John Marshall High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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lot IS a word that the tourists of Port Aransas will nev- er forget. During Spring Break of ' 88 a riot broke out due to overly populated beaches and overly intoxicated peo- ple. The National Guard and the Coast Guard were called into action to calm the violent crowd. There were no reports of anyone getting seriously injured, but the local hospitals and the First Aid Center on Mustang Island were jam packed with minor injuries. Cars were rolled over and set on fire and private propert) ' owned by visitors and local land owners was destroyed. The week after the riot students came to school wearing T-shirts with a logo saying I survived the Riot. Anicle Stephanie Barnett Mrs. P. says you can have your cake and eat it too. Jana Lee. Jeanette, and Sandra dream it was theirs. Bonnie Benham and Eric Sausman part ' at Port ■A . Party in the Sun Spring Break arrived slowly, but surely and the time to party was finally here. The students dis- persed in a variet) ' of dif- ferent directions. A large portion of the student body went to either Port Aransas or South Padre Island. Sophomore, Chris Frierson went to Dayton Beach. The things I enjoyed most about my trip was GIRLS, parties, and more GIRLS! stated Chris with a bashful smile. Some people had their minds directed on the 108 Spring Break slopes ol our countr} ' in- stead of the slopes of the opposite sex. Shane Bos- sard went to Lee Canyon in Las Vegas. I spent most of my time with my triend who lives down there. It was a lot of fun, said Shane. There were a number of different trips taken and a lot of memories made. Memories we ' ll never for- get!!! Seniors Laura Ybarra and Jason DeLeon cn)oy their trip to play some great beach volleyball. »

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Student gets slow start Catrine Larsen of Sweden had the misfortune of choosing the wrong foreign exchange program. Catrine chose Open Doors, which she thought was very good and cheap but her feelings towards Open Doors changed immediately as she arrived in Texas. Catrine was placed in the small town of Smithville with a population of 3,000. Catrine had to change families twice because Open Doors placed her with incompatible families. She almost went back to Sweden, but instead, she moved down to San Antonio and started on our campus. 1 felt like life had started when 1 came down here, I met a lot of new nice friends that really cared about me. Catrine Larsen enjoys a Urtle South Texas sunshine FRONT ROW: Lisa Kerr, Naoko Osada, Paula Botta, Catrine Larsen. BACK ROW: Peter Christenson, Ma- rie-Claude Parenteau-Lebauf, Martin Svantesson, Matthias Gruenwald. Lisa Kerr, Michelle Landon, and Mane- Claude, enjoyed ice skating in Houston. English spoken here Twenty students from all over the worlci took English as a seconci lan- guage this year. Stucients were from Germany, Gua- temala, Venezuela, Mexi- co, China, and Sweden. The program started last semester and has been a success so far. Mrs. Susan Baird is the only teacher that taught ESL on the campus. Mrs. Baird ' s way of teaching was very interesting. Three days a week she had a theme called journal writ- ing. The students had to write a paragraph express- ing their own feelings. It improves the knowledge of the English language, said Mrs. Baird. They also get a grade in this because It improves the quality and quantity, Mrs. Baird con- tinued. Some ESL students probably would have had problems in an ordinary class, but in Mrs. Baird ' s class, They always feel se- Paula Botta ITALY Lisa Kerr AUSTRALIA Mane-Claude Parenteau Lebauf CANADA JAPAN Foreign Exchange 107

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I Tying the Knot For biolog} ' teacher and senior class sponsor Lu Pochelski, vacation time meant wedding time. Ms. Pochelski spent her Thanksgiving holidays making final arrangements and when the Christmas break arrived the wedding and honeymoon plans were put into action. The wedding took place in the home of a friend and included all the traditional touches. The cake, deco- rated with peach and earth tones was finger-licking good as the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baldoff proved during the recep- tion. Article by: Stephanie Barnett Togetherness is a vittue in a new found love. Women, you )ust cant keep them off the phone. Chow-iime. togethet they eat like sav- ages! The cost of life ' s neces- sities ranged from pock- et busters to petty cash during the Spring Break of ' 88. Cost of food per day: Astroworld: $20.00 Las Vegas: $30.00 to $40.00 Medina Lake: $15.00 Cost of drinks per day: Astroworld: $6.00 Las Vegas: $10.00 Medina Lake: $15.00 Cost ot sightseeing: Astroworld: $30.00 Las Vegas: $30,00 Medina Lake: $0.00 Spring Break 109