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

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ARTWORK AT ITS BEST.Putting in the finishing touches for the 88 sign, some senior class officers Arty Cantu. Jerry Munoz. and Dennis Cantu, and lending hand is Damian Guevara. Mario Cantu was the artist who drew up the 88 w THE CROWD GATHERS During the first picture show, time passes by as the Seniors gather and Assistant Principal Mr R Daniel gets ready with his microphone to tell them to get ready. However, a few minutes later Mr. Daniel announces the picture can't be taken Why? No photographer! HEY WHAT HAPPENED? Confused faces was a common sight after the photographer failed to show on the first attempt of the Senior group picture Al bert Lopez and Johnny Gonzalez give two examples of a common face that day. SOME GNUSGAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. While waiting for the photographer. Senior Gina Riojas. Pau lete Salmas. Damian Guevara. Dina Gonzalez. Jerry Munoz and Yvette Lopez show some unusual facial expressions Could they be upset, angry, or happy5 GETTING READY EXCEPT After everybody is told to step back into the first row of stairs Senior class officer Sandra Gonzalez prepares her teddy bear first, before she moves in the crowd The Anatomy of a senior group picture

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WORKING DILIGENTLY. Senior Class President Arty Cantu works up a sweat to finish painting the remaining half of the Senior poster a day before the picture was taken THE DEPARTURE. Finally the mission of taking the Senior group picture has been completed and Seniors spread out in different directions in order to get to their 1st period class. EARLY BIRDS GET THE WORM. At about 7:15 am Seniors begin to gather up in from of the auditorium bright and early in order to get a standing spot in the Senior group picture. Seniors Eighty Eight The Anatomy Of A Senior Group Picture Mo posters or intrusive objects! This year the administration set a rule on the traditional senior group picture. Students were not allowed to hold or bring any posters other than the Senior poster. The school day of October, 2 started off at about 6:55 am. Seniors began to occupy the south side area of the auditorium. The Seniors began to get restless and frustrated. The Senior poster had already been spread out and students put in their prospective place. Time flew and it was about 7:45 a m. and no photographer. Ancquis students had began to reveal their opinion on this discombuberlated situation. The time was nearing 8 am. Senior sponsors huttled and evaluated the situation. A decision had been made. MO PICTURE. Assistant Principal Mr. R. Daniel made the announcement to some 500 Seniors. The biggest tantrum in all of south Texas was about to start. Seniors began filling the air with their chant We won't go . Over and over they yelled. When they stopped to notice that no body was listening they settled down. They swallowed their pride and held their heads up high as they headed for their first period class. All day long underclassmen and faculty mocked them. Scars were low and angers were high but Seniors withheld knowing that someday they would take their long awaited Senior group picture. They got their second chance. The pic- ture had been rescheduled for Oct. 12th. Some gave thanks while others had doubts. The day came and Seniors once again began to occupy the stairs of the auditorium. Some came alone while others were accompanied by fellow classmen. The time was nearing and suddenly a man was seen carrying a camera. That man could be none other than the photographer: Don Hlubek. A loud applause was heard along the hallways of P.S.J.A. high school. As the photographer set up his equipment Seniors grew restless and annoyingly loud. Smiles grew to their peak as the photographer gave the I ..2.3 signal. The 1987-88 Senior Group Picture had been taken.

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Students Without Schedules Causes Chaos Where is my class schedule? I want my schedule. I don't have my class schedule. During the first three weeks of school in September the office administration and the counselors office building was jammed pack with students who had their class schedules issued yet. Although registration was held a week before school officially started, computer errors caused approximately more than 500 class schedules to be incomplete, leaving some re lieved and the majority of students angry. Junior Eloy (Jreste commented. I was kind of mad. I had to wait five days for my schedule. To seniors and juniors used to the high school routine from the previous year, it was blessing in disguise. To them it meant an extended summer vacation. As junior Noe Garcia said. No Problem. Right? Wrong! These students only fell behind on their school work leaving many teachers upset. Coach Pittman (Biology teacher) remarked. I think it's unfair because all classes have already begun lessons and students who enter late are left behind. But to a sophomore without a schedule it was total chaos. New to the school they had no idea what building they were in and without a schedule ... well, this just added to their confusion. Point proven by sophomore Hilda Garza who asked. what schedule delay? The hardest blow of all. however, came to the counselors as well as the teaching staff. It was they who put up with the students hysterics. Such as the sophomore Marco Guajardo who said, this shows irresponsibility on the counselors' part. While junior Jeff Contreras said, lack of communication in the counselors' office. Op posed to these comments Mr. Gomez, a history and drama teacher said. I was probably as frustrated as the students. but I don't blame the counselors. Asa result of these computer errors, some teachers had overcrowded classes in one class period while in other classes there was only a handful- as in the case of Mrs. S. Leal's geometry class where 72 students were enrolled in her third period class. According to office administration and counselors, they worked diligently in getting class schedules worked on. However, due to the overcrowded conditions that the high school faced, there were just too many students wanting their schedules at the same time. Then again students requested elective courses which are offered only during one period thus the computer could not program it correctly. Some students did face the situation with patience, while others did not. Teachers were told by the administra tion that students could make up any work that was missed. SORRY WE DON’T HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE”. Teacher aides Imelda Solis and Ms. Ninfa Castro had a hectic job telling several students that class schedules were not being distributed. Sophomores Rosie Alaniz and Adriana Alvarez were all smiles as they were told to come back another day. However, in the back. Marc Polanco does not seem to please with the results. Over 400 students did not attend class the first day of school. 18 Chaos at Registration