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

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Crunch and munch. Middle svhool students eat lunch m the catetonum that they share wnth the htqh school students Syntax in 120. Mm. Mttchell pomts out an error 111 Ir. Rlch- dnt Cdyve 5 program. Share and share allke. Elqhth qmder, Robm Reynolds and Stster Ir. Laura Reynolds talk between the tngh school and the middle school.

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What's going on? Graduates Robin Reynolds, Michael Waller, Tara Wallace and Ken- dra Whitehead look on as Bryon Jackson recieves an award ti 4;; T I g Q. a MIA- Is it over yet? Eighth grade graduates Michelle Worscher and David Wade are recog- nized as Outstanding girl and boy of their class. Here it is . . . and don't forget to shake! English teacher Nan- cy Weatherley hands Bridget Gaskill an award while Shane Davidson, Frankie Chandler, and Angela Evers look on. 8th Graduation 23 j Outstanding Students Eighth Grade David Wade Michelle Wurscher Seventh Grade Sean Crosson Bonnie Cate Sixth Grade Ricky Brown Natalie Cannon

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The luniorlHigh Connection Getting It All Together T h e c o m p l e - tion of the m i d d l e school last 5 u m m e r had dif- ferent at- titudes. a d j u s t - merits, and advantages. As the new school year be- gan, everyone, including teachers, was excited about being in new surroundings. However, some students in middle school and high school had different atti- tudes toward the new build- ing. Jennifer Coleman, Fresh. said, NI think it's con- venient tor the junior high and high school. I never see the younger kids so it is DONE Kai 5 W954 Qefaw tine. Another student took on a different view. It is con- venient, Soph. Colin Cate said, ubut I don't like it be- cause there are a lot of little Children trying to act like us. The adjustment for every- one was difficult but mostly for the sixth graders. They had to adjust to a new envi- ronment. Eighth grader Dori Likely said, We were looking forward to being in middle school and having a new school made it even better. Having the two schools connected gave students more advantages. Use of the gym, library, and other facilities was more conve- nient. Eighth grader Jimmy Sharp as a tacl No not this time. Eighth grader, Barbi Sul- livan plays her horn in the band hall that is used by both the high school and the middle school. lrJI-Iigh Connection Holly, said, The connec- tion to the high school made everything easier like eatr ing in the cafeteria, athlet- ics, and band. It was not only the stu- dents that had to adjust. Teachers and other mem- bers of the faculty also had to make changes. All the teachers had new rooms and more space to work with. Science teacher, Kent Whitehead now has two connecting science labs and more lab tools with which to work. Also, the computer literacy class has new computers with the la- test technology. The stu- dents have really benefited from the new facility. 25