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Arriving on the first day of school, students faced uncharted territory. A new entryway, new classrooms, and continuing construction greeted students. The front of the school was inaccessible, so students used the new north entrance.

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mascus Ivory wears a Bulldog "the only choice" shirt, given to incoming freshmen.

W ith party' h o r n s in hand,

sophomore cheerleaders Susan Gore and Bridget Brooks plan a party to ring in the New Year.

ne of the greatest dramas this year played out not on the big screen but rather in the media frenzy forecasting the

glory or doom of the new millennuim.

Whether one acknowledged the end of the 20th century as the end of the millennium or supports the technical end date of December 31, 2000, the millennium hype was impossible to escape.

Warnings of the havoc Y2K would play on computer programs led some to predict the end of civilization or at least a glitch in automated systems. Others ignored dire warnings, anticipating instead festivities scheduled to ring in the year.

With a new century beginning and new facilities being built, students found themselves entering uncharted territory, a twilight zone between the new and the old.

This year seemed like a Sunday double feature with construction and the millennium playing on all screens. Only in this movie, there could be no wardrobe assistance, no second takes, and no film-editing.

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k Me laughed, we cried, we \ I \ / scratched our heads in \t \ f bewilderment.

As the year opened, students were baffled / the phenomena on campus. A skeletal /m, scheduled for completion by district ay, stretched to the sky, a towering wall aminated the landscape, and students faced labyrinth of construction between classes.

While set changes may have been difficult >r school cast and crew, they provided an teresting backdrop for the year. With fiain-link fences bordering the front of the hool, the view from the street was chaotic best. But the early disarray held the omise of better things coming soon.

The noise of hammering from the roof jring classes and the sound of a bulldozer acking up broadcast with announcements ay have been a step out of the ordinary, Jt special effects like these helped add a iightened sense of excitement to a year at was anything but ordinary.

So while we may already know how this :tion-packed flick ended, like all classics it ^serves a second review. So we invite /eryone to sit back, relax and enjoy the low.

In a tu m b le o f c o n stru c tio n m aterials, ju n io r Erik M erkel m ak e s a n n o u n c e m e n ts in th e fo rm e r m ain office.

S u rro u n d e d by sc a ffo ld in g , th e tw o -sto ry c u rv e d wall in th e fro n t to w e re d o v e r th e c o n stru c tio n like th e Titanic.

For the hom ecom ing pep rally seniors Becca Birkhead, Lauren Baize, and Mikala Parrack sport typical styles from the 70s. The seniors won second in the float contest. Photo by

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he last decade of the century bor­ rowed from every prior decade, dem­ onstrating that regardless of the time period, some things are as

ood as it gets.

Students walked the halls in retroactive fashions, such s ’50s capri pants, ’60s bell-bottoms, ’70s Candies’ andals, and ’80s skate-wear. Radio stations gave heavy irplay to re-made songs such as Pearl Jam’s “Last Kiss,” enny Kravitz’s “American Woman,” and Everclear’s The Boys are Back in Town.”

Racing between classes often proved a major effort, nee the year opened with no lockers available, and tudents became dependent on backpacks to store class materials.

Homecoming, the last one to be celebrated this cen- | iry, was a blast from the past as well, with classes ^mpeting in a decade-oriented pep rally. The freshman orrowed from the ’60s-themed Austin Powers movies, hile the sophomore class swung back to the ’50s. The inior class warped to the 1890s with a wild west theme, nd the seniors rocked to the sounds of the ’70s. At the ost-homecoming dance, hosted by the cheerleaders, udents boogied the night away to swing, disco, rock, nd rap tunes from the past four decades.

From the time opening credits started to roll at the (eginnning of the year, students’ lives were filled with Insuspected plot twists, but student life still remained as

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Class Of 2001

AS THE SHERIFF Jared Burchett guards the first place float, Deputy Delmar Luke watches his back. The junior class saloon fight skit depicted the “wild wild west” of the 1890s. It was complete with saloon girls, a poker game, a brawl and the sheriff hauling off the bad guys- the Ver­ non Lions. Photo by Sarah Moore DURING IT OUT in a saloon fight, A1 Dixon swings Justin Roberts over his shoulder. On the sidelines the judges from KFDX and 92.9 NIN show that they are enjoying the skit. The juniors won first place. Another judge was TV 3 sportscaster Susan Knowles. Photo by Sarah

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AFTER WINNING FIRST place, the jun­ ior saloon girls relax at the bar. Their dresses were donated by Burkbumett’s Cisses Secrets. (Right) After the Big Dog Saloon closed down, it sat in the gym while the junior class celebrated. Photo by

Sarah Moore

EBRATING THEIR VICTORY, niernof the junior class proclaim that they number one. This is the first year for tlass of ’01 to win first. Just as their s saloon fight showed the Cowboys

beating the Vernon Lions, the varsity team defeated Vernon 21-20 at the Friday night football game. Their victory marked the first time the Dogs had beaten the Lions in 22 years. Photo by Sarah Moore

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fter the class of 2001 placed third as freshman and second as sophmores, they climbed to first as juniors. “ It was about tim e,” Ed Blankenship said. “We wanted first really bad, so we worked hard and won.”

Also, the junior class carried on their tradition of having a boy streak across the floor wearing only a box.

“It was my idea when I was president and I'm happy it is be­ ing carried on,” said Shelley Not­

tingham.

The skit featured the Bulldog Cowboys and Vernon Lions being escorted out by saloon girls.

When a fight broke out be­ tween the Cowboys and the Lions, the Cowboys won and the sheriff roped the “bad guys.”

As the juniors celebrated their victory, in the last homecoming skit competition of the century, they realized they could also be the first to win in the new millen­ nium which is “uncharted terri­ tory.”

—Garrett Ritter

AFTER WINNING FIRST place Julie Andrajack, Lori Kemp, and Melissa Cham­ berlain show their 1890 fashions.

BEFORE THE SKIT, Melissa Chamberlain shows off her fashion of the 1890s. Photo

by Sarah Moore

AFTER ROPING THE Lions, Sheriff Jared Burchett comes to the rescue of Jessica Griner. Photo by Sarah Moore

POKER PLAYING COWBOYS, Chris Fournier, Bradley Griffin, and Travis Col­ lins play a few hands. Photo by Sarah

Moore

Junior Float Skit

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Seventies Swingers

Seniors Win 2nd inning second place, the seniors had a rea­ son to celebrate at the annual homecoming float contest.

"We really didn't expect to do very well since we have gotten last place every year,” senior Lynn Wineinger said. “The seni­ ors were very happy to receive second place, or any place for that matter.”

For their Friday Night Fever skit, seniors celebrated music of the era with disco dancing. Sev­

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eral seniors dressed as the rock band Kiss. The rest of the class demonstrated the fashions of the decade, wearing clothes made of everything from suede to Lurex.

The skit ended with a celebra­ tion of silly string and crowd surf­ ing as the entire senior class flooded the gym floor.

— Jason Kwiatkowski PRETTY DRESSES AND lovely make up help seniors Chris Howard and Craig Sefcik look fabulous. The guys dressed as die opposite sex for the skit .Photo by

Sarah Moore

FAR FROM EMBARRESSED, the senior girls perform their 70s dance, in an at­ tempt to outdo the guys. Class officers encouraged as much class participation as possible. Photo by Sarah Moore SHOWING OFF THEIR groovy acces­ sories, seniors Chad Richards and Jermaine Jones flash 70s style. Afros and peace symbols were signs of the 70s.

Photo by Sarah Moore

TUMBLING THROUGH THE decadf Adrian Bynum shows off his moves to t audience. Photo by Sarah Moore

CRUISING THE CAMPUS in 70s attir Stacy Lindenbom, Rhonda Weakley, a Carly Kocurek sport costumes. Photo

Sarah Moore

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Senior Float Skit

Class of 2000 SINCE THE CU SS of 2000 has lost all previous float competitions, seniors fo­ cused on having fun, rather than winning.

This attitude paid off with seniors winning second place. Photo by Sarah Moore

ROLLING INTO ACTION, the girls do a group 7 0 s disco dance. The senior float was made of remnants of last year’s and the back was left almost completely un­ decorated. Photo by Sarah Moore

p T H TONGUE PROTRUDING, Jeff famblin shows off his Kiss constume. tressed as the popular 70s rock group feveral students made a rocking appearBice. Photo by Sarah Moore

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SILLY STRING streams through the students become excited as the end of senior skit and the last homecoming the Class of ’00 comes to an end.

Photo by Sarah Moore

Senior Float Skit

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DURING THE HOMECOMING pep rally, the sophomore class used a jukebox to set the scene for a 1950s dance off. The sophomores received third place. Photo

by Sarah Moore

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Skits Shake It Up

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'50s juke box and a Volkswagon bus

set the scene of the fresh­ man and sophomore clas­ ses' skits.

In 50s fashions, the so­ phomores hosted a dance-

off to rock and roll music, while the Class of '03 per­ formed a dance to the mu­ sic from "Austin Powers."

The freshman placed fourth and the sophomores placed third.

— Kayci e T u g m a n

PARADING AROUND THE float, sopho­ mores, Meagan Gladd, Brandon Hudson, Derek Helenschmidt, John Lee Stoiloff and Tiffany Kirkland prepare to show off their swing dance techniques.

IN ORDER TO pull the crowd into their skit, the sophomore class hand-jives along to music from the soundtrack of “Grease,” a ’70s musical about the ’50s.

Photo by Sarah Moore

HOMECOMING PEP RALLY proved to be jiving as sophomores Michael Patty, Meagan Gladd, Amber Comelison, and

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Freshman/Sophomore Float Skits

Brett Jackson dance to the ’50s tunes ii the sophomore skit. Photo by Sarai

Moore

THE FRESHMAN’S SHAGADELIC Volkswagon bus rolls onto the scene shim­ mering with 60’s style. In order to show their “Bulldog Power” they decorated their bus with school colors and dog paws on the wheels. Photo by Sarah Moore

MODELING THE FLOWER power retro look with boots, mini skirts and classic bell bottoms, freshman Traci Jinks, Kelsie Whitley, Lyndsey Nix, Vanessa Maxwell, and Kristen Sims show off their costumes.

Photo by Sarah Moore

IILE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING the reIs of their skit, the freshman class Ider the outcome of their performance. mo

ECKED OUT IN black leather, Melissa orrow struts while the freshman class atches in awe. Photo by Sarah Moore

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Freshm an/Sophom ore Float Skits

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Victory Over Vernon

Harris, Hill Crowned he last homecoming of the century fea­ tured the first win against the Vernon Lions in 22 years and the crowning of the Queen Florence Harris and King Justin Hill during the halftime cere­ monies.

Former queen and drum major Erika Anderson retur­ ned to crown the new queen, also a drum major.

Other queen candidates were Alex Coleman, Ashley Cox, and Desirae Walker.

King candidates included Adam Potts, Ben Walker,

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NEW QUEEN AND King, dram major and choir member, Florence Harris and varsity football team and PALs member, Justin Hill, face the crowd after being crowned

homecoming royalty. They were accom­ panied on the field by last year’s queen, Erika Anderson and the Bulldog mascot, James Cram.

and Derek Albin.

Junior prince and prin­ cess were Arrika Fears and Al Dixon, while Katie Leon­ ard and John Stoiloff rep­ resented the sophomore class as homecoming roy­ alty. Freshman class chose Precious M cG innis and Landon Miller as their prin­ cess and prince.

A fter the gam e, the hom ecom ing court and student body attended the dance at the Bulldog Cafe presented by the cheerleading squad.

— Melissa Burris

CLASS OF2000

HOMECOMING FINALIST, BASKET BALL player, Alex Coleman and Varsity tackel, Adam Potts await the announce­ ment of the new queen and king.

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Homecoming Court

‘99 QUEEN FINALIST drill team officer, Desirae Walker and king finalist Justin Hill stand together during the halftime cer­ emonies.

WITH MUCH ANTICIPATION finalist, Ashley Cox and golf piayer, Derek Albin wait for the new king and queen to be announced.

NERVOUSLY WAITING TO hear the last queen and king of the millennium, Flor­ ence Harris is accompanied by band mem­ ber Ben Walker.

Homecoming Costs Add Up REPRESENTING THE JUNIOR class, princess and prince, cheerleader Arrika Fears and football player A1 Dixon are ac足 companied by the babes and the band.

The price of a homecoming date can range from reasonable to outrageously ex足 pensive depending on the specifics. With food, transportation, mums, garters, and dances, the cost can definitely add up. Here are a few examples:

Mum- $30- $100 G arter-$10- $50 Gas Money- $5 Gam e Tickets- $3 apiece Soccer Booster Club dinner- $3 apiece D ance tickets- $5 per couple Total: $62 to $172

TH E SO PH O M O R E CLASS presents cross country runner Katie Leonard and football player John Stoiloff' as their princess and prince.

AS THEIR NAMES are announced, freshm an prince and princess, Pre足 cious McGinnis and foot足 ball player Landon Miller present themselves to the crowd.

BEFORE THE HOMECOMING ceremonies former queen Erika Anderson awaits crowning ceremonies with mascot James Crum. Anderson took time out to travel front her current school Texas Tech University.

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Classic Ford

2000 Chevrolet Senior Am anda Landrum shops for the new CAM ARO. Photo by Jason Kwiatkowski

The 1966 M U ST A N G ow n ed by Carol G ilbow , is driven by gran d d au g h ter M elissa Gilbow.

Passengers w ere A dam W alker an d Cristie Merritt.

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1999 Pontiac Freshm an Alex Am aya drives his new FIREBIRD to school. Photo by Melissa Burris

1972 Chevrolet S en io r D erek A lb in o w n s a re s to re d C A M A R O . Photo by Jason K w iatkow ski

1987 Pontiac Senior G arrett Ritter drives a fast FIREBIRD. Photo by Jason Kwiatkowski

1967 Chevrolet S e n io r B en W a lk e r re s to re d h is d a s s ic C H E V E L L E . Photo by Jason K w iatkow ski

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itos change with decades rom the horse drawn carriage in the early 1900s to the sleek, aero-dynamic 120 mph cars e nineties, transportation has ; a long way.

1908 Henry Ford revealed the vtodel T Ford. Nicknamed the izzie, it cost $850. ce then a person's vehicle has me a symbol of economic sta­ nd personality.

1953 General Motor's Harley ;tarted a new trend of sleeker angular cars, complete with ■chrome and tailfins. storing classics, customizing

hot-rods or buying new models causes students to spend much of their time and money on cars.

"I spend a lot of my free time working on my Chevelle and proj­ ect car," senior Ben Walker said.

Some parents buy their students cars, but most have to work to pur­ chase their own, and the price has significantly increased through the decades.

While a new 1965 Ford Mustang, which has become a classic, cost only $2,500, the new 2000 model runs about $18,200.

— Garrett Ritter

A Look in the R earview M irror

1900 Buggy Mr. a n s Mrs. Curtis Salyer relive the horse and buggy days in a rodeo parade.

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With Cristie Merritt in the rumble seat, Melissa Gilbow takes Adam Walker for a ride in her grandfa­ ther Bill Gilbow's Model A Ford.

1955 Chevy T ruck Fleetside driven by Bobby Gill, is ow ned by

1929 Model A Ford M onroe Gray, sophom ore H eather Sm ith’s g re a t grandfather, drives his re sto red car.

1930 Model A Ford H eather Smith show s the car th a t her g re at grandfather M onroe Gray built._______________

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VISITING FRANCE AND England over the summer, sophomore Ashley Cook and junior Micah Cook stop in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. They traveled with their dad and grandmother.

WHILE TRAVELING TO Ireland, Wales, and England with Mrs. Sheryl Carpenter, the group stopped to admire the Irish landscape. The travelers include: Kyle Kreml, Krista Barger, Rhonda Weakley,

Amy Burleson, Mrs. Susie Nix, Elaine Kreml, Lynlee Landrum, Stacy Lindenborn, Amanda Landrum, Melissa Green, Andie Nix, Mrs. Carpenter, Chris Howard, Susan Secord, and Lindsey Berry.

BEING A DARE devil, junior Chris R nier does a perfect head stand while! ing his red Sea Doo. Fournier affl family were on their annual sumtffl to Lake Texoma near Denison.

ON A TRIP to Was!ilngton D.C., senior Sheila White visits the Pentagon. She attended the National Youth Leadership Conference and was escorted by naval officers.

GRINDING ON THE junior high cafeteria steps, Anthony Brubaker passes time in the last summer practicing his skating moves. Brubaker often went to skate parks in Dallas.

AFTER TAKING A rock climbing class in Wichita Falls, Justin Morris holds on for his life. He often had practice on the rappelling wall.

AT THE COZEMEL National Water I senior Robin Price, sophomore Joel I on, his brother, John Marion, and st Jason Dicksey go snorkeling.

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Summer of '99

Century’s Last Summer

Students Keep Cool ith Summer ’99 being the last one of the century, students occupied their time trav­ eling, working, and keeping cool.

To beat the heat in Texoma, the drill team cooled off at Hurri­ cane Harbor water park in Ar­ lington after their annual summer camp week.

While Chris Fournier headed to Lake Texoma to cool off on his Sea Doo, others like Jeremy Bur­ nett and Bobby Gill relaxed in a pool in Ft. Worth.

Many students traveled to po­

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pular locations such as France, England, Ireland, Wales, Mexico, and Washington D.C. Some students decided to stay at home in Burkburnett where they roller bladed, lifted weights, and rappelled from a make shift mountain.

Many students visited the sum­ mer Dallas Cowboys training camp at MSU. For the second summer in a row, sophomore Cayti Reed per­ formed at the Back Door Theatre.

—Joel Marion

TO KEEP ENTERTAINED during a bor­ ing summer, seniors Cameron Harris and Richard Hall ryb down with oil and flex.

They often lifted-weights last summer.

PERFORMING IN THE Backdoor The­ atre’s Summer Youth Musical, sophomore and actress Cayti Reed sings out in the spot light. The theatre put on “Bye-Bye Birdie!” all summer.

AFTER A DAY at the Ft. Worth Zoo, sophomores Bobby Gill and Jeremy Bur­ nett relax in their hotel pool. They took the trip in August.

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AT TIIF, FRIDAY pep rally, Aiden Callahan w ears a bee-striped hat.

Red Ribbon Week reached peak parlicipation on Friday by encouraging stu d e n ts to pul a cap on drugs.

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STUDENTS SITTING IN the j section a t the pep rally help suj Red Ribbon Week by wearing! from cowboy styles to baseball to outrageous Dr. S u e ss type hi

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O bserving Red Ribbon Week (Drug Awareness Week) on campus, students had the chance to bend dress code rules to promote drug aware­ ness.

On Monday, students were e n c o u ra g e d to te a m up against drugs by wearing team jerseys.

T uesday saw s tu d e n ts “Tying Up Drugs” with bow ties and neckties, and Wed­ nesday students “hide from drugs” by wearing camou­ flage. ‘‘Buddying Up A gainst Drugs” on Thursday, stu ­ d e n ts d re s s e d like th eir friends, and then wrapped up the week by “ Putting a Cap on Drugs” and wearing hats on Friday.

Student Coucil sponsored the week long event. ‘‘The w eek s ta r te d off slow, but by the end, every­ one was participating,” said senior and Student Council president Justin Hill. T think it was a real success.”

Participation was encour­ aged by daily prizes for the best girl and boy participants.

“This week long event hel­ ped in not only bringing an awareness to drugs, but also brought us all together be­ cause we are working toward the same cause,” said Stu­ dent Council sponsor and ac­ tivities director Ms. Beverly Lee. — Carly Kocurek

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DRESSED IN THE leam w ear of rival colleges, Mrs. Susie Nix and Mrs. Sheryl Carpenter team up against drugs.

HIDING FROM DRUGS, senior Jam ie Fitzcll, senior Nick Pfeffer, Coach Brad Owen, sophom ore Ryan Cain,

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Drug Awareness Week

and freshm an Zane Coombes d re ss in cam ouflage. S tu d en ts helped com bat the drug problem by participating on

this day and still kept with tl ren t fashion trend in all shadf

jlVTCHING SH IRTS. M elissa jfcerlain a n d S h elly T h o m as ily Up Against D rugs.”

W E A R IN G M A TC H IN G D E N IM blues, Kim Crunk and Brook B eckett take p a rt in drug week.

WITH A FOAM Marvin ihe Martian h a l from Six Flags on his head, Ben Zellner lak es p a ri in Drug Week ac­ tivities on Friday.

FLAG CORP MEMBER sophom ore Renee Lynn participates in the pep rally on “ Cap Off D rugs” Day along with the stu d e n t body.

FOR RED RIBBON Week, Justin Hill.

A1 Dixon, Blair Maxwell, April Perkinson, T rent Doyle, Chad Richards, and Ja m es Brady w ear ties.

BETWEEN SONGS, AT the pep rally, band m em bers Hannah H arris and Amanda Lind display their h ats to prom ote drug aw areness.

IN HONOR OF drug w eek Christie Woods and Leslie Early w ear black vinyl pants and red tank tops.

STAR-SPANGLED T-SHIRTS help Shelley Nottingham and Cayti Reed buddy up against drugs.

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CLASSIC PREP STYLES like Ryan Ellett and Megan Miller's included sweaters, plaid skirts, and pressed khakis. Some

Hot Trends

Pop Culture Prevails The year saw it all from the popularity of Tommy Hillfiger, to Nintendo 64, to those beloved M&Ms.

Students from the Photography I class were assigned the task of capturing trends of the year as part of a project.

Once Kyle Kreml and Ryan Twitty made prints, Marlyn Cas­ tillo and Claudia Campbell cut and pasted, resulting in this collage.

The smashing sequel to that man of mystery “Austin Powers The Spy who Shagged Me,” brought with it groovy bell bot­ toms and go-go boots.

Classic Doc Martens, Adidas, and Nike were seen on the feet of many, while Abercromie and Fitch and Lucky also made an im­

pressive appearance.

With trendsetters Old Navy and Gap making their grand opening in Sikes Senter in 2000, these favorites will only gain in pop­ ularity.

Popular technological advan­ ces included Direct TV, DVDs, and cell phones with covers available in various prints and colors.

Since there were no lockers, most students hauled books and folders in backpacks with brands like Eastpak and Jansport.

Trends could even be esta­ blished in the parking lots. Hyun­ dai and Dodge vehicles made leaps in popularity, while there was still the ongoing competition between Ford and Chevrolet.

—Jennifer Donato

DENIM MADE AN appearance on skirts, jackets, and shirts. Layered and paired with khakis like Vanessa Salinas', denim offered a casual spin on daily wear.

TECH VESTS LIKE Stephanie Duncan's, pushed by labels like Old Navy and Gap became a common fashion staple around campus for both males and females.

STAYING IN STYLE. Matt Sirmans sports

BOHEMIAN CHIC STYLES worn by Erica Hausner and Jo Lynn Rede incorporated popular power beads, tattooed printed shirts, and flocked jeans.

a New York Yankees jersey, chain, and multiple "What Would Jesus Do" bra­ celets.

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basics saw construction changes sud cargo pockets on khakis and ham loops on carpenter jeans.

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And The Winner Is...

Informal awards recognize celebrity styles Students had the opportunity to recognize their peers’ awardwinning styles with informal awards in 14 categories.

Chosen as Class Clowns were slapstick artists Lynn Wineiger and Sammy Lax. Recognized as Seriously Shy were Crystal Trujillo and J. J. Edwards.

Larger-than-life, Lauren Baize and Sean Johnson earned the

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Most Memorable title.

Winners of the Wonderfully Well-Rounded category were An­ die NLx and Justin Hill.

Great grins helped Marcus Staunton and Desirae Walker win the Shiny Smilers while Arrika Fears and Kyle Kreml were named Friendly Faces.

Drama queen Cayti Reed joined Trevor Cichowski in win­ ning in the Big Screen Bound

category.

Alex Coleman and Tyrone Peo­ ples were singled out as Amazing Athletes.

A tie resulted in Katie Leonard, Kim Rice, Matt Cichowski, and A1 Dixon all being named as Con­ stantly Kind.

Students chose Tadd Wallace and Caroline Marten as Motor Mouths and recognized Shelley Nottingham and Jamonn Jones for

Fashion Flare.

The students named as Famt Flirts were Bridget Brooks a Jeff Gamblin.

Unique abilities helped Dev Helenschmidt and Adrian Bym win in the Terrific Talent catej ry.

Receiving the title of Suj Scholars were Nick Ross and C ly Kocurek.

—Carly Kocurek

Class Clowns

Seriously Shy

Lynn Wineiger and Sammy Lax

Crystal Trujillo and J J . Edwards

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Most Memorable

Wonderfully Well-Rounded

Lauren Baize and Sean Johnson

Andie Nix and Justin Hill

Shiny Smilers

Friendy Faces

Marcus Staunton and Desirae Walker

Arrika Fears and Kyle Kreml Informal Awards

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Big Screen Bound

Amazing Athletes

Trevor Cichowski and Cayti Reed

Alex Coleman and Tyrone Peoples EBB

Constantly Kind Katie Leonard, Kim Rice, Matt Cichowski and A1 Dixon

Motor Mouths Tadd Wallace and Caroline Marten

Fashion Flare

Famous Flirts

iJamonn Jones and Shelley Nottingham

Bridget Brooks and Jeff Gamblin

Terriffic Talent

Super Scholars

evon Helenschmidt and Adrian Bynum

Carly Kocurek and Nick Ross

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ith new and improved facilities, academ ic courses from English to chem istry challenged dents to analyze th is.

New labs graced the English and math ngs, allowing students greater access to mputer technology, while improved labs the science wing offered increased lab ace and more up-to-date equipment.

The library also received a face-lift with >uble doors opening directly into the comons between the English and math wings.

Curriculum expansion also benefited stu­ nts. Three new classes, oral interpretan, theatre production and technical theawere added to the drama department, d architectural graphics targeted students erested in pursuing architecture or engiering.

Whether deciphering Shakespearean sonts or calculating trig identities, classes ught new challenges each day. While not Jery mind appreciated this analytical apach to life, at least some critics gave the perience two thumbs up and found it en­ able to analyze this.

Completing a project in ar­ ch itectural grap h ics class, senior Michael Hall uses com­ puter design software.

In English IV, seniors Trevor Cichowski, Chris Atkins and Sarah Adkins analyze arche­ types. Photo b y S. Moore

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Bond money improves computer labs

ith th e c o n s tru c ­ tio n c o n ti n u in g into th e new mil­ len n iu m , tw o o f th e fall c o m p l e te d c l a s s r o o m s b e c a m e t h e m a th a n d English c o m p u te r labs.

With th e h elp o f Mrs. Di­ a n a B o h u s la v a n d Ms. Karie Ickes, th e new m a th a n d writing lab s w ere c o n ­ stru c te d in a m o re convient location, w hich w as b e tw e e n th e m a th a n d English w ings in th e old se n io r hall a re a . T he new lo c a tio n will m a k e th e la b s m o re a c c e s s ib le to

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TYPING R E P O R T S FO R Mrs. M e la n ie S e l v id g e 's E n g lis h II c la s s , C h a n c e C ulley a n d J o e y L o n g c o n c e n tr a t e o n fin is h in g th e ir p a p e r s . Photo b y S. Moore B E IN G A S S I S T E D BY m a t h t e a c h e r M rs. L in d a E lle tt o n TAAS m a th p ra c tic e , j u n io r D u s­ tin L eo n s tu d ie s a n e w o b je c tiv e .

T h e n e w m a th c o m p u te r la b p r o ­ v id e d a n e x te n s iv e lo o k a t TAAS.

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s tu d e n ts .

W hen th e b o n d is s u e p a s s e d , M rs. B o h u s la v knew s h e h a d h e r c h a n c e to c re a te a ro o m specifi­ cally for c o m p u te rs . S h e laid o u t th e d im e n s io n s for a c o m p u te r ro o m . T ak­ ing h e r p la n s to th e C o m ­ p u te r A ided D esign (CAD) c la s s , th e y p r e s e n te d a b lu e prin t for th e fu tu re lab.

T h e t e a c h e r a d d itio n , c o m p lim e n ts o f Mrs. Bo­ h u slav , lo c a te d in th e Eng­ lish lab, allow s te a c h e rs to s e a r c h th r o u g h a n d b e

c o m e fa m ilia r w ith n ew s o f tw a r e a s w ell a s to lea rn m o re a b o u t th e so ft­ w a re a n d p ro g ra m s c u r­ rently b e in g u s e d in th e ir fields.

T h e n e w T e a c h e r Re­ s o u rc e C e n te r is in te n d e d to b e u s e d by te a c h e rs a s a w ork a re a a n d a s a p la c e to gain c o m p u te r know l­ e d g e a n d e x p e rie n c e .

"1 a m v e r y e x c i t e d a b o u t th e new te a c h e r re ­ s o u rc e c e n te r," Mrs. B o­ h u sla v sa id . " It will b e a g re a t facility for o u r te a c h ­ e rs to u s e ."

M ost c o m m o n u s e s fo th e lab a re TAAS writinj a n d r e s e a r c h p a p e rs ii th e E nglish lab a n d TAA! m a th in th e m a th lab. ] T h e In te rn e t h a s been m a jo r q u e s t i o n o n th m in d s o f e v ery o n e. Mr: B o h u s la v b e lie v e s the t h e s c h o o l will receiv I n te r n e t c o n n e c tio n s i early spring.

— Ashley Merritt an Sarah Moore

C O NC ENTRA TING ON H IS a s ­ s ig n m e n t, J a s o n Z a c h a r y s k im s t h e in fo rm a tio n o n h is m o n ito r in M rs. L in d a E lle tt's m a t h c la s s .

T H E NEW W R IT IN G la b , d e ­ s ig n e d b y la b i n s tr u c to r M rs. Di­ a n a B o h u s la v , in c lu d e s a lo t o f s p a c e fo r w o rk t a b l e s a n d a s e p ­ a r a t e t e a c h e r c e n te r . P hoto b y

P hoto b y Sarah M oore

Sarah M oore

IN TH E NEW la b , s o p h o ­ m o r e A a r o n F o x ty p e s h is E n g lish II p a p e r fo r Mrs. M e la n ie S e lv id g e . P hoto

b y Sarah M oore

[iG A D V A N TA G E O F t h e w r itin g l a b 's t e a c h e r reje c e n te r , Mr. R o n B ro w n , t e a c h e r , u s e s t h e c o m p u trs. D ia n a B o h u s la v , la b ino r, w a s a v a ila b le t o h e lp jers. P hoto b y Sarah M oore

Q U E ST IO N IN G AN E X A M PLE o n t h e p r a c tic e TAAS m a t h t e s t, O n a e S ta r k s is a s s i s t e d b y Ms. K a rie Ic k e s . P r a c tic e is o n e o f th e k e y e l e m e n t s in p a s s i n g t h e TAAS, w h ic h is e s s e n t ia l t o g r a d ­ u a te . P hoto b y Sarah M oore

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USING IODINE TO s e e t h e c e lls in a n o n io n slic e , L o n e K em p a n d p a r tn e r A lb e rt K u s a v a g e fin­ is h u p a la b in Mr. C u rtis M cN eil's B iology I c la s s . T h e c la s s e s o fte n w o rk in p a ir s t o c o m p le te lab e x e r c is e s s u c h a s th is o n e .

WHILE TITRATING A s o lu tio n in Mrs. P a m F r a n c is 's C h e m is try II c la s s , P riscilla V an D yke r e a d s t h e b u re t. U sin g th is skill h e lp e d t h e s t u d e n t s o f C h e m is tr y II w ith fu tu re la b s c o n d u c te d . P hoto b y

Sarah Moore

STUDYING A SL ID E o f p o t a ­ to c e lls, s e n i o r A m a n d a L ind le a r n s m o r e a b o u t cell fu n c ­ tio n s . Mr. J a m e s W rig h t's Bi­ o lo g y II c la s s e x a m in e d t h e s e s lid e s u s in g t h e n e w l a b s p ro ­ v id e d b y t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n .

Photo b y Sarah Moore

FILLING U P H IS flo re n c e fla s k w ith d istille d w a te r, J u s t i n C h a t­ h a m s t a r t s h is e x p e r i m e n t in c h e m is tr y . W e a rin g g o g g le s in t h e la b w a s a s a fe ty ru le t h a t M rs.

P a m F ra n c is e n fo rc e d . P hoto b y

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M E A SU R IN G A SUBSTAT s e n i o r K ris te n R oy a n d jv C o n n ie S h e lto n d o th e ir che try la b . T h e n e w chem ist!) w a s b u ilt o v e r t h e su m m er.

to b y Sarah M oore

O B S E R V IN G A P R E P A R E D s lid e o f p o t a t o c e lls , s e n i o r M e­ lis s a S tra d le y t a k e s a d v a n t a g e o f t h e n e w la b s . P hoto b y Sarah

M oore IN A LAB, s o p h o m o r e B re a n n a M cN eely u s e s m e t h a n e b lu e to s ta in a c h e e k c ell fo r o b s e r v a ­ tio n . P hoto b y Sarah Moore

A/eird Science onstruction project updates, expands labs \ o p r e p a r e s tu d e n ts for th e 2 1 s t c e n tu ry , th e b o n d is s u e >ed la s t y e a r in clu d e d re m o d e lin g a n d up: o f th e n ew s c ie n c e th e fall, th re e n ew o r irg e d ro o m s w e re ipleted for Mrs. P am icis, Mr. C u rtis McMeil Mr. J a m e s W right, lis a d d itio n a l s p a c e le fro m m o v in g th e p rincipal offices, OCS te a c h e r s ' w o rk ro o m of th e s c ie n c e wing. b e lie v e th e im p ro lents will b e n e fit stuts n o w a n d for y e a rs to le ," Mr. McNeil sa id .

" T h e g re a te s t acco m ­ p lis h m e n t o f th e n e w la b s is t h a t t h e y a r e m u c h m o r e c o n v e n ie n t to th e s tu d e n ts a n d te a c h e r s ."

B efore th e n ew lab , Mrs. F r a n c i s u s e d M s. W a t­ s o n 's ro o m w h e n e v e r s h e w a n te d to d o a la b a c ­ tivity. T h is m a d e s c h e d u ­ ling lab tim e s s o m e w h a t co n fu sin g . H ow ever, now th a t Mrs. F ran cis h a s h e r ow n ro o m w ith n ew lab ta ­ b le s , s h e is c a p a b le o f perfo rm in g la b a c tiv itie s w h e n e v e r it is n e c e s s a ry w ith o u t d isp la c in g o th e r c la s s e s . " I t's ex citin g to b e a b le to d o l a b s w h e n e v e r I

w an t, a n d I k n o w it b e n e ­ fits th e s tu d e n ts to b e a b le to s e e a n d d o s c ie n c e ," M rs. F ra n c is s a id . " T h e n ew la b ta b le s a r e very helpful to th e s tu d e n ts ."

AP B iology II s tu d e n t M elissa S trad ley felt th a t th e old la b s w ere c ra m p e d to g e th e r.

B efore c o n s tru c tio n , th e lab ta b le s w ere low a n d s tu d e n ts re p e a te d ly h a d to lea n o v e r th e m to d o t h e i r la b a s s i g n m e n t s .

Now lab ta b le s a re w aist h ig h a n d a r e e a sily a c ­ c e s s e d by th e s tu d e n ts c o m p le tin g e x p e rim e n ts. " T h e new ro o m is m u ch larg e r a n d m o re c o m fo rta ­

b le ," s e n io r S a n d ra Sm ith sa id . "It is m u c h e a s ie r to d o th e lab s, a n d it m a k e s th e w ork m u ch sim p le r."

T h e n e w s c ie n c e la b ro o m s a re j u s t th e b e g in ­ n ing in w h a t th e a c a d e m ic f u t u r e h o l d s w ith t h e s c h o o l u n d e r c o n s tr u c ­ tion.

— S a ra h M oore and Ashley Merritt

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Patch Adams '

Courses prepare students for careers in health fields very y ear a new g ro u p o f s tu d e n t jo in s th e h ealth o c c u p atio n s g ro u p o f c e r­ tified n u r s e 's a s sis ta n ts to-be. T he c la ss is offered for th e first tim e to s tu ­ d e n ts a t th e beginning of their s o p h o m o re year.

T h e c la s s h a s b e e n available to s tu d e n ts for five y ears a n d is currently c o m p o s e d o f a p p ro x i­ m ately 6 0 stu d e n ts . T he p ro g ram directo r for Burkb u r n e t t i s M rs . K im G rauerholz.

READING THE C H APTER for c la s s , s o p h o m o r e s B ra n d o n H u d s o n a n d R. J . L e o h n e r w ra p u p a s e c tio n o n th e d ig e s tiv e s y s ­ te m . P h o to b y Sarah Moore CROW DED AROUND THE b e d , p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r M rs . K im G ra u e rh o lz e x p la in s th e p r o p e r te c h n iq u e for w a s h in g a fa c e to s e n io r N ie sh a N o b le s a n d ju n io r K im Y otta Floyd. Photo b y Sarah

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Health Occupations

" I fe e l t h i s p r o g r a m really gives th e s tu d e n ts a t a s t e o f r e a lity in t h e h e a lth field a n d h e lp s s tu ­ d e n ts d e c id e if m ed icin e is right for t h e m / ' Mrs. G rau erh o lz said .

T he first y e a r o f training b e g in s in th e c la s s ro o m w ith I n t r o d u c t i o n to H ealth O c c u p a tio n s. T he s tu d e n ts s tu d y th e s y s ­ te m s o f th e h u m a n body, d i s e a s e s t h a t o c c u r in th e s e sy s te m s, a n d c u re s for th em .

T he s e c o n d y e a r c la ss

b e c o m e s m o re c h a lle n g ­ ing a s s tu d e n ts s tu d y in th e c la s s ro o m a n d w ork clinicals. T h e c la ss, H ealth O c c u p a tio n s I, t e a c h e s certified n u rsin g skills a n d CPR. S tu d e n ts b e g a n in early N ovem ber.

S t u d e n t s p r e p a r e fo r th e n a tio n a l C ertified n u r ­ sin g Exam . " S h o ts a re n o t m y fa­ vorite, b u t I th o u g h t th e c a u s e w as well w orth it, a n d I a m lo oking forw ard to b e c o m in g a C nA ," s a id ju n io r H a n n a h H arris.

H ealth O c c u p a tio n s ta k e n by th ird y e a r st d e n t s , is c o m p le te th ro u g h th e s tu d y geri; ric s , m ic ro b io lo g y , ar grow th a n d developm en " T h e th ird y e a r h a s pi p a re d m e fo r upcom ii c la s s e s in c o lle g e ,” seni J a s o n Kw iatkow ski said T h e s e t h r e e y e a rs i s tu d y h e lp p r e p a r e st d e n ts for j o b s in heal a n d m ed icin e.

— Ashley Merritt & Sarah Moore

W H ILE TAKING A b r e a k , j u n i o r M a rris s a W e a v e r a n d s e n io r N ie s h a N o b le s lis te n a s p r o g r a m d i r e c t o r M rs. G r a u e r h o l z e x ­ p la in s t h e n e x t ta s k . P hoto b y

WITH A SM ILE o n h is fa c e , j u n ­ io r J u s t i n C h a th a m g e n tly tu r n s " P a tr ic ia ." P a tric ia is a life-like d u m m i e o f t e n u s e d in e a r l y m o n t h s o f t h e s e c o n d y e a r. Pho­

Sarah M oore

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P A S S IN G OUT IC E t o r e s ­ id e n ts o f T e x h o m a C h ris tia n C a r e C e n te r , s e n i o r R o b in P ric e p a r tic ip a te s in h e r first d a y o f c lin ic a ls . C lin ic als w e re a n i m p o r ta n t p a r t o f c la s s fo r s e c o n d y e a r s tu d e n ts , a s th e y w o rk e d to b e c o m e C N A s .P h o t o b y J a s o n

K iviatkow ski

EIVING S H E E T S FRO M fn e n c a rt, ju n io r S a ra h a n d s e n i o r R o b in P ric e h e s u p p l i e s n e c e s s a r y to a b e d w h ile w o rk in g a t a il in th e i r H e a lth O c c u p a c i a s s . P h o to b y J a s o n

CA REFULLY TURNING " F A T " o n t o h is s id e , s e n i o r s S h e rlin e M o ise a n d R ita H e r n a n d e z c o n ­ c e n tr a te o n c o m p le te in g th e ir p r a c t i c e t a s k . D u m m i e s lik e " P a t " w e r e a n i m p o r t a n t le a r n ­ in g to o l in h e a l t h c o u r s e s . P hoto

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DEM O NSTRATING HOW TO fill th e sy rin g e p ro p e rly , AP B iology II te a c h e r Mr. J im W right s h o w s s e n io r A m a n d a L ind t h e sp e c ia l t e c h n i q u e a s s e n i o r M e lis s a S tra d le y lo o k s o n . Photo b y Sar足

ah Moore

SL IPP IN G ON H ER th ig h h ig h w a d e r s , s e n i o r S a n d r a S m ith p r e p a r e s h e rs e lf to e n te r th e m u rk y w a te r, w h ile s e n i o r M e足 lis s a S tr a d le y j o t s d o w n in fo r足 m a tio n . P hoto b y Sarah Moore

H E L PIN G O N E O F h e r c la s s m a te s o u t, ju n io r A sh le y L a w so n s h a k e s u p o n e o f t h e tw o w a te r s a m 足 p le s w ith in te n sity . Photo

b y Sarah Moore

CA REFUL TO BALA NCE h e r s e lf o n r o c k s w h ile le a n in g o v e r t h e e d g e o f t h e w a te r, s e n i o r K eila M a rtin e z t e s t s t h e w a te r fo r t h e pH lev el. P hoto b y Sarah M oore

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Wild Am erica

W HILE VISITING WILDHOH C r e e k , s e n i o r S a n d r a Sin d r o p s t h e s e c c h i d is c into I w a te r t o m e a s u r e th e visit! d e p th . P hoto b y Sarah M oori

l/Vild America

iology class analyzes Wildhorse Creek water

o p re s e rv e th e e n ­ v iro n m e n t for fu­ tu re g e n e ra tio n s , J im W rig h t's s e c o n d u r AP B iology II c la s s ts th e w a te r o f W ildhorC reek. h e te s tin g ta k e s p la c e w e e n th e s e v e n th a n d Ith o f e a c h m o n th , h e te s tin g is d o n e for R ed River A u thority o f c a s (RRA T). R h o n d a in so n , a n e m p lo y e e o f \T , o v e r s e e s t h e te s} d o n e by all a r e a partiating s c h o o ls . T h is voi­ d e r w o rk p r o v id e s a

le a rn in g o p p o r tu n ity for s tu d e n ts .

T h e s tu d e n ts le a m to u s e a s e c c h i d isc , c h e c k th e w a te r a n d a ir te m p e ra tu r e , c h e c k fo r th e a m o u n t o f d iss o lv e d oxy­ g e n u s in g s u lfu ric a c id , s ta r c h in d ic a to r a n d s o d i­ u m th io s u lfa te , a n d c h e c k th e p e rc e n t o f h y d ro g e n io n s in th e w ater. " T e s tin g th e o x id a tio n lev els o f th e w a te rs a t Wil­ d h o r s e C re e k is a co m p li­ c a te d p r o c e s s , in clu d in g th e a d d itio n o f d iffe re n t s o lu tio n s ...b u t it is very

c o o l , " s e n i o r M e lis s a S tra d le y sa id .

A fter all o f th e te s ts a re c o n c lu d e d a t t h e c re e k a n d in t h e la b a n d all m e a s u r e m e n ts a re w ritten d o w n by th e re c o rd e r, th e s tu d e n t re p o rt is s e n t to RRAT s o th a t a n y c h a n g e s c a n b e u p d a te d .

"It is a s h a m e to s e e h o w p e o p le h a v e s u c h lit­ tle re g a rd for c le a n w a te r a n d o u r n a tu r a l r e s o u r ­ c e s , " Mr. W rig h t s a id . " P e r h a p s t h r o u g h th is p r o g r a m , y o u n g p e o p le c a n d e v e lo p a n a p p re c ia ­

tio n th e y c a n c arry into a d u lth o o d .''

