North Mesquite High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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e W 59+ H., 1 , 'ms if l Page 2 - Top left: Head majorette Ann Cuello shows her expertise with two batons. Top right: Filled with excitement and smiles, Pam Saam, Dena Booker, and Carol Culpepper can hardly wait until they start marching. Middle: Art Club poster assures fans that the Stallions can beat the Skeeters. Bottom: Jody Schafer, Eddie Schnurr, and David Covington dance around the casket of a dead Skeeter to arouse spirit before the big game. Page 3 - Top left: As President of the Stallion Battalion, David Hargrove tucks Spirit, the school mascot, in for the night. Top right: Tonya Rich shows one of the many wild outfits worn for Punk Rock Day. Bottom: On the brink of victory, Billy Edwards shakes team manager Doug Prater's hand. 3

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.-- -.....1, Ii, Ever since movies started, the world has been greatly attracted by them and influenced by them. Everything from Popeye to Ordinary People has been given to us for either sheer pleasure or to teach us something. But among those movies, there was no movie made on the life of the high school students here at North Mesquite High School. The different things that happened during the year and the people that were involved may never be told on the silver screen of Hollywood. Therefore, this book has been made for you, the students at NMHS. The people of this story are not right off Broadway, in fact, they are just normal everyday people. Or are they? Anyway, we know that your story is important and should be told. So we have tried to catch a glimpse of that story and set it to a movie theme. We now present to you 1981: NORTH MESQUITE HIGH SCHOOL. 2

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Teachers were an important part of the production in which they played a major role. Like most jobs, it wasn't easy to be a teacherg and there were other days when teaching a class took incredible effort. But there were other days when teaching was full of surprises, joys, and good learning experiences. The other important role was played by the students. Together with the teachers, they completed the process of learning inside the classroom. lt took both the teacher and the student to create the story of the year's events. Working whether in class or out, seemed to occupy most of the student's time. Many students had after- school jobs, while others tended to stay at home and concentrate on their studies. Some students attempted both and found little time to spend with friends or extra activities. 4