East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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if 4 cc4t a Aa There were four phases of the high school career. Few could escape them: most simply dealt with them. It all started out with you being a freshman. Oh, the dread! Fish was the more common name. It was the year of horror. It was the year to find friends and most of all to adjust to high school. The sophomore year came and the pic- ture seemed to brighten. Suddenly this year was easier. The counselor had only made you take three regular classes and you had the possibility of three electioes. The Junior year came and suddenly you had found yourself pulling your hair out. You had always heard your Junior year was the hardest academically, but you had never known how hard. The year seemed to be one of the longest you had ever had. Suddenly you were a senior. You had made it to the final year and now it was time to breathe. That was at least for a little while. Although most students were no long- er academically loaded down, they had a new Job to occupy their extra time. Finding the right college and most of all the schol- arships. Each year was different in its own way. The seniors looked at the freshmen and couldn ' t remember that they were once that small. There was always someone who said that it seems like every year the freshmen get smaller. But the freshmen hadn ' t changed, it simply seemed that way. But most of all they weren ' t Just classes they were people.

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WE ' RE THE BEST. At the Homecom ing pep rally, seniors participate loudly during a yell. Robert Cano adds his enriotiorjs to the moment. Jody Simmons 143 ... Classes

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AUison Rogers 400 ' Ree uf THE JV TRACK TEAM has been dominated by freshmen this year. This has not held back the team s performance: in fact, the team has done better than expected. The 400m sprint relay team has placed at the top with other Varsity teams. At one meet they beat W out of 12 Varsity (earns there. The four girls that won such an honor are as follows: Ina Martinez. Gladys Cadena. Melody Par ker. and anchor Amy Wagner. With the experience and fa- miliarity with each other, by the time they are seniors, they will sweep the track meet scene, setting new records and facing new heights. BLASTING OFF. Just before she receiues her baton. Amy Wagner completes a perfect pass. Speed and reflexes play a big part in win- ning relay races, especially shorter ones. TOP ROW: Coach Scheffler. Misty Leurson. MIDDLE ROW: Teresa Newman. Amy Wagner, Quenetta Brown, Lisa Gutierrez, Tarlawn Tajbakhah. April Moltz. BOTTOM ROW: Frances Sampleton, Melody Parker, Gladys Cadena. Ina Martinez. Laura Chambers, Andrea Perez, Melissa Barclay. 141 .. . Sports W