Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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The beginning of school held 0 new challenge for everyone. For Seniors, it was their last year. After groduotion they would go off to 0 new world with bigger challengest For Juniors, they were op- prooching their lost years of high school and getting ready for their future. It was the first year at TJ for most of the Sophomores. They had to get oc- quointed with 0 different school and teachers. This was the first year for all Freshmen to attend TJ. Plus, it was their first step on the ladder to graduation With the addition of oil Freshmen the attendance rose to ap- proximotely 2200 Mixed emotions were seen on faces about the beginning of school. Some of us were happy because we sow friends who had been out of touch through the summer. Others of us were sad or depressed because the summer, sleeping late, going to the beach or watching T.V. had all ended. We oil did agree on the over- crowded halls and Classrooms. As the year went by complaints were every day. Yet we still held our heads high and somehow we even managed to have 0 laugh or two through the year. Seniors Shayne Rlleyt John Batiste and friends catch up on the iotest issue of the Filer

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A New Beginning x 9 Thomas Jefferson High School 2200 Jefferson Drive Port Arthur, Texas 962-8451 Volume 35 1981-82 PORT ARTIIFR. TEXAS PIVBUC IJRIHRY

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Freshmen Pomy Sandy and Kim find time between English and History to smile for the camera. The beginning was also a routine to most of us by now. We come back to o lit- rle crowded situation We went through the usual pro- blems: finding lockers, fin- ding the tight room, and changing closses on your mixed up schedule, It was a challenge to get through the maze of students in just six minutes. Soon we all got settled down and things started 90- mg just 05 they had in the post years You could soon see couples walking down the hell. Then to let you know you were really back in school the homework stoned pouring in Gt seemed to be on the nights you already had too much to do, let alone homework; Then come finals and boy did the headaches and late night studying show on students. Though somehow everyone lived and we even managed to have a little fun along the way. Principal Rothenberget and Head Coach Ronnie Thompson talk over Dome instructions with Mr. Petisco and Mr Crtcchio,