Uintah High School - Uintahn Yearbook (Vernal, UT)

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Students face daily traffic jams as the traffic snarls getting onto the highway Keith Klein rushes to join the Murphys and Mighoris as they car- pool to school. i4 Parking Traffic Before leaving town, stop for supplies —

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Cowen The team members anticipate their introductions before the crowd at the Vikings Game LOYAL FA FS1 BRAVE COLD Even the extremely cold temperature didn’t keep fans away from the game. The crowd’s support encourag- ed the team as they played a tough game against the Pleasant Grove Vikings. “When we started to get down, we’d look behind us and see the crowd. It gave us hope again!” remarked Bart Huber. Despite the efforts put forth by the football players and fans, the game ended in defeat At halftime, the Utes were in the lead with a 28 yard field goal made by Steve Nawahine The outstand- ing defense held the Vik- ings to only 13 points which resulted in a score of 3-13. Halftime brought per formances by the cheer- and songleaders and flag twirlers. Homecoming queen and attendants were escorted onto the field by their fathers. They began what they hoped would be a new tradition by releasing their red and white balloons which signaled the crowd to do so also. Because the new sound system blew up during the flags routine, the drill team, unaware of the mishap, left the field after lining up and didn’t perform their routine until after the fourth quarter. Float building, which dominated much of the week, began after school and often lasted late into the night. Participants found the hard work worthwhile as the parade began. All of the time spent paid off for the students as the senior float won best all-around, juniors with the best class float, and the best theme award going to the sophomores. The eventful week came to a close with the first annual Homecoming dance held in the new building. The commons area was decorated with such things as fringe and white plastic which lined the walls. Rajene Johnson Announcing the next can didate during the talent assembly is only one of the many respon- sibilities of Shana Kinsey during the Homecoming week Vernal Express — Vernal’s Semi-weekly newspaper Homecoming 13

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l acking a drivers license, sophomores Jence Abplanalp and Dawson Seely try Skateboarding to school in warm weather They had to give it up when it snowed Shmcr The school's new remote location means more students than ever joining Lynn Ellifritz. Debbie Hamner and Ian Crowe in riding the bus to and from school. Horns blaring and tempers flaring, students fought to get out of the parking lot. With only one exit to the highway, there was always a long wait. “It made me mad. I just wanted to run over everybody. commented Doug Merrell. a junior To avoid this, many students rushed to the parking bt as soon as the bell rang. After football games, it became worse. With all of the parking being in one place, the traffic jammed up fast It was not uncommon to wait thirty to forty minutes before finally getting out. The walk from the parking lot to the school is long. On those cold, early mornings, it felt like miles before shivering students reached the warm school. When everyone was hurrying out after school to beat the rush, the long sidewalk slowed everything down. Senior Clint Cook had a great idea. “They should have a shuttle system or else move the parking lot. Something that had caused some controver- sy was the new parking stickers. Every car must have one. Students didn’t understand the purpose of them and felt that they were just a “hassle.” Cars without stickers were towed away. To the teachers, the separate faculty and stu- dent parking lots were a real plus. They didn’t have to worry about finding a parking spot. The vandalism to teacher’s cars had been cut way down. With the strange hours that some of the teachers are at school, they were reliev- ed to have their cars parked away from the “crazy teenage drivers.” There are many dif- ferent ways to get to school. Car pooling seemed to be most popular Since the school is farther out of town, it was more economical. It wasn't un- common to see four or five kids piled into a car. Students still rode the bus and waited in the cold. While they waited, students studied for tests, caught up on the latest, or just shivered. Some of our more creative sophomores rode their skateboards to school. Suzanne Hales Kenny Mohar 7-11 Restaurant — Homemade taste without the wait. Parking Traffic 15