Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Is life getting you down? DDo you feel common stress? You must be bothered by . , . ressure and Tension The digital clock reads two a.m., and you ' ve got to turn in your physics homework tomor- row. It ' s already four pages long, and you ' re only half through with it. Add to that, you can ' t remember the theories and most of the ways to do the work. Frustrated, you erase the problem and try to work it again, when your pencil breaks. Resharpening it, you start back to work, and find out that you ' ve messed up again. You take the paper, crumple it up, shout an obscenity (waking up the dog), and toss the paper, along with most of your papers and books, clear across the room. Based on personal ex- periences, there is a lot of ten- sion at school. Pressure and tension are very realistic to students, especially juniors, and seniors, who are now striv- ing to make good grades to get them into college. Usually this means a lack of sleep. Sometimes I don ' t get much sleep, said Carol Hilscher, senior. After doing elementary analysis, G T English, and economics, there ' s just not a lot of time. There are also some students that work during the school year, and that causes a lot of problems. Robert Sims, senior, works at Century Lanes during the week. After doing my physics homework, it might be three or four in the morning. In short, 1 live on no-doz. Not just homework, but school itself is a pressure-filled job. There are rules, changes. XochitI Comparan overcomes pressure by doing her work as soon as it is assigned; therefore, she won ' t have to be pressured at the last minute. and new things to adapt to every year. By the time their senior year comes around, many students are just too tired to cope with it. Even the teachers got pressures from the new changes concerning them. They have their teacher com- petency tests, in-class evalua- tions and other check-ups to pressure them. Pressure and tension seems to be a major fact of life in school. It can be a real pain, but must be dealt with to get through those tough times. Students often feel tense when called into an administrator ' s office. Mr. Jim Walker, assistant principal, works with students to make sure that no disciplinary actions occur. Pressure Tension

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Tammie Coleman seemes to have everything under control as she takes orders given to her at the drive-in window at Burger King. Vacationing seems to be popular during the summertime. Christy Thurmond enjoyed her summer vacation in beautiful Puerta Vallarta. Mark Werckle displays his skiing ability as he Shalom skis at Ski Lake. The heat is on

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School is more than going to class. It includes . . . Little extra Learning is only part of a school day. Although one is in classes almost six hours each day, school is much more than classes. It is learning to work within guidelines, setting goals, having fun with friends and even taking breaks. It is participating in extra ac- tivities, including those that teach special skills, such as choir, band and orchestra, it is finding ways to balance everything that must be done within a 24 hour period. It is homework, classwork, lunch periods and between class breaks. It is becoming a friend and learning how to deal with things that are difficult as well as easy. School is definitely a little extra. Michael Gonzales teases Ann Valdez at the water fountain during the seven minute passing period. During the passing period, students had enough time to get their books, a drink of water, or just enjoy one another ' s company. Just before the Christmas holidays, some classes took time out to sing Christmas carols as did Joyce Slone ' s psychology class. Lana Klapuch, stu- dent teacher, and Mrs. Slone sing, ac- companied by Renee Nunez and Julie Galvan on the flute. Carol Hilscher and Clinton Nicholas find a little time between classses to chat. One was given seven minutes bet- ween passing periods to do whatever he wanted, as long as one wasn ' t late to class and had the needed materials. A little extra