Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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FOR HIRE at eta cAasupe Volunteers train to help others elping a high school football player with an injured knee from his room to radiology, talk- ing to a disappointed teen about the fight he had with his girlfriend, and playing musical chairs at a Christmas party for less-fortunate elementary school children kept stu- dent volunteers on their toes. “Working in pediatric ICU, I get real attached to the kids, Diedra Salisbury, senior and Lubbock General Hospital Volunteer, said. “A lot of them don't make it. You just don’t let it get to you.” Volunteers found community service a good way to prepare for the future. Salisbury worked for LGH for two years to learn more about medical careers. Contact Lubbock offered teens the opportunity to help other teens. After 53 hours of extensive training, tele- phone workers provided teenagers an alternative place to call for support. Both remained anonymous and the discussions confidential. “Sometimes you work three or four shifts without a call and start to have second thoughts,” one worker said. “Then someone will call and you help them and they call back later just to say ‘Thanks.’ It’s a great feeling to know you’ve really helped someone.” Giving Christmas parties for four elementary schools, 329 students left class early or gave up part of their lunch to get everything together. ‘‘These parties are the only Christmas some of these kids will have, Becky Selke, senior, said. “They need us and we have to be there for them. by Lanna Brown CAREER ORIENTED. Deidra Salisbury works in the gift shop at Lubbock General. She was invited to an Explorer Post meeting at LGH where she has been a volunteer for two years. 12 THE SCREEN. At LISD-TV Shannon Robltaille updates the log. A volunteer last year, she earned credit for four hours a week. Photo by Shelly STUDENT LIFE Photo by lanna 8rowh

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FIRST PLACE. Pulling the Industrial Arts float in the homecom- |lng parade. Steve Massengalc said the MTV-style float was made from scraps. Photo by lane English CHILLING PERFORMANCE. Greg Watkins plays themes from Twilight Zone, Halloween, and Friday the 13th at the Spurs rally. Photo by Lane English SIGNS UP. Tina Morris tapes down a sign large enough to be visible to Mustangs in addition to balloons and streamers. Photo by Rob ones FALL WINTER 11

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RECRUIT. Giving up his study hall to check out periodicals in the library, Andy Gillean ususally works on his homework during the breaks in the junior theme rush. Photo by Mantua Ouvill CHILD’S PLAY. At a Christmas party at Jackson Elementary. Lance Pugh entertains a kindergartener by letting her use her toy curlers she received as a gift. Photo hjr Do.id f reomjn EARLY SATURDAY. Key Club president David Pemberton paints numbers on spaces In the teachers' parking lot. The club members also picked up trash including debris left in Monterey Center. Photo by Shannon Carpor 13 WORK