Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Traci Koennecke Richard Kramer Chris Kudary Kevin Land Randy Leal Lisa Ledesma Jeff Lewis Tracey Lewis Kennie Lightle Charles Liverman Joe Lopez Robert Lopez Shawn Lutz Melissa Lynch LeeAnna Machen Debbie Macias Laurie Mackey Russell Maness Wishing class were over with, sophomore Chanty Dul continues to work on his homework so he won ' t have any to do over the upcoming weekend. Phoio b Ma a Henderson Stuck in no man ' s land class must earn respect Trying to get her work organized, soph- omore Clarice Warren thinks about ways to get even with the upperclassmen. Phoio b) Sieve McCandless any thought there was nothing worse than be- ing a freshmen, the low- est of the high school scale. But being a sophomore could be worse. Sophomores were in the middle, like a no man ' s land. They weren ' t upperclassmen, according to seniors, but they weren ' t underclassmen, accord- ing to the sophomores them- selves. Sophomores knew enough about the high school to get by, but not enough to look like jun- iors or seniors. I liked being a sophomore, it was a lot better than being a freshman. I guess we were in the middle, sophomore Jeff Baker said. Sophomores were like the mid- dle child in a family with four children. The middle child had to learn to get along with everyone and gain respect from their older brothers and sister. The most important things to sophomores were to show that they did have spirit at the pep rallies. I remember when we were freshmen and we didn ' t know what to do. It was embarrassing. But during our sophomore year we got a lot more people to re- ally participate in pep rallies and even though we didn ' t win it was still important, sopho- more Christina Banda said. As the years go on, each class will gain even more experience than the year before. Experience is what teaches. ' T know by the time we ' re seniors we ' ll have our spirit and our pride built up to a real high level. It just takes time and un- derstanding to get it though, Banda said. 172 7 Sophomores

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Todd Howard Bradford Howard Trena Howard Edward Howell Everett Hudson Joanna Hutson Jimmie Ivery Tony Jackson Ruth Jehlen Kara Jensen Mickey Johnson Carolyn Juarez Richard Juarez David Justus Kenneth Kelly Tara Kilpairick Melissa Kinsey Sharon Kline Tragic death of student brings sadness to school contributing factor to the -■- student body, Joyce Whitcd was involved in the Rodeo Club, Treble Choir, and Introduction to Marketing. Joyce was a very fun person to be around, she always looked at the bright side of things and made you feel good, sophomore Anna Perez said. On Wednesday, October 7, 1987, graduate Lori Faglie and Whited were leaving the school and were struck b an oncoming vehicle in front of the school on highway 7 1 . Faglie died instantly, but Whited struggled for her life before she died a week later. The tragedy dampened spirits throughout the aftermath of Homecoming week. The accident impacted every student in some way, either they were friends with them, or it made them aware of their mor- tality, counselor Peg Raiford said. I was proud of all the stu- dents and how they handled it. Some students were getting to- gether to try to get flowers while others were trying to figure out a way to help with hospital ex- penses. The Whited family sponsored a benefit dinner to help pay for Joyce ' s outstanding hospital bills. Along with the dance, do- nations for an auction held with the dance were also taken. Big Trees, a locally owned business, donated an oak tree in memory of her, which was placed in front of the superintendent ' s of- fice. I miss Joyce a lot because she had a sense of humor and she always made me laugh, sophomore Sonia Gongora said. Students were reminded of the accident and Joyce everyday at the intersection by a wreath of flowers. Shortly after the ac- cident the intersection was closed down. Dedicating an oak tree to Joyce hited, .ludenls stand in a moment of silence. Whited was killed in a fatal accident that also took the life of a former student. Fholo b) John Mercullef Sophomores V 171 tmr

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Becky Marsh Janic Martinez Jenny Martinez Jorgina Marvin Lawrence Massey Kelly McCaskey Charlene McClain John McCoy Judith McMannis John Mercuhef Tim Mikus Adam Miller Donald Mills Janie Miramontez Terrence Mitchell Lisa Monreal Juan Monlez Rebecca Montoya Clinton Moore Claudia Morales Kathy Morris Rogelio Neira William Nelson Martin Nunez Michelle Olvera Joe Ontiveros Kimberly Owens Carolina Padilla Jaimie Pearce Annita Pena Leesa Penton Amy Perales Angela Perez Anna Perez Julie Pinson Karen Pitts Joe Pizana Paul Pleasant Kwang Pyon Noel Quintanilla Joel Rebollar Timmy Rector Jamie Redford Efrcn Regalado Suzanne Reid John Resetar Mansol Rcyna Robert Rcyna Sophomores V 173