Southwest High School - Yee Haw Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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,,.uan-we--' ggi Numan essex' fx ' ainly, whatever causes the students to I! Q work harder is wloat we need to 'iise. -Mr. Glenn Mandeville, principal 20 New Rule! sst ,. , H X lyli ,vt .ses-nn, f1 .. F' ' '1- -1. Students are forced to work a lot harder Vice-Principal George Mitcham looks to not be tardy to school due to the new over the constantly growing stack of infrac- restrictions on absences. Here office aides tions due to the new regulations on students. check late excuses.

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or cafeteria style Rosalind Polk and Tiffany Griffin enjoy eating lunch in the cafeteria with their friends. eally, I like to got out to lunch hecause it gives ine a chance to get away from school for awhile. -Richara' johnson Despite efforts to restrict off-campus lunch to just seniors, most uncterclassnzen still make their choice hetween eating lunch in or out. Lunch. Whether we eat out at a fast food joint or grab a plate lunch in the cafeteria, it is the most popu- lar thirty minutes ofthe day. Ir is a short time away from school and its problems, said jim Nelson, senior. Lunch is a good time to catch up on the latest gossip, finish some homework, or just sit down and relax with friends. Among the fast food restaurants surveyed, Taco Bueno and Burger King are at the top of the list with their fast ser- vice and good food. Students in the cafeteria seem to prefer the veal cutlets and pizza wedges tothe oth- er plate lunches. Deborah Lavake, freshman, indi- Senior Stephanie Morton sneaks a roll in the cafeteria. cated, I wish I could go out to lunch, because being able to leave campus would make the day go by faster, and it would seem like we have more freedom. Although there are some advan- tages in eating out at lunch, there are many disadvantages as well. Most of the students surveyed that go out to lunch spend an average of 52.50 for their meals, not including the money spent on gas. Another disadvantage of going out to lunch is the possibility of being tardy to fourth of fifth period class. In spite of all the controversy, one thing is apparent, when it is time for lunch, no one is complain- ing.-Michele Meadows Lunrh 19

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Like many other students, Ceci McHaney cracks down on assignments in Mrs. Ruth Thrush's english class. Kristin Helmick and Laurie Williams discuss how the new rules will affect the entire student body at a student council meeting. . ,ie ,, .. fx 9 aw-.--so v Since House Bill 72 and the new dress code have conze to pass, students are find- ing oat that one thing is becoming harder and harder . . . aking the grade In the summer of 1984, the state legislature passed what is now known as House Bill 72. This bill was created to make students work harder for what they wanted. Many students felt that these new rules were unfair and wrong, but Mr. Glenn Mandeville, principal, said that these students should under- stand, This is life as it really ex- ists. john Acuna, junior, said, Be se- rious, I mean, do you know how this could affect my grade point average? This will have an impact on all students' grade point aver- ages. Grades, however, are not the only things affected by this new law. Absences play an important role as well. A student having five absences in a class receives an F. The final change to student life did not even come from House Bill 72, it is the schools' own new dress code. Mini-skirts, any shorts not coming to the knees, and backless shirts were outlawed completely. Christie Richardson looked at it like this, I figure if our shorts or skirts are covering our bodies and aren't misleading anyone, they should be alright. Patty Buck agreed by saying, People should be allowed to express individuality in the way they dress. In that case, however, students had to wait until the weekend to be different.-Brian Daniel New Ruler 21