Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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SEARCHING: Michael Torres searches through his bag while waiting for a ride. Many students carpool to and from school to conserve gasoline as well as keep from riding the bus. READY TO GO: Chris Filla squeezes into his car after scnool in a rush to get home. Many students have things to do after school but can ' t find enough time in the day for everything. LEARNING: Many students take Drivers Educti on class during the fall semester of high school. Students must be 15 in order to register for the class. ON THE MOVE tt

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On the MOVE! Cars, trucks, motorcy- cles and even skateboards — those were the alternatives to riding the bus to school. Most students look for- ward to having their own wheels to get to school, but many have to rely on the wheels of their parents. Since I had to stay late for band or news- paper, Chris Saenz, junior, said, my mom or dad would have to come get me when I was finished at school. On the i ost part, jun- iors and seniors are the ones with the cars. However, if they are ex- periencing car trouble, they, too, must depend on the bus, a friend or their parents. When I had trouble with my truck, Kimber- ly Evans, senior, said, I had to use my mother ' s car or she would have to take me to school. All vehicles had to have a parking sticker, which cost $1.00, in or- der to use the parking lots. This enabled ad- ministrators to make sure cars parked on campus belonged there. Most of the student vehicles were older models, although some were newer smaller cars. It didn ' t matter to me what I drove, Randy Parkan, senior, said. It was a car. HELP: Jim Moss and Thomas Ponton join in the effort to re- start Kimberly Evan ' s car. Th e cost of care and upkeep of a car often cause many students to invest a great percentage of , their incomes in their cars. ICE: Melissa Duenez pours hot water on the windshield of her car in order to melt the ice that formed overnight. Many students found layers of ice on their cars that were parked outside this past winter. til ON THE MOVE

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I. PRACTICE makes perfect! For most students in extra curricular activi- ties, practicing takes time. Depending on the event, practice can take up as much as two hours a week to four hours a day. This may or may not interfere with school work. Not really, said Melody Rivera. 1 made the honor roll. Then there are those that have to study until all hours of the night in order to keep their av- erages up. Getting home from football real late makes me unable to do homework until late, said Kelly Arnecke. Keeping up grades is very important. Because of House Bill 72 all stu- dents are required to maintain at least a 70 in every class to participate in extra curricular activ- ities. Many advisors keep this in mind there- fore giving the partici- pants study time on cer- tain days and by also releasing them early on special days. During football the extra study time before practice really helped, said Ronald Ramey. In order to get better, practice is definately necessary. It can be fun at times and also not so fun. In band, marching in the hot sun isn ' t so fun, said Dehlia Ramos. All of the practicing pays off though. Whether practicing for Raider Belles, band, choir, or athletic sports, the reward comes when you actually compete. Remember the say- ing, Practice makes per- fect! READING: Members of theatre need time to practice on their own. Lane Warrington reads over her work while sit- ting outside of the dra- ma room. PERCUSSION: The percussion sections spends many extra hours practicing before and af ter school. The band gained a new as- sistant director, Steve Hufford, who mainly works with the percus- sion section. PRACTICE