Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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the year in TEV IEW Atter commencement exercises at Noyes Stadium, May 5, Penny Dew- eese and James Russell meet amongst the large crowd to greet each other. The end ol the year always meant oflicer installations and banquets for clubs and organizations. Dianne Steelman gives a speech at the FTA Banquet as Mrs. Lloyd Smith listens. six 24 l'9VieW Taking a tinal march across the field Amidst their prom decorations, at commencement exercises, Johnny iors stand back to admire their Barnett and Ricky Black lind it hard to work. They spent all Saturday, the believe that high school is nearly over. ofthe prom, to work.

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SPRING march - april - may Shortages cause change in lifestyles eadlines which shocked the nation left an impact on students at Paris High as well as the adults and public leaders..Asked how this affected them, some could not really come up with an intelligent answer right away. However, they all knew that there had been a change in their lifestyles. were the most drastically changed of all. While businessmen held a no- tie policy proposed by Texas Governor Bill Clements to help cut cost of air conditioning bills, students were forced to give up several nights of cruising around the city. Due to the banishing ofthe Shah of Iran, the U.S. was left out in the cold by one of its major oil suppliers. The Ayatolla did, not maintain good relations with the U.S., thus causing a petroleum shortage in several states around the country. Flelief wasn't in sight Striving for perfection, Vickey Gains practiced daily to ensure that her rifle corps technique was up to par for Fri- day night's game. until our relations with lvlexico improved. With the discovery of petroleum, the U.S. and Mexico became close neighbors and worked with each other for success. Tragedy hit like a crash of lightning, leaving family members along with airline workers mourning the loss of all 532 passengers on board the American Airline DC-1 O that crashed in Chicago, lllinois, on May 5, 1979. It looked as though it was the death of the airline industry also. Air travel dropped almost overnight, thus resulting in fewer vacations and business trips. The Three-Mile Island incident not only raised controversy, but caused a state of panic to those living near the nuclear power plant. This was not an unpopular subject as shown in the world wide coverage it received. fcontinued on page 251 review 2 3

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SPRING march - april - may The Gorden Country Club provided a meeting place for the annual FTA banquet. Mrs. Ray Wells presents Gale Humphrey with a gift for being a teacher's aid during the school year. Melissa Dodd, Lori Bankhead, San- dra Hodges, and Toni Coleman administer finishing touches on the decorative fountain ofthe Junior-Sen- ior prom in May. Despite dwindling fuel supplies, students were active Kcontinued from page 23j t was the main subject for several television commentaries and comedy spoofs that ranged from ABC's 201 20 to Nl3C's Saturday Night Live. Coincidences did happen and thus provoked throngs of confusion among the public when the smash- hit documentary motion picture, The China Syndrome, was released. The movie was centered around an explosion identical to that of the Three-Mile Island incident. As a result of the rise in student unemployment, several had ample time on their hands to get into trouble or drive around wasting the precious petroleum that our country desperately heeded. Although shortages, crashes, and other calamities tended to dampen the spirits of the nation, students rallied to participate in more and more activities. Perhaps the crisis was a severe one for the nation, but not strong enough for the students. More and more activities were being added to the daily schedule. There was a pensive feeling in the air as Juniors planned the prom which the Seniors looked forward to. Other events which kept the students looking ahead included various tryouts, baseball season, the annual musical, and last, but not least, the big event which every student looks forward to at one time in his or her life - graduation. Ccontinued on page 262 PJC biology instruclor Bill King shows oft one of his lavorite snalces to Greg Woerner during a STS biology class. review 2 5