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Weslaco High School 1005 W. Pike
Weslaco, TX 78586 856.868.6700
La Palma, 2004
A message to the class of2004:
I hope you ha e enjoyed your years at Weslaco High School. We
have worked hard to create an atmosphere that you truly could call
your home. I have enjoyed watching you grow and enthusiastically
look forward to seeing you continue to blossom as you take on the
challenging road ahead of you. Remember where ever the roads of
life take you; you will always be a Weslaco Panther forever. I have
really enjoyed erving as your principal.
Best of! uck,
Edmund R. Oropez
In all my years here, I haye seen \\'e.' laco High chool excel in e\'er ' educational field and produce thousands of outstanding tuden t:;, I t has been an honor to
attend \\'e laco High School and sen'e both as a teacher and an admini 'trator at thi great school. I look fon\ ard to many more wonderful years at \\'e laco High
chool, the Hio Grande Valley' fine t !-och,ool. I \\'ish e\'ery \YH Graduate ha. as mallY wonderfill memorie' of \YHS a I ha\'e collected O\'cr the year ,
A · a fello\\ graduate of ,\Ve laco High School, I want to wish the cla of 2001 the best of luck in their tiltllre endeavors. My adyice to each one of you is to enjoy life, alway. be optimistic, and use your God gi\'en talents to thcir tidIest, and ne\'er
May God
I am proud to be part of the \\'e~laco High chool and the long hi~tory of bcing one of the top high .choob in the Valley, \Ve haye a good hard working staff committed to . eeing that students gct a good quality cducation, I t is our goal to prO\'ide the. tudents \\ ith a meaningful experience while in high chool and challenge them, to get the be!>t out of them, and provide a good foundation tor being . u('(:e~,>ful in their tilture endea\'or ,
I have truly come to appreciate the atmo. phere and the culture of\YH . The ~taff work hard to ensure that
tudent are provided a pIa e where they are comfortable and are able to learn and students, for the mo t part, take advantage of their opportLlllitie:. \ e have the best staff and the best
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The schoolhouse has long been
the factory of the future. It's been
the place where businessmen, firefighters,
actors, engineers and even politicians
have been molded and shaped at their
earliest stages. Teachers push
button~turnknobsandlowerand
raise levers all with only one purpose:
to prepare a bunch of teenagers who
are eager to swallow the world to be a
part of it. WHS prides itself in having
state-of-the-art, class A teachers, who
love what they do, working for its
kids.
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Fidencio Alvarado RonaldArchboJa
ClnistinaArcher
AdrianaArellano
BrisaBazan
ThmBrandon
Kathy Bush
Marta Castaneda
Jesus Castillo
Dora Cavazos Jorge Cavazos Dora Ceniceros
Efren ceniceros
Jeanne Cleclder EnriqueCoy
HectorCruz Rosie David
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CarolynDoDalson
GladysDoyno
w.mEnaM Joseph Escobar
Gumelaunl MaryJaneLucas ElmaMarroquln
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Susan Martin
Robert Medrano
Angie Mejia
AnnabeUMolina
Rebecca Monservalles
Joel Nava
John Nieshwitz Robb Peterson
Ezequiel Pumarejo
Frank Quesada
Roy Ramirez
NoeRico David Rivera
Annie Rodriguez
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e Rainbow Another year has flown by. We now look
back through our yearbook, at the times
that we have shared together and the
memories we wi 11 remember forever.
Whether you're a freshman or a senior, you
wi 11 never forget this year. Freshman
remember hanging out in the cafeteria eating
lunch with all their new friends talking about
everything at once."
My best memory of my freshman year;
was hanging out with allmy new friends,"
freshman Lemma Salazar said
Sophomores remember studying fortheit
fmal exams dw-ing lunchbreaks,and hanging
out at the social events. "This year I went to
all the football games, and had a lot more
fun than I did
with," senior Michael Martinez said.
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\.(iok the hu IUrnout or Panther
Seni r Skit Raises Issues
At the Red kin vs. P thers spirited and loud pep rally, a v ry int r ting skit was directed toward tl1 semors, but many teachers, student , and administrators took issue to this skit and were deeply affected by its meaning.
A very tangible argument started after Mr. Robb Peter on e-mailed the WHS staff. The e-mail stated. "Thoughts for the day-Charlotte's death in the skit was worth 10 seconds of silence, while every bar and party mentioned was worth loud cheers and applause," said Peterson. Educators flooded the e-mail systems wtth thoughts and _hUons of their own.
English teacher Mrs. ilbaugb sided with Mr. Peterson, "I strongly agree with you Robb. I am D so naive to think the students are ana , but where do they get the idea that ublic forum like a pep assembly i the place to celebrate their extracurricular acti vities," said Mrs. Silbaugh.
Not only did the teachers think the skit was inappropriate, but some students thought so as well. "I expected more from the kit, the juniors made it more about
I drinking and partying than taking the time to help us remember the times that didn't include illegal drinking," said senior Diana Castillo.
Not only were some offended, but
thankful that the j uniors took the time to shine light on the events throughout the past. " I ap reciated the skit because it made us laugh, cry, and it showed b().'W well we got to know the underclassmen, and the way they look up to us," said senior Bi Solis.
The senior sk it is meant to emphasize the hard times they had and all the not so hard times that the liv th ughout their schoo' y . t was an awesome performance b cause the memories they brought up reall y touched me and made me remember all the times thro ughout high school," said senior Domin ic De Leon.
There were many other seniors who thought that over a ll the kit was great and had no problem with the way it was presented to them. " I thought that overall the skit was okay, I admit it had high and low points, but J couldn't say 1 didn't like it becausc I enjoyed it very mu " said senior Linda Alvarado.
many thought it was disrespectful. "I .'·"'~"""'i"-
thought the skit was disrespectful because the skit contained mainly bar hopping, clubbing, drinking and dirty danein,. They had so much time to show us their out of school activities, but yet they only pent a couple of minute to show the los of Charlotte," said enior Erika Perez.
Which brings many of us to question, have we tudents failed to live up to our expectations and roles in life?
Many students believe not because after all, every conflict holds two oppo ing sides and many of which belonged to students who saw nothing wrong or shameful with the senior skit. "I enjoyed the skit because the whole aspect of it was relatively clo e to the events that happened to us throughout high school," said senior Becky Flores, Many students saw this skit as a nice gesture, and were
have gtven up on any "P~,CI''''''' and chosen not to care about being the assets to our society. while others see nothing wrong, or feel inditferent. It's interesting to juxta pose this story with mail sent by Mrs. Jeanne Cleckler, which included the following quote by a Greek poet in the 8th century before Christ. "I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint. "
e: Steven Davi la and Rey Vega enjoy the Pep Rall y.
As the year began , our days were
filled with wonder and amazement . High
School would be the beginning of a new
chapter in our lives . Being fresh out
of Middle School , the opportunities and
options that we have are endless . It was
a drastic change and nothing prepared us
for the changes that we went through
here in high school . " I remember my
fist day , and I can ' t believe how
different things were in comparison to
my years in Middle school ," Jacob
Arroyo , Freshmen said .
Surviving our first year here has
been our greatest achievement so far ,
and now we look forward , proudly , to the
future that lays before us here at WHS .
" I am looking forward to one day being a
senior here , but I will never forget my
freshman year ," Freddy Azoca , Freshmen
said .
Bianca Abarca Adolfo Acevedo loanna Acevedo
lan-LAcosta lynessaAdame
Luis Aguilar
Kristina Aguillon Isabel Aguiniga Yvette Alamillo
AmyAlaniz Andrew Alaniz
Cassandra Alaniz
Raul Alaniz Lisa Alcorta
Daniel Aldape David Alejandro YuridianaAlejos YadiraAlmaguer
On the first day of school I didn' t know where any of my classes were, so I was very nervous since I had never set foot into the high school. I knew it would be a huge change compared to middle school but I didn 't know how big of a change to expect.
Bianca Almaraz lose Alonso
DarnianAlvarado Alonzo Alvarez
lose Alvarez Alex Amaya
EliudAmbriz Missy Ambriz
Amanda Anciso Miguel Aparicio
Albert Aragon Anthony Arends
lulissaArevalo Andres Arredondo
Margarito Arredondo lacobArroyo
Yara-Set Arteaga RicardoAsa
18 Freshmen
-Leslie Caballero
While eating lunch during the first day of school , I accidentally spilled chocolate milk all over my pants. I was so embarrassed because people I didn ' t know were laughing at me, and I had to get up to use the phone to call home.
- Vince Vasquez
Mr. Brewster is my favorite teacher because he is not only really cool but a down to earth teacher as well. He is the type of teacher that gets along with each and everyone of his students.
-Tony Godinez
AmandaAyala Emmanuel Ayala Alti-edo Azoca Carlos Baena Luis Balderas Kristy Balli
Jeremy Banda Joshua Banda Amanda Barrera Amy Barrera Ashley Bautista Jesma Bautista
Cassandra Benavidez Jorge Benitez Israel Beraza Johnny Beraza Michael Bernal Juan Bocanegra
I think that the upperclassmen are all friendly and they are setting a good example for us in school. I expected them to be mean to us since we are younger then them but they are nice instead.
-Jorge Valdez
Maria Bocanegra Zoila Bmjas James Brown YuridiaBruno Xochitl Bugarin Skyler Caballero
Jose Cabrera Rebecca Cabrera Ricardo Cabrera Celedonia Calderon Illiana Campos Sammy Campos
Diego Cancino Jorge Cancino ChrisCano Cassandra Cantu Crystal Cantu Joshua Cantu
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Manuel Cantu Olga Cantu
Pamela Cantu Camilo Cardenas
Janae Cardenas Priscilla Cardenas
Karen Cardona David Cardosa Leann Carreon
Eduardo Carrillo Monica Casares Crystal Casarez
Fernando Casas Jorge Castellanos Alejandra Castillo Araselee Castillo
Jose Castillo Joshua Castillo
Leonardo Castillo Santiago Castillo
Nancy Castorena Arnold Cavazos
Jahaziel Cavazos Jason Cavazos
Johanna Cavazos Lisa Cavazos
Margarita Cavazos Vanessa Cavazos
Iannelli Cerda AnaChaman
Jose Chavero Edith Chavez
Joshua Chavez
Kristian Chavez Victor Chavez
Eunice Chihuahua
20 Fres hmen
My favorite movie is Bad Boys 2 because there is a lot of action throughout the movie. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the same movie are extremely funny and a plus to the movie would have to be the undercover girl agent.
-Alonzo Rojas
I think that the upperclassmen are pretty cool. When I first came to the high school I thought they were going to be mean and pick on us since we are the fishies but they are actua ll y pretty nice to us.
-Irma Diaz
Hector Cisneros Angela Contreras Carlo Cordova Mayra Coronado Irasema Cruz Jorge Cruz
Jose Cruz Juan Cruz Julio Cruz Anisa Cuellar Elishja Cuellar EricCueUar
Fabian Cuellar Francisco Cuellar Jacinda Cuellar Jena Cuellar Juan Cuevas Hector Davila
Diana De Hoyos Joel De La Cruz Monica De La Cruz Samuel De La Cruz Benjamin De La Rosa Cathy De La Rosa
Daniel De Leon Eduardo De Leon Raul DeLeon Regeena De Leon Daisy De Luna Helio Delgado
DanielDiaz Ricardo Diaz Malia Dominguez
Honour Donaho Samantha Duarte Cynthia Oman
21 Freshmen
Francisco Echeverria Jovanne Elissetche
Antonio Elizondo Denisse Elizondo Joanna Elizondo
Charles Ellsworth
Adrian Escalante Chantel Escalon
Monica Escarni lla Jeffrey Esparza
Juan Esparza MayraEspinal
Yadira Espinal Samantha Estevanes
Monica Estrada Abraham Fernandez
Edith Fernandez Josefina Fegueroa
Bryan Flores Jessica Flores Jessica Flores Milton Flores Ruben Flores
Cody Foerster
Veronica Francese Ricardo Fuentes
Criselda Gallegos Alma Gamez Myra Gamez
Eleazar Gaona
Maricruz Garces Adtian Garcia Adrian Garcia
Anthony Garcia
22 ~rpchl'rlpn
If I could be a famous person I would want to be Jessica Biel because she 's pretty and she works hard to get where she's at.
- Justin Saldana
Claudia Garcia Cleofas Garcia
Diana Garcia
My favorite movie would have to be Scary Movie 3 because 1 thought it was really fun and it's something my friends and] like to watch.
-Regeena De Leon
Fabiola Garcia Felix Garcia GigiGarcia Guillermo Garcia Jerardo Garcia Maria Garcia
Mario Garcia Marisela Garcia Oscar Garcia Trinidad Garcia Christa Garza Cynthia Garza
Michael Garza Nicanor Garza Thalia Garza Josie Garzez Guillermo Germain Du1ceGomez
Gomez Luis Jovi Gonzalez Alfredo Gonzalez Adrian Gonzalez Bertha Gonzalez Christopher Gonzalez
Clarisa Gonzalez David Gonzalez Guillermo Gonzalez Hector Gonzalez Jaime Gonzalez Jose Gonzalez
Kimberly Gonzalez Leeroy Gonzalez Lino Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez Renee Gonzalez Rosa Gonzalez
23 Freshmen
Teresa Gonzalez Veronica Gonzalez
Crystal GuelTa Erika Guerrero
Keshia Guerrero Edgar Gutierrez
Ezequiel Gutierrez Karina GutielTez Sonia Gutierrez Zachary Head
Candice Hernandez Christian Hernandez
Cynthia Henandez Gladis Henandez
Iris Henandez Ju1 iana Hernandez Karina Hernandez Matio Hernandez
Sandra Hernandez Sat1tos Hernandez
Omar Herrera COlina Herrera
Juan Herrera Kin1berly Herrera
Steve Herrera Rene Hinojosa
Roxanne Hinojosa Isabel Huerta Lama Huelta Pedro Huelta
Chris Hughes Kelly Hughes
Heather Humphreys
Cristal IbatTa Lorena Ibarra
Javier Isaguirre
24 Freshmen
The Matrix is definitely my favorite movie because it is action-packed and keeps you at the edge of your seat.
- Benjamin De la Rosa
Mr. Flores would have to be my favorite teacher because he is extremely nice and cool. He gets along with all his students and lets us do fun things in class.
-Cassie Cantu
Jesus Jasso Teodoro Ja so Brian Jimenez ElizaJimenez Jacob Jimenez DionisiaJohn on
Ashely Jones Cristina Juarez Kenny Juarez Amanda Kopecky Adrian Lara Jose Lan'alde
Ana Leal Krystal Leal Marly Leal Valerie Leal Candi Leos Alejandro Limon
Anna Limon Esperanza Limon Luis Loa Olga Loa Crispin Loera Aillian Longoria
Ashley Longoria Aaron Lopez Diana Lopez Eloy Lopez Erick Lopez Francisco Lopez
lIiana Lopez Jasenia Lopez Jessyca Lopez
Lizabeth Lopez Luis Lopez Michael Lopez
25 Freshmen
Raul Lopez Robert Lopez Sarah Lopez
Irving Lorenzo Araceli Losoya
Jay Lowrey
Daniel Loya Alexander Lozano
Fidel Lozano Sergio Lozano Janette Lucio Heather Lugo
Carlos Luna Virictiana Macias
Andres Mandujano Jacob Marez
Michelle Marines Angelina Marin
Sergio Malin Jose Martinez
Ambrose Martinez Andrea Maltinez
Anthony Martinez Antonio Martinez
Ashley Martinez Ashley Mattinez
Catherine Martinez Christian Martinez
Clu-istopher Maltinez Daniel Martinez
Doria Martinez Elizabeth Marthinez
Gabino Martinez Gabriel Martinez
I1\iana Martinez Irma Marti nez
Javier Martinez Joaquin Martinez
Jose Mattinez Jose Martinez Juan Mattinez
Mari aMattinez
26 Freshmen
Matthew Martinez Miguel Martinez Miranda Martinez Natalie Martinez Patricia Martinez Roberto Mal1inez
Sandra Martinez Susan Mrutinez Chad Masso Esteban Mata Jeremy Mata Jose Mata
Juru1Mata Yesenia Mata Paula Medeles Jessica Medina Elsa Medrrulo Amanda Mendiola
Yvette Mendoza Alexis Mesa IsmaelMeza Cory Moates Arcadia Molina Maria Molina
Yvonne Molina Cesar Morales Jesus Morales Reyver Morales Veronica Morales Victor Morales
F~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angela Moreno Dominic Moreno
1fT could be a famous person I would choose to be Brad Pitt because all the girls are after him and he's married to Jennifer Alliston.
- Joel Rojo
Jeannette Moreno
Mru-isol Morin Tyler Morlock luanMunlz
27 Freshmen
Michelle Muniz Aimee Munoz
Lilly Najera Veronica Navarro Angelina Nguyen
BryanNunn
Claudia Ortega JanieOltiz
Jessica Ortiz Jose Ortiz
Nathan Oltiz Nicholas OltiZ
Rafael Ortiz Maribel Ovilla
Stephanie Padilla Sanj uana Paez
Robert Palomares Allison Pemelton
Adriana Pena Ignacio Peralez Tiffany Peralez
Adolfo Perez Angelina Perez
Armando Perez
Clemente Perez Eric Perez
Erika Perez Esthela Perez
Hipolito Perez Jose Perez
Manuel Perez Ruben Perez Ruby Perez
Rudy Perez Stephanie Perez
Yvette Perez
28 Freshmen
1 think the upperclassmen are cool because they are really nice to me and help me fit into this new school environment.
-Cody Foerster
Mr. Rodriguez is my favorite teacher because he puts things into terms that I can understand, and if we don't understand it, he'll go over it until we do.
-Samantha Quintanilla
Miguel POltilJO Paul Puente Vanessa Pulido Allen Ramirez Andrea Ramirez Jaime Ramirez
Jasmin Ramirez Sarah Ramirez Daniel Ramon Michael Ramon Joe Ramos Lucinda Ramos
Victoria Ramos Denise Razo Juan Resendez Ericka Reyes I vonne Reyes Janet Reyes
Jennifer Reyes Jesus Reyes Kristina Reyes Maria Reyes Nancy Reyes Orlando Reyes
Rojerio Reyes Isaac Reyna Nicki Reyna Abel Rincon Arnold Rivera Topacio Rivera
Yesenia Rivera Emmanuel Robledo Esmeralda Robles
Fabian Robles Francisco Robles Adrian Rodriguez
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Amanda Rodriguez Cecilia Rodriguez
2hristopher Rodriguez Daniel Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez
lrmaRodriguez Joanie Rodriguez Lucio Rodriguez
Medardo Rodriguez Michael Rodriguez Priscilla Rodriguez
Rudy Rodriguez Jessica Roe
Alonzo Rojas Jose Rojas
Priscilla Roman Robin Roman
Adam Rosales Joanna Rosales
AnaRuiz Roxatme Ruiz Roxatme Ruiz Ruben Saenz
Angelica SalazruBelinda Salazru
Juan Salazat" Leanna SalazruJustine Saldana
Michael Saldivru-
Brenda Salgado Juan Salgado
Clatissa Salinas Gilbert Salinas
Jesus Salinas Savatmah Salinas
My first day ofhigb school was kind of weird. I was trying to fmd my way to get to my classrooms and I also had to adjust to the differences from middle school
-Jasmine Vallejo
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I know my dad isn't a famous person but I would want to be my dad because he's the coolest person I know. He really understands me and is a great person.
