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

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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

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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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We manage time when it counts the most JOBS, E TC. I'm in the Latin club, the honors program, and I have a part time job at the Richardson Public Library, sophomore Amy Pokras said. Remind you of yourself? Many students were loaded down with school, extracurricular ac- tivities, and friends. I feel I have problems with time. There aren't enough hours in the day, Amy said. While some students did not have this problem, others dropped classes for a study hall because there was little time to uphold all of their responsibilities and jobs. For example, senior Mike Wierschem dropped one of his AP courses because of the no pass-no play rule. I couIdn't handle as many tough classes, he said. On the contrary, some students did not have the problem of needing more time and enjoyed their leisure time. Junior Julie Waxgiser, who worked in a fast food restaurant, said that she had no difficulties in handling her activities and schoolwork. Others found ways to budget their time. To handle homework and stu- dent council, senior Heather Hinson stopped working at James Avery during the week and had her parents help her manage her time. I like jobs and responsibilities to a certain extent. My job makes me feel like l'm doing something worthwhile for everyone, Amy Pokras said. iKatzmanl is M .. f ,.. 422111 i .-.-,, -nw, , .J ...wwe XX ' NK , I 1 W , ' nt kN .X , ' ' . QMQJJA-+ . w f.'i' , W A 4 4 In g Q,-4 , I s f .,Q ts Life W1 ul Jobs Exercising his muscles, junior Jim Woods earns S20 a yard at his sum- mer job. iPeIlerinl