Pleasant Grove High School - Grove Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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Taking A Look Around During Open House, Chad Dodson and Mrs. Blackwood greet visitors. Open House was held prior to the first day of school. A Hard Day's Work After a hard day of summer football practice, John Bius heads for the showers. All the hard days of sum- mer football practice pald off as the Hawks had a winning football sea- son. Summer Sweat and a Major Move gave the First Day New Look t wasn't your typical first day of school. With a brand new building, New was definitely on the minds of students retuming to school in the fall. With a brand new building, starting school had a little different twist. 'There seemed to be more enthusiasm, excite- ment, and confidence in the students retuming this year, said Principal Jack Davis. Ann Boothman, sopho- more, agreed. This year there was more excitement 10 Student Life because of the new buidling and seeing everybody again, she said. Getting ready did not take place over night. Months of planning and preparation went into getting ready. After waiting through bond issues and construction, the new high school was finally com- pleted, but there were still many details that had to be worked out. Teachers and custodians and even stu- dents spent the summer moving. Before open house, the principals were mowing the grass so that the school would have a finished look. The principals were not the only ones working hard before school. The coaches and players were also here practicing to prepare for the season to come. Teachers showed up a week early for inservice train- ing and workdays while stu- dents came by not only to get schedules and lD cards, but also to take a look around. With all the preparations and confusion, the first day of school was more than a day - it was an event. Page Sponsors: KEMP BROS. BODY SHOP 2007 Texas Blvd SECURITY Texas Blvd.

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Students put on their coolest outfits and prepared for the Hin of Hot I-Iot Summer Ni hts Siiizef he sun went down, pools closed, and Pleasant Grove students got ready for those 'Tlot Summer Nights. lf stu- dents weren't vacationing in their favorite spot, they did their best to make Texarkana excit- ing. Mary Hancock said, l like moonlit walks on the TCC golf course or just talking with friends at Burger King. The King seemed to be a popular place for many because of T- towns lack of places to hang out. So, if the Acme-Rent-A-Cop could be avoided, BK would suf- fice as a decent meeting place to make plans for the evening. For Mark Hawkins and Matt Fellinger, their plans included racing friends to Domino, hang- ing out at the circle of death, or playing Top Gun. lf fortune came your way, nights were spent on a sandy beach. This was true for Paige l-lenson and Wendy Ratclitf. Though they enjoyed baking in the sun and swimming, night- time beach parties and dates with locals were their favorite ways to spend Hot Summer Nights. The heat was on as drill team members and cheerlead- ers spent their nights preparing for tryouts and competition that would take place the next day at camp. Majorettes worked equal- ly as hard perfecting each and every step. The Yearbook staff worked on homework assigned during their day at Ouachita Baptist University's Yearbook Camp. As the remaining time for Hot Summer Nights ran out, students hurried to make last minute activitites fit in. Many said good-bye to summer loves and friends who went away to college. Seniors realized this would be their last oflicial high school summer break, and were forced to meet the reality of be- coming the Seniors of 1987. - Melinda Birge 2 i l l ii .gi i 'tfarnrl Local Scuba Diver entertains Wendy Ratcliff as she vaca- tions ln Florida. Chrls and Wendy ate at the Oyster Shanty and strolled through the Florida heat on the white sand. Rolled Up Tight Tammy Wllf prepares for a busy night at cheerleading camp. The cheerleaders competed and received superior ratings while Grover was awarded best mascot at TCU cheerleading camp. For victims of those sizzling summer days, splashing in a pool was the most popular way to cool off. Kevin Thomp- son and Chris Court cooled off while play- ing chicken with friends at Paul Oubre's pool. Other PG stu- dents cooled off at their favonte lake. Keri Oakley said. lt's fun to jump into an ice cold lake after laying out and sweating in the boat. Lacie Cham- bers dealt with high tempera- tures while lifeg- uarding at the Racquet Club. During ten min- ute breaks, we cooled of by sit- ting in the shade and drinking ice cold cokes, Lacie said. For Kyle Campbell, mow- ing lavsms was a very hot job. He brought down the temp by oc- casionally pa- rading through sprinkler systems. j PM . . ' F1 N .Mk L gfttntfigi YQ - age Sponsors: BUNCl1'S Summer 9 507 Baylor St. DR. MOORE St DR. JAMES

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IM-995 Sponsors: LADY BUG Camping by the Statue was a Sn Slumber Party 'What is that sup- posed to be? How would l know, l didn't buy it Why is it in front of our school? Plow how would l know that? Maybe who ever bought it wanted Pleasant Grove to be differ- ent. When the statue was Hrst put in place, many stu- dents had ambiva- lent feelings about havlng a statue in front of the school instead of the school mascot. As the year went on though, the Sen- iors found that the statue was a great place to spend the night after Friday night home foot- ball games. Many ofthe Sen- iors played games all night long to say awake, while others just went to sleep. ,g,......xc .3 4057 Summerhill Rd. 794-8241 TEXARKANA TRUCK CENTER l-.50 6: Summerhill Rd. 795-8444 Let's Do lt Again Pleasant Grove students enter the new building, many for the first time. Even though it is a new building, it was the same old routine. JV-ft i'Tf.l.1. s'hn,v'f7?',3g-2 gwmq If --Wt, , Y Vi. .rf O I l I 0 I V I '-...'. ' ' ., o, . 'I- 'vv-U If ' :. uf0.,0.'l 'n Practice Before Play Kevin Whitworth prepares to block his opponent In a pre-season practice. Foot- ball demanded two practlces a day, Eve days a week with one morning practice on Saturday. First Days 11