Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Best Band Best Album Best Concert What is your favorite music group? What is your favorite album? . Whatwas the best concert in 1982-83? R - 1. Rolling Stones 2. DUI'8n-Duran I 1, Billy Squier 3. Stray Cats 1. The Wall flitlnk Floyd! 2. van Hahn 4. Beatles 2. Thriller fMichael Jacksonj 3' Pat Benner 5- Def Leppard 3' Ge' Lucky fL '?'boV7 4. Judas Priest 6. Missing Persons 4' Hot Rock' monmg Stones, 5. ZZ Top 7. Police 8. Men at Work Best Musician Favorite Video Game Favorite TV Show - at t ' G S What is your favorite vi f - - a To T , g i , . favorite individual .. yiiz F mim, favorite TV show? aa.. es aaa iaauya - . M in f 2. Michael Jackson ,f .1 est ili' Iam.. 2a,Hill.Street Blues 3. Bruce Springsteen G jq R 4- nti qge A 3- All 'he F3m Y 4. Jimi Hendrix , :A SL mg MGX: A 4- A Team 5. David Bowie f tm 6. RQ trgigggkft 5. Magnum Pl 6. Ozzy Osbourne f' XXi.xy,y-.,.- st 5- DyI188!y ft? ' Best Movie Best Radio Station Favorite Expression What is your favorite expression? Drop it. Radical What is your favorite movie? Ezflmglgta like you! wg:d'b'e I'm so surel Gabba Gabba Heyl 1. Tootsie This is true. For real? 2. E.T. Check it outl l don't get no respect. 3. 48 Hours fffpg, ghfhmgd 7 4. An Officer and a Gentleman Lyons: 02, :rm gif: it off. 5. First Blood Oh, Manl Mellow out. 5. The Outsiders Go for itl ln an insane world. a sane 7. Fast Times at Ridgemont High g:f.'L':: h 8 'pooh :f::ns::::r:ppea' 'mane' 8- Conan Killarl That's life in the big city 9. The Verdict Smile Hi Ride it. You must be high. 10. Sophie's Choice Vary attractive No, that's right. What's up? Hello. Lof's cruise. Everything that goes down comes around.

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lt's a way to Entertainment is a temporary escape that allows students to get away from these thoughts, I wonder if I passed my Geometry test, Oh, no, my research paper is due Friday. Well, the weekend has come, and it is time to relax and enjoy yourself! Going to a movie can be relaxing and fun. It depends, of course, on what you go see. If you go see E.T. you won't be able to cry for a long while because your eyes will be dried up. If you go see Tootsie you won't be able to laugh for two months because your stomach will be in too much pain from laughing so hard. Listening to your favorite music, whether it is live or not, will always make you feel better. There is nothing like coming homefrom a long day at school and turning on that great album. Brendan Kerwick, junior, made this statement, When I'm in a bad mood listening to the Rolling Stones puts me in a good mood and if l'm already in a good mood The Stones put me in a better mood. John Mueller, freshman, of Suicide Society, replies, Listening to the Bad Brains is like getting a dose of optimistic energy which really keeps me going and keeps me from getting down about things. lt's refreshing. Some students prefer playing video games in order to get away from minor headaches. Gordon Kelley, junior, remarks, Video games are the best escape from the violence of the real world, at least until your money runs out! When asked how their weekends were spent, the following students answered: Allison Grant, junior, I enjoy going to Barton Springs, bike riding, and walking around sixth street looking in the stores. Kim Koerrner, freshman, My friends and I usually end up meeting at Tarryhouse Westwood Country Club, or the Lake and sit around sunbathing. Richard Dopson, freshman, I like to go water skiing on Lake Austin and I like to go tubing whenever I can. John King, junior, I like to party at the union. Earl Kinard, sophomore, I like to jog, watch T.V. at my womans house, eat, and PARTY ! Ivan Friedman, freshman, I like to walk around on the drag and sometimes go see movies. Wayne Corley, junior, I like to go to Cypress park by the lake with my friends. Pat Roach, sophomore, My favorite pastime is to skateboard down parking garages with a bunch of people. I like skating on the drag. I also like having races and skating on the neighborhood Wooden Bowl. Robert Johanson, junior, I like to go out with my friends and meet at a restaurant or movie where we eat dinner and talk about things.'t Mike Murray, sophomore, lt is fun going to Cardis after 2:00 a.m. when teenagers are allowed in-in Charrvelle Carothers, freshman, On Sundays I go to Rosewood park. On Saturdays I go to the State and the mall. Millie Zapata, sophomore, 'tOn the weekends I sleep all day and party all night! Brenda Martinez, senior, Parties and other clubs, Flanigans, Cardis, Partners, Ayalas, and Daddy's in San Antonio. Sara Arevalo, sophomore, Party out at the Party'. Michelle Davila, junior, 'tParty and sleep! Everyone has their own type of escape which relieves them of tension and pressure. Austin is a well-known music city. When the Kinks played went on tour in 1982, they only played in two places in the United States, one of them being Austin. No matter what type of music you 9 scape!!! like, from Punk to Disco, you can find a club in Austin which plays your style. The forever lasting and famous Grateful Dead comes to Austin almost every July fourth. