Pharr San Juan Alamo High School - Bear Memories Yearbook (Alamo, TX)

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CONVOYI The fleet ofFSJA ISD Buses patiently waits in line to transport the huge mass of students. Eventually, every waiting student was driven home by the madhouse on wheels. TM GOnnA BE TARDY!'' This year, a new attendance policy made the halls even more crowded. With no warning bell, doorways were jammed right before the tardy bell would ring. I WANT TO GO HOMEI For those people who didn 't own a car or know someone who did, the wait for the bus was an unwelcome one. Some students had to wait until around 3:45 to Finally catch a ride home. LUNCH? Is it lunchtime. It may or may not be, but either way the hallways are crowded. With over 3000 students attending FSJA, it was hard to find am- elf wUhint

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STEADY now I The Varsity Cheerleaders show intense concentration as they try a stunt in practice. The cheerleader's practice paid off this year as they came away with the Grand Champ Award at UCA Camp. WHAT FORM! Junior Melissa Garza eagerly anticpates what she hopes will be a perfect strike. Hundreds of students flocked to the bowling alleys, making Metro and Fiesta Lanes a popular place to be this summer. ITS COLD IH HEREl Senior Debbie Burciaga goes in for a plunge during a 4th of July Church Fundraiser. Many clubs and organizations participated in the 4th of July Celebration which was held at Archer Fark in McAllen. PAViriG THE WAY - Senior Bearette Major Angie Ramirez steamrolls over new Sophomore members during their annual initiation. This year's initiation took place when the Bearettes attended camp in Donna. Crazy From The Heat 7

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OVERCROWDING - MORE THAN JUST A SMALL PROBLEM The bell rings, heralding the end of one class period and the beginning of the next. Almost Immediately, the hallways fill with a mammoth host of students, each rushing to their next class. Bodies are shoved and toes stepped on as walkways arc crowded and ample walking space is made scarce. The aidless sea of people around you seems to come to a standstill every few steps and you wonder how you put up with this inconvenience day after day. Probably the same way3000 other students do; with a lot of patience. After a while it becomes second nature to look rudely at people you don t know who dare get in your way or ruthlessly charge through congested areas to avoid getting stuck between buildings. Being exposed to such conditions on a daily basis can not only make someone less congenial, but also completely oblivious to the fact that a problem really exists. I've been putting up with this since I first got here as a Sophomore and now I'm so used to It that I don't even notice the overcrowding anymore. said Senior Nicheal Alvarez. Lunch was no different from the rest of the day. if not worse. Besides having to stand in the long lines formal at the snack bar and the cashier's booths, students would have to be wary leaving their chairs unattended, lest they suddenly come to life and wander off to furnish a seat for someone else at another table, not to mention the caution one would have to practice to avoid having a tray hazhazardly slammed into you. staining your clothes. The mere act of leaving the cafeteria after the bell rings would at times warrant an Olympic gold medal, what with hordes of ravenous, half-starved students swarming through the doors. 4s tormenting as the problem may be only recently have the powers that be done something about it. A $20 million bond issue was passed in the Spring of 1986. It was to provide t’.S.J.A. with a new high school to aCc'omodatc the Juniors and Seniors, leaving the Sophomores and Prcshmen here at the old high school. However, because both fumls and land arc scarce, the project is being held off. With the student body growing larger year after year, bigger and more serious problems are likely to result in the future. SQUEEZING THROUGHI Junior Rina Ramirez attempts to squeeze through on her way to L building after class. This year the overcrowding problem seemed to get worse as the student population kept growing. Overcrowding 9