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

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WEEKENDS WERE MADE FOR School is something to do between weekends. That old cliche holds true for most of the students here at F.S.J.A. And every year its the same kind of students. Those that sit in front of the room listening to the teacher and what he has to offer, and those that sit in the back and wonder who has a date for this Saturday night. But no matter which of these two catagories you fall under, at one time or another you have felt the excitement and thrill of staying out on a Saturday night and not having to worry up early the next morning for school. And the activities varied from week to week, and students to students. There was the old: The movie house, offering the latest of Hollywood fantasies. And there was the new: The Big Apple dropping its guard on the, too young to do anything,” crowd and offered us the opportunity to mix publicly with the students of other high schools in the valley. And for some reason or another students always migrate to 10th street for an hour or two on Saturday nights just to see who was out there.” And after making a few rounds they would stop in at McDonalds or Sonic and meet up with friends. Parties also found their way into more than one students calendar. And no matter how many parties were being thrown in one night there just never seemed enough to go around. And of course, there were those who spent their Fridays and Saturdays in front of the old Boob-tube or had to work that night. No matter how the weekend was spent, students always had something to say about the next weekend. WE DESERVE A BREAK TONIGHT- Seniors Bobby Cantu and Cara Capi enjoy a Saturday night out at McDonalds after cruising on 10th. McDonalds was the official turn around point.” 28 Weekends

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DOLLAR FIFTY, DOLLAR SEVENTY-FIVE ... Not eating in the cafeteria? Well there is only one other place, the snack bar. The snack bar was available to the students, serving mostly hamburgers, sandwiches, chips, candy, and Hi-C drinks. Many students preferred buying lunch at the snack bar. WILL THAT BE CASH OR CHARGE? You have some money, and you want to spend it? Sure, why not. After all thats what money is for. Going to the malls was a favorite spot among the students to spend their allowance. Below is Bearette Selma Alarcon making a tough decision on trying to purchase socks at Mr. Socks at La Flaza Mall. THE BUNCH WENT TO MUNCH- Sophomore Dan-yce Alonso munches away on a slice of Mazzios Fizza on a Saturday Night. Mazzios Fizza along with many other fast food places could depend on a huge cash flow from F.S.J.A. students, especially on weekends, when at some places the price of the food would drop. WHEN E.F. HUTTON TALKS FEOFLE LISTEN. Juniors Roland Soto advises Junior Letty Garcia on how to spend her money wisely on her lunch. While quite a few students worked after school to earn money for their meals, others depended on mom and dad for lunch money. And still others depended on their friends for the price of their food. Student Expenses 27

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CAR LOAD NIGHT- Junior Steve Lopez looks on in anticipation as he prepares for a night of fun and adventure at the drive-in. To save money, many people went to the drive-in on a car-load night when it was $5 a car. VICTORY GATHERING- Some Bear fans get together to plan for the victory party after the Mustang-Bear game. During football season the weekend was postponed until after the game on Friday night. SURPRISE- Sophomores Eliud Martinez, and Mari Garcia strike unusual poses for the camera. They were just two of the Sophomores there celebrating a surprise birthday party for fellow Soph. Lupita Fonce, on her 16th birthday at Mazzios. Weekend parties were only one thing students found to do on a Friday or Saturday night. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME- Mario Lizcano and Lizzy Ramirez go cruising a little earlier than usual with Homer Cantu and Michelle Navaro. Cruising McAllen, especially 10th street, when the sun was still up never really caught on. But come sunset everybody flocked there. Weekends 29