Red Oak High School - Hawk Yearbook (Red Oak, TX)

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in the halls. time. Problems crowd students TIGHT FIT ing in the Not only did the construction cause crowd- classes, but it also caused many problems Students had difficulty getting to class on he road to success it is always under construction. On the first day of school the stu- dents were greeted with a sticker on the front door. It - seemed to set the pace for the rest of the year. Sometimes our vision was blocked, sometimes blurred, but most of the time it was clear. Seven classes a day, overcrowding and con- struction delays were just a few of the prob- lems that blocked our vision. The new addition that was being built was scheduled to be completed by Oct. 1, but it was late. Instead of getting extra rooms, we had to settle with extra problems. The halls, which were like freeways blocked some of us from getting to class on time. The classroom situation was not much better. Classes were overflowing without the extra room. Some teachers were not able 'to have permanent rooms and were forced to travel to different classrooms throughout the day. This was an inconvenience for both the traveling teachers and for those teachers who shared their rooms with them. Having to share a room with a different teacher was just as difficult as having to travel, Ann Phillips, English and French teacher, said. Another thing that blocked student's vision was the pep rallies. They were only held on home games. The fact that it was extremely overcrowded in the gym obstructed many of us from having as much spirit as we might have needed. It would have been better if we could have held the pep rallies out on the football field, like the Homecoming one, Pam Den- ney, junior, said. Some of the problems could not be over- looked. We had to get around the construc- tion and overcrowding and make the best of the line of problems that blocked our vision. l opening 3

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ife is full of dreams and goals. Set goals and all through life work to achieve those goals. But there are setbacks to blur the vision of g these dreams and , goals. This year our athletic department was hit .hard with the no pass-no play rule. Students who planned to make the senior year of football the best had the vision blurred because they couldn't make the grades. lt was my fault for failing the only thing that bothers me is my parents know that that's the one thing that would make me pass. It's like getting robbed or held up you don't think it'll happen to you and after it does you have a lot to think about, Jeff Bailey, senior, said. We put our children in school not to play but to learnll' Shirley Deal, parent, said. The vision of spirit blurred by the limit of pep rallies. Since there weren't pep rallies for every game there wasn't much spirit shown through the school and I think we need that! Lisa Anderson, senior, said. Last year, Laura Ingram, as a junior, was told she had a form of cancer, this year as a senior, she has not let this blur the vision of her dreams. I admire her for not letting cancer get in her way, Donna Barnum, junior, said. Every student in this school could learn a great deal from her positive attitude and the WAITING FOR THE OPENING At left, top, bulldoz- ers clean up the scrapes from the construction site. They pushed to open the new wing on time. STANDING GUARD At left, bottom, due to no Home- coming parade, some students guard the bonfire close- ly. That is one tradition that I didn't want to break, Heather Olson, senior, said. Guarding the fire are freshmen Rick Edwards, Doug Hinton, Cleet Dodson, Jason Gann and English teacher Judy Hemker. difference that it makesf' Debbie McHenry, senior, said. During the summer, Laura went for treat- ment and tests five days a week for approx- imately two months. Laura's type of cancer is rarely seen. Her chemotherapy treatments were in Houston. Together we can all overcome these blurred visions and put them into a Hawk's line of vision. CUT BACK Due to new laws, students were limited to five' pep rallies. One of these pep rallies was held on the football field where JV cheerleaders show their spirit by doing .a cheer ending in a pyramid. They are ifrom topl Beverly Greenwood, sophomoreg Shannon Miller, Traci Eberle, freshmeng Kesha Johnson, DeAnn Knight, sophomores, Tami Cox, freshman and Trudy Pearce, junior. -ns 'W , M rf ff'-Q ..,s .ing ..,,., opening 5