Fullerton Union High School - Pleiades Yearbook (Fullerton, CA)

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When all is said and done, wlien 1986 has faded Into the shady world of memory, we will recognize that the real triumph lay not in attaining our goals, but rather in the excitement and effort we have put out. All of us have spent at least nine years of our lives learning, preparing for, and exploring the world. From those first halting steps into the first grade classroom to the confident strides in reaching for our high school diploma, we have been moving for- ward. And yet, the itinerary does not end with a mere piece of paper, nor does it call for a long lifetime of exertion The itinerary calls for success, and success is a journey — not a destination.

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SUCCESS A JOURNEY . IS For some o four-year struggle Is coming to on end. For others an Odyssey has just begun. But for all a larger journey continues — the journey of satisfaction and fulfillment — the odyssey of success. Life begins with birth and ends with death, but in between lies the myriad of human endeavor — myriad offshoots of a larger path leading onward. Here we begin a journey back through time gone by, A chance is presented to reexamine the paths we ' ve chosen, A chance to be delighted with the good and to ponder the roads we ' ve passed by. •••m .!!•

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You got an A on the algebra exam, you studied hard. You got your driver ' s license, you persuaded Mom to take you to the DMV. You rented the spiffy Rolls-Royce limo for Prom; you worked three straight months for the money. You made it through your senior year with two-hundred and change in credits, you see four years of hard work in them. You start receiving the flood of college acceptance letters, you find a further passageway to explore. Every student, from 1,0 to 4,0, has seen that the blessing comes with the effort — that the reward is the work. All of us know the relief of finishing the term paper. And all of us know the pride we feel in accomplishing ten pages of mental struggle and physical stress No reward is gained without effort, and all accomplishments ore the result of dedicated work. We have all survived this year-long trek into the unknown, and we have all matured a little, learned a lot (hopefully), and exper- ienced everything from sixth period moth classes to yearned-for weekends, from irate parents to understanding friends, from losing seasons to GIF championships. All crammed into one year — and yet the journey continues . . . 9