DeSoto High School - Eagle Yearbook (Desoto, TX)

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¢ At a home basketball game, Senior Frankie Vitullo expresses his feelings ona bad call. Photo by Randy Vonderheid. Juniors Turk McDonald, Jim Hoenig, and Michael Davis exert a feeling of disappointment at a home basketball game. Photo by Randy Vonderheid. Opening Page 3

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MOVING 1 ley what happened to the school? It looks good! Yeah, it does. Did you know this year there is a new football stadium and a new gym? Yeah, | also heard that we have new teachers, more classes offered such as Bowling, a one hour Auto Mechanics class, and Dance II. Oh, and guess what else is new? Is it the new freshman class? Well, besides that. Now, we're moving into the big time, we're 5A! There are two sides to any situation and when DHS moved into SA there were definitely adjustments! Not only did students have to pay to park in the school parking lot they had to pack themselves into an overcrowded gym while the new one was still being repaired. Even, the seniors were deprived of their own lunchroom! But, the good things did not even compare with the bad. . The rise of school spirit was a surprise to most, but it was Alive and Well . Not only did students participate in skits and chants but the faculty did, also. Sports competition was exciting and new moving into 5A. DHS was faced with new rivals as well as old ones. The addition of the new stadium increased excitement for football and motivated the players. Also, with the convenience of the new gym, attendance rose. Along with restrictions such as House Bill 72, No-Pass No-Play, which eliminated some people in extra-curricular activities for six weeks, were good seasons and new friends. Even though DHS grew rapidly, it did not lose its warmth and friendliness. We made new friends and participated in the new classes offered. DHS definitely MOVED INTO THE BIG TIME. reetemeseinstssonsisneeseenseeseeee tease by Brooke Orr and Kim Walker 2 Opening Page

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Moving up to 5A changed high school for most of the student body, and to others it was all brand new. Not only did we cry with each other like at graduation of the senior class but we laughed with each other, too. Getting involved was what Student Life was all about. Whether it was getting involved in school activities such as sports, participating in a club, fixing a car by yourself, participating in Air Guitar, playing powder puff, raising your own calf, or hanging out on the weekends in the Safeway parking lot. It was all Student Life. SA not only meant harder competition in sports such as Duncanville or Irving MacArthur but moving into 5A affected all of the student body. We faced new and more challenging curriculum in English, Math, and Science and conquered it well. We were all in it together when DHS MOVED INTO THE BIGHIMEs SSS by Brooke Orr 4 Student Life Division Page