Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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Valedictorian DA YTON PL A YS LEAD Sam Dayton Robertson Jr. is active in Band, Student Coun- cil, National Honor Society, Basketball, Football, and the University Interscholastic League Number Sense. Robert- son has taken such honors as the Texas A and M Presidential Scholar. He is a National Merit Finalist, a Boy’s State Delegate, a member of the 3-AAA State runner-up basketball team, named most improved basket- ball player, All-Area Orchestra, All-Regionl Band, placed fourth in district number sense, competed in UIL math, and was named valedictorian of the sen- ior class. After graduating, Robertson plans to attend Texas A and M to major in chemical engineer- ing, and become a member of the Corp of Cadets. Robertson has completed three years in the Snyder school system. Top Left: Dayton Robertson was named Valedictorian of the 1980 senior class. Above: Day- ton was a member of the SHS band, bottom right, NHS, Bot- tom left, Most improved basket- ball player, Middle left, “man about town, ” and Middle Right: Robertson is a member of the Snyder Tiger Football Team.

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h A great deal of work goes into producing a beautiful coronation. Teachers and students alike participate in the endeavor. Upper Left, Jerry Worsham is the Mas- ter of Ceremonies. Upper right, Mrs. Billie Harts field types the program. Lower right, Laquita Reeves, Be- verly Duff, and Belinda Scott provide musical enter- tainment.

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Salutatorian FISHER NETS DIPLOMA John Gary’s quote, There is nothing beyond the reach of determination,” sums up Sa- lutatorian Suzanne Fisher’s high school career. Her basic philosophy in- volves seven points: BE BRA VE, Be brave enough to take a chance. You have to risk alot to gain alot. You may fail. Fine! Everybody who is any body has failed at one time or another. Be brave enough to face failure with a smile. Correct your mistakes; forget the incident; and go on with your life. In time your winnings will outweigh your failures. BE ENTHUSIASTIC. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, ‘‘Nothing great was ever achieved without en- thusiasm. Be exicted kV about everything, always! Don’t complain xr h about hav- ing to write a term paper. Be enthusiastic and get into that paper. You’ll finish it alot fas- ter. BE CONFIDENT. Be confident in yourself. Know that you are unique and that you can do a special job. You are what you think you are. If you think you can, then you’ll reach your goal. Don’t stumble over what other people may think of you; stand tall with what you think of yourself and what you know you can do. BE PATIENT. You can’t have every thing you want when you want it because you can’t control nature and peo- ple etc. When things go wrong resort to patience rather than pessimism. If the powder puff football game gets rained out, be patient. The clouds will eventually scatter, and the sun will dry the playing field, but all in good time. BE FAIR. Be fair and honest in every- thing you do. The guy who cheats on a chemistry exam, but plays basketball by the rule book is a cheater. AL- WAYS be fair. Be fair at school, at work, at play. Cheaters only receive tem- porary gain. There is worth in doing your own thinking and in getting your own an- swers even if they’re wrong. BE FOR REAL. Be the best person you can be; be your- self. In fact the one thing you can always do well is to be yourself. Develop and use the potential within. Always try to do the right thing, but REALIZE that life isn’t al- ways fair. You may not win everything you think you de- serve to win. The best team may not make it to the state tournament. Taco Villa may run out of burritos when they get to your order, but be for real, life goes on! 19