Mr. W right's Biology II c la s s h a s h e lp e d RRAT for five to six y e a rs a n d it will o n ly b e n e f it t h e m o v e ­ m e n t to p re s e rv e th e p lan ­ e t if th is c o n tin u e s fo r m an y m o re y ears.

"W e fo rg et h o w badly w e tre a t o u r w orld w hen w e g e t w ra p p e d u p with o u r s c h e d u le ," s e n io r S u­ s a n S e c o rd sa id . "By g o ­ ing to W ildhorse, I realize th a t sc ie n c e c a n only d o s o m u c h ."

— Ashley Merritt

WHILE P R E PA R IN G TO re tu rn t o s c h o o l, s e n i o r s S a n d r a S m ith , M e lissa S tra d le y , a n d A m a n d a L ind ta k e tim e o u t t o re la x a s Mr. J i m W right ta k e s a q u ic k lo o k a t th e s a m p le s fro m t h e c r e e k . Pho­

to b y Sarah Moore COM PLETING THE FINAL s te p o f h e r ta s k , s e n i o r S u s a n S e c o rd a d d s to h e r w a te r s a m p le w hile s e n i o r A m a n d a L ind a w a its th e o u tc o m e . P hoto b y Sarah Moore

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Gateway Program helps students graduate on time h e G a te w a y p r o ­ g r a m , s t a r t e d in M arch o f 1 9 9 6 , w as c re a te d to help s tu d e n ts g r a d u a t e fro m h ig h sc h o o l o n tim e. T he p ro ­ g r a m is a c o m p u t e r fo cu sed ed u catio n .

T h o u g h m o s t c la s s e s a re c o m p le te d w ith th e u s e o f c o m p u te r s , s tu ­ d e n ts a lso m u st co m p le te w o rk sh e ets a n d te s ts a n d a lso re a d from te x tb o o k s.

Mrs. Amy Brewer, Mrs. P au la McNeil, a n d Mrs. D onna B ass, a re th e in­

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C O M P L E T IN G H IS H O M E­ WORK ju n io r J e r e m y L ip p s s e a r ­ c h e s th ro u g h h is b o o k for th e c o rre c t a n sw e r. Photo b y Ja so n

K w iatkow ski G A T H E R IN G A R O U N D T H E d e s k o f Mrs. P a u la McNeil a r e s e n io r J e ff V allejo, s e n io r C u rtis fla m e tt, j u n i o r R a n d all N ix o n , s e n io r M egan R u e s c h e n b e rg , a n d s e n io r J u n i o r A rre d o n d o .

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s tru c to rs w ho m a k e s u re th e s tu d e n ts s ta y o n track. At th is tim e, th e re a re a b o u t 3 0 p e o p le e n ­ rolled in G atew ay. " G a te w a y o f fe r s s t u ­ d e n ts th e o p p o rtu n ity to c o m p le te th e i r h ig h sc h o o l e d u c a tio n in a dif­ feren t type o f c la s s ro o m s e ttin g ,” Mrs. McNeil said .

Eligibility for G a te w a y c a n include b e in g a t risk o f failing o r n o t p a s sin g th e TAAS by th e s e c o n d

fryIf a s tu d e n t is p re g n a n t

o r a p a re n t o r if th e y h a v e so c io e c o n o m ic p ro b le m s, th ey m a y b e c o n s id e re d for th e p ro g ra m .

G atew ay offers its s tu ­ d e n ts a n o p p o rtu n ity for self-paced learn in g , a s th e s tu d e n ts c h o o s e th e ir c la s s e s a n d c o m p le te th e m a n y tim e d u rin g th e y e a r a s long a s th ey sh o w p ro g re s s . " I re a lly e n jo y b e in g a b le to s le e p in a n d ta k e a fte rn o o n c la s s e s o n ly ,” s e n io r J o s h J o n e s sa id . "I a ls o like h o w I c a n ta k e

th e c la s s e s in w h at e o r d e r I w a n t a n d fin th e m a t a n y tim e .”

S tu d e n ts g e t their < d e s b a s e d o n a tte n d a a n d p ro g re s s . Nine w g rad e s a re p a ss or : a n d th e e n d o f c o u rse j d e s a r e r e g u la r grai th a t c a n b e transferret th e s tu d e n ts ' transcrip G atew ay is a n oppc nity for a n y s tu d e n t i n e e d s h e lp graduating tim e a n d m e e ts any o o f th e re q u ire m e n ts.

— Ashley Merritt

STU D Y IN G WITH E A S E o n t h e flo o r s e n i o r s M e g a n R u e s c h e n b e r g a n d T e s s a B u ffin g to n fin ish u p th e ir E n g lish b e f o r e b r e a k .

C IR C L E D A R O U N D TH E w o rk d e s k s e n io r C u rtis H a m m e t s o p h m o r e M icca M e n d ie ta , j u n ­ io r R a n d a ll N ix o n , a n d s e n i o r J e f f V allejo la u g h o u t lo u d . Photo

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L O O K IN G F O R W A R D TO g r a d u a tin g s o o n s e n i o r Tiffa­ n y Mills a n d s e n i o r C h ristin a H o m e w o rk o n th e ir a s s ig n ­ m e n ts . Photo b y Ja so n

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TENING T O H E R a s s i g n t o n t a p e w h ile a t t h e c o m r s e n i o r Nikki S la y d e n fin3 u p h e r h is to r y w o rk . P hoto

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ON T H E IR B R E A K s e n i o r s J o n Hill a n d C h r i s t e e n F o s e t c h a t a b o u t th e i r u p c o m in g d a y a t G a te w a y . P hoto b y J a s o n hw iat-

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THE C A ST P R E F O R M I N G " N o is e s O ff" liv e c o n s i s t s o f s o p h o m o r e A sh le y C o o k , s e n io r T re v o r C ich o w sk i, R id er s t u d e n t L in d s a y S u lliv a n , j u n i o r M icah C o o k , s o p h o m o r e L ac y W o o ­ d a rd , ju n io r M att C ich o w sk i, s e n ­ i o r D a n a D ix o n , a n d d r a m a t e a c h e r Mr. B o b B arrow .

PRACTICING TH EIR S C R IP T , f re s h m a n T a b ith a N e is e s , s e n io r T a m m y L ong, a n d j u n io r D a rc u s P e n a s it p a tie n tly . T o p r e p a r e fo r th e p ro d u c tio n , a c t o r s p ra c tic e d for t h r e e h o u r s a d a y , five d a y s a w e e k , fo r tw o m o n th s . T h e s e t w a s b u ilt fro m 1 0 -5 o v e r th r e e S a tu r d a y s . Photo b y Terry Morris

R E H E A R SIN G F O R TH E u p ­ c o m in g p lay , d r a m a t e a c h e r , Mr. B o b B arro w a n d R id er s t u d e n t L in d say S u lliv an g o o v e r th e ir lin e s. Photo b y Terry Morris

DURING SE T C H A N G E S, j u n io r D a rc u s P e n a , s o p h o m o r e B reo n n a M cN eely, s e n io r D a n a D ixon, s o p h o m o r e L ac ey W o o d a rd , a n d s o p h o m o r e A sh le y C o o k ta k e a b re a k .

WITH H IS F A N T S p u lle d d o w n , j u n i o r M att C ic h o w sk i s p o r t s h is o u t r a g e o u s s m ile y fa c e b o x e r s w h ile s t a n d in g n e x t t o h is b r o t h ­ e r s e n i o r T re v o r C ich o w sk i. T h e a u d i e n c e r e s p o n d e d w ildly t o th is h ila r io u s s c e n e w h ic h w a s p a r t o f t h e b r o t h e r s first e x p e rience acting as a team .

— C o u rtsey P hoto

AC TING OUT TH E b a c k s tl s c e n e s a r e (sitttin g ) so p h o m l A s h l e y C o o k , s e n i o r T re l C ic h o w s k i, s e n i o r J o s h Brl ( s ta n d in g ) j u n i o r M icah Col s e n i o r D a n a D ixon, te a c h e r!

B o b B a rro w , R id e r s tu d e n t L | s a y S u lliv a n , j u n i o r M att Cich s k i , a n d s o p h o m o r e Li W o o d a rd . P hoto b y Terry Mo,

Show Business rama students practice production skills

N h e d ra m a d e p a rt­ m en t h ad a busy r y e a r w ith c u rricu lu m >ansions a n d m ultip le d u c tio n s . bourse e x p a n s io n s inded th e a te r 1 a n d II, a h n ic a l t h e a t r e c la s s , 1 a p ro d u c tio n c la ss, h e p r o d u c t i o n c la s s d u c e d " n o i s e s O ff,” le th e te c h n ic a l c la s s ped d e s ig n th e s e t for [ play. S tu d e n ts in proption c la s s w h o w o rk

8 0 h o u r s o u ts id e s c h o o l e a rn a h a lf cred it. " n o i s e s O ff,” a p la y b a s e d o n a B ritish film, w a s a le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e for th e e n tire d r a m a crew . " T h is play is th e m o s t c h a lle n g in g s h o w I h a v e e v e r b e e n involved in th a t in c lu d e s a te c h n ic a l view­ p o i n t, a n a c t o r 's v iew ­ p o in t, a n d a n a u d ie n c e 's v iew p o in t,” s a id Mr. B ob B arrow , d r a m a te a c h e r.

A ro ta tin g s ta g e h e lp e d

c o n s e r v e tim e d u r in g s ta g e c h a n g e s , a n d allow th e a u d ie n c e to s e e o n e a c t p re fo rm e d in fro n t o f th e s e t, a n d o n e p erfo r­ m e d b e h in d th e s c e n e s . " E v e n th o u g h th e s e t w a s c o m p lic a te d to build, I still h a d lo a d s o f fun p u t­ tin g it u p ,” s a id s e n io r R ustin Rolen.

T h e c h a ra c te r s in th is p la y w e re b o th th e m ­ s e lv e s a n d th e a c to r. T he c o m e d y rev o lv e d a ro u n d

c o m p l ic a t io n s b e tw e e n c a s t m e m b e rs .

"T h is sh o w w as a g re a t e x p e rie n c e for m e ," sa id D ana D ixon, "I le a rn e d a lot a n d d isc o v e re d I love th e w orld o f British c o m e ­ dy-" S tu d e n t a c to rs a n d te c h n ic a l a s s is ta n ts a ls o p u t th e ir ta le n ts to u s e to p ro d u c e " T h e H o b b it” for UIL o n e -a c t play c o m p e ti­ tio n in M arch.

— Sarah Moore

P la y in g b in g o a t C rescent Care Center.

Key Club m em bers. Jill Ingram, Sabrina Bradley, Kyle Kreml, Amanda Iind, and April Perkinson visit with residents.

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Jennifer Donato & Carly Kocurek

eady, set, go! Activities provided each student with an opportunity to stand in the limelight. Whether using activities to help discover a

elong passion or simply aiming for fifteen minus of fame, students found that activities always |pt them on the go.

The campus’s 24 clubs participated in activities [>m visiting elementary schools to assisting the ierly. Service became a major focus for many ganizations. PALs, STUCO, and NHS undertook kferal service projects. The Key Club, which saw first full year, was dedicated entirely to commity service and completed a variety of projects the school and the area, often working closely th other groups.

The Reviewer’s Club also entered its first full ar. Primarily a discussion group, the club of7ed students a chance to exchange ideas on )vies and literature.

To fund raise, BPA sold candles, and NHS sold pdy canes, while FHA sold Christmas paraernalia.

Like true celebrities students used activities to ) elbows, make contacts, and be seen. Whether •rking for a worthy cause or enjoying club social ents, students always had a place to go.

Off The Record DRAMA CLUB (front row) Ashley Cook, Lacey Woo­ dard, Emilee Bell, Ashlee Kleiber, Cayti Reed, Dana Dixon, Trevor Cichowski, D arla Sim pson, B reonna McNeely. (second row) Darcus Pena, Leslie Pena, Tam­ my Long, Nahomie Moise, M organ Morris, Pam ela Placidi, Julio Gonzales, Crystal Searles, Kami Griner,

Elizabeth Evans, (back row) Danie Flaherty, Rui Rolen, M att Cichowski, Micah Cook, Shivanni De Tracy Rose, Jo sh Brazil, J ’aime Flaherty, (not pictui Angela Bland, Crissa Merrimon, Tabitha Neises, Be Dowdy.

“Drama is so interesting because when you act you get to be a different per­ son for a day.’’— Cayti Reed, Drama Club

“I have a natural talent for speaking in front of people with a c o m p e t it iv e ed ge.” — Ashlee Kleiber, Speech Team

“I’ve always enjoyed de­ bating with people on cer­ tain topics. Being on de­ bate lets me express my views.”— Kyle Kreml, De­ bate Team

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SPEECH (front row) Dana Dixon, Trevor Cichowski, Rachael Brown, Luke Page, Kyle Kreml, (second row) As Cook, Lacy Woodard, Emilee Bell, A shlee Kleiber, Cayti Reed. Elizabeth Evans, (back row) JaNeil Pryor, K Toalson, Sara Kimbrell, Eric Merkel.

DEBATE (front row) Kyle Kreml, Krista Toalson, Sara Kimbrell, JaNeil Pryor, Eric Merkel, (not pictured) Kr;

Blankenship.

WINNING THIRD OVERALL a t the W ichita F a lls UIL p ra c tic e m ee t, speech team m em bers (sitting) Ash­ ley Cook, Mrs. Jerri Sow ards, Dana Dixon, Mr. Bob Barrow, (standing) Tabitha N eises, JaNeil Pryor, Karen D eW itt, E ric M erkel, a n d L acey W oodard celebrate.

IN ORDER TO raise money for the Drama Club, stu d e n ts Kami Griner, Josh Brazil, Trevor Cichowski, and T abitha N eises a c c e p t d o n a tio n s from fellow s tu d e n ts to s e e the tea ch e r with the m ost money g e t a pie-in-the-face during the next pep rally. Photo by Sarah Moore

Dead Poet’s Society Debate, Speech, Drama clubs communicate, act, and express

CENTRATING VIGOROUSLY th e m aterial, sophom ore Kyle jl looks over information needed

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With the sta rt of the new speech and debate team and the drama club growing in numbers, students had many opportunities to become in­ volved in different forms of theatre.

Headed by Mr. Bob Bar­ row, the club has done nu­ merous activities this year.

A m ong th o s e a re p a r­ ticipating in the production of “ N oises O ff,” throwing a “Thanksmas” party to simul­ taneously celebrate Thanks­ giving and Christmas, holding a candy sale and a teachers “ pie in the face” for fun­ draisers.

“You don’t have to be an a cto r, ju st enjoy th e a tre , want to be creative, and have fun,” Mr. Bob Barrow said.

They also took a trip to

tour the theatre department a t MSU, seeing the Shak­ espearean comedy “A Mid­ summer Nights Dream,” and they attended the State Thes­ pian Conference in Corpus Christi.

The Speech and Debate team s worked after school tw ic e a w e e k , J a n u a r y through March, to prepare material for tournaments and UIL m eets in the surrounding areas.

“Debate teaches a student not only reasoning and logic but also insight into national and international affairs,” M rs. Je rri Sow ards said.

“Speaking events give stu­ dents an edge in commu­ nication skills.”

— Joel Marion and JaNeil Pryor

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AT A CRIMESTOPPERS meeting, a few members, including sponsor Mr. Harrison W atts, sophom ores Bridget Brooks and Stephanie Geer, and sen­ ior Chad Richards put together a tin­ k er toy puzzle. Photo by Jason

DISCUSSING FUTURE PLANS of the In te rn a tio n a l Club, se n io r Carly Kocurek and sp o n s o r M rs. Aida P e term an p re s e n t fu tu re p ro jec t ideas. This w as Mrs. P eterm an’s first year sponsoring this group. Photo by

Kwiatkowski

Jason Kwiatkowski

Brave New World Crimestoppers, Key Club, IC help expand horizons C rim estoppers atten d ed the 5th Annual Texas Crime Stoppers Campus State Con­ ference at College Station in March.

“The trip was very exciting and a great learning experi­ ence for all of us,” sopho­ more Bridget Brooks said.

Other activities included the club touring the Wichita Falls Police Department as well as the Wichita County Jail. Crimestoppers is spon­ sored by Mr. Harrison Watts and Ms. Beverly Lee. The International Club held a progressive dinner where International foods w ere served for their first activity.

Fundraisers included tempo­ rary tattoo sales during foot­ ball season and the Mardi

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Gras dance which was held in March.

This was the first year Mrs. Aida Peterman sponsored the club.

Key Club, a student service organization completed proj­ ects around the school and in the community. Projects in­ c lu d e d v o lu n te e r in g a t C resent Care Manor each month, painting Fantasy of Lights displays, and deliver­ ing Thanksgiving Meals-onWheels.

“This is an excellent club that allows students to de­ velop leadership skills and enables students to work to­ gether to accomplish a com­ mon goal,” said head sponsor Cindy Black.

— Stephanie Geer

Crimestoppers, Key Club, International Club

PASSING OUT A bingo card to a resident of C rest Care Manor, fresh­ man Katie Andrews volunteers with the Key Club. The Key Club m em bers

volunteered each month to visit the residents of C rest Care Mai

Photo by Mrs. Anne Gillespie

Of( The Record IESTOPPER MEMBERS ARE (fronl row) Angela 1, Bridget Brooks, Arikka F e a rs, Stephanie G eer,

Ashley Cox, (back row) Sabrina Bradley, J.R. Frye, Cody Caporale, J e s s e F ugate, and Mr. Harrison W atts.

“I joined Key Club to be involved in a club that helps people, plus it’s a good thing for scholarship applications.”— Nick Ross, Key Club

1LEB MEMBERS are (front row) Jennifer Donato, vice 3nt; Carly Kocurek, president; Darcus Pefia, Nahomie Brook Beckett, Kimberly Crunk, Kim Franklin, (second 11 Ingram, Kaycie Tugman, Pamela Placidi, Sabrina Bradlian Goodman, Rachel Sink, Bridget Brooks, Kristen Roy, row) Katherine Andrews, Sheila White, Katy Johnson, Nobles, April Perkinson, Hannah Harris, Amy Farr,

NATIONAL CLUB MEMBERS a re (front row) Kocurek,vice president; Shivani Desai, president; (Rose, secretary; Priscilla VanDyke, treasurer;

Megan Shawver, (fourth row) Kyle Kreml, Shelly Nottingham, Ed Blankenship, Lorie Estrada, Wes Schelter, and Ryan Twitty. Not pictured are Elizabeth Bass, Bryce Corsaut, Cara Slabaugh, Danielle Vasquez, Claire Adkins; Heather Ryan, secretary; Becky Deason. Amanda Lind, Mikala Parrack; Susan Secord, treasurer; and Sandra Smith.

(second row) Mrs. Aida Peterm an, sponsor; Sherline Moise, Silvia G resta, Pam ela Placidi, Nahomie Moise, Keila Martinez, and Jessica Watson.

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“The trip was very exciting and a great learning ex­ p e r i e n c e fo r a l l o f u s . ” — Bridget B rooks, Crimestoppers

“I joined International Club because I wanted to learn about cultures. I’ve been in for two years and be­ cam e p r e s id e n t this year.”— Shivani Desai, In­ ternational Club

Off The Record EIL A CAPELLA CIIOIR members are (front row) Leslie Early, Amber Mckee, Allison Upchurch, Aerial Edmiston, John Joss, Terri McCutcheon, Stephanie Branson. Danny Dimarzio (second row) Thomas Keith, Dawn Kriegez, Liz Hudson, Josh Whiteland, Angela Bland (third row) Kim Franklin, Elizabeth Evans, Darla Simpson, Damascus ivory, Ashley Kleiber, fyndsey Nix, Katie

McNeese, Ryan Burdette, Amy Burleson, Lisa Long (back i Shannon Roberson, Michael Haulbrook, Jennifer Towns Daquri Kriegel, Everett Blaylock, Melissa McCandless, Horn, Lindsey Coombes, Erik McGowan, Christie Woods, ( Young, Florence Harris, Megan Shawver. Photo by Mrs. I

GIRLS CHORES m e m b e rs a r e (front row) Sam antha Ashley, A ndrea L a n c aste r, LeeAnn Smiley, Dawn Kriegez, Britanny Booker, Brook Becket, J e s s a Fields,

Kristina H audenshild (back row) Katrina Dorsey, Fitzell, Randi Kieth, Kara Myers, Tiffany Tyler, Rarras, Amelia McGowan, Dani Flaherty

MIXED CHORES MEMBERS a r e (front row) Shari Mathis, Crystal Blanton, Beth Disney, Andrea Smith (second row) Brad Eddington, Gus Barnes, Joe Dennins,

Shane Brooks (back row) Misty Thompson, Miller, Vanessa Salina

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“When Mr. Presley heard I w as a good singer, he asked me to join. He needed more baritone voices.”— Nick Horn, UIL Choir

“I enjoyed singing in front o f p e o p l e during th e Christmas holidays and performing at the spring concert.” — Gus Barnes, Mixed Choir

“1 like having the chance to do what I like best rather than taking only classes that are required.”— John Joss, UIL Choir

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LEADING THE CHOIR in song, Acapelia Choir Alto section lead er Flor­ ence Harris, p re p are s for th e up­ coming events. She w as the first fem ale to m ake A ll-State Choir since 1994.

UIL CHOIR BEGINS each class with a little warm up lead by instructor Mr. Earl Presley. Among o th er things the choir m em bers com peted both as individuals and a s a group through­ out the year.

The Sound of Music Group* attends concerts, competes; Harris earns place in All-State choir Showing their musical abil­ ities, UIL, girls, and mixed choir p e rfo rm e d a t many events and competitions.

The choir led by Mr. Earl Presley performed at events including a Christmas concert a t First Baptist Church, a concert in May and attended an awards banquet. Twentyeight students competed in solo and ensemble. “ I love having the chance to do what 1 enjoy without feeling a lot of pressure,” said sophomore Elizabeth Ev­ ans.

Mr. Presley hoped to make first division in performance

and at least a two in sight reading, and a first division state solo and ensamble. He would also love to make first place in area. ‘‘It’s the first time we have made first place since before I a rriv e d in 1 9 9 4 ,” Mr. Presley said.

Competing in area was Erik McGowan, Florence Harris, Lindsey Coombes, and Megan Shawver.

Erik McGowan won first place in area while Florence Harris went on to earn a pla­ ce in the all-state choir in January.

— A n g e la V a sq u e z

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LISTENING CAREFULLY TO Colonel P e ttib o n , J a m e s R o se, H e a th e r Wiley, and William Taylor learn more about economic standards. Photo by

SHOWING OFF FINANCIAL slides, Colonel Pettibon explains and dem ­ o n stra te s economic standards to a class of ROTC studen ts. Photo by

Jason Kwiatowski

Jason Kwiatowski

In the Army Now JROTC cadets, officers build military knowledge, discipline Marching through the year, JROTC com pleted another full year of activities building military skills. The cadets were taught first aid, Amer­ ican Government, and war history in their class.

In addition, the cadets met at the Hirschi campus and were required to wear their uniforms to school once a week. “ In the future 1 want to be in the Air Force and travel overseas and make money,’’ said junior Dre Corral. “ Being an officer is what 1 feel I'm good at.”

The c a d e t s c o m p e te d against other units as mem­ bers of the orienteering and physical fitness teams. The cadets also participated in an annual Regional Formal In­ spection in the spring. The unit was formally tested on their basic knowledge of first aid and the military chain of command.

Officers in the corps are selected from juniors and seniors who have been in the program three to four years and who have demonstrated leadership skills and traits.

— Christine Scoll PREPARING FOR REGIONAL formal inspection, e x ec u tiv e o fficer

Tammy Long inspects a cadet. F

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IIRSCH1 HIGHSCHOOL 1ROTCSEN IM!TS

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Off The Record C COMPANY D m em bers a re (front) Ja m es Rose, Johnson, Will Taylor, H eath er Wiley, Tammy Long, md row) Ben Flow ers, A ndrea L ancaster, R ashanda

Holder, Zac Paul, (back) Elizabeth Ellis, Billy Beeson, T edd W allace, Buddy Wynne, Brandon Beyer, Jerry Feilds, Nick Wright, and Kevin Lapoint.

“My greatest accomplish­ ment has been becoming an executive officer for the b a t t a l l i o n . ” — Tam my Long, JROTC

C COMPANY A m em bers a re (front) Irene Mendez, ny Bingham, Allen L easure, Tony Pena, A ndre Corarry M arcizewski, (second row) Brandon Berryman, e th Young, D am ascus Ivory, Sarah Jones, (back)

Jimmy Alvarado, David Ingalls, R obert Goldsmith, Lucas Cain, Mike Crunk, Chris Ellis, E v erett Blaylock, Edwin G eer, and David G arner.

V. “ I joined to find out if the Army’s for me and to see what they have to offer without com m itting.”

— Andre Corrall, JROTC

“I joined because it will give me a backup plan if I don’t go to college and it has helped make me a bet­ ter c i t i z e n . ” — Ev erett Blaylock, ROTC JROTC

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JV band members are (front row) Jo Lynn Rede, Melissa Gilbow, Leah McReynolds, Heather Martelle, Jessica Snyder, Kaleena Montgomery, Tanya Organ, Cara Slabaugh, Jenni Van Donge, Lacey Wilkerson, (second row) Amy Bell,Anthony Carl­ son, Erica Hausner, Barbara Tannahill, Mike Tate, Christin Johnson, Brad Cromwell, Danielle Vasquez, Joel Marion, Steph­ anie Geer, Brandon Jackson, Cristie Merrill, Vanessa Hesland,

(third row) Darcas Pefia, Renee Lynn, Pat McCrockUn, Donnelly, Brad Thompson, Jon Check, J.J. Rodriguez, j Wynn, Casey Harris, Adam Martin, Jeremy Adams, J Magers, Ben Calloway, Jacob Roosa, Scott Klosterman, (ft row) Gerek Foote, Jake Rhudy, Jeremy Monroe, Jared 1 Michael Farr, Jennifer Farias, Whitney Organ, Kaycie Tugr

D istric t B an d M e m b ers are (front row) Crissa Merrimon, Amy Bell, Kate Andrews, Ashley Lawson, Jordan Reola, Robert Bishop, Florence Harris, Bryce Corsaut, Courtney Roberts, (second row) Chris Organ, Amanda

Lind, N atasha Read, Hannah H arris, Ed Blanker Robert Gordon, April Perkinson, Jessica Phillips, Ai M erritt, David Cox.

Varsity band members are (front row) Ashley Lawson, Lacy Wcitzel. Amy Farr. Florence Harris, (second row) Jessica Phil­ lips. Malt Thompson, Christine Sovitsky, Kiini Gilkcrson, Kate Andrews, Hanna Harris, Kristen Roy. Kimberly Crunk, Leah Hall, Heather Gilkerson. (third row) Sabrina Lewis, Crissa Merrimon, Stephanie Duncan, Bryce Corsaut, Chase Thornton, Ashley Merritt, Emylec Klosterman, Chris Simmons, Desiree Fournier,

Samantha Reibly, Richard Bariteau. (fourth row) Jordan I Chris Organ. Amanda Lind, Ed Blankenship, Steven Smith, Cabrera, Robert Gordon. Ben Walker, Courtney Roberts, Perkinson, Natasha Read, Jay Hayden, Stephen Hibbs, R Bishop, (fifth row) David Cox, Megan Shawver, Jason Fav Carly Kocurek, Megan Skaggs.

“Since being in band, I have gained a passion for music and an unforgetta­ b le group of friends.”— Florence Har­ ris, Sr. Drum Major

“If a person is involved in music, their life is more sorted out and they get along b etter with p eo­ ple.”—April Perkinson, Jr. Drum Major

“I enjoy concert season because it allows us to re­ ally focus on music and performances.” — Bryce Corsaut, Varsity Band Member

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F la g C orp m e m b e rs a re (fronl row) Kim Gilkerson, H eather Gilkerson, K risten Roy, (second row) R enee Lynn, Leah McReynolds, Jenni Van D onge, V a n essa H e sla n d , C rissa Merrimon, Amy Farr. The Hag corp perform ed routines to Arrivo Banda, W inds o f S onora, C ucarach a con Q ueso, and Para los Rum beros.

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D rum m a jo rs a r e senior Florence Harris, and junior April Perkinson.

Drum m ajors w ore orange valore v e sts and fringe decorated black h ats to further contribute to the band’s Latin style show. H arris played flute during concert seaso n and Perkinson played baritone. Both drum m ajors m ade district band.

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Mr. Holland’s Opus Band-closes twentieth century with Latin-style halftime shows

[officers a re (front row) presiKim Gilkerson, vice-president [ce Harris, (second row) secreK ris te n Roy, c o - r e p o r t e r s pa Read and Carly Kocurek. Of­

ficers aid in making decisions re ­ garding fundraisers and include two returning m em bers: N atasha Read and Kim Gilkerson.

Band m em bers m arched into the new millennium with Monday evening practices, com petitions, fu n d raisers, and a football halftime pro­ gram of Latin-style music.

The band took home a 2 rating at UIL marching com­ petition with a routine com­ posed of Arrivo Banda, Winds of Sonora, C ucaracha con Queso as a percussion fea­ ture, and Para los Rumberos.

S ev eral band m em bers competed in the All-district band com petition, and 20 made the district band, eight made the region band and seven went on to compete at area . “ I have learned that to be the best, you have to prac­ tic e ,” b a rito n ist N atasha

Read said. “There will always be somebody who wants to beat you, but you have to stay up to the challenge.”

The band also took part in th e ir annual fu n d ra ise rs, which included Bulldog card and spagetti supper ticket sales.

The last football season of the twenthieth century also marked the end of the old band uniforms. Members will sport new uniforms next foot­ ball season.

Along with the end of the old uniforms, the new millen­ nium will be marked by the retirement of director Jerry Floyd.

— Kaycie Tugman

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BOOMTOWN BABE MEMBERS are (front row): officers Me­ lissa McCandless, Desirae Walker, Robin Price, Devon Helenschmidt, Amy Burleson, Melissa Chamberlain, Elizabeth Bass (second row): Anita Fore, Brook Beckett, Jaime Flaherty, Lindsey Berry, Stacy Lindenborn, Rhonda Weakley, Melissa Green, Chasiti Tackel, Schuyler Bailey, Susie Schevers, Lorie Estrada (third row): Deanna Hayden, Lindsey Cavoto, Mandi Gorham, Sarah Ellis, Shannon Roberson, Brook Denton, Shelly Thomas, Laura Schulz, Shelley Nottingham, Kristen Bunker,

Danielle VanDyke (fourth row): Claudia Cambell, Brittney Pe singer, Ashley Burleson, Jamie Grigsby, Cayti Reed, Laun Huston, Stephani Kennedy, Casey Waggoner, Meagan Glad Stephanie Hassell, Amber Cornelison, Ashley Kimbrough, Un sey Walker (back row): Mrs. Laurie Hollingsworth, Lindsey Ni Melissa Morrow, Dani Flaherty, Emilee Bell, Heather Woo Michelle Game, Cassie Persinger, Lindsey Helton, Gei Kuykendall, Courtney Turner .and Brittany Bilyeu.

“I tried out for drill team because I love to dance and it’s a good way to get involved.”— Courtney Tur­ ner, Freshman

“ The b iggest challenge I’ve had to overcome was to get the team motivat­ ed.” — Melissa Chamberlain, Junior Lt.

‘‘My most memorable mo­ ment was when we had our Father-Daughter dance.”— Melissa McCan­ dless, Senior Lt.

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on Monday and Thursday nights. Photo by Jason Km

PETTING ON THE production num ber “ G rease,” the Babes practiced for competition. The Babes reh earsed

kowski

DRILL TEAM OFFICERS are M elissa M cCandless, Desirae Walker, Robin Price, cpt. Devon Helenschm idt,

Amy Burleson, M elissa Chamberlain, and Elizabf Bass.

PING TH EIR CHINS up a n d ng, Shelley N ottingham , Cayti 1, Mandi Gorham , Amy Burleson,

and M elissa G reen synchronized their " G r e a s e ” p a rt. Photo b y Jason

Kwiatkowski

Footloose

Babes Compete in Nationals at Orlando’s Universal Studios Leaping into the new mil­ lennium, the drill team wel­ comed new challenges such a s perfo rm in g th e ir first “ funk” pom routine and pre­ paring for an early competi­ tion trip to Florida.

The Babes kicked off the year with a high kick routine to “ Gitana,” a pom routine to “Pretty Fly,” and a wing pant novelty to “Touched by Fire.” “ Performing in front of our fans for the first time was so exciting,” freshman Melissa Morrow said.

To raise money for compe­ tition costs, the Babes held their annual Mexican fiesta and baked potato dinners, sold Bulldog cards and glam­ our shots, held the second annual Cinderfella pageant, and sold personalized bricks

that were placed in the new entryway to the school.

“Although we took on sev­ eral fundraisers, they were well worth the rewarding trip to O rla n d o ,” so p h o m o re Meagan Gladd said.

The Babes com peted at Nationals in Orlando, Florida, with three routines; a high kick to “ Carmen,” a pom rou­ tine to a British club mix, and a prop routine to “ Grease.”

While in Orlando, the Babes visited Universal Studios. “ My four years in drill team have been very rewar­ ding and memorable,” cap­ tain Devon Helenschmidt sa­ id. “It has been interesting to watch everyone progress as far as they have.”

— R honda W eakley and Stacy Lindenbom

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A FOUR-YEAR drill team member, Devon Helenschm idt served as cap­ tain.

HA SHIN G THEIR POM routine, the Babes smile big a s they practice for competition. They attended a com­ petition in Orlando, Florida. Photo by

Jason Kwiatkowski

Drill Team

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Off The Record REVIEWER’S CLUB MEMBERS are (front row) Joel Marion, Carly Kocurek, Brook Beckett, J ’aime Flaherty, (back row) Hannah H arris,M egan Shaw ver, D arcas

Pena, and April Perkinson. Not pictured are Amandi Lind, Bryce Corsaut, and M elissa McCandless.

FCA FRESHMAN AND sophomore members are (front row) Lance Cummings (squad leader), Eric Thaxton (squad leader), Jayson Sims (squad leader), Brett Jackson (co-cpt), Trent Doyle (co-cpt), Derek Sykes (squad leader), Lindsey Coombes (squad leader), Teri Doyle (huddle coach), (2nd row) Kayla Richter, Carly Leach, Sheena Brinkley, Candice Chacon, Megan Miller, Claudia Campbell, Cassie Persinger, Mandi Gorham, Brittney

Persinger, (3rd row), Jason Mitchell, Tiffany Kirkland, Jon Stoiloff, Kelli Koulovatos, Vanessa Maxwell, Megan FlereM Amber Dalton, Camille Moody (Huddle coach), (back row) Ana Harvey, Zane Coombes, Jay Whaley, Michael Gipson, Jon Dyd Wes Patterson. Not pictured are Chris Bradley, AsiSl Burleson, Lindsey Cavoto, Aaron Hunter, Michael Patty, M Rhude.

FCA JUNIOR AND senior members are (front row) Camille Moody (huddle coach), Hollic Russell, (jr co-capt), Kim Green­ way (jr co-capt), Julie Andrajack (capl). Kamil McFadden (jr coeapl). Jessica Melson (jr co-capt), Teri Doyle (huddle coach), (2nd row) Gabc Saenz, Joseph Stoiloff, Julia Graham, Scan Johnson, Ariikka Fears, Michael Seymour, Luke Page, Zac Thornton, Adam Potts, Justin Roberts, (3rd row) Ricky Taylor,

Mike Burden, Jared Burchett, Delmar Luke. Jermaine Jon( Sheila While, Jillian Goodman. Alisha Vinson. Andie Nix, (bs row) Randall Goodman, Rhonda Weakley, Garrett Ritter, Der Albin, Sara James, Blake Dilbeck, Matt Gipson, Jamie Crum.a Elizabeth Bass. Not pictured are Lauren Baize. Amy Burlcsi Richard Hall. Justin Hill, Amanda Landrum. Kimmie Mum Mikala Parrack. and Chad Richards.

“I enjoy watching and ana­ lyzing the comedies. It’s fun to discuss movies with other people.” — Hannah Harris, Reviewer’s Club

“It was a great opportunity to meet people that I had s o m e th in g in common w it h : a belief in God.”— Rhonda Weakley, senior FCA

“I thought of FCA as an extension of my religious studies and also a way to f e l l o w s h i p w i t h my p ee rs .” — Eric Thaxton, sophomore FCA 56

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W HILE AT THE R eview ers’ club m eeting, senior Carly Kocurek, fresh­ m an J e s s ic a P h illip s, fre s h m a n Megan Shawver, senior Brook Beck­ e tt, and junior D arcus Pefia discuss Mr. Ron Law son’s LORD OF THE FLIES bulletin board display.

MEMBERS OF THE Fellowship of Christian A thletes a s well a s other stu d e n ts m eet a t the baseball field around th e flag pole for the national “ See You a t the Pole” prayer time.

FCA organized th e local recognition of th e event.

Sense of Freedom FCA, Reviewers’ Club m eet for self-expression

fE TCll vs. Tulsa football game, Amy Burleson and Rhonda sto p to have their picture w ith th e TCU m asco t, th e

horned frog. FCA took th e trip to the university on Game Day to w atch for­ m er B urkburnett stu d e n t B.J. Rob­ e r ts play.

Both FCA and Reviewers’ Club allow students to ex­ press themselves outside the usual class setting.

FCA members participated in a “ one way to play” vol­ leyball tournament as well as Game Day to watch B.J. Rob­ e rts in the TCU vs. Tulsa game.

Members also participated in the prayer a t the pole where students m eet to pray. “ FCA is a place where stu­ dents can m eet in a nonthreatening religious envi­ ronment,” huddle coach Teri Doyle said.

While the FCA group pro­ motes learning through faith, Reviewers’ Club stimulates advanced thinking skills and

increases attention to detail by allowing students to voice their opinions on movies and literature.

The club was founded last year by senior member Carly Kocurek.

“My favorite part of being in the club is how we can sit back with friends and watch movies,’’Amanda Lind said. “ It is also the only place you can talk about a movie and not get shooshed.”

Movies included dram as like “The Dead Poet’s Socie­ t y ” a n d c o m e d ie s like “ Father of the Bride.”

FCA met Monday evenings and R eview ers’ club m et Thursdays after school.

— Kaycie Tugman FCA, Reviewers’ Club

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YEARBOOK STAFF MEMBERS are (front row) Carly Kocurek, Sheila White, JaNeil Pryor, Jason Kwiatkowski, Stacy Lindenborn, G arrett R itter (back row) Ed Blanken­ ship, Kaycie Tugman, Ashley M erritt, Laura Schutz, Shelley Nottingham, Joel Marion, Angela Vasquez. Not

pictured w ere Bridget Brooks, M elissa Burris, Jennifer Donato, Stephanie Geer, Jessica Griner, C.J. Hein, Sa­ rah Moore, Ryan Twitty and Rhonda Weakley.

“Newspaper let me expe­ rience situations journal­ ists find themselves in dai­ ly.’’— M elissa Stradley, Newspaper Business Man­ ager

N ew sp ap er s ta f f m e m b e rs are (front row) Craig Sefcik, Jason Kwiatkowski, Lynn Wineinger, Angela Bland, (back row) Toby Smith, Aiden Callahan, Jessica Reed, JaNeil

Pryor, M elissa Stradley, and Mrs. Carol Cox. No pictured w ere Ja m es Crum, J e ss e Fugate, Jaimi Grigsby, and Carly Kocurek.

“Yearbook and newspaper taught me many things about journalism and photo g r a p h y . ’ ’— J a so n Kwiatkowski, Newspaper Editor

.\Y F j j g “Yearbook has helped me direct my future in jour­ nalism and build a foundatio n fo r a ca­ r e e r .” — C layton Hein, Yearbook Sports Editor 60

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OLIIJ, AND SCROLL m em bers are (front row) JaNeil Pryor, Carly Kocurek, Rhonda Weakley, Jason Kwiatkowski, Melissa Stradley (back row) Ed Blankenship, Ashley Merritt,

S a ra h M oore, S tacy L indenborn and Donato. Not pictured w as Craig Sefcik.

PREPARING A MONTHLY issue of The Bulldog for printing, new spaper editor in chief Jason Kwiatkowski and a s s i s t a n t e d ito r Lynn W ineinger check the layout of each page for last m inute corrections.

DISCUSSING LAST YEAR’S year­ book, c o -e d ito r J e n n ife r D onato show s sta ff m em bers Rhonda Weak­ ley, Ryan Twitty, Bridget Brooks and C.J. Hein th e co rrect form at for the yearbook copy.

The Paper Yearbook, newspaper staffs record history, win awards With monthly issues of The Bulldog and the millennium volume of the yearbook, the n e w s p a p e r and yearb o o k staffs created pieces of his­ tory.

Y earbook sp o n so r Mrs. Aiine Gillespie, and newspa­ per sponsor Mrs. Carol Cox worked with staff to produce memories that not only stu­ dents, but also children and grandchildren can look back on.

“The process is stressful, but th e end re s u lt is an achievement to be proud of,” PREPARING FOR THE final year­ book deadline, com puter editor, Me­ lissa Burris, e n te rs captions in the com puter while Sarah Moore, Jessica Griner, and Stephanie G eer proof­ read the spread.

yearbook co-editor Jennifer Donato said.

Besides the constant dead­ lines, students also competed in journalism UIL. “ I enjoy competing in UIL because it’s a great way to get to know people and to s tim u la te my jou rn alistic skills,” yearbook staff mem­ ber Kaycie Tugman said.

They also continued a tra­ dition of sending at least one person to the state competi­ tion in Austin. Last year, Carly Kocurek, placed second in editoral writing. ”1 was so excited to place in state when ! didn’t even place in district the year be­ fo re ,” yearbook co-editor Kocurek said.

— JaNeil Pryor

Quill and Scroll, Newspaper, Yearbook

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DEMONSTRATING HIS EGG con­ tainer to his physics teacher Mrs. Conni M arshall. Bryson Blackwell worked on his container for the egg dropping contest.

WITH FEED IN his hand, junior Delmar Luke takes care of FFA’s hungry sheep. Lola had been sheered earlier th a t day. Photo by Shelley

Nottingham

The Competition FFA, DECA, and TAME provide members hands on experience Through fundraising, com­ petitions, and group field trips, TEA, DECA, and TAME m em bers participate in a spectrum of activities.

The Future Farm ers of America had an eventful year.

M em bers p a rtic ip a te d in sto ck show s w here they show ed th eir prize pigs, sheep, and other livestock.

Judging Club leader, Mr. Jake Fite, also organized a meat sale in the spring to raise funds for FFA, as well as an awards program.

D istrib u tiv e E du cation Clubs of America, directed by Ms. Beverly Lee, used mar­ keting skills in a district meet and went on to compete in the state competition in Cor­

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pus Christi.

“The appealing aspect of DECA is that its aspirations are to gain valuable experi­ ence to improve our chances of gaining higher positions in future opportunities,” junior Heather Ryan said.

The Texas Alliance of Mi­ norities in Engineering mem­ bers participated in a bridge building contest. The group toured Sheppard AFB’s en­ gineering facilities, and vis­ ited the Omni theatre and museum. A car wash was a regional TAME event that was held to gain money for the club. Physic’s teacher Mrs. Conni Marshall spon­ sored TAME. — S h e lle y N o ttin g h a m

STUDYING TH EIR MARKETING text, junior Lori Kemp, senior Aman­ da Helms, and senior H eather Ryan prepare for the DECA competition in

Wichita Falls on January 31. Stj competition w as scheduled in Man

Photo by Shelley Nottingham

OH The Record V MEMBERS ARE (front row) Dillon Crumpler, Dustin Shel, Chance Culley, Chad Christie, Brett Wall, Chris Paulsen, e Rankin, Matthew Thomas, (second row) Bradley Griffin, nifer Townsend, Brian Theurer, Lee Parkey, Jill Ingram, 'is McCluskey, Cryshalynn Sells, Reggie Lairamore, (back ') Bobby Gill, Mike Burden, Mikey Meadows, Chris Bradley, tt Davis, Connie Shelton, Ashley Roderick, and Mr. Fite. Not

pictured is Harvey Bisson, Adam Helenschmidl, Staci Lawson, Keith Minnon, Jennifer Mullins, Tracy Pcsterfiekl, Adam Potts, Justin Sinkhom, Jamie Townsend, Ceryse Sternadel, Ronnie Bejessie, Jeremy Burnett, Katie Gowens, Rusty Smith, Beka Kurdry, Rusty Holtzen, Alan Eastman, Rebecca Ottmann, Zane Coombes, and Marie Overby.

