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

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BEAR BANDIT FATHER Senior football defensive starter Rudy Garcia s father. Mr. Rudy Garcia, sits in the stands wearing his son s Kamakazi headband. The headbands were awarded to the deserving defensive players for every shut-out the Bears recorded. WHAT A MEAL I Senior Mel-lissa Jimenez and her mother Ms. Estella Jimenez were only two of the many parents and students that attended the Annual FHA Officer Instalation. PARENTS- THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PSJA STUDENTS Parents. You can't live with them, you can't live without them. But no matter how you feel about your parents they are still your guiding light. Throughout our high school years, parents have been there to encourage us, assist us, mend broken hearts, or just be there for us. Those that participate in extra curricular activities depend heavily on their parents. No matter what may be happening winning or losing, the parents will always be there. But you don't have to be involved in U.I.L. sponsored activities in order to depend on parents. They can be turned to for just about anything; a hug, a laugh, or even a cry. So to the parents who gave us the courage and confidence it took to go through with everything, we say THANK YOU and WE LOVE YOU. For without you, our school years and everything associated would be missing something. 25

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PAREMTS MIGHT- Senior cheerleaders and Bearettes and their parents were introduced to the home crowd before the pace game. Shown from left to right are Angie Ramirez and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Ramirez, Andrea Shawn and her mother Ms. Socoro Shawn, Marissa Ferez and her mother Sylvia Ferez, Ms. Viola Salinas mother of Cheli Salinas, and Ms. Yolanda Ramirez mother of Richard Ramirez. FIMGER LICKIH' GOOD- Senior Jackie Infante and her mother Ms. Consuelo Infante enjoy the meal provided to them by FHA. LOUMGIMG AROUMD- Mrs. Viola (Cheli) Salinas, Ms. Ercilia (Bob) Cantu, Ms. Alda (Myra) Zuniga, and Ms. El via (Steve) Flores, enjoy some refreshments during a senior dance committee meeting at Sylvia Galvans home. 24 Parents And Students

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'...A TREASURE CHEST OE MEMORIES IS MOT ALWAYS FREE.' One of the misconceptions students may have about school is that it is free. Well, other than taxes paid by parents, school Isn't a financial drain. Or is it? The year starts off with student registration. Here, students are expected to pay any fines incurred their previous year and take their picture for the yearbook. Taking the pictures is free, but if one should decide to order them, they 're not cheap. Senior proofs alone ran for five dollars this year and they weren't for framing. That plus the package the student finally decided on. the least of which was twenty dollars, added up to quite a chunk off a student 's budget. Then, of course, come class rings. These precious. little mementos of one's Senior year can be expected to run in excess of two to three hundred dollars. To most Seniors, though, they are a necessity. Oh. let 's not forget Senior shirts! With mo different ones offered this year, many Seniors found out they weren t very good at making choices and ordered both. A variety of T-shirts and jerseys were offered by the many clubs and organizations on campus, all of which were paid for by their respective members. To own a club T-shirt is to belong, to be part of the crowd. Sometimes, belonging can be expensive. The list of student expense goes on and on progressively as the year continues. These expenses may include Senior Jackets, yearbooks, school newspapers, club trips, the Washington tour. Homecoming mums and garters, the belle and beau, the belle and beau pictures. The Prom, more pictures. Senior caps and gowns, and more pictures still! Of course, not all of the above mentioned items artd events will concern the entire student body. However, those students that want more than just an education out of their high school years will find that a treasure chest of memories is not always free. It is entirely up to the student to decide how much money he or she will spend throughout the course of the school year. One student may spend as much as one-thousand dollars while another may spend as little as twenty. The more you decide to spend, the greater the amount of tangible memories you might have, artd the greater the drain on your checkbook. Sure some of these memories might be expensive but they serve to remind us that nothing in life is free. GIVE IT THE GASI Running out of gas was not as uncommon as one might think, as Sophomore Mario Morales found out. Students spent a huge portion of their alloted budget on gas and other important necce-sides Just to get to school. Most students were relieved with the low price of gas this year, which remained near the 80 cent mark. HOMECOMIHG WAS EXPENSIVE. With the price of mums skyrocketing and little nick-nacks for the girls. Just as high, this years Homecoming will be remembered as one of the most expensive in recent years. Homecoming didn't end with the final buzzer. After the game nearly everyone went out to satisfy their hunger. And most couples went to a nice restaurant, which would run the tab into the high 20 s or 30 s, not including the tip. 26 Student Expenses