of the summer. Island retreats and popu- lar getaways again proved popular to not only students, but to teachers as well. “T went on a cruise to Barbados, St. Thomas, Vir- gin Islands, and Jamaica with a single’s group. The trip was a lot of fun with GETTING READY to go have fun with some of their friends, seniors Paris North and Danny Walker make one last pause in front of the mirror. Photo by Jeff Landwehr only one minor drawback — I got a tremendous sun- burn,” coach Jeff Hilburn said. While a lucky few vaca- tioned, those students in- volved in extracurricular ac- tivities had to start in the heat of the summer. “Two-a-days killed me,” senior quarterback Greg Motl said. “They were very strenuous workouts and I am glad they only lasted three weeks.” “Between drill team prac- tice, officer camp, line camp, and fundraisers, I had very little spare time, but that’s alright because the rewards really pay off when football season perfor- mances were very good,” senior lieutenant Shannon Walker said. Whether it was a real va- cation, though, or just a va- cation from the books, stu- dents did find that summer was special in some way. by Jennifer James Summers 7

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W SCHOOLS always mean ij’ rules. Freshmen Lisa Ellis, thael White, and Lydia Frizzell ij2n to Mr. Archer’s class rules. Ato by Randy Vonderheid j 6ST had to use the map to find everything,” said freshman Amy Buckner about the beginning of school. While some students had trouble finding newly built classrooms, others had trou- ble finding their lockers, es- pecially when they got one of the extras that was not in the class hall. But being lost wasn’t the worst part of it. The scariest part of the first day of school for most ALTHOUGH SCHOOL has just started, yearbook staff member Teresa Mooney started working on the yearbook before school started and is already checking pictures for a spread. Photo by Randy Von- derheid of the students was to find out that they did not have any friends in any of their classes. Walking into new classrooms hoping to find a friend or a familiar face seemed to be the exception rather than the rule, espe- cially with over 1,700 stu- dents in school. Sophomores were excited to come back to school be- cause they moved a notch up that ladder, and although they were still underclas- Beginnings don’t al ways : leave best impressions men, they were happy not to be freshmen. I was excited because I wasn’t a freshman any- more,’ said sophomore April Nesuda. However, upperclassmen were also ready for the new school year to start. Al- though they felt it was their best year, they also knew the sooner it started the sooner it would end and the future would begin. By Tammy Randall First Day 9