“I plan to go to college to stud y en gin eerin g. The club helps me start pre­ p a rin g for my fu tu r e n o w .” — A shley Merritt, TAME

IEMBERS ARE (front row) Am anda Helms, H eath er Ryan, Jennifer Donato, (back row) Wes Schelter, Blake Not pictured a re Lori Kemp and Carol-Lyne Powell.

HE MEMBERS ARE (front row) Jon Reid, Staci Lawson, M elissa Burris, (back row) Ashley M erritt, Mike Reid, Ih Adkins, and Bryson Blackwell. Not pictured is Akeem Richardson, Mark McKinze, Jam ie Organ, and Claire In s.

“Preparing for competition has been the m ost fun thing. Hopefully we will all make it to the state lev­ el.”— Amanda Helms, DECA

“Being a member of FFA has let me meet new peo­ ple, as well as opening me up to scholarships in the fu tu r e.” — Dillon Crumpler, FFA FFA, DECA, TAME

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Off The Record VICA MEMBERS ARE (front row) Sara Fullagar, Billy Jack Poper, Nicholas Pfeffer, Clayton Hein, Willis Nor­ ton, Jacob Reardon, Steve Enfinger, (second row) Bryan Gregory, Brandon Lee Hickerson, Stephanie Long, Josh

Long, R obert Williams, Curtis Terrell, Mr. David R teacher, (back row) Harlan Gough, Michael Haines, McGowan, Larry Carroll, Jerem y Wilks, Joshua Cai and G areth Britt.

AUTOBODY MEMBERS ARE (front row) G areth Britt, sergeant of arm s; Jerem y Wicks,vice president; Ben Walker, president; Ryan Hardy, vice president; Chris­ topher Hancock, treasurer-, Rusty Holtzen, secretary;

(second row) Terry Loughry, instructor, Jason Lavei Joey Kemp, Shaun Hancock, Luke Page, and J Adams.

BUILDING TRADES MEMBERS are (front row) Shiio Johnson. Chris Howard, Chris Bailey, Mr. Tim Mullins,

(second row) Gary Hancock, Justin Adams, Na Coulter, and Brian Gilley.

“My favorite building tra­ des project was the wheel chair ramp because we got to h elp p e o p le o u t . ” — Chris Howard, senior building trades

“I joined VICA autobody because I wanted to work on a project and take it to contest to see how well I did.” — Ben Walker, senior autobody

“ VICA auto m echanics gets us involved with the school and helps us im­ prove in the mechanics field.” — C.J. Hein, senior auto mechanics 64

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ADJUSTING THE RADIATOR on a B ronco, R .J. W illiam s a n d Bryan Gregory tighten n u ts and bolts. The VICA club, which is for autom echan­ ics, will a tte n d spring competition.

IN BUILDING TRADES, sophom ores Justin Adam s and Gary Hancock lay sh e e t m etal on the new car bay’s roof in th e autom echanics building.

Photo by J. Kwiatkowski

Photo by Jason Kwaitkowski

Grease

VICA prepares students for real-life work experiences through classes M em bers of th e th re e classes which contain mem­ bers of VICA (Vocation In­ d u strial Club of America) have the opportunity to gain experience in car repair and construction jobs.

The autobody c la ss re ­ builds damaged cars while automechanics students work on c a rs ’ mechanical prob­ lems.

Building trades members work on the construction of buildings for organizations.

BUFFING DOWN THE rough sp o ts on his Ranger, junior Luke Page fin­ ishes th e final touches left for a new paint job. Under new auto body in­ stru c to r Mr. Loghry, stu d e n ts have new things to learn. Photo by Jason

Kwiatkowski

“Automechanic competi­ tion includes repairing an en­ gine,’’ sponsor Mr. David Ress said. “Whoever puts it together accurately and with the best time wins.”

Building trades students complete most of the con­ struction for the schools.

They do everything from con­ crete framing and roofing to welding.

They completed the wheel­ chair ramp and remodeled a b u ild in g fo r H a rd in El­ ementary.

At the high school they b u ilt a c a r p o r t fo r a u ­ tomechanics.

— Jessica Griner and Angela Vasquez VICA

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PALS MEMBERS WAIT for the arri­ val of H otter ‘n ’ Hell cyclers. They served drinks, fruit, and cookies at Hell’s Gate by Carl’s Jr. The race slopped early due to extrem e heat.

JUNIOR IIOMBOUND STUDENT Megan Donley, earns induction into the National Honor Society. She was a cco m p an ied by h e r h om ebound teacher, Ms. Susie Su.

B est Intentions National Honor Society, PALS programs promote honor, service The members of NHS and PALs enjoy sharing with their peers-and participating in vol­ unteer work.

Peer Assistance Leader­ ship members, directed by Ms. Beverly Lee, volunteer the majority of their time in the fall. The members partic­ ipated in the Low Ropes course at Chaparrel and vol­ unteered at the Hotter ‘n‘ Hell Hundred and the MDA telethon. “ My favorite events were the ropes course and the trust fall PALs II member Kim Rice said.

They also volunteered at the H eadstart program by helping the children write Santa letters. They sold mugs in the winter and shamrocks

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for the MDA in the spring.

They visited the elementary schools and junior high. Each PAL has 4-6 palees.

National Honor society, sponsored by Mr. Lee Semen and Mr. Joe Nemecek, also p a rtic ip a te d in v o lu n te e r work.

One of their service pro­ jects was adopting a child for the Headstart Christmas par­ ty. Members paired up to buy presents for the child. Mem­ bers also sold candy canes that were delivered to class­ es before Christmas break.

The proceeds became schol­ arship money for seniors which was awarded in the spring.

— Jessica Griner

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY offi­ cers welcom e new m em bers a t the induction ceremony. They are Alisha Vinson, parliam entarian; Andie Nix, president; Lauren Baize, reporter;

Amanda Landrum, historian; Jus Hill, vice-president; Devon Hel| schm idt, secretary; and Nick R<j treasu rer. Photo by Jason KwSm

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OH The Record B MEMBERS ARE (front row) Sammy Lax, ;ey Berry, Cari P aulsen, Amy Burleson, Latrice cins, Eric Sim pson, M elissa M cCandless, Justin Lauren Baize, (2nd row) A lexandria Coleman, isa Chamberlain, Je ssic a Griner, Jillian GoodE lizabeth B ass, Kim Greenway, Hollie Russell,

April Perkinson, Beverly Lee, sponsor, (3rd row) Kamil M cFadden, Ashley Roderick, M elissa G reen, Rhonda W eakly, J u lie A n d ra ja c k , C h ad R ic h a rd s, C orey G erstner, M arcus S taunton, (back row) Ja ra d Burchett, A1 Dixon, G a rrett Ritter, J e s s e Fugate, and D erek Albin.

“I enjoyed the Headstart party because we helped children that are less for­ tu n a te th a n w e a r e .”

— Chris Fournier, junior NHS

R NHS MEMBERS are (front row) Kim Greenway, Chatham, Arikka Fears, Julie Andrajack, Melissa leriain, Jessica Griner, Amanda Heath, Heather >on, Priscilla Van Dyke, Tonya Pickett, Julia Graham, Nottingham, (2nd row) Misty Thompson, Valerie o, Randall Goodman, Chris McCluskey, Zac Leon:y Weitzel, Hannah Harris, Jenni Van Donge, Ed

(fit NHS MEMBERS are (front row) Amber McKee, I kerson, Florence Harris, Andie Nix, Devon Helenp L Carly Kocurek, (second row) Jason Kwiatkowski, 1 |Vinson, Kim Brogdon, Tanya Michaud, Jennifer Do­ ji ihonda Weakley, Craig Sefcik, R.J. Leohncr, (third ') sremy Bingham, Kimberly Crunk, Chris Organ, Jon

Blankenship, Matt Cichowski, (3rd row) Hollie Russell, Thomas Mercado, Ross Jackson, Brian Slye, Ricky Taylor, Erik Merkel, Jessica Watson, Jessica Melson, Ashley Roderick, Steven Smith, (back row) Shivani Desai, Darcas Pena, April Perkinson, Ashley Merritt, and Emylee Klosterman. Not pictured are Ilaria Barbato, Megan Donley, Michelle Miller, Tyler Moore, and Elida Vizcaino.

Beck, Nick Ross, Stephen Humphreys, Eric Lucero, Sara Fullagar, (back row) Jason Dicksey, Ashley Scott. Trevor Cichowski.

Loric Estrada, Jennifer Clanton, Michael Haines, and Mike Reid.

Not pictured are Amanda Lind, Keila Martinez, Melissa Mc­ Candless, Amber McKee. Cari Paulsen, Susan Secord, Sandra Smith, and Melissa Stradley.

“I enjoy PALs because I want to let kids know that so m eo n e ca res about them, and that they are o n e-o f-a -k in d .” — April Perkinson, junior PALs

“I love working with multi­ handicapped PALees at Evans who work hard to accomplish things we take for granted.” — Lauren Baize, senior PALs

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NINTH AND TENTH grade STUCO members are (front) Sean Johnson, Jason Mitchell, Tiffany Kirkland, John Stoiloff, Ashlee Kleiber, Cayti Reed, Emilee Bell, Cassie Persinger, Jay Whaley, (second row) De’Anna Hayden, Sabrina Bradley. Kayla Richter, Katie Leonard, Kelli Koulovatos, Beka Hendry, Toni Doerre, Kristen Sims, Anna Dilbeck, Traci Jinks, Julio Gonzalez, (back) Ben Weaver, Kaycie Tugmanm Mandi Gorham, Brittney Per-

singer, Tracey Pesterfield, Candice Charon, Carly Leach, V" nessa Maxwell, Jon Dye, and Mike Burden. Not pictured aa Bryce Corsaut, Michelle Game, Precious McGinnis, Lyndscjpl Megan Shawver, Shera Zaylor, Buddy Wynne, Angela Blatn Ashley Burleson, Sarah Ellis, Meagan Gladd, Sarah Jones, Ma Price, Peyton Rhude, Crystal Searles, Kyle Kreml, Meis| Morrow, and Landon Miller.

ELEVENTH GRADE STUCO m em bers are (front row) Aaron Romero, Justin Roberts, Thomas Mercado, Leslie Pefia, D arcas Pefia, A1 Dixon, (second row) Ryan M atthews, Brian Slye, Maryl Robertson, Laura Shutz, Kamil McFadden, Priscilla Van Dyke, Julie Andrajack,

J.J. Edwards, (back row) Shelley Nottingham, Asia Roderick, Arrika Fears, Shelley Thomas, Melissa Chal berlain, Jessica Griner, Elizabeth Bass, and Matt Gl son. Not pictured a re Sarah Ja m es and Ryan Twitty.J

TWELFTH GRADE STUCO m em bers are (front row) Julie Andrajack, reporter, Amanda Landrum, secre­ tary /trea su re r, Justin Hill, president, Andie Nix, vice presid en t, Ms. Lee, sp o n so r, (second row) Tanya Michaud, Latrice Hawkins, Devon Helenschm idt, Cari Paulsen, Amy Burleson, Rhonda Weakly, M elissa Mc-

Candless, (third row) Caroline M arten, Melissa G ri Robin Price, Derek Albin, Alisha Vinson, Alexanl Coleman, Lauren Baize, Sean Johnson, (back row) Sefcik, Charly Zeiler, Carly Kocurek. Lorie E sttf Jillian Goodman, Je ff Jinks, Adam Potts, and C | Gerstner.

“My favorite project was the homecoming floats be­ cause it was fun to see how they all turned out.”

— Laura S h u tz, Junior STUCO member

“I joined STUCO because I felt it would give me an opportunity to help my s c h o o l.” — Kyle Kreml, sophomore STUCO mem­ ber

“We hope to be recognized for our g o o d a c c o m ­ plishments state-wide as w ell as n a tio n -w id e .”

— Justin Hill, STUCO pres­ ident

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HORSIXG AROUND AT the s tre e t dance, Justin Hill and Amy Burleson g e t down to country music. The dan­ ce w as held on Avenue C in down­ town Burkburnett.

DRESSED IN WESTERN w ear, Landon Miller, Je ff Jinks, Lindsey Berry, Amanda Landrum, and Jam es Crum take a break from festivities. Many couples d re sse d alike.

Room at the Top Student Council helps promote leadership, supports volunteering Student Council filled the year with a variety of projects to benefit the school and community alike.

Students were decked out in jeans and cowboy boots for the Sadie Hawkins STUCO sponsored s tre e t dance in October. “ I liked seeing everyone d r e s s liked cowboys and cowgirls. It made the dance a little more interesting,” said freshman Ron Bejessie.

Student Coucil also partic­ ipated in Drug Week by carry­ ing out a theme for each day of the week. To show that they were drug free, students COLLECTING CANS FOR the canned food drive, STUCO m em bers Cari P aulsen, Amy B urleson, and Je ff Jinks help load som e of the 5,300 pounds of food collected.

dressed up for each day.

There was a team jersey day, tie day, camouflage day, dress alike day, and a hat day. “ I liked having the chance to dress up,” said sophomore Rachael Sink. “ 1 loved having the opportunity to get a little crazy!”

In addition to the street dance, student council hos­ ted the Winterball. The mem­ bers also sponsored a canned food drive to help the com­ munity.

Their major focus was to keep the students in school, help them make good de­ cisions, and have fun, ac­ cording to Ms. Beverly Lee, STUCO sponsor.

— Angela Vasquez

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S p o rtin g th e new Bulldog m ascot suit Alex Colemen dances to the b eat of the band to g e t the crowd en-

thused a t the pep rally before th( Burk vs. Old High game. Photo h\

Sarah Moore

Pump Up The Volume Cheerleading squad promotes spirit, organizes pep rallies Cheerleaders attended the UCA summer camp for four days at TCU in Arlington. They did very well and received many awards.

"I was a little worried about how everyone would get along, but it ended up being a lot of fun,” sopho­ more Susann Gore said.

The first pep rally of the season was held on the foot­ ball field and consisted of a mock football game against Iowa Park and the beating of the loser’s car.

Other pep rallies included a wrestling match, a flash­ back in time, and a spirit pep

rally, and they also sponsored the homecoming dance after the game against Vernon. ' ‘ It was a lot of fun and we tried our best to get the crowd involved,” said sopho­ more Sheena Brinkley. “ We made a lot of new friends, and it will be sad to see the seniors go, but hopefully next year will be another good year.”

The cheerleaders cheered at all varsity football and bas­ ketball games and were ac­ companied by the Bulldog m a s c o t J a m e s C ru m .

— Bridget Brooks

C h eerlead in g sq u a d m e m b e rs are (fro m row) so p h o m o re s B ridget Brooks, Susann G ore,and Sheena Brinkley, Kelli Koulovatos, (second

row) c h e e rle a d in g sp o n s o r M rs.

Laurie Hollingsworth, juniors Maryl R obertson, Arrika Fears, N atasha Read, (back row) Bulldog m ascot

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se n io r Ja m e s Crum, and se n io rs Amanda Landrum, Tanya Michaud, Andie Nix, Caroline M arten, and Kim Rice.

P r o m o t in g “ H a t D a y ” duri Drug Week at the Old High p rally, senior Kim Rice builds j spirit. Photo b y Sarah Moore

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D a n c in g to th e school alm a m ater, c h e e rle a d e rs, with sen io rs in the front, then juniors and finally sopho­ m ores, prepare to lead the crowd and football team with a lot of spirit.

This w as the first home gam e of the season, and w as againsl the Breckenridge Buckaroos, in which Breckenridge d efea te d B urkburnett with a final score of 39-14. Photo by Sarah

Moore C a rry in g o n th e tradition ch eer­ lead ers hold the sign, while players b u st through with excitem ent about the first home game. Photo by Sarah

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T ry in g to g e t the crowd involved and enthused, the cheerleaders dance to “ H orse” th a t the band is playing in the background. Pho­

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living t h e s t u d e n t body th e baky Deaky” so p h o m o re Kelli lovatos dances with enthusiasm . |o by Sarah Moore

S tu n tin g to p e r fe c tio n ch ee r­ le a d e r s p re fo rm th e ir e x te n sio n s tu n ts , w ith S u s a n n G ore, Kelli Koulovatos, and Tanya Michaud on

top hitting the High-V motion, a t the first pep rally of the football season.

This pep rally w as held on the foot­ ball field, but the actual gam e was

held in the Iowa Park Hawks’ stadi­ um. The final score w as 47-13 in favor of the Hawks. Photo by Ryan

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C ro ss c o u n try tea m m e m b e rs C a ri P a u ls e n , K a tie L e o n a r d , L in d s a y M iller, a n d C a n e ssa C a m a c h o p ra c ­ tic e a t P e rk in s S c o u t R e se rv atio n .

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orget the lights and cameras, sports were all about action.

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mring blood, sweat and tears into many >urs of practice all for the love of the game.

Football season hit a high note when the ogs defeated V ernon 21-20 in the homecomg match. The victory was the team â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first rumph over the Lions in 22 years.

Girls gained new opportunity with the foration o f a girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer team. Girls also ex­ iled in cross country and volleyball competi)ns.

Basketball players benefited from construc)n with a new gym. The larger building ovided for an increase in seating capacity id im proved workout space.

The 2000 Olympic Gam es in Sydney, Ausilia, were a m ajor focus for athletes in the )rld arena. Over 10,000 athletes in 28 sports 11 represent 198 countries, introducing the ym pics to the new century.

For athletes, there is always room for a meback sequel as proved by the varsity otball team. W hether competing in local ents or entertaining am bitions of Olympic )ry, athletes proved the lengths to which sy would go for the love of the game.

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K E E P IN G H E R E Y E o n th e ball, s e n io r K im B ro g d o n (3) p re p a re s to set a n d a w a its h e lp fro m te a m ­

m a te s s e n io r L a u re n Baize (16j a n d ju n io r S a ra h M ills (8), Photi

(second row) Tonya Pickett, Julia Graham, Lauren Baize, Emily Mon­ roe, Jam ie Logan, and (back row)

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Varsity volleyball team shows strong season, beats Rider The Varsity Lady Bull­ dogs volleyball team went 5-5 in district games and were 17-14 overall on the season. Therefore, it was the first season the Ladies didn’t m ake the play-offs since 1993.

One o f the biggest wins for the Ladies was the de­ feat of Rider. The Ladies h ad no w ins in d is tric t games at the tim e, and R id­ er was undefeated w ith a record o f 4-0.

In th e H o tte r - N - H e ll to u rn a m e n t, th e L a d ie s p la c e d t h ir d o u t o f 16 team s, in the Justin N o rth ­ west T ournam ent the La­ dies placed fourth out o f 32

team s, and in the V ernon tournam ent the Lady Bull­ dogs p laced first o u t o f eight team s.

In th e R id e r t o u r n a ­ m ent, two team m em bers were nam ed as all to u rn a ­ m ent players. Ju n io r T o­ n y a P ic k e tt w as n a m e d m ost valuable server and senior L auren Baize was nam ed to the all to u rn a ­ m ent team .

Six L adies, K im Brogdon, L auren Baize, T onya Pickett, Alex C olem an, and S a r a h M ills , w e re a l l ­ district players. Becca Birkhead and Julia G raham were H onorable M entions.

— Stephanie Geer

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W A IT IN G T H E R E T U R N , K im B ro g d o n (3), L a u re n B aize (16), a n d S a ra h M ills (8) c o v e r th e ball a s A lex C o le m a n (2) lo o k s o n .

JU M P IN G T O C O M P L E T E a sp ik e o v e r th e n e t, L a u re n B aize (16) p re p a re s to sla m th e ball to t h e o p p o s i n g t e a m . P h o to b y

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H E L P I N G T O S C O R E a p o in t, B ecca B irk h e a d (7) serves th e ball.

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R E A D Y T O A S S IS T B ecca B ir足 k h e a d (7), J u lia G ra h a m (1 1 ) p re 足 p a re s fo r a c tio n a s A lex C o le m a n (2) a n d K im B ro g d o n (3) look on.

C H A R G IN G T H E C O U R T , the V arsity L ady B ulldogs a re s u p p o r足 te d by th e ir J u n io r V arsity c o u n 足 te rp a rts. Photo by Stephanie Geer

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A S A N O L D H igh o p p o n e n t p re ­ p a re s to sp ik e th e ball, B ra n d y H u n n ic u t (2 1 ) ju m p s u p to blo ck th e shot. Photo by E d B lankenship

A S T H E G A M E proceeds, teair m em ber Shera T aylor (6) takes hei tu rn to serve the ball to her op ponents. Photo by E d Blankenship

L in d sey C o o m b es, C o a ch S herie B ro g d o n , (se c o n d row ) L in d sey C a v o to , C asey W ag g o n er, S h e e n a

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A F T E R T H E O P P O S I N G tea m s e rv e s th e b a ll, te a m m e m b e r S h e e n a B rin k le y ( 1 2 ) w o rk s to k eep th e volley going. Photo by

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W H IL E A N O T H E R L A D Y B ull­ dog h its the ball to th e o p p o sin g te a m , L indsey C o o m b es (30) a n d H e a th e r R y a n (15) get set u p for th e re tu rn . Photo by A shley M er­

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J U N I O R V A R S IT Y V O L L E Y ­ B A L L players a re (fro n t row ) B rit­ ta n y W ills o n , R a c h a e l B ro w n ,

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C O N C E R N E D A B O U T T H E re ­ tu rn , R o b in B irk h e a d (7) su p p o rts C h r is tin e S o v itsk y (5) in h e r ef­ fo rts. Photo by E d B lankenship

The Set-Up

JV, frosh volleyball teams set, spike to winning season T h e Ju n io r V arsity Lady B ulldogs volleyball te a m w ent 6-4 in district gam es an d 13-12 overall on the season.

T h e Lady Dogs p a rtici­ p a te d in b o th th e R id e r an d B u rk b u rn e tt to u r­ nam ents. T he team placed fourth out o f eight team s in the R id er to u rn am en t.

O ut o f eight team s th at com peted in the B urkbur­ n e tt to u rn a m e n t, the L a­ dies played very tough and received the aw ard for sec­ o n d place.

T E A M M A T E S W A T C H A S D i­ a n a W a lk (1 0 ) sp ik e s th e b a ll o v e r th e n e t. P h o to by E d B la n k e n sh ip

T he freshm an team pos­ ted a district record o f 7-3, so th e y b e c a m e th e c o ­ cham pions o f district play.

O verall on the year, the freshm an Lady Dogs were 17-7.

T h o u g h th e te a m was plagued by in ju rie s n e a r th e end o f the season, they still kept up th eir w inning attitu d es and continued to have a w inning season on record. “ I w as v ery p ro u d o f t h e m ,” C o a c h B ro g d o n said.

— A s h l e y M e r r i t t and Stephanie Geer

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row ) D ia n a W alk , C h r is tin e S o v ­ itsky, S h e ra T a y lo r, C o a c h K e ri C ely, T ra c i Jin k s, T iffa n y T y ler, M ic h e lle C l a m p i t t , a n d ( b a c k

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O F F IC IA L L Y R E T IR IN G N U M B E R 4 2 , a th le tic d ire c to r D a n n y N ix h a n d s v a rsity fo otball co ac h C h a rle s H ic k s a n h o n o ra ry

jerse y . H ic k s’ so n Skip w ore the je rs e y in ’93 a n d w e n t o n to play fo r U C L A a n d th e W ashington R e d sk in s. Photo by Terry Morris

Football team faces losing season after V ernon victory New expectaions found them selves onto the foot­ ball fields th is fall w ith both unexpected wins and losses.

Twenty years o f frustra­ tion ended on hom ecom ing night when the Dogs slid ahead of the V ernon Lions w ith a 21-20 v ic to rio u s night.

Although the 0-6 district record was far from w hat the team had hoped for, th r e e y e a r h e a d c o a c h Charles Hicks said he was proud of his team and of their achievm ents through­ out the season.

Suffering from seasonending injuries, senior safe­

ty D ick Hall, ju n io r line­ backer A1 D ixon, and ju n ­ ior linem an Zac Hill were fo rc e d to o b s e rv e m o st games from the sidelines. “ E nding your season on ju st one play is the m ost devastating thing som eone can go through,” Hall said.

Aside from the injuries, the Bulldogs played as well as they could w ith the hand they were dealt. “ W e d id th e b e st we could w ith the talen t we had, b ut when injuries like these take place it really puts a load on the team ,” s e n io r J u s tin H ill s a id .

— C.J. Hein

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VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS: (front row) Anthony Walters, Brett Mann, Brian Loeffler, Mike Seymour, Brandon Standridge, Megan Johnson; trainer, (2nd row) Luke Page, Zac Thornton, T.J. Tyler, Ricky Taylor, Jeff Jinks, A1 Dixon, Jesse Sparkman, (3rd row) Jonathan Parker, Ben Weav-

er, Matt England, Zach Hill, Nick Horn, Erik Merkel, Aiden Callahan, DeWayne Brigham, Chip Richmond, (4th row), Brian Morrow, Keith Minnon, Dustin Moffet, Sean Johnson, Ry­ an Matthews, Cody Caporale, Mike Burden, Josh Dufour, (5th row) Jesse Hargrove, Aaron Romero, Chris Brad-

ley, Richard Hall, Garrison Dorse) Adam Potts, Justin Hill, Allen Leisure Brian Slye, (back row) Steve Bane) trainer. Brian Major, ast coach, Bra Owen; ast coach, Charles Hicks; hea coach, Daryl Frazier, ast coach, Stac Atkins; ast coach, Mike Leach, as coach; Rick Butler, ast coach.

R U N N IN G F R O M T H E D e n to n R y a n o p p o n e n ts , M ik e S e y m o u r (5) tu c k s th e ball a w ay a n d to th e goal. Photo by Terry M orris

P R E P A R I N G T O M A K E th e p lay , M ik e S e y m o u r (5) ste p s u p to ta k e a h it fro m his R id e r o p 足 p o n e n t. Photo by C J H ein

C H A R G IN G T O W A R D A firs t d o w n , ru n n in g b a c k M ik e S e y m o u r (5) h e a d s in to a H irsc h i defen d er.

Photo by R ya n Tw itty K N O C K IN G T H E B A L L aw ay from a D e n to n R y a n re ce iv e r, c o m e rb a c k T . J. T y le r lea p s a t th e do w n field strik e. Photo by Terry M orris

T H R O W I N G A B L O C K for th e ru n n e r, ju n io r T y ro n e P e o 足 p les (2 2 ) th ro w s h is b o d y in to th e o p p o n e n t. In t h e f in a l g a m e o f th e se a so n th e D ogs lo st to p la y o ff b o u n d H irsc h i 14-35. Photo by R y a n Tw itty

W A T C H IN G T H E P L A Y u n 足 ra v el, ju n io r T y ro n e P eo p les a rriv e s a t th e sc e n e o f th e ta c k 足 le to o late . Photo by C J H ein

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A F T E R T H E B U L L D O G lin e­ m en knocks do w n th e H a w k d e­ fense to m ak e w ay fo r th e ir play, Ja m es T o w n se n d (33) gains ex tra yardage for th e offense. Photo by

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C O A S T IN G IN T O T H E en d zo ne, fresh m an G u s B arnes (2) a d d s s ix p o i n t s t o t h e s c o r e b o a r d a gainst th e H aw ks. T h e final score o f th e fresh m en m a tc h a g ain st Io ­ w a P a rk w as 6-20.

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FR ESH M A N FO O TBA LL PLAY­ ERS Landon Miller, Aaron Gonzales, William Davis, Kyle Pinson, Megan Johnson-Trainer, Joshua W hiteland, Damascus Ivory, Jake Rhudy, Barry Marciszewski, (Second Row) Corie Comacho, Charles Seymour, Christo­ pher Barnes, Jerry Fields, R obert

K em p, T h o m a s Ja c k so n , Jo s e p h Stroud, (Third Row) Benjamin Janeke, Steven Davis, Mitchell Trim m , Quen­ tin Adams, Zane Coombes, Ronald Bejessie, Gary Belvin, Joshua Her­ nandez, (Fourth Row) Ryan Ellett, T re v o r P ay n e, Ja m es T o w n sen d , James Frazier, Chase Thornton, Tedd

Wallace, Gary Willis, (Fifth Row) D rick Wilson, Joseph Towsley, Eric C tillo, Russel Sm ith, Steven Wet James Omally, Jason Powell, Jerei Monroe, (Back Row) Coaches Jan Mosely, J.J. Barry, and Scott Boswel

IN IN G B E H I N D H I S b lo ck Bteve H a rv e y (7) ro u n d s th e p r a n d c ro s s e s th e lin e o f

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Little Giants Freshm an football team wins while JV players break even W inding dow n the sea­ son w ith five w ins an d five losses, the JV ended w ith an even win-loss record.

A highlight o f the season was the blow out o f D en to n R yan w hich the Bulldogs w on 48-8. “ W e d i d n ’t rea c h o u r goal o f a w inning season, b u t we broke even,” Shan­ non Close said, “ N ow we are focusing on goals for next season.”

In th e o p e n in g g a m e against Iow a P ark, the JV team started o ff strong, but D A N C IN G T H R O U G H T R A F ­ F IC , J .R . N a e f (2 5 ) p u sh e s fo r a n o th e r y a rd . T h e y w e re d e fe a te d .

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ended up handing over the gam e 34-16.

T he freshm an team star­ ted o ff w inning, dow ning the H aw ks 20-6. They en­ ded up w ith a record o f seven w ins and three losses and placed second in dis­ trict. “ W e w orked hard every day an d it show ed when we cam e to the field . W e hope to better our record next season,” freshm an A aron G onzales said.

B o th te a m s c o n c e d e d th a t while there is room for i m p r o v e m e n t, th e y a re m aking progress tow ards a successful season next year.

— Garrett Ritter

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(T hird Row) John Stoiloff, Jason Mitchell, Tyler Coleman, Zac Leonard, Jeremy Swenson, Andy Harvey, Shan­ non Close, Lance Cummings, (Fourth Row) Eric T haxton, Chris Caswell, Cole R anklin, Brett Jackson, Greg Young, Joey Kemp, J.R. Frye, Brian

Ferguson, Rickey Learst, (Fifth Row) Justin Hlavacek, John Parker, Peyton Rhude, Ben Zellner, Steve Gunnels, Lee Harvey, Jayson Sims, Andy Pfeffer, (Back Row) Coaches Brad Owen, Rick Butler, and Mike Leach.

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Varsity tennis team finishes winning season, places third As tennis gains populari­ ty each year, the Burkburnett team has been m aking a bigger nam e for itself. “ W e had a great team o f c o m p e titiv e p lay ers th is y e a r ,” s o p h o m o re Sam Barrick said.

The team ended the fall season with a 14-6 over-all record, and went 4-3 in dis­ trict, finishing third. “ Besides placing third in D istrict I think we had a

W H IL E IN T H E a ir c ru sh in g o n e o f his powerfuL serves in to th e adc o u rt, s e n io r R y a n S ilv er serv es a n a ce a g a in st h is W ic h ita F alls H igh S chool o p p o n e n t. R y a n w as

th e te a m c a p ta in a n d w as a fou y e a r v a rsity m e m b e r. R y a n was to p th re e p la y e r all y e a r on th v a rsity ra n k in g sy ste m . Photo b

C in d y B u rn s -C la m p itt, J e n n ife r C la n to n , (se c o n d ro w ) Ja so n D icksey, J im m y V a n D y k e , J e r­ em y B in g h am , C o re y C la rk in , R y­

a n S ilver, C h ris H ow ard, Dc G r e e n w e ll, S a m B a rric k , a C o a c h C a rey Caldw ell.

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dom inating season,” soph­ om ore Rachael Silver said.

T e n n is is u n u s u a l be­ cause th ere are tw o sea­ sons. In the fall co m p e­ titio n is a team effort, and in spring, individuals com ­ pete.

— Joel Marion S E N IO R T E N N I S M E M B E R S a re (fro n t) Ja s o n D ic k se y (back) R e b ec ca O ttm a n n , Je re m y B ing­ h a m , C in d y B u m s-C la m p itt, J e n ­ n ife r C la n to n , R y a n S ilver, C h ris H o w a rd , A shley S cott.

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V A R S IT Y T E N N IS M E M B E R S a re (fro n t row ) R e b ec ca O ttm a n n , J u lie A n d ra ja c k , T o n i D o e rre , M aryl R o b e rtso n , R ach eal Silver,

T R A C K IN G D O W N A F T E R th ro w in g u p a lo b ju n io r M a ry l R o b e rts o n h its a sh o t o v e r th e h e a d s o f th e o p p o sin g te a m . R o b ­ e rts o n w a s a sta te ra n k e d p la y e r a n d a th re e -y e a r v a rsity m e m b e r.

C O N C E N T R A T IN G O N H IS se rv ice re tu rn , s e n io r C h ris H o w ­ a rd h its a c ro ssc o u rt p a ssin g sh o t.

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P U L L IN G U P A ju m p -s h o t, E v e re tt B laylock (34) goes fo r tw o in th e D e n to n g a m e w hile K e n ­ d rick M a n u e l (4 3 ) a n d J a y Jo n e s

Varsity Dogs m ake playoffs, finish district in new gym The fans roared as the Dogs took on another un­ forgettable season, ranking as high as num ber nine out o f twenty-five team s com ­ peting against 200 o th er 4A schools.

They successfully w on the Fantasy o f Lights to u r­ n am en ts, at M id w estern State U niversity Colosse­ um , for the second tim e in the entire school history. “ W e h a d tough tim es where we lost a few games, but we pulled together and m ad e th e seaso n a suc­ cess,” said J.J. Edw ards, ju n io r point guard.

A fter 30 y ears o f n o t sponsoring a to u rn a m e n t the Burk to u rn am en t was started back up. T he Bull­ dog V arsity took hom e sec­ ond place.

O ut o f th e 10 d istric t games played, seven were won, including the R ider district game, which m ark­ ed the opening day o f the new Bulldog gym nasuim . “ W e have an excellent team that plays well togeth­ er, and the closeness o f our players is a m ajor part o f our success this season,” coach D anny N ix said.

— S arah M oore

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V A R S IT Y B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L te am mem bers are (front row) Brad M arciszewski, J.J Edwards, Everett Blaylock. Corey G erst-

ner. Jay Jones, K endrick M anuel, Jason W il­ liam s, T a d d W allace, (b ack row ) B ryson Blackwell, Alex N elson, Larry G ates, Jeff

(2 2 ) a n tic ip a te th e reb o u n d . Th D o g s w o n 8 0 -6 6 . T h e y playei D e n to n tw ice, w in n in g o n e game

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A T T E M P T I N G T O B L O C K th e sh o t, A lex N e lso n (25), d e fe n siv e ­ ly ta k e s o n a D e n to n p lay e r. E v e r­ e tt B laylock (3 4 ) a n d K e n d ric k M a n u e l (4 0 ) ru n fo r th e re b o u n d .

W IT H A R M S O U T S T R E C H E D M a t t G i p s o n ( 3 2 ) r e je c t s th e ju m p - s h o t fro m th e D e n to n o p ­ p o n e n t. A ssistin g in th e b lo ck are J .J . E d w a rd s (1 1 ) a n d B ria n P a tty .

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P R E P A R IN G F O R T H E re ­ b o u n d , R .J. L e o n a rd (4) a n d E v e r­ e tt B laylock (34) c rash th e b o a rd s w h ile K e n d ric k M a n u e l (4 0 ) is re a d y to a ssist. Photo by R ya n

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IN T R O D U C IN G V A R S IT Y G U A R D C o re y G e rs tn e r (10), th e B ulldogs fo rm a d u a l line to in te n ­ sify th e a d re n a lin e level. P laying th e ir first g am e in th e new gym , th e D ogs b e at R id e r 89-79.

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IN T H E G A M E ag ain st th e R id e r R aid ers, G u s B arnes (31) m ak es a la y u p w h ile a R id e r d e f e n d e r looks on. Photo by Jason Kwait-

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FR E SH M A N BOYS BASKET­ B A L L m e m b e rs a re (fro n t row ) N ic k W e s t, A a r o n G o n z a l e s , T o m m y Ja c k so n , M ic h ae l G ip ­ so n , G u s B arn es, Jo sh B o o k er,

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C h a r lie S e y m o u r, J o e S tr o u d , (seco n d row ) Ja y W h aley , T re v o r P a y n e , B illy A r b o g a s t, J a m e y T o w n se n d , D e rric k W ilso n , D o n nel W e a v e r, T o n y B lan d ( th ird

row ) D a n n y Ja m e s, W es Fraziei Je re m y M o n ro w , E ric Cornelius S te v e n W e b b , J a m e s O ’Malley Ja m a a l Z a c h a ry , Jo e Towsley, an< Jo e l P a tte rso n .

E A P IN G F O R T H E re b o u n d , e s h m a n fo rw a rd D e rric k W ilso n ■) re c e iv e s b a c k - u p a s s is ta n c e o m fre s h m a n fo rw a rd E ric C as11 (20). P hoto b y J. K w aitkow ski

R U S H IN G T O T H E b a s k e t, s o p h o m o re A a ro n G o d s e y (5) a n ­ tic ip a te s m a k in g th e s h o t a g a in st th e D e n to n JV . P hoto by R y a n

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T he B asketball Fix F resh m an boys place first; Ju n io r V arsity finishes 3-3 B eginning a new season ran k ed 5-1 in district, the freshm an boys took on a heavy load.

T hey held the first place title all year. “ T h e te a m h a s re a lly com e together a n d played extrem ely h a rd ,” freshm an C o a c h J .J . B a r ry s a id . “ W e’ve h ad a great year an d have h ad a lot o f fu n .”

T he freshm en Dogs real­ ly brought it together, los­ ing only one gam e in dis­ tric t. T h e ir single defeat was against D en to n R yan w ith a final score o f 60-65.

T he overall record was 154.

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er, 59-76, D e n to n H igh, 74-80 a n d D e n to n R yan 64-66.

T h e y w o n th e ir o th e r gam es against D en to n R y­ an, H irschi a n d O ld High. “ W e ’ve do n e extem ely well because o f our great defense an d o u r ability to reb o u n d ,” JV player D u s­ tin Leon said.

T he ju n io r varsity team placed 3-3 in district. The team played well together. “ I a m r e a lly e x c ite d ab o u t ou r team because we played well to g eth er and we have a lot o f tale n t,” ju n io r C had P rejean said.

— Je ssic a G riner

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B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L m em [s a re (fro n t ro w ) A h m a d R ic h Ison, A k e em R ic h a rd s o n , J a s o n p h a ry , G r a n t R e e d , R e g g ie Ikson, S te v e n P h illip s , T o n y b y . R o n P in s o n (se o n d row )

T y le r C o le m a n , J a s o n M itc h e ll, B re tt J a c k s o n , M ic h a e l H o p p e , Z a c L e o n a rd , J o n D y e , E ric T h ax to n , E ric H e m in g s to n , C h ip R ic h ­ m o n d ( th ir d ro w ) J .J E d w a rd s , J a y so n S im s, R o ss Ja c k so n , R oss

E lle tt, D u s tin L eo n , C o lin B u ch er, T o d d W a lla c e , C o d y C a p o ra le , J u s tin W rig h t, A a ro n G o d se y , M i­ ch ael P a tty .

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IN A l T K M r l S I W DWIV/ p o in ts , A lex C o le m a n (2 2 ) goes th e d ista n c e fo r th e L ad y D ogs,

to p o f a d e fe n d in g L ad y Coyote

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L ady D ogs c a p tu re first place in d istrict, rule o n h o m e c o u rt The Lady Bulldogs pla­ ced first in district. O n the record, the Ladies only suf­ fered one loss to D enton Ryan.

D enton Ryan ju st barely slipped past the Ladies 4846. H ow ever, th e ladies were undefeated at hom e. “ I am very proud o f all th e g ir ls ,” C o a c h A lex K o u lo v a to s said . “ T hey have all worked very hard to accom plish all the goals set at the beginning o f the year.”

In the M SU Fantasy of Lights tournam ent, the La­ dies only allowed one loss

in four games.

A fte r a 6 5-27 v ic to ry over R ider, the Ladies re­ ceived consolation. “ As a senior, I will re­ m em ber this season for the rest o f m y life ,” se n io r A ndie Nix said. “ W e all cam e together as friends as well as team m ates to m ake this season a success.”

T h e la d ie s saw p o s t ­ season success, capturing district and bi-district be­ fo re b e in g d e f e a te d by Stephenville 45-46 at the a re a le v e l. — S te p h a n ie Geer

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V A R S IT Y L A D Y B U L L D O G S B a s k e tb a ll te a m m e m b e rs a re (fro n t row ) Alex C o lem a n , K im B rogdon, T o n y a P ic k ett, N ie sh a

N obles, Jessica M elso n , M ichelle M iller, A lish a V in so n , (b ack row ) K im y o tta F lo y d , M ik a la P a rra c k , C rvstal B arnes. Je n n ife r .1,, nc-

S a r a h M i l l s , L a u r e n B a iz t N a ta lie L o o n ey , M a rissa Weave: A n d ie N ix , a n d L atrice Hawkins

T A K IN G T H E B A L L d o w n th e c o u rt, A lish a V in so n (2 1 ) lo o k s o n fo r a n o p e n te a m m a te . Photo by

K E E P IN G H E R E Y E o n th e ball a n d b o x in g o u t, M ik a la P a rra c k (1 2 ) p re p a re s to get th e re b o u n d .

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R E JE C T IN G T H E S H O T , L a u re n B aize (50) sto p s th e o p 足 p o n e n t fro m sc o rin g tw o p o in ts w h ile K im B ro g d o n (31) a n d Sa足 ra h M ills (3 2 ) p re p a re to receiv e th e ball. Photo by S tephanie Geer

T A K IN G H E R T I M E to c o n c e n 足 tra te , A lish a V in so n (21) sh o o ts a f re e - th r o w a s M a ris s a W e a v e r (30) a n d M ik a la P a rra c k (12) p re 足 p a re for th e re b o u n d a n d A n d ie N ix (2 4 ) sta n d s b a ck as a safety.

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IN M ID A IR , s o p h o m o re K a tie L e o n a rd (12) p re p a re s fo r a ju m p sh o t. S he fig h ts o f f th re e L ad y R a id e rs to m a k e th e b a sk e t. Photo

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J V G IR L S B A S K E T B A L L m e m ­ b e rs a re (fro n t row ) S te p h a n ie G e er, L eslie P e n a , M a ria A lanez, L in d sey C a v o to , K a tie L eo n a rd ,

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Game of Survival F re s h m e n girls w in first b y p o stin g 9-1 in d istric t T h e freshm an girls bas­ ketball team w on first place w h ile th e j u n io r v a rs ity girls h ad a losing season.

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by S h e rri B ro g d o n , c a p ­ tu re d first place w ith a 9 to 1 record.

T h e o n e g am e flaw ing th e record cam e w hile play­ ing against R ider. T he final score against th e R aiders was R id e r 52, B urk 39. “ T eam w ork an d disci­ pline w ere key aspects o f o u r te a m ,” said freshm an M egan M iller. “ T h a t gave us o u r w inning season.”

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coached by D enise Collins, en d ed d istrict play, 2-8. “ W e tried hard, but obviosly not h ard enough,” sophom ore K atie Leonard sa id . “ T h e o th e r te a m s w ere ju s t b e tte r th an we w ere.”

T h e tw o w inning JV dis­ tric t gam es w ere against R ider, 41-26 a n d D enton R yan, 60-24. “ N ext year will be better, because we will be m o tiv at­ ed n o t to have a losingseason tw o years in a row ,” sophom ore Kelli K oulovatos said.