-Charles Ellsworth
I recently went to watch Elfwith my friends and it was a lot better than what I thought it would be. It was really fun and I wouldn ' t mind to go
watch it again.
-Milton Flores
Yvonne Salinas Andres Sanchez Juan Sanchez Krystle Sanchez Martin Sanchez Juan Sandoval
Laidy Santa Matia Jesusita Santoyo An1anda Sapein Esteban Sauceda Ben Schill Cynthia Segovia
Joanna Segovia Jose Segura Marco Segura Kristin Sepulveda Lorena Sierra Daniel Silva
Gina Silva Octavio Silva Laura Smillie Efren Soveron Ivan Sotelo Santa Soto
Thomas Sotuyo Brenda Spencer Brittany Sustaita Yvette Sustaita Mark Tafolla Steven Tafolla
Janie Tatnez Jacob Taylor Krysti Templeton
Donald Thomas Nereida Tijerina Ivan Torres
31 Freshmen
Jorge Torres Lisa Torres
Lidia Toscano Francisco Tostado
Julia Tovar Julia Tovar
Robert Trejo April Trevino Israel Trevino
Jon Trevino Jose Trevino
Oscar Trevino
Rosa Trevino Yuri an a Trevino Jen nifer Tristan
Anna Valdez Araceli Valdez
Jorge Valdez
Valerie Valerio Jasmine Vallejo Karina Vallejo Maria Vallejo
Yesenia Vallejo Jessica Vasquez
Oscar Vasquez Vincent Vasquez Bernadette Vega
Pedro Vega Brenda Velasquez
JRVela
Mr. Brewster is my favorite teacher because he 's like one of us. He's cool to hang out with and I've learned a lot from him so far.
-.lose Cabrera
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If] could be a famous person I would want to be .lenni fer Lopez because she has a beauti fut voice and is a great actress. She is also seeing Ben Affiect and every girl dreams of getting a guy like Ben.
- Amanda Rodriguez
Andrea Zuniga Jorge Zuniga
J first thought that we were going to be picked on by the upperclassmen, but I was wrong. The seniors are pretty nice to us and they are easy to get along with .
-Yvette Alamillo
Sable Vela Danny Velez Cindy Venegas Rosa Viera Maria Villalobos Jose Villanueva
Mark Villanueva Miriam Villanueva Isaac VillatTeal Lynn Villarreal Rolando Villarreal Andrew Vi Ilasana
Annika Villasenor Ernesto Villa Jose Villegas Mark Wise lvonne Yanez SoniaYanez
Abelardo Ybarra Gerardo Ybarra Randy Zaman-ipa ZylindaZambrano Joann Zamorano AmandaZwuga
What I dislike about being a freshmen is knowing that 1 still have 4 more years to go of high school. I also didn ' t like the fact that some uppcrclassmen do pick on us and not being able to find my way around on the first day of school.
-Kristy Leal
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aDd ~oDfu8.d
After surviving our second year
here at Weslaco High School, we now
look forward to receiving our long
awaited title of "Upper Classmen".
This coming year, we will have the
honor and privilege to initiate the
incoming freshmen. "I have always
seen sophomores as the next link of
the chain," Ashley Wipf, Sophomore
said.
As we progress to the next
level, we will always remember we
were once under classmen, and try to
be good role models for the younger
generations just as we once had. "I
really loved my sophomore year, and I
can't wait to be an upper classmen,
but I will miss my senior friends a
lot, it won't be the same without
them," Cody Russell, Sophomore said.
FelipeAlambar Aaron Alaniz
Carmen Alvarez Karla Amador
Cindy Anguiano
Jo e Anguiano
Gustavo Aranda Anthony Arce Sully Arevalo
Angela Annstrong Andrea Avila
Jaime Avila
Sergio Ayala Jose Ballesa Edna Banda
Jacob Banda Cynthia Barrientos
Daniel Bautista
Justin Becerra Laura Becerra Allan Benitez
Ashlie Benitez Leslly Blancas
Anahi Bugarin
Andres Caballero Kevin Caballero
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Tara Caballero [sac Cabrera Jose Cabrera
Selina Cains
Raul Camacho
Jorge Campos
Domingo along with his friend enjoy their lunch . They go bananas during lunch.
Vanessa Saenz laughs throughout the mascot's performance. Their crazy skits were favored by the crowd.
Right: Serina Sanchez dances to the tunes of the band. A popular tuned played was Jungle Music.
Far Right: The Panthers wait patiently for the peprail y to get started . The pep-rallies were spirited and enjoyed by many.
April Cantu Jose Cantu Javier Cardona Omar Castellano Analberto Castillo Clarissa Castillo
David Castillo Jennifer Castillo Juan Castillo Korinna Castillo Ruby Castillo Rudy Castillo
Dora Castorena Valauren Castro Adriana Cavazos Alexandra Cavazos Brenda Cavazos Casey Cavazos
Johnny Cavazos Graciela Cerda Oskar Cervantes Rudy Cervante David Chapa Ileana Chapa
Lester Chavez Mario Chavez Martin Chavez Kristina Cisneros Laura Colmenero Dana Combs
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Juan Contreras Victor Contreras Jessica Cordova Humberto Cortez
Laura Cortez ]oscan Cruz
Yesenia Cruz Elizabeth Davila
Leah De La Fuente Eric De La Garza
Tatiana De La Rosa Jaimy De Leon
Jessica De Leon Sel ina De Leon
Stephanie De Leon Joanna Delgado Manuel Delgado Billy Dominguez
Eliseo Dualte Monique Esca lon
Amy Escami lla Carlos Esparza Louis Esparza
Edelin Espinoza
Jonathan Espinoza Santiago Espinoza
Hector Farias Stephanie Faz
Jose Fernandez GlendaFerrer
Carolina Figueroa Adi lene Flores
Left: Billy speeds towards the I-wing, just before the tardy bell rings. One of Billy's trademarks is his smile.
Top Right: Playing tennis gives you such a great work out. George, Bryan, Johnny decide to take a break.
Bottom Right: Isabelle smiles for the camera during her lunch.
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Top Left: Richard takes a break from the hard work Mr. Nava has ass igned. Let's
just hope he gets his deadline in on time!
Bottom Left: Cody Russe ll sings along with one of the perfo rmers from the assembly. Let's ju t say he got hi s 5 minutes offame.
Right: Va lauren, Karlee, Matt, and Trae relish their snacks during 61h period lunch. During lunch they di scuss the latest goss ip.
Jackie Flores Monica Flores Reynaldo Flores Sonny Fonseca Genaro Franco Rebecca Fuentes
Leonardo Galindo Javier Gamboa Diana Gamez Victor Garces Alfo nso Garcia Annabel Garcia
Ausannette Garcia Brenda Garcia Claudia Garcia Damaris Garcia Elva Garcia Janet Garcia
Jav ier Garcia Joseph Garcia Juan Garc ia Roxana Garcia Jess ica Gardner Annali sia Garza
Bridget Garza Domingo Garza Linda Garza Maria Garza Marissa Garza Melissa Garza
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Raul Garza Stephanie Garza
Suzanna Garza Joseph Garzez
Jose Gauna EdgarGil
Alberto Gomez Luis Gomez
CassandraGol1 za les Erik Gonzales
George Gonzales lsmael Gonzales
Albelto Gonza lez Amanda Gonza lez
Crystal Gonzalez Dav id Gonzalez
Jacqueline Gonza lez
Jose Gonzalez
Krystal Gonzalez Margarito Gonzalez
Monica Gonzalez Rebecca Gonza lez Marlene Guajardo
Gerardo Guerra
Mark Guerra Matthew Guerra Aaron Guerrero
Roberto Gutierrez Jacob Gutierrez
Joe Gutierrez
Carneal Guy Carl os Hernandez
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Ruben, Raymund, Mark, and Carlos can be found at the cafeteria in the same spot enjoying their lunch and each others company. Their friendship goes back a long time.
Crystal Hernandez Deandra Hernandez Esela Hernandez Hector Hernandez Julio Hernandez Kevin Hernandez
Sally Hernandez Karlee Hickman Vanessa Hill Alma Huerta Julio Ibarra Armando Izaguirre
Antonio Jaramillo Christine Jasso Gil berto Jimenez Ivonne Jimenez Jonathan Jimenez Ruth Jimenez
Ti moteo Jimenez Christine Juarez LizzetJuarez Ramon Juarez Cry tal Leal Felipe Ledesma
Ian Llewellyn Jose Loera Amanda Lopez Andrea Lopez Cynthia Lopez Jose Lopez
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Juan Lopez Jaclyn Lozano
Angela Lupercio Javier Marintios Arlene Martinez Dimas Martinez
Eduardo Martinez Jose Martinez Juan Martinez
Maria Martinez Ruben Martinez
Zeke Martinez
Juan Mata Juan Mata
Laura Mala Reynaldo Mata
Rubi Mata Jacklynn Malallloro
Apri l Maupin Adan McCall
Daniel Medrano Nestor Medrano
Alexis Mendez Amanda Mendez
Eduardo Mendez Leidy Mendez
Fernando Mexicano Richard Molina
Carl a Monita Hector Monita
Alyssa Mora les Jessica Moravitz
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Joey chills whi le he waits for his friends . His food might get co ld, but he can't eat alone.
Sally shows her school spirit at a pep-rally. She dances along to the cheers of the crowd.
how to make every woman go crazy. It's with his tender smile and funny
Maximo Mora Leroy Moreno Bianca Morin lsai Morin Veronica Morin Brenda Moya
Humberto Munoz Jesu Munoz Michael Munoz Rosalinda Munoz Alfonzo Narvaez John Neeley
Abraham Norato Abram Olivarez Alyssa Oliveira Dianey Oliveira Angelly Orozco Elva Ortiz
Annette Ozuna Jose Pachuca Luis Palomo Joel Pena JeffPena Nathaniel Pena
Richard Pena Victor Pena Yvette Pena Esmeralda Penuelas Deileen Peralez Ayla Perez
Amanda warms up for the volleyball game. The team prepared to defeat the Donna Redskins.
-----, Perla shows her school spirit during Homecoming. She poses with the panther that her crush got for her.
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Cri selda Perez Lissa Perez
Mari cela Perez Monica Perez
OmarPerez Roge li o Perez
Stephanie Perez Brittany Petch
Elizabeth Ramirez Stephanie Ramirez
Jennifer Ramos Jose Ramos
Krystal Ramos Arby Reyes
Esteban Ryes Macadam Reyes
Susana Reyna Iraceli Riojas
Rachel Riojas Dorothy Rios
Liliana Rios Rachel Ri os Rocio Rios
Jayson Rivera
Rosa Rivera Rolando Robles Jay Rochavich
Nora Rocha Rodol fo Rocha
Amanda Rodriguez
Ana Rodriguez Christopher RodrigllcL
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Peter and Diamari s wait pati ently for the lunch bell to ring. Their conversa ti on seems so interesting that Diamaris doesn' t ac kn owledge the camera.
Top Left: Eduardo Martinez gets a start on his chili pie. It was just too good!
Bottom Left: Jason along with his buddy sit around and wait for the lunch time to pass. Jason and his buddy laugh at something very funn y.
Right: Ruben Martinez signs in to get his homecoming gift. It 's one of the Weslaco High Schools long time traditions.
Francisco Rodriguez Jaqueline Rodriguez Karina Rod ri guez Leonel Rodriguez Mario Rodriguez Rebecca Rodriguez
Rebecca Rodriguez Ricardo Rodriguez Rick Romo Odessa Rosa Ismael Ruiz Cody Russe ll
Roberto Salas Fabian Salazar Juan Sa lazar Yesen ia Sa laza r IIIiana Sa lce Genaro Salgado
Brianna Sali nas Jonathan Sa linas Joshua Salinas Ashley Sanchez Isabe lle Sanchez Nohem i Sanchez
Serina Sanchez Carl os Sarmiento Dyani ra Saucedo Arnul fo Segov ia Carina Segundo Jena Segura
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Andres Sepulveda James Severn
Mark Silva Julie Smillie Jaden Smith
Brook Solether
Tatyana Solis John Soliz Luis Soto
Sylvia Soto Pierre Sustaita
Gerardo Tafolla
Reyna Tafolla Kalila Tames Renee Tamez Anabel Tapia
Jose Tello Cameron Terveen
Jesus Tijerina Cesar Tirado
Danielle Torres Steven Torres
Edgar Tovar Roxana Tovar
Laura Trejo . Ricardo Trevino
Denis e Valdez Jenny Valdez
Dalia Valensuela Selenne Vallejo
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Cristal Vargas Lionel Vega
Sophomore students assemble together during the NFL performance. It turned out to be a great performance for all the classes.
Chri tina Zuniga Phillip Zuniga Top Lefl:
Bianca, Christine, and Angela keep their friendship close. Their friendship goe back to middle school.
Bottom Left: Robert and a andra have been together ror quite sometime. This couple eems to still look happy with out a problem.
Ana Velez Juan Velez Amyra Vera Ciro Vierra Jonathan Vilches Roxanna Villalobos
Raymund Villanueva Carlo Villarreal Corey Villarreal Juan Villegas Yesenia Villegas Jenni fer Walker
A hley Wipf YingYang Hector Zapata Ja on Zepeda Perla Zepeda Veronica Zepeda
Chri smiles for the camera. Hi curly locks are quite cute.
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Jus t
D [] I t SPOliS are seen by many as an opportunity
to excel and experience different levels of
competition. Not only are we doing the things we
love, but it also helps us stay in shape, and out of
trouble. Our coaches are always there to push us
into getting good grades and go over and beyond
of what is expected from us. Athletic activities are
a great way to meet new people and to make
lifelong friends.
"Cheerleading requires a vigorous work out
and we get as many injuries as football or basket
ball players, who ever says cheerleading is not a
sport obviously doesn't know what they are
talking about," said Erica Cavazos, varsity senior
cheerleader. Of cour e there is more to sports than
winning, or injuries. Our athletes know that good
sportsmanship is what really counts. "Even though
we might not always win, it's being able to
compete that really counts," said Brenda Reyna,
semor.
~C--~~~ .'~~~~"'- '-.1 . . ' ~ ~'~' _~1~
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~tandin9 (L-~) - \4beaa De Leon, Amanda Gontrera~, Goadl e>, Laura Ilbert, April Maupin, e>renda \4'fna, Goac.n ~dri9uez., ~tepnanie Gruz., and Amanda Arevalo. t(neelin9 (L-~) - Wend'f We"~ and Lai~Iee ~alaz.ar
(L-~) - Alejandra Gavaz.o~, ~u~ana \4'fna nd Amanda c"atton
lOp ~\II (L-~) - "Pri~c.i"a ~alina~, "Jac.\::ie ~.1II!J.1iI...:1 Matamoro~, Goac.n Martinez., \4buc.a ~dri9uez.,
~~nea "J onn~on t(neelin9 (L-~) - "Jenn'f Valdez., Laura Irejo, A~nle'f c"onz.alez. and Alina Gue"ar ~ittin9 (L-~) - ~Y-'f Hinojo~a, Ye~enia Vi"e9a~,
and Ani~~a Gue"ar
op ~\II (L-~) - "Ju~tine ~aldana, Goac.n Vi"area\, \4ne c"onz.alez. and Leann Garreon Middle ~\II (L-~) - Monic.a "Perez., Anabel lapia, e>elinda ~alaz.ar and ~u~ie c"arz.a e>ottom ~\II (L-~) - Adriana "Pena, "Jenna Gue"ar nd ~c.nel \2.lo~
lOp ~\II (L-~) - Goac.n Vi"areal and )(oc.nitle e>u9arin Middle ~\II (L-~) - Gatn'f De La ~~a, "Paula Medelez., Glari~~a c"onz.alez., and Valerie Valerio e>ottom ~\II (L-~) - "Joanna ~~ale~, Ga~~andra Gantu and Luc.inda ~mo~
In a 'port ".here 1;pud and ~mart~ are ~e~, the l'antherette ba~~etbaU have ".o~ hard to be the be1;t. With their &ure flhot~ and fan'~
the1 1;hine a ".hole ne". light on ath\eti,i1;m. The1 are a great a ".oman, a6 ".e.\l at a team c.an ac.hieve. "The team' 6 like one ,. 6aid Var6it1 ba6ketba\\ pia1er Amanda G.atton. The1 have
ba6ketbaU pla1er6 to rea,h for their dream6,
loan \a~t up to for the gir\~ . In priz.e~, meda\~,
under£.\a~~mate1; .
aU the looalohe~ are The p\a~er~ are a\flo through great ~ea~onfl ,
AU it ta~e~ to be a
da~, and in the morning and after ",hool. 'tl1f1 aU the inten&e IIIorkout6 have r.a"1 paid off tan1 tournam.nts, the1've ru.ivtd c.on60iation
U"!a'tlnn of their pur& and ha6 turned out to be a good one, and
that their team& have given. c.oath", for l.ading them
worn their ,o\or1; have gotten
'Pantmrette to be like
Laislee 'i>alaz.ar gets 9reeted b'j her fello..., teammates and her IO'jal c.oac.hes.
This past year, th varsity tennis team has T e worked really hard to keep the high school spirit high.
• nnls Coach Morales has been part of the Weslaco Tennis team for many years now.
The t nnis team arned a 41h place in team tennis. "This year, it was 4,lh next year, hopefully we will go to first pia e. But we have a lot of work to do and we' re going to poli h up our team and practice really hard in order for our team to win the gold," Coach Morales said.
The t am has been practicing hard since late July and some players have been practicing through the entire summer and through their Christmas break.
The team practiced from the hot boiling .summer to the cold winters. "The team is ready to bring home th gold and who ever stands in our way we'll take th m down," Eric Cordova aid.
