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

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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.

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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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sa 5. +o 5 its oo ,kk Q 15-ig x l , I 'f like Home Sweet Home . Half of the reason some stu- dents went to class was to think up some way to go home. Such excuses included having the plague, car trouble, and a death in the family. Atten- dance secretary, Linda Em- mons said, you'd be surprised how many grandparents die around the holidays. Some of the more memorable excuses included girlfriends and boy- friends calling in for each oth- er. 'lOnce a boy called in and was so nervous that he said he was his mother instead of his father, said Mrs. Emmons. The one which gets the most chuckles is the the day the girl who called and said she couldn't come to school be- cause her hair just wouldn't do. exclaimed Mrs. Parker. Students needed that mid-se- mester break from academic pressure. Chris Hart always used the excuse, I was in a car wreck. based upon his driving record. Sometimes it is to fin- ish old homework, watch T.V. or simply catch up on the sleep lost the night before due to too many activities and not enough hours in a day. CHECKING IT OUT . . . As Chalonda Marcus sign the freshman clipboard, her dad veri- fies her legitimate excuse for leav- ing school by being there.