Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

Page 20 text:

Campus changes challenge student body Man, l just got it learned. Let's do it all in one whack. Okay, smile now. lt was easier last year. Those were just a few of the comments heard during registration from seniors, juniors, sophomores, counselors, teachers and other assorted sufferers. Heard more than once was, lf you get through registra- tion, they ought to give you a diploma. Backed by get-it-over-with thinking, registration, so the logic flowed, eliminated all problems by forcing students to make snap decisions. This sounded logical, but in reality it was quite difficult. In fact, regis- tration changes were just a herald of things to come. Going from one extreme to another, the AISD changed the test exemption policy for students with an acceptable absencefcitizen- ship record to no exemptions at all. The general rebuttal by seniors was Why couldn't they have waited 'till next year? while the rest of the student body felt a general disap- pointment and resigned to the incurable. All changes, however, were not limited to the scholastic realm. Changes apart from scholastic activities included the shriveling of vacation time. Although students were relieved to discover that school was starting a week later than the previous year, disap- pointment was evident on the faces of the students when the 1978-79 Eagles Flight disclosed a shortened Christmas vacation from two wee ks to ten days. Faced with the dilemma of back to school changes, students conformed to new fashion trends. The once flared blue jean generation was rapidly changing to one where girls wore spiked heels complementing straight legged jeans. Supplementing crimped hair was the ever popular disco look, double- pierced earrings and the Annie Hall look. So as the world turned,changes occurred and advancement, sometimes painfully and slowly, was made. ., 15.-v . r 1 I ,,,, , W.,-KX V , f -SQMGA' , , if vii' , fi -EL-1 at , 'Ee i l l l i Tim Broyles Gayle Burk Sharon Burnett Kathy Burton Kathy Byrd Derrik Caballero Glenn Caldwell Teresa Cambell Joanne Cannon Richard Cannon Brian Cargile Holly Carslile 16-Seniors

Page 19 text:

Reprinted from the morning issue of ctober 22, i978 Abilene Reporter News. Q. Why can't anything be done about the Abilene High School students who com- pletely ignore the traffic lights and stream across Mockingbird, stopping traffic? l go to work down Mockingbird and am just holding my breath and hoping that I don't hurt somebody. lf the kids aren't mature enough or responsible enough to cross the streets by why isn't there a patrolman A. This has been a problem since High was built, says Police Chief Warren Dodson. There aren't enough patrol- men, he says, to station one there on a regular basis. AHS Principal Gayle Lomax, says at least once a week he talks to the stu- dents about using the crosswal ks and crossing with the lights. As bad as it is, Lomax said, it's better than it was last year. He also says AHS is the only high school he knows of where the campus is divided by a major thoroughfare. How about it, AHS students? Are you too immature and irresponsible to be allowed to cross the streets by yourselves? 3 lg if x 'lx T 1. Caught up in one of the last exciting parts of his job, Office Santos Perez of the Abilene Police Department records the license number of a student's car. 2. During his noontime breaks, Pete Acosta enjoys the library's new additions. 3. Engaging in the daily trek to the parking lot, Karen Thompson, Cathy Stuehler, Chuck Mitchell and Kathy Martin make use of the new crosswalk. 4. A smile widens on the face of Gayle Lomax as he enjoys the pleasures of AHS hospitality during a surprise birthday party, 4 John Brady Darla Bridges Marelyn Bridges Amy Brock Laura Bromley Faye Brooks Dana Brown Jane Brown Leslie Brown 1 P Marchelle Brown Todd Brown Tonya Brown Changes-1 5

Page 21 text:

1. As the Christmas holidays approach, Becky Bourland regretfully circles dates of the shortened vacation. 2, Modeling the straight leg, rolled up jean with spiked heels, Gina Herndon demon- strates the new styles. 3. Exams create new pressures, problems and added work for students Sherry Rhodes, Cheri Gooch, Diane Hester and others in Mrs. Vicki Cook's biology class. 4. Assisting students as they register, Mr, Alan Lockett helps ease the pain as Kathy Steeler, Kathy Martin and Karen Thompson plan courses for the coming year. 5. Adding a unique element of beauty to the ear, double piercing represents current high school fashion trends. 5 Esmeralda Carrillo Jimmy Carson Cammie Carter Linda Carter Elda Casas Mike Cass Debra Castillo Juanita Castillo Tammy Chanee Stello Chia Debra Chick Cliff Chatman Changes-1 7