Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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l Holiday l Dec.. 1 Well,ithe,g, 'T ' - SCOUHUQWUFiSfi??ell5if9?i!lfTw0 i and . Chfisfmi-iS 5Cl'100li,fQffxfWf?5illl5Qlf5S'ff if T. S The m0xit1i5j0flDetemb2r was filled with excitement and holidaylcheer. Many students ifoundyitdifficult to concentrate with' the Christmas vacation coming up.- This proved to be a definite disadvantage to seniors who took the SAT on Dec. 4. It was hard to study for the SAT when everyone else was out fat parties, said senior Bobby Martin. i The holiday season started early as,Student Congress sponsored the Winter- ' Wonderland' Dance on Dec. 4.. The therneiwas brought out with mahyQ6Xtravagant T ' decorationsiaridfafguest l 5PP2ei'5f1C?l5iffi5i5ifl5?i11fa . T isenior i T pisnnedpsgvnthieiiatieiyhref . Hciivifies fM??iii9ilC1fi55sef1d ngribieaaze.sopiwmorenffani Bedford and Lashawn Weerns both dream about their Christmas ihpiiday.. i . V eta? classes had secret Santas and pixie pals. The true spirit of the season was not forgotten. Student Congress sponsored a shoe and sock drive for T several abused children. Homerooms collected gifts for over 56 children at New Horizons during the week of Dec. 7. ln the same spirit, members of Student Congress visited Meadowview Nursing Homer Y'WEf,k:f:,: C ,if C DUfiU9'lfh9fal?SiifW22kOf school beforegtlleggholidays, the homeroomsiijcompeted to have the best,fdoor'decorations. . Doors. were decorated with themes from angelsto Christmas trees to Texan Santas. Mr. John Cother's . class won first place. On Dec. 18, the bell rang at 2:30 for early dismissal. The parking lot emptied faster than usual as students raced home to start the countdown to Christmas day. Dawn Howell Party time. Ready for vacation, sophomores Mike Dillard, Matt Riddle, and Kenny Cook, along with junior David Stone, head home' for they holidays. C . . i - ' ' g,a.Arsm1ai?f1 . V A .+A Nvmhgfigu-an-Q

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Qnow . On Jan. 6 most Sam Houston students awoke, hoping to hear that.AISD'f. . . was closed due to weatherg no such,luck.f Where was the predicted l . foot of snow? It certainly , wasn't in Arlington. As students entered the building, complaining was heard, along with the chattering of teeth, from students whose class was in one of the temporaries. A By the end of second period, sleet had begun to fall, coating everything with a thin sheet of ice. Speculations were made about what time school would be let out. Guesses were wrong on all counts. Classes went on andrstillz dismissal. gf if By lunch, layers V A covered the streets. Sam students remainedtini A' the cafeteria during lunch -for fear of the messy conditions. After lunch many vacant desks appeared in the afternoon classes. The weather had made it too dangerous for some students to return. , g During sixth period at 2 p.m., Principal B. H. Remynse announced that school would be dismissed at 2:45 p.m. When the bell rang, students racedtoward the doors. Car doors were A ' A. frozen shut and had accumulated jg. ice that manygunpreparedgggijfg, . . students had to borrow I? Vit. . scrapers. By the timer if ' V everyone had exited the' parking lot, it was already A close to 3:30 p.m. After making a quick stop atethe video store, students 'wasted no time in putting pizza deliverers to work. School was also cancelled following two days which made it a great four day weekend. Annette Zermeno 3 O . r Let's Conga! Junior Julie Wagner and senior Carrie Neill perform their routine during halftime at a basketball game. Swish! Going up for two points, George Addison, senior, makes a basket during a game against Martin. 1 V. V . IV -I A Toten ' J s ff ,U Ray . gin' A ' ff 41.1-1.3. 4 if z Y f ii A 1 nn. .Lv Slip sliding. Senior Dori Borton falls on the ice in the courtyard while on her way to class. Todd Wager rur-