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

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' AMILY TIE bring them to g e t h e r .p-wer' . 4' J 'NEI-lfl Y ' ' ,, 'Q' - r 4. -' tg!-. seq- 'licfq ' . J seauuhliqln, K .5 .fd-.' Vs Q 12 O School relationships are often intensified when fellow students are also relatives. Twins are one example. Twins are born once every one out of 80 to 100 pregnancies. And there were twins that experienced the joys and the sorrows of being a double. I don't regret being a twin because I have someone there for me and to keep my secrets, Kelly McMillen, junior, said. I regret being a twin because we have to share things with each other, Kim McMillen, junior, said. Kim and Kelly are identical twins. There were other twins who had classes together, Some enjoyed it, others did not. l enjoyed having my sister in class because it was helpful and she was always there for me, Angie McClain, junior, said. I dreaded it because Angie always came to me for help, Amy McClain, junior, said. Amy and Angie are identical twins. Then there were those who had their likes and dislikes about being a double, People are always saying that we look alike and I don't like that, Ronald Morris, senior, said. We always share our secrets with each other, Rhonda Mon'is, senior, said. I can't help it if we look alike. They are fratemal twins. Some students became relatives when their parents adopted one. Me and Travis are a lot closer now that we are brothers than we were when we were friends, Roy Rogers, junior, said. When we were friends we weren't together all the time but now that we're brothers, we're always together, Travis Edwards said. Travis' parents adopted Roy. And, of course, there were students who had parents working in the school. This had its advantages. The best thing about my mother working here is she's here if I get sick or even if I EATING LUNCH Enjoying being to- gether are Kelly and Kim McMillen, juniors. They often ate lunch together. just need her, Kathy Grigsby, senior, said. A good advantage of my mother working here is being able to get money when I don't have any, Kris Grigsby, senior, said. Kathy and Kris' mother works in the caferteria. However, there were also some disadvantages. The bad thing about my mother working here is not being able to do anything without her knowing it, Kara Deal, senior, said. Lorraine Deal, English teacher, is her mother. The worst thing about your parents working here is you can't misbehave against a teacher because my mom would always finds out, Leslie Webster, junior, said. Her mother is Linda Webster, office secretary. The disadvantage of my mom working here was it was easy to find out my grades, Doug Kotula, junior, said. His mother is also a cafeteria worker. Relatives. We all have to live with them, one way or another. STUDYING IN THE LIBRARY Dur- ing their free time, Kelly and Kathy Melton, seniors, read and study to- gether for tests. They even had some classes together.

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dy' ww Wg ATING: ritual of courtship Observing the crowded hall, he spots her and casually strolls toward that direction. Trying not to be too anxious, he pretends to see a friend standing nearby. As he approaches, he thinks how to start small talk. Hey, Stacy, whatcha think of that math test? He consciously compliments himself on a good start. The conversation continues for the next few minutes. Then he pops the question. Would you like to go out with me Friday night? He waits. Will she say yes or no ? Will she tum him down or accept? This was a traditional ceremony teenage guys performed on a regular basis. I felt that the chance of being tumed down was a fear of every guy, said Kenny Williams, junior. Being in the 1980's, girls were not unfamiliar with the same procedures, however, they also underwent another type situation. Waiting for him to call up and ask me was the hardest part of dating, Jennifer Gallman, sophomore, said. Parents, too, played a role in dating. They held the wand in their hands. They could either grant permission to go out or not. Therefore, they took pleasure in the cross- examination of all dates. Cross examination was a chance to make a good impression. The one thing that was important to me LOOKING CALM Monte Mitchell, sophomore, casually introduces himself to Debra Wall, sophomore. Will he ask her out? 1 ,Lib 'A v'al+f,3yn Pz1.-..'- ' V - 3'-H.9.4' :-7143-.. 6,-. itll- 'g3ir'f35'7f'?if1?fsfi'fi about dating was making a good impression on the parents, Kenny said. First dates most of the time turned out differently than what was expected. Therefore teenagers went on a second date to get another opinion. I always thought that when I had my first date it would be perfectg however, this was not the case. My first date started out as my worst. When my date came to pick me up I was not there because my mother took me shopping for something to wear, Tunishua Gray, senior, said. We did not leave for the concert until 9 p.m. The ride there was full of sarcastic remarks. When we got to the concert, the date had a turn around. It therefore ended up as my best date because we went together after that for three and one-half years. Besides first dates, blind dates could be really interesting. Teenagers obviously had great trust in their friends. That dream date of a guy or girl that was described sometimes tumed out to be a nightmare. I went on a blind date with one of my friend's brothers-in-law. She told me that he was Cute and well built. Taking her judgment, I decided to go out with him. Cn the contrary, he was the opposite of what had been told. To be a good sport about tl situation, I went out with him, Melai Mitchell, senior, said. We went to a mov and out for pizza. When the date was ovf to keep from kissing him good night, I la the old line on him, 'I don't kiss on the fir date. ' ' I remember the time me and my girlfrier from college decided to double-date wit some guys which we had recently me Many times my girlfriend and I behaved little less than ladies to hint to our dates th we were ready to end the date, Mai Mossman, substitute teacher, said. Th my girlfriend accidentally spilled somethij on her. So we stopped at a gas station G she could get cleaned up. When we carl out, we found that we had been desertet However, we did not care. The date wz over! Not all dates end up in disasterg howeve this is the chance taken when dating. Son dates had happy endings even though the started out with cross examination and a fe' disasters. As long as teenagers are willin to go through the routine, dating will alwag be around.