Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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Where do we go from here? — In our early stages of development we needed s lot of help, but we also learned some of the most important skills of our lives. Our theme for this yearns annuat asks the question, ' ‘Where do we go from here? Throughout our lives this question has been and will be appropriate. At very early stages of our lives we began to make decisions for our¬ selves. Of course, as infants, we had a lot of help from our parents, but as our own perceptions and attitudes toward the world around us devel¬ oped, we acquired more skill at mak- ing decisions on our own which, many times, helped us decide where we were going. As pre-schoolers and as grade school chil dren, each of us partici¬ pated in activities such as dancing classes, music lessons, soccer, base¬ ball, swimming, or other sp orts. Par¬ ticipation in these early activities helped shaped us into what we are and what we do today. From a 5- year old first starting to tumble in a gymnastics class, or a grade schooler learning to throw a football, we have become cheerleaders and quarterbacks; from early Explorers, some are now Knowledge Bowl team participants. Whatever our early beginnings, our interests and choices led us to where we are and what we have become at this time in our lives. Whether these early child¬ hood decisions included setting goals or not, we are here, now, and there is no going back. Some of us dreamed of becoming swimmers, bas ketball playefs. gymnasts, and scboiars. Opening 5

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Opening .2 Student Life .8 Organizations .30 Sophomores .64 Juniors .80 Seniors .96 Faculty .132 Sports .146 Index .182 Patrons.188 Closing .190 2 Opening

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What we are now has taken 16, 17, and even 18 years and our lives have been shaped by parents, teach ers, relatives, friends, our pets, and just about everyone we have come in contact with. Most importantly, though, what we are is a result of what we have chosen to be at differ¬ ent stages in that development. We ask ourselves in many ways, ‘ ' Where do we go from here? but it is always the same question and it is usually answered by our next move, particularly when goals are absent. Mone of us can see very far into the future; however, we can help to shape that future and the outcome of our decisions by thoroughly ex¬ amining ideals, problems, and is¬ sues. If we set goals today, we can move ahead with more confidence toward happier and more productive lives. Mow some of us have fulfilled those basketball swimming ...