— Shelley Nottingham

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L O A D IN G ! U P IN th e te 2 box, freshm an Josh W ilson pr;actices d riv in g the ball do w n th e ftlirw ay.

T h e g o lf te a m p ra c tic e d d a ily a t th e R iv e r C re ek G o lf C o u rse . Pho-

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Caddy Shack V arsity go lf tea m makes com eback w ith young team

f e a 1 ® Wpkss§ sm m .

A fter the reconstruction season th at the varsity golf team had last year, they m ad e q u ite a c o m e b a c k this season. “ A lthough it is a young team w ith only one senior, they have the m ost talent o f any team I have coached in about six years,” coach P h i l l i p D o w li n g s a i d . “ T hey h av e m ad e m an y im provem ents th roughout the season.”

T h is seaso n , th e te a m h as c o m p e te d a t T an glew ood a n d W oodlaw n, both in S herm an an d at the W ic h i ta F a lls C o u n tr y Club.

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F O L L O W IN G T H R O U G H W IT H his club, so p h o m o re D erek H elen sch m id t w atch es th e ball in th e air. Photo by R yan Tw itty

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J V A N D V A R S IT Y g o lf m e m b e rs a re (kneeling) C h ris J o rd a n , Jo sh W ilson (sta n d in g ) B rad G riffin ,

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D e rek H e le n s c h m id t, D e re k A l­ b in , H o lly T o w n s e n d , R o b e r t G o r d o n , R y a n H e p tn e r, S u s a n

to tal scores o f 336, 326, and 337. “ T he w orst problem will be th a t we are com peting ir a tough d istrict,” Dowlinj said. “ R id er and Old High will both be tough competi­ to rs.”

T he boys team consist! o f B rad G riffin, Rick Piger D e r e k A lb in , R yai H e p tn e r , D e r e k H elen s c h m id t, C o rey Clarkin W es F razier, R obert Gor don, C hris Jordon, Joshu; W ilso n , a n d J u s tin Sin khorn.

T here is also a Varsit; girls team consisting of Su san G ore an d Holly Town send.

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G o re , R ic k P iger, C orey Clarkii W es F ra z ie r, a n d C oach Philli D ow ling. Photo by Stephanie Get

L IN IN G U P H E R p u tt o n th e jra c tic e g re en , s o p h o m o re H o lly r o w n s e n d a tte m p ts to b e tte r h e r ;am e. P hoto by R ya n T w itty

D R IV IN G T H E B A L L fro m th e tee, s e n io r D e re k A lb in p ra c tic e s th e p e rfe c t sw ing. Photo by R ya n

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S T E A L IN G T H E B A L L , se n io r m id fie ld e r N ic k R o ss ta k e s so p h o ­ m o re fla n k e r T r e n t D o y le b y su r­ p r is e . T h e tw o v a r s i ty s o c c e r m e m b e rs w ere w a rm in g u p b e fo re

t h e i r A b ile n e -C o o p e r gam e, ii w h ic h th e B ulldogs lo st 2-1 in ■ , h e a rtb re a k in g g a m e , th a t was de c id e d in th e fin al seconds. Phot\

row ) K e n n y B row n, C h ris L ee, W es P a t te r s o n , J u s ti n A d a m s , J a r e d B u r c h e tt, D e lm a r L u k e , K yle W o o d s, A n d y H a rv ey (back row ) A d a m H e le n sc h m id t. S ean

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F E E L IN G T H E E F F E C T S o f se n io r d e fen d e r C h ris W a rfie ld ’s th u n d e ro u s kick, ju n io r goal k e ep ­ e r T o n y P e a rso n to p p le s o v e r th e ball w ith a stra ig h t fo rw a rd save.

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C O N T R O L L IN G T H E B A LL a n d the o p p o n e n t w ith his body, j u n io r d e fen d e r A d o lf F a ria s cu ts the pass o ff to th e A bilene C o o p e r offense. Photo by R yan Tw itty

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The Big Green Tw elve starters depart, yet success continues A fter ad v an cin g to the ‘99 p lay o ffs, th e v a rsity soccer club suffered a 0-2 lose to W eatherford in the firs t ro u n d . D e s p ite th e loss the Bulldogs finished w ith a 9-12-2 record for the season.

O b ta in in g a ll d is tr ic t hon o rs for the ‘99 season w ere Jake Jam es, first team f o rw a r d ; W y a tt B ro w n , first te a m d e fe n se ; Jo sh D augerty, second team de­ fense; a n d J.T . D oyle, R o ­ b ert Ikeler, a n d Jay Salyer hon o rab le m ention.

T he team lost 12 starters from ‘99 b u t h ad four star­ ters a n d six letterm an re­ tu rn .

W ith a 3-7 record in the p r e - d i s t r ic t p la y a t th e

2 0 0 0 s e a s o n , th e D o g s were optim istic. “ P r e -d is tr ic t p la y w as very difficult for the team , but we im proved greatly,” s a id s e n io r m id f ie ld in g c a p t a i n S te p h e n H u m ­ phreys. “ W e are ready. W e w ork for each other, and we have the basic elem ent for a team to w in .”

C o ach M a rtin M e tc a lf felt the team could m ake p la y o f f s i f th e y s ta y e d healthy and kept develop­ ing as a team . “ I am pleased w ith the ball m ovem ent an d en th u ­ siasm ,” coach M etcalf said. “ They play h ard and are aggressive, but we need to stay healthy.”

— Clayton Hein

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P R E S S U R IN G T H E W E A T H 足 E R F O R D flan k , C h a siti T ac k el (2 2 ) ste a ls th e b all a s a n o th e r W e a th e rfo rd p lay e r lo o k s on. Pho足

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R E S T A R T IN G T H E G A M E us足 ing a th ro w -in , M elissa M o rro w (24) looks for a n o p e n te a m m a te .

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A W A IT IN G T H E P A S S fro m t e a m m a t e L e s li e E a r l y ( 1 7 ) , R o b y n B irk h ea d (6) ru n s to th e ball as A shley R a n d a ll (26) m ark s a n o p p o s in g p la y e r. P h o to by

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W A IT IN G T O B E p u t in to the gam e, C rystal S chnick (18), M o r足 gan M o rris (16), H e a th e r K e rr (3),

a n d Jessica L uke (2) w a tch th e ir te a m m a te s o n th e field. W ith th e n u m b e r o f girls o n th e te a m , th e re

w ere m a n y s u b s titu te s a v a ila b le f o r g a m e s . P h o to b y C la u d ia

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iR K IN G H E R P L A Y E R , B la ir x w e ll (9 ) s ta y s b e tw e e n th e 1 a n d th e ball. T e a m m a te Je s-

sic a L u k e (2) lo o k s o n to see i f she n e e d s a s s is ta n c e . P h o to by

C laudia C am pbell

Ladybugs N e w m ille n n iu m m ark s first fem ale so ccer te a m “ It took the tu rn o f the century to finally get a girls team an d I am glad to be p a rt o f it,” senior Jillian G o o d m a n said.

W h ile o n ly fiv e g irls played on the boys ju n io r varsity team last year, they w ere jo in e d by 21 o th e r players.

R e tu rn in g players w ere Leslie Early, Jillian G o o d ­ m an , Lori K em p, C hasiti T a c k e l, a n d C h r is tie W oods.

T he Lady Bulldogs were lead by c ap tain s, C hasiti Tackel, Jillian G o o d m an , an d C hristie W oods, and coaches, P atrick Birk a n d L o ren d a -Neises.

“ I am very p ro u d to be chosen to coach this tea m ,” C oach Birk said. “ W e have a good m ix o f players w ith good leadership from the upperclassm en. I am look­ ing forw ard to building on this team in the years to com e.”

T he p re -d istric t record for the girls was 3-4. W ins cam e against Brewer High School, G ran b u ry JV , and A rlington Heights.

T he Lady Dogs com pet­ ed in a to u rn a m en t in Tyler a n d posted a record o f 0-3.

T hey lost to M ount Pleas­ a n t, C h a p e l H ill, a n d G reenville. — A shley M er­ ritt

W A IT IN G IN T H E chilly w e a th ­ e r, J illia n G o o d m a n ta lk s w ith C o a c h M a r t in M e t c a lf b e fo re le a v in g th e s ta d iu m . T h e tea m w as a ssiste d by C o a c h M e tc a lf th r o u g h o u t th e y e a r. Photo by

Claudia Cam pbell

> S O C C E R M E M B E R S a re (fro n t essica Luke, Leslie Early, C ybil EnI Krystal Schnick, B lair M axw ell, C hris| iqds, Jillian G o o d m an , M elissa M orI Cim mic E llio t (seco n d row ) R obyn 1 ad, Silvia G resta, D ian a Beason, K atie

A ndrew s, M organ M orris, S tefanie A nderson, C andice W hite, Ashley R andall, B randy Shel­ to n , L ori K em p (back row ) C oach Birk, H eath er K err, Ashley M erritt, Em ylee Klosterm an, V anessa Loughlin, Ashley G rah am , Erin M cC orm ick, M arlyn C astillo, Becky

D eason, Lyndi D ickey, an d Coach Nieses.

(N ot p ictured) Angel B ryant, C hasiti Tackel, Jessica Snyder, Angela Snyder, D ani Flaherty A shley K im brough an d T an y a Creasm an.

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P R E P A R I N G T O M A K E th e play, fre s h m a n D ia n a W alck gets

in p o s itio n to p itc h th e ball fellow te a m m e m b e r.

row) Coach Hennan, Diana Walck, Brittany Willson, Jam ie Logan, Aman­ da Heath, Tiffany Tyler, Coach Denise

Kirkpatrick, and Mandy Paulk, pictured) Kim Brogdon

W O R K IN G W IT H T H E p itc h in g m a c h i n e , s o p h o m o r e A m e lia M cG o w an a n d M ichelle C la m p itt p ra ctic e w ith th e te a m . B a ttin g a n d p itc h in g w as a m a jo r p a r t o f th e pre-season p ractice.

G A T H E R IN G A R O U N D T O lis­ ten , ju n io r v arsity te a m m em b e rs C ry s ta l W o rk s , C a r o l A la im o , K a m i G r in e r, A n g e la B o sw ell, T iffany S tew art a n d H e a th e r P a ­ tin o m e e t w ith a s s is ta n t c o ac h Je n n ife r R o b e rts to p re p a re for th e 2 0 0 0 season.

VARSITY SOFTBALL MEMBERS are (first row) C an d ice C hacon, M ichelle M iller. R e n ita W haley

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(second row) Jessica Watson, Crystal Searles, Rebecca Birkhead, Desiree Fournier, Kayla K irkpatrick (third

C E L IN G F O R T H E b a ll v a rso ftb a ll m e m b e rs J a m ie L o a n d A m a n d a H e a th p re p a re

to m a k e th e play. B o th girls w ere re tu rn in g j u n io r p la y e rs fo r th e v a rs ity te a m .

League of Their Own Softball players w in honors, en d season regional finalists W ith only one ru n away from state, the varsity soft­ ball te a m e n d e d th e ‘99 season as regional finalist. “ T h e key to o u r success was getting the confidence to know th a t we were going to w i n ,” c o a c h D e n is e K irk p atrick said.

N in e players received all d is tric t h o n o rs fo r th e ir p e rfo rm a n c e s in th e ‘99 season. They w ere (all dis­ tric t pitcher) B rittany W ill­ s o n , ( f i r s t te a m ) K e lly T h o rn to n , C laire Seym ore, D anielle M itchell, (second team ) Jam ie Logan, T iffa­ ny H o o v e r, D a w n G a u ­ thier, M ichelle Farris, and (honorable m ention) Becca

B irkhead.

T he 2000 team lost five startin g players from the previous year and had only four returning girls, but the tea m c o n tin u e d to th in k p o sitiv e ly a b o u t th e u p ­ com ing season. “ Softball is a lot o f fun, because you learn a lo t,” Crystal Searles said.

A m ong m any field im ­ p r o v e m e n ts , a w all w as constructed. “ W e have b u ilt a suc­ cessful program due to the w ork o f th e players an d great support o f the p ar­ en ts,” C oach Allen H ennan said.

— Angela Vasquez

S C O O P IN G T O G E T th e ball, fre s h m a n T iffa n y T y le r p re p a re s fo r th e u p c o m in g season.

FT B A L L M E M B E R S are (fro n t row ) H oneycutt, T iffany S tew art, T iffany n d , R a n d i K in g ry , M eg an M ille r

(second row ) H eath er P atin o , T a b ith a M otley, A m elia M cG ow an, A nna D ilbeck, A ngie Boswell (third row) K am i G riner, Jen n ife r

F arias, M arie O verby, C oach K irkpatrick, M ichelle C lam p itt, C rystal W orks an d C arol A laimo.

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S T R E T C H IN G O U T A N D d e liv 足 erin g the p itc h to th e plate, the R id e r d u g o u t w a tc h e s J a m ie C ru m .

R E T U R N I N G A S V A R S IT Y p itc h e r, G a rre tt R itte r h ones up o n p itc h in g skills a t th e R id e r scrim m age.

R E L A X IN G B E F O R E T H E first scrim m ag e o f th e 2 0 0 0 baseball se a so n , s o p h o m o re M a tt P ric e a n d se n io r Ja m ie C ru m ta k e a b re ak from w a rm in g up.

FR E SH M A N TEA M PLAY ERS are T o m m y Jackson, B rian D o b 足 b in s , A n d y W h ite , J o s h W h ite la n d , R u sty S m ith , A n th o n y

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C a rlso n , a n d h e a d c o ac h M ike Leach. S everal jo in e d th e te a m af足 te r b a sk etb all season.

JU N IO R V ARSITY M E M B E R S are (from row) Jared G erstner, Jo h n Joss, M ichael C ra足 zier, C hris D avis, Jason S trah an , (second row) Steven H arvey, Jeram y M otes, Ju stin M o rris, Z ac L eo n ard , J o h n Lee StoilofF, T ren t Doyle, Jo sh u a B rubaker (third row)

T ravis Speck, J.R . Frye, Jason Sims, | C ru n k , B rian W uthrich, Drew JotffS chael S aw yer (back row) N ick WU P eyton R hude, C ody Caporale, Lee h and Jerem y Pace. N ot pictured was J w ards.

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T H E R ID E R s c rim m a g e , o m o re in fie ld e r D e re k Sykes, ir in fie ld e r Z a c k T h o r n to n , s e n io r o u tfie ld e r Jo s e p h j f f jo g b a c k to th e d u g o u t ;e n in n in g s.

V A R S IT Y B A S E B A L L is c o m p o s e d o f te a m m e m front row ) T .J . T y le r, Z a c t o n , J .R . N a e f , M ic h a e l

T H E S E N I O R F O U N D A T IO N o f th is y e a r’s te a m , B ria n P a tty , J a m ie C ru m , C o re y G e rs tn e r a n d G a r r e tt R itte r re fle ct o n d a y s g o n e b y a t H e n d e rs o n field. T h e ir le tte r ja c k e ts sh o w e d th e ir e x p e rie n c e .

P a tty , R ick y T a y lo r, (se c o n d row ) a s s is ta n t C o a c h C ra ig R ic k m a n , J e f f Jin k s, C o re y G e rs tn e r, G a r ­ re tt R itte r, D e re k Sykes, Jo se p h

Field of Dreams O n ly fo u r se n io rs re tu rn to b aseb a ll v a rsity sq u a d W ith nearly 50 athletes a tte n d in g the first day o f practice, there w ere m any decisions to be m ade.

W ith only four returning le tte r m e n s e n io rs J a m ie C r u m , C o re y G e r s tn e r , B rian P atty , a n d G a rre tt R itte r, th e V a rsity tea m had to be com pletely re­ constructed. “ T h is y e a r we h a v e a p r e tty y o u n g te a m , b u t w ith solid pitching from re­ tu rn in g le tte rm e n a n d a few new com ers, we ought to have a p retty good sea­ s o n ,” said sen io r p itc h e r Ja m ie C rum .

L ast season the Bulldogs started o ff well w ith a re­ cord o f 16-4 headed into

district play, but fell short o f m aking the playoffs by placing fourth in district, w ith a record o f 4-6.

T h e m a j o r i t y o f th e D ogs’ gam es were played at hom e, giving them an a d ­ v a n ta g e o v e r t h e i r o p ­ ponents.

Instead o f ju st one Burk V a rsity T o u rn a m e n t th e team also hosted the first annual Tx-O k shootout at H enderson Field.

A m ong th e new com ers to the varsity squad were sen io r Je ff Jinks, ju n io rs D .J. A dam s, T .J. Tyler, so­ p h o m o re s D e re k Sykes, M att Price, Brett Jackson, an d J.R . Naef.

— Garrett Ritter

S to ilo ff, D .J A d a m s, (b ack row ) a ssista n t C o a c h R ic k B u tler, M a tt P ric e, J a m ie C ru m , B rian P a tty , sta tistic ia n ; J e f f G a m b lin , B rian

S ly e, B re tt J a c k s o n , a n d h e a d co ac h M ik e L each.

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S P R IN T IN G F O R T H E finish line, ju n io r E v ie V izcan io , so p h o ­ m o re A shley D w y er a n d fresh m an V anessa S alinas tak e a lap a ro u n d the track.

R A C IN G T O S E E w h o ’s fastest, K am il M c F a d d e n , L ynn G ra m p p , a n d A n n e M a rie Stiles ru n to th e fin ish line. P ra c tic in g a fte r school h e lp e d p re p a re th e tea m .

P E R F E C T IN G H E R F O R M j u n ­ io r A rik k a F e a rs p ra c tic e s d ili­ g en tly a fte r sch o o l fo r th e 100 m e ­ te r h u rd le s. A fte r p a rtic ip a tin g fo r

tw o stra ig h t y e ars in trac k , Arik w as d e d ic a te d to im p ro v in g 1 o v e r a ll p e r fo r m a n c e a n d p r tic e d regularly .

G IR L S TRA CK M E M B E R S are (front row) Tonya Pickett, Kamil Me Fadden, Lynn Grampp, Arikka Fears, Kim N ew berry (second row) Kim Brogdon, Michelle Salinas, Canessa Camacho, Katie Leonard, Anne-Marie Stiles, Brandy Honeycutt (third row) M arrissa W eaver, Alexandria Cole­

man, Evie Vizcaino, Kim Ham B r a n d ie B a ir d , A sh le y D» M ichelle M ilea, M elissa Mo (fourth row) Crystal Barnes, Va Weaver, Lindsey Coombes, Julia ham, Brittany Willson, and Jer Townsend.

A T A N A F T E R school p ra ctic e B rittn ey W illson, L in d sey C o o m bes, K im N ew b erry , a n d B ra n d i H o n e y cu tt p re p a re fo r th e sh o tput.

BO Y S T R A C K M E M B E R S are B rian F e rg u so n , D e rek C a rso n , C h ris Ellis, Ju s tin S h a rp (second row) Ju stin R o b e rts, Z ac L eo n ard , R o b e rt B ishop, S haw n C heney,

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J.R . N a e f (th ird row ) G e o rg ie A n ­ d e rso n , Je rm a in e Jo n e s, M ich ael G a m e , A b d u al P a ra m o re , R y a n E llet (fo u rth row ) L ee H a rv e y , A d ria n B ynum , a n d W ill T aylor.

) M P E T I N G I N T H E re g io n a l >ss c o u n try m e e t in L u b b o c k , jh o m o r e K a tie L e o n a r d ru n s :k a n d n e c k w ith h e r o p p o n e t,

B rio n e Y o s te n , w h o la te r b e c a m e th e sta te c h a m p io n . L e o n a rd p lac e d fo u rth in re g io n a ls a n d n in th in th e s ta te m e e t. C ourtesy photo

C hariots o f Fire Runners advance to regionals; Leonard ranks in state meet W ith the cross country team placing second in dis­ tric t a n d advancing to re­ gionals they set a high stan ­ d a rd for th e sp rin g girls a n d boys track team sea­ son.

A t state, sophom ore K a­ tie L eonard placed ninth. “ It was an aw esom e ex­ perience because all o f my h a rd w ork finally p aid off,” L eonard said.

T h e b o y s t r a c k te a m c o m p le te d th e ‘99 tra c k season in th ird place and h ad three regional finalist: N ick R ead in the 1600m , J e r m a i n e J o n e s in th e 800m , an d M ichael G am e in th e pole vault. “ I ha'd to p ra c tic e ex­ trem ely h ard to get w here I am , b u t w ith devotion and d e te rm in a tio n I have ac­ com plished m y goal,” cross

c o u n tr y m e m b e r J u s tin R oberts said.

T he girls track team pla­ ced fourth in the ‘99 dis­ t r i c t . A d v a n c in g to re ­ gionals were C rystal Barnes in discus, K atie L eonard in th e 3200 m ete r ru n and 1600 m eter run, K im Brogden in 100 m eter hurdles, and Alex C olem an in long ju m p . “ O u r y e a r s ta r te d o ff great because m ost o f us p ra c tic e d d u rin g th e o ff s e a s o n ,” j u n i o r A r r ik a Fears said.

T he team had seven re­ tu rn in g m em bers and a few new m em bers. “ W e ’ll h a v e a y o u n g team m ixed w ith som e ex­ perience, so w e’ll be m ore well balanced,” coach Lin­ da R ichards said.

— L aura Schutz

B E F O R E T H E O U m ee t, C oach J o h n s o n ta lk s w ith tw o -tim e d e ­ fe n d in g p o le v a u lt a n d 8 0 0 m d a sh c h a m p io n s M ik e G a m e a n d J e r m a in e Jo n es.

pSS C O U N TR Y M E M B E R S (fro n t row ) C o a c h H e n n a n , a sh a R e e d , R o ss E lle t, nam e J o n e s, J u s tin R o b e rts ,

R o b e rt B ish o p , C h ris E llis, C a n essa C o m a c h o , K a t i e L e o n a r d , C o a c h J o h n s o n , M e g a n M ille r, M ic h e lle M ille r, C a r i P a u ls e n ,

C h ris P a u lse n , J u s tin S h a rp , R y a n E ll e t, A le x N e l s o n , A d r i a n Bynum .

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S T R A IN IN G T O C O M P L E T E h e r last rep, so p h o m o re B rittn e y P e rsin g e r c o n d itio n s h e r u p p e r b ody. P e rsin g e r w as o n e o f th ree fem ale m em b e rs o n th e team .

P A U S IN G M ID -P U L L so p h o 足 m o re C asey W aggoner focuses to fin ish h e r set a t th e b u tte rfly m a 足 chine. W aggoner w as a seco n d y e ar te a m m em b e r.

P R E P A R I N G T O S P O T h is te a m m a te , ju n io r B yron M o ra p o 足 sitio n s h im s e lf fo r th e sa fety o f ju n io r A n th o n y W alte rs as h e pre-

p a re s fo r h is w o rk o u t a t th e bene] p ress. B oth w ere th re e -y e a r b e rs o f fo o tb all a n d pow erli te a m s.

S W IM T E A M M E M B E R S a re L acey T h o m a s a n d C h ris A tkins.

A tk in s w a s a w a rd e d D is tr ic t

S w im m e r o f th e Y e ar, a n d T hoii as a d v a n c e d to regionals in Lul bock. Courtesy photo

W O R K IN G T O W A R D A N u p 足 c o m in g m eet, se n io r C h ris A tk in s practices his diving. A tk in s w as a w ard e d th e D istric t S w im m er o f the Y ear. Courtesy Photo

P R A C T IC IN G F O R T H E 100 b u tte rfly race, so p h o m o re L acey T h o m a s w o rk s to w a rd a d istric t m eet. Courtesy photo

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JH T E N IN G T H E W E IG H T i'T IN G b e lt, f r e s h m a n J o s h lite la n d a s s is ts s e n io r t e a m ­

m a te M e lis sa M c C a n d le s s . T h e b e lt w as u se d to s u p p o r t th e lift­ e r’s lo w e r b ack .

Fight Club

S w im m ers, p o w er-lifters g ain re c o g n itio n w ith w ins Two o f the least recog­ nized athletic organizations on c a m p u s, pow er-liftin g and swim team , are m ade up o f award winning athletes.

C on sistin g o f only two m em bers, sophom ore Lacey T hom as and senior C hris Atkins, the swim team ex­ celled in com petitions. They c o m p e ted in the D istrict swim meet in D enton, where Thom as placed third in both the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 butterfly, and Atkins was awarded the Dis­ trict Swimmer o f the Year. “ Being on the swim team has been a great experience and m ade for a most m em ­ o rab le last y e a r,” se n io r Chris Atkins said. “ I plan to p e rsu e sw im m ing in col­

P O W E R - L IF T IN G T E A M Ib e rs a r e ( f r o n t ro w ) J o s h [eland, M e lissa M c C a n d le ss, H e rn a n d e z , B y ro n M o ra ,

B rittn e y P e rsin g e r, (se co n d row ) C h a rlie S e y m o u r, M ic h a e l Sey­ m o u r , A n th o n y W a lte rs , B re n t M a n n , J o h n P a rk e r, ( th ir d row )

C asey W ag g o n er, A1 D ix o n , Z ac H ill, R y a n M a tth e w s, J u s tin H ill, (fo u rth row ) C o a c h S tacy A tk in s, a n d C o a c h B ra d O w en .

lege.”

In the D istrict m eet in Childress, the power-lifting team placed first over all, and last season they placed tw e lfth o u t o f th irty -s ix team s at regionals, with 10 qualifying lifters.

D uring last season, the power-lifting team went to four m eets. The Bulldogs placed second or first, twice finishing runner-up to de­ fending champions. “ Power-lifting has been a highlight of my high school years and it feels good to be a part o f a new sport,” senior Justin Hill said.

— Bridget Brooks

C O N C E N T R A T IN G O N H IS te c h n iq u e , se n io r J u s tin H ill p e r­ fects his lat pull d o w n . H ill is o n e o f th e o rig in a l m e m b e rs o f th e te a m . Courtesy photo

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Under a show er of silly string, senior Nick Ross crowd surfs. The seniors crowded to­ gether onto the gym floor after their skit while the band played the school song. Photo

by Sarah Moore

People

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oe Black r Jennifer Donato and Carly Kocurek

W

ith over a thousand students en­ rolled in school, a variety of styles and attitudes, from edgy to mellow, spilled over

e campus. Since many new faces joined the cast of laracters, students had the chance to find their niche, ake friends, and maybe even meet Joe Black.

The campus was littered w ith typical teens and aooth sophisticates, but most students found their >mfort zone in a blend of pop culture elements, Tying categorization.

Although the student body shrank from 1,086 last ;ar to 1,039 this year, students still found ample )portunities to expand their horizons and broaden eir minds through classes and assorted after-school :tivities.

Following tradition, the 246 member senior class as the smallest on campus. The junior class was the jcond-smallest, with 248 students. While the sophopre class totalled 265 students, the freshman class Ided up to 280. j Cast, crew, and stage hands helped keep the year teresting, and there was always room for a few more p a s . While school itself may have been interesting, je experience was always enriched by the people, and rery individual was more than just another face in the owd, bringing with them their own specific flair.

Schedules in hand Melissa Bur­ ris and Cody Cheney compare classes on the first day of school.

The Derrick Presents

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Each year, one senior is selected to represent a particular subject in which teachers have believed they have excelled in the past four years. This representation is a prestigious award in which the student is named as a Derrick Who’s Who. “To be named a Who’s Who is an honor,” said Derrick Staff sponsor Mrs. Anne Gillespie. “Only 18 students out of 234 seniors are chosen by faculty who have taught, looked upon, and enjoyed these students over the years.”

The recipients of the award were selec­

Home Ec

Lori Shackelford “Lori exhibits excellent skills in the area of Home Economics. She is friendly, coop­ erative, responsible and dependable.”

— Mrs. Scharlach & Mrs. Miller

ted based on criteria including a 3.0 or higher GPA in that certain subject, enthu­ siasm for that subject, good citizenship, and the ability to get along well with other students.

Students’ future plans are as diverse as the students themselves.

From attending colleges such as Texas Tech and Rice universities to studying art and drama, these seniors are well and able of adhereing to their goals to achieve their present destination no matter the path they choose.

Marketin

Clint Caporale “Clint has been part of the Marketing program for two years. He is a very ded­ icated student. His employer describes him as a mature and responsible employee.”

— Ms. Beverly Lee

“Who’s Who award is not only a pres­ tigious award, but an earned honor,” Gil­ lespie said. “These students have worked diligently the past four years to show they will be successful.”

The students chosen for this award have demonstrated, by past performance, that they will be successful leaders and productive citizens into the future un­ charted territory and the new millennium ahead.

—Melissa Burris

Vo Tech

Larry Carroll “ Larry is an outstanding student not only academically but also as a student leader.

Larry is always willing to help others in any way he can.”

— Mr. Ress, Mr. Mullins, Mr. Loughney

Choir

Erik McGowan “Erik is a gifted singer and has enjoyed success in TMEA All-State and UIL State Solo & Ensem­ ble competition. He is one of the only three students to go beyond TMEA All-Region choir in the past 6 years."

—Mr. Earl Presley

oreign Languages

Nahomie Moise “Nahomie represents the truly international stu­ dent. in the past four years she has successfully studied Spanish, French, and English as a second language. Her work and positive attitude have earned her the reputation of an excellent stu­ dent.” —Mrs. Janet Niles

Band

Florence Harris

Drama

Dana Dixon

“ Florence is a very m ature young musician w ho is disciplined and dedicated to Im­ proving her skills. As drum major she is a real joy to w ork w ith.”

— Mr. Jerry Floyd

“Dana Dixon has had a goal since at least the sixth grade- with her talent.

She is very capable of attaining that goal.”

—Mr. Bob Barrow

Science

Math

Melissa Stradley “Melissa has always exhibited the qualities nec­ essary to succeed in the various areas of science.

She has always set high standards for herself and has maintained them throughout her four years of high school.” —Mr. James Wright

Cari Paulsen “ Cari is a highly motivated and conscien­ tious student w ho strives to understand math. Cari is a pleasure to teach because her interest in math is genuine.”

— Mr. Seman

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Computer Tech

Agriculture

Girls Athletics

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He has shown a serious interest in art for several years and it is hoped that he will continue to use his artistic talent" —Mr. Leroy Messenger

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Ashley Cox

“Ashley has demonstrated good work ethics (attitude, dependability, punctuality, accuracy, efficiency, and always willing to do whatever is needed) as Office Link Receptionist She has definitely been an asset to the department” —Mrs. Wanda Smith

Alex Coleman “ Alex has been a tremendous asset to our athletic program. She exemplifies hard working ethics and great leadership. She is a very gifted person as w ell as a talented athlete.” — Richards & Kouiovatos

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Corey Gerstner “Corey is an excellent young man who has been a great asset to out high school athletic program .

His fight and competiveness will be missed by our athletic department."

—Coach Danny Nix

English

Carly Kocurek “Carly’s substantial reading background and award-winning prose evidence her love for words. Her quest for knowledge coupled with her competitive spirit promises to lead her to­ ward, academic challenges and ensuring sue cess.” —Mrs. Vera Ward

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Andie Nix “Andie has been very active in school while maintaining a high GPA. She has excelled in her own studies and activities while finding time to help other students. She will be a great addition to any com m unity in this new centu­ ry.”—Coach James Mosley

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Melissa Burris “ Being in Journalism for four years, Melissa has contributed to the yearbook through photogra­ phy, writing and computer skills. Spending nu­ merous hours at the computer, she bore the responsibility of the yearbook deadlines."

—Mrs. Anne Gillespie

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Carly Kocurek “W hile becoming the valedictorian and participating in band, Carly managed to creatively design the yearbook cover on computer and to lead the staff as editor.

She also earned UIL w riting awards, in­ cluding second in state editorials."

— Mrs. Anne Gillespie

The first recipients in the 21st century to receive the Feme Bloodworth Journalism Award are year­ book editor Carly Kocurek and news­ paper editor Jason Kwiatkowski.

This award, named in honor of Mrs. Bloodworth who died in a 1987 plane crash, recognizes the two most outstanding seniors on the newspa­ per and yearbook staffs.

As M rs. B loodw orth alw ays showed total committment and loy­ alty as sponsor, these students often put the publication demands above their personal desires by working nu­ merous hours outside of class time to meet deadlines and to keep high jour­ nalistic standards.

Jason Kwiatkowski “W ith his involvement on both staffs, Ja­ son’s journalism skills are obvious. He is an excellent newspaper editor, as well as yearbook photography editor, w ith his leadership and organizational abilities.”

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Varsity Golf (9 12), STUCO (9 12), FCA (912), PALS (12), Key Club (11)

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Ed Atkins

Swimming Capt. (1012), U1L Guitar (11)

Schuyler Bailey

Drill Team (12), STUCO (12), Soccer (12), FCA (10

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Top Ten Amazing Actors 1. Tom Hanks

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Wearing bell-bottoms, go-go boots, and polyester suits, the senior class danced their way to second place in the homecoming float competition.

The simple construction of the float was unusual for the senior class. It was decorated with a disco ball, music notes, and the words “Friday Night Fever.” The guys and girls competed in a dance-off contest to seventies rock and disco songs such as “Brick House,” “Macho Man,” and “Rock N’ Roll all Nite.” At the end of the competition the seniors decorated the gym with silly string.

“Despite not having a skit, this was the best homecoming I’ve ever been a part of,” senior Devon Helenschmidt said.

Seniors also had to deal with more serious issues such as graduation, announcements, and future plans. Although many seniors were unsure of their plans after high school, they all knew they were in for a great senior year.

— Stacy Lindenborn

9. Robert Deniro

5. Kevin Costner

10. Marilyn Monroe

TOM HANKS Two-time Oscar winner ’94 Philadelphia ’95 Forrest Gump

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS are Rebecca Birkhead, reporter; Lauren Baize, treasurer; Justin Hill, president; Andie Nix,

vice president; and Robin Price, secretary. Photo byJason Kwiatkow-

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Lauren Baize

Volleyball (9121, Basketball (912), PALS (11-12), NHS (11-12 hist. 12), FCA (11-12), Class VP (12) STUCO (11-121, TRACK (10]

Richard Bariteau

Band (9 12)

Crystal Barnes

Basketball (9 12), Track (9 12), FHA (12), Interna tional Club (12), FCA (12)

Jon Beck

NHS (1112), TSA (12), HERO (12)

Brook Beckett

Drill Team (9-12), BPA (11-12), FHA (11-12), Key Club (12), Reviewers Club (11-12), Girls Chorus (12, pres.)

Lathena Berry

Band (9-11), JV Softball (111, BPA (10-12)

Lindsey Berry

Drill Team (9,11,12), Cheerleading (10), Volleyball (912), PALS (11 12), STUCO (912), Crimestoppers (9 11), FCA (9-10)

Roderick Berry

Becca Birkhead

Volleyball (9-12), Softball (9-12), Basketball (9-10), Class Reporter (12), FCA (1011, co-capt 11), STUCO (911)

Bryson Blackwell

Basketball (9-12), TAME (12), BPA (12)

Everett Blaylock

Basketball (9-12), Track (10-12), UIL Choir (10-12), FHA (11-12)

Kris Bolds

FCA (9-12), STUCO (9-12), Football (9-11), Home­ coming Prince (9), Qaas Favorite (9), DECA (12), Track (9-10), FHA (9-11), Power lifting (9-10), Crimes­ toppers (9-10), BPA (9-10), Auto Body (9-10)

Joshua Brazil

Cross Country (10-11), Track (1011), Drama Club (10-12), ITS (10-12), UIL One Act (1112), TSA (1112), Production Theatre (12), Theatre Arts (10-12)

Gareth Britt Kim Brogdon

Volleyball (9-12), Basketball (9-12), Track (9-12), Soft­ ball (9,12), FCA (9-12), STUCO (11,12), NHS (11,12), BPA (12), International Club (12)

Danny Brown

Tessa Buffington

Office Aid (9)

James Burden Football (9-12)

Amy Burleson

Drill Team (9-12 lt. 12) Choir (9-12), NHS (11-12), PALS (11-12), FCA (9 12), STUCO (9-12)

Cindy Burns-Clampitt

JV Tennis (V), V Tennis (10 12 capt. 12), NHS (11 12)

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Melissa Burris

Yearbook (10-12), BPA (1112), Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who (12), TAME (12)

Adrian Bynum

Track &Field (1112), Cross Country (1112), U1L Choir (9-12)

Lucas Cain

Soccer (911), FHA (10|, JROTC (12), Drama Club ( 12)

John Cantrell

Clint Caporale

Football (9-10), Auto Mechanics (11)

Joshua Carlile

Soccer (9-12), JROTC (9-11), Cross Country (10-11), Auto Mechanics (12)

Larry Carroll

Baseball (9-10)

Tara Case

Guitar (11), Choir (10), AG (9)

Marlyn Castillo

Soccer (11-12), Life Savers (9), HOSA (9,10)

J. Trevor Cichowski

International Thespian Society (11-12, VP-12) NHS (11-12), Speech and Debate (11-12)

Jennifer Clanton

JV Tennis (9-10), V Tennis (11-12), Choir (9-11, sect. leader 10), NHS (11-12)

Alexandria Coleman

Basketball (9-12, capt. 11-12), Volleyball (9-12), Track (9-12), Softball (12), FCA (10-12), STUCO (912), International Cub (12)

Cole Combs

JROTC Rifle Team (9). JROTC Physical Training Team (9-10), JROTC Trenchie (9-12)

April Cook Jessica Coots Nathan Coulter

Football (9), Baseball (10-12)

Ashley Cox

Drill Team (9 11), STUCO (912), FCA (11), BPA (10 12), Crimestoppers (12), FHA (12), PALS (11)

Jamie Crum

Baseball (9 12), STUCO (9 12), FCA (1112), Mascot (12), PALS (12)

Dillon Crumpler Kimberly Crunk

Band (9-12), NHS (11-12)

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Kim Rice

Top Ten

Activities: Cheerleading, Student Council, PALs

i: What has been one of your fondest memories of high chool?

A: PALs. I have met many people. Ms. Lee has taught me so nuch. The bonds that I made with the children are unforgettable.

1: What do you want to do after high school?

A: I plan to go to college to be a personal trainer or work with hildren.

1: What type of movies do you enjoy?

L: I love comedies and scary movies. M y favorite movies are 'Black Sheep” and “Urban Legends. ” I: What do you do in your spare time? l: I love shopping (but what girl doesn’t?). I also enjoy seeing wvies.

- Interview by Rhonda Weakley

HETHER CHEERING AT a pep lly, working with her PALees, or st being friendly, Kim Rice kept

involved. Her activities included PALs, cheerleading, and STUCO.

Unforgettable TV Series 1. Saturday Night

6. Seinfeld

2: Saved by the - Bell

7. The Tonight Show

3. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

8. Married with Children

4. The

Simpsons

9. The Cosby Show

5. Full House

10. Bewitched

Since 1973, SNL has been the # 1 rated late-night TV program.

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Top Ten

Adam Potts Activities: Football, Ag, Power lifting, PALS, STUCO

Best Books 1. Romeo and Juliet

U To Kin a Mocking Bird

2. The Bible

7. Adventures of Huck Finn

M The Giver 4. Of Mice and Men, 5. Jurassic Park

“Romeo & Juliet” is by playright William Shakespeare and has been made a movie twice.

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8. Little Women .9. The Scarlet Letter

Q: What does this year mean to you?

A: I realize that this is my last time fo r everything and I want to make everything count...give it all I’ve got.

Q: What are your future goals/plans?

A: 1 would like to major in business and marketing, preferably in the field o f agriculture, since I ’ve enjoyed ag classes in high school.

Q: How do you feel about the millennium?

A: I think there will be some preparations we will have to get readyfor, but I also think people are taking it a little out of hand.

Q: What advice would you give to upcoming students?

A: I have realized that the first chance you get to do something, do it.

—Interview by Stacy Lindenborn

10. Carrie

Matt Patterson

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also competed successfully with the Ag program. Photos by Sarah Moore

Becky Dowdy

Tech Theatre production (12), Speech team (12), The atre Arts (9,11,12), One Act Play (10), Tech Theate (10-12)

Christina Emro John Epps

FCA (9,11), Soccer (9-12), JROTC (9-11)

Lorie Estrada

Drill Team (10-11), Student Council, Key Club, NHS ( 11- 12)

Vernae Ewing

International Club (9), EarlyGraduate

Amy Farr

Band (9-12), Hag Corps (11-12), Key Club (12)

Jessica Fausnaugh

UIL Literary Critisism (11-12), International Club (9 10 )

Jason Fawcett

Band (912), V Powerlifting (1011), V Track (1012), V Football (10), Drama Club, JV Track (9)

Coleman Fiihr

Football (9), Baseball (9-10)

Jamie Fitzell Jaime Flaherty

Drill Team (11-12), FCA (10-12), Drama Club (9-12), Track (9-10), Crosscountry (10), STUCO (10-12), TSA (11-12), Reviewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club (11-12)

Anita Jo Fore

Drill Team (10-12), FCA (11), FHA (12), International Club (9,11)

Aaron Fox

Soccer (11-12), Baseball (9-10), Choir (9 10)

Jesse Fugate

Basketball (9), SrTUCO (9-12), Crimestoppers (12), PALS (12)

Sara Fullagar

NHS, TSA (Sgt. at arms), UIL Math Team

Jeffery Gamblin

Basketball (9 12), STUCO (10-12), FCA (9-10), FHA (12), Key Club (11), Baseball (12)

Corey Gerstner

Baseball (tfl2), STUCO (9-12), FCA (9 10), NHS (1112), Basketball (9 12), Class Office (9-10)

Kim Gilkerson

Track (9), Band (9-12, Pres. 12, VP 11), Rag Corp (1012), International Club (11.12), NHS (11-12), Key Club (12), TSA (12)

Tony Gist Johnny Golson

Machine Shop, Auto Body II (Pres.), JV Tennis (10 11), V Tennis (12), JROTC (10-12)

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Erik Gonzalez

STUCO (9-12), Key Club (11-12)

Jillian Goodman

Band (9-10), Basketball (9), Softball (9-10), Soccer (912), Spirit Council (9-11), FCA (9-12), NHS (9), DECA, SADD (11), PALS, STUCO, Key Club, BPA (12)

Kristen Gore

Choir (9 10), Key Club (12), HECP (11-12)

Allen Graham

JV Tennis (910), Drama Club (9), HOBY (10)

Tiffany Graham

Choir (9), International Club (10)

Frances Graulty

FHA (9-12), Basketball (9-10), TAME (11), BPA (12), Track (9-10), Guitar (11)

Melissa Green

Volleyball (9-11), STUCO (9-12), NHS (11-12), Drill Team (9-12), Basketball (9), PALS (12)

Larry Greenway

Bryan Gregory Michael Haines

NHS (11-12), Golf (10-11)

Desi A. Hale

Football (10,12), JROTC (10-11), Basketball (9), Baseball (12)

Mike Hall

JROTC (9-11), TAME (11), TSA (12)

Richard Hall Curtis Hammett

JROTC (10)

Christopher Hancock Jesse Hargrove

Football (9-12), Power lifting (12); FCA (12)

Cameron Harris

Soccer (9-12), STUCO (1112), FCA (12), Track (12)

Florence Harris

Band (9-12, drum major 12 ,VP 12), Girls Choir (10), UIL Choir (10-12, alto sec. leader 11 12, sec.

11 12), NHS (11 12)

Tommy Hartzell Latrice Hawkins

STUCO (9,10,12), Volleyball manager (10), Basketball manager (9-12), PALS (11 12), NHS (11 12), Track (12)

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Kim Hayes Clayton Hein

Yearbook (1112), STUCO (12), UIL Journalism (11 12), Intematinal Club (11), V1CA (12)

Devon Helenschmidt

Drill Team (912, Lt. 11, CapL 12), FCA (9), STUCO (9-12), NHS (11-12 Sec. 12)

Amanda Helms FHA (10), DECA (12)

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18 Candles

For some, turning 18 has been a life long dream. Each birthday, one anxiously counts down the number of years left until the “Big Day.” Finally the day arrives and one finds himself wondering...what now?

