Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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AHS. starts off with a bang! Nervous sophomores and bewildered parents desperately try to find their way to Widely separated classrooms. The schedule is interrupted by Hurricane Carla and the students get a holiday because of high winds and torrents of rain; students volunteer to give the morning devotional before the classes begin for the day; pep rallies and week end games color the weekst activities. $4 Geotgann Evans, Nancy McCullough, and John Rowlett catch their breath during half-time after yelling vigor- ously for the Maroons during the first half of the Jones of Houston game. The Maroon must go to press even if Hurricane Carla did inter- rupt the school schedule. Staffers Elizabeth Whitlow, David Red Dragons Terry Clarkson, Linda Rosprim and Jay Mumma Stautz, and Janet Christian read proofs with Mr. W. T. Hays, SCYUb diligently for points. Shop foreman at Colorpress, Inc.

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' WWWW Whats the password? Senior boys crowd the annex steps mornings before school, blocking traffic as they talk together. New sophomores and even seniors often avoid this approach because so many senior boys are frightening? ack To The Old Routine Wheres the auditorium? Confused parents search for child- rents rooms during the Fall Back-to-School night. xwyi m ,A .n, IWE.vwxnz Vfiwur. Pam Bodoin, Student Council publicity committee chairman, makes a Howdy Week dance announcement. W

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contributes much to the friendly atmosphere of Austin High. Corridors buzz with the signing of Hoyvdy boqks and wagers on FriendlieSt nominees. A gala week culmmatef, Wlth the Howdy Dance. Billy Wade Weiss and Lulu Peal relgn as Friendliests. Seniors continue to celebrate with a snake dance down Congress Avenue. Howdy Week Carol Burkhardt, Emily Eichelberger, Mary Gowen, Linda Rosprim, and Babs Becker form one of many, many groups of students exchanging . . Seniors Gordon McNutt, Marsha OhSteen, Steve Wllson, Howdy book signatures. Kay Nell Shelton, Tom Pihlgren, Cheryl Reynolds, and Andy Welsch pose before the twelve dclock march down Congress. Friendliest nominees John Berkman Jeanne Crusemann Bill Wad . 3 , e Wielse, Lulu Peal, David Northington, and Theo Wilkes look z:friend- 1y for our photographer.