Royal Palm Middle School - Raiders Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Sept 1 Sept 2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 8 Sept 10 Sept 12 Sept 15 Sept 16 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 22 Oct Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 14 Oct 17 Oct 21 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 27 Oct 31 Nov 7 Nov 10 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 17 Nov 24 Nov 26 Nov 27 NOV 28 Dec 1 Dec 4 Dec 5 Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 12 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Dec 18 Dec 19 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 8 Jan 12 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 19 Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 26 Jan 28 Jan 30 Feb 2 Feb 4 Feb 6 Feb 9 Feb 11 Feb 12 Feb 13 Feb 17 Sept 26 1 , KJ., rr WAS A GREAT Eglkvwg Today is Labor Day, but I relaxed in the pool all day. S, KX Who told the school it was time to reconvene? iX.' I think l'll ask the office for a golf cart. it's the least they can do, unless they can cut down on homework. J gg Teachers are already passing out detentions. OH, oh. P6 , - , wnaaaya mean, HOMEWORK? sry, cj ,yew ZZZZZZZZZZ The race is on for Student Council office. Wonder who will win? X ' Friday at last! How many days until Christmas vacation? A X 102 days until Christmas vacation, Uggggh! OL' The first PTO meeting of the year. Hope they have enough Hawaiian Punch. Print the ballots! Voting for Student Council officers is tomorrow. . Those long speeches really get them. 5 lt Congratulations to David Jackson, President, Jamie Wynn, Vice president, Edmund Ong, Treasurer, Lori Fields, Corresponding cretary, Brandi Gammon, Recording Secretary, and Joel Kinney, Historian. it's not even a month yet but it seems like eons! Back to School Night, quick, clean the bathrooms, order from the corner deli, bring in some professional teachers! We'Il fool those parents yet! I V Q... Mid-terms circulate today, why are there so many absentees? Wonder if there are any birthdays coming up. I feel like having cake. School pictures are today. The day everyone's cowlicks stand up. O- IQ ' Another Thursday, these are getting monotonous! X YS!-X' , Magazine sales start today. Start begging. Tests, tests and more tests. 1 PTO preferred grape punch. I' Our Fall Dance, NO HIGH HEELS. Don't want to make pits for the basketball team to fall into. A dance at noon? Music was loud, lights were dim, seemed like night. But not back to 5th period? , Knives at school? Oh, for the pumpkin carving contest. BOOOOOOOOOO I love Fridays, especially this one. Mom, Dad, don't believe everything you hear. I do my homework, talk politely to all my teachers, never cheat and always come to class on time. Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a day to remember our war heroes . . . and a day off for the kids who have survived school this long! Feels like a Monday, but the week's half gone. That's good news. Okay, l'lI try to start a new systemg study first, then can I spend the rest of the evening on the phone? MORE homework? Are the teachers trying to make up for lost time? Yawn. That weekend went fast. I like the three-day kind myself. My best friend moved away today. l'll write, of course, but I need to look for anew buddy. Another Wednesday! l'm getting sick and tired of these. How many more are there? Get out the fork and knife, it's Thanksgiving! Gobble, gobble. BURP! Back to the grind . . . but vacation's coming! lt's raining! Doesn't the weatherman know this is Arizona? Hey weatherman, this is the Valley of the Sun! Can you believe this, Class of '87, only 17 days 'til Christmas and only 19 'til Hanukkah? Collecting for the canned food drive sponsored by Student Council. That's a mountain of pork and beans! National Junior Honor Society went to ASU on the city bus! ASU was really glad to have us there, weren't they? And the dance is tonight, now, isn't that spayshul? How embarassing, Jenny and Kris wore the same dress to the dance. I don't mean the same one, at the same time, you know, like, they were alike. A band and chorus concert tonight. Hey, you guys are really good! It's raining again, pretty bleak. Hope it lets up before vacation begins. Akmarina Prak's fantastic drawing won the Student Council contest to redesign the Raider. ls he related to Michelangelo? I never saw so much red and green in one place! But who am I to complain? l'rn gone. See ya NEXT YEAR! Time flies when you're missing school and we sure took a crash landing today when we came back! Mean is what the teachers are. They expect us to be glad to be back, to have a mountain of homework, I need more time to be with my friends. Enough of this Studying, tests and research papers due yesterday. WARNING: Teachers of Royal Palm are plotting to rid themselves of 8th graders by hiring high school counselors. Jammin' to the Freedom Jam! Those guys are really entertaining. If you have to go to school, that's the way to go , . . assembly in the morning and concert in the afternoon!! Martin Luther King's birthday all over the land . . . but not here in Arizona. Who was that mystery man on campus? He sure left in a hurry. I think he ate in the cafeteria. God must hear the prayers of all my peers because the weather is great and we get out early! Okay, it didn't work. l didn't fool my teachers after all. l'll really have to work to raise those grades this semester, More new kids. Welcome to Royal Palm! Dicln'l like that cold weather back east, huh? End of the fifth month of school. l'm not crying, just wish time went taster, I want JUNE! I got more Raider Awards today. Three more and I can start dreaming of mouse ears. Mom said she's packing my sweaters away, weather is so warm. Is it spring already? Another one of those Fridays I love. Why does Monday have to come so soon? So many important things to dog sign up for Computer Dating, buy a ticket for the dance, go shopping, get together with the gang, why does school keep interfering? Can l borrow a dollar? I want to buy a carnation for that really cute guy. The Valentine Dance. Music was loud, the way I like it. Wow! l got six Valentine Grams, two of them were anonimus, ananamos, however you spell it. And I only sent one!! Great to be back! Why do I lie tike that. it's a drag to be back, I like those three-day weekends. Thanks George and Abe! 75 O'

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THE 5 TRING5 HA VE MA G C Music has charms, as all agree. More pleasant even than listen- ing to sweet tones emanating from a well-trained group of musicians is the participating. String members accept the te- dious hours of practice as rou- tine, because they are easily aware ot the difference prac- tice makes once they perfect a number, Under the direction of string or- chestra leader, Ms. Claire Woody, the group enjoyed an eventful year. Pictured are: Joel Kinney, Tanya Buechler, Lori Nichole, Jonathon Engier, Jennifer Oramus, Tami Hugo, Corey Holman, Ammie Murray, Carie Burggraf, Dina Hernan- dez, Linda Morgan.

