McCallum High School - Knight Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Celebrating an Event ager anticipation, mass confusion, and teeming spirit filled the halls as Mac students fell into the spirit of homecoming. Main contributors to the festivities were the Student Council. By sponsoring T-shirt day, mix-match day, and the Homecoming dance, they boosted spirit and heightened involvement. Homecoming was also a time for the customary selection of the Homecoming queen, court, and the football sweetheart. The court consisted of Sandra Wallace, freshman, Tammy Alloway, sophomore, Lesli Akers, iunior. Senior court members were Elaine Sailors, Karen Rieger, Jamie Smith, Becky Elaine Gutierrez talks with her sister and others on the sidelines after being crowned Homecoming Queen of the T979 football season. Elaine was elected to the Homecoming Court all four years she attended McCallum, 10 Homecoming Student Council member Rudy Lozanc cuts out leaves which decorated the cafeteria for the Homecoming dance. The autumn colored leaves symbolized the theme 'Falling into the Spirit of Homecomingf Lassig, and Elaine Gutierrez. Elaine was named as the Homecoming queen. Football nominees were Lesli Akers, Sloan Conroy, Karen Rieger, and Nancy Govro. The final selection was made by vote of the varsity football players, with Lesli Akers being named as the sweetheart. October 26 was to be the pep rally, followed by the big event - the football game with the Knights versus the Anderson Troians. The team was overly enthused and excited about the outcome of the game, even though they were disappointed by the 27-28 loss. They remained fighting Knights until the lost seconds of the game. There was disappointment, but there was also pride for our players and for their persistent effort. By Saturday night, the football loss was temporarily forgotten, and the students were ready to celebrate by dancing the night away. The cafeteria was filled with autumn colored decorations and shimmering disco outfits. The students danced to the sounds of Country!Western, Disco, and Soul. Winners of the Country!Western dance contest were Greg Malone and Lisa Perez, while Margaret Nunez and her date outspun the other Disco contestants. We all celebrated an event.

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fter nine years of being shoved back into the closet, the door finally opened. The desegregation issue was exposed for the last and final time. By an ultimatum from the Supreme Court, a decision had to be made by January, 1980. Austinites felt they were not beat. They organized rallies, protest marches, and citizen forums. For days, students and parents alike came from high schools all over the Austin area to express their anger and hostility to the idea of busing. While students and some parents picketed at the lrby Carruth Administration Building, halls and classes of some schools were left voiceless and vacant. The school board devised two plans, called Plan A and Plan B. Plan B preserved the city's four- year schools, while Plan B divided Anderson and Johnston into two year high schools. After much deliberation and parent input, the local newspapers announced the 4-3 decision of the school board to accept Plan A. The long standing controversy over whether to bus students had come to an end. No one was happy about the decision, but the parents, students, and other interested citizens began to accept the inevitable. Hardest hit concerning the order was the elementary schools. Parents argued that six year old students should not be forced to ride a bus across town. Mr. Will Davis, board member, commented This board for a long time has attempted to deal with this question from an educational standpoint. The courts are forcing us to physically bus students. We think education is the best answer, but we must comply with the courts. And the Austin Independent School District did. 12 Desegregation