East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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!1 carlet Tribes Go For It! ' August seems to roll around earlier every year, and this year it was at its earliest. Late summer nights out on the town changed into arising early on fall mornings. The coming school year had made its call, and East High students everywhere got their act together to go for it. As is true every year, the academic challenge was set. Go to class, study, learn and achieve. For many, expectations were met by merely absorbing all that was learned during the day. Other students found their nights quite busy with their tables piled high with books, as they tried to grasp the final facts before the next day ' s test, or before the semester-ending theme was due. School just didn ' t end at the threshhold; many weary eyes and long hours attested to that! The athletic tradition of East High School was also upheld. The varsity football team kept its grasp on a string of winning seasons with a 6-2 season record. The boys ' varsity basketball team broke its jinx in the Metro. Other teams throughout the school joined together to get wins under their belts. But action on the fields, mats and courts was not the entire story. Behind the scenes, work and dedication made the teams tough competitiors. Off-season running and weight-lifting built the bodies; late and hard practice hou rs built teamwork and precision. For in order to make an all-out effort, all persons involved had to go for it all, and indeed they did. Sporting events were not all that were found in the extracurricular field. Cheerleaders and the Marching Scarlets were seen at events and assemblies helping spur on the special pride that only a Scarlet can have. Many girls found all of their spare hours going toward Color Guard and Steppers. What would have assemblies been without their precise drills and fast- moving routines? Clubs and activity groups branched out all over as students and teachers alike found common interests, joined together and decided to go for it. This year also saw all East students joined together as one unit in their support of the Building Climate Control group. Enough time was spent waiting for things to happen; decidedly, activities and school bolstering events were M organized and took place. East I High grew even more from its I already strong place in the I community. 1 And who would believe it? The seniors made it through every long day and on to graduation. Sights were now set on colleges and universities nation-wide. Although students did not always comprehend the benefits of their experiences at East, those experiences would help motivate them in the future. Thanks to a go-for-it attitude, every year a class of students leaves school a little smarter, a little wiser to face the world. Left behind is a never-ending bit of history. Choices are nu college hunting through all of tl prospective cql

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GO FOR . . . Page 5: Junior Kim Carlson, senior Shawn Nelson, sophomore Jill Shepard. Would you believe these are my tutors?! — Shawn liors Michelle Mclntire, Todd Buchacker Julie Keller, Todd Teske, Kelly Gratias. My feet are killing me ' — Todd 4 STUDENT LIFE