Dumas High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Dumas, AR)

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Ole Fjaestad. Mikkeline Poulsen and Stefan Eckelmann joined us from their homes in Norway. Denmark. and West Germany. bringing about many extreme changes for them. Friday pep rally. one of our traditions. - 3 Riff.-v . . .. .. .--Vr..,,,Y s , go! A change for the better could easily describe the Bobcat's ability to make touchdowns and win ball games. Ten and 0 and STATE to No matter what the class. energy sagged by the 7th period. Face painting became the rage. even for team members like Steven Backus. 'r , n .en H L4 S Q

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Lots Of Changes But Still The Same. 1987 Brought New Faces And Lots Of Changes. lt was that time again . . . time to round up all of the prospective DHS'ers, carefree and happy during the blissful summer months of doing nothing. and put them back into the same old grind and the same old routine of another grueling school year. . .. l don't want to go to school. Mom! There's just nothing for me there. lt will be the same old, boring school! Why go? Nothing's changed! WRONG!!! With the opening of the 86-87 DHS school year things definitely were different! What?! No freshmen?! Correct! Due to the crowded classrooms and hallways at DHS. 9th graders got to spend another year at Junior High before leaping into the fast paced life of High FAME proved to be a real change, including only one oversized backdrop and a theme that fit today's modern life styles. Are we having fun yet? Not Mr. McHan's normal style. but very appropriate for registration day. Spirit filled the stands on Friday nights as Brad Chambless showed off his Bobcat paw . 4 School as sophomores. This not only gave upper classmen a little more freedom, but students could actually see their feet as they strolled through the halls. Another change made at DHS was Alternate Classroom a.k.a. as prison . Added to fulfill one of the requirements of the standards. students who otherwise would have been suspended were assigned there to spend their school day in isolation with tons of work to keep them busy. For the first time DHS'ers were confronted with the term Basic Skills . and told they MUST master them if they were to pass courses. As with many things. these skills were not new but simple the first time most had heard them identified as such. Teachers, busily and with many groans. compiled all the corralations to texts. student check sheets, and sponge activity sheets to get us through these and Mat-6. Three brand new faces also appeard: Ole, Mikkeline and Stefan, exchange students. DHS was certainly a change for them, but they quickly fitted in. They were also a change for us, as we found ourselves explaining things that we had always taken for granted. such as the rules of football or American History. lt was the same old routine . yet new in many ways. lt was a good year. a CLASSIC year: one we will always remember lima Mm UN ree ?

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Coming Llp With The Big Bucks! The Basics May Be Free But Those Extras Cost! ith a Classic year comes those Classic thoughts. Club dues have to be paid by Friday. Mr. Kell will be here Tuesday, you must have your S30 deposit. Tomorrow is the last day to buy a year- book. Now, more than ever, stu- dents are realizing that money doesn't grow on trees. Sophomores have it a little easier than others. They only have to pay for school pic- tures. test fees. club fees, and spirit ribbons. Juniors get into BIG bucks with their class rings. They also dish out for school pic- tures, ACT, PSAT, and NEDT tests and club fees. But as your Senior year rolls around. so must the money. The last year in high school is Shane Riley found that sacking groceries at Mad Buther helped put those extra bucks in his pocket. 5' e definately the most expensive. Senior pictures, graduation an- nouncements, cap and gown and name cards, as well as cap and gown pictures are just some of the expenses during that last year. Plus, there are the expenses of PROM to add to everything else. Something all students must worry about is taking care of the new social studies books. When students person- alized their books. they found had the cost had risen drasti- cally. from a measley 50C to full price for replacement of the book. Another option that was a MUST was the yearbook. These expenses all seem to come at the same time and many found that their financial condition suffered. Many DHS students found that while mom and dad would pick up some of the slack, they were expected to come up with their share as well. Pay- ing your own way can certainly make you check your priori- ties AND the price tag. After school jobs helped stu- dents learn responsibility. be- ing on time for work. and pride in doing a good job. All of that sounds very no- ble, but if you asked any one of the student workers. they would tell you that they would rather someone else paid the way. But alas. that is not to be. and since counterfeiting is il- legal. get a job and start sav- ing those bucks. You are going to need them!