Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Are you tired of waiting for your ride ... a telephone call, . . . your mom to pick you up, then you re tired of being on . . . ternal hold George looks at his watch again, growing more and more Impatient. It ' s 4:51 p.m. and he ' s ready to go home. The time seems to drag on endless- ly. George counts the cars that go by . . . watches the birds . . . draws pictures . . . does his homework and writes a letter to his uncle. For George, it seems this torture will go on forever, but it will eventually end. He is experiencing something that many students experience every day . . . the pain, agony and tortue of waiting. Every day before and after school, between classes and during lunch, most students have to wait for something. Although there are a few that don ' t mind waiting, most feel it is a major inconvenience. conirnued on p. 27 Probably the only time students don ' t mind waiting is when they are waiting for the bell to ring to begin class. Rene Munez, Molly Hoffman and Carol Hilscher take the advantage of the op- portunity to catch up on daily happenings. Waiting for the 8:20 a.m. bell to signal students that they may enter the buildings are Susie Flores and Frank Pulido. When it is cold outside or incle- ment weather, this type of waiting can seem like an eternity. Isabel Hernandez finished an after- school make-up test sooner than she anticipated and now must wait to be picked up to go home. However she doesn ' t mind since she rarely has to wait. Waiting I 26 ■

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Good we are, hat better is what we re striving for . , , ffective Schools When students arrived on the first day of school and began to use the stairs, they noticed something new about the walls on the second floor landing. In fact, as one entered the Central Office something new was seen immediately. In large, bold blue and gold letters Stroman ' s mission Effective School Team: Standing, Janice Haynes, Sharon Bednorz, Velma Rendon, Beverly Pearson, Les Deuel, Laurie Bauer. Sitting, Man Jackson, assistant principal; JoAnn Stovall, principal; Beverly McCoy, chairman. Not pictured is Cindy Kucera. was prominently displayed — Stroman is a 5-A school. Advance- ment in Academics, Activities and Achievement for All. This mission is a direct result of the district-wide Effective Schools Pro- gram that was instituted following a conference that Dr. Larry Vaughn, superintendent, and several VISD ad- ministrators, including Mrs. JoAnn Stovall, principal, attended last sum- mer in Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of the program is to make good schools even better, according to Mrs. Stovall. Each school has its own Effective Schools team, according to Beverly Mccoy. chairman. Teachers on t he team are very enthusiastic and excited about their role on the team, Miss Faculty and staff memtjers attended an in-service day pertaining to the value of Effective Schools. The team painted signs, much like the old Burma Shave signs that used to decorate the nation ' s highways, to decorate the hallway leading to the faculty workrooms. Holding the signs are Beverly McCoy, Cindy Kucera and Janice Haynes. Mrs. Cindy Kucera painted the mission on the wall in the Central Office and on the walls of the second floor landings. It was really tedious, she said. Mrs. Pat Lockstedt and Mrs. Laurie Bauer helped her paint the mission in the Central Office. McCoy said. The team meets every Tuesday after school to plan implementation of various improvements. Detailed surveys were taken from all the facul- ty members during the first week of school, all stu dents at the beginning of second semester and a sampling of parents. Everyone surveyed was ask- ed their opinions concerning school pride, cleanliness, homework, outside activities, and teacher and student relationships. The surveys will be used to improve campus conditions. Effective Schools 25

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Waiting can seem like an eternity, especial- ly when one is just about the last person on campus. Many students who had afternoon school activities, had to wait for parents to pick them up after work. Sometimes, it seemed like the waiting would never end. I really don ' t like waiting, said Scott Goebel, sophomore. I get bored and there ' s nothing to do. I don ' t have to wait often, but when I do, it ' s not fun, he said. Most students agree that waiting is both boring and uninteresting. Very few have patience with waiting. The most common things people hate waiting for Include parents, brothers and sisters, phone calls, dates and waiting in line. I really hate waiting for a telephone call, said Genevieve Huerta, junior. I hate to wait in line and I also hate for people to be late, said Vanessa Chacon, sophomore. I hate waiting for anything, said Zandra Buitron, junior.