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

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Changes and new rules begin a new year The first day of school made me so nervous that l could hardly eat breakfast that morning, sophomore Stephanie Jenson said. Students experienced first day jitters no matter what grade they were in, and they had many reasons to be ner- vous. A new principal meant new rules which had to be adjusted and adapted to. Although there were many new adjustments, the sophomores probably had the most to deal with. They had to become familiar with a new building and new faces. They also had to adapt to the ridicule from the seniors. During lunches at the end of the week, some unfortunate sophomores were subjected to the ratings by the seniors. Also, at the Student Life - ll First Week first pep rally, they had to face the jeers from the seniors and juniors. But the sophomores were not the only ones who had to make adjustments. Juniors had to face the terrors of the parking lot. l'm glad I get to drive to school this year, but l hate the traffic in the parking lot, junior Tommy Lee Jaynes said. Seniors had to face the reality of not being able to get out of school a week ahead of the sophomores and juniors. l can't believe that we don't get out a week early. lt seems like this was the only advantage the seniors had left over everyone else and they took it away, senior Michelle Greene said. . was . 'ffm 1' Q Q ,ab 1 f M' .T ,. l N. ' A 1 ..s But some things never change. The book and the in- dex cards always had to be filled out. As usual, there was a long line at the counselors office. Students were adding and dropping classes before the ten-day deadline. While there seemed at first to be many changes, students found that the basics of school remained the same. Those first day jit- ters eventually went away and students were finally able to relax. At first l wasn't sure what to expect, but in the first couple of days l got used to the new building and the new people, sophomore Wade Schloss- stein said. fEwbank and Schrinerj . v i 1 1 Q , W ix is .3 .W 1' 8 .- At the first pep rally, seniors Creig Darac Humphrey welcome th 6 Meyers, Pat Keefe, Jay Staples, sophomores to the school. Ryan Fishman, Don Rankin, and fPeIIerinj

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Caroline Venza enjoys the s herpool jBryanJ ,Q-q, V , lui., -'Nils'-t As soon as the summer had begun, students had already started to enjoy its fun and relaxation. After school was out, a friend and l went to Galveston, laid on the beach, and bummed out. l was glad school was over with and summer had begun, junior Larissa Lar- will said. Even though rnost people stayed in the states over the summer, some students were lucky enough to travel abroad. l am glad that l was able to go to the Dominican Republic and get out of the United States, senior Susan Banta said. While many people went on vacations, others spent their time working. Full-time E' xliilriglj, ' im 'I tx 'kf9'YQtig -fit? 'Etta iff- fi -- Nl Fi I5 ill? fi nt. gif- Season provides opportunities for fun and relaxation SUMMER jobs cut out much of the free time that students had look- ed forward to. Either I am working around the house or l am working at a job. The free time that l had left, l spent going out with my friends, senior Lori Graham said. With the free time that students had, they shopped, sat by the pool, or just slept late. My parents were always complaining because I slept until noon everyday, but that's my idea of a vaca- tion, sophomore Mike Ewbank said. Camps also took up a lot of a students free time. Band, Pacesetters, football, and yearbook were a few of the many groups which met over the summer to practice. Summer band took up many hours of my free time. But when l'm out on the field putting on a half-time show, l realize how important all of those hours were, sophomore Mike Bergman said. ln the last weeks of August, the time to relax and have fun was coming to an end. 'tAt the end of summer, l really didn't want it to be over, but l was excited to go back to school and to meet new people. Other than that, now l'm just waiting for Christmas vacation to start, junior Lisa Enriquez said. jEwbankj Relaxing by the pool is a pastime of Working was one way to spend free many students this summer, Senior time. Senior Steve Wylie works at un by Gelare ice cream store at Preston- wood during the summer. lGasperj . M Student Life Summer

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On Fridays, students buy flowers. Senior Jay Staples purchases a carnation from senior DECA The counselor's office is a busy members Lori Loftin, Terryn place during the first week of Ethington, and Claudine Gonzalez. school. Students sit in the hallway tPeIlerinl while waiting their turn, tGasperl 23. il' Sl. I :Yu 'I lb 9 if ,L Rating sophomores outside the While trying to find their way around cafeteria is a tradition. As others school, sophomores David Grubs- look on, senior Chad Carrington tein and Shannon Campbell take a gets an innocent sophomore to do break to review their schedules. push-ups. tPeIlerinl fGasperJ Student Life 1 11 First Week