It was a pep-rally atmosphere in the Lamesa High School gynasium Wednesday morning as 94 Golden Tornado seniors signed letters of intent to continue their education at the next level. Those weren’t athletic letters of intent that normally gain such attention, however, but academic letters of intent, said Moses Pena, the high school’s college liason. Seated at tables draped with banners showing where they plan to go after graduating from high school, the students participating in the event represented almost 90 percent of this year’s senior class. The next step in their education ranges from twoyear colleges and four-year universities to vocational schools ...