Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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p Srudenr Life 21

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e o Pepper, Too Seniors, remember when we were freshmen and pep rallies were every Friday occurences? Beginning rhe day with spirit, the band would march down the hall bright and early, ploying rhe fight song. The feeling of excitement would fill the air and rhe enthusiasm among students discussing Friday night plans made everyone anxious about the pep rally. Last football season, pep rallies were minimized to home games only. This year, pep rallies were limited to two district home gomes. At the first pep rally held on Seprember 27 for rhe gome against LaMarque, the varsity cheerleaders led each class wirh chanrs and cheers. The freshmen won rhe spirit stick for yelling rhe loudesr during rheir cheers. The homecoming pep roily on Ocrober 25 was rhe srarring poinr for rhe nighr ' s special acriviries. The gym rang wirh cheers and spirir, as rhe cheerleaders led rhe srudenrs wirh cheers and srunrs. Trodirionolly ending rhe pep rally, rhe class of 1986 gorhered rogerher holding hands and singing rhe school song to finish off pep rally aciriviries. Head Coach Dub Farris talks about rhe football team of the pep rally. Varsity cheerleaders Jennifet Bricker. Lisa Mayfield. Liz Silva. and Michele Mar- tin, show the Gotors are number one. Senior football coptoins for the game agoinst Pearland. Kenneth Franklin, Dor- ren Wydermeyer, Rob Hill, Andre Ware, Doug Reed and Greg Jones wait to speok at the pep roily 20 Srudent Life

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Commonplace Juniors Mike Gutierrez and Liso Rivera and senior Susan Reeves walk down the hall on rhe way ro their next class. i A. Senior Pat Davis waits for rhe morning bell ro ring and srarr another day. Seniors Amy Dues and Donna Dunbaugh lean against their lockers in the downstairs hall The halls are once again rhe social gathering place for srudenrs. The halls are a good way ro talk ro everybody and keep away from class, ' ' said freshman Michelle Harhaway. Srudenrs of all grades meet every day in rhe halls for relaxa- rion and free rime away from hard classes and school pressures. 5ome halls are more popular rhan orhers. Many srudenrs garher in rhe G-Hall while rhe same amount spends time in the A, D, and C hall. I feel the hall life adds extra life ro my day, said sophomore Marissa Manheimer. Many srudenrs spend theit hall time studying or doing homework for rheir nexr class. As senior Chris Jenkins said, The halls give me extra rime ro srudy and prepare for my nexr class. The halls are filled wirh discussion obour posr games, weekends, and coming evenrs. The rests and classes of high school are hard and frustrating, but as long as the halls are here, everyrhing is okay A person can look forward ro a few minutes of enjoyment each day while being in the halls. 22 Student Life