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

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Performing in the theater takes a lot of preparation. During the hustle and bustle, senior Libby Peeler finishes last minute touch-ups before she performs in the musical, The Sound of Music. IPellerinl Even though working out is a hard and strenuous job, senior guard Alex Panhans of the varsity basketball team is able to crack a smile and laugh while training dur- ing the basketball season workouts. lBryanl E During their French class junior Doug Muzzy, sophomore Brett Nash, junior Amy Duncan, sophomores Ken Mitchell and Iuan Sifuentes, and senior Suzanne Dennis study their notes and do their homework. IBryanl 40 X Student Life S Behind the Scenes Working on the yearbook staff takes a lot of hard work and extra time which is drawn out through the whole year, Here, Amy Shmock draws a layout on a quadpack while Amy Maclxflorran proofreads her copy,lPellerin1 N-QT?

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na if E: The character Ernie from Sesame Streui is portrayed by a student un Hulluvvuun Day. lPellerin1 Senior princess Storey Blankenship gives Homecoming queen Suzy Pearson u cun- gratulzxtory smile as Suzy 2lI1XiUl1Sly awaits her bouquet. lPellerinl 40 ,M SQ few Jliiem.-an Q sysy. .Q H 4 k y . iifmrnecznniing - Student Life X 39

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orking for a goal Students try to achieve quality Everyone had different goals and had to work hard to reach them. Many of them were ac- complished by thorough prepara- tion and practice. Whenever I set goals for myself, I know I have my work cut out for me. It doesn't just happen by chance, junior Iorge Ordieres said. Various people took different paths in order to work for what they wanted. Students had plenty to do as well with taking notes and doing homework questions for tests. The preparation paid off for students as they got the score they hoped for on a major test. I felt relieved, junior jay Temme said. Athletes had to practice by spending time training and exer- cising hard to reach a maximum performance. We had a small team, so we had to work harder - 110 percent, junior Eric Kothe said about IV football. Much of the time athletes spent training and exercising paid off in the end. Even though practice was long and hard work, it was all worth it after a big win, junior Tony Aventa said. Another determined group, the performers ofthe theater, could be found rehearsing, memorizing lines, and learning words to songs to achieve excellence. junior Bob- by Lanklow said that even in theater, challenge inspires success. They knew that their time was well spent when they heard the applause of the crowd. Even though many long hours were put in, the performers gained a feeling of personal satisfaction when they saw the result. t'The musical was worth all the long hours put into rehearsal. The whole cast shared a priceless memory, sophomore Christy Naftzger said. Some preparation took longer than a week or a month, such as putting together the newspaper and yearbook. The journalists had to interview, write copy, draw layouts, and have pictures taken by the photographers of all school activities. Most students felt that their ef- forts produced what they wanted them to. lf l don't work for something, l'm usually not happy when I get it, junior Nancy Ranta said. junior Mike Dinwiddie said that he liked it when he worked really hard on something and could be proud of his results because he knew that he had put a lot of effort into it. Ilensonj i I1 Ti It takes a lot of work to get everything just right for a musical performacne. Working behind the scenes, junior Glenn Peck ad- 'fo i justs the lighting cables before the musical The Sound of Music. tBryanl Behind the Scenes - Student Life X 41