Henderson High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Henderson, TX)

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DEG De ee “If I didn’t have to come to school, I’d. get up, make my bed, hit the mall and not come home til it closed.’”? — Shaundra Aills, junior. By Suzanne Moye ou can’t believe it. Shock. A big fat “F” marks the failure of your essay paper. You carefully make your way up to the teacher’s desk and ask “Why?” She looks you straight in the eye and says “This paper shows a lack of thought and is sloppily thrown together. How do you plan to go to college if you can’t even write?” You look terrified. The essay seem- ed passable when you turned it in, even though it took a whole lunch period to write. But she’s not finished. “School is a place to better yourself and learn, not a social event.” You ponder the thought. Do school and education have some sort of vague connection? Is it possible, that after all the times you thought the biggest worry in English was finding out who was dating whom, that there was something more. Is she right? This thought has probably crossed every student’s mind at one point in his school career. During school, learning played a large role in a student’s life, but after school was a different story. Friday “OH, WHAT MAMA doesn’t know!”’ “Cooter”? Brown, D.J., set the mood for dancin’ and romancin’ at the annual PTA-sponsored Homecoming Dance in the Community Center after the game. — Lance and Lori, Mama knows now! Special times, special friends afternoon, as books were thrown into lockers, a sudden transformation took place in the students. Slowly, the figure of a teenager took shape as the evening approached. The good stuff had started. The first few months of school, football games entertained loyal students for less than $2. Cruising down Richardson Drive Friday and Saturday night passed the minutes, and parked cars in the K-Mart park- ing lot showed signs of the weekend. Larry G’s was a popular spot to whit- tle away precious hours whether play- ing pool or just checking out the scam. Movies were another enjoyable way to spend time and money. For those who wanted comedy, “Back To the Future” and “European Vacation” were offered. Then, of course, everyone turned out to see “Rocky IV” with Sylvester Stallone. For some students, VCR’s and McDonald’s fries were the limit. Or, maybe, others went on a Saturday night date to Hunan’s in Longview. But, no matter how students spent their time outside of school, they always spent it with special friends making special memories. Student Life

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time to sit down before his pic- files in front of the camera. 6 Classic JAMES RAY SMITH hardly has ture is shot and the next student Many traditional events IC; anticipated, remembered By Renee Ross Some things never change — homework, school pic- tures, letter jackets, talking in the hall, senior themes, tar- dies, sleeping in class, cafeteria food, pep rallies, and outside reading books. As time passes, things change and most of the time that’s all for the best. But there are some important high school memory-makers that will always be classics. School pictures, for example: “They usually don’t look like me, but most of the time they’re O.K.,” said Lamarcus Hicks. Another tradition that con- tinues to excite is the letter jacket. That proud piece of new leather can make a dif- ference to an athlete, voca- tional worker, band student and extra-curricular student. “IT was real excited about “OH MY GOSH! Look at my pictures!’’ getting my jacket,” said Tina Bryan, “I am real proud of ite” These objects might become extinct in later years, but there is one distinctive part of high school that will never change and will always be remembered — the ex- quisite cuisine of the cafeteria. The first thing that comes to mind when entering the cafeteria is what should I eat, and why am I eating this? “It’s better than eating a Snickers,” said Terry Nicholas. Educational traditions come and go with new trends or legislation. But some school things never change. These classic items are what you fantasize about before you get to high school and remember long often you’ve graduated. Blake Blakewell junior, stares at his school pictures which everyone thinks don’t look a bit like them. Still, many buy them and trade with friends. Lo phiet B ct Vai nl Bae bie isi: »