Sun Valley High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Aston, PA)

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SOPHOMORE YEAR In our first year at Sun Valley, we went through the largest adjustments. Mow we had 7 periods a day, 5 minutes to pass between classes, and only 30 minutes for lunch. We looked up at all the seniors and thought we’d never make it. By getting involved in school activities, we discovered that they were as human as we were. Someday we d be there, too. That year Michael Jackson came into his own. dances were back, punk was only for Halloween, and college was the last thing on our minds. We remember the Turkey Bowl victory, soccer play- offs, the wrestling victory over HARRI- TON, the first Volleyball Marathon; all the things we watched, and would try to better in the future as seniors. Although the Christmas Ball was cancelled, the Soph Hop proved a big success as the cafeteria was transformed into a medi- eval castle. We became a class, one big family. We found a place for ourselves. As the seniors were preparing to leave the school, we were just settling in; learning new locker combinations after three years in Morthley, meeting and becoming friends with teachers, making a niche for ourselves, where we could grow comfortably. We look at this year's sophomores and wonder how we got through, and we thank the Lord that we did ... . On to bigger and better things, more responsibility and a future to decide. Friday night football games, meeting new people, hanging out with new crowds, parties, feeling small and lost, but making a mark anyway . . . . We'll all remember tenth grade as a new beginning towards a better end. 6

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JUNIOR YEAR Our sophomore year behind us and one year closer to being a senior, we came back to the Valley to start our junior year. We now knew where rooms 103 and 105 were located and took great delight in giving the sophomores wrong directions. But although we roamed the halls with some authority and pride, the seniors still ruled the school. Regardless of constant warnings from teachers, a large portion of the junior class seemed to catch the dread- ed disease senioritis”. Our junior year also brought us rea- sons to be proud of our school. Sun Valley's football and soccer teams were both co-champions. However, Sun Val- ley really showed spirit by dominating the audience of Van Halen’s ‘1984’ tour concerts at the Spectrum. Much to the distress of head-bangers everywhere, Michael Jackson also made a large im- pact with the “Thriller” album, which was overplayed to the point of exhaus- tion at the two volleyball marathons held at Sun Valley. And who could ever forget the seniors and their gift to the school? I don’t think the tree made it, but a new tradition of graduating on the football field was given the O.K. of the schoolboard. Life as a junior was not all fun and games, though. We took PSAT’s, SAT’s, and ACT’s until we had the DT’s anytime the word test was mentioned. All of this was to prepare us for our senior year, college, and whatever else lay waiting for us in the jungle of life. 8