Penguin Power. This poster, hung in the editor's office, became the motto to live by during January and February as the book was completed. Jerry and Juanita added this special touch to the office. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Taking some Zzzzzzzz's. Sleep was a very rare and impromptu event in the Petit Jean office. Assistant editor, David Dearin from Ames, IA, steals a few moments before working on his pages. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Please don't JUMP. Head photographer, Jerry Traughber from Iroing, TX, scales Petit Jean Mountain. The staff took an annual trip to Petit Jean in the fall for a picnic and a day of fun. -- photo by Bill Tripp. Dearest Staff, One can hardly believe our book is finished. The past seven months were wonderful. So much happened, so many things changed. As our theme, we truly lived through "Shades of Change". We developed new friendships, strengthened old. We shared many goals and dreams during late nighters. We worked together and completed our task. We were blessed with two wonderful sponsors in Dr. Joe and Jack Shock. We learned all about "negative space" and stick art from Sharon. Our other Sharon shared her Texas pecans and stories of her niece Tiffany. Bobby kept us updated daily on the soaps. In moments of distress he was confident we would still make it. He was a constant encourager to me especially our Australian endeavors. Our Petit Jean elf, Lisa let us share in her laughter. Funny, all it took for her to laugh was to talk to Jerry. Jerry was our wise leader. He threw out bits of wisdom that got us through; "inch by inch, it's a cinch". We learned a lot about partnership as he 382 Petit Jean Staff depended greatly on his snowman. Our beloved office ornament Juanita, decorated the office well. She was promoted and received a "real" title as negative cutter. Our bubbly social clubs editor, Amy, kept us updated about Sigma Phi Mu and of course the famous "David & Amy" show of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Then of course was the king of "luv dove;' our copy editor Beeelll! We never knew what he was up to, especially the day of our snow, as he fired snowballs to unsuspecting passersby from atop the Student Center. David brought us international flavor, as he fluently spoke French to us. We watched him turn from blue and gold to green. He added a special aura to the office. Our photographer Bill kept us together as he constantly forced us to take family portraits! Then we had our office supporter, Robin. She brought us the life of "sucker ball" and early morning fun. Robin was all of our moral support; when things began getting rough she kept us going. She even added her own personal touch to some sections. We hoped she would have fun with "him''. These were just a few highlights of the year. The most memorable was the mystery of my office being rolled and none other than E.T. being kidnapped. I hoped someday he would come home. Will we ever know who pulled it off? Was it Jack, the unsuspected assistant sponsor or David, Sharon and Bobby, the three "kids" getting revenge on their sister. It could have also been Jerry and Juanita. Bill, Lisa or the "innocent" Sharon. Whds to know the true story, perhaps my private eye Alan. We were a family. We built bonds that would continually strengthen and hold a special place in all our hearts. The walls of my office encompassed so much. So much laughter, tears and growth was shared. Friendship surely is a priceless gift to all those who take part. Thank you for giving me that gift and sharing a part of yourselves. We surely all grew through our own "Shades of Change". W. - Denise Johnston, editor-in-chief
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