Arlington High School - Colt Corral Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Familiar Sights, Friendly Scenes Pervade Atmosphere French, Latin, and Spanish classes employ many benefits of a modern language lab once a week. Miss Banks assists John Burch- ficl and Martha Wright in locating books to be used in preparing reports and themes. 11 Five temporary buildings were set up this year, totaling ten classrooms and allowing space for 300 more students.

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Linda Barr and Sheila Tallon spend their lunch period for the intended purposes, while Lauren Johnson uses it to finish her overdue studies. V The Little Arlie fountain, left by the class of I960, not only enhances the beauty of the patio but is also a source of pride to many students. Long after we have left the halls of AHS, its most familiar features will still be vivid memories to us. The cafeteria, the parking lot, even the temporary buildings after a rain, will be well remembered by those who con- gregated there. The sight of the language lab and the reference library became familiar to language students, sophomores working on reports, juniors and seniors slaving over re- search work. And occupying a central position in the school was our Little Arlie fountain, which became the best-known sight of all. For some, these things were new this year, for some they were greeted again, and for some they were seen for the last time. of students who supply their own transportation to and from school 10

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Years Activities Furnish Registration was an initial step toward higher education” encountered by sophomores in August. Each week, each day, every 55 minutes, doors swung open and 2,160 students poured out of classrooms into the halls, the lounge, and at lunch across the street. For five minutes our halls teemed with people until the tardy bell restored relative quiet. Next year this will not happen in exact- ly the same way. For the first time there will be two high schools in Arlington and a much smaller student body in each. That means that this year was special, because it was the last time Arlington High existed by itself. What else made this year special? There were registration and Homecoming, mums and Senior rings. Western Day and Gradua- tion, assemblies and research themes, just as there always have been. But this year’s activ- ities were unique because a different group experienced them. The distinctive personality of the group that worked and played this year will never be duplicated. Instead, the mums, the pep rallies, the Homecoming Parade, and the prom pictures were tucked away among memories that made a specially special year. The I.atc Christopher Bean.” presented December 13, 14 the class of ’63, not only furnished money for the but supplied entertainment for the student body to The slave auction sponsored by the junior class won a prize for most original booth at the annual October Halloween Carnival. 12