Overton High School - Los Tejas Yearbook (Overton, TX)

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hrough bloodied knees, influ- enza, and mono, the senior class grew up together from diapers to Lee jeans, Although some moved here from other schools and is it-11612 7.im,,'rJ.i.y X ic, W i Q' had to wait for the first lonely days of newness to fade, they soon felt that they too belonged. They were young, fresh, and ready to live, even a little cocky, but they combined these things into the goals they set and the dreams they made realities. This mixture made their final year a shade better than the rest. Wifi' ' f-1. nw rl if an , t mm. I . 'ui av 1 1 , is ' I I 5 1 I 8 R in . vs Pal' '- ii INAK .vw iiiiw , ' t ,tit itwt Yi i M iw dwg 5 it v. Y. K , A ,5 'gfgx M , st ' , A -Q .4 . Seniors 9

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Nioi-ITLIFE Just like the four basic food groups, students had to balance their school life, social life, and nightlife. Too much of any of these could cause an imbalanced existence, but just the right amount of each made life a shade better. Trying to balance an over-abundant nightlife often caused students to indulge in one thing they never tired of: snoozing. Although there is an old adage that sleep and school do not mix, morn- ings after a night of studying for six weeks tests, practicing for contest, preparing for Ag shows, or maybe all three, were popular excuses for quick naps. But these were not the only kinds of nighttime activity. Students made quick jaunts into surrounding cities at all times of the night to get school supplies, yogurt, and other vitally im- portant quick foods. Some stayed at home or visited on the phone with friends. Others took jobs babysitting, spending hours trying to talk chil- dren into keeping food into their lit- tle, but loud mouths. Usually these students gave up attempts at home- work after their charges began body- slamming the dog, the baby sister, and the babysitter. lt did provide a quick way to lose weight, though. Weekends were different. Attend' ing Friday night dances sponsored by the student council, students looked like Scottish highlanders doing wild, distorted jigs, with their hands thrown in the air, sometimes to land in the stomach of an unsuspecting peer. Others observed this reckless abandon while secretly wishing they could be at home playing with their computers. Considering tonights possibilities. sophomore Lisa Webb, senior Melinda Gipson, and junior Anita Phelps talk over their strategies. Not yet in a hurry to leave the pit. senior Alan Gieb contemplates his plan for a crazy week- end. Basic To Existence Meanwhile, devious minds looked forward to the most dangerous night of the year -- Halloween. Halloween meant water balloons, raw biscuits, shaving cream, costume parties, spook houses, complete with imita- tion chain saws, and hay rides. Students also looked forward to Christmas Eve parties where Chex trash, candy canes, baked apples, and gingerbread men disappeared down throats and into stomachs al- ready aching from holiday over-indul- gence. Through all these nighttime activi- ties, from the beginning of summer through the following spring, there was never an opportunity for bore- dom. Constantly up and going strong, never in the shadows, each student created his own unique world of individuality. Nightlife ii Q Z P M f J 5 , ,W . .