Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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Freshman Danny Antrim listens to Mr. Hunter in h'i'sxPhysical Science Class. 116A3reshmen 'II 0 Hey, I'm a freshman now When asked what it was like your first day of high school, it's hard to reflect back for some. Was it a trau- matic experience? Exciting? No big deal? Many fresh- men had different ideas. A new school, new Classes and new teachers and twice as many people brought on some confused faces. The only think I can remember aside from the heat, was trying to find my locker and classes along with lots of other frantic freshmen, stated fresh- man David Freer. Many Freshmen felt that high school was a big step in Kris Michelle Smith Shollenberger Daphne Speck Kim Shrewsberry Brian Spencer Kathy Shrout Julie Sperk Julie Slover Tim Stanley Gennie Strader Dorothy Stobl Mary Strobl Lisa Stone Jeff Stroup Donnie Tate .Kathy Taylor Terra Taylor David Templeton Susan Terrell Paul Thomas Eric Thomason Cindy Tipton Alicia Turner Tammy Vaters growing 1 ties . . . ti Terry E choice abt at Skatela It is alv first day c sort of ir that he 0 Score 01 Debbie Wi: Brian Wom Edgar Woo

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iany areas; bs you are to partici- en you get e teachers anything. ase. 001 do care outage the . They take :nberger were Winter an active part in the social activities, student life and they support their students. Chemistry, physics, trigonometry and even journalism and publications are off limits to the freshmen. Also they are definitely encouraged not to take study halls unless there is a need. Few choices are offered in the science department, physical science and general science, in the math department; Math 1, Pre-algebra and algebra, are offered. Five of the seven hours of the day are solid subjects and two are electives. Clubs are the same way, Kerry Powell Kim Rains John Peck Matt Poe Barbara Reed Diana Reed Steve Reiman Gary Renshaw Leslie Rice Shannon Ridenoux Toni Roberts Kim Robins Brenna Robinson Paul Rogers Randy Romig Billy Ross Darren Giebler and his date to the dance, Rhonda Trueblood enjoy the music. t E x mwxwuwomwwsmwmmwwwmew Frank Sample Traci Shelley Tonya Ryan Darren Sargert ?mwwwwwmzwwwmm lmmnwxw varsity club, NHS and being an office aide allow no freshmen members. Wrestling and cross country allow freshmen on the varsity team. In wrestling every underclassman has a chance at challenging an upper classman for a position on the varsity squad. Basketball, football and track each offer an exclusive freshmen team. It may sound as if freshmen are mistreated, but actual- ly most of these things are done for a reason. The funda- mentals are taught to prepare for future learning. me-W W...r.u-....q..,.. Why. . .. W42, Brain Woodfine spends his time before school visiting in the freshmen hall with his friends. Brian was also the freshmen Snowball attendant. Freshmenwlls , :XX x shy. AM XVW WRXW. . Ni 5; g mm. W AWRit' , x Wm 33 WW

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ay of high 5 it a trau- any fresh- elasses and t on some I ber aside nd classes ated fresh- big step in .nie Strader othy Stobl 'y Strobl growmg up. Dances, sports events, pep assemblies, par- ties . . . they were all different from junior high school. Terry DeVille, sophomore said, You actually have a choice about what to do on the weekends, besides sit up at Skateland on Friday and Saturday nights! It is always a challenge to the upper classmen on the first day of school to check out the new freshmen and sort of initiate them. One anonymous freshmen noted that he couldn't wait until next year when he could, Score on some younger kid's books. But what ever it Debbie Wilson Kevin Worthley Brian Woodfine Michelle Yonkman Edgar Woodward Scott York hwwzwyyyy Z4, mm, ' took; scoring, being shut in a locker, pink bellies or locker room antics, every freshman took a bit of harrass- ment. Paul Keller, senior, reflected back on his first day of high school and stated, I felt like an alien in a very strange place surrounded by a bunch of crazies, but no I feel like one on them. Your freshman year in high school was probably one you will always remember but it was just a preview of what fun comes in your later years. Joyce Vechnak Elizabeth Verburgt Becky Violett Rober Warder Debra Washeck Darren Watson Tony Watson Sarabeth Webb Steve Welborn Julie Wheeler Jow Williams Scott Wilson ' Curtis Houchen and Johnna Dean, h Sno ball royalty were Julle Slover and Shawn Jones, 2:: lg; gigwsbgry and Brian Woodfine. Kim and Brian the chosen attendents. Freshmenw117