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

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A fast break! Srs. Mike Morgner, Bo Mosby, Michele Williams and Ir Tiffany Cook break the monotony of Biology 11 Class with a lab on breathing rates. It's all in the hip. Sr. Brandt Wright hula-hoops atop a desk in the Annual Staff room. E 12 Student Life

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Send in the clowns. Ir. Laum Slum; 5561115 briHUOhii d1 thv 1L1 mmr rldss bonth In order in rdlsv muney for thv Prom, Fall Festival Court back row: Randy Turner, Gmger Stephens, Chad Huffhmes, Stacy Conner, hm Trammel, Shannon Moore, Hunter Floyd, Ashley Stlmon, Danny Demon, Bryan Trapp, Caleb Brad- dock, and En Maqomrk. All pooped out. Soph. Mary Allen and lmle Slster, Katy, head for home after a busy day of fun and fr011c FallFeshval 11 :I . .. ,-

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. O Whistle while you work. Sophs. Desiree' Dingman, Tom Brown, Jr. Ray MCMorris, and Fresh. Sheila Grat study for their Biology II exam during class. Getting Over the Mid-Year Slump Beating the Blahs It's Janu- Done ary and the middle of gage the school 0V year. Most 51M! everyone is Q5jd9g s i c k 0 t school by n o w b e - cause of the same old rou- tine, the lack of enthu- siasmandthesheerdull- ness that can make things really boring. When you're in school, each morning you wake up at the same time, drive to the same place, go to the same classes, and see all the same people. How do you solve this? A few students land teachersl may have an answer. Ir. Amy Noe said, llWell, I don't often get bored, but if so, I'd prob- ably just trash school and skip a few days. Everyone is tired of their Classes so they don't take as much interest in them. There's not the usual enthu- siasm that there was at the beginning of the year. Stu- dent's grades slack and a lot of homework isn't done. Sr. Darrin Stewart, said To get over the mid-year slump I start the second semester like the first day of school I also clear my head of all of Ii 1.- Beating the Blahs l3 last semester's problems. The students are not the only ones to get bored. Teachers feel that way, too. Yet they still try to make things the best they can be. Science teacher, lane Ripv ley said, We try to study for semester exams using a variety of techniques inclu- ding puzzles and games. Spanish teacher, Beth Howard also had some ideas on this line. She said, I go back to the physical actions in class e stand, walk, sit in corner, stand on your head. etc. Splendor in the grass. Annur al Staff members Sr. Shelly Wilson and Ir. lana Lighttoot rest on a hill at UT during a convention with Gerry Nance.