Van Alstyne High School - Panther Yearbook (Van Alstyne, TX)

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Summer? No Cigar! Although the band did practice this summer, a picture wasnl taken Here the band Continued practicing last fall. A little elbow grease will do it. Var sity cheerleader, senior, Candace Wright gets ready for an early morning practice at UCA cheerlead- ing camp at ETSU. Jam on it! Chikako Wilkinson and Michelle Domingos practice a rou- tine during summer drill team camp at the high school. SUMMER 9

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June. July. and August are a teacher's favorite months of the year. Mrs. Deborah Nance A lot of work and tons of play make for a really great year. That is exactly what a lot of our students did with a portion of their summer. Their attendance at several summer camps has improved their performances in extra- curricular activities. These camps include football, band, drill team, cheerleaders, and the yearbook staff who began work on this year's Paw. Fun and good times were a big part of these camps. Ev- eryone had their favorite part. Varsity cheerleader, Wendy Billups, senior, Rodney! He was a male cheerleader that was oh-so-fine! I really liked his . . . Smile! And then there's every- one's favorite part of any practice; BREAK! - Varsity football player, Jay Cooper, junior. There were big benefits for each organization. Senior, Michelle Weatherley, With- out the camps everything would stay on the same lev- e1. We mainly had the two-a- Hit or miss. Varsity and JV football teams work hard during two-a-days towards the end of summer. STUDENT LIFE JQQWW Those Crazy, Hazy, Lazy, Days Of Summer days to get in shape. They also built up skills, techniques, and reactions, especially the reac- tions for when they get in a game. -Coach Mike Weather- ley. Though it was plenty of time and hard work, there wasn't too much complaining about the sacrifices that were made. Fresh- man Drill Team Member, Dana Davis, Well, it was hard work trying to learn routines, but then again it was fun out there trying. Personal advantages were ob- vious and everyone seemed to gain something from hard work. Drill Team Co-Captain sophomore, Jodi Renne, I learned a lot of our routines in advance and was able to help others learn. Overall, there were no nega- tive results of any of the camps. We learned a lot of new tech- niques at yearbook workshop for putting together an annual and got started on this year's Paw. - Candace Wright, senior, Yearbook Editor. A summer full of hard, hard work makes for a lot of fun and great memories. Memories not only for those who worked, but every spectator who took part.

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I think Fall Festival is the most significant thing that we as parents and a community do to support our schools. John Wade HabitV'hab-aM noun: an ac- quired mode of behavior that has become nearly or com- pletely involun tary. But is this really what the Fall Festival has become or do we still have any of the origi- nal purpose? What exactly was the origi- nal idea? According to Mr. Wallace Tooley, owner of Too- ley's variety store, I'm not sure when it started, but it was quite a few years ago. It started out to be on Halloween night to keep the kids occupied, but when they realized it was mak- ing money, they decided it would bring in more if it was earlier in the year, so they changed it. Even at that, the money tak- en in does serve a good pur- pose. It is distributed to each class and to the school. As in years past, grades 9-12 compete for the title of King and Queen of the Fall Festival. The Senior class of 1986 raised $3,300 to once again capture this title. Eddie Cate and Nan- cy Tepera were the senior re- presentatives. 10 STUDENT LIFE anch There is a good amount of physcial labor put into the Fall Festival that few people are really aware of. People build booths, paint streets for cake walks, and cook the food. Junior, Brandt Wright, I think there is a lot of hard work done by the FFA and room parents that is over- looked. They don't get the ac- claim they deserve. Fun was definitely the main part of the festival as several hundred people from local towns came to play games, watch the senior fifties show, and go on hayrides. My fa- vorite game, said seventh grader, David Wade, was the Revenge game, because it was a chance to finally beat up on your friends! So, although today's festival is not the same as the original, the changes do seem to be for the better. The community en- joys the fun and the school system benefits as a whole. This custom in some opinions could be thought of as an eco- nomical benefactor as well as a time of enjoyment! Over And Over Again- Habit Or Custom? ai Fall Festival Court. Shanna Payne, Jus- tin Buckner, John Watson, Nancy Te- pera, Eddie Cate, Michele Williams, Brandt Wright, Hunter Floyd, Penny Payne, Chad Hunter, and Sarah McClain represent their classes. Not pictured, Chad Huffhines.