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

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-..... Tsiivt --..',x A -A 2- '..-,Y-Y. -,. -, ,- A Cramming at lunch? Juniors Niguisha Johnson, Karen Collins, Rhonda Myers, and sophomore Tasha Neal finish homework in the cafeteria during filth lunch. Leaving class early? What a way to get out of class for sophomores Sherri Lauck on crutches and for book holder Shantelle Burston walk- ing through the temporaries. Q m'Qw5T-'W l Mitch Williams l'Il take two, please. Junior Jason Carnes walks to Fletcher's for a break from the cafeteria food. L.,-. , it s J r Name that tune. Third period choir practices sightreading music during class. Hey! Get down from there. Eric Thompson and Greg Strange, jun- iors, have a serious talk during the fine arts musical production of The Fantasticksf' Let's heal it! Senior cheerleaders Dawn Saunders, Jennifer Garland, Deirdre Klein, Tammy Collins and Keisha McGlothlin rouse the sleepy pep rally crowd at 7:45 a,m. What's the latest gossip? Senior Ron Mott visits with juniors Darcy Pridham and Cheri Carter at their locker to get the latest gossip, just in time for second period. Opening

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with no time to s I o w d Busy busy busy. Sam Houston students learned from the first day of school fthat sched- activities during the week going out with friends on Friday and Saturday nights and attending all kinds of sporting events no one had any time to slow down. An increase in part-time jobs as well as more participation in vocational work programs proved that the students continued their work outside of theclassroom. The drop in the Texas economy where banks and oil companies bank- rupted affected many students just minimally. Surprisingly even though there was a noticeable increase in prices students did not stop their spending on fast food and new clothes. t Adapting to the changes in theischool cal- endar for ice days and graduation ceremonies schedules changed. Because of badgweather in January and February 8 make up fdaystwere as- signed to April 1 and May 30. Graduation cer- emonies took on a new meaning when seniors became candidates for graduation -rather than graduates because of a combination of conflicts in the state district and convention center calendars. Although seniors looked forward to turning 18 many were skeptical about their political choices in the 1988 November election. With the presidential administration s Iran-Contra scandal the television evangelists Jim and Tam- my Bakker scam and the presidential hopeful Gary Hart and Donna Rice affair at hand during the year of 1987 many seniors had doubts about the state of the government and its lead- ers. Overall the school year of 1987-88.proved to be more than just an average year of changes. O Q, . . or 5 ules and calendars only got largerl. With club E , 3 , 6 Opening , fl x S 5 ' 33 ' A .' - , ,. ., l Pa- 1:13 1 .: . , . , i sl. f,g1z.LT'f,.,,f' -. V, . .,.g.. d,Ay,2g,u,,. i N 4-tw: as 1, vu V if ., - r e- V ,-5, gg, k, ,X ,EJ ft- - 5... - A ., I..-' .-,fr -'ww , .,,g.',w' .' Q ..1..- 'Ph-...

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aking 'Q . . i ,,.x . F 'U 1 'S . . without being W 0 Qratwas With the mascotof a Texan, Sam Houston students updated their western image with the luxuries and technology of the late '80's. Changes in fashion, academics and transpor- tation focused on the reality of a changing school. Fashions included most everything from acid washed denims to layers and layers of shirts and socks. Even loafers walked their way out of moth balls into the lime light. Christmas gifts of oversized T-shirts, ropers, miniskirts and de- signer names such as Wrangler, Guess and Levi's were also popular. Academically, new faces and activities popped up. With new vice-principals and new classes offered, the year began with a good start. Vice-Principals Leon Bowman, Ken Felber and Sharon Phemister joined the faculty, along with 18 new teachers. Also, a new honors government program, a new Latin class and three levels of diplomas appeared at Sam. Typically, cars and trucks were in great de- mand for students getting to school and going out to lunch. But this year cars were decorated more than ever with popular sunshades, radio station bumper stickers, Texan signs and tassels that hung on or stuck to rear view mirrors or windows. Students were never left behind in or out of the classroom with the addition of new com- puters in the typing and journalism rooms. Learning in English, history, science and lan- guage classes depended much on video cassette recorders, chemical and listening labs, as well as films that never seemed to work quite right. All in all, students learned more than just how to make the grades but also how changes in the times affected their lives. Deidra Mills XJ-Lf-gf-.af - ,, X-,xfx-,X-,X V mf-, Y,-L,X.fX.,f .rn . X.,ifX,fLf-X W! -s Opening X - H 'Ln 4 V ' El V 5,