North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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WW ' CONSIDER . . . Student Life Student Life involved everything that hap- pened before school, after school and be- tween classes. There were the expected occa- sions which marked the school calendar each year. But Student Life also held a few sur- prises. The appearance of brightly colored beach balls at graduation ceremony brought grins to the graduates' faces. The seniors arrived at school at 7:30 a.m. one November morning expecting to have their panoramic picture taken. But, they didn't expect to wait outside in the drizzle for 30 minutes while the football team had a special breakfast for the cheerleaders. Expecting only three scheduled pep rallies, students were surprised to find that the ad- ministrators had instead modified Fridays' schedule omitting W.A.R. and break to leave time for a 15 minute pep rally. The combination of the expected and the unexpected moments during the year gave students an opportunity to take a break from the everyday sameness and enjoy themselves. Our students are . . . 7414 STUDENT LIFE DIVIDER 5

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AT THE HALLOWEEN PEP RALLY, senior john T. Shaddox looks on as senior Michelle Mat- lock announces the speakers. The weekly captains of the varsity football team gave pep talks at each rally. SANDY 1Wendi Pinderj tries to avoid having her ear pierced by Frenchy tLori Stephensj. ww' I. X KEEPING ORDER, Mr. Halpin confiscates a beach ball at gradu- ation. An unknown graduate threw the ball to liven up the cere- mony. Photo by Craig Cooper 7m STUDENT LIFE S

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EJOICING Seniors end year in style They were seniors, and they had paid their dues. After 12 years of school, they were finally rewarded with two events created es- pecially for them: prom and graduation. After four years of fun- draising, seniors and their dates partied in style at their prom in the Lincoln Hotel. Among the sched- uled events were a slide show and presentation of the senior class gifts, which were portraits of the past and current principals of North Garland. Why do people wash cars, sell candy, and work all night at Haunted House to make money for a dance? One such person, graduate Diane Sehon, said, The idea of prom has always been important to us. It was the last official dance of our high school years. Representing an even greater ending was gradu- ation, which took place on June 7, One by one, 453 students stepped onto the stage and one by one 453 graduates stepped out into the adult world. I thought I would be thrilled at graduation, said graduate Robby jacob. But while singing the alma mater at the end, I fi- nally realized it was the last time everyone would be together. Another graduate, Mi- chelle Dillard, experienced more fear than sadness. I thought, 'Oh, no. Playtime is over.' Now it's time to go into the real world. Al- though a segment of my life has ended, said Dil- lard, my expectations for the future are high. '7nz'4 STUDENT LIFE Z AS PART OF THE ENTERTAIN- MENT, Graduates Kayla McClosky, Ken Hanson, Debra Nicholson, and jerry Land sang That's What Friends Are For to the Prom crowd. They were all members of Beginnings, Photo by Craig Cooper