Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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Senior Mark Lear is all work and no play when it comes to his research paper. Six Weeks of Hell! During many students high school careers, they are faced with the dreaded research papers. First, they are assigned a book or topic which they must read and study. Then many tedious hours of reading and research are done. Students find all in- formation possible on their topic. Students spend many hours in the Dickinson High School library and some travel to other libraries such as the University of Houston library. After all the research is done and all the note cards are written, the writing of the paper itself begins. Surprisingly enough, the writing of the paper takes the least amount of time. Next comes the typing of the paper. Some students pay to have it typed, while others try to type the papers themselves. After the paper is written, typed, proofed, and turned in, comes the waiting period. During this time, students celebrate the finishing of the paper by having parties and get-togethers. They toast to the finishing of the paper and hope for a good grade while they burn what is left of their papers and notecards. .Spninr Pally Wahlr|ui=;l - ny Movo ovor Misc. Ampnr.ii ' Patty Flies the Friendly Skies Senior, Patty Wahlquist. Is a very devoted and active lady. Not only Is she active In the com- munity, but she is active In various other things outside of school and community activities Patty had one of the biggest breaks In her life a few months ago Ron ' s Photography discovered her. and asked her to become their professional model in the Miss Photogenic Contest sponsored by The Professional Photographers of America Patty works diligently after school every day from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. to better herself at her new found profession. On Saturdays she puts in a full day of work, travelling from place to place do- ing layouts for magazines and brochures pertain- ing to yachts and ski equipment. Patty receives a sizably large sum per hour for a teenager. A whopping $15 an hour Is what she earns. When asked II she enjoys modeling, her reply was, Oh yes, I love It. it ' s a lot of fun! Although Patty loves her new found profession, she will never have a change of heart In what she really wants to do in life. After graduation, she will attend Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma. She plans to major In Christian Missions. She has high hopes to become a missionary. Patty also finds much pleasure in passing her lime by flying Ever since she was just a little girl. her parents would take her out on weekend outings to lly planes At 14. she entered the Cessna School of Flight. She only has 10 hours to complete belore she will be able to take her exam and be issued her license. Patty Is Involved in many church activities. When asked what is most important to her, she replied, The most important thing is that I am a born-again Christian, and I hope to further myself in Christian Missions alter graduation. Seniors 159

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Taking the SAT IIS a ritual that every senior goes through to get into college: Taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test, better known as the SAl The ritual begins m Mrs Gregory ' s office, the guidance center, getting the necessary pamphlets and other fornns. Then the dreaded bubbling in of numbers and letters must be taken care of. After this is finally completed, of course, the writing of the check to pay for the test. That ' s right, you have to pay to take this test! Next, after mailing the registration form and getting the ticket sent back, corrections will have to be made because there are so many code numbers to be copied down one is bound to be wrong. When the test day finally arrives, an entire Saturday morning is spent in the cafeteria of a nearby high school staring at analogies with vocabulary words that you have seen before, but whose definitions you )ust can ' t remember, triangles with angles that look equal but can ' t be because everyone knows that the figure is not drawn to scale. word problems that Einstein couldn ' t solve, and less than dull reading passages that make even less sense. At noon the supervisor gives the final Stop! All pencils down and it ' s party time! After all, it is Saturday! Why worry about the test scores that will be received in another month? The next registration deadline will be soon after and the entire ritual will inevitably be repeated. The first time is always the worst. The Time Has Come No one thought that the lime would come, but it has! After 12 long years, the graduating class of 1985 is finally going to graduate and move on to bigger and bet- ter things Much better!!! This last year of school is the most special year of High School There are open campus privileges, senior dress-up day, the ordering of graduation announcements, the Senior Prom, the Senior Play, and best of all graduation and the Seniors only parties that go with It Many lasting friendships have been made over the year pulling the class of 1985 closer together Different projects like building the sets for the seriior play have also taught seniors to work together Along with the privileges of being a Senior, come Iho responsibilities M.iny Seniors must start their plans for their future now No matter what the future holds lor this graduating class of 1985, the friends and memories made during this final year will be remembered by every senior lor a long, long tirne Can ' t wait to see everyone at tne ten year reunion!!

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Friends Forever Graduation begins a life of self-sufficiency for high school seniors It ends most of the close knit friendships which grew in twelve years of cameraderie. Although separation looms ahead and friends will part, cer- tain feelings of togetherness will never be forgotten. In years to come, seniors of ' 85 will reminisce over old friendships and regain those special times they shared with special people, reliv- ing moments of friends fovever. Many of us have been together since kindergarten, and those who moved to Dickinson in later years have become an impor- tant part of our class