Dumas High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Dumas, AR)

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I GIRLS STATE BOYS STATE DELEGATESQ Martin Henry, Greg Vickers, Daryl McGehee, Tim Wilkin, Rodney Block, Fay Collins, Mark Gibson, Wright Porter, Andy Higdon, Brian Reed, and Michael Woodyard. GIRLS STATE DELEGATES:Susanne Bryan, Karie Wright, Robin Farmer, Carla Jones, Chanda Martin, Felecia Branch, Leslie Livingston, and Adrienne Jordon. ag G a4f'eP BOYS STATE 17 e. xv

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In Spite Of Everything, It Works! Regis tra tion . , . AND THEY ARE OFF! The rush began with GCE, athletes, and band. Then came the rest, with the Sophomores bringing up the rear. It was a mass of confusion as to who could get where first, before hearing those deadly words, This class is closed. The Sophomores found out what high school was really about - every man for himself. The Juniors and Seniors more or less had learned by this year that one had to get in there and fight for what one wanted. Some fought a little Sophmores surrounded the English table in the hall in hopes of getting the class period they wanted. Mrs. Williams, at the finish line, had to check everyone's cards. This was usually the longest wait of the day. A large part of the 1988 DHS student body. Close attention was aid as the new Princi al David P P Rainey, made his first speech. C3659 16 :VX bib , U . Registration too hard and teachers could be heard shouting Back up! Back up! Make a straight line! You will have to go to the end of the line if you don't back up! Mr. Rainey, going through his first registration at DHS kept asking Does this REALLY work? It really does work, and went about as smoothly as ever in spite of horror stories circulated. Everyone got five classes, no one was sent home because there was no place for them, and the teachers were happy with the smaller than usual classes. Il'-

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Martin Henry, Robin Farmer, Susanne Bryan, and Carla Jones joined in playing London Bridge in connection with their study of Canterbury Tales in English IVa. 514. 18 ACADEMICS Q?l0 Remember, Academics Was What School Was All About! Homework, music course, advanced homework! Give me a placement calculas, and break! Do you forming an Advisory remember the reason Council. Teachers were you WENT to school responsible for testing everyday? , , , to see and retesting on Basic your friends? . . . to Skills, as well as have something to do? covering Developmental , . , or just because you and Extension Skills. had to? Hustling and bustling Though many were to keeP their involved in extra- gradepoint up in curricular activities, all classes, many DHS DHS'ers knew that the students were also REAL reason for school faced with PSAT, ACT, was academics. SAT, PACT, With the governofg standardized tests to emphasis on raising prepare them for educational standards, college entrance- A10l1g DHS had to adjust. We with these was the met the standards by MAT-6 that every adding a new choral Student t00k- DHS administration also implemented a new and exciting program for the gifted and talented students called S.W.A.T. iStudents With A Talentj. The class of '88 was the first to need 20 credits for graduation. Teachers and students alike were pleased with the smaller classes which made a more personal approach possible. To some, learning seemed a waste of time, but true DHS'ers knew how to reap the rewards of a good education. 5 i