Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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The Agony of Eighth-itis Eighth grade has been established as the fall-a-parl year. This is the year honor sludents forget to do homework. and the year enthusiastic, self- molivated students become lazy. What is this curse that afflicts our eighth graders? Could it be the dastardly eighth grade-itis? There are three stages of ei ht grade-itis. The first stage, often callged Ihe dozing and deafness 513 e, consists of frequent dozing during c ass. which may result in loud. disruptive snores, This stage may have two results. One, a detention, or two, sleeping right through our nexl class. Ri hl Greg Drur ? T e second stage is w ere the eight graders loose their ability to do homework. This stage usually reaches its climax during the last markin pe- riod, Sla e three begins and en 5 on lhe last ay of school. When the 3:15 bell rings to end another school year, lotal havoc breaks loose, Eighlh grad- ers everywhere begin screechin and ium in? for joy. madly racing gown the al 5, scaltering paper as they 0. Eighth grade-itis attacks all migdle schools in epidemic proportions and it has only one cure: ninth grade. Loomis, Michelle Lourador, Othilie Lowe, Scott Lucas, Mary Ellen Luke, Benny Luu, Nghia Lynch, Carrie Maddox, Michelle Madonna, Billy Manfra, Kathy Marchiony, Allison Marsalek, Tracy 98 h Eighth Grade

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Larson. Brian LeBlanc, Carrie Lee, Becky Lee, Shawna Leo, Michele Lerouge, Steven Levesque, Charlene Ligoretti, Kristen Lillard, Tina Lloyd, Justin Lochiatto, Jessica Long, Becky Tamara Adkins is Always On Her Toes Tamara Adkins is currently making tmmunduus slridus Inward hur goal 10 be unceptcd lo the School of Amerixtan Ballul. She is studying privult-Iy under Shawn His, and lukns nppmximuluiy Ihirhmn hours of classes per week Whun 5110 is not at the studio. shu pratllices an hour a tiny. Even though Tamara has been in- volvud in ballet only three years. slm has dammed in lwunly purfunnum 'in- cluding a school uhurus production in Dextnmbnr. II was kemburmssing In be in front of sludenls I know. but I need as much slage lime as possible, says Tamara. 'I.ike lhey say lhu morn lhn beller. she addud. Tamara has a dream of dancing with the New York Cily Bullet Company. Preparation for lhis dream has nus! her a few pleasures like going In purlius and ealing junk food. Il's not so held. she says with a smile. The good nul- weighs the, bud. Danuing is such a thrill for me. I could damn: all day. every day. Eighth Grade 97

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Massey, Wendy Mayorga, Oscar Maza, Emily Mazur, Keith McAllister, Kris McCarter, Mark McCoy, Matt McCurtain, Avery McFarlin, Jennifer McGrath, April McKnight, Chris McLaughlin, Chad McMahon, Sean McDermott, Shannon Mienhardt, Stephanie Mekler, Kevin MeLilli, Elaina Mendel, Katie Micklethwait, Dana Milanta, Christina Eighth Grade 99