The team's practice begins at 3:00 and ends at 5:30. Coach Morales is always teaching the team something new to help us win our mat hes and tournaments. Last year the team scored 3rd pia e in team tenni . In singles, last year, freshmen went to district and played hard and many players in the team got medals for placing. Awards include 1 , I in doubles and 2nd and 3rd in singl s. This year district will be laking pia e at the end of April in which players will compete once again to bring the medals where they belong.
The team will be playing in several tournaments between February and April. In the words of Coach Morales, "We're going to Go, Fight, and Win the gold." ~tor., b., :fohn Neele.,
arai Ramirez is shown in the above picture waiting for one of her teammates to serve her the ball.
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Above is John Neeley and Eric ordova practicing for their next big tournament. They wanted to bring h me a championship trophy.
Above we have Bryan Bertos working hard after school so that he can be ready for his next competitor.
From bolto are Lo 's tan, A Natasha raza, Jack
On the left is Stephanie Faz and Brianca Salinas practicing hard in the hot sun.
Jessica Morav itz, and Jason Cavazos Top are Coach Gutierrez, Justin Esparza, Juan arlos Garcia, Mari o Cordova, Richard Pena, Adrian Santillan, John Neeley, Eric Cordova, and Coach Mora le , Not pictured is Coach Vickie Ramirez 59
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e>ottom ~Vl : Amanda A., Ash\e~, e>renda, Midd\e ~Vl : Vanessa, Laura, I\\er-andra, 'jennifer, Van s
lOp ~Vl : MariGe\a, e>eG , -\\a, fr Me\anie
e>i= T rae Va\dez. VOLL€.Ve>ALI.-l!!
As Vle 9ro~ o\der, Vle find ourse\ves having tess
time to do ~hat ~e rea\\~ ~ant. '1\ true stron9 p~rson
loan taG\(\e havin9 to dea\ ~ith having the time that the~
have and jU99\in9 bet~een the different aGtivitiefo the~
have to dea\ ~ith. e>ein9 in a sport for infotanGe i one
of the man~ time c.onsumin9 aGtivities here at WH'b that
a feVl, but proud, are invo\ved in. The "Panterette
potentia\''' f>. 'd jun·or. J; nnifer Diaz.. "We ~ou\d a\~a1"
a \ dOVln. And that messes up ever~one' s fows
on the 9ame. Hopefu\\~ ~e'\\ be more sua.essfu\ in the
ner-t season."
Vo\\e~ba\\ team is no er-Geption. A \ot of their 9ames Vlhether the~ \ost or Vlon
After Vlee\(s of hard ~or\( and dediGation the have bu rea \1 eY-Giting and ~ fo them. "There
"Pantherette Vo\\e~ba\\ team have had ~et another a fe~ ga es t ere that ~e shou d h ve ~on but ~e
sua.essfu\ season here at WH'b. Those \ove\~ \adies didn't, bu it as jUfot rea\\1 eY-G tin9 to su the out GO e
have poured their heart and sou\ into this 9ame a\on9 of thou arne ," said t:.oaGh I' UG\( S. '--____ --1
Vlith man~ hard prac.tiGes and mUGh b\ood, SVleat, and for the "Pantherettes, its not ~innin9 that drives ,..------.
tears. them, it'" ~he hanGe to shine i~ fro ~t of their home
"Overa\\, the 9ir\s did rea\\~ Vle\\," said CoaGh
I'nuG\(\es. "I thin\( Vle've \earned from our mista\(es an
that ~i\\ he\p us out ner-t season."
Gro~d. 1(I ~eth r. the "Pantherett s st ive to be the bet.,
and ~ith heir hardGore determ nati n and effort, the ~
a\read1 h~ve . '--------1
J"unior. J"ennif~r Dial. d~mo\i6h th~ wnl~T
With ~o mUGh teGhno\09'1 and di~traGtion~ the~e da'l~,
man'l ~tude.nt~ find it diffiwH to have an'lthin9 to do but \ounge around \IIith their home entertainment ~'1~tem~ and portab\e DVD p\a'ler~. Ver'l fe\ll find e-r-trawrriw\ar thin9~ to humor them~e\ve~, \et a\one remain in 900d ~hape. 1-\ 0\11 ever, the ~o(..(..er p\a'ler~ here at W 1-\'5 Gou\d thin~ of nothin9 better to do on a ~unn'l \IIee~da'l afternoon.
C-on~iderin9 the amount of time the'l put in for their reGipe for ~UGGe~~, the ~o(..(..er
team ~pend~ Monda'l throu9h Frida'l puttin9 in Gount\e~~ hour~
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praGtiGin9 and \00~in9 for the e-r-tra edge a9ain~t their Gompetition . Throu9h eaGh 9ame the b0'l~ 90 into, the'l ~aGrifiGe more than their freetime; the'l ph'l~iGa\\'1 put them~e\ve~ on the \ine, \IIhiGh i~ ~omethin9 G.uinermo Arreo\a ~no\ll~ of an too \lien. "Durin9 the 9ame \IIhen \lie p\a'led Laredo, I 90t m'l no~e bro~en
beGau~e I 90t a \itt\e too \IIi\d," Arreo\a, number t\llO, ~aid .
The 9ame~ the'l faGe at eaGh matGh up, are GOmpose.d of \IIhat mo~t \IIou\d \i~e to be \IIin~, but in a Gompetitive ~port
~uGh a~ ~o(..(..er, \o~e~ are never too far behind, but a reGove.r'l i~ at time~ the ~e'l to
\IIinnin9 a 9ame. "At the be9innin9 of the '5an ~enito
9ame, I mi~~ed a dear ~hot .
Not on\'1 had I \et m'l~e\f
dO\lln but the re~t of the team a~ \IIe\\," ~aid number 21,
r o~e C-ruz. .. 1-\ o \II eve.r , I \ater re.Govered m'l~e\f and made a 9reat Gontribution to the \IIinnin9 of that 9ame ...
'50 \IIin or \o~e, our team ha~ a b\a~t, and even thou9h the'l thin~ the'l do not reGeive the ~upport or reG09nition the'l de.~e.rve,
the'l ~tin 9ive it their an for not on\'1 the team and the ~Ghoo\, but a\~o for the \ove of the ~port.
~O\tl do\tln, l(iss the F\oor, l.UI. \tIe're the ~ol.l.er ieam of 2.004!!
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The Weslato ~"immers ta i into this 1ear "ith ~omethin9 to prove, and throu9hou he first semester the1 "orl:ed hard and stepped up the &tandard for Weslato ~"immin9, leavin9 it up to the uture generations to tr1 to matth the auomplishment~ this 1ear. "r"o "ords- Distritt C.hamps," said senior s"i mer ~1an Hinojosa. And those t"o "ords leave bi9 meani in WH'i> histor1.
has his fair shar of three sthool retords and assortment of medals, but "hen it mes to individual rew9nitions, "e "ill just tall him a, team pla1tr. ",t's a fun sport ," ~1an wntinued, "And c.oath ~randon is one f the wolest wathes 1ou11 ever meet. We also get free s"imsui a 9reat tan, and 10u get to see half- nal:ed 9irls at the meet," an jOl:in911 adds.
And just lil:e ani other spo I s"immin9 tomes "ith the pride, territo~ and resped "ell earne . "'i>"immin9 is a sport that is trul1 an individual sport. When 1 're in the "ater
With ~" 'mmin9 bein9 a hi9hl1 tOmpetitive sport, it brin9s the desire 0 "In and dominate more than ani other ~port. "When used to wmpete in junior hi9h ever10ne had hi9h hopes j r me betause , "ould al"a1s "in and m1 times "ere res~!G'table. Then, after , 90t into hi9h sthool , "anted to "in lI'gain but it "as a different level of tompetition. 'just had 0 be at the top . It just I:lnd of betame part of me," said :r nn1 Limas, ranl:ed 'i>"immer of the Year in the '32.-51'. <livision this 1ear, and auomplishment to add to his man1 others "hith Indude holdin9 sill out of ten s"immin9 rewrds, a a total of sillt1- nine varsi t1 s"immin9 metals "hith he has at'lu d throu9hout the 1ears.
1°U have to push 10urself and mentall1 detidt 10u "ant to be !§iiii 9ood. No one tan tell 10U ho" hard to "orl: until 1 tell 10urself 10U "nt to "in. And eve~one should at leut t and 9ive it a thante," said J'ohnn1.
And also lil:e ani other sport, wmes the off se tal:en to tritits, "When the1 get out to the pool and t e1 tan hatl: a "orl:out lil:e mine and thinl: it'& eas1, then e1 tan tall: all the trash the1 "ant to, betause it's definitel1 t eas{' tontinues J'ohnn1 "ith the pride of a proven immer "ith 9reat tofidente, not arr09ante.
Non9 "ith the hard "orl: and wmmitment tome teh IUlluries d fun side~ of the s"immin9. '" tan eat
~e prepared to put in some ood hard "orl: if 10U ".i4!.ltoiIl.l
"hat ever '"ant d not have to "or~ about 9ainin9 "ei9ht, "ant to be 900d betause it's not as e 1 as 10U mi9ht thinl:," said J'ohnn1. "This has definitez,I1 b n a lot of fun throu9h out the 1ears." plus " e've 90t &ame tool I:ids in the sport, and the rush
10U get "hen 1ou're blotl: is unbelievable," said ~1an /'.nd "e tan't for~ a deep thou9ht brou9ht to 10U b1 ~1an : "It has been a 9r If time, and ever1 no" and then, 1ou11 get to jump on the ivin9 board," said ~1an, "and that board has 90t some b nte."
Hinojosa, "ho al~o
"-bon: 'Tl1~ tfam ta~ a brfa~ aft~r praGtlGing v~1"f hard for th~ir n~)t mut.
Above: c..hristina ~anc.hez.
poses for a quic.\( shot durin9 her brea\(.
tz.i9ht: J" ohnn1 prac.tiU6 hi6 6111immin9 6~\\6 to improve. and to 6e.t the. e.y.amp\e..
\l.j9ht: C.oath ~randon 9ives the 9u1s advite to improve their speed and their
tethni'lues in s"immin9.
Top ~\OI(I-r) : Matthe\Ol ?eterMn, 'Jaden '5mith, William Dunn, 'Johnn~ Lima5, \Z-~an !-\inoj05a, 'Joel ~ja5 . 2nd ~\OI(I-r) : c..hri5tina '5an(.hez., c..hri5topher c..a5tellan05, e>udd~ G.omez., I'imberl~ G.onz.ale5, 'Joe G.utierrez., E.lo~ Lopez., Moni(.a E.5(.amilla, I\mari5
E.5c:.amilla, Trae Valdez.. e>ottom ~\OI(\-r) : 'Ju5tin E.5parz.a, c..hri5tina '5an(.hez..
Left: c..oa(.h e>randon and (.oa(.h Weaver ob5erve the team a5 the~
perform their be5t 5tunt5.
~9ht : 'J ohnn~ Lima5 dive5 to 5et the e~ample for hi5 teammate5.
Left: 'J ohnn~ ta\:e5 a breath \OIhile hi5 opponent trie5 to
(.at(.h up to him durin9 pra(.ti(.e.
~9ht : 'J ohnn~ 5\01im5 a5 fa5t a5 he (.an to prove hi5
opponent that he' 5 90t \OIhat it ta\:e5.
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Bottom: Aniza Cuellar, Jennifer Diaz, Alexis
Azoca, Vane sa Chave~
Middle: Josie Badillo, Stephanie Cruz, Lcann Carreon, Alina Cuellar,
Jackie Cervantes
Back: Pricilla Salinas, Becky De Leon, Dina Villarreal, Kristy Leal, Amanda ontrera~
Pantherette Soccer 'Th~ 91rl'& Var<-f &oc.ur t~am
mad~ a hU9~ ImpaGt "'Ith th~lr fir&t 9oa\. 'Th~r~ "'~r~n't that man1 ~pl~ In th~ &tand& to &u It du~ to th~ GOld 'II~ath~r, but that didn't \:up th~ dl~-hard 91rl& &oc.ur fan& from 90ln9 to th~ gam~. 'Th~
91r\& f~lt 9ood, \:no",ln9 th~r~ fan& "'~r~ &upportln9 th~m.
'Th~ 91rl& P\a1~ hard and 'II~r~ ~r&l&t~nt on th~lr gam~, and n~ver I~t th~lr 9uard do",n. ~c.ur ta\:U mUGh d~t~rmlnatlon and th~ but part 1& that th~1 lov~ th~ &port! Mar90 ~llva, a Mnlor fOr'llard and mldfi~ld~r ha& bun pla11n9 &oc.ur &Ina h.r fruhman 1Nr. "I lov~ th~ gam~. It I. &0 fun and Int.,...... ,. fOr'llard .... mu.t .top a" ba". fbat GOm~ h~r "'31 and &GOr~ 90al. or a&.I.t th~m to otMr fOr'llard. and mldfl"cIen. "It I. a tNm",or\:job: &aId Mar90.
In ord~r to b~ 900d In &oc.ur 10U hav~ to ~ In 9rNt &ha~. ~r~n9fb and ~ndurana ar~ ~ faGtOr6 In d.t~rmlnlng 10ur .UGU6. on th~ fi~ld. 'Th~ art ." nu.u.r.a'1 ~for~ an1 tru~ .\:1\\. Gin .,.
Above: Amanda Arevalo ",or!:" on ber MUfr drill"
at prac.tlu.
d~v~lo~: &aId J" ohn Lo~z., h~ad GOaGh for th~ 9Ir\'& var<-f &oc.ur t~am. "'Th~1
ar~ &Imllar In th~ faGt that both requlr~ the &am~ t-f~ of &\:1\\&: &aId t:.oaGh Lo~z..
'There 1& nothln9 be"er than havln9 a 9rouP of 91rl& ",or\:ln9 t09~th~r to aGGOmpll&h a GOmmon 90al and repr~nt th~lr &Ghoo\. 'There are &ome 91rl& In the team that are at the top of their G\a&& aGademlGa\\1, alon9 "'Ith 91rl& ",ho ",or\: aft~r &Ghool and P\a1 other &port&. 'Th~ are a\\ 900d GharaGterbUlldln9 aGtlvltlu that requlr. ~h ~r&On to prlorltlu th~lr time effiGifn"'t.
"I have bun Pl31lng &oGUr &Ina I ",a& 11ear& old. It ha& he\ptcI me throu9h out the 1ear& to b6GOm~ a be"er pl31er: .. Id Diana Monreal a &MlGr var6t'1 PI31". t::no",lng fbi. I. her \Ht 1Mr ..... plaM to dlerl.h her moment. .... hat had In 60tar and ",1\\ ml .. her frI"- and ftl .... matu.
I'artn Trejo, a "nlor • ...,. .... m"1 Mli.,.,. 6OCUI'. If. bun Mr favorttt tport 6Inu .h. ",a. a 11tt\. girt. f>bt ",1\,
Above: 1M glrl& buddle together to get a group brea!: before Ibelr galM.
IZ-i9bt: JeHlc.a Goomez. ,& t'"'flng to outrun tbe girl from the opp06lng team.
love It and ",I" never forget the fulln9 aft~r &GOring a goal or &toppln9 a dan9~rou. ba". "I'm 90ln9 to 9raduat~ thl& 1Mr, but I ",ould lov~ to GOntlnu~ P\a11n9 thl& .port. fbi. "a&on "'~ hav~ a 9r~at tNm and I. goln9 to ~ In our m~morlu forfYer: .. Id t::arm.
'bh~ 1& not th~ onl1 on~ that ful& fbl& "'31. ~nlor, DulGK Martinez., lovu ~v.'1 mlnut~ &h~ 1& on th~ fl~ld, "'The adrma'int 10U ful after a 90al 1& &GOred run. fbrough 10ur bod1 11\:e the &"'Mt on 10ur for ... d: &aId DuIGK. 'Thl& "' .. her fblrd 1ear P\a11n9 on var&tI1. "I'v~ IMrned and "'o~ out a lot. 'The but gam ... 1M bMt prat.tlGK, and fbe but moment& art 90ln9 to be In m1 hNrt forever: &aId Du,,"
'The &oGUr team fbl& 1Mr ha& .ho'lln mUGh effort no matter ",hat the GOndltlon and ",\tb tuc.h great a"ltudu thf1 ",1\, c»t\nIftl.t SUUMCl. "tbf1 have bNn. pt ...... ttl .. p.
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lOp L-~: C.oac.h e>air, Irma Lope-I., Diana Monre-at /l\manda /l\re-valo, "are-n lre-jO, /l\n9e-Ia More-no,
C.oac.h Lope-I.. Middle- L - ~ Ne-Nlndria De- Luna, /l\ngela e>az.aldua, /l\manda {"atton, Ye-f>e-nia Ville9af>.
e>ottom: L-~ Du\c.es Marline-I., /l\manda 'ilapien, !l\driana Nosta, E.dna LoI.o'la, Yvonne- ~alinaf>,
J"ef>f>ic.a {,.omeI., Mar90 ~ilva .
~tandin9 L-~: Mr'la {,.ome-I., Nondra Vasque-I., Ye-f>f>ic.a ~epulveda, )(oc.hitl e>ugarin, E.liz.abeth
QUintero, c.oac.h J"ulian ~olis. Middle L-~: ~ofia De~antia90' \-Ierminia lame-I., C.e-Ief>tine- Vasque-I., ~tac.'l
Ve-IeI., Vane-f>f>a \-I ill . font L- ~: E.se-Ia \-Ie-rnandeI., Marie Molina, Maria MartineI., De-nise- ~mos and
C.hrif>tina /l\riaf>.
J"essic.a {,.omeI. stre-tc.he-f> out before the bi9 9ame a9ainst there rival Donna.
Thi s y ball team has ~.n·rkflrl
game durin g the d the players have to be with the ga me. "This as definitely g iven me a full schedule and kept me busy, but it's all wo rth it," said seni or D erek Ca nt u. Wes laco Hi g·h is very proud of its teams. All the players are hard workers and make sure each ga me counts, as well as pr ac tices. "I put eve in g in to my practices (as well as) because
pl ayer Th ey need to ave t he dedicatio n and pass ion for the ga me. "I tru ly enj oy the game, if we d idn' t ha ve the pas ion for the game we wouldn' t be what we ar ," D av ila sa id . The coaches are very involved with their players a well. T hey dedicate a g rea t amount of ti well as effort to perfect
s. Cado Cardora, 'Fabian Cuellar, Jason Guerra, .Juan Outierrez, Richard Mo\iQa, VictOrSoUs
: Jason Cavazos Leonardo Castillo, Andy Arredondo, J.D. Tello, £ba,,", Jobrmy Cavazos.
The baseball player thelf turn to go on the
a good start. The Panthers arc net are ure to take a great swing.
Zach Nieto step up to the plate. li e is ready to get the game going.
keep on eye on the game, when they are not on the field.
