Parkland High School - Arena Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Matadors Turn to Fall Projects SPIRITED MATADOR: While George the mascot of the flags doesn't exactly go beep, beep, the girls love him. HOLD ON: Andy Collins became the proud owner of a birthday balloon bouquet, courtesy of ZORRO. THE EYES HAVE IT: Aurelia Cole, Michele Layne, and Carla Jones got Bug-Eyed with pride over their classes' efforts to win the spirit stick at the Riverside pep rally. The Senior Class won another spirit stick for this 0116. l SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Yvonne Breeze and Aure- lia Cole lead the festivities at a surprise birthday party for Miss Gil. BIG FANS: Becky Watson and Susanna Tarango al- ways came up with fresh ideas for their pep rally cos- Il1l'H6S. We,ll remember the pride we developed over the years. '4WE'RE THE MATA- DORS, AND COULDN'T BE PROUDERR is a phrase we'll never forget. And when we come to parkland again at Homecoming, or look through this year- book, we'll remember that teary-eyed feel- ing we got whenever we sang 'fFrom the fields of the lower valley, to the slopes of Mount Franklin's Crestf' the words from our beloved alma mater. And welll recall the tremendous burst of pride and energy we felt when the band played our fight song. Surely some of us will hope that our children will have similar ex- periences, will develop similar pride, memories, dreams. Sponsored by Mrs. Frances Dungan Page 5

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Spring '83 Events ow Memoriesg MARDI GRAS: Christine Szeredy and John Ceni- ceros ham it up in costume during the foreign language celebration. REFRESHMENT HONORS: Denise Seward and Yvonne Veilleux serve refreshments during the NHS reception. We make lasting friendships while in high school. We become friends and confi- dants, sharing our fun, building memories together. We'll draw on those memories lat- er, when life seems tough, or we get lonely. We'll only have to drift back in memory to conjure up scenes of Pep Rallies where we acted crazilyg dances that we hated end- ingg songs that carried special meaningsg all the fun at games and car washesg and sell- ing, selling, sellingg raising money for trips, equipment, uniforms, and all kinds of things. Weill remember many things: the fun we had in class when our work was doneg group projects, shared lab tables, choosing teamsg the weakening of our knees and knots in our throats when we were called on and we wer- enit prepared. Page 4 Sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy M. Strub .B J M TIME OUT: Barry Patterson was one of the coaches for the junior class Powder Puff Football Team. During a time out, he tries to get the squad fired-up against the Seniors who went on to win it 12-6. RECITAL READINESS: One of the highlights of the spring season is always the annual Modern Dance Recital. Under the direction of Mrs. Martinez, the dancers continued a tradition of excellence in last yearls show. 1-e t'T,L.. Pmsmew' gd: HONORS INDUCTION: A special Honors Day Assembly brought together students from all departments to be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments. The assembly, hosted by National Honor Society was a huge success.

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Fads, Fashions Appear, Disappear, SlXTlES STYLES: Susanna Tarango models her Sixties Outfit. the latest trend at that time. ROLL 'EM UP: To be in with the fad, your jeans had to be rolled up several times as Walter Chaidemenos shows. Page 6 Sponsored by Chris Ware SIDE VIEW: Becky Watson shows what was ln in hair styles in the 60's. DUCKS: The LOOK from the sixties for boys was ducks. slicked down and Cool , After we're gone from Parkland, our ac- complishments will still be on record. But we'll remember many ofthem without hav- ing to search those records. Welll remember our pride when our teams, classmates, friends won, accom- plished, succeeded at their individual and group efforts. Welll recall Christine Szeredy, National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalist: Carol Ca- macho, Homecoming Queen, Drum Majors Delray Peeples and Lisa Bonneau: Cheer- leaders, Team Captains, Singers, Dancers, winners of all kind. We'll remember our disappointments too. We'll remember our resentment at the slurs of other schools about our size: the tough-going we faced against much larger schools in all kinds of events from sports to literary. We'll remember events we gave our all to, only to come away defeated. beaten. .f, -,,.5g,,: 1-.wg ' 'yjg fc: ff S srl?-F . -Q .-s,,'.M:1f'- .3442 ALA JAMES DEAN: Johnny Deal gives a James Dean look from the sixties, slicked hair. and rolled up sleeves. M.-nib., BUBBLE GUM AND BOBBY SOX: Made the uni- form complete, as Becky Watson shows her outfit from the past.