South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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, Q, if 2 15 , 5 1 Mx. sit i e in the action S Cutting class- Y5, .'4. a new fad? Well, not quite. De- spite all the new V '11-55 bills to keep stu- dents in class and out of pep rallies, stu- dents still found ways to es- cape the books. Whether it ws running errands for a teacher or going to assem- blies, everyone enjoyed the break from concentration. I look forward to getting out of class so I can escape an education and get down to the real things in life like weekendsf' said Beth Tay- lor. ln fact, sometimes miss- ing class was a real life sav- er. Glenna LaRoche re- members, the time I had to give a report out loud in GRABBING A BITE . . . Engaged in a conversation about their completed performance, Cheryl Jarrett and Nicole Rambo take a rest at the grand opening of the Park Inns International gath- ering. cutting class . . English and the principal in- terrupted to call the Chey- D5 i' d to su a ' rwa' md .. ok fo e 'usf H0 caus 0 . to mules grieve to fan' 6 the ch, Thee, ic., a ' eefig to doaiiidi 5 em s 4.6 ', be y U IJ waY5 bmlhave t iilwax? f fic ll my I1 5 Q9 Annes down for the pep ral- ly. Boy was I relieved! The few field trips, the UIL plays, and the trips to paint Pizza lnn all offered relief from the hectic pace of high school academics. I really enjoyed going to the Hyatt to perform, especially since I forgot to study for my English test, said Ursu- la Johnson. Another side to the story of field trips is stated by Dennis Covington when he said, Sure field trips get you out of class, but most of them can be learning experiences for the kids and great PR for the district. ls hitting the books out of style? No, itis just that kids are kids and trying to get into the halls during clas- stime is a major priority over spending it in class. 1 l i , HITTING THE SLOPES . . , Forgetting about the number of molecules per mole, Mr. Pinker- ton chooses to explore the laws of indoor skiing. the said callin BREAK IN THE ACTION 2 1

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i use my to clean the take out the SAUNDERS always the first to volun teer to :take the projector back using the excuse that the librar- ians might get mad if i it's lateffv ' A A Dfik! Xl! , A K ,lt In 4' .i.-.... l. 2 2 ACADEMICS Ag' fx, PAINTING THE TOWN , , . The art classes show their great pride by leaving their artistic abili- ties on the windows of Evans food store. lphoto by Thomas Catesl SKIPPING THE BOOKS . . . Trading in the books for the brush, Michael Hunt, Scott Bruner, and Mike Bosquez work together on one of the Sopho- more Homecoming signs during class. lphoto by Sean Rubinol ,I

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ln ten years, l plan to be like Claire Huxta- ble on the Cosby show:l'll be an attor- ney man'ied to a doc- tor and tilty rich ibut without the five kidsll Linda Benjamin 1 lr H. -asf' M95 lf I had one wish it would be to play pro- fessional football as a quarterback and be happily married to April Watson. Shawn Duhon l hope to be a junior partner in a large in- vestment tinn. Soon after, l will retire and teach, hoping to do as good a job as Mr. Fitzgerald. Eric VanBlarcum In ten years, I hope to be out of medical school and two years into paying off the debt incurred b eight years of medi- cal school. David Barker Q ,Q Q' ri: ,,-i - .,t.....2 t g ACADEMICS -va SLEEPING AROUND . . . Many students chose to take a day out of school to catch up on their valuable sleep lost from last night's teml paper. NURSING AN EXCUSE . . . Shawn Murray gets his hand ex- amined in hopes of finding a way to check out.