Polytechnic High School - Parrot Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

Page 33 text:

irwi BUCK PO JERf i EME feLftCK -SE « . ■ Vibrant Cindy Brooks gives one of the many speeches during the run offs in the school auditorium. Steve Black employs current political issues in his campaign for senior class president while emphasizing his name. Colorful Campaigns Influence Elections Hopefuls for class offices received a petition which they then distributed among their friends to be signed. After fifty people had pledged to sup- port the would-be candidate, he turned in his peti- tion to Mrs. Emily Lunday, Parakeet sponsor, who then checked his grades. Once these preliminaries were passed, a general election was held. Three students qualified to run for each office. For three days candidates decorated the halls with posters and their friends with ribbons. On Thursday, Juniors and Seniors convened in the auditorium to listen to a three minute speech by each. Sophomores met with their hopefuls in the gymnasium. After all speeches had been delivered, students returned to their homerooms where they voted. Election results were published dramatically in the Parakeet. I am a star and I want to be your president ... Steve Putnam dons eye-catching attire for delivery of his speech for junior president. 29

Page 32 text:

Your zip code is . . . Senior Barbara Henry takes full advantage of math in her speech. Open your hymnals to page 135 . . . Sonny Wynne, sophomore, adds his unusual taste of variety to the election orations. With a limit of five posters, four small ones and one large one, students display original ideas for class officer elections. 28

Page 34 text:

Safe Teens and FTA joined efforts as Safe Teens presented Judge R. Wright Armstrong demonstrating the Teen Jury, and FTA charged one toy for the Marine Toy Drive as admission price. ' With Christmas coming closer each day, students discovered numerous outleU to display their spirit. Cherry Brown and Ann Harris apply their enthusiasm to their French project by portraying a small French girl thrilled by a visit from le pere Noel, the father of Christmas. 30