Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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72 Homecoming unites old and new alike Homecoming, with all the glamour and splendor, happened as a result of many hours of preparation. To begin with, six different clubs, along with the three classes, competed against each other rn Sing Song, This built up everyone 's spirit for Homecoming night. Signs, locker boosters, and decorations were the main items of preparation for Homecoming. Frequently after school, a variety of students were seen painting signs, or decorating the halls or the gymnasium. Thursday night after Sing Song, students were seen until the wee hours of the morning, decorating for the pep rally. Homecoming took a lot of cooperation from a lot of different people. Mr. Wes Odell, quite possibly the most frenzied teacher in regards to Homecoming, had a right to be so, He had to coordinate Sing Song, get the three Corvettes for the Homecoming vehicles, write the description of the Oueen, and, above all, he made sure everything came off smoothly. His cohorts, alias the Faculty Fossils, helped Homecoming become a big success. A feeling of accomplishment came over everyone involved with the preparation of Homecoming, Thus, Abilene High had one of the most successful Homecomings in years, X ,T .sq W ,,41u....-an Y.--w gl' A big night awaits Homecoming Oueen finalists Jackie Flores, Suzanne Hickey, and Stacy Brecheen as they select their attire -Homecoming Even sophomores can do big things, as shown by Neal Coates J fax lis-

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lt all adds UD Bink, bonk, boing. No, this was not the hit tune from 2007 Space Odyssey, or the Tl-500 that is owned by your basic valedictorian in Red China, Flather, it is the sound made by some Hve hundred calculators at Abilene High. Calculators ranged in si2e from the small pocket-sized calculator, to the deluxe lVlombo, the baby whale size. People used calculators for a number of reasons, For instance, everything was done from working algebra and trig problems, to writing l-li slob, to your desk partner. One loved to have his trusty calculator next to him so that he could smile heartily at his neighbor whose pencil was worn to the nub. Not all was lost, however, as usually a mission of mercy was made to Texas Instruments to get the poor towhead a Tl-30. Usually, it all went for naught, as the little brainchild that sat in the corner with his slide rule, made the 'A in the course because he correctly identihed pi to the 43rd term. This space-age technology has reached from the far realms of the classroom to the work force. Accountants, bankers, teachers, and bookies used calculators in everything from averaging grades, to Nguring odds, and to make transactions of money. Oh well, at any rate two plus two still equals four, no matter how you Ugure it, John Chalk turns to consult Nolan Hives on his chemistry lesson

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A A A reparing the museum for Homecoming, Kelth Klnnard staples is life away With devilish grins on their laces, prepare a l-lornecorning sign Nick Watts and Susan Hall Dreams of Mary Poppins mn through Melanie Srnlths mind as she holds the Homecoming balloons ,-,, . 6155.2 fi, Y wwf ye 5 5 2 5-, xg, Y ig Wx if W 52581835 yi' 'Um 3 - 1 ,Q i , 'WM Wondering if he is being conned by Charlene Newman, Eno Jbrdan eonfemplares buying a mum. Homeeorrirng- - J3