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Apr Feb 18 Feb. 20 Feb 23 Feb 24 Feb 25 Feb 27 Mar 2 Mar 3 Mar 5 Mar 9 Mar 11 13 16 17 20 23 25 27 Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr 1 Apr ' Apr Bi Apr . Apr Apr Apr 9, 13 15 17 Not mid-temtaagainl l wasn't really expecting them so soon! Activity period and the Drug and Alcohol Abuse class. At least it's not Study Skills. I thought spring Was here. It feels like winter in Wisconsin. Welcome to Lake Royal Palm, boats can be rented at the Raider Store. Open House, was officially canceled by Noah, himself. But homeroom for an hour and a half in the dark was, uh, well, interesting. Spirit weekwas fun. Was that really a rock shirt Tom Vichers was wearing? Salt River Project brought their Time Machine to school. I want to go back to the future. Who are all those important looking people on campus? I liked Ladmo best. The band gave a great concert, I think there is hope for some of our talented musicians. l'm sleeping late. This is the kind of Monday I like, . I don't even want to think about this vacation ending. Friday the 13th again. 1987 gave usa double whammy. Those 6th graders at the ice cream social looked so LITTLE! This is NEED week, I know we can save energy at Royal Palm, just close the school. What I really NEED is less work anctigrrrtore fun. Big laugh ofthe year will be coming ii. when our basketball team plays the teachers. I The game was great. I didn't know teachers could be such cheaters. Wonder where they ever learned that? Another great weekend planned, weather looks like it will be great. Great! An all day assembly with Bon Jovi, the Beastie Boys, April Fool! Ahotlwr National Junior Honor Society tield trip. Being smart pays off. 'fffflftepori eardsiaugggh. i-new do I explain this one? gttl Early dismissal and tomorrow off for conferences. My kind of day, Back to the grind again. Do teachers ever give up? I think I have spring fever. ls the uncontrollable urge to over sleep one of the symptoms? Easter is just around thejcorner. I hopemy little brother shareshis jelly beans. The reading banquet was really nice. Thanks. reading department. I , I 'Apr 22 It's Secretaries Day, time to thank the people in the office. ' Apr 24 Another Fridayg I live for weekends. Apr 27 National Junior Honor Society initiates their new members. We sure have a lot ot smart kids at Royal Palm. Apr 29 Mid-terms again. I thought I was smarter than that. I guess my phone will, be unplugged again. May t yea, lirst of May, der what l'll wear today? I I , . May 4 The sports awards program was tonight. Wonder if any of those guys witl make it to the pros? Anyway, they're cute. May 5 Only one month to go and l'll be tree, free to sleep late, stay up late, relax all day, NO MORE HOMEWORK. May 7, g Are the teachers the only ones who think we still have to learn something? ,May 8,jls'it true that Mr. Heck is going to cancel the neat tour weeigadue to lackgpf interest'?j, i'May f,., place is packed for grade honors night: r , Gen thesektclsslreally fdlfbw-In our footsteps? I kinda hope so. May 14 Will the teacher really believe that a burglar came in last nightfand took my government homework? May 15 It didrft work. May 18 There will be even a bigger crowd for Sth grade honors tonight. l'm proud to be going too. May 20 Counting days, only 10 left to go. May 22 Another long weekend, thanks to Memorial Day. V May 25 A great way to start the week, no school. May 26 I have 17 Raider Awards and I really had to work hard to get them. Gotta get packed for Disneyland, May 28 I think I have enough snacks to get me to Disneyland, but I'lI have to buy more for the return trip. May 29 LA, here we come. Not since the Super Bowl has California seen such a class group! June 1 Got to clean out my locker. I need a truck to haul the stuff home. All my notes, all my makeup, all my extra jackets. June 2 The graduation dance. Music is great, why do I feel a little bit sad? Some of my friends are going to different high schools, l'II never see them again. June 3 Practice at Sunnyslope. Do they really think we can't do this without all this standing, lining up, walking on and off the field? June 4 Okay, 7th graders. Royal Palm is all yours. Teachers, we'II remember the good times and hope you remember us too, just the good times, We're off to school but nattloo soon. l've got the whole summer to spend aS l want. Qi t QMNQP5 Xb l W Iq .Gia . mx R t it f -f . f 'P ,QP-. We is tt.-V B V ,.V V txgj xx' l ,J 5 jo , ' ef V ot ,,.. 3 i .Vz , Q 3 lv it iv f - , . l xj Xi Q i I K jf 76 5