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

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2 X Opening o0 dimming Quit A debut is a coming out, entering into society for the first time. Starting last summer, Pearce madeits finest debuts. We came back to school from vacation as one of the top 20 schools in the nation, according to Money magazine. And academically we made other firsts. We broke the record for the number of National Merit Semi-Finalists the district and school had. Although last year the number was 19, this year we increased it to 23. Also, a new computer room with the addition of 40 computers enlarg- ed our computer math department. Dial-a- teacher, a homework service we could dial into at night, was a new concept our district started this year. And academic coaching, another new program, also offered us aid. In this program teachers came to school at night to give us direct assistance. But academics weren't the only things we ex- celled in. This was the first year we defeated Richardson with a stunning 16-14 victory. We also had our traditional accomplishments that we excelled in. During the summer the Pacesetters won the Sweepstakes award at SMU summer camp once again. And for the fifth consecutive year the band repeated their winning perfor- mance at the Parade of Champions. But even though these were just tradition to us, we made our debuts so that they, too, could one day become tradition. lCohenJ Computers offer many new class opportunities for Early morning is the time for the band to do much of its students. Aaron Van Pelt spends time working on his pro- practice. Here, dmm majors Matt McNeill and Andy ieca. qoinwidaiep Winters look onto the practice field. fPeIlerinj

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4 X Opening ,699 Q0 Bashing out A student helped his classmate with the con- junction of a Spanish verb during lunch. A teacher spent a conference period writing a col- lege recommendation for one of her seniors. We were usually assisting each other in some way. But we also helped each other in other ways. The student council had a new policy of communicating with the clubs this year. lt unified these clubs by letting them choose a homecom- ing theme and by sponsoring a club sign-up at the beginning of the year. And the clubs, in turn, reached out to the students for membership and support. But clubs weren't the only sources getting us involved. Teachers came in early to offer us ex- tra aid in tough homework assignments we just couldn't understand. And in some cases they stayed late to discuss the day's lecture with us. Or else they worked with us to plan a social schedule for an organization. And finally, we reached out to each other. We decorated each other's lockers for birthdays or sporting events. We bought carnations for each other on Friday mornings. At Homecoming we were sure to have giant mums for all our friends. And at Christmas time we exchanged gifts. But it wasn't always gifts we gave to each other. Most of the time we were there in other ways. Whether it was to provide assistance in a class or just to share a special friendship, we were always reaching out to each other. fflohenj Latin may be a dead language. However, Mrs. Griffiths, while helping Andy Taylor with his assignment, proves Latin class is quite alive. tDinwiddiej During the Hillcrest game, Randy Brewer suffers from a knee injury. Fortunate y, Coach Luedtke, Dr. Sutkers, and a backup student doctor from Fort Worth are there to give immediate treatment to his injury. fDinwiddieJ