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, one of the best blues bands around, come to Austin again and again to perform for an appreciative crowd. Joe t'King Carrasco, who is from Austin, has gained popularity from all over the world, but will always show his respect to Austinites, who in turn will show their respect to him by flooding into his concerts. The Stray Cats came to Austin to give us a taste of their Rock-a-Billy style. The Erwin Center cannot hold the audience back when the Texas group ZZ Top show up. The renowned Jimmy Buffet traveled all the way to Austin from Key West to dedicate A Sailor Turns Forty to Jerry Jeff Walker, an extremely talented musician from Austin. The Big Boys refused to play at Club Foot unless minors were permitted inside and Club Foot authorities agreed. The Big Boys also attempted to put on a show at the AHS Spring Thing. Unfortunately, they were forced to stop after only three Joe King Carrasco has been entertaining his hometown Austinites for many years and is gaining popularity all over the world, day oF Intro to P 6 In So cgortfl Fgst XC. OM , news -gomama A mud, treks ilmy Oiirsmw SHIP--OY' F cl df if 'lfroulvli . . ulhitrlll Zvgn MQ Hft+oHoPe..,.. X -.-,il X. 0. jg 162: 1' 'I Q96 IAIHIZ, YOU Xiigm Zilfz ou Rlqlxf 2 24 Diversion ,..-- IENDQ L

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EDlTOR'S NOTE: This article is based on a random survey of 116' SFA students which was taken in April. The students were randomly picked from the computer en- rollment printout and respondents ' anonymity was assured. Two hundred surveys were sent out, 116 returned and 84 not returned. The random sample was consistant with age, class, and racial demographics of the student body at large. by Trey Hailey According to a recent questionnaire, alcohol use and abuse remains prevalent at SFA, the majority of students favor greater restriction in obtaining hardship licenses, and most plan to attend college after high school. Despite the fact that the legislature raised the drinking age to 19 in September, 1981, the Maroon poll indicates that the regular use of alcohol has not decreased, but has slightly increased from 6706 in 1979 to 6806 in 1983. Of the students polled, 78V0 say that raising the drinking age hasn't made alcohol any more difficult to obtain. Almost half of SFA students become intoxicated at least once a month. Some 3106 get drunk monthly, 1506 get drunk weekly, and 106 daily. Forty-seven percent say they don't ever get drunk. MaroonlComet poll tallies up Although only 3206 saythey don't drink at all, some 9106 indicate that they are not pressured by their friends to drink. About half of SFA students say they can talk with their parents about sex, although 97M say that information about venereal disease should continue to be included in health textbooks. Seventy-five percent say that the government should not require pregnancy counseling agencies to inform the parents of teenagers when teenagers seek birth control. Although 7806 believe in God, only 3806 say that they worship regularly. Twenty-six percent favor a time for prayer during the school day. Some 6806 indicate support for greater restrictions in obtaining hardship driver's licenses. The response was most likely a reaction to a September 25 fatal automobile accident involving an SFA student with a hardship license. Concerning the attendance policy, 906 agree with the current limit of eight absences, 58M support the previous limit of ten absences, 506 say the limit should be reduced to five absences, and 27'V0 say that there should be no limit on absences. Almost 7006 of the students polled support the school board's decision to weigh grades in honor classes when computing grade point averages. About 8206 say they plan on going to college. Thirteen percent don't plan on going to college and 206 are undecided. Over 9106 oppose President Reagan's proposal to reduce the minimum wage for teenagers. While 4206 approve of Reagan as president, only 2206 indicated that they would re-elect him if a presidential election was held now. The school is roughly split over continued registration for the draft with 4706 favoring it and 5370 opposing it. The fear of nuclear war has somewhat subsided since last year when 8506 said they fear nuclear war to some extent. This year, about 77M indicate that they have some fear of a nuclear holocaust in the near future. Despite the decrease of tension among teens concerning the fear of nuclear war, SFA students support the nuclear freeze concept by three to one. Sixty percent say the Ku Klux Klan had no right to march in Austin. In the wake of two recent executions, SFA students are split over the issue of capital pun- ishment with 5306 favoring it and 45M opposing it. Some 4006 still favor the Equal Rights Amendment which failed to be ratified in 1982. The majority of students 444065 had no opinion. Squeal rule Who do you live with? How often do you drink'-' Both 79V 0 Parents 6406 One Parent - 3106 Guardian I 306 32M 3295 34W 15'Ma Relative I zfvo 6M 0, i No response I 6'6 -1 For Against No Response g Never Monthly Weekly Daily Diversions