Alvarado High School - Warrior Yearbook (Alvarado, TX)

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Checking the files to see who's been naughty or nice are office aides Sharaine Gibson and Lisa Spivey, whose Santa hats were among the few decorations. Following the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree Spanish Club members Shannon McDaniel and Ronnie Preston hang the last few ornaments. -r -s..v-s, .,,, .., - . f -- -- f f While less than two inches of snow speckled the ground Jan. 2, it was wet enough to cause school officials to add one more day to the Christmas vacation. Only a discarded Christmas tree remained a reminder of Santa's visit. K K l - S e it t S S 't r H r i f ' ' fi- f- f . fi fi ..! f . , A V ttf- K' ' - ' If ,,,,, V. f i' f I .W -' nir ff' 5 1 '5 pi-' ' 'Fc - .-.9 , ,' 'Jr Q .s1'f,gau, 5 fili ff fl W if . fi 'X if I .. - 5 3 I ff f I ' . mf .,... ,,,,,, .- gsw gwyw-qtifafviir t.. ,M ,.kk, . gf,,527f,..:5,.::ggfw fkf e if'r'f:f+h-QW ,fA:f's.','t',m1t ., - . -' ' - .A as . s V i - A f ff tiff-gf ,, .aft sr K. VA,Jg . I f N My W J f 1 A . ', 5' . -gl My I K 1 V .. V .. 'T ,Iggy t 4 'Sf' LM WY f- -i wat. , - t i 1 r 2?-.nys Hrs.. W r iifsffv 1 , z:Q5...,,x fi-.mf:i,'f. Z' .1 .- r--' ff' L c,,,, it I- - if' -. y 'gQ :5 ,gg.w i f ., ' -.Z ' Mother Christmas celebration was merely perfunctory until Mother Nature stepped in a few days after Santa finished his job and did hers. Snow began falling New Year's Day with sufficient amounts accumulating for school to be dismissed an extra day. ltwasn'tquiteawhiteChristmas. . . it was better. For a stocking stuffer, 16 School Life Nature Breaks Boredom Mother Nature drug her feet at thawing the white blanket forcing school officials to delay school opening until 10 a.m. At the end of the month record lows swept down from the Artic, and Texas wasn't forgotten. The Artic mass finally yielded frozen participation causing a second closing on Feb. 1 which created a three-day-weekend. Although the two full days had to be made-up on teachers's scheduled ln-service, the unexpected holiday broke the long stretch between Christmas and the spring break.

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18 UIL No School UIL Time Yields Few Winners Having only before and after school practices left little time for U.l.L. participants to prepare themselves for district competition as well as regionals. With only four students qualifying for regionals, it was obvious that the time element was a major factor in lack of participation. The four students to reach regionals werejuniors David Barnett in newswriting and headlines, Flon Glover in calculator application and number sense, Michael Rayburn as an alternate, and sophomore Cory Bills in typing. , Alvaradotiedforseventhindistrictwith Lake Worth. With the regional qualifying group only half the size of previous years, Mrs. Cathy Brown, journalism teacher, complained, Having U.l.L. district competition after school on Friday and on Saturday is ridiculous, Everyone was tired before they started. . Taking it easy during a break, juniors Ronnie Henry, Ron Glover, and Mrs. Cathy Brown, journalism sponsor, speculate on the outcome of U.l.L. competition.