Group huddles are very important key to a ucce ful game. Team work is a must in baseball.
players have been working very hard lS'liealiion. Its during these games that it hows
the most.
The team watehes with anticipat game unfolds. They truly put in a t
effort.
Steven Davila gets some important tips before he goe up to bat. It's very helpful to have uch
supporting coache .
f>'j: MiGhelle Munoz. just quittin9. When '10u feel liKe that As the WI-I'b TraGK team '10u have to remind '10urself ho\Ol mUGh
punGhed in numerous amounts of hours '1ou love this sport and that's \OIhen of praGtiGes eaGh da'1 both before and runnin9 feels the best," C.uellar said. after SGhoot the onl'1 thin9s on their Jena not onl'1 proved to her minds dealt \OIith jumpin9 that last peers that a little hard \OIorK Gan 90 a na99in9 hurtle and an'1 other means of lon9 \OIa'1, but also to herself \OIhen she betterin9 their times. The varsit'1 traGK set a ne\Ol reGard for the 400m dash, team Gonsists of runners \OIho are able \OIhiGh aGGordin9 to C.uellar \OIas one of to provide the team \OIith mUGh dediGation the most memorable events this SGhool and \OIith the eagerness to improve '1ear. themselves. The idea that man'1 people have about traGK is that it revolves solel'1 around runnin9. l-Io\Olever, the \OIonderful thin9 about traGK is that there are 11 events of \OIhiGh Gan aGGommodate the liKes and needs of eaGh person 9ivin9 them the opportunit'1 to find somethin9 the'1 are 900d at .
Freshmen runner, Jena C.uellar, has sho\Oln an outrageous amount of inte9rit'1 and determination throu9h her saGrifiGes and b'1 the amount of \OIorK, she puts into the sport. "I sta'1 in on m'1 Frida'1 ni9hts beGause I have to rest for the traGK meets, so I reall'1 have to saGrifiGe a lot of m'1 free time. I don't 90 out \OIith m'1 friends or m'1 famil'1 members," C.uellar said.
Aside from havin9 to 9ive up her o\Oln leisure time for meets and praGtiGes, there is one thin9 that drives C.uellar to Gontinue.
This '1ear the traGK team has had to 90 throu9h ri9orous and Ghallen9in9 praGtiGes b'1 pushin9 themselves to the pinnade of their Gapabilit'1 ' Albert I4>jas, another one of our sUGGessful freshmen runners, GOuld be seen praGtiGin9 endlessl'1 after SGhool. With all that hard \OIorK Albert put in, his \OIell - driven personalit'1 seeped throu9h eaGh of his performanGes, and soon learned that a person has the desire to \Olin, that alone \OIill allo\Ol '10u to reaGh an'1 90al '10u have in si9ht. "I set m'1 o\Oln personal reGord in the 400m dash and the BOOm dash. In man'1 \OIa'1s, it \OIas Ghallen9in9 not onl'1 ph'1siGall'1 but also mentall'1 . I had to 90 throu9h man'1 obstades and frustrations to get to the runnin9 level I'm at no\Ol, but that's \OIhen '10u realiz.e that traGK onl'1 helps '1ou," I4>jas said.
t.ven thou9h the SGhool '1ear
'~~~~~rc~~~~~~~\OIinded dO\Oln \OIithout haste, eaGh of the • members 9ained several aspeGts
team\OlorK that Gannot be tau9ht, but learned onl'1 from personal
and that \OIas the deSire to strive for nothin9 but the
Wrestling takes a lot or time and dedication. But the success is worth and th hard errort.
Coach Glapa is a v ry dedicated coach. He is always helpfu l w ith tips and advice during the matches.
A Wrestling l egacy By: I real Montano
Th WHS Wr stling team has once again earned the title "District Champions" for th fourth consecutive year. This six y ar old program has proven to be best in th "Valley". This year the program has omething that is fa irly new to the school and th valley. In its se ond year, girls wr sUing has b come part of Coach Glapa's wrestling program.
Panth I' Wrestling is one of the hardest and toughest ports to compete in.
" I think you need tough kids who are extremely ompetitive, dedicated to the sport of wre tling and who are wil ling to make sa rifice for the good of the team, and you must be dis iplined to work hard not on ly on th wrestling mat, but also in the cia sroom," sa id Coach Glapa.
Th I' are many WI' ti l's on th team who stand out from th t am, and truly fit Glapa' description of a wrestler. One of th m is wrestler David Hernandez, who has 10 pins this y ar.
"Wrestling is an ex tr m Iy tough port. You have to be able to give it all
you got day in and day ou t. There is no in b twe n o therwi e you' ll g t beat", said H rnandez.
The eniors this year in lude: Victor Olvera, David Hernand z, Mo s
havez, Lionel Lucio, Benton England, je se ru z, hris Torres, Dina Villar al and Janin Misensky. They can proudly say that they won four di trict hampionships.
" I will certainly miss them I nior wrestle rsl, not only are they good wrestl rs, but they are good kids with great chara tel'," said Glapa. " I ju t hope that the I ssons of hard work, d di alion,
desir , teamwork, di ipline, and sacrifi e will hopefully h Ip mold th minto becoming produ tive itizens in today's society."
Coach Glapa, the wrestlers, and the school anli ipate having a successful eason, and exp ct th tradition and the
success th y've had in the past four years to continue making th m su cessfu l in th future.
" I feel that next year, they will be able to continu th legacy. They have w hat it takes to b hampions," said Victor
Olvera. We I ave off with the philosophy
of Coach Glapa and th Panther wrestlers, "When you fail to pI' pare, you prepare for
failure."
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Moi es Chavez, Victor Olvera, Lionel Lucio, David Hernandez, Jesse ruz, and Benton England
Nothing butth be t i expected during such an important match. Of course the panther wr tiers perform wonderfully in every match they participate in.
Moi es Chav z is an xcellent wrestler and athelete. Hi hard work definitely shows during th tournaments.
Left: Tina (,.arz.a a
Da"a& C.olllbo~ c.heerleader
vi&it& Fran~ie Zavala.
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Fran~ie Zavala, and Dann~ Norie9a both plac.ed at the e>01ll1in9 '5tate Meet held in
Hou&ton Te~a&.
Left: :f a&on Munoz. al&o partic.ipate& in bOllllin9· e>ottom: Dann~ Norie9a &it& and li&ten& a& '5am Torre& and Mr. Oropez. 9ive him lIlord& of enc.ouragement.
The 910r~ and pride that c.ome& I~~~
lIlinnin9 a c.ompetition 9ive& an inde&c.ri emotion to the partic.ipant. e>ut it hold& an~e:::v::en:--F:.;:;---;----7--;--==~---.J~~~-=-..J 9reater &en&e of pride and ac.c.ompli&hment to the partic.ipant& of the '5pec.ial Ol~mpic.& .
'5pec.ial O\~mpic.& are event& IIlhic.h c.over a large variet~ of &port& and &~i" c.ompetition& &uc.h a& bOllllin9, trac.~ and field, pOliler liftin9, and ba&~etba" . It aiM provide& an opportunit~ for &tudent& lIlith c.ha"en9in9 di&abilitie& to partic.ipate in meanin9ful &port& c.ompetitiOnf>. Overall there are about 15 partic.ipant& IIlho c.ompete for We&\ac.o and 12.00 people IIlho c.ompete in Va"e~ lIlide.
It i& more relilardin9 for tho&e IIlho partic.ipate and for the love one& IIlho lIlatc.h them prevail over their di&abilitie&, "It' & amaz.in9 to &ee the fac.e& of the parent& to &ee there c.hildren c.ompete and prevail in c.ompetition&," &aid '5am Torre&.
'5am Torre&, a c.oac.h for 1'3 ~ear&, love& hi& job and the feelin9 he rec.eive& IIlhenever he lIlatc.he& hi& athlete& c.ompete, "It 9ive& me a &en&e of ac.c.ompli&hment ~nolllin9 I'm dOin9 &Omethin9 for a 900d c.au&e," &aid Torre&.
'5am Torre& help& train the &tudent& here in WH'5 for c.ompetition event& &uc.h a& pOliler liftin9 and ba&~etba" . "In '5pec.ial O\~mpic.& there are no favorite& ever~one i& equa"~ 900d and I c.an hone&tl~ &a~ that," &aid Torre&.
Omar \Z.ivera (head of dele9ation), \Z.ivera ha& been in c.harge of the '5pec.ial O\~mpic.& for 4 ~ear& . "'5eein9 them partic.ipate i& an amaz.in9 &i9ht and 9ive& me a 900d feelin9 in m~ heart," &aid \Z.ivera. \Z.ivera u&e to be an adapted 1'.£ .
c.oac.h before he fir&t 90t into '5pec.ial Ol~mpic.&, "I
"'bove: "'fter the lIlinnin9 of their ba&~etba" 9ame the~ a" 9ather t0gether and proudl~ hold their c.hampiOn&hip trophl e>ottom: :fe&u& Ttierina antic.ipate& the announc.ment of hi& plac.ement in the c.ompetition. Far e>ottom: \Z.ita e>ec.erra jOin& in on c.elebratin9 the ac.c.ompli&hment of bec.omin9
c.hamp~iO~n~&~·~~~~IiIi~::~:J"iU
jU&t thou9ht it lIlou\d be a 9reat and lIlonderful =-'"--__.1' or9anization to be apart of," &aid \Z.ivera.
'5pec.ial O\~mpic.& &hould &holll U& hOIll people, no matter the di&abilit~ an~one ma~ have, c.an overc.ome adver&itl Thi& i& a univer&al motto '5pec.ia\ O\~mpic.& have been U&in9 that c.an in&pire an~one to ac.c.ompli&h or tr~ the be&t the~ c.an to overc.ome an~thin9 in life, "Let me lIlin . e>ut if I c.annot lIlin, let me be brave in the attempt."
'5he if> the onl~ Hall for the 200'3~2004 f>c.hool ~ear. This means
£ri\::a haf> tried out for c.heerleadil1g sinc.e 1th grade and made it eveJ"f ~ear .
~ove: Tesf>a Ambriz. and ~renda c"onz.alez. pOf>~ for a quic." pidure during a pep~rall~ .
The~ ma~ not be on the flame f>quad but
From Left: La ria c"arc.ia, £ri"a Lavaz.os, and J" ac."i De La \2.of>a .
Thef>e '3 girls are the onl~ '5eniorf> on the Varf>it~ '5quad. Larla c"arc.ia if> the c.aptain for
the 200'3 ~ 2004 f>c.hool ~ear.
Above: The Varf>it~ Lheerleaden \IIait for the band to f>tart 50 the~ c.an do a danc.e. There f>tanding in front of the football pla~erf> to pump them up for
there
~ove: During a Frida~ night football game the '3 f>quadf> join together to do a
c.heer. The~ are f>ho\lling off their l'anther '5pirit.
the~ f>til! have a .-~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~--~~~~~~~
Top From L to \Z.: Liz.z.ie Oliveira, £Iiz.abeth Davila, £rin £barb, J"ac."i De La \2.of>a, Amber l'auf>c.hert. £ri"a Lavaz.of> '5ec.ond \2.0\11 From L to \Z.: J"esf>ic.a Moravitz., '5tephanie c"arz.a, '5erina '5anc.hez., l'erla Trevino, Tef>f>a Ambriz. Third \2.0\11 From L to \Z.: Monique £f>c.alante, M~ra Lardoz.a, Tara Labellero, Ni""i Mendez., '5elenne Vallejo
Fourth \2.0\11 From L to \Z.: Lana c"arc.ia (Laptain), Deliah De Lof> '5antof> (Laptain)
e>f Mic.he\le Munoz. Age brin9s e'1-perienc.e and e'1-pe-rienc.e
brin9s "'ifldom, this ma~ be true in some c.ases but not ",hen it c.omes to c.heerleadin9. This ~ear, Weslac.o Hi9h' s Varsit~ team has dec.ided to tr~ somethin9 ne",! This ~ear' t'> t'>quad is a ve~ ~oun9 squad.
The t'>quad c.onsiflts of more juniors and sophomores than t'>eniors. Ho",ever don't be so naive to thin\( that if's \(eepin9 them from auompliflhin9 outrageous performanc.et'>. Thefle girlfl and 9u~s have dedic.ated so muc.h of their flpare time and have put in hard ",or\( to being 9reat c.he-e-rleade-rs . "e>eing a c.hurleader forc.es ~ou to ma\(e man~ sac.rific.es, one of those being ~our soc.ial life-. If s hard to 90 out and be "'ith ~our friendfl ... but onc.e ",e perform the feelin9 of it a\l is ",orth it," said Delilah De Los '5antos, C-aptain of the Vart'>it~ t'>quad.
With all of their hard ",or\( and a\l the time the~ put into being the befit the~ c.an be, the c.hurleaderfl dUided that the~ flhould ",ait
for ne.,.t ~ear to perfed their routine and not 90 to c.ompetition this ~e-ar. "We have dec.ided that c.ompetition reqUires a 9reat deal of dedic.ation and sac.rific.e on both parts thus ",e c.onduded the best ",a~ to be trul~ effec.tive is to 90 ever~ other ~ear," t'>aid Ms. Mora, one- of the c.hee-rleadin9 flponsors.
This announc.ement ma\(en us ",onder ",as this effedive to an~ of them in a positive or ne9ative ",a~? "Dec.iding to disc.ontinue our ~ear\~ c.ompetition has affuted our t'>quad in a positive manner bec.aufle it hafl a\lo",ed us to regroup and set ne", 90als for sc.hool spirit an ",e\l as c.ompetition," naid Nic.\(~ Mendez., a Varsit~ C-hurleader.
'50 far ",ith a\l of these ne", ideas the squad has been dOin9 an amaz.ing job and hopefu\l~ the~ "'i\l remain inflpired to c.heer, danc.e, and stunt.
Above: I'arina Vallejo il'> tr~in9 to sta~ foGUI'> to I'>ti{,~ her
libert~ . ~he doesn't ... ant to fall • ' ~ I . I •
, . , . •
'W" .1' ., . JA ... 'I " a . ... ~ \ \ 1
Above: e>renda c..onz.alez., Maril'>l'>a Marines, and ~tephanie ~ullenger pose for a funn~
there shoot.
Top \to ... L 10 Juan Martinez., -C.aptain), Mari&sa Marines, 'btephanie 'bullenger, "Prisc.illa 'balines, "Perla 'bepeda
Top \to ... L 10 \l.: lIiana C.ampos, \tObin \tOman, I:!>ernadet Vega, '='t"',h"",; •.
'bec.ond \to ... L to \l.: Andrea Avila, 'btephanie "Perez., Ashle~ I:!>alli (C.aptain), 'ball~ Hernandez., C.hri&line JaMO Third \to ... L 10 \l.: \to"1-~ Villalobos, Vic.toria £liz.ondo, C.assie c"onz.ales, N~ssa Milano, Lac.e~ c"uz.man
"Perez., C.r~lIlal c.antu 'bec.ond \to ... L to \l.: "Prisc.illa c.ardenas, A&hle~ Longorea, \l.enee \l.amo&, C.a&sandra Naniz., Leslie C.aballero Third \to ... L to \l.: Monic.a £strada, Joanna P\c.evedo, Janae C.ardenas, I'arina Vallejo I:!>ollom \to ... L to \<-: C.hantel £&c.alante (C.aptain), Mi&&~ Ambriz. (C.o-C.aptain)
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e>f C.\arif>a &.onz.a\ez.
Ima9ine navin9 to \'Ia\::e up at about 5 :"30 jUf>t to get to f>£.noo\ at 11:00 ana run 4 to 5 mi\ef>. In c.rOf>f> - c.ountr,{, enauran£.e if> a requirement, ana f>0 if> f>e\f - be\ief. f.ven tnou9n tnere £.an be over 100 £.ompetitorf> at ea£.n meet, tnere £.an on\'{ be one first pIau. f.ver'{ f>in9\e one of tne pantnerf> naa tne arive to be tnat one. No arive \'Iaf> f>tronger tnan tnat of tne Pantner runnerf>. ,ne team re£.eivea 4th p\a£.e in tneir ai~tri£.t meet in '5an Antonio, \'Ini£.n if> qUite an a£.nievement. ,ne,{ \earnea tnat if tne'{ \::ept tneir priae runnin9 f>tron9, tne'{ \'Iou\a \earn to run f>tron9 \'Iitn it.
Not on\'{ aia tne team pra£.ti£.e in tne mornin9f>, but a\f>o in tne afternoonf>. Wni\e mornin9 pra£.ti£.ef> \'Iere an nour \on9 at tne mOf>t, afternoon pra£.ti£.e timef> \'Iere aUidea b'{ tne runnerf>. Don't mif>juage tnem, tne'{ \'Ior\::ea nara. ",ne team aia rea\\'{ \'Ie\\, ana tne,{ \'Ior\::ea rea\\'{ nara," f>aia c.oa£.n Mi9ue\ &.arz.a.
ry ",ne \::iaf> are 9reat." &.arz.a \'Iou\a run a\on9f>iae nif> team at mOf>t pra£.ti£.ef>, tne qua\it'{ of a 900a \eaaer. Afternoon pradi£.ef> finif>nea \'Inenever tne team finif>nea tneir o\'ln \'Ior\::outf>, f>0 baf>i£.a\\,{, \'Inen '{ou're aone, '{ou're a\\ f>et to 90 nome ana prepare for tne ney-t aa'{ of runnin9·
If 'lou nave tne true f>pirit of a pantner, '{ou'\\ a\r.o nave to nave tne aetermination of one. lOp Wef>\a£.O Hi9n '5£.noo\ runner Jef>f>e Lara if> a 9reat ey-amp\e of tnif>, bein9 a 4-,{ear re9iona\ qua\ifier ana 4-,{ear MVP. Fref>nman runner '5tepnanie Paai\\a if> a\r.o a 900a eY-amp\e. "It \'Iaf> a 900a ey-perien£.e," f>aia Paai\\a. "I \earnea to never 9ive up ana to \::eep areamin9. M'{ £.oa£.nef> \'Iere a\\'Ia'{f> tnere for me." Wno \::ne\'l tnat runnin9 a fe\'l mi\ef> ea£.n \'lee\:: £.Ou\a brin9 f>u£.n a memorab\e ey-perien£.e? Not man'{ peop\e nave tne "3
ef>f>entia\f> tnat are neeaea to be a f>uaef>f>fu\ \on9 - aif>tan£.e runner; Priae, aeai£.ation, ana aetermination, but for tnOf>e \'Ino ao, 900a job.
Above: German Exchange student, Janine Misensky runs with the school 's Cross Country team. ,Can 't you just see her dedication?
