J J Pearce High School - Mustang Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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Fun in the sun Mastering the freedom of summer Freedom finally came as the students left the paper-cluttered halls, which echoed screams of a pep rally crowd and whispers of secrets shared between friends. But students soon found out that summer, just like school, had three R's. However, readin', 'ritin', and 'rithmetic weren't quite the same as resting, relaxing, and recreation. For recreation, most people went to Dalts and relaxed while eating fried ice cream and listening to summer gossip. And when Dalts was not the evening scene, parties were the place to be. These parties were usually held at students' homes. Some were swim parties and others just get togethers to mingle with friends. During the day, some students cooled off at White Water or en- joyed the Roaring Rapids after a boiling day at Six Flags. Others stayed at home and lounged around the pool with friends. Some students had to get out of Dallas to find rest and relaxation. Senior Lisa Daly went all the way to Germany. Germany was a lot of fun. It was interesting to go to school there and to see how their schools are different from ours, Lisa said. Others didn't go quite as far. Senior Kimberley Welsh visited college campuses during the summer. Seeing the campus and talking to the students really gave me an idea of what college life is like. For a weekend getaway South Padre was the hot spot, with its sun and surf. llSouth Padre Island was a place to have a good time, get away from parents and see all your friends at the same time, Ellen Wharton said. But however they spent their time, students had no trouble mastering the three R's of summer fCrawfordj Helge Alsguth and Richard Ku watch Chris Merrett dive into a pool of cool water. ,Q . fCrawfordJ Summer - Student Life X 9

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Pacesetter new members experience the treachery of summer drill. tDinwiddiej Dunng a tough day of practice, Craig Conner takes a water break. tDinwiddiej WJNQ. f . 1 ei - fffzm-'f.., M. to improve his marching, Brian r practices alone. tSilvem1anj 'M fr , m-if f A'

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lt' a first! Hectic day opens another school year August 29, 1983 - approx- imately 6 a.m. Alarm clocks in the households around Pearce sound- ed loudly as students were awakened to realize that their summer lldream world had come to an abrupt halt. The first day of school had begun. And after preparing themselves for the day, students arrived at school anticipating a good begin- ning to the year. Some, however, were met with chaos as they waited in long lines to pick up schedules, make last minute schedule changes, or have parking stickers put on their cars. But once the 8:20 bell rang, sophomores and other new students could be seen running frantically through the halls trying to find their first classes. On the other hand, juniors and seniors strode comfortably in- to their classes. Finally, everyone got situated in Coach Betty Bob Anderson Signs such as this decorate the lockers of goes over class rules with many sophomores until Mr. Stamps puts a her physical education halt to all on-campus hazing. QOliverj class. Q0liverJ 10 X Student Life - First Day his first class, to be greeted with countless yellow book forms and 'lacquaintance games. After first hour, juniors and seniors spent their break by finding old friends while sophomores spent the 'ex- tra five-minute mystery looking for lost lockers, classrooms, and halls. However, while the break was an extra five-minute mystery for sophomores, it was also a mystery to junior and seniors because it was five-minutes shorter than in previous years. This was due to a bell schedule change which allowed more time in the classroom at the expense of break and lunches. While progressing from the morning to the afternoon, students met friends for lunch to talk about their classes and what they had done over the summer. And, despite a slight rise in cafeteria food prices from previous years, the lunch perioc was an appropriate time tc escape from the monotony of firs day activities. After the lunchel were over, however, many teachers were surprised to find ai abundance of seniors in thei classes, a change from past yearn when early dismissal caused th school to be much less crowdej after seniors left at the end o fourth or fifth periods. Finally, the 3:30 bell was- 2 welcome sound. And althouglf the first day of school had it: downfalls, not all students felt tha the first day was such a rougl beginning. Sophomore Samanth' lablo said, 'Although I was scarecl at first, lt wasn't nearly as bad as had anticipated. But as everyon left school, they realized that th hardest part was over - now th routine of school life had started fChildsj