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

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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

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1 7 other hour There's more to life than classes Even though students endured classes for six hours a day, it seem- ed that at least two or three times a week were devoted to activities before and after school. Although they were fun, the activities dreaded most required participa- tion before 7 a.m. and those later in the afternoon extending into dinnertime. The early morning agenda included club meetings, band practices, soccer, track, and drillteam workouts. During foot- ball season, for example, the Pacesetters committed themselves to 6:30 practices on Thursday and Friday mornings. As senior drillteam member Nancy Kane commented, uOn some days, it was really hard to get myself going so early in the morning. But for most, the day still didn't end after a heavy class load. On several afternoons a week, the Wranglers painted signs for the 12 X Student Life - Before and After School halls, Pacesetters drilled for up- coming routines, and cheerleaders organized plans for pep rallies. Others participated in either after-school athletics or part-time jobs. And on those rare after- noons when they had nothing planned, students wound down by going shopping, jogging, or simply watching T.V. lf time per- mitted and their pockets were full, groups sometimes dashed off to the favorite Uhot-spots like Braum's or McDonald's for an afternoon munchie. Needless to say, the most popular evening, and occasional late night activity for the lucky student was homework. Most afternoon time was set aside exclusively for stu- dying. And after such a grueling day, one's own bed seemed quite welcoming, even if only to an- ticipate the events of the ap- proaching day. Wan Peltl As part of their daily morning routine, members of the cross country team, senior Larry Cahill, junior Bill Ciancanelli, and senior Steve Dalton, run sprints across the UTD campus. tSilvennanj ailli W r r