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Struggling to get past the finish line, Abram Olivarez tinishes the Cross-Country meet strong.
Left to Right: David M., Lilly J., Josh R. Abraham 0., Jesse L, Coach Garza. Bottom Row: Sergio L. and Coach Vega.
Bottom: Senior Jesse Lara cleans the bottom of his shoe, after leaving the competition in the dust.
Erin Ebarb and Tammy Rodriguez work extra hard side-by-side for the gold.
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AU You Need i~ a Danl..e and a Dream
ihe 9rouP of f>tudentf> in our f>c.hoo 'f> Fo\~\oric.o c.\af>f> if> fi\\ed with muc.h w\ture and c.o\or af> e\\. In thif> c.\af>f> the1 \earn to danc.e different genres. "£veh thou9h the main foc.us is Me~ic.an fo\~\oril.O, we \earn a \itt\e of ba\\et, wef>tern, modern, and meren9ue," sa1f> Mrf>. c..ardoz.a - O\ivares, f>ponsor of the Fo\~\oric.o c.\af>f>.
ihere if> an annua\ c.ompetition that the1 are required to attend. ihe students who are part of the "Danz.antef> de\ Va\\e" Fo\~\oric. Danc.e c..ompan1 have after sc.hoo\ pradic.e, f>O the1 C.an perfec.t their danc.e for performanc.es and c.ompetition, af> we\\. ihif> danc.e l.Ompan1 c.onf>if>tf> of the f>tude.ntf> who c.ompete and perform for otherf>. ihe1 have trave\ed to different \oc.ationf> throu9hout the 1earf>. ihe1 have 90ne as far as Da\\af>, ~an Marc.os, and c..orpus c..hrif>ti.
ihis 1ear the1 have performed in man1 p\ac.ef>. Durin9 the "Iv de f>eptiembre" fef>tivitief> the1 had severa\ c.ommunit1 performanc.ef>. ihe1 performed at the annua\ "W£~ c..hristmaf> show, whic.h aired on "W£~ durin9 the winter ho\ida1f>.
meanf> of mUf>ic. and danc.e, and as man1 of thef>e f>tudents ma1 have in mind, ~tephanie £f>parz.a haf> c.\aimed that her "\ove for danc.e and her w\ture" if> the reaf>on f>he c.hof>e to be a part of thif> ta\ented 9rouP.
the 9rouP to perform for an internationa\ audiof ref>earc.h f>c.ientists. p..nother performanc.e too~ at the ie~s ~ Internationa\ Universit1 in Laredo,
an audienc.e that c.onsif>ted of over 500 peop\e. ihrou9h a\\ their performanc.es, thef>e f>tudents
ab\e to f>howc.af>e their heritage and w\ture b1 the
Elisa De Hoyos (Historian); Martinez (President); Linda Alvarado (Sergeant at Arms)
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Not Pictured: Violet Garcia (Secretruy); Cindy Gutierrez (Vice .... ' ·P'OIfl P nT
1st ro\'l(\ - r): C.~nthia Lopez., Maria Boc.ane9ra, Brenda flores, "e\l~ I-\u 2nd rO\'l(\-r) : Moif>es Lopez.. C.hris Lu Jose Martinez.. C.arlos ~alaz.ar.
'3rd ro\'l(\ - r) : Miriam Valdivia, Linda Alvarado, C.r~stal C:.!onz.ales, Julie I-\v.rn"nn,r., Dukes Martinez., Viri Valdivia.
Who better i~ there to teaGh the steps to the SGhoo\' s f oll(loriGO Glass than Mrs. C.ardoz.a - Olivr res. '5he has been the Foll(loriGo sp~nsor for five ,{ears.
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Linda Alvarado and C.arlos '5alaz.ar put in man'{ hours during and after SGhool to
praGtiGe steps for different danGes. It's not
as eas'{ as it lool(s.
e>renda Flores and DulGes Martinez. praGtiGe to perfeGt their danGe for a performanGe.
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i nc~, , and Yvonne Penn are amongst the few thaL
participated in a progrilm thilL look pluce (It the Mercede~ U ves tock Show Grounds for
eleme n sLlIdcnu •.
Top (I- - lZ-) - ~by f.. trada. f.ril<> c.avau> •• J .D. '5ogura. Van .... V.ld ••. C.lno Harl •••. Lui. c.aru. MiGha.1 Marlinn. e..linda Medrano. Van .... Mata e.ollom (L-lZ-) - !'atrina 1'1 .... Vlrlana . D.nl ••
Orli •. J3G~1 D. La \Z.o.a. J ... lGa c.om ••. JaLmin e.ugarin. ~ara Val.rlo. and Vvonn. ".na
IIxperlena.
lime 10 91anGe al Ihe Gamera and po&e for a piGlure on Ihe da~ Ihal Ihe~ deGided 10 help
oul Iheir Gommunil~ b~ volunleerin9 10 9uide ~oun9H sludenl& al \(id& \(0 ... & and More.
p.J~s&a l\ernandt~. MiGhael Marline~. :r aG~i De WI ~&a. :r essiGa ("ome~. €.dilh e>ulnes and
Yvonne 1'ena all sho ... off Iheir ne ... friend Ihal Ihe~ aGquainled ... ilh .
Top (L-lZ-) - J ... lGa c.omo. and lZ-obOGGa D. Loon e.ottom (L-lZ-) - Margar.t e.ald.ra •. Lai.l .. ~ala .. r. Anahi f.'pino .. and JaLmin e.ugarin
~ittin9 (I - r) : Vane55a Valdez., Lill1 F-i05, "nahi £5pin05a, Lari55a F-ioja5,
Dana Donal5On, Ira(,eli F-ioja5 and C,r15tal \Z.am05. ~e(,ond rO\>l (I - r):
C,a55ie c,ontrera5, Delia c..arz.a, c..eena Huerta, Yurani ~auti5ta, "m1
M(,Daniel, "manda \4>dri9uez., "5hle1 Wipf, C,r15tal c..onz.alez. and Maria
Villarrea\. Third rO\>l (I-r) : Naomi c'ano, ~tephanie ~one5, C,eli\(a
C,a5anova, C,r15tal \4>dri9uez., £ddie ~ulne5, Danni\( Villa5enor, "manda
l'erez., ~amantha Quintanilla, ~teven Davila, ~ a\(e Ma550 and \4>bin
\4>dri9uez.. Top rO\>l (I-r) : ~radle1 Donal50n, Lai51ee ~alaz.ar, l.a('h Nieto
and £lia5 Hernandez..
mcrtirJncrl cYerJnrJr
CffJrJcietp e>f Dann'j '5e9ovia
~u(,(,eedin9 in hi9h 5(,hool ha5 never 5eemed 50 diffic.ult than it ha5 todal With even more pre55ure to pa55 the ne\>ll1 induded TN~~ te5t, 5tudent5 find them5elve5 \>lith more re5pon5ibilit1 and hi9her e~pedation5 b1 tea('her5 and parent5. Ima9ine tr1in9 not onl1 balan(,e the pre55ure 5et b1 the 5(,hool di5trid to e~(,el, but al50 find time to volunteer at variOU5 or9aniz.ation5 and help fund ('an('er treatment5. Not a ta5\( for the \>lea\(, thu5, the National Honor ~0(,iet1 i5 born.
~ein9 a('('epted i5 no ea51 ta5\( at all . You mU5t fir5t 5tart b1 havin9 a 9rade above a ~o in all of 10ur da55e5, and mU5t at lea5t have ('h05en the re('ommended or di5tin9ui5hed plan of 9raduation. ~tudent5 are then hand - pi('\(ed b1 the faw\t1 c,oun(,il of WH~. While in the NH~, monthl1 meetin95 are attended to di5w55 item5 on the agenda, 5u(,h a5 the volunteerin9 at the ~015 and c..irl5 C,lub, or if ea('h
member (,olleded the 25 ('o\(e tab5, \>Ihi(,h in fad 90 to help fund ('an('er re5earc.h and ('hemotherap1 treatment5.
"The NH~ i5 5Omethin9 ever10ne 5hould get involved in be(,au5e 10U get out and do thin95 in the c,ommunitl It 9ive5 10U a 5en5e of a(,c,ompli5hment \(no\>lin9 10U helped out and made a differen(,e," 5aid F-i(,hard Molina, \>Iho ha5 been a member of the NH~ 5in('e the lth 9rade. "It i5 ver1 fun, and I 5u9ge5t that even if 10U never ('on5ider joinin9 NH~, 10U 5hould real11 ('on5ider it. If 10U thin\( it'5 a \>Ia5te of time, 1ou're \>Iron9. lt5 fun and it 100\(5 9reat on a ('01lege appli(,ation."
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ROSA Health Occupational Students of America
e>f Jannic.e Vela With the he\p of the United e>\ood
'5ervic.ef>, \'\O'5P-- f>ponf>orf> four e>\ood Orivef> a 'fear. The United e>\ood f>ervic.ef> are the providerf> for a\\ the hOf>pita\f> in the '5tarr and \'\ida\90 c.ountief>. Laf>t 'fear, W\,\'5 donated the mOf>t b\ood than a\\ of the hi9h f>c.hoo\f> in the va\\e'f and \IIaf> the 41h of aU the hi9h f>c.hoo\f> in leY-as. United e>\ood '5ervic.ef> donated $2000 for sc.ho\arships to the f>c.hoo\ for the immenf>e ac.c.omp\if>hment. Ac.c.ompUf>hin9 this b\ood drive, the \'\O'5P-- pr09ram has proven itse\f c.apab\e of c.omp\etin9 various 9oa\s it f>ets out to ac.hieve.
''I'm sc.ared, but I'm \IIiUin9 to he\p peop\e' f> \ives. \ mean, \(no\llin9 that 'fou're 90in9 to be ab\e to he\p peop\e \ive if> just an a\llef>Ome feeUn9, even if it ma\(es 'fou a \itt\e queaf>'f," f>aid lamm'f ~dri9uez., a 11 'fear o\d senior and firf>t time b\ood donor.
\'\O'5P-- \IIaf> ef>tab\ished in ''nil . This 'fear, \'\O'5P-- hosted the 'fa\\ Leadership Gonferenc.e' at Mar'f \'\0ge Midd\e '5c.hoo\. Mf>. Garo\ {,.ood, the sponsor of \'\O'5P--, \lias the c.hairman, and Ms. {,.\ad'ff> OO'fno \lias the c.o - c.hairman. P--t the c.onferenc.e, the offic.erf> are 9iven in - f>ervic.e on their offic.e and the importanc.e in \'\O'5P-Leade.rf>hip.
"It 9ivef> the students the c.hanc.e to af>soc.iate \IIith other f>c.hoo\s in our area. It a\so 9ivef> them net\llor\( \IIith other sc.hoo\s and \i\(e\ihood to do c.ommunit'f f>ervic.e," said Mf>. {,.\ad'ff> OO'fno, the c.urrent sponf>Or for \'\O'5P-- . Mf>. OO'fno haf> been sponf>Orin9 \'\O'5P-- for over ten 'fearf>. \'\O'5P-- he\pf> benefit f>tude.nts b'f 9ivin9 them the opportunit'f to be.c.ome more a\llare of the iSf>uef> that are affec.tin9 the heaHh c.are induf>tr'f. It a\f>o 9ives them probabi\it'f to bec.ome \eaders in student or9aniz.ation.
c..hapter III Left to ri9ht: Mr. Molina, Dannie\( Villasenor, "\e~is N.oc.a,Valerie 'Perez., Josh \Zlc.o, Laislee ~alasar, Javie ~ilva, Johana "koser, "shel'f
c..hapter II Left to \Zl9ht: Vidor Tobar, Yessic.a ~epulveda, \(risten ~blez., Josue (,.uterriez., Ms. DO'fno, ~ec.ond ~III : Mriana kosta, 'Pearl Montelon90, Tamm'f ~dri9uez., c..laudia ~dri9uez.
(,.onz.alez., IIi ana (,.arz.a, c..oac.h Tate, ~ec.ond rOIll : Debbie Leal. c..arla (,.ania, Yurani e>autista, (,.ina Huerta, Wend'f Franc.o, Delia (,.arz.a, L'fssa Villanueva, (,.amaniel (,.alindo
J" oe Ariz.mendi rela~es during the blood drive. It seems he sho .... ed the needle no fear.
t.milo C.erda squeez.es hi£> hand so the Girwlation of the blood Gan flo .... faster. tie'll be feeling Gold and sleep1 onGe all his red blood Gell£> are donated.
OZ.Z.1 C.astillo, Isela c.ervantes, Mario c.astro, 'btephanie c,.onz.alez., and ~G1:1 c,.onz.alez. .... ait to be questioned in the personal booths. The .... aiting is mal:ing £>ome of them feel a bit
C.ind1 2avala is a true hero, b1 helping out the United f>lood ~rviGes . 'bhe sure is brave for letting them stiGI: a needle in her arm.
Hosa .jI-o'3-o4.j1-
Top ro~ (I-r): fredd1 6.onz.alez., I'rist1 Leal. I'esl1ia 6.uerrero Middle ro~: C.1ntl1ia 6.arz.a, Jennifer Tristan, Ar.l1le1 Lon9oria e>ottom ro~: Jenna C.ue\\ar, Amanda Uani9a
Tile frer.l1men C.lar.r. offic.trr. l1elp pass out tile frer.l1man T -sl1irtr.. TI1e1 are ver1 proud of tile amount of r.aler. tl1e1've l1ad.
Tile offic.err. are l1apP1 ~itl1 tile outc.ome of tile T -r.l1irt'r. desi9n. The1 wor\:ed ar. a team to find tile perfec.t der.i9n .
The offic.ers are proud to be rn:.""'lUm
on bein9 elec.ted ne.,.t 1ear as
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Ifs not a ~ob, it's an adventure!
~f Israel Montano
'5ophomore daf>f> 90vernin9 l.Ounl.il of the f>tudent bod't here at 1DI£!'>I,tl[.O
'5l.hool. ihe't are rp.lC.l\nr"<Q.,n,IP.
dUif>ionf> baf>ed of their fello\ll
and Mf>. '5erna. f>ophomore have \IIor~ed diligentl't
offil.erf> to brin9 \IIhat the
t>1I1~UUI""(~t> Mphomore daf>f> promote f>l.hool
...... ,"" ... , rl 9h '5l.hool." about
'5el.retar't Af>hli Auf>annette (,.ania. have helped thif> 'tear Mphomore daf>f> f>hirtf> a pOf>terf> for the football 9amef>.
Vromotin9 f>l.hool f>pirit \II their daf>f> and \IIithin the f>l.hool if> thif> or9aniz.ation haf> aaomplif>hed. onl't hope that the f>pirit f>ta'tf> at WH'5 for man't 'tearf> to
from (L-!2-) : ~renda c.avaz.os 'President, Asnlie ~enitez. '5ec.retar'f, Ausannette (,.arc.ia Treasurer
'President ~renda c.avaz.os
'5ec.retar'f Asnlie ~enitez.
Treasurer Ausannette (,.arc.ia
We. "e.e.p ~innin9 ~ ~innin9 ~ ~innin9 m DeGa ,
~itting (L-~) - Linda Nvarado, C.\audia MiG~\e, VeroniGa ~pu\veda, and ~arai ~mire1.
~tanding (L-~) : 7, David Hernande1-, jo"nn~ Lima&, ~~ Vega, z.e~e ~~na, Le&lie Martine1-, e.ever\~ Aou \dua
(Left) :Ton1 ~dri9ue1. and Deri(.\: l.aballero c.olled idea~ from a ver1
\:nown ma a1.ine,
&.f:Mriana ft.na
Dua mem~ lIIer& 6Uue66fu\ in organlz.tnlng a fa6hlon 6holll IIIh&r& th& m&mb&n and 6Om& 6(.hoo\ admlnl6traton modd&d clothing. Th& 6hollllll36 hdd ;ranua~ " 2.004 at l.&ntra\ Mldd\& ~hoo\ auditorium.
-It 11136 an ab60\ut& 6Uue66; uld Mn. Anz.a\dua. Th& \ot.a\ fa6hlon merc.handl6&n lII&r& &"t&rmd1 p\N6&d and impr&66&d lIIith th& fa6hlon 6holli. N&III 6tor" 6Uc.h 36 UOod'6 and levi"" b&t.am& b&tter ~nollin and hav& inc.r&a6&d th&lr 61\" 61nu th& 6holli. Th& 6holll lIIa6 a proj&c.t inltlat&d ~ thru 6tud&nt6 M&gan D& La "&na, V&ronlt.a ~pu\v&da, and Gathh1 Tr&vlno IIIho 61111 a n6&d to hdp \ot.a\ fa6hlon m&rc.handiMn c.omp&t& lIIith -fa6hlon Gllant6- at th& ma\\6.
-It too~ a \ot of hard lIIor~, \ong houn, and c.oordlnatlon. Drganlun (th& 6tud&nt6) had to 61gn c.ontrac.t6 and c.ontac.t6 IIIIth 6tor& manag&n 1IItr& mad&; Anz.a\dua uid.
Mr. Drop&%. &'1i01&d lIIo~ng IIIIth th& 6tud&nt6 putting on th& 6holli. -I thought It lIIa6 grNt. I rN\\1 appr&e.iat& a\\ th& IIIO~ th& 6tud&nt6 and 6pon-60n did to ma~ th& 6holll IIIO~; Drop&%. .ald. H& modd&d a tulo&do at th& 6holli.
Top: Mea9an de la Vena. l.ath1 Trevino, and Veronic.a ~epulveda
Left: Deri(.\: l.aballero i~ modelin9 a 9reat oufit to help
out with the D£l./\ fa~hion ~how .
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"This 'fear tzodeo has been great," 'f>o sa'fs the head of the tzodeo dub, Mr. Quesada. "'f>o far \lie have \lion aU the rodeos eY-c.ept one, \lie have a rider from £ast High 'f>c.hoot one from c.entrat and a four 'fear o\d that \oves to ride." Here at WH'f> there are no age \imits for joining tzodeo. Migue\ 'f>osa, tzodeo Attendee, said this about the 'foung rider, "He c.ou\d go aU the \IIa'f if he ~eeps it up. \ \IIou\dn't be surprised to see him in the papers."
