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

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Current Events Hearts Shared, Hopes Soared We vote as many, but we pray as one. — Adlai Stevenson METHODIST Hospital, located in Houston ' s Medical Center, was the scene of the world famous heart transplants, which are being pioneered in the Texas city ' s research center. Events that took place in the fall of 1968 and the spring of 1969 shaped the lives of the people of Poly with one more year ' s worth of education. Education that wasn ' t all gained inside school room walls but also gained through watching the world ' s happenings, preparing for the time when they might be instrumental in improving each scene. In Fort Worth, an inter-city council was formed as a line of communications between the high schools and the school board members. Represen- tatives from the various high schools met in monthly meetings to discuss the students ' views on city problems and together find a solution. Election posters and campaign speeches marked this politically active year. People all over the U.S. began turning their hopes toward new policies and goals of the incoming administration and new- leaders at the end of the three-party compaign. During 1968-1969, hope sprang up in strange places. In Houston, doctors transplanted human he ' arts, lungs, and many other vital organs into new bodies. At Cape Kennedy, the Apollo 8 astronauts were launched for their journey which would take them around the moon and back. Via a miniature television camera the space travelers sent back awe- inspiring views of the earth, moon, and the universe to all the people of the world. This unique year was one more step toward making students into responsible young adults. To Poly people, it was a year not soon to be forgotten. MEMBERS of the first inter-city council listen intently as school administrators answer student questions on various issues. 27

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Valentines PUTTING her heart into it, Senior Pam Jones entertains the Valentine Court with By the Time I Get to Phoenix. PRACTICE makes perfect, and Seniors Charlie Roberson and Cassie Mallory work to get it perfect before program time. COURT member Stephanie Lyons, escorted by Milo Strawn, is presented as Spring LETT Presi- dent before the King and Queen. WHETHER to get it right or to calm jitters. Seniors Kathy Aiton and Carla Partlow, along with Junior Jackie Kuyken- dall bow one last time backstage. 26

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AFTER receiving a $250 scholarship from the Texas Coaches Association, Gerald Petty and Mike Withers are congratulated by football coach, Carlton McCormick. RECIPIENT of the DAR citizenship award, Diane Boyd, studies the liberty collection and liberty bell, symbols of the American heritage preserved by the Daughters of the American Revolution. WITH a career of serving others in mind, Altrusa Award winner Cynthia Colton aids principal Mr. A. B. Truitt by taking dictation. 28