Plano High School - Planonian Yearbook (Plano, TX)

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Barnes he eighth annual Wadley: Blood rive, sponsored by e Gemmaw Student ouncil, broke new ound for Plano rais- g a phenomenal 514 'nts of blood; from its udents. faculty, and arentss: This was the -rgest amount of load given by one hoOl Win a'WM' one-day rive in Texas, ossibly in the coun- y, said Craig Dupree f the Wadley Blood ienter. Although the Blood rive was enacted to enefit pikeople esperately in need of lood for yarious asons, some WStudents ere a little wary bout donating. The ere thought of being trapped down on a ble szcwhilew being ricked with a gargan- tuas needle inflicted queasy stomachs and sweaty palms upon even the bravest students. With the: already uneasy and reluctant feeling taking at hold of their f. 'r L students: rumors 2:: t t of students ex- l; per1enc1 mg a dethonstfation of gravity by passing otit cold: on the floor caused the apprehension level to soar even higher. I was real nervous at first because I had never given blood before, btit I knew I had to Elo it because it would do someone a lot of good, ;-. said Michelle Cochran, junior. Despite the fear and? squirms associated BACK TO CLASS? - loel Mack, senior hands Kristin Gable, senior a pass as she enters the gym tokgive blood. One incentive for donating blood was an excused pass l X from class on the day of the drive. .1 1:22: a smitten. nunsnm tumor: ' with the Blood Drive, Students who felt an trigalmost, festive at- 5-i'tweary; afteig donating mosphereprevailed to were allowed to' lie ease tensions. tilt: was Tdownyas and recuperate like a big carnivallthat ?Iw'iiuntilif; they? regained their strength. 7 :uAlthough the hiain ihtention of the Blood Drive ivas togsave liyes, it also served another wor- thwhile purpose; a n e x C u s e d absenge from one periodiof school. Following the nordeal of draigiing Via pint of blood, the jovial Zat- inosph'ere Was much 'more in- vitinggthan sleep- w ing ttiiough 'the day because the com- Englishlecture. munity was dosgtating The Wadley Blood food, said sub-sChool I Center summedW up principal iVicki Reis. their appreciation of The momentum- was ?;j :the eyentlby stating, . riding high. The March 11 Blood -J t 3775 7 i 92$ ea; Drive set a new record :,ifor PSHS and you can be very proud. We all had a lot ofyfun that day, But from this perspective, I am thinking moge of the many people Who owe their very lives to the generosity and maturi- ty of the Student Council and student body 6? PSHS. What a fine bunch of young peoplegj' Though the tensions ran high as did the ag- gi'rava'itions Plano students once again came together to show their strkekangthfi This was done not only by show- c-ing their willingness to give blood, but by aiding the entire com- fhunity in hopes of creating a better place to live, one that is free ,, from pain and losses. - Debbie O'Reilly Student Life - Blood Drive 25

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4 A? u 1 U l 1; ,, . SNAGKJIZIME After; AAa longA eve 1 pins of dancing, studen take hme E salad. of the evenihg co111d b tiittle bit 1 1 tiring for some.Sen101's Stephamew Strong 811d Gary Paul relax 1n th AAAAA S. House DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY - Prom A SURE SHOT - Leshe Robei'ts aims couples swarm 01721 the dance;.;flbo1'AatAtheQA carefullyAat a ring toshiduring Project Prom; Dallas Apparel Mart. Ovei' 650 couples at- sponsored by SADD. Prom-goers had the op- tended the memorable eve11t 011 May 2 A A pprtunityEto participatE inA APSHSE first-Ever ,, Proiect Prom party, held at Coll111 Creek Mall 26 Student Life E Prom