Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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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

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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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First day has students reaking ground As the 8:15 bell rings, Freddy Freshman enters, scared and unsure about THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. Looking for a sign to help him discover his loca- tion. poor Freddy was intro- duced to the massive size of his new high school. Freddy was only one of 1,269 incom- ing freshmen, lost in the mass confusion of the first day. In order to help freshmen, maps of the cam- pus were supplied and a friendly upperclassman was always around the corner willing to assist them. Common sense should tell you to look at a map or sign. Instead of running around embarrassed, the freshmen should stop and ask someone Getting planted A a part d a city-wide be-jutifie jIkiii program, ■ivaMant principals haria Tuckey and John Washing!'«1 join othejs in planting a crepe myr- tle on Skyline's grounds. At 9 am. cn Sept. 3. all Dallas schools ssnultancuusJy ccninmciicnl «•idler planting a tror or bulb, whose symbolic puroasr was a ness beginning, folding Tuckcy anil Wadiingten on thr find day uf school were all assistant principals. Gene Golden and 24 student council members including student body president Paul Peterson and vice-president Denkc Golden. Photo by T. Vallier to find out where they are and where they need to be go- ing. commented senior Angela King. “It’s not as if 1 particu- larly like having to stay until the end. but I can live with it. It’s really not that big of a deal. One good point is that you will get to see everybody a little bit longer.” observed senior Scott Jones. After obtaining direc- tions from an assistant prin- cipal. Freddy was finally set- tled in his homeroom. While there. Freddy received his schedule and filled out the usual green and white cards. A sense of familiarity over- came him as his homeroom teacher commented. These need to be signed and re- turned by tomorrow. After homeroom. Freddy was on his way. He was faced with the experience of seven new classes filled with new people, picky teachers and a new grading system. All students had new 1,2.3, Go New students Katl thrrr pitstep to make brfcnv mining their hcmenxn». First step was the attendance office when students were enrolled. Second, students visi led the clinic and gave Mrs. Shaman. R, ., their vaccinaticn records anil had brief physical esaminatkiei daw. F inally, students entered the cuuiwkrs effice where they received their schedulers aid met with their assigned enunsdors. for five «lays straight, all three offices were sw amped w ith students stand • ing in line for their turn (ffiolo by T. Vallier experiences to face. They had new people and teachers and quickly had to fall into school routine. A new item was the introduction of a new grad- ing policy of numerical grades instead of letters. All school work and report cards were to bear a numerical grade instead of the usual A.B.C, or F. Now that the grades have been converted to numbers. 1 can’t feed my mom a sob story about how 1 missed a higher grade by one point. commented junior Leigh Anne Payne. The day continued well for Freddy Freshman. As the final bell rang. Freddy quickly headed to his bus. Waiting to go home, he pon- dered over the events of the day. He thought about his new friends along with the reunion with his old friends. As the bus pulled away Freddy asked himself. “Will 1 ever fit in? But being op- timistic. Freddy tried to look forward to returning to another full day of high school... the next day. •Dee Geiger First day Student life