Within 24 hours, he goes from a 17-year-old child to a legally responsible adult. Some may find voting and playing the lotto exciting, while others may find the rebellious tatoo parlors and dance clubs much more appealing.

“I can’t wait until I turn eighteen so I can go to a dance club legally,” senior Amy Burleson said.

Other new freedoms include being able to reigister as mem­ bers of video stores and purchase rubber cement, liquid paper, and spray paint.

All of these new freedoms, small and large, bring new responsibilities. Voting and serving on a jury requires mature and responsible adult behavior. Young men must register for selective service and be ready to defend the country if needed. This is the ime when young men and women must learn to stand on their awn. Some may wonder...is being 18 all it’s cracked up to be?

—Rhonda Weakley and Stacy Lindenborn

Incredible Inventions 1. Automobile

6. Compact Discs

2. Telephone

7. Air Conditioner

3. Computer

8.'Radio

4. Television

9.

5. Electricity

'LOWING OUT THE candles toether, seniors Melissa Green and [Garrett Ritter, like most members of

the class of 2000, celebrate becoming eighteen near the turn of the millennium. Photo by R. Twitty

Nicolas Cugnot built what has been called the first automobile in 1769. It went 2mph.

Photography

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Top Ten Dream Cars 1. ’53 Corvette

6. ’98 Hummer'

2. ’65 Mustang

7. ’93 Camaro

.3. ’99 Viper GTS y.

8. ’67 Jaguar

4. ’68 Camaro

'9. Ferrerai Teserosa

•5. Any BMW

10, ’70 Chevelle

The ’53 Corvette had the first fiberglass body.

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— Celebrity Profile

Latrice Hawkins Activties: PALS, STUCO, NHS, Basketball Manager Q: Who has been the most influential person or persons in your life?

A: My parents have taught me to be independent, honest, and to do my best in everything I undertake. They have showed me that if I believe in myself, anything is possible.

Q: If you could be anyone who would it be? Why? A: I would be Corretta Scott King. Through all her tragedies, she still remained a strong women.

Q: What will the millennium be like?

A: To be honest I don’t think that the millennium will be any different from the way things are now. Sure cars might start looking different and everything will be more computerized, but other than that not much will change.

— Interview by Rhonda Weakley

Barry L. Jackson D.D.S.—F.A.G.D. Dentistry, Orthodontics 501 E. 3rd St. Office 569-5261 Day or Night BESIDES HER INTEREST in aca­ demics, Latrice Hawkins manages the Lady Bulldogs in her spare time.

Hawkins also participated in PALS, STUCO, and NHS. Photo by Jason

Kwiatkowski

Christina Home Chris Howard

V Tennis (9-12, cap. 12), STUCO (9-12), FCA (11-12), Soccer (12), DECA (12)

Stephen Humphreys

Soccer (912, cap. 1M2), NHS (11-121, UIL Ready Writing (10), UIL Lit. Crit. (10-12)

Jill Ingram

FFA (9-121, Key Club (12), STUCO (12), Equine Judging Team (10-12), JV Tennis (9-10)

Jeff Jinks

Football (912), STUCO (9-12), FCA (911), Baseball (9,12), Track (10-12)

Jason Jitjumnong

V Soccer (1112), Guitar (10), Technology Club

Sean Johnson

Football (9-12), Soccer (12), Swimming (9), STUCO, NHS (12)

Shilo Johnson

JROTC (10 12), Drama Club (12)

Jay Jones

Basketball (9-12), Track (11-12), STUCO (12), FCA (12), FHA (12)

Jermaine Jones

Cross Country (11-12, cap. 12), Track (10-12), TSA (12), JROTC (9)

M ichelle Kahookele

Band (9-10), FHA (11), Health Occupations (10-12)

Kelly Kirkpatrick

Volleyball (9-12), BPA (12), Guitar (9)

Zane Kitchen

Band (9-11), TSA (12), HERO (12), TAME (11)

Carly Kocurek

Band (9-12, Photo. 9-12, Rep. 12), Yearbook 11-12, editor 12), International Club (1012, Reporter 11, VP 12), Key Club (11-12, Pres. 12), Reviewers (11-12), NHS (11-12), UIL Editorials (10-12), UIL Lit. Crit. (1112), UIL Ready Writing (11-12), Student Council (1012), Newspaper Staff (12),

Jason Kwiatkowski

Newspaper (11-12, editor 12), Yearbook (12), NHS (11-12), PTSO (11-12)

Amanda Landrum

Student Council (9 12, Sec/tres. 12), FCA (9-12), NHS (11-12, Hist. 12), Key Club (11), Basketball (9-10), Cheerieading( 10-12)

Kelli Lawson Sammy Lax Allen Leasure

Football (912), JROTC (9 12), Powerlifting (11-12)

R.J. Leohner

Basketball (11-12), NHS (11-12), Student Council (12)

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Amanda Lind

NHS (11 12|, Jazz Band (9|, Key Club (12), STUCO (9), Band (1012), Softball (10-12), Reviewers Club (11-12), International Club (11), BPA (12)

Stacy Lindenborn

Drill Team (9-12), STUCO (9 12), PALS (1112), Yearbook (12)

Brian Loeffler

Football (9-12, capt. 12), Powrlifdng (1112), Track (12), Baseball (9), FCA (12)

Josh Long

FFA Greenhand Sentinel (9), Basketball (9), Baseball (9), Football (9), Track (9)

Natalie Looney Samantha Lorah

Cosmetology (11-12, sec. 11-12), JV Tennis (9-10)

Eric Lucero

Soccer (9-12), NHS (11-12)

Kristi Madl

Band (912), Rag Corp (10)

Caroline Marten

FFA (9), V Cheerleader (10-12), STUCO (10-12), FCA (10-12), FHA (11-12), Key Club (11*12), BPA ( 11 - 1 2 )

Aaron Martin Keila Martinez

Choir (9-11), NHS (11-12), Basketball (10), FHA (12), Key Qub (12), International Club (12), Reviewers Qub (12)

Melissa McCandless

Drill Team (9-12, Lt. 10-12), PALS (11-12), NHS (11-12), UIL Choir (12), Girls Choir (10-11, VP 10), Softball (1112), STUCO (10-12), FCA (10-12), International Club (10-12), Reviewers Qub (12)

Lee McCutcheon

UIL Choir (1012), TAME (1011), Key Qub (9-10), Drama Qub (9-10)

Erik McGowan

UIL Choir (9-12, pres 12, sec. leader, 11-12), Tennis (9-10), Baseball (10), Jazz Band (11)

Amber Mckee

Girls Choir (9-11), UIL Choir (12), NHS (11-12), Basketball Manager (10-11), Health Occupations (10 12)

Ade McLain

Cosmetology (11), UIL Choir (9 11, alto sec. leader (11), VICA (1011, District VP), Theatre Arts (9)

Leah McReynolds

Band (9-12), Flag Corps (10,12)

Tanya Michaud

Drill Team (9-10], Cheerleading |1 1-12], FCA (912), NHS (11-12), STUCO (9-12), Key Club (11)

Keith Minnon

Football (9-12), Baseball (9-10), AG (9-12), FCA (11-12), Golf (12)

Nahomie Moise

Thespian (12), Drama Club (12), Med Tech (10 11), Key Qub (12), International Qub (9,10,12)

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Animal House One major decision which faces a senior is choosing a college.

There are advantages and disadvantages of public and private :olleges.

Many people are lured to public universities by the lower price agA comparison of Texas Christian Universtiy, a private college, o the public University of Texas shows that TCU costs a student ipproximately $19,590 a year, and UT costs approximately $9,856 a year. These costs include on campus expenses, room rnd board, books and supplies, personal expenses, and transpor:ation costs.

Private universities do have their advantages. Often they can Dffer students larger scholarships. Also, they tend to have fewer tudents and can let students interact with people of their own eligious beliefs.

“I want to go to a school where there are fewer students in a :lass, because I feel like I will learn better,” senior Amy Burleson aid.

“I know by going to Texas A&M, it will make me want to ichieve higher standards,” Rhonda Weakley said.

—Stacy Lindenborn

Top Ten Greatest Toys & Games 1. Legos

p are them selves for w hat m ost consider the " b e s t four years of their life.”

6. Hot Wheels

2. Twister

7. Bicycle

3. Transformers

8.-Kick Ball

4. Monopoly

9. Magic Eight Ball

5. Playstation

10. G.I. Joe

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have been on the market for sixty years.

The name of the plastic bricks is derived from Danish words meaning “play well.”

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Best Brands

Marcus Staunton Activities: Basketball, PALS

1. Adidas 2. Tommy Hilfiger .3. Galvin Klein

4. Doc Martens

m GAP Adidas is a German clothing and athletic supply company. It is named after the founder, Adi Dassler.

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6. Ralph Lauren

Q: What will the world be like in five years?

A: It will be much more advanced. It will be based on computers.

7; Guess

Q: What are your plans after high school?

A: I plan to attend collegeplay basketball, and study computer science.

8. Levi’s

Q: Who has been the most influental person in your life?

A: M y mother, because I have been with her through thick and thin.

m Nike

Q: What has been your greatest accomplishment?

A: Making the varsity basketball team.

— Interview by Rhonda Weakley

10. Abercrombie I &. Fitch

Michael R. Tugman, P.C. C ertified Public A ccountant 308 S. Ave. D Burkburnett, TX 76354 Office: (940) 569-2244 Fax: (940) 569-3753 WHETHER WORKING IN the PALS room or playing with the var­ sity basketball team, Marcus Staun­

ton is constantly striving to set a good example. Photo by Stephanie

Geer

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Molly O ’Neil

FHA (12)

Chris Organ

Band (9-12), NHS (11 12), Youth Alive (1112)

Jamie Organ

TSA (11-12, VP 12TTBPA (11-12, sec. 12), TAME (12)

Rebecca Ottmann

JV Tennis (9-10), V Tennis (10-12), Auto Mech.

(11), FFA (12), FHA (12)

Chuck Overby

Soccer (9-12)

Marie Overby

JV Softball (10), V Softball (12), JV Tennis (9-10), FFA (10-12), Band (9)

Luke Page

Football (9-12), Powerlifting (9-12), FCA (12), V1CA (12), Track (9)

Mikala Parrack

Volleyball manager (11), FCA (10-12), Basketball (912), STUCO (12), International Club (12), Key Club (11-12), Reviewers Club (12), BPA (12), Crime Stop­ pers (12)

Christeen Poset Brian Patty

Baseball (9-12), Track (9-12), Basketball (9-12), Foot­ ball (9), STUCO (9-12), FCA (10)

Cari Paulsen

Track (9-11), STUCO (10-12), FCA (9-12), NHS (11 12), Cross Country (9-12), Power Lifting (11-12), PALS (11-12)

Tony Pena

JROTC (9 12), Art (9-12)

Bryan Peyton

Band (9-11), Choir (9-10), Guitar (11), Auto Body (12)

Nicholas Pfeffer

Football (9-10), Auto Technology (11-12)

Melina Placidi

Drama Club, Key Qub, International Club

Adam Potts Carol-Lyne Powell Bryan Pratt

FHA (12)

Jennifer Pressley

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Robin Price

Drill Team (912, Lt. 11-12), STUCO (912), FCA (910), Key Club (11), Class VP (11-12)

JaNeil Pryor

Basketball (9-10), Track (9-10), Yearbook (12), Newspaper (12), Debate (12)

Ray Ramirez Jacob Reardon

Michael Reid

TSA (11-12 pres. 12), NHS (11-12), UIL Science Team (12), TAME (12), JD1C (11-12), BPA (12)

Jordan Reola

Band (9-12), Art (9-12), Pep-Band (9-12)

Kim Rice

Cheerleadlng (12), STUCO (10-12), FHA (10), PALS (11-12), FCA (12), Key Club (12)

Chad Richards

Basketball (9-10), Cross Country (9-11), Track (9-12), STUCO (9-12), FCA (9-12), PALS (12), Crime Stoppers (12)

Garrett Ritter

Baseball (9-12), PALS (12), FCA (12), FFA (10-11), Yearbook (12)

Rustin Rolen

JV Tennis (9-10), Drama Club (10-12)

Michael Rondon

Basketball (9-11), Baseball (12), STUCO (12), FCA ( 12 )

Nick Ross

Soccer (9-12), NHS (11-12 Treas. 12), STUCO (911)

Kristen Roy

Band (9-12, lib 9-12, sec/treas. 12), Flag Corp (1012, Capt. 11-12), Key Club (12)

Gabriel Saenz

FCA (12), Soccer (11)

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V Golf (9-11), STUCO (9 12), FCA (10), FHA (1112)

W es Schelter

DECA (12), Key Club (11-12), Guitar (11)

Suzie Schevers

STUCO (12), Drill Team (12)

Scott Schmitt

Basketball (9 10)

Lisa Schroeder

Basketball (9 10), FHA (1112)

Ashley Scott

V Tennis (11-12), NHS (11-12), Yearbook (11)

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Yearbook (1012), JROTC (9-101, Journalism(9|, HECE |12], Key Club (1012)

Susan Secord

NHS (11-12], Key Club (1112, treas. 11-12), Drill Team (9-11], Volleyball (9-10), STUCO (9-10)

Craig Sefcik

sruco rT2), NHS (12|, Baseball (9,10,12), Newspa­ per (12), Key Club (12)

Lori Shackelford

FCA (9), Volleyball (9-10), Basketball (9), Softball (910), FHA (1112)

— Celebrity Profile —

Senior Survey

Florence Harris

Top Ten

Activities: NHS, Band

Solo Musicians

1: What is your most cherished memory of high school?

A: I would most definitely say it was being crowned homecoming 'ueen. I will neverforget that.

1. Elvis Presley

6. Sarah Maclaughlin

1: What does this year mean to you? l: It means a great deal considering it caps off my four years of igh school, which contain some o f my fondest memories. It’s ist so hard to believe I ’m a senior...seems like yesterday I was a •eshman.

2. Jewel

7. BB King

I: Which types of movies are your favorite? l: I like action and comedy movies.

3. Madonna

8. Alanis Morisette

l: What are your future plans? : I plan on going to Texas Tech to major in music education and n teacher certification on all levels to someday teach.

Interview by Stacy Lindenborn

4. Frank Sinatra

9. Tina Turner

5. Eric Clapton

10. Cher

Elvis Presley

RECTING THE BAND, Florence rris stands high on her podium to p the instruments in unison. Be-

ing drum major, an NHS member, and senior homecoming queen filled Harris’s year. Photo by S. Moore

had a twin brother who died at birth. He recorded with Sun Records.

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Heather Shadoan Ryan Silver

VTennis(9-12, Capt. Il l2]

Darla Simpson

Choir (12), Drama (10-12), Tennis (10-12), Cheerleading (9), Volunteer Cheer Coach (12], Yearbook Staff (9), Softball (9), Track (9)

Eric Simpson

Football (9), Track (9), STUCO (9-11), FCA ft), PALS (11-12), Basketball (912)

Senior Survey

Celebrity Profile

Top Ten

Jason Kwiatkowski

Rockin’ Bands 1. Metallica

6. Led Zepplin

2. The Beatles

7. The Rolling Stones

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Q: Are there any classes that you are taking now to prepare you?

A: I am taking The health occupations program which includes Intro to Medtech, Medtech I, and Medtech II. Q: Why did you choose this career path?

A: I’ve always been one to want to help people. I enjoy it, so I figured why not make a career out o f it and make money. I also enjoy learning about the human body.

Q: Do you work outside of school?

A: I work at Texhoma Christian Care Center. I always enjoy when [ a resident smiles and says thank you for helping them.

— Interview by Rhonda Weakley

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9. Lynyrd Skynyrd

Q: What are your future plans?

A: After high school I want to attend Universiy o f Utah, and go into the medicalfield.

Seniors

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Hayes Home & Auto 401 E. 3rd Street 569-2271

AFTER PASSING OUT his newspa­ pers, editor-in-chief Jason Kwiat­ kowski goes to work at Texhoma

Christian Care Center as a certified nursing aide. Photos by Sarah Moore

Nichole Slayden Nicole Smith Sandra Smith

Band (9-12), NHS (111 2), Key Club

Toby Smith

Brandon Standridge

Football (9-12), Powerlifting (11-12)

Marcus Staunton

Basketball (9-12), Track (11-12), STUCO (12)

Nick Stiles

Baseball (10-12), STUCO (11), JROTC (9)

Joseph Stoiloff

Baseball (9-12), Football (9), FCA (11-12), Golf (10)

Melissa Stradley

NHS (1112), STUCO (9-11), Academic Letter (9-10), International Club (10), Spelling U1L (9), Drama Club (12), TSA (12), Newspaper (12), Reviewers Club (12)

Chasiti Tackel

Volleyball (9), Basketball (9), Track (9-10), Soccer (911), STUCO (9-11), FCA (9-10), Drill Team (12), Cheerleading (11)

Jessie Talbert JROTC (11)

Babs Tannahill

Band (9-12), Volleyball (9-11), Theatre (9-12), JROTC (9-11), FHA(ll)

Will Taylor

Track (9,11,12), JROTC (9 12)

Brian Theurer

Football (9), FFA (9-12)

M athew Thomas Jason Thompson TSA (12)

Matt Thompson Allison Upchurch UIL Chorus (10-12)

Eric VanDonge

Football (9-10), Baseball (smO), Basketball (9)

Alisha Vinson

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Senior Survey

With Honors

Top Ten Remarkable People 1, Einstein

6. Princess Diana

2. Mother Theresa

7. Bill Gates

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8. Henry Ford 9. Wright Brothers

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Einstein did not speak until the age of 3.

At age 12 he taught himself geometry.

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As juniors, students who take the PSAT are automatically entered in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Four seniors received recognition for their achievements on the test.

Stephen Humphreys and Nick Ross were recognized as Com­ mended Scholars.

“This is the crowning achievement of my high school career,” said Humphreys.

Also receiving recognition was Lorie Estrada who was named as a National Hispanic Merit Finalist. Only two percent of those who qualify for the awards become finalists.

Such recognition can greatly benefit students.

“This award helps me because colleges are guaranteeing me money because of my test scores,” said Estrada. “I don’t even have to be in the top 10% percent of my graduating class.” | A fourth student earning recognition was Carly Kocurek, who was named as a National Merit Semifinalist.

“I was excited to be named a Semifinalist,” said Kocurek. “It has given me an edge in the college search.”

Semifinalists represent the top 0.5% of each state’s graduating seniors.

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phen Humphreys benefit from an extra edge in the college application process.

Leroy Walker Chris Warfield

Basketball (9-11), Soccer (11-12), TSA (12)

Rhonda W eakley

NHS (1112), STUCO (9-12), FCA (9-12), Drill Team (10-12), PALS (12), Crimestoppers (treas. 12), Year book (12), UIL Accounting (11), Volleyball (9)

Jeremy Webb

Alana W haley

Guitar (11), BPA (12)

Brandi W hiddon

French Club (9-10)

Sheila White

Drill Team (10-11), Yearbook (10-11), Newspaper (911), International Club (10), FCA (10-12), STUCO (912), BPA (12, Hist. 12), FHA (11), CIA (11), French Qub (11), UIL Newswriting (11), UIL Writing (11), Key Qub (12), Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who (12)

Jason Williams Basketball (9-11)

Lynn W ineinger

PAl S (11), Newspaper (IT 12, Asst. Editor 12), STUCO (9-11), FCA (10-11)

Christie Woods

Soccer (10-12, capt. 12), UIL Choir (9-12, VP 12), STUCO (10-12), Mascot (12), FCA (9-11)

Ben Wuthrich

Soccer (9-12)

Charly Zeiler

STUCO (12J, BPA (12), FHA (12), Band (9)

Sarah Adkins Patricia Cervantez

Competition Choir (9), UIL Choir (10), International Qub (11), FHA (12)

Justin Denson Laura Ferguson

Home Ec (9-11)

Tammy Long

Color Guard (9 12), JROTC D Drill Team (12), UIL OneAct Play (10-12), Fall Play (12), JROTC Summer Camp (II), Drama Club (12), International Thespian Society (11-12), FFA (10-11)

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D.J. Adams Jeremy Adams Claire Adkins Lillian Aguirre Nick Allen

Alex Amaya Julie Andrajack Uaria Barbato Elizabeth Bass Ed Blankenship

Michelle Bolduc Rebecca Booth Victor Borja Cheyenne Bovo James Brady

Rachel Brazil Shane Brooks Anthony Brubaker Colin Bucher Laura Bullard

Christin Bultena Kristen Bunker Jared Burchett Amanda Burroughs Aiden Callahan

Canessa Camacho Jennifer Cantrell Tanya Carter Melissa Chamberlain Justin Chatam

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Andre Corral Crystal Cozby Amanda Criddle Michael Crozier Michael Crunk

Earl Cruz Kelly Dauffenbach Jerry Davis Rebecca Deason Shivani Desai

The Cowboy Way With homecoming and prom to conduct for school activi­ ties, a lot of class participation was needed from the Junior class, which placed first in the homecoming float contest.

“It was a fulfilling victory after a three year climb,” said Julie Andrajack, junior secretary.

The homecoming theme was the Wild Wild West, being the 1890s decade.

“It was fun dressing up like cowboys,” Chris Fournier said.

With college only two years away, juniors began taking the ACT and SAT tests to get into college.

“I bought a CD rom practice test for the SAT that helps me prepare for the real thing,” said Tyler Moore.

Julia Graham planned to take each test a few times and use the best scores on her transcript.

Juggling school, extracurricular activities, in most cases jobs, and sports was tough.

“I try to get all my work done as soon as I can, so I don’t have homework on the weekends and I can have fun,” Claire Atkins said.

C L A S S O F F IC E R S are ka Fears, president; Priscilla Dyke, vice president; M aryl

Robertson, se creta ry /treasu re r; and Julie A ndrajack, reporter.

Photo b y Jason K w iatkow ski

— Shelley Nottingham

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A1 Dixon Jennifer Dobbins Megan Donley

Oct. 21, 1982Jan. 11, 2000 Katrina Dorsey Alan Eastman

Brad Eddington Brandon Eddington J.J. Edwards Jesus Elizalde Christopher Ellis

Stephen Enfinger Matt England Adolf Farias Arikka Fears Brian Ferguson

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Jessica Melson A ctivities:

Basketball, FCA, NHS, Church Youth

Q: W h a t’s y o u r favorite su b je ct in school?

A: M ath, because it is never boring and really m akes m e think.

Q: H ave you w o n a n y aw ards?

A: I have received the Presidential Academ ic Fitness Award, I earned

tw o academic letters and jackets and w on UIL district and fifth in regionals in Spelling and Vocabulary.

Q: W ho is y our role m odel?

A: M y parents, because o f their unwavering Christian exam ple and

instillation o f m orals always cause m e to strive to be polite, responsi­ ble, and kind.

Q: W h at do you th in k th e n e w m illen n iu m w ill bring?

A: Change. H opefully everyone w ill m ake th e m ost o u t o f new

technological opportunities w hile preserving a good m oral standard and rem embering, and attem pting n o t to repeat, th e m istakes in the past.

— Interview by Laura S chutz

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W H E T H E R P L A Y IN G B A S ­ K E T B A L L , c o m p e t i n g i n U IL s p e llin g , Je ss ic a M e ls o n k e e p s

h e r d a y s fille d w i t h activities.

Photo by S a ra h M oore

Jessa Fields Kimyotta Floyd Christopher Fournier Chase George Heather Gilkerson

Matt Gipson Randall Goodman Dana Goodpasture Harlan Gough Ashley Graham

Julia Graham Kimberly Greenway Bradley Griffin Jessica Griner Kami Griner

Kimberly Hampton Shaun Hancock Valarie Hankins Ryan Hardy Hannah Harris

Lee Harvy Michael Haulbrook Amanda Heath Antonio Hernandez Ric Hernandez

Tony Hernandez Zachary Hill Justin Hlavacek Rusty Holtzen Michael Hoppe

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Nicholaus Horn Lyndi House Heng Hsu Eddie Hudson Elizabeth Hudson

Chantel Hutchinson Reggie Jackson Ross jackson Colter James Jennifer James

Sara James Sarah Johnson Alvaro Jurado William Kahookele Randi Dara Keith

Lori Kemp Willie Kemp Anthony Kirby William Klepper Emylee Klosterman

Albert Kussavage Reggie Lairamore Ted Lash Ashley Lawson Staci Lawson

Christopher Lee Dustin Leon Zach Leonard Jamie Logan Stephanie Long

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Marc Lopez Delmar Luke Brent Mann Kendrick Manuel Brad Marciszewski

Rene Martin Shari Mathis Ryan Matthews Chris McCluskey Renee McCormick

Jason McElrath Kamil McFadden Mark McKinzie Shawn McMahill Michael Meadows

Celebrity Profile---------------------

Bradley Griffin Activities: Soccer, Golf, NHS Q: How do the classes you are in now help prepare you for your future plans?

A: I ’m in pre-calculus and will take calculus next year which helps prepare me to go into engineering.

Q: If you could be in any movie and play any character, what would it be?

A: I would be in “Golden Eye" and be Bond, James Bond.

Q: What are your words to live by?

A: “Wear sunscreen” Q: How do you imagine things will be in another 1000 years?

A: People will live like the Jetsons and drive flying cars and own robot maids named Rosie.

D R IV IN G O U T to th e c o u r s e in h is 1994 M u s ta n g , G riffin h u n g - o u t n e x t to

h is c a r fo r a r a r e fre e m o m e n t to h im s e lf. P hoto b y E d B la n ken sh ip

— Interview by Shelley Nottingham

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Jessica Melson Thomas Mercado Eric Merkel Crissa Merrimon Ashley Merritt

Valerie Messineo Michelle Miller Sarah Mills Callie Moenning Sarah Moore

Tyler Moore Byron Mora Chris Morgan William Morris Bryan Morrow

The Three Amigos A collage of students are thrown together in high school. Some have been in the picture since pre-school, while others are in and out within a year because of military parents. Through the web of personalities, a select few are lucky enough to stick together and go through the trials of life as friends.

“You don’t find someone like Shelly everyday,” said Melissa Chamberlain about her best friend Shelly Thomas.

“Melissa is there for me,” Shelly said, “even if I’m not being the best friend / could be.”

It isn’t known why certain people get along so well.

“We just have so much in common,” said Jesse Spark­ man about his friendship with Matt England.

“We even work together; it’s hard to get sick of each other,” agreed best friends Jared Burchett and Delmar Luke.

No matter what the circumstance may be, a best friend is something to be cherished.

—Shelley Nottingham

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E IT H E R H A N G IN G O U T o n th e so c c e r fie ld a f te r s c h o o l lik e Ja r­ e d B u rc h e tt a n d D e lm a r L u k e o r lik e Jesse S p a r k m a n a n d M a tt

E n g l a n d a t a p e p r a l l y b< frie n d s w e r e e a s y to spot. Ma c o u ld b e fo u n d in a n d out sc h o o l. P h o to s b y Sarah Moore

Jennifer Mullins Kimberly Murray Leonard Nauman Alex Nelson

Johnny Northrip David Norton Shelley Nottingham James Nunez Karli O â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Domes

Jeremy Pace Lacey Parkey Sara Paul Amanda Paulk Christopher Paulsen

Anthony Pearson Darcus Pena Leslie Pena Tyrone Peoples April Perkinson

Kimberly Peters Tonya Pickett Chris Plante Billy Poper Chad Prejean

Joshua Prince Renee Prince Kimberly Pyatt Natasha Read Shannon Roberson

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Justin Roberts Maryl Robertson Royal Rock Ashley Roderick Brandon Roderick

Juan Rodriguez Aaron Romero Jacob Roosa Tracy Rose Hollie Russell

Heather Ryan Michelle Salinas Linda Savage Adam Scheffe Michael Schnick

SHOWING HIS TALENT A1 Dixon dances to “Material Girl” by Madonna.

Photo by Stephanie Geer ENTERTAINING AT CINDERFELLA, Jamon Jones, Chad Richards, Jeff Gamblin, Corey Gerstner, and Derek Albin danced to “ Super Mode!” by Ru Paul. Photo by Stephanie Geer

LINING UP ON stage, A1 Dixon, my Lax, Craig Sefcik, Kyle Kreml, Dilbeck, Richard Hall, and Jones are being sized up. Kyle f w on the Cinderfella crown. PM

Stephanie Geer

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Laura Schutz Cryshalynn Sells Michael Seymour Connie Sheiton Katie Shelton

Brandy Sherrill Brian Siye Leeann Smiley Amanda Smith Steven Smith

Jesse Sparkman Josh Spiva Onae Starks Stephanie Strahan Ricky Taylor

C e le b rity P ro file

Tonya Pickett Activities: Volleyball, Basketball, NHS, First Baptist Church Youth Q: What are your future plans?

A: I plan to attend a Division I college and major in veterinary medicine.

Q: Who or what is your inspiration?

A: Nature has always inspired me to appreciate the beauty o f Cod’s creation.

Q: What are your words to live by?

A: “Do whatyou can with what you have, where you are. ” ■Theodore Roosevelt Q: Have you won any awards?

A: I won '98- ‘99 District Newcomer o f the Year, Hotter-NHell, All Tournament Server, All-District Honor Roll, and the President’s Education Award my freshman and soph­ omore years. fHETHER WORKING ON her studies I playing sports, Tonya Pickett always lids time for her priorities. Pickett took ____________________

Pre-Ap chemistry and other honors clas­ ses along with her busy schedule. Photo

—Interveiw by Laura Schutz

by Jason Kwiatkowski

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Jessica Teichman Curtis Terrell Shelly Thomas Misty Thompson Zac Thornton

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Jennifer Townsend Ryan Twitty T.J. Tyler Jesse Valdez Danielle Van Dyke

Priscilla Van Dyke Jenni VanDonge Evie Vizcaino Brett Wall Tadd Wallace

Office Space As the closing millennium brings the junior class closer to graduation, juniors start concentrating on the future and career opportunities that lie ahead.

“I’m hoping to become a chemical engineer, but I have to keep my grades up which seems to be getting harder,” Brian Slye said.

Many of the girls are set on being teachers, newsreporters, or marrying rich.

“I want to marry into one of the richest families from Dallas so I can volunteer at the hospital all day and rock babies,” Heather Ryan said.

As for other students, they are only taking it one day at a time.

“My career depends on where I get accepted,” Shelly Thomas said.

While many obstacles may face juniors, being pre­ pared with a future plan is usually the best way.

“I have to have a plan for everything, especially something as important as my future,” Julie Andrajack sa j!j

— Laura Schutz

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UNDECIDED ABOUT THEIR future cais where many students go for reference reers, juniors Justin Chatham and Hollie on their future plans. Photo by J®°‘ Russell look through material on various Kwiatkowski jobs and colleges. The counseling center

Anthony Walters Jessica Watson Marrisa Weaver Vanessa Weaver Adam Webb

Lacy Weitzel Michelle White Connie Whitsell Heather Wiley R.J. Williams

Brittany Willson Lewis Winn David Woods Justin Wright Gregory Young

HIS MOUTH with marshvs, junior Alex Nelson competes t the teachers at the last football lly. Photo by Ryan Twitty

STRIKING A POSE, senior Jermaine Jones and junior A1 Dixon show off their glitter, feathers and carefully-manicured fingernails. The two glamour queens

competed for the crown at the Boomtown Babesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; production of Cinderfella in November. Photo by Stephanie Geer

TO ANSWER THE Cinderfella question, junior A1 Dixon explains that the PALS program is the best invention of the millennium. Photo by A. Merritt

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Stefanie Andersen Andrew Arredondo Samantha Ashley Christopher Bailey Sam Barrick

Diana Beason Amy Bell Ashley Benson Brandon Beyer Samantha Bingham

Robert Bishop Harvey Bisson Ashley Blackmon Angela Bland Crystal Blanton

Allison Bourk Christopher Bradley Sabrina Bradley Dewayne Brigham Sheena Brinkley

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Sophomores

Rachael Brown Joshua Brubaker Retta Bruce Kristin Bucchi Tiffany Buffington

Ashley Burleson Jeremy Burnett M atthew Cabrera Ryan Cain Claudia Campbell

Cody Caporale Sarah Carmichael Derek Carson Mario Casillas Christopher Caswell

Future Force Looking ahead to the future, the sophomores chose Kyle Kreml, president; Toni Doerre, vice pres­ ident; Rachael Silver, secretary/treasurer; and Ra­ chael Sink, reporter; to be class officers.

Balancing schoolwork and extracurricular activi­ ties can make being an officer quite difficult.

“Though it is quite stressful at times, I have enjoyed it,” Kreml said.

Returning officers are Toni Doerre and Rachael Sink, who serve in a different position than last year. “ Being a class officer teaches me responsibility and interaction with others,” Silver said.

Though it can be stressful at time, most students have found the quote “High school is the best time of your life” to be true. “ I enjoy being around different types of people and choosing from different extra-curricular activi­ ties,” Sink said. pPH O M O R E CLASS O FFICERS We Kreml, president; Toni Doerre, ce p r e s i d e n t ; R a c h a e l S ilv e r, e c ./ire s.; Rachael Sink, reporter;

stan d on the ram p of the newly con­ stru c te d senior hail. Photos by Jason

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— Kaycie Tugman

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Lindsey Cavoto Candice Chacon Shawn Cheney Dale Chancelor David Christner

Lyndsey Clark Corey Clarkin Shannon Close Tyler Coleman Ashley Cook

Renita Cooley-Whaley Lindsey Coombes Amber Cornelison Jason Culley Lance Cummings

Celebrity Profile

Elizabeth Evans Acitvities: Choir, Drama, Academics Q: How do the classes you are in help to prepare you for the future?

A: Theatre lets me improve my acting abilities.

Q: What movies inspire you the most?

A: “Death Becomes Her. ” Q: What actress inspires you most?

A: Julia Roberts. She does a great job of portraying a wide variety of characters.

Q: What would you change about one of your classes?

A: I would get the drama department more involved in school activities.

Q: What words do you live by?

A: Speed things up and your life will pass you by.

—Interview by Angela Vasquez

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PORTRAYING ONE OF her talents, Elizabeth Evans practices with the UIL Choir. As well a s being in choir,

Elizabeth is involved in drama clas and th e a tre productions. Photo ft

Stephanie Geer

Christopher Davis M athew Davis Brook Denton Karen DeWitt Cody Dickey

Andrew Dicksey Toni Doerre Jose Dominguez Trent Doyle Joshua Dufour

Misty Duke Ashley Dwyer Jon Dye Leslie Early Jennifer Edwards

Derek Eitelbach Deanna Elizalde Ross Ellett Elizabeth Ellis Sarah Ellis

W endy Emro Cybil Engleka Elizabeth Evans Michael Farr Jonathan Fazecas

Keith Fielding Megan Fletcher Krysti Forester Desiree Fournier Robert Fox

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Kimberly Franklin J.R. Frye Hannah Garrett Stephanie Geer Jarad Gerstner

Bobby Gill Katie Gilley Meagan Gladd Aaron Godsey Robert Gordon

Susann Gore Amanda Gorham Luke Graulty Douglas Greenwell Silvia Gresta

Jaimie Grigsby Steven Gunnels Leah Hal! Gary Hancock Jessica Harper

Andy Harvey Steven Harvey Stephanie Hassell Erica Hausner Adam Helenschmidt

Derek Helenschmidt Eric Hemminson Rebekah Hendry Ryan Heptner Camela Hernandez

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Sophomores

Roma Hernandez Vanessa Hestand Stephen Hibbs Candice Hickerson Jon Hill

Nicholas Hill Brandy Honeycutt M atthew Hoover Nikki Horton Brandon Hudson

Aaron Hunter Lauren Huston Jim Ingalls Brett Jackson Jack Jackson

Celebrity Profile ----------------

Shannon Close Activities: Football, Band, Track Q: What is your favorite movie of all time?

A: Titanic Q: What college do you plan to attend?

A: / plan to go to college, but I don’t know which one.

There are many different choices to choose from.

Q: Who are your role models A: I don’t have a role model, because I want to be one!

Q:What are your special talents?

A: I play the trombone in band, and I can do many different things.

Q: What is your motto to live by?

A: Give 110% and you will succeed.

MEMBER OF “The Best of Boomlm ” band, and high achieving stu| It, tr6mbonist Shannon Close puts

forth his best efforts on the field and in the classroom. Photos by Jason Kwiat­

— Interview by Joel Marion

kowski

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Ryan Jacobs Omar James Laura Johnson Megan Johnson Josh Jones

Sarah Jones Christopher Jordan Thomas Keith Stephani Kennedy Heather Kerr

Tiffany Killian Sarah Kimbrell Tiffany Kirkland Kelli Koulovatos Kyle Kreml

Boy Meets Girl A majority of the school day, most sophomores talk about schoolwork or dating.

The result of a recent poll proves that a majority of sophomores are single, though some would like to have, as J.R. Naef puts it, “someone special in their life.”

Others enjoy privileges of single life, like flirting and more pocket cash.

“Girls cost too much money,” J.R. Frye said.

On the other hand, 7 of 17 polled were dating and wished to stay together.

“Dating is fun,” Ben Weaver said.

In life, not everyone is successful in finding their perfect match.

“When you’re in high school, nothing lasts,” Katie Read said.

Some people choose to date and some people don’t.

Whatever preference, dating can be summed up in four words from Jared Gerstner: “Well... it all depends.”

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THROUGH THE PROGRESSION of the school year and constant construction, lockers still serve as a conversation point

among students Kyle Kreml, Jessica Rj and Jamie Grigsby. Photo by

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Daquri Kriegel Amber Kussavage Andrea Lancaster Latreva Laviolette Carly Leach

Richard Learst Katie Leonard Sabrina Lewis Lisa Long Vanessa Loughlin

Renee Lynn Joel Marion Amelia McGowan Amanda McIntosh Michael McNair

Breonna McNeely Micca Mendieta Lauren Miller Sante Miller Jared Mills

Jason Mitchell Timothy Moffett Jarrett Moon-Frye Kara Myers Stephen Naef

Kimberly Newberry Michael Newell Don Nguyen Randall Nixon John Parker

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Jonathon Parker Wesley Patterson Michael Patty Brittney Persinger Tracy Pesterfield

Andrew Pfeffer Steven Phillips Rick Piger Ronald Pinson Briana Porras

LaDana Potter Matthew Price Eric Quintanilla Javier Ramirez Amber Ramsey

Ashley Randall Ashley Rangel Coleman Rankin Jo Lynn Rede Catherine Reed

Jessica Reed Samantha Reibly Jonathan Reid Jeremy Reola Jennifer Reymer

Peyton Rhude Ahmaad Richardson Akeem Richardson Chip Richmond Kayla Richter

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Christina Robertson Ivan Romero James Rose Valerie Roy Jeremy Schiewe

Krystal Schnick Crystal Searles Dustin Shelton Stephanie Shepard Rachael Silver

Chris Simmons Jayson Sims Rachael Sink Justin Sinkhom Jon Siple

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Kyle Kreml Activities: Officer, Key Club, Student Council, Debate Q: What are your feelings about school?

A: It’s tough, but it’s a challenge. I enjoy the extracur­ ricular activities available and the social atmosphere.

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Q: How do the classes you are taking help prepare you for your future career?

A: Both photojournalism and geometry are preparing me to be a photographer.

Q: What movies do you prefer to watch?

A: M y favorite movie is “Braveheart, ” but I also enjoy drama, comedy and some sci-fi movies.

Q: What are your words to live by?

A: “Every man dies, but not every man really lives”-Mel Gibson in “Braveheart”

liNDING TIME FOR activities, photogIpher Kyle Kreml enjoys time for in'blvement in STUCO, debate, and win-

ning the Cinderfella contest. Photos by

Jason Kwiatkowski

— Interview by Bridget Brooks

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Megan Skaggs Cassie Smith Jeffrey Smith Matthew Snodderly Angela Snyder

Sean Snyder Raymond Speck Christopher Stansbury John Stoiloff Jason Strahan

Jereme Swenson Derek Sykes Eric Thaxton Lacey Thomas Derek Thompson

Eat My Dust Driving is a very big issue among sophomores, because getting a license gives students more freedom to go as they please, though it is also a large responsibility.

It is necessary to be aware of the surroundings, pay attention to every detail, and obey the laws set by both the state and parents. Many students already have a license, but a majority will receive them before the end of the school year.

“Having a license is really cool, because I don’t have to ask people for rides anymore,” said Jessica Harper.

Driving is a great opportunity for those who are old enough and can afford cars.

“It really stinks that I don’t have my license, because everyone else gets to drive before me; it’s not fair,” said Rachael Sink.

Diferent students have different views of the driving situa­ tion. Those who do not have their license still consider driving to be a privilege, and those who do have them already consider it to be a responsibility.

—Bridget Brooks

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SITTING IN THE drivers seat of her parent’s Cutlass Supreme, Angela Bland

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Krista Toalson Holly Townsend Scott Trout Cristal Trujillo Kaycie Tugman

Lawrence Turk Sean Turner Christopher Van Dyke Angela Vasquez Ruben Vasquez-Perez

Casey Waggoner Lindsey Walker Todd Wallace Ben Wallot Standrez Warren

Ben Weaver Melissa Wenholz Amy Whitsell Nick Williams Lacey Woodard

Nick Wright Brian Wuthrich Kenneth Young Jason Zachry Ben Zellner

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Victor Alba Katie Andrews Daniel Aponte Billy Arbogast Stephanie Arroyo

Brandy Baird Gus Barnes Kevin Bauzon Billy Beeson Ronald Bejessie

Emilee Bell Gary Belvin Brittney Bilyeu Curtis Bilyeu David Bilyeu

Robyn Birkhead Melanie Blake Tony Bland Krystal Blankenship Ashley Booher

Joshua Booher Brittany Booker Angela Boswell Meaghan Bradshaw Stephanie Branson

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Ronnie Brewer Ashley Brown Sarita Brown Tekera Brown Angelique Bryant

Elizabeth Bunger Ryan Burdette Ben Callaway Cory Camacho Anthony Carlson

Jon Check Michelle Clampitt Stephanie Clanton Brian Cochnauer

Freshman Class Being the new kids on the block, the freshman class started the year by choosing students to represent their class. “ It brings a lot of responsibility, but a good type of responsibility,” secretary/treasurer Landon Miller said.

At the homecoming pep rally the freshmen placed fourth w ith their themed 1960s “Austin Powers” float. “ I think we did good and even though we placed fouth it was a good experience,” Julio Gonzales said.

“With this experience w e’ll do better next year and at least place second.”

D uring the hom ecom ing cerem onies, Precious McGinnis was chosen as princess and Landon Miller as prince. “ I was suprised and very happy,” McGinnis said. “It was an honor to be up there representing the freshman class.”

JESHMEN CLASS OFFICERS are ottom row) Landon Miller, secref ry/treasurer; Ashley Kleiber, reporter;

(top row) Anna Dilbeck, president; and Jay Whaley, vice president. Photos by

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Jonathan Coker Danielle Collins Zane Coombes Bryce Corsaut David Cox

Thomas Cox Starla Crenshaw Bradley Cromwell Amber Dalton Gene Davis

Steven Davis William Davis Luis De Los Santos Loreena Deen Lyndi Dickey

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Anna Dilbeck Activities: Freshman class president, basketball, volleyball, FCA, softball Q: Who inspires you the most?

A: I would have to say God. I live by the words of Phillipians 4:13-1 can do everything through him who gives me faith.

Q: What do you do in your spare time?

A: Play sports: volleyball, basketball, and softball.

Q: What subject do you like the most?

A: Spanish, it is fun to learn a different language.

Q: What is your favorite movie?

A: Simon Birch, it is sad and funny.

