Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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7:52 Talking on the telephone is a regular after school activity for sophomore Cheri Jeter, until I got my privileges taken away,” she said. Pholo by Rob Jones The bell rang and Jeter headed for the tennis courts, where her friends were waiting. It was off season and track members were getting out early. The day's events were the topic of discussion until Jeter glanced at her watch and the girls separated at 2:45. Then Jeter began the long trudge from her locker back across 50th. “After socializing a bit after school, I head to Dairy Queen for a cherry lime Sprite,' she said. And after her D.Q. detour, Jeter headed home. Once home, the immediate problem at hand was finding something to eat. The lunchtime trip to Burger King wasn’t enough to tide her over. A quick search through the freezer pro- duced Jeter’s favorite: chocolate ice cream. Satisfied, she kicked off her shoes and plopped down on the couch with her big bowl and the TV remote control. Settling with Three’s Company , Jeter considered the evening's possibilities. “Evenings as a sophomore girl are filled with Young Life, Campus Break, Tri-Hi-Y, and choir rehearsal,” she said. And then, of course, there was the telephone. Jeter already knew who she would have to call to catch up on the latest gossip. “I spend at least three hours on the phone every night,” she said. With gossip as her chosen activity, Jeter went back to her program, looking forward to long conversations with good friends. “I always talk until my mom comes in and tells me to get off,” she said. “Then I get back on it later.” is stomach growled as he threw his books on the couch. Glancing at the clock, junior Mike Henry pulled a box from the freezer and removed the food from the silver tray. Putting it on a plate, he threw it in the microwave. Henry did not need to read the instruc- tions on the box; he was well practiced in cooking TV dinners. “I work at United in the afternoons usually: so I eat TV dinners and my parents eat later,” Henry said. Between bites of Salisbury steak he scribbled his homework on a battered sheet of notebook paper so he wouldn’t have to worry about it later. Minutes later, Henry grabbed his smock and headed for the door, flipping off the TV on the way. There was no time for yard work today. Yard work sometimes took three hours of Henry’s day. Working until 10:30 was routine for Henry who put in 20 to 25 hours a week. At 10:30 Henry pulled up in front of his house. Falling on his bed, he was glad he had finished his homework earlier. With school the next day, all he wanted to do was go to bed. A look back indicated that a day in the life of Monterey was not a day in the life of any other school. Unique people with unique habits and unique lives made up the typical scene on campus. In that sense, one day at Monterey meant something different to each person. It was a matter of interpretation. by Renee Duncan 25 NIGHT

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Passing the time, junior Gene Bohannon waits after school for other team members to show up for poultry judging practice at the ag farm. Photo by Mike Cl rk UCB B:ES banquet. After a long wait for food junior Christie Acrey and sophomore Kathy Mitchell dig Into ribs at the journalism Pr oto by AJt«o Bilbcay A DAY AT MONTEREY 9:45 With outdoor Inspiration, senior Nicole Brints sketches a portrait for her Saturday morning art class at Texas Tech. Pftoto by Mil Clark 5:25 Working at United Supermarket parttime 20 to 25 hours a week, junior Mike Henry cleans up a mess left behind. Photo by Alien Bilbray 24 STUDENT LIFE

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RACKDOWN Low turnout casts negative vote on drug testing Voluntary plan chance to say no Culminating months of planning, arguing and speculating, the Lubbock Independent School District cancelled student voluntary drug testing in sec- ondary schools before it ever started. During February and March student households received a consent form and an explanation of the district's three-part plan taking action against drug use in secondary schools. Testing would require signatures of both parent and student.” Gib Weaver, assistant superintendent of secondary schools, said. Any disagreement should have been handled at home.” After the April 11 turn in deadline, numbers were not as high as district of- ficials had hoped for. Only 19 percent of high schoolers and 23 percent of junior high students agreed to be tested. Officials, however, did not see the plan as a game of numbers. The program is not an 'I gotcha' program. It gives kids who want to be drug free a reason to say no, Weaver said. The program is a waste of time, sophomore Richard Havens said. It just won’t accomplish what it says it will accomplish. Other provisions of the board’s three-part plan included education pro- grams for grades K-12 and continuance of the Substance Abuse Assistance Program. I have nothing to hide, but I don’t think that I should have to prove myself innocent of something I’m not guilty of, junior Mollee Bennett said. First, USD targeted athletes by set- ting aside $82,500 in August for drug testing. Citing computer problems and a bar- rage of calls from parents wanting to withdraw their students from the pro- gram, Dr. E. C. Leslie, superintendent, said the program would be postponed until fall. by Caren McNelly IN THE KNOW. As part of the school board's three part drug eradication plan, juniors Leslie Carmichael and Becky Woodell attend one of the three homeroom guidance assemblies on problems with drugs and sex. Photo by Allen Biitxay 26 STUDENT LIFE