R L Paschal High School - Panther Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Learningfs More Than Just Readin' and Writin' Running for classes made you forget your worries about being the youngest and begin your worries about which classes and teachers to choose. The nervousness soon passed when you staked out your own chair in class and got to know those around you. Making new friends wasn't the problem. lt was getting along with teachers and succeeding in class. First came history class with long lectures requiring enough notes to fill an encyclopedia set. However, you liked going to class to see what the teacher was wearing that day, Then in English, the teacher was straight to the point, gave detailed essay tests, and believed in two parties a year. You usually forgot your essay assignment and stayed up half the night producing a paper that got a B , which you thought deserved an HA . Science labs reminded you of strange chemicals or slimy animals. You weren't very athletically inclined. Changing clothes was a bother, so you took band instead of PE, You passed it even though you didn't learn the music. Do you remember that industrial arts or business class you took in order to gain skills for the outside world? The typing teacher always walked around and stopped when she got to you. You froze and smiled sweetly until she walked on to stand over someone else. ln woodshop, you almost cut your finger when the instructor called your name. There never failed to be an easy class with an easy teacher, easy tests, and easy homework, You never learn- ed anything in this class because the teacher was easily sidetracked and usually was too busy to control the class. When finals came. you were glad you had the en- cyclopedia set of notes, because the test covered everything. The English test was a breeze, since you knew everything, and you did fine on the typing final after the teacher sat down. Maybe all of these situations don't apply to you, but they probably sound familiar. --GT arse-a f s .TT,q52f- , lit s r 2'1 -. sal -rin: i MM' Ll l l a ftiii -H ' , 4, ' lei' ini it ' '- ' , ,iliwLar,,, I -, 6 V rife 'll' V , . l il ii1 'lg',lll 'fri- tw' 149' ,,?f i ,,,W , . fl graduated cylinder during a GPS lab. Joel Fox watches as Tabby Garvin pours water into a Melora Ridgeway concentrates on the chalkboard as John Tennerson and Karen Rizo pretend to work on geometry

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Wow! That's really deep, man. Sundy Boatler, Ken Meir, Beth Guenzel, and Chuck Sanders listen as Mrs. Smith reads original poetry during an English party. l ln woodshop, David Campos sands a cutting board. l How do you squeeze aqueduct into five spaces? Anna l Ferguson works on a crossword puzzle in world history. l i 8 X INTRODUCTION , ... Mm- , ,M-mir fl 'elf ' ' 'HMI M-wi

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Pep Powers Panthers Think back to our first pep rally. People yelled and jumped around, and we couldn't believe such excitement was generated simply for a football game. Throughout the football season and into the rest of the school year, the ex- cited spirit remained. At one pep rally, the varsity cheerleaders swallowed goldfish. The freshmen learned to yell. Another time, the juniors finally won the victory yell. Each game day, the entire student body and faculty dress- ed in purple and white, Spirit posters made by PSOP were all over the school, Goose bumps covered us as we sang the Alma Mater, and we cried at the last pep rally. We were proud of our athletics but also of our academics. Our German Club did well in competitions, as did our Whiz Quiz team. Both the band and the drill team participated in several contests and consistently received excellent ratings. Several students were awarded scholar- ships. Our OEA members competed nationally, and PSI kept students involved in Paschal. Full of laughter and enthusiasm, all our activities pro- vided ample reason for celebrating. Let me out of here! A spirited Tony Eno leaves the homecoming pep rally, Left, left, left right left! The band and drill team march off the field after an entertaining halftime performance. 'F 10 f INTRODUCTION