—Interview by JaNeil Pryor AFTER A LONG day of school, fresh­ man Anna Dilbeck finds time to enjoy one of her favorite sports, basketball, and

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Anna Dilbeck Bethany Disney Brian Dobbins Anthony Duncan Stephanie Duncan

Aerial Edmiston Ryan Ellett Kimberly Elliott Jennifer Farias Andrew Ferguson

Amanda Fielding Jerry Fields Kyle Fields Danielle Flaherty Blake Flowers

Gerek Foote Courtney Foster Wesley Fraizer Stanley Freeman Stephanie Fugate

Paulina Galan Vicenta Galan Michelle Game Melissa Gann Crystal Garcia

David Garner Edwin Geer James George Adam Gibson Mindy Gibson

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Melissa Gilbow Brian Gilley Michael Gipson Robert Goldsmith Julio Gonzales

Aaron Gonzalez Shannon Goodner Kathryn Gowens Jessica Gray Barbara Greenwell

Patrick Gregory Marchell Groves Michaela Guthrie Matthew Hammitt Dean Hansen

Megan Hargrove Casey Harris Robert Harris Kristina Haudenshild Lindsey Helton

Joshua Hernandez Mandi Hicks Rashonda Holder Jolene Home Randallett Home

Justin Horton Heaven Houser Brent Howard Dustin Huff David Ingalls

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Megan Ishoy Damascus Ivory Brandon Jackson Tommy Jackson Christerfer James

Danny James Benjamin Janeke Tabitha Jeffcoat Kevin Jennings Traci Jinks

Christin Johnson Jenna Johnson Teka Kasper Brandy Kemp Robert Kemp

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Gena Kuykendall Activities: Babes, Church Youth Group Leader Q: What is your favorite subject?

A: Carrer Connections because it lets me see the worldfor what it really is.

Q: What words do you live by?

A: I can achieve all things through ChristJesus.

Q: Who is your role model?

A: Someone who can set goals then achieve them.

Q: What has been your favorite movie?

A: “Sixth Sense” because it kept me on the edge of my seat and “Notting Hill” because it’s a great love story which is myfavorite kind of movie.

Q: What advice do you have for next year’s freshmen?

A: Havefun as much as possible, and don’t take things too seriously.

—Interview by Krystal Blankenship IS A NEW kid on the block, Gena luykendall performs as a Boomtown >abe at Friday night football games. She

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Timmothy Krombel Gena Kuykendall Kevin Lapointe-Spurri Maygen Leohardt Johnny Letcher

Angela Lewis James Lewis Jeremy Lipps Joseph Long Jessica Luke

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Bryce Corsaut Activites: Band, STUCO, Reviewers Club, Key Club, Teen Court Q: How has high school been different than junior high?

A: The maturity level has been a lot better than in junior high.

Q: Who inspires you the most?

A: My parents, they taught me to do good, be involvled and further my education.

Q: What words do you live by?

A: Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Q: What are your favorite movies and why do you like it?

A: ‘‘Austin Powers, ” it’s funny, and “Armagedon, ” everything is done well.

— Interview by JaNeil Pryor AS A MEMBER of the school band, freshman Bryce Corsaut practices his saxophone, carries stands to the playing

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field, practices marching and picks ou movies for the Reviewer’s Club, Pf&°

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Meagan Lupo Jesse Maduro Justin Magers Raymond Malone Christoper Mann

Barry Marciszewski Heather Martelle Adam Martin Chad Martinez Natasha Martinez

Tony Mathis Blair Maxwell Vanessa Maxwell Erin McCormick Patrick McCrocklin

Precious McGinnis Katherine McNeese Sean McNeil Irene Mendez Jacob Mendiola

Cristie Merritt Brack Miller Landon Miller Megan Miller Tiffany Mills

Jeremy Monroe Morgan Morris Kaleena Montgomery Jessica Morrow Melissa Morrow

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Tabitha Motley Tabitha Neises Lyndsey Nix James Omalley Matt Organ

Tanya Organ Whitney Organ Tamara Palacios-Garda Zachary Paul Trevor Payne

Cassandra Persinger Jessica Phillips Kyle Pinson Jason Powell Stacy Pyatt

Rebecca Quillin Daniel Ramirez James Reed Jeffrey Reed Jake Rhudy

Courtney Roberts Vanessa Salinas Rachel Salyer Sabana Sanders Monica Sandquist

Micheal Sawyer Charlie Seymour Justin Sharp Megan Shawver Labrana Shelton

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Dawne Smith Heather Smith Russell Smith Samuel Smith Jessica Snyder

Christine Sovitsky Ceryse Stenadel Tiffany Stewart Anne-Marie Stiles Joseph Stroud

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Brian Dobbins Activites: Baseball Q: What is your favorite subject?

A: Algebra because I love math.

Q: What do you think the millennium will bring?

A: Simply another year.

Q: Who is your role model?

A: M y dad because he’s special to me.

Q- What words do you live by?

A: The world isn’t fair; live with it.

Q- What are your favorite movies?

A: “Half Baked” and “Idle Hands." They’re funny.

Q- What advice do you have for next year’s freshmen?

A: Study! Study! Study!

1ACTICING HIS THROWING and Khing, freshman Brain Dobbins pre-

pares his arm for baseball season. Photos

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— Interview by Krystal Blankenship

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Nicholas Stubblefield Melissa Sumbera Mata Tabion Amy Taylor Jennifer Taylor

Robby Taylor Shera Taylor Bamble Theuer Bradley Thompson Michael Thornton

Daniel Torres Jamie Townsend Joe Towsley Colt Treadway Mitchell Trimm

Courtney Turner Tiffany Tyler David Vasalech Anna Vasquez Vanessa Venegas

Freshmen courses appealing Although high school is hard to adjust to, the freshman class found some good points about their first year on campus.

“With longer classes I can learn more, and I like that I don’t have to cram eight classes into one day,” Zane Coombes said.

A larger course selection also appealed to most students.

“I like the fact that there are more choices of activities,” Sarita Brown said.

Although appeal to most courses was high, there was opposition towards some courses.

“Except for Career Connections, I think the courses are a lot better than in junior high,” Coombes said. jgfsjeil P ry o r

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WORKING ON A computer assignment for the required f r e s h m a n coui career connections, Erin McCormick also learns different career pathss can take in the future. Photo by Jason Kwiatkowski

Sarah Votava Diana Walck Adam Walker Chase Walker Tedd Wallace

Megan Wayman Larry Weaver Rebecca Weaver Steven Webb Nick West

Jay Whaley Andrew White Candice White Joshua W hiteland Kelsie Whitley

Lacey Wiikerson Dee Williams Gary Willis Derrick Wilson Joshua Wilson

Courtney Wingo Heather Wood Stevy Wood Crystal Works Eddie W ynn

Buddy Wynne Adam Young Jamaal Zachary Lynn Grampp Joel Patterson

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Teacher of the Year Schroeder sets example Last spring, Mr. Mark Schroeder, a third year teacher, was awarded 1999 faculty Teacher of the Year. He teaches English, Content Mastery, and administers D-Hall.

After working in retail for 19 years, the former BHS graduate decided to go back to what he originally studied in collegeteaching.

“He loves to help kids to strive for their goals,” junior O’nae Starks said.

The mottto he lives by is “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was or the car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”

He also actively participates in helping the Upward Bound Program, a federally funded program that assists lowsocioeconomic students prepare for college.

— Ed Blankenship

Ms. Tona Alley Attendance Mr. Stacy Atkins History/Athletics Mrs. Janie Avey Vice Principal Mr. Bob Barrow Drama/Speech Mr. J.J. Barry Public Speaking/Athletics

Mrs. Donna Bass Gateway/Teacher’s Aide Mrs. Allyson Baughman Algebra Mrs. Rosemary Bentley Registrar Mrs. Cindy Black Nurse Mr. Tom Black AHP

Mr. Duward Blackwell AEC Director Ms. Kay Blancett English/Creative Writing Mrs. Diana Bohuslav Writing Lab Mrs. Gloria Bond Counselor Mr. Gerald Boren World History

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IN THE CONTENT Mastery room, Mr. Mark Schroeder works to help his students realize their potential

and achieve the best that they can.

Photo by Ed Blankenship

Mrs. Amy Brewer Gateway/Special Ed Coach Sherri Brogdon Business/Math/Athletics Mr. Ronald Brown Algebra/Pre Calculus Coach Rick Butler Health/Athletics Coach Carey Caldwell Tennis Coach

Mrs. Kim Caldwell Guidance Secretary Mrs. Sheryl Carpenter World Geography Mr. Larry Carter Algebra I, II Coach Keri Cely Coach/Science Mrs. Mary Cheney Graphics

Mrs. Virginia Clack Art Mrs. Donna Clampitt English I Mrs. Sherry Coombes Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secretary Mrs. Sonia Corbett Spanish Mrs. Carol Cox English/Newspaper

Coach Robert Daiker Biology/Soccer Coach Phillip Dowling Eco./Psych/Soc./Golf Mrs. Terri Doyle U.S. History Mrs. Linda Ellet Algebra I/Practical Math Mr. Jake Fite Agricutural Science

Mrs. Nancy Flanagan Career Connections Mr. Jerry Floyd Band Director Mrs. Jeannie Fonville English Mrs. Pam Francis Chemistry/Physical Science Coach Daryl Frazier Foundations of Personal Fitness/Phy. Ed

Mrs. Nancy Frazier Business Computer Mrs. Tammy Gerstner Diagnostician Mrs. Rae Gillen Spanish/English Mrs. Anne Gillespie Yearbook/Journalism Mrs. Kimberly Grauerholz Health Occupations

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Mrs. Shirley Gritton Home Ec Mrs. Janet Gum Spanish Mrs. Sandy Hamilton PreAp English I/English 111 Coach Allen Hennan Softball/Cross Country Coach Charles Hicks Head Football Coach Coach Clarence Hightower AEC/Coach Mr. Carl Hogue Math Mrs. Laurie Hollingsworth Drill Team/Cheerleadeis/Dance Ms. Karie Ickes Math Computer Lab Coach Cline Johnson Football/Fitness/Track

Mrs. Bobbie Jones Business Computers Mr. Clint Kerr Special Ed Mrs. Sue Kincaid ALPS/Pre-Ap English I & II Mrs. Anita Kinney Special Education Mrs. Denise Kirkpatrick AEP/Coach

Coach Alex Koulovatos History/Coach Mrs. Connie Lawson ocs Mr. Ron Lawson English IV/Science Fiction Mrs. Carla Leach Special Education - Coach Mike Leach Economics/ Baseball/ Football

Ms. Beverly Lee Marketing, PALS/Activity Director Mr. Greg Leonard Algebra I and 11 Mr. Terry Loughry Autobody/Transportation Mrs. Connie Marshall Physics Mrs. Kay McBride Voc. Adjustment Coop.

Mrs. Jean McNabb English/Buisness Mr. Curtis McNeil Biology/ Environmental Science Mrs. Paula McNeil Mr. Leroy Messenger Coach Martin Metcalf English I & 11/ Varsity Soccer

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Seniors’ Choice Lawson receives honor English teacher Mr. Ron Lawson received the seniors’ choice award for the Teacher of the Year last spring. This was the first time members of the senior class nominated the teacher they deemed worthy of the honor and the votes were tallied.

The 23 year veteran teacher also has been pastoring at Thomberry Baptist Church for 11 years.

Mr. Lawson said that his love for political science and English influenced his decision to become a teacher.

The traits that he believes qualify him for this honor are that he loves his students, he wants them to be successful, and he shows that he cares.

The motto he stresses to his seniors is “Make everyday a positive learning experience and try to learn something yourself.”

SEING A TEACHER and a pastor, Ar. Ron Lawson has an opportunity o help students learn as much as

possible at school as well as at his church, Thomberry Baptist. Photos

—Jessica Griner

by Ed Blankenship.

Mrs. Jeannine Miller Home Ec/ Child Development/ Parenting/Housing Mrs. Carole Mize Resource Aide Mr. James Mize AEP Mrs. Camille Moody Spanish Coach James Mosely History/ Athletics

Mrs. Amaryllis Mullins Programming Mr. Tim Mullins Building Trades Mr. Joe Nemecek Algebra II/ Geometry Mrs.Janet Niles French/ESL Coach Danny Nix Athletics/ Basketball

Mrs. Susie Nix Guidance Counselor Mr. Steve Norton German/History Mr. Carl Osman Librarian Mrs. Ruth Ottmann Special Education Aid Mr. Brad Owen Science/ Coach

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Mr. Stan Owen Principal

Mrs. Pat Pepper Special Aide

Mr. Earl Presley Choir/Guitar

Ms. Toni Rains Math/English

Mr. David Ress

Coach Linda Richards Health/Athletics

Mr. Robert Richards Agricultural Science

Mr. Dudley Roberts Vice Principal

Coach Denise Rollins Coach/Science

Ms. Ellen Scharlach Food Science and Nutrition/ HECP/ IFL

Mr. Mark Schroeder CM/Resource

Mrs. Melanie Selvidge English/Sociology

Mr. Lee Seman Mathematics/NHS

Mrs. Debbie Smith Attendance Office

Mrs. Wanda Smith Office Tech/Dream Week Coordinator

BEING A GOOD sport, Coach JJ Barry stuffs with marshmallows.

LIKE A CHIPMUNK, Mrs. Bobbie Jones stores her marshmallows.

FACULTY MEMBERS RACE students in human pyramid. Support base was Mr. Carl Hogue, Coach J.J. Barry, Coach James Mosley, and Mr. Harrison Watts.

Second row was Mrs. Susie Nix, Mrs. Allyson Baughman, Mrs. Bobbie Jones and top row was Ms. Karie Ickes. Photo

by Ryan Twitty AFTER RECEIVING THE most dollar votes, Mr. Bob Barrow, Mr. Mark Schroeder and Mrs. Carol Cox get a pie in the face. The “pie in the face contest” raised money for the Drama Club. Photo

by CJ. Hein

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MARSHMALLOWS FILL MRS. Allyson Baughman’s mouth.

FOR DRUG CAP day Mrs. Bobbie joi wears a pumpkin top.

IHOOL BOARD MEMBERS are (Front w) vice president Matt Horn, preslit Jerry Johnson, Valerie Maxwell

(Back Row) Scott Lobaugh, Troy Mills and Rick Griffin. Members met to discuss district issues and continued prog-

ress with the district-wide construction, Not pictured was secretary Gary Dilbeck.

Photo by Terry Morris

The Faculty Entering the new millennium the faculty, district leaders, and the stu­ dent body faced new and un­ chartered territories.

Out of 125 faculty members, the school welcomed seven new teach­ ers: Stacy Atkins, Mary Cheney, Daryl Frazier, Terry Loughry, Steve Norton, Pat Pepper, and Jerrie Sowards.

In October, BISD superintendent Danny Taylor received recognition by the Texas Association of School Boards as “Regional Superintendent of the Year.”

Mr. Taylor who graduated from BHS and later taught at the high school became superintendent in 1985.

—Angela Vasquez

Mrs. Jerrie Sowards Speech/Debate

Mrs. Susie Su Homebound/CM

Mrs. Sandy Tandberg Algebra I and II

Mr. Phil Taylor World Geography

Mr. Lance Temple Counselor

Mrs. Margaret Thompson CM Aide

Mrs. Vera Ward English IV/Humanities

Ms. Marie Watson Chemistry/IPC

Mr. Harrison Watts Criminal Justice

Mr. Mark Wilson Content Mastery/ Resource

Mr. James W right Biology/Anatomy

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Baby Cakes Anita Fore

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Anita Jo, W e are so very proud of who you are and of what you have accomplished. (Prov. 23:25). remember little lamb you will go no where in life alone as long as you follow your shep­ herd. (Psalm 23).

Love, Mom & Dad

Anita, I thank God for my little sister. I love you and am very proud of you.

Love, David (Bubba).

Ryan Silver What joy and fun we have had to have a daughter such as you. You have enri­ ched us with so many fun filled experiences. Wishing you much happiness ana success in your new jour­ ney. W ay to go # 12! We love you and always will!

You can't imagine how much you have impacted our lives.

You've taught us more than we could have learned in any text book and we've loved you more than we could have im­ a g in e d lo ve to be. Y o u r dreams will come true! Believe in yourself.

Love, Mom and Dad

Jasnn Dicksey

C.J. Hein

W e are so proud of you and all that you are. Keep going for­ ward, do your best, never give up, laugh, work hard, help oth­ ers, and pray ever day, and you will enjoy life and experi­ ence it to the fullest.

W e love you, Mom and Dad

We are very proud of Clayton and all of his accomplishments and the goals he has set for himself. We hope that as he continues with his hard work and dedication, he will surely succeed in achieving his goals and will be able to obtain his dreams throughout the rest of his life.

Love, Mom & Dad

Kristen Roy i To a w onderful friend! W e are so proud o f you. G raduating from high school is only your "k ey " to o p ening all the doors for a w onderful an d exciting journey in life. W e know that you will be very suc­ cessful in all th e things you set out to do, b ec au se o f your w onderful personality an d strong d esire to succeed. Always re­ m em b er w e are h e re to give love and support!

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Congratulations Jason! You have been a wonderful son and big brother. You are a true example for your little sister to follow. Your hard work, determination and ac­ complishments has made us very proud of you. You have shown such responsibility achieving the goals you have set forth. W e love you.

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O ur son is an 18-year-old graduate! W e are so proud of you. You've put us through many trials and tribulations, but you are the best part of our lives and always will be. W e love you so much! Mom and Dad

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Our little girl has become a beauti­ ful young lady. W e are very proud of all your accomplishments. You have always been so dedicated to whatever challenges you've had placed before you. With your de­ termination and God by your side you are sure to go far in life. We love you, Momma, Daddy & Chris

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You have always been our little "winner." With your strong will and determination we know you'll accomplish anything you set your mind to. Always remember we are here for you and we love you.

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I am so proud of you and all your achievements.

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You are so very precious to me. Your smile, your tears, your love of life make you dearer to my heart each day.

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Ade when you were born and we looked into your sparkling black eyes we knew we were in for an adventure. You have overcome many obstacles in your short life and we are so proud of you. Your loving heart and witty personality are going to take you tar in life.

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Son, your mother and I love you very much. We have always been proud of you and you have become a fine young man.

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W e're depending on that same support for many years to come.

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You will never know the depth of our love for you.

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Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday we were preparing for your first H o m e c o m in g gam e . N ow you're a senior preparing for college. You have the ability to achieve your goals. What you allow God to do with your abil­ ities is your choice.

Love you, Mom & Dad

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Mom, Dad, Ciara, Jarrett & Jrant

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Just give it your best and focus on God and He will give you the de­ sires of your heart.

Love always and forever, Mom and Dad

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Thank you for leading when it was easier to follow.

Thank you for loving others and finding their best qualities when it was easier to criticize.

Thank you for being brave when it was easier to hide.

Thank God for giving me the best, the one that takes the right way not the easy way. Love you, Mom

You've been the best sister an­ yone could ever hope for.

You've always been there to make us laugh. Use your many strengths in the challenges aheaa. Good luck in all you do- and never forget we'll be right behind you cheering you on always.

Love always, Abby and Kim

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Suzanne Schevers

Our 1982 Valentine's present was early- and what a "sweetheart" you were! As the years flew by, your talents for entertaining people with your unique sense of humor have never failed. We're tremen­ dously proud of all you've accom­ plished, and the dreams you've yet to fulfill.

All our love forever, Mom and Dad

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Rain, wind, snow, "come on lets go". Go little lady, go into your future ancj may you find what youj heart and soul soars for.

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Adam Pons Go Dogs! Adam you wil always be our hero.

Love Big Sis & Little Sis

To my life long buddy.

W e have had great times and a lot of mem­ ories and will have many more. G ood luck al­ ways.

Love, Adam

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I am so very proud of you. I am lo o k in g fo rw a rd to knowing the adult you are becoming and seeing the things I know you will ac|complish. Keep your head high and always remember |you are loved.

Love, Mom & Anne

You blossomed from being a spoiled brat into a beauti­ ful young lady. W e are sure you will be successfull in anything you do. Best wish­ es in life. You know we love you very much.

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All my love, Mom

W e want to wish you all the best! The future is yours. You can do anything, go for it. “ Dear lady can you hear the wind blow, and aid you know your stairway lies on the whis­ pering wind." -Led Zeppelin Daddy & Teresa D.A.: Don't do nothin' stupid.

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That mouth has been going since you got here.

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Congratulations Florence. We are pleased with your accom plish­ ments in grade, middle, and high school. Nevertheless you must fo­ cus on pleasing C O D even more and finishing college. Allow HIM to be your source of Love, Strength, Righteousness, Peace, and Joy, for there is no other like unto C O D ALM IGHTY! Love, Family

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Babes in T oyland Pamela Placidi Pamela, we are glad we picked you to be our exchange student from Italy- we're proud to be your host family! You have all the determina­ tion that it takes to succeed in life.

W e pray that God will watch over and guide you in all that you do.

In Jesus' Love, Pete, Aida, and Shawn Peterman

Natalie Looney

Tanya Michaud

If w e c o u ld have lo o k e d through those glasses so many years ago and seen the future we could not have been any more proud of you than we are today. We wish you the best in your plans for college and there after. W e love you.

Mom, Dad, Misty, & Dameon

Congratulations on your gradua­ tion. I am especially proud of you as my daughter and for being a wonderful sister. This is only the beginning, for your potential holds no boundaries. Always remember that we love you and we will al­ ways be there for you. You will always be our Tanya.

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Amy Farr

Chris Atkins

AJ, W e have watched you grow over the years into a beautiful young woman. Just as you used to climb trees without any fear- Go forward in your life and face it with courage, awe, and a positive atti­ tude. W e are so proud of all the things you have accomplished and love you so very much. Your life is only now beginning! W e love you, Mom & Dad

As we reach yet another turn­ ing point in our lives, please know how proud I am of you; both who you are now and w h o y o u are b e c o m in g .

You've been my comfort and my joy and you always will be no matter what the future may bring.

Love, Mom

“ Heart-warming” Matt Thompson

Danny Browi

You are one of G od's precious blessings to me. I am proud of your determination to become a responsible person. It has been a joy to see you grow into the young man you are today. The years have gone by quickly, ana now we are cele­ brating your graduation. C on­ gratulations, Mom

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You're always happy and ready to do your nest. We love you very much and are proud to be your par­ ents. You are G oa's special gift to us and to the world.

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You're on your way to greatI ness and w e c o u ld n 't be j prouder. | Love, Mom and Dad

Garrisyn, D u e to certain circum stances, this isn't w h at I originally w rote. For th e last 2Vi years w e have h ad so m e really great tim es, an d w e 'v e also h ad a few bad o n es. But n o m atter w hat, you w ere al­ ways b esid e m e. Thank you for all of the g o o d tim e s a n d fo r b e in g w ith m e through th e b ad on es. I know that you are truly my b est friend an d so m uch m ore, an d I know w e will k ee p th e good tim es com ing for a life time.

Love, A m ber

Dana Dixon

Amber McKee

You're an actress, Dana! An ac­ tress! Always full of love and won­ der at life's simplest gift's, your wide open heart touches souls with hope and happiness. Your imagina­ tion, talent, determination, and heart will take you beyond your dreams as you inspire others to fol­ low their own. Break a leg sweet­ heart!

Love, Mom & Dad

It's hard to b elieve th at o u r high school years are close to an en d . They say th e w ind o f o n e d o o r shutting o p en s a n o th ­ er. T he only p roblem th at you will h ave is to try to d e c id e w hich o n e you w an t to go th rough. I know th at this is all d u e to yo u r p ersiste n ce an d hard w ork. The thing th at I w an t to say is Thank you for always b eing th e re for m e, and also h elp ­ ing m e u p w h en I w as dow n. Thanks also for p utting u p w ith m e for tw o years.

Love, Garrisyn

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Teena Moore

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Always a star! Your first dream is now a reality! Never settle for anything less! W e are so proud of you., yeterday, today, and tomorrow. Now its time to look ahead and make A LL your dreams come true! W e are he­ re for you, always.

Love, Mom & Dad

From kindergarten to gradu­ ate, Wow! You're a true inspi­ ration to us. W e couldn't have been blessed with a more beautiful daughter or sis than you. Stay true to yourself and follow your dreams. God be with you always.

Love, Mom, Dad, Matt, Joey & Justin

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Josh Rrazil

Big A, It's time to stop clow ning around and get serious! We know you will. We love you always.

Mom & Dad

Congratulations son! We are so proud of you! You have be­ come a fine young man and we are pleased with your ac­ c o m p lish m e n ts. Y o u have been a great joy and blessing to our family. Always remem­ ber who you are and know we love and pray for you!

Love, Mom & Dad

Ashley Cox Where have the years gone? It seems impossible that you should be graduating. You are such a beautiful young lady not only on the outside but inside as well. We know you will be successful in whatever you decide to do. Con­ tinue to keep God first in your life nd everything else will fall into pla­ ce. W e love you and are vey proud of you.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Amber

Thanks for the memories and the one's yet to make. Love always, Helen You're the greatest! Congratula­ tions. Love, Diane, Lonnie, Mandi, and Nathan W e knew you could do it. Love, Raymond and Chris Always know how special you are to us. We're proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad

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Lattice Hawkins

W e are very proud of you.

Y o u bring so m uch jo y and fun to our lives. W e alw ays th a n k C o d fo r y o u . R e ­ m e m b e r Isaiah 4 1 :1 0 as you go through life.

W e love you, M om , D ad, and Matt

Baby sister, you have done well! I always knew that you would succeed and go on to bigger and better things. Best wishes as you go for your dreams, and step into the future.

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Look W ho’s Talking Melissa "Moe" Henry A beautiful young lady with a mind of her own. Stay that way and you can and will accom ­ plish any goal you set. I'm very proud of you. Thank you for all the m em ories you've given me. Rem em ber, I'm always here for you no mater what. All my love and hopes, Mom

From a small boy to a young man you are always sweet. Congratula­ tions on your high school accom­ plishment. W e are proud of you.

This is only the beginning of your journey. Remember we will always be there to support you in whatev­ er you do. May C o d bless you al­ ways.

Love Mom, Dad, Melissa, & jason

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Thanks for always lead­ ing the way. Keep your eyes on the Lord and everything will be great!

Remember Phil. 4:13.

We love you.

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Thank you for “training " us to be the parents that we've be­ come. You broke us in! We see our prayers answered eve­ ryday as we watch you grow and mature. It is our desire to see you fulfill your destiny in Jesus Christ.

O ur Love, Mom & Dad

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Freddie Lynn Wineinger

Born to ride. First time he rode a real ATV , he rode until he fell asleep. Always looking over the horizon for his next adven­ ture. W e will always remem­ ber him as the boy in this pic­ ture, feet on the ground, firm grasp, looking straight ahead.

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Having a daughter like you is like a new adventure every day. You light up our lives and bring us such joy. You are a very strong yet very loving per­ son. W e are so proud of the young lady you have turned into. Good luck always, Mom & Dad

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When you were born my heart filled with joy. I'm truely bless­ ed and grateful to God to have you in my life. You've grown into a strong, kind, intelligent, talented, & handsome man. I am so proud of you my son.

Love, Mom

W e will always remember that no matter where you were liv­ ing in this world you always had the time, the love and the kisses for us. May your future bring you all the happiness and success you so richly de­ serve. Love ya, Grampa and Manna.

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Pretty in Pink JaNeil Pryor

Amy Burleson

Sheila White

W e are so proud of you for the b e a u tifu l, tale n te d young lady you have be­ come. W e know you will achieve everything you set out to do. (You are the Q UEEN after all!) We love you!

Love, Mom & Dad

Dearest Sheila: O ne journey ends, another begins. Through these tumultuous years you have become a wonderful per­ son, full of laughter and wit, insight and courage. Hold fast to your dreams as you follow your star! O ur love goes with you forever. Mom & Andy

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Our hearts leaped with joy at your birth. A granddaughter sent from God to earth. We've followed your steps from first to now and know you'll go far, for from the start we knew that God had destined you to be a star. We're so proud of you and love you dearly.

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JaNeil Pryor It's time to let you soar on your own wings. Much earlier than we'd imagined, but we know you're ready, we're so proud of you. Al­ ways remember, we're here to help you soar to new heights be­ yond the clouds, your only bound­ ary is your will and determination.

Though the world sees you as a young aspiring woman, you will al­ ways be our baby girl and our joy.

All our love, Dad and Mom

You have done beautifully! I am so proud of you and every­ thin g you have a ch ie v e d .

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Mom

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Hey, these years have been pretty outrageous, but they sure have been fun. We sure have gone through a lot have­ n't we? If something was ever bothering me, I could always talk to you. Congratulations on graduating and good luck in the future. Stay close.

Love, Jay

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What a gift and blessing you have been, we are proud of you and the way you have met life's challenges. Congratula­ tions! Let God be your guide as you go on life's journey. We nave great expectations for you. Have a wonderful life.

Love, Dad & Mom

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It has been a long road, with a lot of bumps and potholes. But y o u 'v e m anaged to do dge them all to arive at this point.

W e are very proud of you and know you will continue to grow and improve as a person.

W e love you very much. Good Luck, Mom & Dad

Dear Sissy, You are my best friend and everything I hope to be.

You are always there when I need you- to play with me, read a book or take a nap. I love you. Your baby sister, Brittany

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You have been a joy to kn o w and raise. N e ve r once given us any trouble.

W e just want you to know that we love you and that we always will. W e will be there for you always. Love, Mom & Dad

From the most beautiful bold baby to the prettiest senior of the year 2000.

You have come a long way.

Congratulations, your hard work was worth it. We love you very much. Mom, Dad, Brittany, Zach, & Sean

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Jamnne Jnnes

Congratulations Melissa! I am so proud of you. You are so special to me and I thank God everyday that he gave me a daughter like you. You have accom plished so much and have done your best in every­ thing you do. Sissy please re­ member J will always be here for you. I love you, Mom

Jay, You have made us very proud of you for achieving these 12 years of high school.

That is so important to the rest of your life. Remember failure is just as easy to combat as success is to obtain. Always enjoy life with a smile and hap­ piness. Love forever, Mom & Dad

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Our cute little clown- now a beautiful young woman! W e w ish you all the h ap p ie st things in life; all the luck the years can bring; ail the joy a day can hold; all the best of everything! W e love you so much ana are so proud of you!

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Congratulations! W e are so very proud of you on your graduation. W e wish you good luck in everything you do in the future. Keep your priorities straight, and your eye on those great goals of yours. Don't set­ tle for less, and know that we will always love you.

Love, Mom & Dad

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Carly Kocurek

You have always been so fun and full of life. W e are proud to see the man you have grown to be. Stay true to your beliefs and you will go far with the wonderful qualities you possess. Congratulations and good luck. Love, Mom, Dad, and Summer

18 years of friendship isn't easy to sum up! You've always been so go od to me and you've never let me down. I'll always support you in all that you do and you can count on me for anything. Thanks for all the years of friendship and fun.

I love you. Forever Friends, Jill the Pill

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Melissa Burris

It didn't take long for you to grow into those shoes, and you still like to wear big shoes. You are the most wonderful daughter and sister we could ever hope for. We are so proud of the young lady you have become. Just remember the best is yet to come. Keep your eye on your goals and your faith in Cod. We will always be here for you.

Love, Dad, Mom & Michael

Where to begin? Seems like we've been causing trouble together sin­ ce before time began! The years of friendship we've shared can never be replaced or forgotten. I'm here for you and you know I've always got your back! Thanks for all the fun and good times! I love you so much.

Best Buds forever, Jill the Pill

Jill "the Pill" Ingram We're still scooting around together 13 years later!

Love Melissa

Being our first born, you have changed our lives more than you can imagine. The joys, tears, and fears of rearing a child have slow ly been re­ placed by a feeling of pride as we have watched you journey down the long patn into adult­ hood. Love, Mom, Dad & Lac-

Eric VanDonge

Carly Koceruk, Jill Ingram, Melissa Burris

The years have passed so quickly. I love you- not just because you are my son, but because of the person you have become. I wish you only the best in everything you do, and remember that I will al­ ways be here for you. Love, Mom

“Make new friends, Keep the old.

One is silver, and the other gold."

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‘Fascinating’ Eric Lucero

Derek Albin

Son you have always been a blessing to us. O u r great joy. As you go down that road of life, remember we will be there to support you in all you choose to do.

God bless you.

Love, Mom & Dad

You've gone from a little boy to the verge of manhood in the blink of an eye. What a joy it has been to be a part of your life. W e know God has great plans for your life and we are lo o k in g forw ard to se e in g them hapen.

W e love you always, Mom & Dad

- T he Derrick

Heather Shadoan

Corey Gerstoer, Jen Gamblin & Brian Patty

The moment you were born I knew I had met my best friend.

Since that moment you have been my shining star, my end­ less joy, the compass in my life. I have watched you be­ come a young adult with great pride. Aim for the moon, settle for the stars.

Always with love, Mom

Friends Forever, The Three Musketeers.

Love, The three Moms

Corey Gerstner

Jesse Fugate

We are so proud of the young man you have be­ come. Always believe in yourself, and no goal is too high.

Love, Mom & Dad

Congratulations! I would like to tnank you for the impact you have had on my life. You nave made made me a better and stronger person. You are the greatest friend, and a true blessing. Love, Angela Romans 8:28

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I Kelly Kirkpatrick You are our star- shinning from head to toe. You al­ ways were our free-spirited one and we've been bless­ ed to have you. W e know you will continue to shine, helping to keep the world a brighter place. W e love you, Dad, Mom & Lara

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You are the brightness in our lives and the joy in our hearts.

W e've been proud of you eve­ ryday of your life. Yo u 've grown into a remarkable per­ son. O u r wish is for your dreams to be fulfilled and your future happy and rewarding.

Love, Dad & Mom

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‘Stupendous!’

Larry Don Greenway It seem s like just yesterday you w ere starting kindergarten and now you are graduating. W e are so proud o f you and love you very much! M ay C o d bless you a n d d ire c t y o u in H is p e r f e c t w ill.

R e m e m b e r... y o u c a n d o all th in g s through Christ w hich strengthenth you.

(Philippians 4:13) M om, Tommy, C helsea, Misty, Josh, Jen­ nifer, Saul, Seattle, Sierra, G ran d p a Ken & Kristen " O u r lil "B u b b a" is a BIG BOY now! W e love you with all o u r hearts!"

Misty & Jenifer

-The Derrick

Lindsey Berry How can this be your senior year already? It seems that only yesterday, you were our baby girl. W e are very proud of you, and we wish you much suc­ cess and happiness. Remem­ ber, we will always be here for you. May God bless you and Keep you safe.

Love, Mom & Dad

Jaime Flaherty

Lindsey Berry

)- joyful, Just, Judicious A- A cco m m o d atin g , A d o red , Abov board I- Intriguing, Inventing, Invaluable M- M em orable, M arvelous, Merciful E- Enchanting, Extraordinary, Eloquent O u r treasu re gift an d precious arif from th e Lord ab o v e, blessed are we h ave you.

W e love you. Best of luck in your futui M om , D ad & D anie

We have watched you grow from the little sister who could fit in our shadows to the beau­ tiful young lady you are today.

You have brought such joy to both of us and nave truly been the best sister anyone could hope for. O ur love and sup­ port are with you alw ays.

Renee and Robin

Jillian Gnodner Watching you grow has been a joy to us. W e love you for be­ ing the beautiful person you are. Remember to always be yourself and your outgoing personality and determination will make you successful in whatever you chose to do. We love you very much.

Mom & Dad

Matt Nyberg You’ve m ade u s very proud.

Through the years you've grown in statu re and talent and have exceeded all our expectations.

God bless you and help you to excel in all you endeavor. We’ll always be here for you.

We love you very much.

Mom & Dad

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No parents could be prouder of their daughter than we are of you! You have grown into an accomplished young lady whom we admire very much.

O ur endearing love and sup­ port will be with you as you strive for future successes.

All our love, Mom, Dad & Amy

Chris Howard You have truly been a basK full of wonderful memorif W e have enjoyed watchii you becom e tne wonder! young man that you are. V are proud of your accomplis ments and wish you success you embark on a new journ in life. W e love you.

Mom, Dad & Melonie

Little Men Chris Howard C o n gratu latio n s! Y o u 'v e been a great little brother. I wish you lots of luck in the future and I pray that we'll keep in touch. No matter where you go in life I'll be behind you 100% .

Love, Melonie

"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed." (Matthew 13:31) May God continue to bless you as your faith grows and you succeed as a Godly man. You have blessed our lives and are a loving son.

W e love you, Mom & Dad

John Epps Thanks for being the big brother you are! I'll miss our times togeth­ er, youth, monday night wrestling, and sports you helped me practice.

I appreciated your support when something didn't go well, you were the shoulder I could cry on. Re­ member, I'll be there for you too!

Love always, Amanda

You already possess all the quali­ ties for success and happiness in your future. W e appreciate your integrity, wonderful sense of hu­ mor and faith in Cod. You have made us so proud of you for being such a good person and a joy to be with. God bless you always.

Love, Mom, Papo, Mamo & Chris

Leroy Walker III

Ben Wifthrich

From our shy little boy to our Hot Rod Son. You've come this far, don't stop now! Your life is just begin­ ning. W e're proud of you ana we love you. Much hap pin ess in e veryth in g you do. Be smart, Be safe.

Love, Mom & Dad

W e realized at your first soccer practice this game was made for you, and you'd never get "too much soccer"! Your smile on the field is priceless and your intensity is amazing. It's one of our favorite pastimes watching you play. Stay focused & give it 110% like always!

Love, Mom & Dad

Aaron Newell

Marcus Staunton

W e p ro u d ly w atch e d you grow from an adorable baby into an amazing young man.

Congratulations on you high school graduation and your many other successes! W e are so proud of you!

Love, Mom, Dad, Travis & William

You are truly a gift from Cod .

You've always had "som ething special" about you, and we're truly honored as your parents to be able to be blessed by your uniqueness.

W e trust you'll make a great impact in the world. Just always remem­ ber, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." Phil.

4:13. Our best to you ,son, in life.

All of our love, Mom & Dad

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Little Rascals Chad Richards It is hard to believe that our cute little boy is now a hand­ some young man. W e are so proud of the person you have become. It has been a joy watching you grow up and we wish you the best in all you do.

Lot's of love, Mom, Susie, Shannon, and MomMom

Garrett Ritter

Lisa Schroeder

Congratulations Son!! We're very proud of you. It's been a tremen­ dous joy watching you grow into such an outstanding young man.

Continue to stand firm in our Lordgreat things are still to come! (1 Cor. 2:9-10) Love, Mom & Dad Hey Bubba!! Thanks for always walking beside me. Trust Cod in everything!

Love ya, Erin

Wow! How far you have come ant mastered many accomplishment: along the way! Remember to al ways have goals and dreams tc work towards. Stay strong and con: tinue to succeed. It is a big work after high school. W e all love yoi and are V ER Y proud of you!! Con gratulations!

Love, Sis, Momma & Daddy

Gamsyn Lynn Dorsey

Alexandria Coleman

W e have been proud of you ever since you were born. We are honored to have you as our son. We know you will accomplish whatever you set out to do. May the Lord be with you, and remember that we love you.

Mom, Dad, Katrina, DeeDra, and Candice

O ur precious daughter too soon the years have passed, and now you are ready to spread your wings. O ur hearts are heavy, yet filled with pride & joy at your accomplishments, and for the won­ derful young woman you have become; we have been truly blessed.

Love always, Mom, dad, Tyler & Kim

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Devon Helenschmidt

Christine Scoit

Being the talented artist you are, you have painted us a pic­ ture. One of a young lady with a dynamic free spirit, determi­ nation, great in te llige n ce , beauty, and leadership as the Babes captain. You are not only a portrait, you are a mas­ terpiece! We love you.

Mom, Dad & Derek

Sweetheart, I have cherishel the years watching you growl wish you the best in all you d l You can be anything you wafl to be. you made it and I'm v e i proud of you. Even though v\| haven't seen eye to eye ju remember you are the apple1 my eyes.

I love you, Mom

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‘T h rillin g

T h e D errick

Teesa Buffington W e thank God for you and the things you have taught us about life. You are one of the most caring and thoughtful people we know. It will be hard to let our little bird fly from the nest, but we know you will conquer the world.

Love, Mom & Dad

Susan Secord

Kelli Lawson

No matter where we are or how far apart, we'll always be close.

Love, Jason

W e are so proud of you Kell.

You've always amazed us with your level head and adult out­ look, and we know you will achieve everything you set for your lifes goals. Know that we will always love you and wish you lots of luck cowgirl.

Love, Mom & Dad

Amy Burlesun Y ou have acco m p ish ed so much, yet there is still much to do. Even when things were tough you never gave up. W e are very proud of you. May y o u a lw a y s g o fo r y o u r dreams, and always remember God is good all the time Love, Mom, Dad, and Ike

Kimberly Crunk You've come a long way b a b y . W e are v e ry I proud of you! Love, I Dad, Mom, Mike, Steve II& Lady

I can’t believe you’re gradu­ ating! Thanks so much for be­ ing there for me. You are not only a great sister, but a great friend. Best of luck in everything you do. I love you!

Your lil’ sis, Ash

Jennifer & Carly W e are crossing our fingers that you've enjoyed this flash­ back of the year and last cen­ tury. W e hope everyone can keep his eyes on the * 's & remember that every small take adds up to the grand fina­ le. Good luck in the new mil­ lennium.

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SEARCHING THROUGH THE card ca| loguc, Susan Gore, Ms. Suzic Su, Susan Secord seek in forma lion in the n( ly remodeled library.

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Adam s, Ericka ......... . . 90, 154 . . 64, 95, 154 Adam s, J a r e d ............ . . 52, 140 Adam s, Jerem y A dam s, J e s s i c a ......... . . 91, 168 . . 64, 65, 94, 154 Adam s, Justin .........

Adam s, Q uentin . . . . 80, 168 . . 168 A ddison, Q ueteszha . . 63, 140 Adkins, Claire . .

Adkins, Sarah . . . . . 29, 59, 63, 137 Aguirre, Florinda . . .168 Aguirre, Lillian .1 4 0 A laimo, Carol . . 98, 99, 168 Alaniz, M aria . . . . 90, 154 Alba, V ictor . . .168 Albin, D erek . . . 14, 16, 56, 67; 6 8 , 92, 93, 1 12, 115, 117, 118, 148 Allen, N ick . . . . 140 Alley, T ona .............. 180 A lvarado, Jim m y . . . . 51, 154 A maya, Alex 16, 140 A ndersen, Stefanie . . . . 97, 154 A nderson, G eorgie . . ..................... 1 0 2 , 118 A ndrajack, Julie . .

9, 56, 67, 6 8 , 82, 138, 140, 141 Andrews, K atie . . . 46, 47, 52, 97, 168 A ponte, D aniel . . .168 A rbogast, Billy . . . . 8 6 , 168 A rredondo, Andrew , . . 38, 154 A rroyo, Stephanie . . . 168 Ashley, Sam antha . . 48, 154 Atkins, C hris . . . . 29, 104, 118, 196 A tkins, Stacy . . . . 78, 105, 180 Avey, Janie 180

> E Bailey, C hristopher . . 64, 78, Bailey, Schuyler . . . . 54, Baird, B randie . . . 91, 102, Baize, Lauren . . ( 25, 56, 6 6 , 67, 68 75, 8 8 , 89, 1 18, Barbato, Ilaria . 67, Baritcau, Richard . . . 52, Barnes, Crystal . .

8 8 , 10 2 , Barnes, G us . . . 48, 80, 8 6 , 166, Barrick, Sam . . 82, Barrow, Bob . . . 40, 45, Barry, J.J. .

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154 118 168 74, 119 140 119 119 168 154 180 180

. .1 8 0 Bass, D o n n a .........

47, 54, 56, 67, 68, 140 Bass, Elizabeth . . . .1 8 0 Baughm an, Allyson . .1 6 8 Bauzon, Kevin . . . 97, 154 Beason, Diana . . . .

Beck, Jonathan . . . . 67, 119 Beckett, Brook . . 21, 47, 48, 54, 56, 57, 59, 119 Beeson, Billy . . . . 51, 168 . . 63, 80, 168 Bejessie, Ronald . . . . 52, 154 Bell, Amy . . . . 44, 54, 68, 168 Bell, Emilee . .

Belvin, Gary ............ . . 80, 168 . .1 5 4 Benson, Ashley . . . ............180 Bentley, Rosemary .

