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

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ARTWORK AT ITS BEST. Dolr g something fun is a good way to close your mind from being sleepy. Senior Sylvia Escobar sketches up a painting on sketching paper during Mrs. Schuys 7 am Art class. Enduring A Seven O’clock Class Cocka Doodle Dooooo! It was time to wake up because of the 7 o'clock class you enrolled in. A certain quantity of students this school year found themselves waking up an hour earlier to go to school. Even though the students unconsciously were still asleep, with their thoughts alone thinking in bed. they made an extra effort to do their work to pass their class. “I felt tired because I was not used to waking in bed longer than coming to class, but it was all worth it, said Sophomore Sergio Herbert; 7 a.m. typing student. The classes were provided for the students ' benefit; to get ahead or at least make the grade. Astonishing as it might be. a lot of students actually enrolled in these classes, which were typing. Business Data Process or Chemistry II. These students took the 7 am classes for more reasons than one. Well, at first I didn't like it because I wasn't used to waking up so early, but now it is no problem; besides, I get a better parking space, said Junior Robert Lizcano. Yes it was true. At about 6:30 am not a single soul was to be found on the parking lot. At 6:45, cars would start to show up and at 6:55 to 7 AM. students were in their classrooms. It 's like Junior Laurie Palacios said. It sure beats the 8 o'clock traffic. Teachers, on the other hand, taught the morning classes to either get paid more or a more convenient time for them. I'm a morning person. I work better in the morning than I do in the afternoon. said Mrs. Y.B. Palacios, typing instructor. Most people say that they took more out of the morning classes, since the mind is fresh and full of energy to get things done. Whether it is true or false they seemed to have had accomplished more by 8 o'clock than most students did in the 1987-88 school year. PROGRAMING THE COMPUTER. As technology of the world expands people need to expand with it. Sophomore Janet Ibarra tentatively punches the correct buttons in hopes of getting some background on computer programing. ACQUIRING BUSINESS SKILLS. Vocational course DECA offers students a wide variety of skills that might be vital In the business world. During Mrs. De la Garra's early morning class. DECA students discusss certain procedures in order to respond to a customers request. 20 Early morning classes

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NOT HAPPY TO BE A SENIOR. Senior portrait were taken during registration and Gloria Arredondo await to be photographed. Many senior waited in long lines to be photographed by a new company that was contracted; Life Touch. THE DOOR FINALLY OPENS. Its 815 a m. and the long lines seem endless The door finally opens for students to enter and register and hopefully to receive a class schedule list for classes that are open to admit students. COGNSELORS AT WORK. Busy at the auditorium. PSJA counselors Mr. L. Longoria and Ms C. Willingham look in a class schedule list for classes that are open to admit stu dents SOPHOMORES WAIT TO REGISTER. The long lines of sophomores to come to register was enormous Over 1000 sophomores came in the one day chaos. OVERCROWDED. Outside the auditorium, all three classes of seniors, juniors, and sophomores wait to enter. However, for many, the process of registration was frustrating. SCHOOL IS STILL OUT FOR SOME. For those students whose schedules were not ready at reglstra tion. their first day of school consisted of waiting in the auditorium in hopes of receiving a schedule. Chaos at Registration 19

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THE TIME WRITING TEST. Typing is one of the few classes offered to students as a 7 AM class. Senior Mary Valero attempts to break her typing limit while trying to avoid making any errors. WORKING THE COMPUTER. Working math problems on a com puter is not as easy as it sounds. Junior Elizabeth Grahm works out her problems with ease as senior Albert Lopez does not look to thrilling about her work. EARLY MORNING EXERCISE. Academic classes was not the only thing students came so early to school for. Junior Liza Alvarez returns her books to her locker before going to volleyball practice early in the morning. WEIGHING THE SUBSTANCE. Making peanut brittle was one of the experiments that Mr. Gonzalez's 7 AM chemistry class where assigned to do. Seniors Frank Luna and Adrian Quezeda look over as Rene Barrera weighs one of the ingredients needed to complete the experiment. Early Morning Classes 21