Nimitz High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Sophomores Iames Scharre and Ricky Limones work together painting signs at a sign painting party. spending half your lunch period in line, someone cut in, since he outweighed you by 15 pounds and stood 6-1 you decided to grin and bear it. School was finally out and we wanted to go home and forget the armful of homework that we had collected, but then we looked across the street and got the first glimpse of that new dent in oui car. At times like these, no one stopped to think about friendship or family, we all just knew it was there' WMO? Student relationships often included more than two people, as proven by Donna Sloan, Shannon O'Brian, and Gina Shrum. Bob Chase and Charlie Gynes are two members of a four-man pyra- mid being built at the outdoor pep rally. 24 STUDENT LIFE

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Y if f f -T ' L' L fi -Q 119 i' Lastirio friends A crowd gathers around to watch the excitement as angry words are exchanged. Seconds later the first blow is thrown and the crowd is hushed. The two boys wrestle each other to the ground: the crowd separates and steps back to avoid the struggle. A urmur is heard as a concerned eacher steps into the clear part of the floor and all motion is stop- ped. Each is taken by the arm and as jerry Seabolt and Ricky Burton catc a friend's eye, while walking through the halls. i E E - Student Council member Kathy Phillips sells a bumper sticker to friend Tyrice Parks during lunch. Far from being ropers, the year- book photographers, Tony, Tim, Lee and Ieanne still enjoy the hats. 5 V escorted down the hall and to the office. After the scuffle has ended and all students have been pointed in different directions, the gossip begins. With the familiar words about the Nimitz family ringing in our ears, one might wonder why fights and quarrels occasion- ally took place. Through a day of classes everything wasn't always smooth-going. Students had to overcome many problems in the course of a single day. As if getting up and getting ready for school wasn't hard enough, we had to come to a building that was some- times full of noise, confusion and grumpy moods. Then when we thought we were going to make it to the end of the day, lunch period arrived. After spending half your lunch period in line, someone cut in, since he outweighed you by STUDENT LIFE

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Class meetings of the freshmen :.L ,..f, ,E ,, 5. .ay he PA system cracks as Ierry Winn begins to speak. Teachers you may now release your students to go to the class meeting. As if the corral gates had been knocked down, hundreds of stu- dents, all underclassmen, flocked into the almost empty hallways. Like dropped marbles they seemed to go in every direction. Some headed for the blue cush- ioned seats that awaited them in the auditorium. What's it about this time? is heard from among the crowd of heads headed for the doors at the top of the stairs. Same old thing! comes familiar reply from a muf- fled voice in the crowd. No matter what the meeting concerned there were always those whose thoughts drifted not to where to sit after they finally got in, but of how to avoid the watchful eyes of the teachers. The meetings always started with the opening speech of the class pres. . The formalities always came first, with officers who had things important to tell the class. Next came the part which told us what we already knew. We still didn't have enough money, but we had enough of bake sales. When Talking about other interests are what many people do in a class meeting. Sitting with friends and enjoying time out of class was one activity in class meetings. Relaxin by placing her feet on back of a chair is sophomore Miriam lngle. STUDENT LIFE 25