Berry, Lathena . . . 59, 119 18, 54, 67, 69, 74, 119, Berry, Lindsey . .

204 Berry, Roderick . . . . .1 1 9 Berryman, Brandon . . .51 Beyer, Brandon . . 51, 154 Bilyeu, Brittney . . . . . 54, 168 Bilyeu, Curtis . . . . 83, 168 Bilyeu, David . . .1 6 8 Bingham, Jerem y . . 51, 67, 82 Bingham, Sam antha . . 59, 154 Birk, Patrick . . . .9 7 Birkhead, Becca . . 6, 74, 75, 98, 118, 119 Birkhead, Robyn . . . . . 77, 96, 97, 168 Bishop, Robert . . . . 52, 102, 103, 154 Bisson, Harvey . . . . 63, 154 Black, Cindy . . . .1 8 0 Black, Tom . . .1 8 0 Blackmon, Ashley . . . .1 5 4 Blackwell, Bryson . . . . 62, 63, 84, 119, 201 Blackwell, D uw ard . . .1 8 0 Blake, M elanie . . .1 6 8 Blancett, Kay . . . 180 Bland, Angela 44, 47, 48, 49, 60, 68, 154, 164 Bland, Tony . . . 86, 168 Blankenship, Ed . 9, 47, 52, 58, 59, 60, 67, 138, 140 Blankenship, Krystal . 44, 168 Blanton, Crystal . . . 48, 154 Blaylock, Everett . . . . 48, 51, 84, 85, 119 Bohuslav, Diana . . .1 8 0 Bolds, Kris .1 1 9 Bolduc, M ichelle . . . 140 Bond, Gloria . . . . 180 Booher, Ashley . . .1 6 8 Booher, Joshua . . . 86, 168 Booker, Brittany . . . 48, 168 Booth, R ebecca . . . . 59, 140 Boren, G erald . . . . 180 Borja, Victor . . . . 140 Boswell, Angela . . . . 98, 99, 168 Boswell, Scott . . . . .8 0 Bourk, Allison . . .1 5 4 Bovo, C heyenne . . 59, 140 Bradley, Christopher . . 56, 63, 78, 154 Bradley, Sabrina . . . . 47, 68, 154 Bradshaw, M eaghan . . 91, 168 Brady, James . . . 21, 140 Branson, Stephanie . . 48, 168 Brazil, Joshua . .

40, 44, 45, 59, 119, 198 Brazil, Rachel . . . . 59, 140 Brewer, Amy . . 181 Brewer, Ronnie .1 6 9 Brigham, D ew ayne . . . 59, 78, 154 Brinkley, Sheena . . . 56, 70, 76, 90, 154 Britt, G areth .

64, 119

Brogdon, Kim . . 59, 67, 74, 75, 88, 89, 102, 119 B rogdon, Sherri . . 76, 91, 181 Brooks, Bridget . . . . 27, 46, 47, 60, 61, 70, 154 . . 48, 140 Brooks, Shane . . 154 Brown, Amy ..........

Brown, Ashley . . .1 6 9 Brown, Daniel . . . . 154, 197 Brown, Kenny . . . . . 94, 154 . . 154 Brown, Mark Brown, Rachael . ............ 44, 76, 153, 155 Brown, Ronald . . . .181 Brown, Sarita . . . . . . 91, 169 Brown, Tekera . . . . . 91, 169 B rubaker, A nthony . 1 8 , 95, 140 Brubaker, Joshua . 100, 155 . . 155 Bruce, Retta .........

Bryant, A ngelique . . . 97, 169 Bucchi, Kristin . . . ................... 155 Bucher, Colin . . . . ............................. 87, 140 Buffington, Tessa . .......... 39, 119, 207 Buffington, Tiffany . .1 5 5 Bullard, Laura . . . . ............................. 59, 140 Bultena, Christin . . . .1 4 0 Bunger, Elizabeth . . .1 6 9 Bunker, Kristen . . ............................. 54, 140 B urchett, Jared . . . . 8, 9, 56, 67, 94, 140 Burden, M ike . . . . 56, 63, 68, 78, 119 B urdette, Ryan . . . . . 48, 169 Burleson, Amy . 1 8 , 48, 54, 55, 56, 57, 67, 68, 69, 119, 129, 200, 207, 212 Burleson, Ashley . . 54, 56, 68, 152, 155 Burnett, Jerem y . . 19, 63, 155 Burns, Cindy . . . . 82, 119 Burris, Melissa . 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 111, 120, 202 Burroughs, A m anda .................................... 140 Butler, Rick . . . . 78, 81, 101, 181 Bynum, Adrian . . . . 10, 27, 102, 103, 120

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Cain, Ryan . .

Caldwell, C arey . .

Caldwell, Kim . .

Callahan, Aiden . .

Callaway, Ben . .

C am acho, C anessa C am acho, Cory C am acho, Cory C am pbell, Claudia Cantrell, Jennifer Cantrell, John . .

C aporale, Clint . .

C aporale, C ody .

Carlile, Joshua C arlson, A nthony .

C arm ichael, Sarah

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. . 52, . . 51, 20, 94, 155, . . 82, 83,

155 120 215 181 181 . 20, 60, 78, 140 . . 52, 169 . 102, 140 .1 6 9 80 . 54, 56, 83, 155 . . 140 120, 199 . 108, 120 , 78, 87, 100, 155 . . 64, 120 . . 52, 100, 169 ......................... 155

C arp en ter, Sheryl . .

Carroll, Larry ............

C arson, D erek ..........

Carter, L a r r y ...............

Carter, Tanya ............

C ase, Tara ............

Casillas, M ario ..........

Castillo, Eric ............

Castillo, Marlyn Casw ell, C hristopher C avoto, Lindsey C ely, Keri ...................

C erv an tez, Patricia . .

C hacon, C an d ice . . .

C ham berlain, Melissa

64, 108,

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80,87, .....................97, 81, 54, 56, 76,90 ..................... 77, . . 56, 90,98 . . 9, 21, 54,67 139

C hancelor, D ale . . .

C haron, C andice . . .

C h ath am , Justin . . .

32,67 . . . 52 C heck, Jon .................

C h en ey , M a r y ............

102 C h en ey , Shawn . 63 Christie, C h ad ..........

C hristner, David . . 26, 40,44,67 Cichowski, M att . .

Cichowski, Trevor . 26, 29, 40,44,4' 116,117 Clack, Virginia .

181 Clam pitt, D onna . .

77, 91, 98,99 Clam pitt, M ichelle 67,82 C lanton, Jennifer C lanton, Stephanie Clark, Lyndsey . . . . . 82,92 Clarkin, C orey . . .

81, 9 4 ,15f C lose, Shannon C o ch n au er, Brian .

C oker, Jonathan . .

C olem an, Alex . 1 4 , 26, 67, 68, 70,7 88, 102, 110, 112,114,11* C olem an, T y l e r ...............................81, 8j Collins, D a n ie lle ..........................

Collins, T r a v is ................................... •• C om acho, C a n e s s a .......................4; C om bs, C ole ................................ 4 C ook, A p r il............................................ 5.

C ook, Ashley .......... 18, 40, 44,45,5!

C ook, M ic a h .......................... 18, 4 0 , 4i C ooley-W haley, Renita .............

C o o m b es, Lindsey . . . . 48, 49,56,76 C o o m b es, Sherry 20, 56,63, C o o m b es, Z an e .

C oots, Jessica . .

C o rb ett, Sonia . .

C orey, Eloise 12, y C ornelison, A m ber C ornelius, Eric . . , Corral, A ndre . .

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C orsaut, Bryce . . . .... • C oulter, N athan 1 4 ,4 7 , 59, 110,117 Cox, Ashley . .

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F ugate, Jesse F ugate, S tep h an ie .

Fullagar, Sara .

Early, L e s l i e .................... 2 48, 96, 97, 157 E astm an, A lan . . . .

63, 142 E ddington, B rad . .

48, 142 E ddington, B randon 142 E d m isto n , A erial . . . . 48 , 83. 171 24, 84, 85., 87. 142 E dw ards, J.J. E d w ard s, Je n n ife r .

157 E itelbach, D erek 157 Elizalde, D ean n a . .

54, 157 Elizalde, Jay . . . .

142 E llet, L in d a ............

181 E llett, R oss . . .

87, :103. 157 E llett, R y an .

02 103. 171 E lliott, K im berly . . . . 97, 171 Ellis, C h risto p h e r . .

51, 102, 103, 142 Ellis, E lizabeth . . . .

51, 157 Ellis, S a r a h ............... . . . . 54, 6 8 , 157 E m ro, C h r i s t i n a ...........................

123 E m ro , W e n d y ..................................

157 E nfinger, S te p h e n ................................

142 E ngland, M att .

142 Engleka, C ybil . . . .

157 E pps, J o h n ................................... 95, 205 E strada, L orie . . . 4 7 , 54, 67, 68, 136,

200 E vans, E lizabeth Ew ing, V em a e .

Robert ............................. 94, 95, 181 A m b er .........................; . . . . 56, 170 h b a c h , K e lly ..........

141 [C hristopher .................... 81, 100, 157 G en e ................................................. 170 erry . .

141 M a t h e w ....................

157 S teven ......................

170 William .

170 S antos, Luis ..........

170 i, B e c k y ...................

47, 97, 141 L o reen a . .

170 jg, J o s e p h ............... . . 48. 121 |i, Justin 137 i, Brook . . . . 54, 157 [Shivani . . .

44, 47, 59, 67, 141 Karen . .

4 5 , 83, 157 C ody . . .

157 Lyndi . . . . 97, 170 1/, A ndrew ............................. 83, 157 y , Jason 18, 59, 67, 82, 110, 121 186 k, Anna . . 68, 77, 91, 99, 171 |c, Blake . . . . 56, 63, 121, 148, 199 .121 lio, D an e ................. io, D aniel ....................................... . .4 8 B e t h a n y .................................. 48, 171 Al . . . 8, 15, 21, 26, 67, 68, 78, 105, 138, 139, 142, 148, 151 D ana 40, 4 4 , 45, 109, 122, 197 Is, Brian ........................ 1 0 0 ,1 7 1 , 177 bs, Jennifer . . . 59, 142 L T o n i .......... . 68, 82, 152, 155, 157 S ue z, Jose .

59, 157 Jennifer . . 4 7 , 60, 61, 63, 67, 1 2 2 , 187, 207 I, M egan . . 66, 67, 142 ly, Sara . . . . .5 2 Garrisyn 78, 122, 197, 206 Katrina 4 8 , 59, 142 f/lichael . . . .1 22 Susan . . .

123 , Phillip . . .181 Terri .

181 I T r e n t.......... 2 1, 56, 94, 95, 100, 157 Josh u a . . . ............................. 78, 157 Misty . . .1 5 7 JV A nthony . .171 p, S tephanie , 52, 77, 171 A shley . . . . 1 0 2 , 157 68, 87, 157

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F arias, A d o lf . . .

142 F arias, Jen n ife r 213 52, 59, 99, 1 F arr, A m y ..........

4 7 , 52, 53, 1 196 F arr, M ichael . . .

157 F ausnaugh, Jessica . 123 F aw cett, Jaso n . .

123 157 F azecas, Jo n a th a n F ears, A rikka . . . 15, 25, 47, 56, 67, , 70, 102, 114, 138, 1 142 Ferguson, A ndrew . 171 F erguson, B rian .

142 81, 1 F erguson, L a u ra . . 137 F ielding, A m anda . 171 Fielding, K eith . . .1 5 7 F ields, Jerry . . . .

171 51, F ields, Jessa . . . .

143 48, F ields, K yle . 171 F iihr, C olem an . .

123. 201 F ite, Jak e ............ .181 Fitzell, Jam ie . . . . . . . 20, 123 F laherty, D anielle 171 . . 4 4 , 48, 54, F laherty, Jaim e . 44, 54, 56, 59, 1 204 F lanagan, N ancy .181 F letcher, M egan .

157 56, 171 Flow ers, Blake . .

214 Floyd, Jerry . . . .

143 Floyd, K im yotta Fonville, Jean n ie . 181 F oote, G erek . . .

52 171 Fore, A nita . . . .

54, 59, 123 186 .157 F orester, K rysti .......... , 171 F oster, C o u rtn ey ..................................

F o u rn ier, C h ris ................ 9 ,1 8 , 67, 143 157 F o u rn ier, D e s i r e e ........................ 52, 123 Fox, A a r o n ................. .157 Fox, R o b ert . . . .181 F rancis, P am .........................................

158 F ranklin, K im berly .................... 47, 181 F razier, Daryl 181 F razier, N ancy . .

171 F razier, W e s ............................ 80, 86, . 171 F reem an, S t a n l e y ............

158 Frye, J .R ................................. 47, 81, 1

G alan, Paulina G alan, V incenta G am blin, Jeff .

4 7, 60, 67, 123 . .171 59, 64, 67, 123

. .171 171 1, 27, 84, 101, 123, 148, 197 G am e, M ichael . . 102 , 03 G am e, M ichelle 54, 68, 77, 167, 71 G an n , M elissa . .

171 G arcia, Crystal .

171 G arn er, David . . 51, 171 G arrett, H annah 158 G ates, Larry . . . . 59, 84 G eer, Edwin . . .......................... 51, 171 G eer, S tep h an ie 46, 47, 52, 60, 61, 90, 158 G eo rg e, C h ase . . .1 4 3 G eo rg e, Jam es . . .171 G erstn er, C orey . 67 84, 85, 101, 110, 123, 148 G erstn er, Jarad . . . 100, 158 G erstn er, Tam m y . . .181 G ibson, Adam . .171 G ibson, M indy . . . .171 G ilbow , M elissa . . . 16, 17, 52, 172 G ilkerson, H eath er . 52, 53, 67, 143 G ilkerson, Kim . . 52 53, 59, 67, 123, 201, 215 Gill, B obby . . . 17, 19, 63, 158 Gillen, Rae . . . . 181 G illespie, A nne . . . .181 Gilley, Brian . . . . 64, 172 Gilley, Katie . . . .1 5 8 G ipson, M att . . . . . 56, 68, 84, 85, 143 G ipson, M ichael . . . . 56, 86, 172 Gist, Tony . . . 1 2 3 ,2 1 3 G ladd, M eagan 12, 54, 68, 152, 153, 158, 212 G o d sey , A aron . . . . 87, 153, 158 G oldsm ith, Robert . . 51, 172 G olson, Johnny . .123 G o n zales, Julio . . . . 4 4 , 68, 172 G o n zalez, Aaron . . 80, 86, 172 G o n zalez, Erik . . .1 2 4 G o o d m an , Jillian . . . . 47, 56, 59, 67, 68, 96, 97, 124, 204 G o o d m an , Randall . . 56, 67, 95, 143 G o o d n e r, Shannon . .1 7 2 G o o d p astu re, D ana . .1 4 3 G o rd o n , R obert . . . 52, 92, 93, 158 . . 124 G o re, Kristen .

G o re, Susann . . . . . . 70, 71, 92, 158, 208 . .1 5 8 G orham , A m anda .

G orham , M andi . . . . 54, 55, 68, 212 . . 64, 143 G o u g h , H arlan . . . . 63, 91, 172 G o w en s, Kathryn . . . 124 G raham , Allen . . 97, 143 G raham , A shley . .

56, 67, 74, 75, 102, 143 G raham , Julia . . . 124, 198 G rah am , Tiffany . . . . 102, 179 G ram p p , Lynn . . . 181 G rau erh o lz, Kimberly . . 58, 59, 124 G raulty, F rances . . . .1 5 8 G raulty, Luke .......... . . 83, 172 G ray, Jessica . .

54, 55, 67, 68, 124, G reen , M elissa . . . .

201 . . 56, 59, 67, 143 G reen w ay , Kim .

124, 204 G reen w ay, Larry . . . . 83, 172 G reenw ell, Barbara . . 82, 158 G reenw ell, D ouglas . . 64, 65, 124 G regory, Bryan . . . .....................172 G regory, Patrick G resta, S ilv ia.................................. 47, 97, 158 . 9, 63, 92, 95, 143, 145 Griffin, Bradley . . 54, 60, 158, 160 Grigsby, Jaimie . . , 60, 61, 67, 68, 139, 143 G riner, Jessica . 44, 45, 59, 98, 99, 143 G riner, Kami . . 182 G ritton, Shirley . . . . 172 G roves, M archell 182 G um , J a n e t ..........

G unnels, Steven .

G uthrie, M ichaela

81, 158 .172

H aines, M ichael . . . . 64, 67, 124 H ale, Desi . . 124 Hall, Leah . . . . 52, 158 Hall, M ichael . . . . 29, 59, 124, 199 Hall, Richard 19, 56, 78, 124, 148 H am ilton, Sandy . .

1 8 2 ,2 1 4 H am m ett, Curtis . . . 38, 39, 124 H am m itt, M atth ew . . .1 7 2 H am p to n , Kimberly . ................. 102, 143 H ancock, C hristopher . . 64, 124 H ancock, Gary . . . . 64, 65, 158 H ancock, Shaun . . . . . 64, 143 H ankins, Valarie . . . . 138, 143 H an sen , D ean . .172 H ardy, Ryan . . . . . . 7, 64, 143 H argrove, Jesse . . 78, 124, 186 H argrove, M egan . .

83, 172 H arper, Jessica . . .158 Harris, C am eron . . . 19, 95, 124, 199 Harris, C asey . . . . 5 2 ,1 7 2 Harris, Florence . .

14, 48, 49, 52, 53, 67, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 7, 124, 133, 213 Harris, H annah .

47, 52, 56, 59, 67, 143 Harris, Jerem y . . 94, 172 Hartzell, Tom m y . . . 124 Harvey, Andy . . . . . . 56, 81, 94, 158 Harvey, Lee . .

81, 100, 102, 143 Harvey, Steven . . . . 81, 100, 158 Hassell, S tep h an ie . ............................158 H audenshild, Kristina . . 48, 172 H aulbrook, M ichael . . . 48, 143 H au sn er, Erica . . . 22, 52, 158 67, 68, Hawkins, Latrice . . , 124, 126, 198, 207 H ayes, Kimberly . . . .125 H eath , A m anda . . . 67, 98, 99, 143 H ein, Clayton . .

60, 61, 64, 125, 186 . . 63, 94, 158 H elenschm idt, Adam . . 12, 92, 158 H elenschm idt, D erek . 27, 54, 55, 66, 67, H elenschm idt, D evon 68, 113, 125, 206, 212 . . 62, 63, 125 H elm s, A m anda . . . . 54, 172 H elton, Lindsey . . . 87, 158 H em m inson, Eric . . . 63, 68, 158 H endry, Beka . . . . 98, 182 H ennan, Allen . . . . . . 59, 126, 199 H enry, Melissa . . . . 92, 158 H eptner, Ryan . . . . 143 H ern an d ez, A ntonio ...................................158 H ern an d ez, C am ela H ernandez, Joshua . ........................ 80, 172 .143 H ernandez, Ric G. .

35, 126 H ern an d ez, Rita M. .1 5 9 H ern an d ez, Roma M 81 105, 143 H ernandez, Tony . .

52, 53, 159 H estand, V anessa . .

52, 83, 159 H ibbs, Stephen . . 64, 126 H ickerson, Brandon . . 159 H ickerson, C andice . . 78, 182 Hicks, C harles . . .172 Hicks, M andi . . .182 H ightow er, C larence . . . 39, 159 Hill, Jon .

Hill, Justin . . 4, 21, 25, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, 78, 105, 12, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 126, 197, 214 . . 159 Hill, Nicholas . . . . 78, 105, 143 Hill, Zac . . . 81, 143 Hlavacek, Justin . . .182 H ogue, Carl . . . . 51, 172 H older, R ashonda . . .9 4 Holland, B.J. . .

54, 70, 182, 213 Hollingsworth, Laurie . . 63, 64, 143 H oltzen, Rusty . . . . 39, 127 H om e, Christina . . . . 172 H om e, Jolene .. . 172 H om e, Randallett . . . . 99, 102, 159 H oneycutt, Brandy . .

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. . 81, 159 H oover, M atthew . . . . 87, 143 H o p p e, M ichael . . . 48, 78, 144 H orn, Nick . . .172 H orton, Justin . . . . 90, 159 H orton, Nikki . . .144 H ouse, Lyndi .............. .172 H ouser, H eaven . . . . 94, 172 H ow ard, Brent ............

H ow ard, Chris . . . 10, 18, 64, 82, 127, 204, 205 . 144 H su, H eng . . .

12, 159 H udson, Brandon . . . . . . 144 H udson, Eddie . . . . 48, 144 H udson, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . 172 Huff, Dustin .................

H um phreys, S tephen . . . 67, 95, 113, 127, 136, 198 . . .9 0 H unnicut, Brandy . . . . 56, 95, 159 H unter, Aaron ............ . .

54, 159, 212 H uston, Lauren . . 90, 144 H utchinson, Chantel

Ickes, K a r ie .........

Ingalls, David . .

Ingalls, Jim .

Ingram, Jill Ishoy, M egan . .

Ivory, D am ascus

Jackson, Brandon Jackson, Brett . .

Jackson, Jack JacksonT Reggie Jackson, Ross . .

Jackson, Tom m y .

Jacobs, Ryan . .

. . 173 Jam es, C hristerfer . . . . 144 James, Colter . . . . 86, 173 James, D anny . . . . 144 James, Jennifer . . .160 James, O m ar . . 56, 68, 144 James, Sara . . . . 80, 173 Janeke, Benjamin . . ................... 173 Jeffcoat, Tabitha . . ..........173 Jennings, Kevin . . . . links, leff . . 68, 69, 78, 101, 116, 127, 206 . 1 3 , 68, 77, 91, 173 Jinks, Traci . . . . . 95, 127 Jitjum nong, Jason . . . . 52, 173 Johnson, Christin . 103, 182 Johnson, Cline . . . . 173 Johnson, Jenna . . . . 47, 59 Johnson, Katy . . . .1 6 0 Johnson, Laura . . . 78, 80, 81, 160 Johnson, M egan . . . .1 4 4 Johnson, Sarah . . . . 25, 56, 68, 78, 127 Johnson, Sean . . 51, 64, 127 Johnson, Shilo ................... 182 Jones, B o b b i e ..........

Jones, Jam onn . 27, 84, 112, 114, 127, 148, 201 . 10, 59, 102, 103, 127, Jones, Jerm aine 148, 151 . . 160 Jones, Josh . . . 51, 68, 160 Jones, Sarah . . . . 92, 160 Jordan, C hristopher . . 48, 100 Joss, John . . . . 95, 139, 144 Jurado, Alvaro

. . 54, 97 Kimbrough, Ashley . . . 182, 214 Kincaid, Sue . . . 9 1 , 99, 174 Kingry, Randi . . . 1 8 2 ,2 1 1 Kinney, Anita .......... . . 144 Kirby, A nthony . .

12, 56, 68, 99, 160 Kirkland, Tiffany . .

98, 182 Kirkpatrick, D enise . . . 98, 174 Kirkpatrick, Kayla . . . . 59, 74, 127 Kirkpatrick, Kelly . ..........127 K itchen, Z a n e . . . . . 44, 48, 68, 174 Kleiber, Ashley .'. . . 144 K lepper, William . . 52, 59, 67, 97, 144 K losterm an, Emylee ................. 52, 174 K losterm an, Scott . .

K ocurek, Carly .1 0 , 27, 4 6 , 47, 52, 53, 56, 57, 60, 67, 68, 111, 113, 127, 136, 202, 207, 213 ............................. ..1 8 2 K oulovatos, Alex . . 68, 70, 71, 90, 160 K oulovatos, Kelli Kreml, K y le ___ 18, 25, 44, 45, 47, 68, 148, 152, 155, 160, 163 . . 48, 161 Kriegel, D aquri . . . . ............ 48 Kriegez, D aw n . . ..............

174 Krombel, Tim m othy . 32, 144 K ussavage, A lbert . . . .161 K ussavage, A m ber . . . 54, 167, 174 K uykendall, G en a . .

Kwiatkowski, Jason . . . 60, 61, 67, 111, 127, 134

. .182 . . 51, 172 . . 81, 159 47, 63, 110, 127, 202 . . 83, 173 . 2, 48, 51, 80, 173

. . 52, 173 12, 56, 81, 87, 101, 159 . 81, 159 . . 87, 144 . . 67, 87, 144 . . 8 0 ,8 6 ,1 0 0 ,1 7 3 .1 6 0

.1 2 7 K ahookele, M ichelle . . 94, 144 K ahookele, William Kasper, Teka ............ . .1 7 3 . . 48, 144 Keith, Randi D. . . . . 48, 160 Keith, Thom as Kemp, Brandy ...............173 Kemp, Lori . .

9, 32, 62, 63, 97, 144 Kemp, Robert . . . . . 80, 173 . . 64, 81, 144 Kemp, Willie K ennedy, Stephani . . . . 54, 160 Kerr, Clint . . . 1 8 2 ,2 1 0 ,2 1 1 Kerr, H eath er . . . . 97, 160 Kietzer, Nick . . 94, 174 Kilby, T ony . . . . .8 7 Killian, Tiffany . . .160 Kimbrell, Sara . . . . .4 4 Kimbrell, Sarah . . . .1 6 0

. . 63, 144 Lairamore, Reggie . . 48, 51, 161 Lancaster, A ndrea ..........

Landrum, A m anda . . 1 6 , 18, 56, 66, 68, 69, 70, 127, 204 Lapointe-Spurri, Kevin .

51, 174 . .1 4 4 Lash, Ted ..........

Lavender, Jason . . . . .6 4 90, 161 Laviolette, Latreva . . . .

Lawson, Ashley . . 36, 52, 144 . .1 8 2 Lawson, C o n n ie . .

Lawson, Kelli . . 58, 59, 127, 207 Lawson, R o n ...................

182 Lawson, Staci . . . . 58, 59, 63, 144 Lax, Sam m y . . . 24, 67, 114, 127, 148, 202, 215 Leach, Carla . . .1 8 2 Leach, Carly . . . . 56, 68, 90, 161 Leach, M ike . . , 81, 100, 101, 182 Learst, Richard . . 81, 161

Leasure, Allen . .

Lee, Beverly .

Lee, C hristopher Leohner, Richard Leon, Dustin Leonard, G reg Leonard, Katie . .

5 1 ,7 8 , 127,2 • 20, 67, 68,1 94, j

67A - • 30,87/1 15, 26, 68, 90,102, id

153, i Leonard, R.J .

Leonard, Z ach 67, 81, 87, 100, 102,1 Leonhardt, M aygen Letcher, Johnny Lewis, A ngela .

Lewis, Jam es . .

Lewis, Sabrina 52, Lind, A m anda .

21, 32, 36, 37, 47,52, 59, 67, 128,1 Lindenborn, Stacy 10, 18, 54, 60, l] Lipps, Jerem y . . .

Loeffler, Brian . .

Logan, Jamie . . . .

Long, Joseph . . .

Long, Jo sh u a . . . .

Long, L i s a ............

Long, S tep h an ie .

Long, Tam m y . . .

Looney, N atalie .

Lopez, M arc .

Lorah, Sam antha Loughlin, V anessa Loughry, Terry . .

Lucero, Eric Luke, D elm ar . . .

Luke, Jessica . .

Lupo, M eagan Lynn, R en ee . . . .

............... 38,1 78, 128,2 • • 7 4 ,9 8 ,9 9 ,1

............... 30, ......................64,] ..................... 48,1 ................ 64,1 40, 44, 50,51, 88,128,1

97, ........................64, . . . 67,95, , 56, 62, 94,139, ........................97, 21, 52,53,

M adl, K r is ti.........................................

M aduro, J e s s e .................................... :-% 0 M agers, J u s t i n ........................................ 52, M alone, Raym ond ..........................

M ann, B rent ............................... 78, 105, M ann, C h risto p h er ..........................

M anuel, Kendrick . ................... 84,85, M arciszewski, Barry ...................51,80, Marciszevvski, B r a d .............................. 84, M arion, Joel ............ 1 8 ,5 2 ,5 6 ,6 0 , 83, M arshall, C o n n ie .

, H e a th e r . . . 52, 175 C aroline . . . 26, 59, 68, 70, 128 Aaron . . ..........128 Adam . . . . 52, 175 te n e . . 145 i, C had . . 175 z, Keila . . 36, 47, 59, 67, 128, 187 i, N atasha . . 175 Shari . . . . 48, 145 Tony . . . . .175 /s, Ryan . . . . 68, 78, 105, 145 , Blair . . . 21, 97, 175 , V anessa . . . 1 3 , 56, 68, 83, 175 , Kay . . . . . 182 less, Melissa . . 48, 54, 56, 67, 68, 105, 128 , A drian . . .128 >ey, Chris . . . . 63, 67, 145 lick, Erin . . . . 97, 175, 178 lick, R enee . . 59, 145 din, Patrick . . 52, 175 le o n , Terri . . . 48, 128 i, Jason . .1 4 5 2n, Kamil . . . . 56, 67, 68, 102, 145 s, P recious . 15, 68, 166, 167, 175 in , A melia . . . 48, 98, 99, 161 in , Erik . . . . 48, 59, 64, 109, 128 i , A m an d a . . . 161 A m ber . . . . 4 8 , 67, 128, 197 M ark . . . . 63, 145 1, Shaw n . . . . 145 I Jean n e . . .................... 1 8 2 ,2 1 4 M ichael . . . .161 B reonna . . . 33, 40, 44, 161 s, K atherine . . 48, 175 Curtis . . . .................................. 182 Paula . . .

38, 182 Sean . . .

175 :>lds, Leah 53, 128 s, M ichael 63, 145 Jessica . .

142, 146 Irene . .

51, 175 a, M icca 39, 161 1/ Jaco b .

175 , T hom as . . 6 7 /6 8 , 95, 146 Eric . . 5, 4 4 , 45, 67, 78, 146 n, Crissa . . 44, 52, 53, 146, 215 Kshley . . 52, 58, 59, 60, 63, 67, 97, 146 'ris tie . . . 16, 17, 52, 175 er, Leroy . .1 8 2 ), Valerie .................... 67, 146 M artin . . . . 95, 182 lo nath an . . 59, 129 Kara . . . . . 48, 83, 161 , Tanya . 67, 68, 70, 71, 128, 196 ack . . . . . . 175 annine . . 183 indon 15, 68, 69, 80, 167, 175 luren . . . . . 59, 161 legan 22, 56, 91, 99, 103, 166, 175

Miller, M ichelle . 67, 88, 98, 102, 103, 146 Miller, S ante . . . . 48, 161 Mills, Jared . . . . 52, 161 Mills, Sarah . . . 74, 75, 88, 89, 146 Mills, Tiffany . .

39, 175 M innon, Keith . . 63, 78, 128 M itchell, Jason . . . . 56, 68, 81, 87, 161 M ize, C arole . .

183 M ize, Jam es . .

183 M oenning, Callie . , 146 M offett, Tim othy . . . 78, 161 M oise, N ahom ie . . . 44, 47, 109, 128 M oise, Sherline . . . . 35, 47, 129 M o nroe, Emily . ............... 74, 129 M onroe, Jerem y . . . . 52, 80, 86, 175 M ontgom ery, K aleena . . 52, 175 M oody, Cam ille . . . . 56, 183, 213 M oon-Frye, Jarrett 161 M oore, Sarah ............ . . 60, 61, 146 M oore, T een a . .

198 M oore, Tyler . . 67, 146 M ora, Byron . . . . 81, 104, 105, 146 M organ, Chris 146 M orris, Justin ............ . 1 8 ,5 9 ,1 0 0 , 146 M orris, M organ . . . . . . 44, 97, 175 M orrow , Bryan . . ............ 78, 146 M orrow , Jessica . .

175 M orrow , M elissa . . . 54, 68, 77, 91, 96, 97, 102, 175 M osely, Jam es . . . . . 80, 183 M otes, Jerem y . . . . . 100, 147 M otley, Tabitha . . 99, 176 Mullins, Amaryllis . .

183 Mullins, Jennifer . . .......... 63, 88, 90, 147 Mullins, Tim ............ . . 64, 183 M urray, Kimmie . . . . 56, 147

N aef, J.R. .

81, 101, 102, 1 61 N aum an, Leonard 147 N eises, Tabitha . . . . . . 40, 4 4 , 45, 176 N elson, Alex . .

84, 85, 103, 147, 151 N em ecek, Joe . .

183 N ew berry, Kimberly . 102, 161 N ew ell, M ichael . . .

129, 161, 205 N guyen, D ay ..........

130 N guyen, D on . .

161 N ieses, Lorinda . . .9 7 Niles, Janet . .

183 Nix, A ndie .1 8 , 25, 56, 66, 67, 68, 70,

P ace, Jerem y ..................................... 1 0 0 ,1 4 7 Page, Luke ...................... 4 4 , 6 4 , 6 5 , 7 8 , 1 3 1 Palacios-G arcia, T a m a r a ............................. 176 P aram ore, A bdual 8 4 ,1 0 2 Parker, John 81, 105, 161

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Nix, D anny . .

Nix, Lyndsey . .

Nix, Susie . .

N ixon, Randall . .

N obles, N iesha . .

N orthrip, Johnny N orton, David N orton, S teve . .

N orton, Willis . .

N ottingham , Shelley N u n ez, Jam es . .

N yberg, M att .

89, 1 1 1 ,1 1 8 , 130 . . 78, 183 13, 48, 54, 68, 176 183 38, 161 47, 130 147 147 183 130 . . 21, 27, 47, 55, 60, 67, 68, 14 212 147 204

O 'D o m e s, Karli . . 4, 147 O 'M alley, Jam es . . . . 80, 86, 166, 176 O 'N eil, Molly . . . .131 O rg an , C h risto p h er . . . 52, 67, 131 O rg an , Jamie . . 58, 59, 63, 131 O rg an , M att . . .176 O rg an , Tanya . . . . 52, 176 O rg an , W h itn ey . . . . 52, 176 O sm an , Carl . . . . 183 O ttm an n , R eb ecca . . . . 63, 82, 131 O ttm an n , Ruth . . . .1 8 3 O v erb y , C h u ck . . . .131 O v erb y , M arie . . . . 63, 99, 131 O w e n , Brad . . . 20, 78, 81, 105, 183 O w e n , Stan .184

Parker, Jonathan . . 78, 162 Parkey, Lacey . . . 59, 147 Parkey, Lee . . . 63 Parrack, Mikala . 6, 47, 56, 59, 88, 89, 131, 186 Patino, H eath er . . 98, 99 P atterson, Joel . . 86, 179 Patterson, W esley . . 56, 94, 162 Patty, Brian . . . 85, 101 131 Patty, M ichael 101, 52, 162 Paul, Sara . . . . 147 Paul, Z achary . .

51, 176 Paulk, A m anda . .

98, 147 Paulsen, Cari 67, 68, 03, 109, 131 Paulsen, C hristopher 63, 103, 147 Payne, Trevor . . . . 80, 86, 176 P earson, Tony . . 94, 95, 147 P ena, A nthony . . . . 51, 110, 131 Pefia, D arcas 4 0 , 44, 47, 52, 56, 57, 67, 68, 147 Pefia, Leslie . . 44, 68, 90, 147 P eoples, Tyrone . . 26, 79, 94, 95, 138, 147 P ep p er, Pat . . . . 184 Perkinson, April . . . 21, 47, 52, 53, 56, 67, 147 Persinger, Brittney . . 54, 56, 68, 104, 105, 162 Persinger, Cassie . . 54, 56, 68, 176 Pesterfield, Tracy . . 63, 68, 162 Peters, Kimberly . . . 147 Peyton, Bryan . .

131 Pfeffer, A ndrew . . 81, 162 Pfeffer, N icholas . . . 20, 64, 131 Phillips, Jessica . . . . 52, 57, 176 Phillips, Steven . . . . 87, 162 Pickett, Tonya 67, 74, 88, 102, 147, 149 Piger, Rick . . . 92, 93, 153, 162 Pinson, Kyle . . . . 80, 176 Pinson, Ronald . . . . 81, 87, 162 Placidi, Pamela . . . . 44, 47, 131, 196 Plante, Chris . . . . 147 P oper, Billy . . . . 64, 147 Porras, Briana . .

162 Poset, C hristeen .

39, 131 Potter, Ladana .

162 Potts, A dam . 14, 63, 68, 78, 122, 131, 198 Powell, C a ro l-L y n e ............................. 6 3 ,1 3 1 Powell, Jason . . 80, 176 Pratt, Bryan . .

131, 187 Prejean, C had . . . . 147 Presley, Earl . . .184 Pressley, Jennifer .131 Price, M att . . . . 68, 100, 101, 162 Price, Robin . .

18, 54, 68, 118, 132, 198 . .1 4 7 Prince, Joshua .147 Prince, R enee . .

Pryor, JaNeil . . . . 44, 45, 60, 132, 200 . .1 4 7 Pyatt, Kimberly . . . . 176 Pyatt, Stacy . . .

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R ains, T o n i . . .

R am irez, D aniel . .

R am irez, Jav ie r . .

R am irez, R aynaldo Ram sey, A m b er . .

R andall, Ashley .

R angel, Ashley . .

R ankin, Cole .. .

R ead, N ata sh a . . .

R eard o n , Jacob . .

R ede, Jo L ...............

R eed, C ayti . . . 2 1, 26 44, R eed, G ran t . .

R eed, J a m e s ..........

R eed, Jessica ......................

R eed, N ata sh a . . . .

R eibly, S a m a n th a ..........

R eid, J o n a t h a n ...................

R eid, M ike . .

R eola, Jerem y .

Reola, Jo rd an . .

Ress, D av id . .

R eym er, Jen n ife r ...............

R hude, P eyton ............ 56, R hu d y , Jak e . .

Rice, K im berly . .

R ichards, C h ad . . . 10, 21 Richards? L inda . .

R ich aras, R obert . .

R ichardson, A hm aad .

R ichardson, A keem . .

R ich m o n d , C h ip .

. . 9 6 ,9 7 , . . 63, 81, 52, 53, 70, . . 64, . . 22, 52, 54, 55, 6 8 ,

184 176 162 132 162 162 162 162 147 132 162 162 .8 7 176

. . 60, 160, 162 .1 0 3 . . 52, 162 59, 63, 83, 162 59, 63, 67, 132 . . 81, 162 ............ 52, 132 . . 64, 184 ..........162 6 8 , 81, 100, 162 . . 52, 80, 176 26, 70, 121, 132 46, 56, 67, 132, 148, 206 . . 184 .184 . . 87, 162 . . 63, 87, 162 . . 78, 87, 162

. 59, 6 8 , 76, 90, 162 Richter, Kayla . . . . 101 Rickman, Craig . . .

Ritter, G arrett . . . . 16, 56, 60, 67, 100, 101, 132, 206 . . 48, 54, 147 Roberson, S hannon . . .

52, 176 Roberts, C ourtney . . . 184 Roberts, D udley . . . . .9 8 Roberts, Jennifer .

8 , 6 8 , 102, 103, 148 Roberts, Justin . . 163 R obertson, Christina . .

R obertson, Maryl . . . . 6 8 , 70, 82, 115, 139, 141, 148 . .1 4 8 Rock, Royal . . . 63, 67, 6 8 , 148 Roderick, Ashley . .1 4 8 Roderick, Brandon . . . . 52, 148 Rodriguez, J.J. ............

187 Roe, Tiffany . . . 4 4 , 132 Rolen, Rustin . . . 184 Rollins, D enise . . . . 59, 6 8 , 78, 148 Rom ero, A aron . . . .1 6 3 Rom ero, Ivan . . ............ 132 R ondon, M ichael . . . 52, 148 Roosa, Jacob . . 50, 51, 163 Rose, Jam es . . . . 44, 47, 59, 148 Rose, T r a c y ....................

Ross, Nick ___ 27, 47, 6 6 , 67, 94, 95, 113, 132, 136, 197, 214 Roy, Kristen .......... 32, 47, 52, 53, 132, 186 . .1 6 3 Roy, Valerie ................. . 38, 39 R ueschenberg, M egan . . 56, 59, 67, 148 Russell, H ollie . . . 47, 62, 63, 76, 148 Ryan, H e a th e r .

Saenz, G abriel . . .

Salinas, M ichelle . .

Salinas, V anessa ..........

Salyer, Rachel .

S am pson, W e s . .

S anders, S abana . .

S andquist, M onica . .

Savage, Linda . .

Sawyer, M ichael . .

Saw yer, Racheal . .

Scharlach, Ellen Scheffe, A dam .

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54, 60, 6 8 , 149 Schutz, Laura . . . . 67, 132 S cott, Ashley . 133, 2 0 6 Scott, C h r is ti n e ..........

Searles, C r y s t a l .......... . 4 4 , 59, 6 8 , 9 8 , 163 S ecord, Susan . . . . 18, 37, 47, 67, 133, 207, 208 Sefcik, Craig . 10, 60, 67, 6 8 , 133, 148, 187 . . 63, 149 Sells, Cryshalynn . . 184 Selvidge, M elanie , . . . 184 S em an, L e e ................. . .

80, 8 6 , 105, 176 S eym our, C harles . . .

S eym our, M ichael . . 56, 78, 79, 105, 149 . . 59, 108, 133 Shackelford, Lori . . . . ...134 S h ad o an , H e a th e r . . 102, 103, 176 Sharp, Justin . . . .

47, 4 8 , 52, 56, 57, 6 8 , Shaw ver, M egan . .

176 . . 97, 176 S helton, Brandy . . 32, 59, 63, 149 S helton, C o n n ie . . . . 63, 163 S helton, D u s t i n .......... . . 149 S helton, Katie . . . .1 6 3 S h ep ard , S tep h a n ie . . . 149 Sherrill, B r a n d y .......... . . 9 1 , 177 S hipm an, Sam ara . . . . 82, 155, 163 Silver, R achael . . . . 82, 134, 186 Silver, R y a n ............ . . 52, 163 Sim m ons, Chris . . 4 4 , 48, 134 S im pson, D arla . . . . 6 7 , 115, 134 S im pson, Eric .

5 6, 81, 8 7 , 100, 163 Sims, Jayson . . . 13, 6 8 , 177 Sims, Kristen . . . . 4 7 , 155, 163 Sink, R achael ............ . . 63, 92, 163 Sinkhorn, Justin 8 3 , 163 Siple, Jo n ath an ..........

22 Sirm ans, M att . . . . 52, 164 Skaggs, M eg an . .

47, 52, 177 Slabaugh, C ara .......... . 39, 135 Slayden, Nikki ..........

67, 6 8 , 78, 101, 149 Slye, Brian ...............

Smily, Lee A nn . . . . ...................... 4 8 , 149 ................ 149 Sm ith, A m an d a . . . . 4 8 , 177 Smith, A ndrea ..................................177 Smith, April ............

164 Smith, C assie .......... .......................... 177 Sm ith, D aw n e . . . ................................ 184 Sm ith, D e b b ie . . . . . 17, 177 Sm ith, H e a th e r . . . . .164 Sm ith, Jeffrey ..........

Smith, N icole .......... ..................................135 . . 63, 8 0 , 100, 177 Smith, Russell . . ...................177 Smith, Sam uel . 3 6 ,3 7 ,4 7 ,6 7 ,1 3 5 Smith, S a n d r a ..........

Smith, S teven . . . . 52, 67, 149 . . 60, 135 Smith, T o b y . ................................ 184 Sm ith, W a n d a S nodderly, M atth ew . . 164 . . 97, 164 Snyder, A ngela . .

Snyder, Jessica . . . . 52, 97, 177 Snyder, S ean .......... .164 Sovitsky, C hristine . . 52, 77, 177 Sow ards, Jerrie . . . .

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Sparkm an, Jesse . . . . ...................... 78,141 S peck, R aym ond . . .

100 , 1& Spiva, Joshua ........... 14!

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78,13; S tansbury, C h risto p h er ..............16 Starks, O 'n a e . . ......................31,14 S tau n to n , M arcus . .

