Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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274 Class of '80 l O Coming of age Looking forward to your 18th birthday could be a big letdown. Becky Serres said, I thought everything would be different, but it isn'tl But some things were differentg like voting. Although voting gave a person more say-so in their government- most 18-year-olds said they would vote the way their parents voted, although in reality only a few voted at all. Q Responsibility also came with your 18th birthday. Today 18-year- olds wanted more independence but still had their parents to fall back on. When asked how they wanted to be different from adults today, seniors answered by saying they wanted to be more under- standingf' Y' if ,N .ff f Q , . i 5 - I gg y l eg i it i a3 ,miM K ' I t Akxfx The year .. s of '80 tumed 1B, the government beganaaiously discus ' reinstating the fl, A nqgrissue in the problem was wha.Lto do with w . Susan Welder sat ' ' - d ft is good. Women should be drafleflf alle at's the ERA for? Russell Corgey said that the thing he remembered most about his 18th birthday was . V. that, My girlfriend threw me a surprise party. and she ran off with wean else. . i Q Tia W ' -if We . 5

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Class of 1980 in review Each graduating class has its own unique characteristics, its wn individual style, its own particular manner. Throughout the .st four years, the Class of '80, has excelled both in curricular ad extra-curricular activities, principal Vernon Lewis said in is graduation speech. The class entered high school in the fall of 1976, the Bicenten- ial year and 20th anniversary of the Aldine Senior High build- ig. More than 700 students joined together from Stovall, Teague hd Aldine .lunior High Schools to form the Class of '80. The 'nth grade A team, with 7 wins and 1 loss had the most suc- ssful season of all the football teams that year. For the first e at Aldine, geometry was offered to ninth graders. i The middle years of tenth and eleventh grades were the most iccessful ones. The creation of the newest Aldine I.S.D. school, imitz, separated long time friends. .The sophomore football and asketball teams won district championships. As sophomores, the lass received the Pegasus Award for showing the most Home- ming spirit. As juniors, the class overpowered the seniors in e annual Powder Puff game. , Reaching the top of the totem pole, the Class of '80 became eniors. Preparations for graduation began almost immediately. faming Mr. and Miss Aldine, Mark Evangelista and Patricia latthews, was the highlight of the year. Collecting the most money for the VOE spirit chain contest enabled them to win the ontest, and for the second year in a row they were the victors of ie Powder Puff game. Ending the year on a happy note, the var- ty baseball team won the district championship. The Class of '80 has left its own special mark upon those who l . .,e. Atom: snaggg-cv li - .5 0 . 'pai f'f'?? ?1 Q have been associated with its members. The motto chosen by the class exemplifies their attitudes as well as their diverse interests. This motto simply states, 'Cherish yesterday, dream tomorrow, live today,' Mr. Lewis said at graduation. Below: Would you believe that a person could change so much in just four years? Pic- tures of Cordon Jones from his freshman year through his senior year show the vast differ- ence in his physical appearance. fl , -. .tw i ., -fi.-. ',.- ,.--- .-,.4?,v - ,, ,,, , A .- -.,-jj .1 in ,,. i ,4 ,'u,9!.?l,.S.. vlypai, ,:-,j .4 .nw : , gg. X -.'.'fvl..,f':sJ'1.-: 7 -h .'r.5 ve. 4. .xx I 5. aft, . IW I-- r - - if -J Q .flu Nd H ' ilfsif- ve: Looking through her old yearbooks. Melody Man- gum reflects on how fast the years have passed. Classof 80 213

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Street-Vaughan Lcanna Street David Sw:-sei Melissa Tagls' Mando Tello Mark Thar ker fy. ,J ,, ,. larry Thompson Robin Thornell Traci Tig:-rl Tommy Tilley Rita Tolar Q' .anv- Daniel Torrence Susan Toupin Richard Trevino Elizabeth Tucker ,lean Tucker Kenneth Tullis jeff Turnbow Ronda Tymel Lisa Underwood Connie Usher .nrff li Monarissa Valles Nita Vara Rene Vasquez Beverly Vassel Karen Vaughan Class of '80 275