Sunset High School - Apollo Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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n addressing the question of what makes Sunset High a one in a million school. many of its attributes, peculiarities, and distinctions can Ik , and often are, given in response. Sunset's receiving of a Na- tional School Recognition Program award for being named among the top high schools in the nation certainly qual- ifies it as unique. At the other end of the scale, the school is only a single element in a massive world- wide education system, making it eligi- ble in a different way for the tag “one in a million.' What truly makes Sunset a “one in a million school, though, is its drive to be a creative, dynamic, and diverse institu- tion. Through striving to maintain and build upon its own unique style and characteristics. Sunset has continued to stand out distinctlv from the rest. So » P x Football season starts off each Sunset year. Coaches bring play after play into exciting games of action. Million — 7

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 TUBENT is WINNING ALL IT TAKES? The Scroll plays a major role in making Sunset stand out. The paper provides students much information as a com- munication source. THE sunskj: sckotj. Teacher leads crusade against cheating cr-. IT Nation at Risk report cause of investigation A typical sight of Jack Snyder during fifth or sixth period. Informing students on how to act is one of the vice- principal's most noted jobs. An overhead view of the student park- ing lot. During school, cars packed the area until the final bell. Cafeteria food, though cl ranged some- what the past year, always says some- thing alsout the school. Fries, shakes, and rolls are among many popular items. 6

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ONE IN EVERY CROWD . . . . In more ways than one, the purple and white footprint is stamped indelibly in the community. As individuals, we strive to- ward singular goals; as a group, our future plans turn into reality. As every snowflake discovered, none of us are exact, yet we fall together silently into one. Some of us melt into the ground, many become ice, but we are peaceful through cooperation and com- promise, and our differences coincide. Sunset hallways bring together not only the “one in every crowd, ” not only one within each other, but our students work together to create a one in a million school. Kelly Jonc-v, senior, lemis a llashy sideway glance. Such smiles as this were often caught by cameras dur- ing both lunches. Downtown Portland on a clear night proved itself a worthwhile place to spend time. Dancing, din- ing. or just average cruising wrap- ped up many students' weekend hours. Soot» Point A rose for the city. Portland's shining flower could Ik- seen in multiples by taking a short Rose Carden adventure to Washington Park. 8