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

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Jim Ostrander Rafael Padron Richard Parr Joy Pearce Daniel Pena Abel Perez Reynaldo Perez Charles Perkins Darryl Perry Stephanie Pesina Michael Peterman Rowan Pickering Generosa Pierotti Everett Piper Tha Poocrer John Prater Kwang Pyon Vincent Quenta Students take TEAMS test to access basic skills The Texas Educational As- sessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) for freshmen was given on February 9, 10, and 1 1. Freshmen will have to take the test again in their jun- ior year. TEAMS is a series of tests that determines a student ' s math, reading, and writing capabilities. Students begin taking the TEAMS test in third grade and take it every other year after that up to eleventh grade. The stu- dents that do not pass the elev- enth grade test will have to keep taking it until they do pass; oth- Studying hard, freshman Sherry Roberts erwise, they will not be able tO get looks over the TEAMS test booklet the ,u j i day before the test. Pholo bj Maya Henderson thCir QiplOmaS. The ninth grade TEAMS test identifies students that may have difficulty passing the eleventh grade exit level test. Those stu- dents are given extra tutoring to improve their weaknesses on the test. I don ' t like the TEAMS, but by taking it, you find out how much you know and how much you need to learn, freshman Tricia Fitzgerald said. The Second Called Session of the 68th Texas Legislature man- dated the TEAMS test in House Rill 72. TEAMS was then ini- tiated by Texas Educators As- sociation. In addition, three freshmen classes took a practice TEAMS test in January. The school was selected in a project study. It was the third year the tests had been given to students of ninth and eleventh grade. Students who do not master enough objectives to pass the test may be required to take a TEAMS class during homeroom or instead of regular math or English. 184 V Freshmen

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Venus Merrick Timothy Mitchell Victor Moberg Michclc Monreal C ' laudell Monroe James Monroe Curtis Moore Russell Moore Josuc Morales Kimberly Morgan Justm Mussclman Isabel Negrele Demetria Nelms Michael Nelson Thu Nguyen Veronica Nunn Gregory Ojeda Paul Orta Freshmen fears grow, vengeful seniors indulge With the new year came fresh new faces — freshmen. Along with the new batch came the eager seniors, ready to carry out the tradition of giving the fish a hard time. Such traditions included stuffing freshmen in lockers, put- ting freshmen in trashcans, ex- ploding smoke bombs in the freshman hall, and just giving freshmen a hard time. I didn ' t like it. Just because they were picked on when they were fish, they thought they could do it to us, freshman Valerie Quintero said. The incoming freshmen also had a hard time getting used to six week and semester exams that they were not required to take in mid-school. It took awhile to get used to the six weeks and semester ex- ams, freshman Cynthia Ellis said. Added to the freshman hard- ships was the fact that the high school took over the mid- school. This caused the fresh- men to return to an old school with the classrooms they just left. We shouldn ' t have to go back to the mid-school because we just left it, Ellis said. Even though some freshmen didn ' t care too much about re- turning, some saw the advan- tage to take revenge on the seni- ors who ' ve never been to the mid-school. It ' s okay that we go back be- cause I know where everything is, freshman Stefany Wallace said. Although they were picked on, some freshmen planned to carry out their share of trouble. Helping out with the elective fair, fresh- man David Kocen hop«s that the day will end soon so that he can get one day closer to becoming a sophomore. Phoio by John Preparing for his next assignment, fresh- man Steven Wallace is one of the many students who in their spare time work with the Civil Air Patrol at Bergstorm Air Force Base. Photo by Slen- McCandless Freshmen V 183 w

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Valerie Quintero Gabriel Quiroz OnolVe Ramos David Reballoso Randall Redmond John Reyes Luciano Reyna Ricky Richardson Beatrice Rios Benny Rivera Julianita Rivera Sherry Roberts Catina Rodriguez Dino Rodriguez Gabriel Rodriguez Gloria Rodriguez Rita Rodnguez Sergio Rodriguez Max Rohleder Katerine Resales Pamela Rosales Emma Ruedas Virginia Ruedas Nancy Ruiz Ruby Ruiz Christine Saenz Loraine Salas Rodrigo Salgado Joe A Sanchez Joe D Sanchez Monique Sanchez Chris Sandoval Micheal Sargent Katrece Satchel Marty Saucedo Mark Sawyer Savay Sayaroummane Mark Scott Daniel Seekford Rigo Segura Gerald Sellers Kato Sherman Karen Shingledecker Dcbra Shipley Shirley Simpson James Smit Cherie Smith Tracy Smith Freshmen V 185