Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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IIIB IIIISII llll' lllI8lI In hopes ot simulating the National Republican Convention, Spring Woods was transtormed into the city ot Detroit lor one day, Representing delegates trom every state in the union, government students met tor tour hours on March 26 to select their candidate. Atter adopting the preamble, debating planks ot the platform, listening to candidate nomination speeches and tallying all 50 states' votes on two separate ballots, the seniors nominated l'loustonian George Bush to be the Republican challenger. Each student thoroughly researched the state he represented. as well as the voting trends ot that particular state during individual government class periods. Atter research, the state delegations decided which candidate they should support in accordance with their assigned pretend roles. Cn the tirst ballot. tormer California Governor Ronald Reagan held a huge lead over Bush and the pair ot Illinois candidates, John Anderson and Phillip Crane. Reagan was within 50 votes ot the coveted nomination while Bush, the closest competitor was 400 votes behind. During the second caucus New Jer- sei, delegates seniors Sherry Devnf ara Lor I-Iaire discuss with govern' men' teachers Leslie Har' and Liroa M-leska so' ng procedures to' the uccsm rg ballot 88 Gcxernmen' Cormewitr A drastic change occurred on the second ballot. however. A strong uncommitted coalition led by New York campaigned heavily tor Bush, and many pivotal states lumped on the bandwagon. Bush won the nomination on the second ballot with quite a tew votes to spare. Atter nominating a Presidential candidate, Bush. the convention next moved to the task ot selecting a viceapresidential running mate. Many ditterent notable republicans were nominated. The Texas delegation, led by Kristy I-Iorsted, tultilled their role as Bushs home state by throwing support to John Anderson in hopes ot making him the running mate. However. Anderson acquired little support trom other delegations. and Gerald Ford edged the other candidates tor the nomination. Yet, betore a Presidential nominee and running mate were selected. the convention members spent two hours debating the party plattorm. The plattorm consisted ot eleven issues including ERA, abortion, the dratt, energy, intlation, toreign policy. gun control and detense spending. Each plank ot the plattorm was constructed by the plattorm committee. Meeting on twO ditterent mornings betore school, the chosen members came together to decide and put to paper the otticial beliets ot the republican party. Approving the plattorm was another matter, though. A heated debate took torm on virtually every issue. Yet. presiding otticer Teddy Sundquist exercised a tirm hand and did not allow things to get out ot hand on the tloor during debate. Atter approval ot the plattorm, State Representative Chase Untermeyer gave the keynote address in which he inspired the delegates towards selecting the best qualitied people to run and manage the government and instilled taith in the Republican party. Media members from all across the city were present. Channels I I and I3 televised highlights locally while the Houston Chronicle devoted a whale page to the convention. In appreciation ot the nomination he received trom Spring Woods, on April 28, George Bush personally accepted the senior class' nomination during an exclusive senior assembly in the auditorium. This ain't no disco hollered senior Pete Willems. Clad as o wealthy New Mexico rancher, Willems pro- ceeded to read his proposed amendment on ERA for the party platform. Nswscenter I I focuses on Texas chairperson Kristy Horsted as she gave a briet nominating speech on behalf ot Texan George Bush. KHOU and KTRH both sent tilm crews to cover the convention, which was broadcast on the five o'clocl and ten o'clock news on KHOU. KTRH did a segment on Live at Five. ill:

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Fr m s , X 'ill' Science is While working ouT oT TexTbooks was The mosT common insTrucTional meThod used in mosT subiecTs, The science world was revealed Through experimenTs, Tilms, and lecTures. During science classes, sTudenTs could gain knowledge and have Tun aT The same Time Through acTual invesTigaTion inTo scienTiTic maTTers. ln physical science. sTudenTs were inTroduced To The basic principles oT physics and chemisTry. l like being able To do The labs aT my own pace, sophomore Terry Barr said. A Learning everyThing There was To be known abouT living Things was The obiecTive in biology. In biology, The sTudenTs performed experimenTs, looked aT organisms Through microscopes, and dissecTed a varieTy oT animals, including TeTal pigs and minks. l Think The labs are The besT Thing we do in class because iT geTs you away Trom The everyday bookwork, sophomore John Hardy said. From using a slide rule To sTudying aTomic sTrucTu res was inTroduced in chemisTry. Emphasis was placed on daTa gaThering V ..., ., Those old games of poker paid OTT when senior Lauri Warren, senior Lucy Timmer, iunior Bach Lien Dang and iunior Cecilia Heh played a card game wifh chemical compounds in John RippeToe's chemisTry class. and analysis. STudenTs also spenT much oT Their Time doing experimenTs wiTh all Types oT chemicals. I Think chemisTry is one of my hardesT classes because iT requires a loT oT ThoughT and deTail, iunior Louis Lyons said. As a TurTher sTep in The science curriculum, sTudenTs who Took physics, which was a laboraTory orienTed course, used compuTers To assisT-Them in processing Their daTa. An elecTive course, oceanography, was a TavoriTe oT many sTudenTs. STudenTs learned all abouT Eye level wifh a graduaTed cylin- der. freshman ScoTT' Brown measures The amounT oT liquid conTained inside. This was only one of several sTaTions seT up To Teach some oT The basic skills needed in Mary Hollis' physical science class. ocean liTe and The ocean's characTerisTics. To learn more abouT The ocean's creaTures, sTudenTs kepT salT waTer aquariums which housed diTTerenT Torms oT sea liTe. When oceanography sTudenTs aTTended Their Tall Tield Trip To C-5alvesTon To collecT ocean specimens, iT Turned inTo a nighTmare when a sTudenT discovered a dead body in The waTer. While iunior STephanie Gee holds a hoT dish oT Tin and niTric acid, junior Donna Rhea sTirs The chemicals in John RippeToe's class. Science

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