The tzodeo 6.u'fs l.Ompete in I4giona\ C.ompetition, open rodeos, stoc.~ sho\ll against professiona\s that have been riding for 5-15 'fears. The tzodeo C.\ub has gone to the state fina\s in Abi\ene, TeY-as for the past 21 'fears in a
orns
rO\ll. Mr. Quesada sa'fs "The student's attitude has reaU'f fired up. The 'foung men \IIor~ rea\ hard and their pradic.e has brought them \IIinnings." The \IIinnings that 'fou earn in rodeo c.ome in form of buc.~\es and mone'f. Jesse ViUarrea\ \lion 2 nd p\ac.e in Mc.AUen and too~ home $(,00 doUars. The Wes\al.O tzodeo has \lion aU the rodeos of the TeY-as High 'f>c.hoo\ tzodeo Assoc.iation I4gion S eY-c.ept one, and the'f aU have a pa'fc.hec.~ \IIith them.
''I'm "Proud of 'fou gu'fs. You stood a\one and fac.ed 'four c.haUenges. You a\one \IIiU reap the re\llards. The greatest things 'f0u'U ever do, 'f0u'U do a\one. A\\IIa'fs remember, "\ c.an do aU things in 6.od that strengthens me!" "Phi\ 4:13. L£i''f> \l-OD£O!
Angel ~bles Poses f,
horse at the ranch. ~r ~ Picture while riQin9 the Picture e orses he's riQ ' .
L.....".....,...,......,...-...,...-,...,.,.,......,....,.,........"...,...""..-,.---.,,.....----___ 90es y th .. aml"""'o~-~n.;;;J..:.:rn"--------_.,_.-It.
Me'11bers
Jesse ~osa I 'fear \2.odeo
&.rade 10
Han" ll-odri9uez. I 'fear \2.odeo
&.rade II
Dar\a G.reen 4 'fear5 \2.odeo
&.rade 12.
~ ~ot;,a ",,\~\\t- "f-Ol>.~o Joe A\varado
'}.. ,\~1i~1b \'}.._----- I ~ear deo
Glrade II
David ~a\inas 2. 'fear5 \2.odeo
&.rade II
F-and~ Villarreal if> out at the ranGh ridin9 a bull, pradiGin9 for the ne'/.t rodeo. It loo\:f>
li\:e he'f> havin9 fun!
From Left: J"of>e DeLeon, Fabian ~alaz.ar, Mi9uel ~of>a, ~i'/.to ~dri9uez.,
ViG\:~ C.arreon, J"ef>f>e ~of>a. "he~ pOf>e for the Gamera after a lon9 da~ at ranGh.
\<.and~ Villarreal ridel'. nil'. at tne ranl.n . He' 5 gettin9
read~ to 90 to l'.tate. on for S l'.el.ondl'..
~mmer Vart3Hon
l'eau, La.., Wef>t ofl'uof> . ..,af> tal'en during their vac.ation ..,hen the~
ac.rOf>f> the United 'btatef>. e>ottom: Jef>f>e Villarreal C.he~enne, W~oming . Thif> the monument of Lane f
Top: Jef>f>e Villarreal. Mr. Quef>ada, and \Z.and~ Villarreal f>tand in front
Top: \Z.and~ and Jef>f>e Villarreal at Devil'f> To..,er in W~oming .
of Doc. Holida~'f> {"rave in {"reenland, C.olorado. The c.harac.ter • of Doc. Holida~ if> featured in man~
..,ef>tern movief>. He ..,af> W~at £arp'f> bef>t friend .
I2-ight: I2-ight: Jef>f>e and \Z.and~ Villarreal
f>tanding in front of Mount \4lf>hmore in 'bouth Dal'ota. Mount \4lf>hmore ..,af> c.arved in Marc.h '3,
1~2.1 but ..,af>n't c.omplete until 1~41. Thif> monument ..,af> def>igned b~
{"utz.on
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\<i9ht: Mr&. c.arranu'& &tGond period vi&it& the librar~ to review over I.&oon plan& and to di&GU&& the
pr09re&& that the~ are maKin9 with th. Ghildr.n that th.~ t.aGh. l'art of the &tudent. 9rad. wa& to maKe I •• oon
plan& jU&t liK. 'Ghool t.aGher. do.
L.ft: '!lome of Mr&. C.arranu' & &uond period da&& u& •• aG\10ther a& patient. in to be more .ff;Gi.nt and familiar with th. fir&t aid pro«.&. Th •• tudent& were b. Gertifi.d with Fir&t Nd and c.1'~. --
(Z.eady, Set Teadl &tudent& are 9iven more than an eduGation, the'f are 9iven a fir&t ~H'H'~""~ in the teaGhin9 field. "'Student& e~plore the field of eduGation b'f volunteerin9 at
E.lem~'ntaIN and C.leG~ler Heald E.lementar'f 'SGhool&: · &aid Mr&. c'arranza, teaGher for the ha& re9ional, &tate, and national Gompetition& in different area& that
in. E.vH'f 'fear over 2000,000 &tudent& join over '0,000 Ghapter& in S3 &tate I"'"'~Y''''~ the Di&trid of C.olumbia, l'uerto ~GO, and the Vir9in 1&land&. National
L-ellaer&rIlD, '!l1eet"na& are held eaGh Jul'f and offer member& and advi&ar& opportunitie& to develop -l£~~lnlp &~ill& and learn wa'f& to enhanGe Ghapter aGtion throu9h partiGipation in i&&ue&-oriented wor~ &hop& and adivitie&.
The &tudent& who have the opportunit'f to volunteer in a variet'f of area& get to wor~ with Ghildren from l're- I( to 2"' 9rade at the elementar'f &Ghool&. " e>ein9 a fir&t 'fear &tudent. I have reall'f learned a lot about Ghildhood, a& well a& the important thin9& in life &uGh as patienGe, tenderne&&, under&tandin9, and how eaGh individual needs their own need& to be met." e>renda e>urnia&, &enior, ,,' 'fear &tudent . The'f are e~peded to do all of the thin9& a normal teaGher would do, &tudent& do eVH'flhin9 from le&Mn plan& to aGtuall'f ta~in9 over the da&&. "11'& a whole new e~perienGe if & wonderful to interad with Ghildren from ever'f little mind to under&tand and proGeed later on, in their live&. If 'fou want the opportunil'f, that I'm havin9 join in, and I'll bet 'fou will never re9ret the deGi&ion 'fou made: ' e>lanGa 'SanGhez, &enior, 3 '" 'fear &tudent.
C.la&&e& are two period& lon9: Mr&. c.arranu'& &ewnd and &i~th period da&&e& have rotalion& twiGe a wee~ at the elementar'f &Ghool&. 'Sewnd period 9oe& to Memorial and &i~th period 9oe& to C.leG~ler Heald. E.aGh of the &tudent& enrolled in (Z.eady, Set Teath, is a&&i9ned a leather from l're-~ to &ewnd 9rade, and are able to wor~ in either 'Spani&h or E.n9Ii&h da&&e&, Mr&. c.arranu'& Gla&& aiM helps out the 3" 9rader& and 4'" 9rader& b'f tutorin9 them on their TII.I('S &~ill& to get them read'f for their upwmin9 te&t . Wor~in9 with the elementar'f &tudent& ha& had a pO&itive impad on man'f of Mr&. C.arranza' & &tudent&. "It ha& helped me learn about thildren and their behavior& and adions," e>et~'f De Leon, &enior, 2 '" 'fear &tudent . It ha& helped me bewme a leader around the &tudent& at the elementar'f &thool&, and thi& i& wh'f I plan to pur&ue a tareer the edutation field," e>et~'f &aid. "11'& ver'f important for &tudent& betau&e, the'f will learn thildren and how to teath them," &he ha& learned that E.lementar'f &tudents are turi enthu&ia&tit &tudent&.
e>'j: E.li&a ("arGia
t:.reating Ne\tl
Horizon,
I have enjoyed teathin9 'fZ.eady Set Teath' for many years now, and every year 9ives me plenty of memorable moments to last me a lifetime.
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400d to the /45t Th& W&,\ac.o Gholr thl' 1&ar ha& had Itt
mMnorab\& mom&nt&. TM c.holr In&truc.tor tz,o&l& David : hat bun t~lng ru\ hard In ma~lng th& c.holr Into on& : vol". tm& 631' "'Th& ,tud&nt, ar& mor& att&ntiv& and . that th ..... ~1"lng to \urn mu&Ic. ... Auording to Van .. 63 : Mora, Gholr atttndu, 631 that M&. David &triv.. for : perfldion and '''1*tt th. um& from h&r ttud&nt&. .
• u1' that tht dlff&r.nu bthlun thi& 1ur . .... ... It that tht c.holr hat &trong&r vol"" th&n th& : .. and ttlit 1Nr th. r..u\t& &ho~. T~o gIM&, J"ac.~I& : '&trvantH and £rlc.a Gtu.rr.ro, ~.nt advanud to dl&tric.t : and c.am. c.\ott In ~innlng th& 'Pr&ar&a Gompttition . . TM ~ ~ord to ttli& 1&ar it "Wi\\ingn .. &" 631& M&. : Da~d. .
Tb. Gholrt c.on""t tat::f p\au In "'ntra\ Mldd\. : f>c.hoo\. '111.., hav. four m~or c.o""rt. tht fa", ~Int.r, : and tprIng f"ttva\. Mt. David 631t '"1blt 1Nr ~. ~.r •. honor.tcl in having th. f>upptr att.ndant, Ilic.hard Il4v.ra, : ancl D.,ut-t wptr atttndant, J" ani" WI\.." in attfndlng : our WI'" Wlntff f .. tlva\ taping. .
~ 631t "In rfUnt 1.ar& thi' hat bun on. of . tht bKt c.hoir tum I hav& had tht privi\tg& in In&truc.tlng. : TM ttud.nt, an ~ond&rfu\ and th. mu&ic.lan&hip of th. : c.holr nude d.v.\opmtnt but ~t art hoptfu\ in ac.hitYing : all our goal"~ and dtvt\oping a bttttr c.hora\ program. '.
~: J"ohn Nu\..,
Top Ito" Q...-ll..) - Gtui"enna ~pulvecla, Gbri6tian Hernandez.;Ubra an, and 3'oanna £Ilt.ondo. ,,"oHom Ito" (\...-ll..) - £mma G.alIego6;~reta"", Ho"1 Gortez.; V Vr .. ldent. £rl¥a Gtuerrero; Vr66ldent. and Vlrglna t:.abrera;TrN6Ur
-'-"-I<--I=.I~~ - MImrva ierrez., Van66U Mlrel ... £rl¥a Gtuererro. Van66u Mora, V,,1a Gtonulez., Adrian Longoria, Martin wpino, Havac.u, aaor, A.btl ~ncon Mtdcllt Ito'I (L-It) - A6b'-1 ~allna6. t::",,6tal Gaurez., Gtul"erma ~Ivecla. t::arina Gtutlerrez.. 3'alm1 De \..eon • Virginia Gabrera. H athtr L-u90, 1'\0"1 GortN. and Abigail f,an,bez. ,,"oHom !?ow (L--It) - ~.pbanle £6paru. Abigail 'Pa,buo. £mma Gta"egot.. Gbri6tlan Hernandez., 3'0 f,liz.onao, Topau,io ~vtra C. oir Instrul-tor: Mrs. Davia
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\2.i9ht: 'btephanie Espana rea\l~ studies her music. as the c.\ass prac.tic.es to perfec.t their
music.a\ debut. L.=::!'!~~~~~===~~=2'!~~~~:::::~~~::::::;:::::;;::=.J
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Ma\(in9 Thin9s Happen DnGe You ~tart The Fun Don't ~top
Here at WH'5, our voi~es are heard through one organization that is made up of all sorts of students from ever'f Glass. From freshmen to seniors, from the top of the Glass to the average student, student ~oun~il represents the entire student bod'f. '5tudent ~oun~il helps promote s~hool spirit, and provide a friendl'f environment for the students here at WH'5.
"I thinK the Mudent ~oundl should be the voi~e of all students. the student ~oun~il should ta~Kle tough that students fa~e and worK toward said Mr. ?eterson, student ~oun~il advisor.
Glass for the up~oming s~hool 'fear. On Frida'f nights, the'f were the ones putting together the friendship line to wah: a~ross the field and
With a list of projeds to deal with, student wun~il has made ever'f one of them suuessful. '5tudent wundl organiz.ed Homewming, and dedded for the first time list . in WH'5 histor'f, not to have a dan~e . ?rior to s~hool beginning, the'f repainted the paws on ?anther Drive, and held the \4nt ~ A~
t::id, a fundraiser that allowed tea~hers to
Am'f M~Daniel, student ~oun~il
vi~e president. "the goal of student ~oun~il is to maKe the s~hool a better pla~e, plain and
e;Vt"f summer the iltudent counGil offiGtril ta\:e time out of their bU1\~ s~hedule to paint the panther paws on "anther Drive. In the piGtuns above are (Far Left) ::felllliGa C.hihuahua, t::atrina Mez.a, Maria Villarreal. (Middle) Laura Talbert. and (Far ~9ht) ::feMioa
Above:Lorraine Tristan ads sill~ b~ posin9 to ta\:e
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At Milano!> the student ~oun~il
members taKe time to taKe a qui~K pi~ture after
enjo'fing a fun filled night of fun .
Student ceouncil Officers
C.ounGil ho~t is l'IomeGomin9. It if> a tradtion that the new and returnin9 homeGomin9 queens ta\(e a piGture with the student
GounGil sponf>Or. PiGtured (L-F-) are homeGOmin9 queen
2.0o?-2.004 E.ri\(a 'i>tudent C.ounGil
queen ("uerrero .
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3,d Ito".: O'Gar M~dina. Tru Itobl". ItoGlo ltio,. LI66a V~rn. Lui' Lopn. D.borah lt1an and "huGK £11,,,.orth 2,nd Ito".: 'i>~rglo Marin. G.~naro 'i>algado and I,rul Tr~Ylno
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~tor'1 Written b'1 Daniel ~egovia
Many students go through high school unprepared and having very little, if any, idea or clue as to what kind of career they would like to pursue after graduating. However the student in Ski lls USA V[CA take on the ta k of working part-time at several places ranging from HEB, McDonalds, South Texas Trailers, and even some helping with Clear Channel Radio, all while still coming to school for half a day.
Skills USA VICA is a student organization that helps develop leadership kills in the trade and industrial fields of work, while also holding fundraisers and other exciting things along the way. " In the beginning of the year we had a fundraiser where we sold taco
Mr. C.alvillo's first period C.lass: e>a(.\: \Z.ow: Daniel \Z.o(.ha, 1'on'1 \Z.oque, J ohnn'1 l'ena, e>eto Naniz., Aaron Martinez., ~(.\:'1 \l.e'1es, Juan l'ena, ~arai ~mirez., e>renda \Z.odriquez., t<ri&t'1 \Z.odriguez. front \Z.ow: Jaime C.onz.alez., Margo ~ilva, C.arla C.arda, C.arla c.ruz.
plates, and were fixing to have another one where we sell lollipops and other candy," said Mr. Calvillo, the sponsor for Skills USA VTCA. "All of the funds that we earn go to help the students pay for their memberships to the club, which cost $15 dollars each, and they will also help us get to state if we qualify." The extra money earned last year went to fund a trip to go see the Texas Rangers play, at the Texas stadi ill11,
There are 24 students currently involved in Skills USA VICA here at WHS, and most of them are seniors, although both juniors and seniors are welcome to join if they are willing to work. "Overall I really enjoy working with the seniors here, we had some really fun seniors this year, and it 's always a good experience," says Mr. Calvillo
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MasterMinds Taking you to a new world
e>f Dann1 ~e90via ~ome f>tudentf> here at WH~
c.annot l;Iait for ei9hth period to roll around f>0 that the1 c.an end their da1 and 90 about their after f>c.hool livef>, but thif> doef> not 90 the f>ame for the f>tudentf> in the Humanitief> daf>f>. The1 have the privilege of 90in9 to a daf>f> I;Ihere all period lon9 the1 c.an pla1 a 9ame entitled, "Maf>termindf>," I;Ihere the1 are quiz.z.ed over variouf> f>ubjedf> f>uc.h af> Literature, ~c.ienc.e, f.n9Iif>h, and even pop - c.ulture.
""irin9 on the famed t::~V c.hannel 5, the Humanitief> daf>f> then f>hiftf> gearf> and tranf>ferf> into a TV 9ame f>hol;l hOf>ted b1 none other than the livin9 legend Tim ~mith . Thif> if> I;Ihere the c.ompetition reall1 f>etf> in, and our team, made up of c..ath1 Trevino, Dathan e>ol;lard, and e>radle1 Donalf>on, all c.ompete a9ainf>t other f>c.hoolf> to train for the Dec.athlon meet in c..orpuf> c..hrif>ti. "I
have a lot of fun c.ompetin9 a9ainf>t other f>mart people," f>aid Dathan e>ol;lard. "Iff> all;la1f> fun , unlef>f> 10U 10f>e."
"I love thif> daf>f>. It if> reall1 a 900d e~perienc.e for me," f>aid, returnin9 f>enior to the dub, ""manda 'Perez.. "Iff> a perfed l;Ia1 to e~pand 10ur I:nOl;lledge of jUf>t about an1thin9, even little mif>c.ellaneouf> thin9f> lil:e I:nol;lin9 the namef> of the former memberf> of N ~YNc... Thif> daf>f> if> al;leMme, I've been in it tl;lO 1earf> and iff> a blaf>t, I reall1 rec.ommend that ever10ne 1001: into Humanitief>."
Out of 2q f>tudentf> onl111 l;Iill be c.hof>en b1 Mr. \Z-ivera to travel to c..orpuf> c..hrif>ti to repref>ent WH~ in the f>hol;ldol;ln of all f>hol;ldol;lnf> and the battle of all battlef> to prove I;Ihic.h f>c.hool I:nOI;lf> the mOf>t mif>c.ellaneouf>, but educ.ational trivia of all .
The team had thtir first matoh at tht !'\Z.6.V studio. Afttr a 91orious viotor~ , the~ mtt jim 'i>mith. That must have bten a 9rtat e~ptritnot .
I4fre~h 10ur mind and have fun in the &un. \hi& 1& ",hat our DeGathlon team doe~ ",hen the1 are not ",orl:in9.
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Detail performing at Panth home game.
The Saber Detail performs during the half time of the homecoming game.
Giving back to the environment i one thing that JROTC showed to believe very strongly in. Thi year the member of JROTC along with their group leaders got together and volunteered their pare tim to create a beach clean up day.
Early Saturday morning, JROTC member tumbled out of bed d dicated to cleaning up South Padre Island. Although many found it tough to give up their Saturday morning they knew that what they were doing wa the right thing. "Giving up a day off of school to where I could have be n resting instead of cleaning was tough and r wasn't too happy about it, but I knew it was no longer a choice, but the only right thing to do, plus the up ide of it wa that I had fun making a lot of
new friends," said Jessica Rodriguez a Sf'd year member of JROTC.
