Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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The last day proved to be priceless day Dne last day to sweat One last day to party. One last day to shop. School starts tomorrow. Sept. 2 marked the last day for freedom and the first day for new laws. To end the summer, stu- dents tried their hardest to get the most of the day. Par- ties were one example, ‘i had a blast at a last day of summer Playing it safe Before npavifljf the student parking lot. sopbamore Marco Gone bu id s her wsitbrll. Even though the law wrukl not be inform! until December many stud mb. alnadv won- their seatbelts or began wearing them at the sort of party at White Rock Lake.” said sophomore Van- essa Perez. Others celebrated the last day of summer and Labor Day by getting together with family. Preparing for school added to the reality that was almost here. Student shop- pers crowded stores for bar- gains on school supplies. “1 shop for sales at Target so we can get bargains,” said freshman Dawn Merkel. Two changes took place that long weekend. The mandatory seat belt law and the other the abolishment of the Blue Law. While the new require- ment to wear seatbelts had mixed reviews. The Blue Law repeal was well accepted. Senior Doug Groom saw the seat belt law positively. “It’s not a restriction. The seatbelt stretches with you. What if you’re in a wreck? It could save your life. he said. Other accepted it grum- pily. At a certain age. kids, should wear a seatbelt, but (we're old enough) it’s our choice, complained Amy Holy. The end of the Blue Law was welcomed by junior Ste- ven Polk and others like him who had Saturday jobs. It now gives us a two day shop- ping weekend which is really good for people who work Saturdays. said Polk. Regardless of how stu- dents saw Sept. 2—as a end of old laws, a beginning of new or as a last day to celebrate not having homework and a regular routine—it came and went. Sept. 3 would mean early alarms, new schedules, the banging of lockers and school food. Summer was over. ■Debra Villarreal Sunday used to be the only day I had off from work and ■school, but now working on Sunday ruins my whole weekend. The mall sent the card shop where 1 work a letter £ informing them we had to be open from noon to 6pm Sun- «days. j 1 do not think it is fair for anyone to have to work on Sundays, it should be their own choice. The store really docs ■not make a profit, and no one feels like working, therefore they are not the best salespeople. The only good thing about working on Sunday is get- paid time and a half. My question is people have lived the Blue Law all their lives, so why change it now? -Sherri Curtis Summer's end Student life P

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My nunber’s up AbrittM half i the student body visited the coun- selor s office during the first week i school. Senior |uan Puentes was arung thaw stud aits who visited toget hishemerwin n jnbcr(.uun- sdar Maude Small was not his avdgned tum- M'Jur but she was able to look up his schedule and answer his (Question. (Xnr the- winner. Fumtis, like many studuits. tad misplaced his envelope with his huneroam location and teacher. Photo by T. Vallier Is there no end? After rxxerVBis fonns for student inhumation, scphmeins tube Bevieiui and Rhonda Ncully assail the bdl to go to first period. They decided to fill out the ir forms at home. Photo by T. Vallier You go that way Having a prublon with his part-tine schedule, sophimore Steve Williams, visits the coun- sel oc's office with junior Evan lohnsun. Cecilia Bailey points to the sitting anu where thev'U wait io see their ccrtseior's. Photo by T. Vallier First day Student life