McMinnville High School - McMinnvillan Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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One Step Closer T his was no ordinary year at McMinnville High School. Different course offerings, 9 period days, study hall, and many new faces including new teachers, new students, and new classified staff, made this year less than ordinary. But they could be traced to one single source, OUR NUMBERS UP! We were now a traditional four year high school. With the conversion of the Junior High to a Middle School, the Freshmen found | iZ C Making sure he has made his point clear, Mr. Hiller gives careful instructions on which end of the pencil to erase with. Global Studies teacher, Mr. Dick Hiller, was one of several teachers to transfer from the Middle School as part of the 4-year high school transition. Even with additional teachers, classes were full. themselves housed at the Senior High. Only being allowed 5 minutes passing time made it somewhat hard to get to class on time. As students walked through the crowded halls, they made sure that all papers and writing implements were tucked away safely. If these were to drop, there was no turning hack. In the classrooms, all grades were mixed which caused some difficulties. Junior, Holly Spencer, looked at it this way, “I even have Freshmen in my classes. They must he getting smarter over the years.” While others, such as Senior, Jamie Camlin, thought, “The crowded feeling is fun, it could give you the feeling of closeness.” Mr. Moberg and Mr. Hartman keep order in their study hall period. Study halls were mo ed to larger rooms due to large turnouts. Showing his stuff. Senior Jeff Lutz cheers the students on to a successful homecoming. This assembly got everyone “fired up” for the week of homecoming. Spirit was high as the Sophomores dove right in to decorate for Homecoming. Each class was designated an area to decorate for the festivities.

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C ommenting on a teachers clothing may be one way for a student to get a teacher off the subject. However an experienced teacher like Mr. Anderson is not easily swayed even when he conducts class in a tuxedo! MAINTAINING SANITY Are you tired of long boring lectures? Tired of falling asleep during class? Many students share the same problem. Some clever ways to get the teacher off the subject have been brought to our attention. (These could prove to be very handy during those extra long class periods.) Ask them a question relating to him her. (They usually like to talk about themselves.) Wait until they comment on something they did or something that happened and then keep asking questions. Get them talking about something they are interested in, like their personal life. “Pardon me, but you have something in your teeth.” “Throw something at them. The teacher usually gets off the subject on their own. g Spring Track 58- 59 Varsity Baseball 60- 61 JV Frosh Baseball 62- 63 JV Softball JV Tennis Golf 64- 65 JV Softball JV Tennis 66- 67 Varsity Tennis 68- 69 Sports Review 70- 71 Academics 72 Administration Classified 74- 75 Staff 76- 77 Industrial Arts Art Pottery 78- 79 Home Economics Business 80- 81 Multiply Handicapped Library 82- 83 Social Science Communications 84- 85 Science Math 86- 87 P.E. Health Music 88- 89 Bruin McMinnvillan 90- 91 92 Portraits Seniors 92-105 Juniors 106-115 Sophomores 116-125 Freshmen 126-135 Graduation 136 Advertisements 138-155 Index 156 WHAT IS YOUR CURFEW? 5°I 45 40 35 30 25 iililt Before 12:00 1:00 No 11:00 Curfew Do your parents ever wonder what you do on the weekends till the wee hours of the morning? For some it is easy to find things to do, for others, they are usually home by 9:00 to watch either Miami Vice or rented movies. For those lucky souls who manage to find entertainment, their parents also find curfews. Surveyed were 100 students on how their parents control the times that they wander in. (Survey above located in graph form.) Who says guys can’l be on rally? Ron Pilcher, Jack Marsh. Glenn Miller, and Don Endicott prove this theory to be false. These four were willing participates in the spoof edition of the Bruin. (Brew-In) 3

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Though H6-H7 was the year of the mild winter. rains at times were so heavy the streets in front of the school were flooded. Students who walked to school were forced to detour half a block either direction. As the school year began, everyone’s expectations of how the year would turn out were different. The Seniors and Juniors feared the loss of privilages, such as open campus for lunch and possibly no break. As for the Sophomores, they were no longer the youngest. Now they had someone below them. Besides never having the chance to “rule the school” at the Junior High, now the Freshmen had to go on to high school. On any given day, one could hear the chant, “Freshmen! Freshmen!” echoing through the halls as the Freshmen tried to secretly pass through fourth hall. Another Friday night of Grizzlev football action. The Bears are down and ready to attack the Sunset A polios. Twilighters sang I'll Be Seeing You. as Senior. Justin Sanson prepared to leave to return to Australia. Justin studied in the US. for one year. Although this sports season did not look too promising, the Grizzlies finished each season with their heads held high. This big change was brought about by the move up in the sports league. We were now in the metro-league, which obviously meant harder competition for each athlete. Even though the year was filled with many changes, everyone accepted those changes and went on. There is a saying that says, “Change is what brings two people closer together.” This year’s change is what brought a whole school together. s 3 fay w Junior. Jeff Fuller shows how great it is to he a Grizzly . This year many teachers commented on how high the spirit was during Homecoming. 5