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99,17 Stiles, A nne-M arie . .................... 102,17 Stiles, N ick ............... ..........................13 Stoiloff, John . . 12, 15, 56, 6 8 , 81, 1 0 0 , 15; 16 ............ 56,101/13 33, 3 6 , 37, 59, 6 0 ,6i 109,13 S trahan, Jason . . ...................... 100 /i d Strahan, S tep h a n ie . . .............................. 14 Stroud, Jo sep h ..........

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T h e u er, B am bie . .

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104, T h o m as, Lacey . . . . . 63, 135, T h o m as, M atth ew 2 1 ,5 4 ,6 8 , T h o m as, Shelly . . . . . . 52,83, T h o m p so n , Bradley T h o m p so n , D erek

PAINTING HOUSE NUMBERS on curbs, Kasey W agoner, Lauren Hu Mandi Gorham , and M egan Gladd laugh ab o u t being covered in spray The drill team w as trying to raise m oney to go to com petition in Florida

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Waggoner, Casey . . 76, 104, 105, 165, 212 Walck, D i a n a ....................... 77, 91, 98, 179 Walker, Adam ............................ 1 6 ,1 7 ,1 7 9 W alker, Benjamin . . . . 14, 16, 52, 64, 136 W alker, Chase ............................................. 179 W alker, C hristopher ..................................136 Walker, D e s ir a e 14, 25, 54, 112, 115, 117, 136 Walker, Leroy ................................ 137,205 Walker, L in d s e y ................................ 54, 165 Wall, Brett .......................................... 6 3 ,1 5 0 Wallace, Tadd ............................ 26, 84, 150 Wallace, Tedd .................. 51, 80, 167, 179 Wallace, Todd ............................ 8 6 ,8 7 ,1 6 5 Wailot, Ben ..................................................165

W alters, A n t h o n y 7 8 ,1 0 4 ,1 0 5 ,1 5 1 W ard, V e r a ......................................... 185, 214 W arfield, C h r is to p h e r 59, 94, 95, 137 W arren , S tandrez ...........................................165 W atso n , Jessica .................... 47, 67, 98, 151 W atso n , M arie ................................................ 185 W atts, H arrison .................................. 4 6 ,1 8 5 W ay m an , M egan ......................................... 1 79 W eakley, R honda . . . 10, 18, 54, 56, 57, 60, 61, 67, 6 8 , 129, 137 W eav er, Ben ...................... 6 8 , 78, 153, 165 W eav er, D o n n e l ................................................8 6 W eav er, L a r ry .................................................. 1 79 W eav er, M a r r is a ................. 8 8 , 89, 102, 151 W eav er, R e b e c c a ........................................... 1 79 W eav er, V anessa ...................... 9 0 ,1 0 2 ,1 5 1 W e b b , A dam .................................................. 151 W e b b , Jerem y ................................................ 1 3 7 W e b b , S teven .................... 80, 8 6 , 167, 179 W eitzel, Lacy ................................ 52, 67, 151 W e n h o lz, M e lis s a ...........................................165 W est, Nick ............................................ 8 6 ,1 7 9 W haley, Alana ........................... 5 9 ,1 3 7 ,2 0 0 W haley, Jay ............ 56, 6 8 , 8 6 , 90, 98, 179 W h id d o n , Brandi ........................................... 1 37 W h ite, A n d r e w .................................. 1 00, 179 W h ite, C an d ice .................................... 97, 179 W h ite, M ichelle ............................................. 151 W h ite, Sheila ___ 18, 47, 59, 60, 137, 200 W h itelan d , Jo sh u a . . 48, 80, 100, 105, 179 W hitley, K e l s i e ...................... 13, 77, 91, 179 W hitsell, A m y .................................................. 165 W hitsell, C o n n ie ...........................................151 W iley, H e a t h e r ............................. 50, 51, 151 W ilkerson, Lacey ................................. 52, 179 W ilks, J e r e m y .................................................... 64 W illiams, D e e .................................................. 179 W illiams, J a s o n ..................................... 8 4 ,1 3 7 W illiams, Nick .................................... 100, 165 W illiams, R.J..................................... 64, 65, 151 Willis, G a r y ............................................ 80, 179 W illson, B r itta n y 76, 90, 98, 102, 151 W ilson, D errick .......... 80, 8 6 , 87, 179, 180 W ilson, Josh ....................................... 1 7 9 ,1 8 0 W ilson, M ark .................................................. 185 W in ein g er, L y n n 24, 60, 61, 116, 137, 199 W ingo, C o u rtn ey .............................. 1 7 9 ,1 8 0 W inn, Lewis .....................................................151 W o o d , H e a th e r ................. 54, 77, 179, 180 W o o d , Stevy '..................................... 179, 180 W o o d a rd , L a c e y .................... 40, 44, 45, 165 W o o d s, Christie .................... 2 1 ,4 8 , 97, 137 W o o d s, K y le .......................................... 94, 151 W orks, Crystal ............ 91, 98, 99, 179, 180 W right, J a m e s ....................................... 3 7 ,1 8 5 W right, Justin ....................................... 8 7 ,1 5 1 W right, N i c k .......................................... 51, 165 W u th rich , Ben ................. 95, 137, 187, 205 W uth rich , Brian ........................ 95, 100, 165 W ynn, Eddie ............................. 52, 179, 180 W y n n e, B u d d y .................... 51, 6 8 , 179, 180

HOLDING THE CHILD sh e received for parenting class, senior drum major Florence H arris sp eak s with B abes director Mrs. Laurie Hollingsworth.

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IN THRIFT STORE threads, seniors Jus­ tin H ill and N ick Ross dem onstrate that som e things, like polyester, never quit p o p p in g up.

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SPLASHING IN THE light snowfall, stu­ dents welcome a di­ version. School stay­ ed in session, but students still enjoy­ ed the snow. Photo

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SET TO RETIRE are teachers Mrs. Sue K in c a id , E n g lish ; M rs. V e ra W ard, English; Mr. Jerry Floyd, band direc­ tor; M rs. S a n d ra Ham ilton, English; and M rs. Je a n n e M cN ab b, English.

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C O N S T R U C T IO N W RAPPED UP on the new gym in time for the last part of district basketball.

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[Nations faced off in a friendly fireworks mpetition with Australia taking the gold.

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(1) H a n d s in the air, students sway to the school song during a football game. (2) Mrs. Gillespie shows that this is no tasty treat but a clever way to protect her purse from yearbook mice. (3) Drill team members perform a pom routine, which they later took to con­ test, at a boys basketball game. (4) In matching shirts, flag corps members Crissa Merrimon and Kim Gilkerson participate in the last pep rally of the year. (5) A solitary Bobcat decorates the under construction cam­ pus landscape. (6) As a Cinderfella participant Sammy Lax passionately answers his question during the in­ terview portion of the pageant. (7) UIL choir members perform the National Anthem before a boys district basketball game. (8) Huddled up to form a game plan, "Iowa Park Hawks" discuss strategy at the first pep rally. (9) The Bulldog mascot Jamie Crum is sidelined by a broken ankle after flipping off of a car at the first pep rally. (10) Sophomore Ryan Cain flashes a thumbsup during a general class assembly.

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BEFORE S C H O O L STARTS stu­ dents look over the new entrance outside the counseling center.

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The M iddle Ages, though plagued by feudalism, heralded gallant knights and the governing ideals of the Magna Carta.

The Renaissance and The Enlightenment both saw great achievements in art, science and exploration, followed by Romantic and Revolutionary periods in France and colonial America.

As industry and capitalism grew, so did Communism in the Soviet Union and beyond. The W orld Wars and other 20th century conflicts brought struggles for power amid vast advancements in communications and technology.

History's movers and shakers included Joan of Arc, the teenager who led France to victory against England in 1429, and Martin Luther whose religious reforms shocked the 16th century. King Henry VIII of England kept his head while several of his spouses lost theirs.

Sir Winston Churchill helped England stand courageously against N azi Germany. One recent hero is Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid activist.

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The Christmas tree began as an evergreen decorated with apples, symbolizing Eden in a December medieval German play. By the 1600s, trees in German homes were trimmed with candles, fruits and cookies.

Currently, Christmas is a multi-billion dollar business with wreaths, mistletoe, stockings, movies, outdoor decorations and cards.

Crusading Towards The Holy land When Muslims took con­ trol of the Holy Land during the Middle Ages, Christians from Western Europe vowed to recapture the area. Nine major Crusades were organized with kings, nobles, peasants, and even children taking part. None was successful.

Holy wars have continued to rage in such places as the Middle East, including the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt in 1967.

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, resulting in America's participation in the war, and the Holocaust atrocities perpetrated by Adolf Hitler's N azi Germany, the destructive effects of World W ar II would

Where would the Ty-D-Bowl Man and bathroom libraries be without the flush toilet? After septic tanks and modern sewage systems were improved, civilizations significantly 'reduced the risks of severe 7 illnesses and epidemics jfwhich were so common during the Middle Ages.

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Holy Dionne Warwick! Perhaps these were even more reliable than the Psychic Friends Network. Through the ages, fortune tellers and the supernatur­ al have fascinated seekers of the unknown. Was all this stuff for real, oh Magic 8 Ball? "Don't Bet on It."

With the correct hip action, the bright round plastic Hoola-Hoop could rotate for hours. When Wham-O introduced it in 1958, stores couldn't keep Hoops stocked and sales topped $100 million. Who could forget Yo-Yos, Super Soakers, Slinkys, Pogo Sticks, Clackers, Wiffle Balls, Silly Putty, Frisbees and all those other preoccupying pastimes?

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The threat of war may have loomed in Lebanon, but the real fighting broke out in toy stores between frenzied parents who found Cabbage Patch Kids in short supply before Christmas in the '80s. No sooner had consumers recovered from this invasion when they were hit with Power Rangers, Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies and Furby manias.

Dolly, can you say "Buy, Buy?"

The miniskirt caused a sensation in Swinging '60s London and beyond. The mini series led to the ultra-short micromini, ankle-length maxiskirt, calf-length midiskirt, hot pants and virtually every look ever shown in music videos. Hemlines have risen and fallen throughout history— from hoop skirts and gowns to '20s flapper dresses.

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The 3-D thrill of the Viewmaster was love at first sight. Then along came Magic Eye, random dot stereograms that revealed 3-D images hidden in colorful graphics with holograms that, practically jumped out. Life had become a virtual reality.

ile twisted their way to the 3-D solution of the Rubik's Cube puzzle in the '80s. Some tried memorizing the cube's configuration while it was still in the package. Preoccupation with puzzles dates back to the first jigsaw puzzles in the 18th century. The world is still trying to solve crosswords, word searches, "Where's Waldo?" and other brain-busting challenges,

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Leaders. Followers. The millennium A caught every generation a bit off-guard, rw>;jj but folks quickly had the lingo and the j W 4 look down. W hen Elizabethan life got 1 ruffled around the collar, everyone pr- * copied. Then poof! Powdered wigs, S some several feet high, got nobles \ noticed in the 17th century. How about *■' wooden teeth in Washington's time?

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As the years passed, women wore the bustle and disco freaks did the Hustle. The '50s poodle skirts bred '70s dog tags, '80s spiked dog collars and '90s O ld N avy mutts. W ho knew there'd be just as much fur-vor over Davy Crockett coonskin caps in the '50s as with raccoon coats in the '20s? ^ W hile some slipped on shining armor, carefree flapper dresses and Calvin Klein jeans, others followed different fads. Joysticks maneuvered -------- Pac-Man into the arcade hall of fame. Suddenly everyone cared for Pet Rocks, | squeezed into phone booths, y I pounced on Pog, pierced I I body parts and chose CB radio handles. W ill there be as many "must haves" next millennium? Only the !

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Arts Imitate life Nearly every civilization during the millennium expressed its culture and defining events through art and architecture. Great painters, musicians, authors and sculptors vividly captured the emotions of their day. Early Romans built coliseums and staged comedies.

Byzantine mosaics and icons reflected Eastern Christian beliefs while Chinese painters produced deft landscapes.

The M iddle Ages fostered the rise of Gothic cathedrals, poet Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and finely woven tapestries. In the Renaissance, W illiam Shakespeare pumped up a volume of still-popular plays.

M ichelangelo busily sculpted his marble marvel David. Novelists such as Jane Austen characterized the Romantic Movement of the 18th century while the 19th century promoted Impressionist painter Monet, socially-conscious authors including Charles Dickens and the riverside adventures of M ark Twain.

Ballet legend Nijinsky leaped on the 20th century arts scene. Picasso broke with tradition to pioneer Cubism and Dali turned dreams into surreality. Don't forget Dadaism, Mamaism and Norman Rockwellism. Opera was a trill a minute with stars including Beverly Sills and Luciano Pavarotti.

Stephen King and Ann Rice chilled with horror novels, while Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck proved more down-to-earth. Broadway was Neil Simon-ized, then "Lion King"-ized.

When 19th century French sculptor Auguste Rodin created his bronze work, The Thinker, he used his knowledge of anatomy and movement to capture intensely human emotions as great Renaissance and Baroque sculptors Michelangelo and Bernini had done before him. Many 20th century sculptors crafted more experimental works, such as Marc Chagall's mobiles and Marcel Duchamp's creations from discarded materials.

Smile. You're On Canvas Camera Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci's 1503 portrait of Mona Lisa, the wife of a silk merchant, was extraordinary with its dramatic dark/light contrasts and ultramysterious smile. A face immortalized in history was a cinch if one happened to know such artists as Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec or Wyeth. Many painters, however, opted for religious scenes, still lifes and landscapes.

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Sixty-year-old Willie Loman spent his life way out there in the blue, riding a smile and a shoeshine, a salesman extraordinaire. Arthur Miller's drama, "Death of a Salesman," became one of the most riveting plays ever staged as it questioned the American dream and explored the depths of failure. During the 20th century, audiences have witnessed other gripping dramas such as "A Raisin in the Sun" and "The Glass Menagerie."

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Call it the face that launched a thousand album covers, t-shirts and manic-depres­ sive sufferers. Norwegian Edvard Munch's 1893 painting, The Scream, was an anguished cry of isolation and fear that influenced the 20th century Expressionist movement and reminded us of our own stressed-out lives. Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Allan Poe were among other desperate artists and authors of the time.

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After Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats at an airport, he grabbed the theater world by the tail as creator of "Cats," history's longest-running musical.

The 20th century set the stage for vaudeyillian singing and comedy acts, as well as some of the greatest musicals to hit Broadway: "Showboat," "Porgy and Bess," "Phantom of the Opera," "Hello, Dolly!" and "The Lion King."

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In 1892, Russian composer Peter * Tchaikovsky turned the The Nutcracker ' into a beloved holiday ballet with his remarkable, suite. Twentieth century dance gained popularity as composers -j wrote musicals that were imaginatively choreographed, including George Gershwin's "An American in Paris;" Music and dance partnered dramatically with the Tango— followed by the carefree Charleston, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers1 ballroom elegance, the Jitterbug, the Twist and Disco.

Andy Warhol did much "Mmm' Mmm! Good! for the art world when his silkscreen print, "32 Campbell's Soup Cans," was exhibited in 1962. From there, the whitehaired artist commented oh popular consumer culture, coining the term "Pop Art." His other creations involved striking images of mass-media icons Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Warhol helped other pop artists including Roy Lichtenstein and Leroy Neiman, enjoy their 15 minutes of fame

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Music of the millennium started on a somber note with the Gregorian chants of monks and ended on samba, "La Bamba" and "Living La Vida Loca." French troubadours roamed the countryside with poems and tunes in the M iddle Ages. Lutes and flutes added richness to the Renaissance, while chamber music was Handeled well in the Baroque period.

Beethoven, M ozart and Tchaikovsky crowned the classical music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Strauss then waltzed in to share the spotlight and Sousa marched over to greatness. The birth of the Blues and Jazz brought Billie Holiday and JH pi Duke Ellington, followed by Big Bands and the easygoing Swing era.

W ith a twist and m / sj& jk jjf shout, Rock & Roll M / J ra a M /’ cruised in from Elvis m Presley, Chuck (I Berry, Jimi Hendrix, H * KISS and Aerosmith. "W e w a jllf e S P Are the W orld" provided musical BBS relief and Farm Aid helped heal the heartland. j 1 Patsy Cline and I ] W illie Nelson tv added that country I

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The Gloved One's 1982 "Thriller," containing such hits as "Beat It/ became the best-selling album ever.

Before the rhinestones, there was Detroit's Motown label, which signed Michael and his Jackson 5 brothers when he was still learning his "ABCs." With the toast of '60s soul—The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, Stevie Wonder— music couldn't get mo' betta than Motown.

Put another nickel in beckoned the jukebox, the ^ first electrically amplified automatic phonograph >. m . From the 1930s to memories teenage years i and breakup I tears. Covered I in chrome, E the jukebox f magically B queued up that ■ l special 45. The - transistor radios, 8-tracks, CD jukeboxes and discmans that followed just couldn't carry a tune quite as / well.

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Live Aid concert raises money for Ethiopian famine victims

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Louis Armstrong blew away the competition with his virtuosity on jazz cornet and trumpet. New Orleans-born Satchmo (his cheeks puffed like a satchel when he played) became one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 20th century with recordings like "West End Blues.", His wordless "scat" singing influenced other jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald. Dixieland Jazz, Boogie-Woogie, Beebop, Cool Ja zz and Electronic Ja zz have carried on the tradition.

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The Woodstock Music and Art Festival, an Upstate New York be-in that hosted music's grooviest stars from August 15-17, 1969, was to be the largest rock concert ever. An unexpected 50 0,000 fans, from hippies to anti-war protesters, braved traffic jams to witness this far-out trip guided by iegends ; including Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane and Janis Joplin. Not bad for a single day's ticket price of $8. Woodstock later inspired such mega-concerts as Lollapalooza and Lilith Fair.

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Betcha dollars to jelly donuts that Elvis Presley will always be the King, with his swivel hips and voice that thrilled fans on The Ed Sullivan Show and the big screen. He burned up the charts with hits like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock." He also popularized Las Vegas casinos with his shows, spawned Elvis impersonators and sparked kitschy trends like Graceland's jungle prints, shag carpeting, flashy jumpsuits and long sideburns.

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Who was this sexy singer who burst on the scene in her 1984 "Like a Virgin" video? Madonna set off a wannabe frenzy.

Changing her look and style like a chameleon, she proved no one-shot wonder, continuing to wow audiences with her music, dancing, acting, tours and business sense. She also paved the way for other exciting female rock acts including Janet Jackson, En Vogue and Alanis Morisette.

With the invention of the music box, everyone could carry a tune. For the record, it seemed like there was alway: a new and noteworthy way to make the music play. turn the music world on its ear? Once "I Want to Hold and a string of Beatles' hits reached #1, teens screamed for more. John, Paul, George and Ringo rushed into the studio and, armed with great melodies, created some of the most amazing songs of the 1960s, from "Yesterday" to "Eleanor Rigby."

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Consumers have become more concerned about keeping , germ-free and well-groomed from head to toe.

During the Middle Ages, baths were rarely taken, but today showers and baths are taken, daily in order to keep clean and healthy. Today toothpaste, deodorants and mouthwash are used daily.

■Vitamins and natural herbs are popular and medical ; advancements keep folks functioning better.

Despite numerous medical milestones, curing diseases such as AIDS and cancer eludes the population. In the '80s, Ryan White, a hemophiliac, contracted HIV through blood transfusions and later died. The AIDS virus is the latest epidemic civilizations have battled. The Bubonic Plague killed 40 million b yv the 14th century and the Typhoid Fever outbreak of the early 1900s claimed countless lives as well.

Vaccines now prevent such diseases as smallpox, but any mutations could pose a threat again.

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Numb And Number Prior to the use of anesthesia during operations, early surgeons and barbers cut veins to drain "bad" blood, or sucked if out with leeches to cure patients. Boiling oil was sometimes poured on wounds to sterilize them. Before nitrous oxide and ether were introduced as anesthetics in the 1800s, most operations weren't performed at all. Surgical conditions were unsanitary, causing infections to spread rapidly.

The Fact of Life In the Middle Ages,, the.average life expectancy in Europe wasabout 30 years;'today it is more than 70 for both men and women.

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Workers on the run were sold sandwiches from horse-drawn lunch wagons in the 1870s. America's fast food frenzy hit the road with the diner in the '40s and it's been burgers, fries and vending machines ever since. McDonald's put fast food on the map in the '50s, and its Big Mac Attack proved unstoppable. KFC, Arby's and Taco Bell have even sprung up in school cafeterias, airports, grocery and convenience stores. Would you like Beanie Babies with that?

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Edward Jenner gives the first vaccine against smallpox

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Dr. Christian Barnard performs the first human heart transplant

Health Yourself With the average life expectancy rising, people will try liposuction and tummy tucks, facelifts and collagen injections to stay younger looking. RK and LAS1K procedures make contact lenses and glasses obsolete for many, and hearing aids are almost invisible. Heart, lung and other transplants give new hope, as do today's medicines compared to the quack cure-alls of the 1800s.

Curling Irons Bodybuilding became a ’v pumping iron passion after ex-97 lb. weakling Charles Atlas promoted his "Dynamic Tension" muscle-producing exercises in the early 20th century. In the '80s and '90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger wannabes bench pressed and lifted weights in the gym so they could burn fat and get fit. Harmful steroids were replaced by sports drinks, creatine and protein bars to fuel performance.

The mysteries of medicine, better health and longer living were revealed as the millennium unfolded. Diseases prevalent in early times were conquered through improved medicine, sanitation, immunization and eating habits, although other factors such as high cholesterol, smoking and junk foods brought on such foes as heart disease, cancer and obesity.

The Food and Drug Administration now ensures proper processing to kill bacteria and preserve foods longer.

In the 1 800s, Austrian monk Gregor Mendel formulated the basic rules of heredity that led to genetics, and better understanding of human makeup. Florence Nightingale brought reforms to nursing in the 19th century including more sanitary conditions and scientific care for the sick. Instead of the guesswork so common in the M iddle Ages, doctors now work to control, cure and prevent illness. Medical specialties were created, producing such authorities as pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock who knew all about babies.

Exercise became almost an obsession as gyms, jogging ^ 4 tracks and Jane Fondas sprouted, and personal trainers zeroed in on targeted areas.

Take a deep breath and say hello to yoga, stress reduction therapy, medications to feel hap py/ calmer, wrin kle creams, alternative medicines, just name it.

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Canals and paved roads hastened travel in the 1700s and the first major U.S. Highway, the National Road, created road rage in the mid-1 800s.

After Robert Fulton invented the steamboat, British inventor Richard Trevithick helped develop the locomotive.

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Electric trains, streetcars and gasolinepowered engines drove transportation into the modern era. Suddenly automobiles putt-putted along and sprouted everything from running boards to fins. Airplanes soared, subways roared and spaceships explored. The risks of progress have also been great, such as the loss of pilot Amelia j Earhart and her plane on an around-thew orld flight in 1937, the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986 and numerous I airplane crashes.

Tomorrow's transportation could include human teleportation and faster-than-light travel. The ride's been pretty good so far, but inevitably some still ask, "Are we there yet?" ,H

Once steam-powered engines invaded 18th century Europe, a steam car, or horseless carriage, seemed a natural. The gasoline engine and pneumatic tire, however, made automobiles practical. Henry Ford's 1908 assembly line mass production of his Model T made owning a car affordable. This led to the growth of suburbs, superhighways, motels, roadtrips, traffic jams, malls and, of course, fuzzy dice.

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In the 1860s, the Central Pacific Railroad laid track eastward from Sacramento, California and the Union Pacific Railroad laid track westward from Omaha, Nebraska. The Transcontinental Railroad was finished ir 1869 when both railroads met in Promontory, Utah. Coast-to-coast freight and passenger fines dramatically increased settlements and trade, today's subways, light rail .and ultra-fast bullet trains move commuters like crazy and make good action movie sequences.

You'd be brave and dirty if you traveled in the bumpy horse-drawn wagons that exist­ ed before stagecoaches arrived in 1670.

Stagecoach lines carried passengers and mail along routes in the West. Passengers defied hard seats and bandits such as Jesse James. Settlers came in covered wagons along with their freight, forming wagon trains that sometimes traveled only one mile per hour. Folks with the need for speed rode horseback.

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Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of flying machines with wings, but it took centuries to get the concept off the ground. The Montgolfier brothers were full of hot air when their balloon ascended in 1783. Orville and Wilbur Wright had the right stuff and flew the first successful airplane in 19037 Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart flew far and solo, and Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier. Today, airplanes carry millions of business, pleasure and military passengers. But airline food still hasn't improved much.

Are We There Yet? j With the many modes of passenger transportation ; that have evolved, there are ever-faster ways to reach ! a given destination, especially for those with friends in high places.

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Sure beats getting seasick in a bumpy hovercraft or swimming it. In 1994, the j chunnel made the world smaller by linking the continent of Europe and the United Kingdom via railway tunnel underneath the choppy English Channel. The high-speed Eurostar train can transport riders from London to Paris in just three hours. Will the future bring travel under the great oceans? Across the universe?

O r back in time? Oops...that last one’s already happening. It's called the re-introduction of the Volkswagen Beetle.

In the Cold War, the scientific power of the U.S. and Soviet Union rested on advances in space. After Sputnik I probed space in 1957, chimps, dogs ” nto the and finally men rocketed into . Astronaut John Glenn took Friendship 7 for some spins around Earth in 1962. By 1 Americans were picking up moon rocks. Since then, shuttles launch and space stations orbit.

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Sir Barton becomes first horse to win the Triple Crown Notre Dame football team wins "One for the Gipper"

We Get Game Sports gained popularity as time lunged forward. W hile forms of games resembling soccer were played during the 10th century, life rarely allowed time-outs for recreation.

Thank goodness for the 1600s, when the English played Rounders, a baseball predecessor, and Scotland saw early rounds of golf. By the 1800s many people led the sportin' life, including James Naismith who invented basketball, and the students of Canada's M cG ill University who scored with the first hockey rules.

Native American athlete Jim Thorpe won fame in early 20th century O lym pic track and field, as well as football and baseball.

Babe Didrickson, his female counterpart, excelled in golf as well as track and field.

As baseball became a pastime and football a passion, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron belted pitches "outta here," Jackie Robinson broke color barriers, Joe Namath threw footballs and John Elway busted Broncos loose in the Super Bowl.

Today sports revolves around such stars as heavy-hitter Ken Griffey, Jr., golf sensation Tiger Woods and hoops immortal Michael Jordan. Amateur and school sports are also serious stuff Millions are on the fast track with NASCAR auto racing, on the edg for extreme sports and in the ropes for wrestling.

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U.S. Swimmer Mark Spitz wins record seven gold medals in Olympic Games Pele named Brazil's Minister of Sports after dominating soccer for more than 20 years

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i| g Before modern boxing was introduced in the I I I ] 1700s, the sport was brutal, with no rest F M periods Or gloves allowed. Jack Dempsey, I I Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano emerge EW victorious in the 1900s. But no fighter t f l jabbed and jested like Muhammed Ali. | H Quick, agile and boastful, "The Greatest" ■ even wrote poems describing howhe would ^ defeat opponents. He also made Heavy­ - w e i g h t contributions to the community and human rights.

The Russians hadn't lost an Olympic hockey game since 1968, but they were iced over by the 1980 U.S. hockey team's "Miracle On Ice" victory at Lake Placid—which led to an eventual gold medal. Since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, heroes such as track star Jesse Owens, figure skater Tara Lipinski, platform diver Greg Louganis and the 1996 women's gymnastics team have ever

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The Green Bay Packers sent the Kansas City Chiefs packing 35-10 at the first Super Bowl in January, 1967. Today, it is America's most popular annual televised event with hype and million-dollar commercials galore.

Not only are college and high school football championships also big, but the teams gre just as good as the pros at the coin toss.

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Served With love In the 1100s, the French originated tennis, calling it "jeu de paume "(game of the palm). Today it holds court as a major spectator and leisure sport. Star servers have included Don Budge, Helen Wills Moody, Arthur Ashe and 1973 "Battle of the Sexes' rivals Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Recent top seeds such as Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova have settled for anything but love by dominating Wimbledon and other championships.

America got a kick out of the U.S. Women's soccer team, which won the 1999 World Cup by defeating China. Their victory proved that men can women can do just as well. Big milestone: President Richard Nixon signed into law Title IX, giving girls equal access to school sports like football

Movies

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Record of a Sneeze is the first film to receive a copyright

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It Was All An Act 1 After Thomas Edison invented the commercial motion picture machine, the Kinetoscope, in 1893, projection machines greatly enlarged a film's image. This led to one of the 20th century's most popular forms of entertainment, the movie. Sunny Hollywood beckoned such film directors as D.W. Griffith, who revolutionized film editing with The Birth of a Nation in 1915.

Silent films made quiet stars of comedian Charlie Chaplin, handsome Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Rudolph Valentino and Jean Harlow.

In the 1930s, audiences heard voices when "talkies" caught on after The Ja zz Singer's premier in 1927. Screwball comedies including It Happened One Night thrust such stars as Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert into the limelight. Alfred Hitchcock made classic thrillers, and Frankenstein was a chiller.

Casablanca dramatized w ar and Dr. Strangelove spoofed it. M arilyn M onroe and Audrey Hepburn lit up the screen, and Charlton Heston found fame of biblical proportions. John W ayne saved the day, and James Bond was never shaken or stirred. The Rat Pack cruised the Vegas strip and the Brat Pack cruised the halls in The

Breakfast Club.

Blockbusters have ruled recent movies. Sylvester Stallone punched up Rocky. Harrison Ford dodged madmen and meteors in Star Wars and

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Armageddon and Titanic astounded audiences with their mega-dollar budgets.

Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and W ill Smith became idols at 24-screen multi

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Seen In 3-D Weapons flying past! Spaceships zooming above! Bwana Devil wowed tinted glasses-wearing crowds as the 3-D movie phenomenon burst from the screen in 1952. But high cost and poor quality made 3-D fall flat. Disney's Captain Eo gloriously revived 3-D in the '80s and became an audience-grabber at Epcot Center. Now seven-story IMAX theaters, IMAX 3-D technology and simulator rides truly immerse viewers in movies.

James Dean stars in Rebel Without a Cause wins five Academy Awards

Titanic breaks records earning more than $1.1 billion worldwide

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Fiddle Dee Dee," mused Scarlett O 'Hara (Vivien Leigh) over the men and misfortunes she encountered as the strongwi lied and resourceful mistress of Tara Plantation in 1939's Gone With The Wind. Often called the greatest film made, G W T W told of a woman who could deal with the Civil War but not with losing the love of Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).

Other unforgettable romances: The W ay We Were, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Shakespeare In Love.

"Soitenly" audiences loved comedy teams such as The Three Stooges in the '30s and '40s. Those n'yuk n'yuk n'yukleheads pulled punches to make 'em laugh. Laurel and Hardy got into fine messes, while Abbott and Costello turned their antics into the monstrous classic, Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. Groucho, Chico and Harpo Marx were fop bananas in zany romps including Monkey Business and

Oh, those ruby slippers! A brilliant technicolor blast brought Kansas' Dorothy over the rainbow and into audiences' hearts as The W izard of O z premiered in 1939. One of the best-loved movies because of its re-releases and annual television broadcasts, the film boasted wicked witches, munchkins, a cowardly lion and the magical Judy Garland. The W izard of O z inspired an African American musical and movie, The Wiz. And who could forget that dogged '70s rock band, Toto?

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Some movie pairings are so memorable, they have become legendary. Here are a few of Hollywood's most famous film couples: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy [Woman of the Year - 1942) Richard Burton "and Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra - 1963) Jessica Rabbit and Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - 1988) Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks (Sleepless in Seattle - 1993, Joe Versus the Volcano - 1990 and You've Cot Mail Julia Roberts and Richard Gere (Pretty Woman - 1990 and Runaway Bride - 1999 Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman [Casablanca - 1942)

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George Lucas bet his hightech space fantasy, Star Wars, would be a major force in movie history. Sure enough, the Star Wars trilogy and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace were "Jar-Jarring" successes. The special effects were out of this world, as Hollywood cranked up the thrill factor past Earthquake and Jaws to Jurassic Park, Armageddon and Independence Day.

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7o Beaver, which summed up the '50s suburban family, also included vacuuming-in-heels-and-pearls mom, June and p understanding dad, Ward. Father Knows Best, O zzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show also vied for the title of "most likely to solve everything with milk and cookies."

Scheme Me Up, Scotty Klingons and Vulcans and Tribbles, ohmy! Battling 23rd century aliens by the score, Mr. Spock, Captain Kirk and the rest of the Enterprising crew of Star Trek boldly went where no science fiction series had gone before: becoming immor­ talized in movies, spin-offs, Trekkie con­ ventions and collector plates. Other '60s close encounters with space, time and the supernatural included The Twilight Zone, Lost In Space and My Favorite Martian.'

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You bet your life it was big money: The $64,000 Question paid off for the networks aS it and other '50s quiz shows lured viewers with cash and prizes for smart contestants. When it was revealed some shows were rigged, the fun and games were in jeopardy. Among all-time winning shows: What's M y Line?, The Price Is Right, Let's Make A Deal and Wheel of Fortune.

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On July 20, 1969 millions worldwide sat glued to their TVs as the Eagle landed on the moon and Apollo 13's Neil Armstrong took one giant leap onto the lunar surface. Americans witnessed the lift-off and return of other manned space flights on TV, including the horrific 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.

Learning the alphabet was yummier with . | Cookie Monster and naming numbers was not so scary with The Count. Big Bird and his Sesame Street Muppet friends, Oscar, Grover, Kermit The Frog as well as Bert and Ernie, have captivated children since 1967 with letter-perfect skits and sbngs. Howdy Doody, Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood and Barney also packed lots _ of kid power. Is it time for Teletubbies?

Folks said the darndest things on TV. Can you name the shows from which these famous lines came? (Answers on last page) "Hey, little buddy" • "Yo.u rang?" • "Here come de judge" • "Say the secret word and win $100" • 'This tape will self-destruct in five seconds" • "Honey, I'm home" • "Shut up, meathead" • "Sorry about tHat, Chief" • "Won't you be my neighbor?" • "To the Moon, Alice" • "Cowabunga, dude" • "Live long and prosper" .• "Hello, Newman" • "You're traveling through another dimension"

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W ould folks go as bonkers over television in the late 1940s as they had over radio in the '30s? As sure as Gunsmoke and The Colgate Comedy Hour, they did. Day and night, TV entertained, reported news, televised sports and created bright stars. Variety hosts such as Ed Sullivan shared the television waves with westerns, talent shows and sitcoms, including

The Honeymooners.

The Beverly Hillbillies struck a ratings gusher in the '60s, and Gilligan's Island, Laugh-ln and Gomer Pyle just kept the jokes coming. Batman zapped, Mission Impossible infiltrated and Bewitched twitched to greatness. It

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Brady Bunch, M *A*S*H, Fantasy Island and All In The Family appealed to young and old viewers. Real People made life entertaining, while 60 Minutes took a harder look at the news. Roots popularized the mini­ series, Cheers and Cosby caused '80s laughs and soap operas includ­ ing General Hospital cleaned up.

In the '90s, tabloid TV delved deeply, The Simpsons kept batting Homers, cable TV became a turn-on, and ER and Seinfeld were must-see.

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National

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Ponce de Leon begins exploring Florida

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Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock

•1773

Boston Tea Party staged to protest British taxes

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"In God We Trust" added to U.S. currency

Fate of the Union From the wilderness came a nation ready to fight for freedom and survive all odds. Native Americans had lived in the continent long before European explorers and colonists arrived in the 16th century. Thirteen British colonies formed, and the Revolutionary W ar erupted when England tightened control, and Paul Revere warned of the oncoming British invasion. Independence and the United States of America were both declared in 1776.

The new nation weathered heat from France and M exico, but acquired new territory such as the Louisiana Purchase.

After gold in C alifornia was discovered in 1849, America heard the roar of the Civil W ar, Reconstruction and Native American warriors such as Geronimo.

Industry growth fueled prosperity until

Betsy Ross was a well-known Philadelphia seamstress. In 1776, the young widow was approached by George Washington's Continental Congress committee to sew the first official U.S. flag per their 13 stars/13 stripes design. With the speed of Paul Revere, she finished it off as a July 4th accompaniment to The Declaration of Independence, which laid the foundation for the United States of America.

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Life prospered in the suburbs and man rocketed into space, while civil rights struggles ignited. President John F. Kennedy was struck down, as were countless soldiers in Vietnam. Then President Richard Nixon struck out after the W atergate political scandal. .

The G ulf W ar, pollution and tragedies such as the O klahom a C ity bombing hit hard in recent decades. Yet Americans still rally around the Stars and Stripes.

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Income tax implemented

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The Tonkin Gulf resolution authorizes U.S troops to take military action in Vietnam

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President Abraham Lincoln called it "A House Divided;" The United States was unofficially split between the North (the Union), which sought to abolish slavery and modernize America, and the South (the Confederacy), which favored preserving slavery and an agrarian iifestyle. From 1861 to 1865, the bloody Civil War raged until General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant's Union force.

Slavery was abolished and the United States became one nation again "I Have a Dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their charac­ ter," said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Washington, D.C., protesters in i963.

His non-violent approach helped advance civil rights for all races. Other warriors for racial equality include anti-Segregationist Rosa Parks, and Jesse Jackson, who pushed for African-American economic power.

The 1920s roared with prosperity until October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, when the New York Stock Exchange crashed and millions of shares of stock were suddenly dumped, plunging many into poverty. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election Roosevelt worked to end the Great Depression with the New Deal. Since then, America has sur­ vived inflation, recession, tax cuts, and somehow, lunchroom food.

It was a simpler time called "The Good Old Days." The front porch, or stoop, was the nightly gathering place for several generations of family and friends. Even conversation filled the air while a passing parade of buggies and neighbors moved past. Maybe it was the coming of television, indoor air conditioning or the faster pace of suburban communities that caused the front porch to disappear.

She Carries a Torch for Freedom In 1869, Susan B. Anthony helped found the National Women's Suffrage Association to seek equal rights for passage women 19th Amendment in 1920, giving women the right to vote. Other women's rights leaders furthered the cause, including Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan. Role models such as astronaut Sally Ride and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor opened still more doors.

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," beckons the Statue of Liberty.

A gift to the United States from France in 1884, she has welcomed millions of immigrants to American shores with her towering presence in New York Harbor. Though they hail from many nations, they now call only one country home.

Communications Read All About It! AP/Wide World

In Depressiomera America, radio was not only a necessity but a reassuring source of comfort. Turning the dial brought cheery hit songs, soap operas, comedies, news of the world and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's encouraging fireside chats to the nation. Though the nation later became obsessed with television, radio kept up its cool beat with rock music, talk radio, rap and other listening pleasures.

Revenge Of The CyberNerds Going geek is a good thing if your name is Bill Gates. Computers revolutionized the speed and accuracy of information processing, ever, since a punch card machine tabulated the 1890 census. In the 1970s, a computer's entire workings fit on a chip. Things got PC when Microsoft created software programs, making Gates a "bill"-ionaire, The Internet logged on in the '90s with waves of Web sites, interactive games, chat rooms jj and all-important e-mail.

Pretty incredible.com, eh?

In the late 1800s, some newspapers took Freedom of the Press too far, To gain new readership, some of America's leading newspapers began sensationalizing accounts of Spanish oppression in Cuba to provoke America's entry into the SpanishAmerican War. After this outbreak of "yellow journalism/' news media took great measures to heighten credibility, though tabloid-style reporting still exists. On the flip side, investigative reporting gained popular­ ity in the 1970s by exposing government corruption, such as Watergate, as well as improper business practices. .

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No sooner had the Persian Gulf War erupted in 1991 than Ted Turner's Cable News Network, C N N , covered it non- ~ stop. Broadcasts had never been so immediate. The Big Three networks were also shocked by the popularity of such other cable offerings as HBO, ESPN and A&E as well as satellite dishes and payper-view. Television viewers, however, loved all the remote possibilities.

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Chinese sew pages to make stitched books

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Chinese invent abacus and count their blessings

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Gutenberg publishes Bible with his newly invented press

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Hand-held camera patent issued

Ring Ma Bell "Mr. Watson, come here," said Alexander Graham Bell into the telephone he developed in 1876. It's become one of today's most valuable communication devices, linking people throughout the world at lightning speed. From the telephone's humble beginnings have emerged high-speed fiber optic networks, fax machines, cellular phones, computer modems and videophones. There's some connection here.

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Xerox corporation patents revolutionary copying process

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The first People magazine is published

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Cellular phones first invade cars

Get The Message Already?

People spoke, wrote letters and sent messengers before this millennium but communication was usually local and slow.

Most M iddle Ages books were religious because church leaders were among the few who could read. Monks copied books by hand and town criers were heard since they announced news. Printed books of the Renaissance allowed the masses to read the Bible and other works. By the 1600s, newspapers enabled inquiring minds to read ship schedules. Benjamin Franklin helped establish regular postal service in the 1700s and the Pony Express ran mail cross-country in the 1800s.

W hile steamships and locomotives sped the spread of news, it wasn't until Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in the 1840s that coded messages were transmitted rapidly.

Cameras, the typewriter, telephone, phonograph and motion pictures put communications on an even faster track. Advances came in short and long waves when Guglielmo Marconi invented radio. Television was perfected, and tape recorders came into play. Since the 1960s, commu­ nication satellites relayed TV, radio and other signals across the planet.

Computers and modems instantly processed data, and the Internet linked the world. Broadcast journalists, such as 20/20's Barbara Walters, fueled the rise of information junkies. Fiber optics, VCRs, CD-ROMs and HDTV not only furthered technology but gave adults lots of expensive new toys.

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B o o k /C h a ra c te r A n s w e rs : A-3, B-6, C-8, D -1, E-5, F-2, G-9, H -4,1-7 W h at s My L ine A n s w e rs : Gilligan's Island • The Addams Family • Laugh In • You Bet Your Life • Mission Impossible • I Love Lucy • All in the Family • Get Smart • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood • The Honeymooners • The Simpsons • Star Trek ■ Seinfeld • The Twilight Zone S la n g A n s w e rs: A-7, B-8 C 2 D-6, E-5, F-1, G-3, H-9,1-4

AUTOGRAPHS

Colophon The 2000 Derrick staff entered uncharted territo­ ry, a period somewhere between the first previews and the last credits, living through heavy school construction and millennium hype.

In the past, Volume 50 was nominated for the Silver Crown Award by Columbia in 1990. Volume 51, 52, and 55 were placed in the Taylor Publishing Company's Yearbook of Yearbooks for categories such as cover design and theme development.

Currently the 7 3/4 by 10 1/2 book features a Lithocote cover with red and green lettering. Pages were 80 weight enamel paper with assorted type styles including Athena, Gourmand, Nouveau, Fi­ nesse, and Times Roman. Body copy was set in 10 point with captions in 8 point.

A total of 750 books were sold at $30 and $33.

Production costs were estimated at $28,000. David Dixon was the Taylor sales representative.

Life Touch photographed the seniors. Other class pictures were taken by Mike King Photography.

The Derrick belongs to the Interscholastic League Press Conference and Quill and Scroll.

Staff

in order of appearance Editors-in-Chief Computer Editor Computer Assistant Student Life Editors Academics Editors Activities Editors Sports Editors

Senior Class Editors Junior Class Editors Sophomore Class Editors Freshman Class Editor Faculty Section Editor Senior Baby Ads Ad Sales Manager Ad Sales Assistants Photo Editor Photo Assistants Photo Staff

Adviser

Jennifer Donato Carly Kocurek Melissa Burris Ed Blankenship Jennifer Donato Carly Kocurek Sarah Moore Ashley Merritt Angela Vasquez Jessica Griner Garrett Ritter Joel Marion Stephanie Geer Christine Scott Stacy Lindenborn Rhonda Weakley Laura Schutz Shelley Nottingham Bridget Brooks Kaycie Tugman JaNeil Pryor Jessica Griner Melissa Burris Christine Scott C. J. Hein JaNeil Pryor Stacy Lindenborn Rhonda Weakley Jason Kwiatkowski Sarah Moore Ryan Twitty Ed Blankenship Stephanie Geer Ashley Merritt C. J. Hein Anne Gillespie