7/2/2023 0 Comments Bottle rocket plano![]() ![]() Culinary professional Jennifer Carlin, 1988, is the Food and Nutritional Services Manager at PSHS and reports the cafeteria is more popular than ever, “and not just on bad weather days!” say W A rec Transportation was then, as it is now, a big deal for teenagers. Vanda Terrell, Class of ’76, recalls, “If you could recite all the ingredients in a Big Mac in less than seconds, your burger was free! I loved Big Macs!” The cafeteria was always a healthy option, even more so now. For those with more discriminating tastes, McDonald’s once had a special offer for lunch. “He had to chew it,” Sally relates, descriptively. Our chase vehicle was a orange Chevy Suburban with a picture and a large sign 1976 C 10 se saying, ‘Frank Zappa for President.’ ” With a critter story of her own, 1973 grad Sally Ash won’t name names, but a fellow student who went on to become a TV and movie actor once ate a cricket in Algebra II for money. The wind took it over to Haggard Middle School and then a mile over to Mollimar. Recalling his days as a student, Scott says, “I sent a mouse up in a bottle rocket for a physics project. Evidently that wasn’t the only thing Scott ignited. Recent graduate Brandon Nelms, Class of 2003, teaches economics and credits one of his favorite teachers, Scott Fenney, 34 PLANO PROFILE JANUARY 2009 1976, for igniting his passion for learning. And 1982 graduate Randall Curry is back in the classroom teaching Algebra II and Math Independent Studies. Kathryn Creveling, 1996, learned computer basics as a student, and now expertly teaches the latest open-source software program to her business students. ![]() Wes Pippard, 1983, took the first advertis- ing design class ever offered at Plano and eventually succeeded his former teacher. One of his students was Deena Riley, Class of 2001, who now teaches history PSHS with Matt. When he returned to Plano as a teacher, he became the Whiz Quiz sponsor. ![]() As a student, 1992 grad Matt Cone was a member of the Academic Decathlon and Whiz Quiz teams. Jeremy Kondrat, Class of 1991, was a tal- ented trombone player and featured soloist in the f Wildcat Marching Band. David Allen (1982), who played and coached baseball for Plano, now teaches math. Coaches teach students how to set goals, work together-and that character matters.” Soccer coach Mary Clarke (1997), swim h coach Brandon Nelms (2003), volleyball coach Lauren Moffett (2004), and wrestling coach Albert Gallo (1992) all played for the teams they now coach. “When I hear the word coach, I think teacher. Head football coach Jaydon McCullough (1981) played for John Clark and Tom Kimbrough and credits his mentors for hold- ing him to a higher standard. They were actively engaged then, and they are instrumental now in the school’s continued success. That was true in the ’60s, the ’70s, the ’80s, the ’90s and now.” Among the thousands of students who have crossed Plano’s threshold, many were serious enough about education to make it a career. You have kids who are fo- cused on education, who really want to learn as much as they possibly can, and you also have students who are here just to get by. Drinking A&W Root Beer from a glass bottle is a treat everyone should experience.They’ve always been. That combination makes A&W Root Beer a barbecue and party favorite around the country. I also noticed that A&W Root Beer is heavily carbonated. The chief characteristics that make A&W Root Beer what it is, are its creamy smoothness and its sweet vanilla flavor. A&W Root Beer has always been one of my favorite root beer brands, and it holds up well to more distinguished root beers. That label just looks right wrapped around a clear glass bottle displaying the dark brown root beer contained inside.īeing able to compare a well known root beer, available everywhere, that I have had a hundred times, like A&W to rare and unique gourmet sodas is a fun task. The label has an aged root beer barrel serving as the background to the well recognizable oval A&W logo. We are all familiar with A&W Root Beer in bottles and cans, but A&W Root Beer in a glass bottle has a special look to it. A&W restaurants were the only places A&W Root Beer was available until 1971, when it became available at grocery stores for the first time. Allen’s business grew rapidly, from more than 170 locations in 1933, to more than 450 in 1950, to more than 2,000 in 1960. By 1924, Allen bought out Wright’s share of the business in order to set up a restaurant franchise. A&W’s success spread as the partnership opened soda stands in California and Houston. Roy Allen (“A”) created his root beer in Lodi, California in 1919, and teamed up with Frank Wright (“W”) shortly thereafter. A&W is so synonymous with root beer that its website is. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |