Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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The Joke's on ou, Run an! Two students have chemistry teacher arrested by police Chad Pifer Org. Editor WANTED: Coach Ru- nyan j ALIAS: Pip i CHARGES: slander and defamation of character Coach Runyan is known y the student body and aculty at Mills as a 'practical joker who is determined to have the ast laugh - no matter how Lmbarrassing it may be. isa Berry and Karen Shu- aker had the last laugh his time by having him ed by the American Heart Association. Having Coach Runyan arrested was a great way to get him back for the bad calls that he made during the powder-puff football game, Karen Shumaker said. On Friday, November 13, there was a knock on the door during Coach Runyan's fifth period chemistry class. Every- one's attention was caught when Coach Runyan opened the door to see an officer from the Little Rock Police Department. ling. I have a warrant for your arrest, the officer said. Coach Runyan was then taken to the make shift jail in the Main Street Mall. After arriving he was placed in front of an acting judge who set his bail at 5250. Meanwhile, Coach Runyan's fifth period class went room to room col- lecting money in hopes of raising enough money to post his bail. At 3:30 p.m. that after- noon, Coach Runyan was freed after only raising Karen Shumaker and Lisa Berry talk to the Bobbie , Bill Powell, about the do- nations and information needed after having Coach Runyan arrested S110 for the Heart Associ- ation. The bail was low- ered because of his good behavior. I thought it was ironic that they let him out early because his mischievous behavior got him there in the first place, Lisa Berry said. Aword ofadvice to any- one who encounters this man: Be alert at all times! He is always ready to play the ultimate prank on anyone - So watch out! L5-11. Mini-Mag 109

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onotonous Daze Time passes day by day with the same tone. C let Mille Staff Slowly the clock ticks on and on. The droning sound of the seconds echoes in time, and the sudden ringing of the bell is startling. Study hall is over and life begins again. For some students this ritual of boredom lingers on day after day. Some students spend the whole period counting down for the bell. 'fl can't stand the boredom. If there was a way to get out, I would, but I guess I'll just have to suffer until the end of the year.SomehowI'm sureI'll survive, Felicia jefferson said. Studying is actually a thrill with other students. Having that extra time in the day to complete any homework that was due or finish homework for the next day can make a differ- ence.Thistimeisvery use- ful tothe people who have no other time to work on assignments. 'iStudy hall is a real help to me. I'm almost always finishing some kind of work. If there is an assign- ment I wasn't able to com- plete last night, I have this extra time to do it. It's been a lot of help since I got a job, David Dotson said. A large number of stu- dents had no choice about having study hall. If there is no way to leave school, or there are open periods in a students schedule they must take study halls. It is designed to give them a place to be instead of roaming the halls. I'm a senior, and I only needed one credit to graduate. The coun- selor's said I had to have 5 classes so I got stuck with two study halls, Kristi Walker said. For various reasons, study hall is quite full of people studying, sleep- ing, or just plain getting by. Harold Sh y Bus. Manager They have four legs, two legs, and some do not even have legs. They may come with big, brown cot- ton-like fur, or with stripes. Some may be tall or fat while still others look like a golf ball with legs. This is the way life is once one steps into the wonderful world of pets. A pet can be anything you want. All they are is something you are at- tached to, Michelle Four Legs or Two? Pets come in o voriery of shopes ond slzes Mclntyre said. Once a person takes those first steps into the world of pets it becomes a part of life that is so easy to love that it is hard to forget. It becomes a fanta- sy world where even tell- ing a dog or cat about a problem does not seem so strange, at least when no one is around to hear it. I talk to my dog when- ever I like, no matter who is there, Pam Williams said. And it is always helpful 108 Mini-Mag to know that talking with an animal will not always put the word out on who this week's heart throb is or what you think of the little angels down the street. But while some pets are being taken ad- vantage of as the always available ear , others are taking advantage of their pets for different reasons. I have a pet rock that I keep on a shelf, I should have thrown it out long ago but I can always say I have one, Richard Moser said. Like always, there are the pets that became fami- ly members simply be- cause they lost their way. One pet I remember was a baby ducky that we found crossing the street. It looked lost so we kept him, Ginger Costley said. But most of all pets let us give and receive love and a sense of being needed. Alvin jackson sits in study hall and does his homework while he listens to his headphone set. Headphones were a big hit with all of the student body.

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Marisol Rua looks over Marinka Gulde's shoulder during class. There were six exchange students this year from all across the globe. Natapol Polowath listens intently in bi- ology class. Exchange students work hard but they know the importance of having fun too. gif, ffl --its-q -x Bhan Lin After attending college at Philander Smith and UCA this person entered the teaching profession and has taught at Mills for about 'I5 years She enjoys students with positive attitudes but she finds it hard to teach people who are never sat isfled She may be best known for her saying Ask me if I care what you think' Favorite books mysteries and IKnow Why the Caged Bird Sings Favorite hobby: working with children Can you guess who this person is from these pieces of information? Guess Who! 'l'l0 Mini-Mag gfriiffygg Foreign Horizons . Staff It's a chance in a million and the most fun that any- one could ever have. Be- ing an exchange student is sharing cultural experi- ences, meeting really dif- ferent people and travel- ing to unfamilar lands. The word to sum up the life of an exchange student would have to be pure ex- citement. I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy be- cause I was going but sad because I was leaving be- hind all my family and friends. It was a great ex- perience. Still in the be- ginning I was very nervous but excited, Marisol Rau said. The excitement an ex- change student feels is equal to the amount their host families experience. It takes special people to be able to accept someone they don't know into their life and give them love. At first I was really ner- vous about having some-I one I didn't know come' and live with us, because I didn't know how to act or what in the world to talk about. Then I got to think- ing what I would want my host family to act like if were an exchange studen and I realized they were l lot more nervous than w , could ever dream abou being. That made me fee better, Anne Marie Kel- ler said. I To be an exchange stu-I dent a person must be re- ally determined and will- ing to work very hard. There is a lot of admiration for these students. It's really interesting tc me to learn about foreign people and places and t see the exchange student learning things from uw that they will carry back home with them, Christy Holloway said.