Plano High School - Planonian Yearbook (Plano, TX)

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hen the 1bell rang loudly at 31:13:30 pym. ismissing school, rain-dead' students ejuvenatejd them- elves by participating n a number of after- Echoo1 activities. 1M11his as a small miracle onsQidering the .tudents had to con- vuer each night. Sombtimeis even choolwork was put :side as lstudents : imedt to break ' the onotony of the cho day. One popuIar method sed by students to ob- ain their :lggt sagity 1 fter Hour Power . was by holding a pos1- 11 tion on an athletic especially for st11dents team,1affiliated with either the school or the 1 d1 o m m u n 1 L1! , Almost every sport offered by 1 the school cor11d also be found at the 10ch YMQA, or some other c 'i t y - W i d 9 organization. From'bfbwlinE at the Superbowl to basketball, there was a wide v a r i e t y to :ghoose-afrom. H a w a y f 1' o m gchool was 110i 1Speriiiiing tiine 1 11 311111111 1111111111 111, 1111111 and 111 11 alway w: S Absaiom A Braxxon HE SPORTING LIFE Students found a variety of hobbies to keep busy outside of school. from scuba diving for David Marks. senior. to running in track for Larry Jackson and Brad Murph, juniors. 1 he1d1'obs after school. 'I:his, at times; wscthl, 1 leashed 11111 of their feel- : : 1 11135 of restlessness. A 1 ; After working 59 hard school Vlogal Havmg a job not only took 1 many frdm: m1; social life after school, but 011 weekends too.J 1 511111 AilisOn ijon, 11111101. Shngmg bur gers on an open flame at the freasy spoon was not a 1: l i t w a- 3 cracked 11p to be. Finally. at the 1.13raxlon L SIaff 7 DANCE FEVER - At a football victory ' dance. Stephanie Yoaten. Melissa Younta celebrate by dancing the night away Student Life - 11.1s1'111N 1111- 1111111 T011111 ! students un- end of a long and; treacherous week of'1 during the Week. 1ca11't 1 wait 'till the weekend .- to have :fun, MeEan Cornforth junior. Some of the students .let 10039 at parties or hung out' in the parking , a lot while others 8111039 more conventional alternatives. Some- times students feund; that it took a little in- to keep same: during the repetitious 1' sanity and :nerve-racking pat- terg 9f scthl. ergo! Muirhnd, Amy oldhlelt. Heidi Lemkery 1 - After Hours 1 7 said 1 : and Dean Carmichael pay ' ,: close attention to the officer: 1 in rder. to get down a dance ;

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JINGLE 'BELLS - ?Frencii: Club members Lisa Krause, and Stephanie Lawrence trayel door toijdoor sharing u their holiday spirit with Christmas carols. SHAKE , T UP - Robert Madden spent his spare time semn cream at Baskin Robbin iMany students hid part-time jobs aher school to earn exira spendinig money for the 1ion- essentials 1n life. PESYIN'iIN 111i: HAY .- Inf ternational Club members Lars Lichtenstein, Aligeliq Teimey, and Kelley Pete son. seniors, frolic inighe ha during 1113: clubzshayEgie SCIENCE FOR SPORTS - Science Club Secretary: Tracy Senderling sketches a : uppoi't of Ithe foot- Staff Iv 5 : WLMMva L. WaEker . ijvlz-f :4 3'3 1' c. J hwy Mi 1'; 11: 4' f :35, . k .3; f; .g'l' ma 'iI H -, h 'Kx 122:; NB 16 Student Life S After Hours

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ith each tick 10f the clock they and more restless. Over in the corner, pencil pattered fran- tically on the wooden desk and a feot tapped impatlently After checking the clock H above the blackboard every 7 3 seconds, the bell finally rang and the. smdents sformetdu out of the room leaving a beaten path This Was the Weekly corn- ed event the weekend had finally arrived. of free ti111e ahead of theme; students4 were more than ready to live it up: After deCiding what 1he main activity party or s1mpiy kick back and rela:1. However students chosewtrompend then GOT THE MUNCHIES'fir- Seniors Beth Brake anH 1 Shelley Lanford take a break Creek Mall. Eating out was a favorable pastime for many , studentE. IUST 1511111 A FEWINCHES - Although yard work may n9t have been the most e11- ment for students, many hours were instpentst1 mowing lawns and trimming hedges. Senior Kevin Safslrom trims 11 few hedges and works t9 make them look just right. Work anct play 'Ifiinute WOhldi'Vfgo to :dont we go see I 1 the mpv1es another way toramuse 'famous club Was uri- deubtealymra hot spot for those who were in- share time, it was guaranteed thateqbynot a waste. A trip to the movie theatre was a well spenL and popular c h o i c e f o 1 along with catching the latest 100k concegt 111 a n y 1Emember petty disputes over :zwhich' :film 0 a 11 the to see HWhy Something funny tonight? and No. I want to see the new Michael 'Fci'xw mov1e were familiar wordsi'i'g'rito anyone who' 3 been out to A BraxiOKi Matt McWilliams, hopes of a strike. With the open- or dahcing all night at a local danCe c1116. Allhof these events were? ideal for a weekend night but what about the after- students found yet themselves The in- to the nitisic scenew 1., Church R OLLING RIGHT ALONG - junior, works steadily on his sports sec- tion during a late night yearbook lock-in. while Kristen Tahaney, senior uses her spare time to roll a bowling ball down the lane in noon? iiShopping would most likely be tat the top of most girfs lists. The Collin Creek Mall end the Galleria w e 1' e j a m - packed with teenage girls on mSaturdag w afternoons who dragged t h epi 1' b o y - friends or their 1 kmotherst along to check out th 8 late st fashions. Both the guys and girls can 1; e c a l l t h e iainstaking hours spent in front of the mirror before a date. Whether born hair into place, or adding a dab more of lipstick. sometimes guys and girls spent an equal amount of time primpinguieAfter the detailed preparation there was always th. question of where to g. and what to do. From . night of candleligh dinner at home, t- sideline seats at Plano game the guy usually found somewhere special t take their dates. The list of after school activities wa long and composed o everything from talk ing on the phone t playing sports to weekend at the lake. I was not unusual 1 find the partied-out' student with his hea on his desk, arm straggling i and eye blotched from exhaus tion. lust ask any stu dent what he or sh did after the 3:30 p. bell, iand expect bunch of smiles and lot of story- telling. - Debbie 0 Re 11y an Kristin Jacobson BJ- rench 18 After Hours - Student Life