Cleaning may have been fun for Jes ica and other members yet some agree that there were hard points to the day. "Cleaning up the beach was somewhat annoying at point becau e of all the walking we had to do. ~I here was more tra h to clean than you'd think and I had to give up pending a traditional morning with my family," said Heather Humphrey a first year to JROTC.
After the fun and the hard work JROTC accomplished their goal and helped clean the beach.
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And The Beat Goes On ... Written By: Monica Sifuentes
The Panther Corp continues to prove that they are the best with 25 consecutive ones under their bell. The band members put in a great deal of hours into perfecting their half time show, but half time is only the be8inning for these dedicated musicians. As summer winded down the students prepared themselves for the lon8 haul ahead. "For three long months we prepared for Pigskin. From August to October, we practiced long hours after school in the heat and worked hard to be perfect for seven and a half minutes," senior and head Drum Majo/~ Lily Rios said.
The Corp's daily routine was compiled up of drills that extended from morning to late evening. It consisted of 600 hours at school practicing and an additional 350 hours of independent practice the WPC was unstoppable, and the unity that seeped from them was uncanny. Headband director, Mrs. Donalson, witnessed the Corp in just one of their many finest hours as they
rallied together and formed the letters, WPC in the Donna stands as they awaited their rating. "At Pre-Pigskin watching all of you transform into a team before my eyes was beyond words," Donalson said.
The band has been recognized Valley wide and is well known for its continuous success. Aside from committing themselves entirely to producing straight ones year after year, the members have each gained something more than a plaque from this one to four year experience that will last what can only be described as a lifetime of memories. "Being in band has definitely made me more responsible and knowledgeable about how hard and how rewarding it can be to lead a group of individuals to a goal. Dedication is an important factor if you want to excel, and by being a member of the Panther Corp, I have acquired it and now push myself to do my best in all that I do," senior and Tuba Office/~ Adriana Manciallas said.
For senior baritone player, joey Alaniz, the show that hi8hlighted his and many of the other band member's
marching careers was Zorro. It was the last show that was performed by the one and only Panther Corp before the splitting of the schools. "When we performed Zorro my sophomore year there was so much intensity and pride poured into the performance that it became a legend in the hearts of all those who performed that night. "
When a group of individuals can come together and produce something as memorable as a halftime show, the markings that are left behind are glimpses into a winning family. They work together, push each other until the last waking moment, and stand beside each other through the good and bad times from the splitting of schools to area competition they are and still remain untouchable.
The band starts on a warm up note. Anticipation
mounts as the band gets ready for their performance.
Can you music? The Band has spirit how about youl
Look how serious these Drum Majors are. They ready for anything. You don't want to make them angry!
Look how well they pay attention to the game. Now that's real pride
Stay in step now mark time mark. You don't want to get out of step, you may mess up the rest of the band.
Hanging out, Having fun is what band is all about. Look how confortable they all look.
Back to back we'll play untill the end. As a band we will march as one.
Preparation is all it takes and all your time. Band is a challenge.
I dream of band every chance I get. Band is not for everyone "Only the strong survive" said Senior Dathan Boward.
Tabitha Arce gives a thumbs up for band. She must be so excited
about the upcomming performance.
Shake Rattle and Roll! Come on band and dance to the music.
Hit those high notes Trumpets. Wow look at that form they must really practice to be that good.
Their on the way to becoming the future Charlie's angels. Go get them girls!
The drum line is what keeps this band together. They are the heart and soul of the Weslaco Panther Corp's.
It's all about the Drumline Cory Herrera, Steve Torres, Estevan Vargas. Look at the dru mmers go at it!
Danny is not paying attention! Relax! Its all part of the show.
The band plays for their fans. They have Friday Night Fever!
~vr'~"'''nes know how it's done. Look at them go those night practices really payoff.
That Bradley Donalson he does not miss a step. The boy is just doing his thing, and the rest of the band just follows his lead.
The band waits for
That's right guys just keep playing, playing, Keep that rhythm flowing smooth guys.
as the rival band is performing. We are ready for anything that other band will dish out!
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One \ast 9rouP snot t0getner. The band members 9rouP eac.n otner up for tne infamous 'c.raz.~ pic.ture: Bar1d
Pa.I1c>r
£ver~one an~ious\~ a\olaits for tne pnot09rapner to get read~ . Tnis is a ver~ \oIe\\ c.oordinated effort. £ver~ ~ear on one mornin9, tne panoramic. pnot09rapners snoot tnree \arge 9roups: ~T c.., '5eniors and l?AND.
smi\e for tne c.amera.
-"Of an things \tie have done as a group, nothing c.omes dose to having to tr~ and balanc.e ourselves on a board that seemed to be a meer foot \tIide for over "30 minutes," said, senior, Monic.a '5ifuentes. The panoramic. pic.ture has been a long tradition of WH'5.
01' the band p pic.ture. e>and members had 10 minutes to quic.ld~ return their instruments and c.hange out of their uniforms and be bac.\:: read~ for the senior shot.
Just c.hec.\::ing if ever~one instruments read~ .
Above we have Delilah De Los ~antos and Mando \Zivera rela'1-in9 after a lon9 da'j of Gompetition.
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all pa'js off at the e>rownsville ver'j proud and happ'j about
all reGieved. Above Yin9 Yan9 praGtiGes on her presentation for one of her man'j UIL events that
she Gompetes in
The U1L students of WH'i> have an earl~ \<4al:e up ~all ever~
'i>aturda~ mornin9 in order to be9in their \<4eel:end ritual of ~ompetition .
A bus load of these fe\<4, proud, and not far from the true meanin9 of dedkated students travel all a~ross
the valle~ to sho\<4 other s~hools \<4hat it is that the~ are made of. £a~h of them ~ontributes their O\<4n part into provin9 that Wesla~o Hi9h 'i>~hool is home to \<4inners. Despite, havin9 to sa~rifiGt. time and sleep ea~h of them has learned at least one thin9 from bein9 a part of the U1L or9aniution.
nterSG
'i>am Mata is sho\<4n above perfeds his performan~e minutes before
his individual wmpetition.
"Over the ~ears of ~ompetin9 in U1L, I have learned that idleness is the holida~ for fools and that there's no suret in su~~ess, onl~ pra~ti~e mal:es perfe~t," sophomore, ~omputer sl.ienl.e parti~ipant, Yin9 Yan9 said.
Man~ of them have alread~ proven that UIL is not a ~ompetition for the \<4eal:. It tal:es an ey,traordinar~ amount of time to prepare for their events, and alon9 \<4ith that ~omes ~ommitment and sa~rifi~e, but still neither of those ~an ~ompare to reapin9 the a\<4ards of their auomplishments.
"I have 9iven up 'i>aturda~s and ~ountless after s~hool hours to pra~ti~e for m~ events. In the end \<4hen all m~ hard \<4orl: pa~s off, it ~orroborates m~ firm and un~ieldin9 ~ommitment to UIL," Yan9 said.
Above Dana Donaldson, Maria Villarreal C.r~stal ("onulez., ("Ioria and Larissa tal:e a breal: in bet\<4een their U1L
wmpetition at
To the ri9ht is C.r~stal ("onulez. praGti~in9 before she wmpetes.
For man~ of the parti~ipants, UI L has opened a 9ate\<4a~ to a \<4hole ne\<4 ey,perien~e filled \<4ith people of all \<4all:s of life, and bein9 able to interal.t \<4ith students \<4ho share their same interests. Due to their UI L ey,perien~e some of them have even de~ided to pursue a major related to their event.
"I ~hose to major in theater be~ause I love it, and a job ~ou love ~ou \<4ill enjo~ and suueed in the profession," senior, and prose and poetr~
parti~ipant, j::atrina Meu said. Yarti~ipatin9 in U1L
isn't the onl~ part of gettin9 the job done. It tal:es more than sho\<4in9 up; it tal:es wordination and the man behind the job is Mr. Medrano. This is his sel.ond ~ear as ~oordinator, and l.ompared to last ~ear, this ~ear' s inVitational hosted at WH'i> proved to be a nift~ tasl: to ~arr~ out \<4ith t\<4i~e as man~ parti~ipants .
"I had to I:eep an e~e
events \<4ere on s~hedule, 100l:in9 for judges for events, and mal:in9 sure to tall: to l.oal.hes and l.oordinators about the wntest," UIL C.oordinator, Mr. Medrano said.
There are man~ important aspe~ts to a suuessful UIL team, and auordin9 to Medrano, administrators of WH'i> should be a\<4are that students \<4ho partil.ipate in UIL do mu~h better on tests, and the importan~e of tea~her involvement in the pr09ram is amon9 the top priorities.
149ardless of the time that is spent on either or9aniz.in9 or tal:in9 part in UIL, to both parties, the time that is spent is \<4orth the ~hallenge, and the onl~ question is, are ~ou up for it?
'i>tor~ b~: Monil.a 'i>ifuentes
on ever~thin9, mal:in9 sure .----------------,
ney.t to one of her hard wor~in9 UIL sponsors that dedi, ates allot
of her time to prad i,e with her.
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THE, HI&.H LifE,
15t \2.0~ : Trae Valdez., Dann~ ~egovia, E.li5a Gtarc.ia, \l.ic.hard \2.odriguez., l"ohn Neele~ 2nd \2.0~ : 15rael Montano, C.lari5a Gtonz.ale5, Monic.a ~ifuente5, l"annic.e Vela
3rd \2.0~ : Mic.helle Munoz. for Adriana Vena
Monic.a, editor of The High Life, ~or~5 ver~ hard to malC.e 5ure ever~thing c.ome5 out the ~a~ it i5 5upp05ed to .
Trae give5 50me ver~ good pOinter5 to Dann~ and l"ohn for U5e in the future.
e>ottom: E.li5a, l"annic.e for C.laire all enjo~ helping eac.h other in an~ ~a~ P055ible.
Mic.helle ~atc.he5 Adriana do the fini5hing touc.he5 on her great advic.e c.olumn in The High Life.
'Photo :r ourna\ism c..\asses
Top: Jason, C-assie, M~ra, Lorena, Dann~
Bottom: 14~, Debbie, Loren, Vinc.ent
The "igh Ufe wa, the fir&t publitation ever produud at W"laGO "igh "hoot and hat taptured reader& of almo,t eve..., era ,inu before the G.reat Depr"'ion. The "ighUfe thi' ~ear wa, GOmpiled of eleven ,tudent, of all ,la,," and of all wal~, of life. Thit. ~ear however the m4liori~ of the ,la" wat. filled with new fa,"
"Thit. ~ear wa, a good ~ear. We began with two I"u" and the GOol thing it. that we put it together with fr"h ruruitt.," J"ournali,m tea,her, Mr.Nava laid. "£aGh t.taff member pla~t. a 'pulfiG role in putting together the "hool', magaz.ine, and even though the c.\all itlelf involv" an immenle amount of dedltation and GOmmit.ment, The "igh Ufe Itaff devot" themlelv" entirel~: "~eing part of The "igh Ufe do" ta~ a lot of wor~ and time. I've even had to I~ip bal~tball pra,tiu on numeroul oGtallioni to help out, but onu ~ou flU ~our finilhed produGt, it'l all worthwhile," Fr"hman, Adriana Vena laid.
Ma~ tim" the Itaff mut.t overloo~ the faGt that the>f mUIt Ia,rifiu their own lellure time in order to GOmp\ete the magaz.ine, whl,h II 60mething the>f ~now of all too well. Auording to junior irae Valdez. and 6Ophomore Dann~ Cf>e.govia, the1 had to mill ,la,," and give up their 6Oc.ial llv" in order to get The "igh Ufe into the handl of the W"f> Itudentl, and even though the pro"" wat. e)treme\1 time GOniuming. the>f Itill let alide all other engagementl and did their part In deIlgning a magaz.ine that will be viewed ~ future W"f> Itudentl.
The firlt ilt.ue that wal produud thit. ~ear wal one that will definatel~ be InfamouIl~ remembered. It GOvered two Itori" that drew up mUGh GOntroverl~, whl,h The "Igh Ufe Itaff immediatel~ felt the after mall. -"andl down the two mOlt inter"tlng t.tori" that were written thil 1ear 'po~ c.rititall~ of the football team. It did rub a lot of people the wrong wa~ and that wal bad," Mr. Nava laid.
D"pite the GOntrovert.ial Itori" that were written, the Itaff member& GOntlnued to learn through taUIe and effut. -I have gained lu,h a lenle of teamwo~ and have perfuted m1 writing. If I GOuld, l'd do it all over again beataule I've reall~ grown to enj~ thil ey.perienu," Vena laid.
After "hoot and at tim" during \unc.h, the Itaff GOuld be flUn Ituffed huddled over their GOmputeri t...,ing to put together their finllhed produc.t. £aGh of them hal put In the time and patlenu that il demanded from thil bu"ln"". It'l a tough job, but 6Omeone hal to do it.
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What's up! - J' ose Fernandez.
Dt.A~ Time! -J'ason Munoz., ~\ando Ve\a, 'f,u\\~ Areva\o,
Me\aida LU£.io, f:r Danie\ Norie9a
M~ mom \tIou\dn't be\ieve her e~es!
-J'uan Luna
Thi5 ha5 been 5uGh an a\tlef>Ome ~ear! - '5u\\~ Areva\o, Andrea 'Perez., Duke A\varado, Maria G.onz.a\ez., Audi\ia
\Zamirez., 6r ~ta \(arr
Ta\(ing a brea\(! - ~ta \?eGerra 6r Amanda AnGif>O
We'\\ mi55 ~ou GoaGh \?randon! - J' 05e \?u\ne5, Danie\ Noriega,
14~na\do Gardena5, Fran\(ie l.ava\a, 6r J'uan Luna
Friend5 Forever! WH'5 ~G\(5! '5enior5 2004! - Ade\aida Luc.io 6r J' 05e Fernandez.
-Danie\ Noriega, J'uan Luna, 14~na\do Gardena5, 6r J' oe~ \?u\ne5
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Where' 5 LunGh? -~5a\inda Munoz., J'e5u5 Tlierina,
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crbey're "aglcally
nel1clou8
The juniors are natural born
leaders . When an opportunity
presents itself , you are sure to
see them work their magic every
step of the way . "You have to
move forward and teach the
younger generations to lead . As
you move through this world
someone will always be there to
bring you down ," Robert Cedillo ,
Junior said .
The junior class has
surprised us all in many ways .
They have shown a great deal of
initiative towards their
education . " I love being a
junior I have a lot more
opportunities that have been
opened to me as a junior than I
did as a sophomore such as AP
classes ," Leslie Vasquez ,
Junior said .
