Harbor High School - Mariner Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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No nervousness here! Sue Connors practices her lines be- fqre she and the rest of the per- forming an class get ready to give their Christmas performance Sue, when she was not at school, had some fun times working at Burger King. Preparing for I long day'- work ahead 0! her. senior Stephanie Ray gathers her books for her morning classes. Tessie took part in the AFS exchange program. where she spent the summer of her senior year in France.

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Typing at her own pace. senior Barb Pelbs attempts to get a high score on her speed timing test. Barb is Harborls for- eign exchange student from Italy. Be- sides being a member of the business club, she is also active in sports and she made the honor roll. Attempting to put up a jump shot over St. John's Chris DeLuca, senior Joe Rich leads the Mariners to victory over the Heralds. The Mariners lost two games out of three during the previews which opened the 1986-1987 season. hopes for the future Entering the school for the very first time, the class of 1990 was in awe of their surroundings. Commenting on their first impression of Harbor, freshman Jenny Estok and Racquel Rose said, We thought it was very large and scary the first time we came to Harbor, and we didnlt want to come here in the beginning because it was a lot different from junior high. After we got used to high school life. it was a lot more fun than Colum- bus. Another freshman. Marcia Robin- son added, I thought I would get lost on the very first day, which I did, but I didn't expect to get lost the whole year. Be- cause this was a new experience for her, she also stated, HMeeting old and new friends and sharing this experience with them, will be cherished tor a very long time. Before we continue our saga through- out the year, let us tell you about the theme iiThat's the ticket! When stu- dents hear that expression most people think of the guy on Saturday Night Live, but it goes farther and much deeper than that; to senior Wendy Buckey, the ex- pression means an answer to the ques. tion. Sophomore Carmella Christian considered the phrase and said. Thatls the way to go! As you relive this school year, you will see just how deep the meeaning of the theme really goes. That's the ticket! Once upon a time . . ..

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So that's how It goes! Daryl Burch explains the journeys of the Crusaders during his group report on Medieval times. 6 t Academics Academics provided a ticket to the future - college, technical school, or a job. Academic classes, whether taken seriously by stu- dents or not, gain their momentum through the motivation of the teachers and students. Many classes are fun, while others are more challenging; yet, members of each class proved that they could handle these classes by having 182 students make the honor and merit rolls for the first nine weeks. As with other departments, the academic department has with- stood several changes. A new performing arts class was added to the curriculum, as was a yearbook class, a stage band class, a creative writing class, and several new business classes. Latin was dropped from the curriclum due to the retirement of Mrs. Edebum and the unavailability of a teacher.