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

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Wav ' 'V ' have .4--.., ,,., VW ,AK i Wm-mvwuum IT NEVER ENDS2 Above: FOOTBALL FREN- . YOUNGER EVERY DAYZ DECA students Neffi and BHIY turned back the clock for ZY: It didn't take much to make this group Poston, Michelle Martinez, Matthew Abeyta, their DECA IHIUGUOFI. FTIQUTI EUT ME DQWNE get excited at football games. Below: Dee Ross, Robert Briones, Sonya Lindsey BONNIE H623 QSTS UOISYCU into the HIF- 'T , U ,X , Senior spirit The boys basketball team beating Hanks was a great win, and our girls' team was strong as ever in district 2-SA. Cross country hopes for the future increased with talented freshman runners coming through at district. There was a kind of MANIA in the tests we took. Names like TEAMS, ASFAB, ACT, SAT, EXIT TESTS, plus weekly tests, 3-weeks tests, 6-weeks tests, and semester ex- aminations. They blew our minds! Seniors had their own special MANIA. Pep rallies, spirit sticks, ordering graduation stuff, GETTING MEASURED FOR CAPS AND GOWNS! Juniors worked at prom prepara- tions while the sophomores and freshmen looked longingly at the calendar, impatiently waiting for the time when they would enjoy up- perclass status. l F Beginningsl5

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Being yourself Teams provide mid-year excitement with victories in all sports fields Z 'Q 6 --5 MATADOR MANIA means wear- ing distinctive hair styles and clothes, and nail colors. It means acting like individuals: finding out what we're all about-each of us. It means making decisions, choosing careers, taking responsibility, TAK- ING THE BLAME... MATADOR MANIA means drag- ging your bones out of bed on a cold morning just because you might miss that special someone you like or that class you found stimulating, exhilarating, SPECIAL. And our year unfolded for us, moved from fall to winter, spring to summer, the MANIA never end- ed. Infact, if anything, it increased. There was a kind of magic inthe air the night we beat Riverside in football on THEIR field: girls volleyball thrilled us with their bi- district win over favored Jefferson. MATADOR MISCHIEF: Above: PLAYING AROUND: Mr. Dorgan, principal gets a bir- thday kiss from a Playboy Bunny sent by ?... Q, Axe' it Q If K 1 -'awning ,www faculty members. Above Center: ing week tourist day. Below: PLENTY OF SERANADE?: Jimmy Martinez provided PEP: Pep rallies were few, but they were en- music f?l forthe festivities during homecom thusiastic as shown in the photo. 4l Beginnings ,Os A .

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We get swept up by spring aotlvlt es 8t s ddenly t s time to say goodbye In January, we said goodbye to a couple of Parkland friends. Our principal, Mr. John Dorgan ended his career of 36 years as an educator. We won't forget this gen- tle man whose strength and character touched our lives. Mrs. Pope, a mainstay in the choral music and orchestra retired, in January,leaving a void that Mr. Shirley and his choir found hard to fill. Oh, the second semester went by so quickly. Spring activities inten- sified with track and soccer, baseball, dance, powder puff, game, and lots of senior activities. Research papers, science pro- jects, anticipating summer. The weather warmed and the air con- ditioners were turned on again. Students began appearing in short sleeves, and sneaking in occa- sionally ln shorts or mldrlffs. Our eyes strayed often to the windows, the outdoors, the sunlight. SPORTS MANIA: Rlght: Bl-DISTRICT SUP- PORT: Matadors cheer for their volleyball team as they beat Jefferson to advance to reglonals. Below: IN A CROWD: Kirsten Julius and Gamet Clark watch pep rally ac- tlvltles with interest. Below Center: CENTER OF ATTENTION: Dancers Mla Wllson, Marilyn Martinez, Marissa Martinez, Angle Nowell, Sonla Storbeck, Jane Oulambao, and Rhon- da Russ entertain during a pep rally. 61 Beginnings