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

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Introduction of new colt Mik« McCwUy Keeping a watch over the courtyard and all of Arlington High. Little Arise is commemorated in a fountain statue. As Arlington grew in the 40’s and 50’s, the Vandergriffs played an important role in this growth. Their family also played an important role at Arlington High. They donated the very first Arlington High Colt to AHS. In 1950 Tommy and W.T. Vandergriff donated the little white colt to the student body at an assembly. They then announced a contest to name the colt. The contest was held, the results were tallied and the name became Little Arlie. The Vandergriffs provided funds for the care of the mascot, the uniforms for the trainers, and a trailer for transportation to and from the games. The Vandegriffs keep the tradition in the family by providing the school with a new mascot after the old one retires. In recent years, Little Arlie has not seen an AHS football game, for a state ruling forbids him to be present. However, Little Arlie still attends the Homecoming pep rallies as a special guest. Gathering into the auditorium, sophomores anxiously await the beginning of Sophomore Orientation. OLDER BUT BETTER 7

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Older but Better CTIVATION I This year as every year. students found many ways for involving themselves in school life at AHS. The dif- ferent capacities ranged from organizations to athletics. AHS has always had students who involved “I love being able to chose from so many different clubs. There are just so many to choose from.” themselves in clubs as part of their high school career. In earlier years, students had only a few organizations to chose from; however, this has changed greatly since that time. This past year organiza- tions included activities such as choir. National Honor Society, and several different language clubs. 1 love being able to chose from so many different clubs. There are just so many to choose from,” senior Judy Johnson said. Sports have always been a big attraction at Arlington High. Since the first days of AHS, there have been sports such as football, basketball, and track. Only in very re- cent years have sports like baseball, soccer, and golf come into being, as well as female sports. These sports not only draw participants but a great number of spec- tators as well. Parents and students alike demonstrated their support for Arlington High teams. With the great number of activities for students to par- ticipate in, life at AHS was never dull. 6 OPENING

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Older but Better EGULATION The 86-87 school year saw many charges. For :::M,inc.'. last year witnessed the in- troduction of a new dress code. Along with the code, the students also signed a statement explaining that they had read the code and “If I felt it would help me as a teacher, then great, but it’s just a waste of time for the teacher and the evaluator.” would follow it. Students ' ■ reacted angrily and felt that tills code was an infringement I upon their rights; however, once the lectures about the code were finished and the signed slips were returned, everyone soon forgot all about it I thought it was ridiculous to sign those papers,” junior Trent Thomas said. “I don’t think about it now,” he added. Another change came about that brought great despair to teachers, ad- ministrators and students alike. This was the new ‘instrument’ for evaluation called the Texas Teacher Ap- praisal System. Teachers felt anguish with the 71 point system, administrators demonstrated frustrations from complaints about the system, and students ultimately experienced the problems over the system from the teachers themselves in the classroom. “There’s no clear cut definition of an excellent rating. If I felt it would help me as a teacher, then great, but it’s just a waste of time for the teacher and the evaluator,” Mrs. Carlene Cafaro said. r J.W. Du-Jop 8 OPENING