Jesus Acevedo Monica Acevedo
Adriana Acosta Jennifer Alambar
ElisaAlcantar JohanaAlcoser
Austin Alegria Jorge Almazan David Alonzo
Ramon Alvarado Jose Alvarado Tessa Ambriz
Elizabeth Aquino JoseArmendaris
Cristina Arias Maria Arias
Guillem1oAITeola YeseniaAtTiola
AaronAvila Jonathan Avila
Juan AyaJa
Margarita Balderas Ashley Balli Lorena Balli
Jonathan Banda Michael Bautista
Yurani Bautista Angela Bazaldua
Raquel BenHez Nato Berrones
Lonna Berry Frances Bravo
Yadira Buenrostro Dalia BugaI1n
Eduardo Bulnes Jackie Cabral
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Blanca Cabriales Sergio Caldera Marlene Calderon Angel Camarillo Ruby Campuzano Alfonso Cantu
Audrey Cantu Derek Cantu Susie Cantu Elizabeth Cardenas Raul Cardenas K -lla Carranza
Jessica Carreon Jose Carrillo Maria Can-illo Celika Casanova Cristela Casares Patricio Casarez
Joe Casas Chris Castellanos Aaron Casti llo Alberto Castillo Almalee Castillo Jade Castillo
Ricardo Castillo Thomas Castillo Mario Castro Robert Cedillo Emilio Cerda Floripes Cerda
lsela Cervantes Jacquelin Cervantes Noe Cervantes Dannya Chavez Erik Chavez Francisca Chavez
Aradelia Cienfuegos Chantel Clopine Paul Closner Cassie Contreras Hector Contreras Lorena Contreras
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Eric Cordova Mario Cordova Maribel Cortez
Oren Cortez Alex Covan"ubias
Fernie Cruz
Santos Cruz Stephanie Cruz
Alina Cuellar Jenny De la Garza
Delilah De los Santos Cristina De los Santos
Romelio Del Toro ElisaDe Hoyos
DaneJl Diaz James Diaz
Jennifer Diaz WilljamDwm
Arlene Duran Ileana Duran
Erin Ebarb Mary Elissetche
Ricardo Elizondo Abraham Escamilla
Justin Esparza Ricardo Esparza
Stephanie Esparza BIas Espinoza
Leonso Espinoza Maltin Espino
Audrey Estrada Mickel Fernandez
Francisco Figueroa Francisco Flores
Genaro Flores Ivanna Flores
Brittaney Foerster Wendy Franco
Samantha Freeman Roel Fuentes
Genn ifer Gal van Francisca Garces
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Gisela Gonzalez Balde Gonzalez Marco Gonzalez Ricky Gonzalez Stephanie Gonzalez Omar Guerrero
Danny Gutierrez Jonathon Gutierrez Juan Gutierrez Melissa Guy Lacey Guzman DarJyn Hernandez
Elias Hernandez Yasmin Hemandez Yuri Hernandez Lance Herrera Geena Huerta Maggie Hughes
Jeannette Tpina Lillian Jimenez Stephanie Jones Veronica Lara Felipe Leal Daniel Ledezma
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Jacob Lopez Malthcw Lozano
Vincent Lozano Edna Lozoya
Adelaida Lueio Maria Lucio
Christopher Lugo YeseniaLuna
Hans Macholdt Jesus Marines
Marissa Marines Jesus Martinez Jose Maltinez Juan Martinez
Leslie Martinez Melissa Martinez
Salomon Martinez Viviana Martinez
Jason Mrutin Kasey Mata
DanieUe Mayfield Amy McDaniel
Jeannette Medellin Oscar Medina
Joshua Medrano Sammy Medrano
Alvaro Mejia Felicita Mendez
Paul Mendez Rodney Mendoza Vanessa Mendoza
Carlos Meza M ichelle Molina
Juanita Montelongo
Maizel Morales Rudy Mora
Angela Moreno Danielle Moreno
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Perla Perez Regina Perez Tomas Perez Vanessa Perez Vicky Perez Matthew Peterson
Adrian Quintanilla Samantha Quintanilla Audelia Ramirez Benito Ramirez Evelin Ramirez Joey Ramirez
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Jorge Rios Kristopher ({jos Francisco Rivera Kristen Roblez Edgar Rocha Alfi'edo Rodriguez
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Julian Rodriguez Luis Rodriguez
Reynaldo Rodriguez Richard Rodriguez
Thomas Rodriguez Vincent Rodriguez
Roberto Ruelas lsidro Saenz
Edgar Salazar Jose Salazar
Laislee Salazar Ralph Saldana Alonso Salinas Ashley Salinas
Francisco Salinas Priscilla Salinas
Rocio Salinas Amanda Sanchez Christina Sanchez
Marcelino Segovia Jamey Sepulveda Jesus Sepulveda
Veronica Sepulveda Yessica Sepulveda
Alejandro Sierra Alejandro Silva
Javier Silva Luis Silva
Victor Sol is Stephanie Sullenger
Henninia Tamez Araceli Tienda
Elizabeth Tovar Michael Trejo
Michael Valadez Maggie Valdez Manuel Valdez
Raul Valdez Robert Valdez
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Esteban Vargas Gel111an Vasquez Jose Vasquez Juan Vasquez Leslie Vasquez Saul Vasquez
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attdlited I11dl1'1 aeeol11tlisltmel1ts altd {'redted fOl1d memories I Irdve berm litvolved if'
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Mart/itez 111'1 Itiglt sclrool rears I've
ledfl1ed tire l11edlflitg of tm friel1dslrij? eaderslrij? s/(lIls and restOI1SiPllltr were
WMtOlfS to sJlcceed lit dance. soccer. tire dct/vit/es I was litVO/Ved lit
, tlrrollglroJlt tire rears I Will rel11ember mr SI/l'fIO( retlf tire most tlran tire rest becallse tifis redf WdS wltBlf I l!4r1fed ifow to atf'eciate wlrat I Irave Me",ofles a/;¢;tt "''1 IMclrers, friends, al1d dclr/evements WIll be 111 "'If; mitld for tire rest of mr lIfe
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wOl1derfJlI teaclrers, 'Tlral1..{ 'lOti for cariflg' and to mr loving friel1ris, al1d wonderfJlI PrJ/.jfrrl?l1d foet( Tltaltl:: rOJl fOf mal::/l1g m'l Iriglt scltool
redrS tire most fM /ifllitg ever/'
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time Wltlt mr fflel1ds wMe fCJff!ll1.tJ 1M gr4des fl1 all 111'1 classfs. Its all aPcJlt prlorrtl2./flj first
comes Itavlitg fJlI1. followed pr spet/tilitg time Wltlt E~e:;E~~ ftlmt!r aHd friMds, WlrlCIt 18 followed P'I gettlitg tlte job dMe lit srimol
or anlftltlitg else Tlrr0H.tJfroJlt- mr life I Irtlve dwars tried to l11aJ.·e tire most of mrsel! for tlrat 1~'3 all tlrer& is of me. fllst remember II181st 0/1
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be al1 asset to me I Itave leamed selfdisci,lJilite, prdct/CM ded/catkit/ dHd Irar i
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pro#d of titSCOVertitg mrself wltat I wal1t OHt of life ell1d becomlitg tire sllcce8sfHlroHIt!! mal1 tlrdt I al11 toda/f
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accomplislted so mHcIt I've met some verr ' people altd l11atle /mj?Ortatrt fnel1df;Itij?s. Mr tlCcomtllsltmettt WIJJlld iteM' to be mr dal1clitg I
lit more time aNd ef/ort lit dell1clitg tlral1 otlter actlVltr tltroH.4ltw1t Itlglt sclrool ell1d I
tfH/r troJld of everr slitgle relrearsal atld performal1ce
Mafia Ibarra These tast school'lears have pef?l1 great Now that
il1 high school Its Pef?l1 reall'l great. eS(Jeciall'l beti1(J lit IROn;, al1 activlt'l 111 wltich I cal1 get littO al1d heM
too. I love betitg l1ear 111'1 friel1ds al1d all 111'1 teachers as wei/. esteciall'l Mr Peterson. he
-""",,"LJ ltas Peel1 a WOJ1der(HI teacher Mat; Hl1derstal1ds 111'1 f'oblel118 111 readlitg al1d wrltil1g. al1d litstires l11e 110t to give HfJ. I woHld also liKe to thal1K Camel \t0IKes. I hote that the 1110l1ths go Petter for 111e. eVel1 tho!!fJh the da'ls have Peel1 gOlitg hst for l11e I KI10W that I wIll alwa'ls rel11el11ber ever'l OJ1e that was ver'll1ice. HI1derstal1dlitg. al1d c0l11ta8siol1ate WIth l11e Thal1K'IolI
Villarreal have everiMced 80 l11al1'1 great thlitgs lit
school It is hard to j!!st S!!111 thel11!!t lit a words I leave these fOllr 'leal's of 111'1 It/e
with great frlel1ds, l11el11ories, al1d f'itle lit all have accol11tlished As a l11el11ber ofjimior class,
3tHdel1t COMC/!, Natiol1a1 HOl1or 30tlef'l' UIL, al1d Pacesetters , I Itave leamed the tr!!e l11eal1ln(J of reStOI1SIPI!tt'l' deferl11lnatioff. esteciall'l the lIfetJl1!itg of hard worK I cal1 hOl1est/'1 sal( as I close this cHatter ill 111'1 life. 111'1 '1ears lit High school WIll be !!l1forgettable
JoItI1I11( Limas 0111'1 worr'l a/:;o!!t hi(J1t school to certaIn extel1t 3tot
al1d start I/Vlit(J. M'I ' achievel11Mt il1 lIfe 18, k.l1owlitg
I ditl ever'ltlttitg I've wal1ted to Wltlt tlte tiflte givel1 to flte ktk.e lit --11I-._Il.iII_LJ
fIt!!clt (JOssible al1t1' tilt forth ever'lthlitg '1011 have Ilist rel11efltber dol1't stojJ. dOl1t ever stOfJ.
JacKie Ol1es Itigh school everif?l1ce is flever exactllf
al1other, for ~he{re just like f!l1geltnitts. !11 evel'l Itttle detail Perhats qod Itas ItIS OWfl for a reason. Ma'lPe Ite fltade eaclt otlte,s whf?l1 kt!/jl,:~etll ' '''''
togetlter iKe a tJilllt All I cat! 'Sa,! is tltat. 1ft fIt'l awesol11e'lears of 'It school. Its Peen at! .-tffl/17IJ1/1L"'""'--------"';;:..J
jO!!rltt?/f, al1d it! tltose wot!derf"tI Ifeals I have learlted l11an,! va/Habie lessot!s WItICIt cal1 be attlied to fltlf lIfe at a later (JOil1t 1ft Mlfe
8eing tar of the Might'! Pal1thef COltS for these tast fOHr '1ears has taH(J1tt flte to l11aKe the best of I11lfself al1d be the greatest leader I can.
w,ltether it 18 as a DfI!fIt MgtOf or at! indlvk/Ha/ I've learlted to hold I11If frlel1ds closellf becaHse alol1g tlte waif IfOH galit SOI11e. al1d lose SOI11e. al1d
I cltmsh those tltat Itave rel11ained [;'1 l11e tlte elftire til11e Create the best. trice/ess tJilllt tossiblt? free of all'l sl1ags or IHfltts, at!d fltaKe it
last forever. love at!d jOtj locked 1ft everlf seam. Be f'oHd wltel1 '1011 lOOK bac); 0J1 tlte l11astertiece alld KI10W that l11efltories last a lifetIme
8ec!::11 De L Acadel11IC aceol11tlisltl11ents that I am f'oHd volle'lbal/, hMors grad Hate, al1d receivtftg
Natlollal tllg/181t Mmt Award Whos Wlto ",,»'fl'rt/','1Il
HigH f5ehool f5tlldelfts Award alld the A»'fPr!r,,,,,
f5eHoldr AWdrti I was all active tartici(Jal!t vo/lerbdl/, pasKetbtJ//' t1I1d softpal/ 1!tL=i!l~,:£;:AI
vollelfPal1 I rece/ved tHe "Heart &. HHstle' award for l11alittalftlftg a (JOsltlve attitHde tHrOIl!HOJlt tHe seasol1 I have bef?l1 1ft Pask.etball
for six Ifears, tlalfed softball for sevel! '1ears, at!d was tart of tlte Itollfecol/flifg COHrt as tlfe fCCiA Presidelft. TltroH(JltoHt fltlf Itigh school Ifears I let/riled tHat Stlld'llifg al1d Hard worK Will Helf IfOH do well lit
'I0Hr classes al!d Pe sllCcessflll fif WHat 1f0H do.
Savlog crbe
'For CLaat This year has been a memory within a dream; from our pep
rallies to graduation. The days we have spent being one class, is
something we will never forget. As our senior year began, I could
only imagine what was in store for us.
Senior year is suppose to be the best year; after going
through two different high schools, and the splitting of our classes; we
the class of2004 fmally made it. "It is not only about graduation and
getting out of here it is about moving on and taking a step towards
new horizons,"Juan de Leon, senior said.
We have enjoyed the time we spent together, even though at
our pep rallies we not only cheered on the mighty panthers; but
proudly cheered our senior class in a friendly rivalry. It doesn't
matter because we are all still friends where it counts, on the inside.
"I have learned that life can be hard sometimes, but it is up to you to
make it work. This is when we realize that we are becoming adults,
and we need to be ready to face a whole new world on our own,"
Amanda Arevalo, Senior said.
The wind from one door closing opens the door to a million
possibilities. Graduation is not the end it is only the beginning to our
dreams. So class of2004, keep your dreams alive.
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'Pantherpa\ooz.a to help ralM '5enior Loc.\:: - tn that ta"e6 p\a,e after 9raduation ever~ ~ear. "We (the 6enior ,\a6$ offic.erf» are c.urrent\~ tr~in9 to put t0gether a Mr. '5tud c.ontef>t that our f>enior bO~f> c.an be invo\ved in," f>aid Hif>torian Dana Dona\f>on. "We thin\:: it \'lin be a fun event for the \'Iho\e f>c.hoo\ to c.ome out and enjo~ . ihe profitf> \'lin 90 to\'lard ma\::in9 a rean~ a\'lef>ome \0 c.\:: - in; \'Ihic.h \'lin be a ni9ht the f>eniorf> \'lin remember forever."
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'Pref> 'Pref>ident F-~an mornin9 throu9h the iheir hi\ariouf> jo\::es and f>tudentf> ever~ mornin9, to \au9h about in the \'lee "It' f> fun . ihe announc.ement6 up a bit bec.auf>e \'Ie \au9h at ... n"n_
before hand," f>aid Johnn~. Althou9h had to get uf>ed to their anti'6,
to ,ope. "At firf>t f>ome of the and \'Iou\d f>a~ that \'Ie are
it to Ufo be,auf>e the
\'lith. &ut to f>a~ the~ \i\::e them,
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ihe '5eniorf> of 2004 have proven to f>ome of the befIt and the bri9htef>t f>tudentf> to have ever f>et foot in Wef>\ac.o Hi9h '5c.hoo\. ihese memories \'lin sta1 with them forever no\'l are frozen in time with
"Laugh at yourself, don't hate, smile at strangers, recognize the unrecognized, fear
nothing, and don't let anyone tell you
you're nothing, because you are a SENIOR."
Roberts (Public RelatJe)" Officer)
"Being involved in Senior Class, you have the privilage and opportunity to make it the best
year ever! Give your all your final year of
high shcool. Have fun and enjoy itl"
"Enjoy everyday like it's your last because it will be your last high school days. Live
life, have fun , don't ever stress, forgive
and forget, and most importantly prepare yourself for college."
"-Kindness is the only instrument that never fails. -The weak never forgive. Forgive
ness is an attribute of the strong.
Boom Boom Baby!"
"Enjoy every moment of your senior year and cherish all the time
"A good friend will bail you out of jail, but your best friend will be the one sitting next to
you saying "That was awesome!" It's
a short trip, while alive ... live."
Claudia Mickle (Reporter)
Dina Villarreal and lIa Villarreal
Jackie Vega and MaryAnn Correa
Darla Green and Valerie Perez
Ms. Zavala's 3rd grade class, Cleckler Heald t I
8th Grade Gala at Central Middle school
Jackie Vega, Erika Cavazos, and Jennifer Gamez
Brittany Salazar, Jennifer Gamez, and Taryn Kilby
Right: Edith, Elizabeth, Alyssa, Brianna and Janelle tand proudly by their poster as their two guy friends do the dirty job of holding it up .
These tudents have a pa ion for welding. They are more than sure of what they want to be when they graduate frol11 high school.
Top: These football players all piled up onto a truck for the ride to the field . There were 0 many some almost fell off Right: Everyone rushes to get adjusted so that their poster can be seen in the picture. What they didn ' t know is that the further they go, the better the poster come out.
Right: Sergio, Cindy, Bere, and Dianajoin together after
friend.
Left: All the senior were making sure that their po ters weren't being covered. Of course, every senior wanted to stand out.
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Love, MOIH, J)ad, J)avld, aHd Mar'l
C~il:herine Lynn Trevino
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You are a joy to our family. Your lovlna nature, fun outlook
and humorous disposItIon to life, brlnas happiness everyday to everyone
around you. LIfe Is an adventure to enjoy and you are In for some areat adventures. Johnny a you contInue your adventure set
your loals hlah In every thlna you do, Itfe will reward all your efforts proportIonately. We are
very proud of whom you have trown up to be. May God always be with youl We love you.
Love Mom, Dad, and Raquel
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Le doy gracias aDios por darme estos 18 anos de vida . Tambien Ie
agradesco a todos los que me egalaron esta pagina de recuerdos
Gracia a : Mis Padrinos- Martha y Jaime Teran A Mi Abuelita- Ernestina Castro
Y a todos mis tios/tias Olga y Luz Ramos Ernestina y Raul Martinez Joaquin y Veronica Lopez Jose y Leticia Lopez Juan Antonio y Nancy Lopez
Y por ultimo, Ie quiero dar las gracias a mis padres-Moises y Maria Luisa Lopez- por amarme y cuidar de mi todos estos anos.
Gracias :
®ltoiA.eA. CP . .fop e5'
WE L HI H L
VERY MUCH SON AND I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU. YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND YOU STILL HAVE A LOT TO ACCOMI?LISId. ALWAYS REMAIN TRU TO YOURSELF, AND FORGET WHERE YOM FROM. THAN~~ ~om SMILES.
Dustin Wade Dickerson
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Precious, Por 17 years, I nave watcned you grow into a
6eautifu[ woman. 'You nave made me proud of a[[ your
accompfisnments. ~mem6er 1 '[[ 6e 6y your side a[ways.
Love, :Mom
KIDS
Pedrf dnd Yvonne '111 () ~'1" {?,I to P {?,Iii ~
Pearl Eighteen years ago, on this very month, Cod blesssed our '11arriagc with a beautiful precious dau9hter. As you laid In my arms with an amazing sparKle in your eyes my hear! s;lI1k with d heavy' feeling of love, J feeling only a mother «)r1 experience with surh a bundle of Joy. My husband MaGlrio and r blessed a!> we fell, '..ettll'd on the perfect name for surh a bl;'ClUliful ..,oul, Pearl. They SClY tha~ a pl;'ari\ value romes with lime and we will attest to that, for slnre day onl;' you hJve been worth every
moment of our life anC] we feel WI;' hOlvl;' invested wisely. Eighteen years ago we knew this day would rome. Pearl, WI;' know we havr to let you I;'xpand your wing·, and fly on your own. WI;' didn't know it wac, going to be thi.., difficult, but like your fathl;'r alway~ c,ay's, 'Your wings are strong Pearl. Your feJther" arr 1pose of WisdomhMordlshLovr, F<lith, Clnd Cour<lge. Cod will lead the and you will surl;'ly follow'. T e timl;' as rome, '.wert child of ours. Fly and ail your
goals and 'lever forget we love you. Love,
Mom, Dad, M'chOlel, Angel, and Ruby
Yvonne, We th;mk Cod for the wonderful gin hr gave us when you weyl;' born and br(;Jme part of our lives. h was an unforge1able moment to be rherished
forever. Remember to alw<ly!> keep your faith in Cod and allow Him 10 be first plcl( e in
your life. We love you very much and wish only the best for YOll.
Congratulatlon-,! Love,
Morn, Dad, and Ell
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A senior this year. coLLege on the horizon. living away from home without parents. some exhilarating feelings coupled with a bit of worry. It's hard to
believe that we have come to this point in Life. A big part of us still wants to b able to ground you when a scratch accidentally appears on the side of the huck.
A big part of us still wants to be able to tell you to get off the internet and start doing your homework. A big part of us still wants to cheer for you as you run down the sidelines Leaving your opponents in the dust or watch as you skiLL
fully work to pin your wrestling opponents . E>ut Life goes on . E>igger victories are in store for you . \Ve know that all of your accomplishments wiLL pale in com
parisson to what you will accomplish in your future . \Ve know that you wiLL succeed at anything you choose to do . D. we wiLL always be there cheering you
on . \Ve love you son .
ou' ",ms, we knew , young man. You , our
"u, lives complete. You brough t continually amaze us with your
",otivation. You are a genu ine gift ,.,r-l"sting love. And now, your
do His will proves you r n ever-ending you "s He did us by brin ging you into our
' " in you, wonderful journ ey of life. tlt"n the love we, your Moth er and Father, have
, ,very thing anyone could ever ask for in a son. We .Jlong with you, brothers, wi ll always be your biggest
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iCles as a person and a a always keepIng your ht:_ld
proud. With God'
Zeke, going (Q be a special person. You have kept your eyes so high
Ind tenacity have nev r allowed you to waive from your responsibilYour whole fife is ahead of you. Learn to five one day at a time
hIgh and your heart In [he right place. Zeke, you have made us very III your dreams wIll become reality. Keep reachIng for the stars.
We love you, Mom, Dad, OorniTlIc, Kristen
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ioy me in(lade I felicidad y me enancho de orgullo al saber que lias a graduar y que lias a cumplir Ius deceos de segir adelante con tus estudios. esptro que no tCaigas y sigas adtlanle.
no como padre no quiere IItr que sus hijos an cruido y ya casi son los suficienttmtntt adullos que quitren agarrar su propio
camino y dirigirse por SI solos. lioy ertS journ y te quieres comer el mundo puo Htnes que cuidarle y ptnsar muy bitn las cosas para que el mundo no
It coma a Ii. Dios It btndiga hoy y siempre tu mama que Ie adora.
'racias ., r alludar c"andn 0 nestcilamos.
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padres & flcrrnanos
We love you and are so very proud of all your accomplishments
as a student, dancer, and most of all as a daughter and sister. Your future is bright.
Love, Mom, Leanna, Joseph,
and Jennifer
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