Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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We had ays of beating the system We knew all the ropes We all did it. We all looked for short cuts during the course of the day. We talk- ed our way out of homework assignments, extended exam dates, and stretched our tardy limit way out of limitation. If we were given an inch, we took a mile. This was our way of beating the system. As the year went on we found it rougher and more impossible to do the tasks we did with vitality at the beginning of the school year. Getting out of bed in the morning, knowing where we were headed, was the biggest task we would have to accomplish all day. But this wasn't the extent of it. We still had to figure out a way to get our assignments done, manage our way through many exams, and also avoid get- ting sent down stairsn. Well first off, I won't forge blue slips, cause last year my girlfriend forged one for me and Mrs. Sloan caught me and I got three days OCS. Now this year, I got smarter. I just got unexcused absences Qblueslipsj from Mrs. Acheves or tell them I need to sign out and I'm 18 years old so I legally can, said senior Steve Ramsey. V Our excuses for tardies. absentees, and . . ,Iwon'tforge blue slips. . . this year I got smarter. . . late assignments were numerous and original. With as much thought that went into the excuses, we figured no one could turn them downg yet more often than not, we figured wrong. Junior Pete Flores ran into his class five minutes late, The reason I was late, Mrs. Weston, was because I was at the trainer. I had to talk to him about icing my arm. Likely excuse! Senior lunch was a big break. We had an hour off campus to do what we wanted. Although officially for seniors only, senior lunch did not discourage underclassmen to participate also. Lunch somewhere other than the cafeteria tempted all classes. By our fourth year, most of us had already had a taste of senior lunch. For some of us, this was not enough. We chose to go to school half a day and be on the work program. This situation at first, seemed to be the answer: a less amount of homework, exams, and racking our brains trying to think of new excuses. Senior Tom 242 3:36 Magazine ri.. - I beat the system by making friends with the admin- istrators. Mike, Ray, and Ken are good friends of mine. You would be surprised what an administrator would do for a 6-pack of Lone Star and new batteries for his walkie-talkief' -JeffNordsiek Being a three-year graduate has given me the oppor- tunity to get on with things that I wanted to do. -Andrea Kohn Burch said his way of beating their system is to write your own notes and blue slips. But as May 28 fMay 21 for seniorsj neared it did not seem to be as satisfying. So we had to resort to the 'ole' excuse routine of beating the system. Teresa Griffin F

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I me. Getting dressed is a tedious job, because I usually fall asleep slipping my socks on. After getting dressed, I walk into the dining room to eat a nutritious meal of cold cereal. At 7:45 a.m. I pro- ceed to the car so my chauffeur, mother, can drive me to school. I proceed to my locker, and attempt to open it at least three times until I am successful. Then to my first period class. And so the routine continues until l 1:30 a.m. The bell rings and l go to lunch and endure the school food. At 3:35, every- one is finally out of school for the day. My chauffeur is in the parking lot wait- ing to pick me up. The transport home is a sight for sore eyes. Soon after I arrive 'jfs home I do the homework of the day and swim in my backyard pool. After the refreshing dip, I eat dinner, watch TV, and finally retreat to my bed. I lie in A-tw bed, refIecting on the day's accomplish- ments, thus, putting me to sleep. -Chip Warburton Freshman 4 fv fwyzf' xk I g .111 as 3. nt -w +345 H fry. Monday, everybody's favorite day. alarm. I get up out of my bed very For me, it starts out with a disturbing Slowly and grab any clothes in front of 4 -1-f is-if . 3,5.i.,. ,K g We deserve a break today! -Shawn Wilson and Sue De Nisio I like after school practice better than before school because we seemed to be more awake. I also feel we get more in and learned more than in the morning. So it's okay, but of course practice is never fun. -Michelle Long 336 Magazine 241

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This is the last time I stay home to watch 'Mr. Rodg- ers' Neighborhood? -Rick Davidson After freezing my Wd? oft' in the water, ,Bobby Greenberg and I posed for one of our more glamorous pictures before getting busted for Senior Skip Day at Comel Park. g I -Chris Huey TirrinJordan and I come to school late everyday but we save time by parking where we aren't supposed to. -Juna Marlin Since I have gone to Clark this year, I have had nothing but bad luck! . For instance, my sister, Teri, and I were on our way to school one morning and we ran out of gas. We hadgjust put gas in the night before. Someone had siphoned our gas! I Another time we were coming to school, and our fan belt blew off and we didn't make it to school at all that day. One morning we were almost there and guess what happened: we had a flat! And of course we didn't have a spare. Now for the worstpart-one morn- ing I got up to go to school and what did I find? My window was broken, by carpet was ripped out, my side mirror was gone, and my dash was ripped out! Believe it or not all I drive is a little 77 Mustang with a bad paint' job. Why me? , Maybe this is a hint to go back to Boerne where I came from. -Cheri Parker Senior 3:36 Magazine 243