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

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 Spring of Hope Because of the disappointing fall and winter sports showings and because of the undulating suc- cess of organizations and activities, people began to look toward the spring semester for relief. Trackmen began workouts and before they were finished they had given Arlington a second place spot in district and had placed several members on state and national superlative lists. While track was still in progress, baseball was creeping into the minds of the students, and right- fully so. The baseball team continued the success that the track team had started and contributed some of its own as it made the best showing of all of the AHS sports teams for 1968. Interest in activities began to pick up in spring, also. Attendance at school dances showed much- needed improvement and participation in club ac- tivities increased to help make a very good year. Junior Dan Choate expounds on the beauty of flowers via the “Henry Gibson” method at the “Laugh-in” style Twirp assembly. A student acquires an understanding of the effect of static electricity during the “Atomic World” assembly. 6

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Winter Events Prove To Be Best, Worst ) greets Carmen (Mike Kelly) during a [tie! depicting happenings at girls’ teas. Both academic and extracurricular events during the year exemplified the COLT CORRAL theme to perfection. The “best of times” was discovered by the senior class of 1968 during homecoming. This October event brought to the graduating class its third first- place float in as many years. However, this unpre- cedented triumph too soon faded away as the home- coming football game ended wjth the Colts on the short end of a 22-17 score. The “winter of despair” followed as members of the Arlington basketball team consistently played their hardest, but had trouble finding the right com- bination for a victory. Schoolwork still provided the bulk of the wisdom and hard times while the lighter side of AHS sur- vived in the assemblies that were presented. Such programs as those presented for the Package Plans, Western Day, Twirp Week, Howdy Day. and count- less others made the school year not onl| the “age of wisdom”, but also th 4 “age of foolishness”. Even with the setbacw and the bad times, the members of the student body managed to produce one of the finest years Mat any group has ever known. 1) ane Baugh studies silently ■ii d diligently for her final xam ending Senior English. 5

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Brings Much-Needed Relief From Winter Arlington High School, with its new addition, provided the background required to make the 1967-68 school term a very good year. as the mile relay team accepts one of many trophies. An AHS baseballcr legs out a hit helping to make a good year. 7