Ralph Poteet High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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Sophomores Mandy Matheny and Erin Washington receive rec- ognition as the sophomore class favorites. Derici Baguio and MIsti Hendrickson were runners-up for the title. nreshman class favorites Allison Gibbons and Richard Baguio take their turn in the spotlight. Runners-up were Carmen James and Chris Allred. l lawlfti,io ff

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Showing a little favoritism The honors program on May 23 did not only honor students with high academic abilities, but also honored the personality favorites of the school in a school-wide election on May 12. A list of nominees were gathered from a primary held during fourth period two days before the general election. Before the ballots came out, I really didn ' t know if my name was going to be on it. I was pretty surprised that my name went as far as the last two people, freshman winner Richard Baguio said. The ballots were finally in and the votes were counted and recorded by Student Council sponsor Dr. Carol Mann. It ' s something that you really don ' t think about, but if it happens to you, you ' re more than honored, sophomore Erin Washington said. (Caihy Laughiin) lfter the honors program, sophomores Miriam Chapman and Erin Washington {a k over the night ' s events. 348 Mandy Matheny and Washington were named sophomore favorites. - i

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dis ci pline (dis uh plin), n. to bring to a condition of order and obedi- ence; bring under control: discipline a child for bad behavior. [ Latin disci- plina] During early morning detention hall, Chad Elkins and Phillip Gordon have trouble staying busy. Detentions, which began at 7:30 a.m., were a common form of discipline. Crouching down behind the filing cabinet, he slow- ly crept to his seat. He slid into his desk just as the teacher turned around. It was 8:29 a.m., and he had made it! Of course, the teacher was looking at him rather suspiciously, but after all, he did have five tardies. no aCumative At school students can be disciplined by receiving detention, swats, and days in-school suspension or alternative school according to the offense. At home they can get swats, lectures, grounding or even get kicked out of the house! I have been punished for a food fight in school, lying to my mother about where I was going, and having my boyfriend in the house when no one else was home, sophomore Christell Campos admitted. Getting a detention or the car keys taken away can be a big incentive to be home by curfew or get to class on time. I stay out of trouble because my parents just take away the car, sophomore Chris Johnson said. (Cathy Laughlln) During art class, teacher Martha Jo Talbot hands out the yellow passes that were required when sending students to the office. Once in the office, students were dealt with by assistant principal Lanny Fraesier, according to school policy. 4fter class, Honors English teacher Sarah Shiflet confronts soph- omore Sam Matthews about speaking out in class. Shiflet kept strict discipline in all of her classes throughout the year.