Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Activities ciccelercite with coming of December School days in December were short- ened by Christmas holidays. All students enjoyed the vacation, although some found it necessary to prepare for upcoming exams. Festivity was the keynote of the month. All clubs had some form of celebration. FHA held an open house for the faculty. And Student Council provided snacks in the faculty lounge the Week before vacation. Junior Historians had a fun and profit- able form of seasonal celebration. They sold candles that they had created themselves. It Enjoying refreshments in the FHA living room are Miss Betty Bird and Mrs Katherine Shanks. Future Homemakers held their annual Open House all day Thursday before Christmas vacation began A Members of Junior Historians, Chapter 123, Julie Zike, and John Griftis, work at the tedious process of making Christmas candles. Club mem- bers sold candles to replenish the treasury. Alixhausted members of the swim team rest after completing exercise laps across Gregory gym pool. 26 Activities

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A Miss Lilybeth Lewis talks to a group of seniors about the qualifications and methods of obtaining scholarships. Margie Howe, Sharon Giblin, and Francis Thomas listen to the requirements with interest. November sparkles with skits, scholarship, spirit If ik , -A ' r V J rr 6 I ' ' A, Seniors Bill Buck, Walter Reifslager, Bob Pegues, Paul Teten, Mark Warren, and Charles Porter practice their songs for the November talent show.Their group was only one of the interesting shows presented Football spirit reached an all-time high before the big Reagan game, Nov. 8. For the first time a Reagan Door Contest was held. A special Maroon issue contained five pages of names of students and teachers urging the team on to district. Red Dragons presented The Mouse That Roared and won awards in tour- naments. Debate Squad began successful competition at Bellaire. Mu Alpha Theta was initiated for math students. FTA members attended district meeting at Travis. Junior Historians started candle- dipping preparing for Christmas. A Talent Show, Nov. 13, was held during advisory with Nick Rios, flamenco guitarist, winning first. An ASLM atomic power show was viewed by science students. After the Crockett game a first Turn- about Dance was held in the gym with music by the Ebony's. Ending the six weeks was a much welcomed Thanksgiving holiday with the spectre of report cards coming soon. November 25

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A Cafeteria dietician Mrs.Bertha Hudson, accompanied by Mrs. Marjorie Ball and Mr. R. V. Baker, is presented a gift by Mr. W. R. Robbins from the faculty before her retirement Dec. 20. Mrs. Hudson began work at Austin High in September, 1953 and in the Austin Independent School.system in 1941. 1 it A Members of VOE, Betty Townsend, and Sue Whitley, display gifts and food collected by club members. Articles were collected by many organizations to give needy families in the Austin area at Christmas. December 27 E s .s.uW.Q ,.m..-..m.wwm.......1'..,. . ,.WW....gl..,........u...,.,,..,,...l