Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Mrw 1 9101 121314 1617: 19 20 2122 23 24. 26 27 28 29 30 311 December 19831 S T F S 1 2 3. 4 5 6 7 8 11 15 ' 18 25 Dec. 1 - City Council considered creation of Austin's new airport task force Dec. 2 - Reverend Iesse jackson announced candidacy for Democratic Presidential President Reagan's Dept. of Health and Human Services gave up attempt to force federally aided birth control clinics to tell parents before prescribing Mediocrity in Education by Trey Hailey, Maroon Co-Editor, appeared in Cabbage Patch Kid dolls declared most creative toys of 1983 by consumers SFA honored by National Office of Education for Excellence in Education at Space Shuttle Columbia, a one billion dollar Spacelab, returned from 10 and y . - Stray Cats in concert at Frank Erwin Center - PSAT scores were given to test takers during a meeting in the Little - Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving recommends to Congress a P - Withdrawl of last 80 Americans situated in Grenada six days before President - The evening Madrigals Concert in the choir room 8 - City of Austin reported with lowest nation-wide unemployment rate with - Christmas season plagued with weather extremes nomination Dec. 2 - Basketball Pay Assembly Dec. 4 - contraception for teenage.rs under 18 Dec. 4 - Austin-American Statesman. Dec. 5 - group. Dec. 7 - a school-wide assembly. Dec. 8 - a half da s in orbit Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Theatre Dec. 13 Federal Drinking Age of 21. Dec. 13 - PTSA O en House Dec. 15 Reagan's deadline. Dec. 15 Dec. 15 - VOE annual Christmas Open House Dec. 19 - Winter Vacation be ins Dec. 21 3.796 unemployed Dec. 25 Dec. 31 - Reagan claimed progress on Lebanese peace .. ea . 'l -- . 1- ff za . ML. fff' rw ffl if if 6 .MX M A rf 'fs 1, F ff-. f if 1334! yr., 'M .ff MTW F 91011 131415161718 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 February 1984 S T S A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 ' Feb. 1 - February declared Afro-American History Month by the AISD Board of Trustees Feb. 3 - Space shuttle, Challenger, launched from Florida for Buck Rogers Flight to test space walk equipment Feb. 5 - Teacher pay raise proposed by the Select Committee with a career ladder on basis of job performance ratings. Feb. 7 - Twentieth Anniversary of Beat es' arrival in New York that began their musical conquest of America. Feb. 8 - Seniors held a skating party at Playland Skating Center Feb. 8 - The Austin city council began legal procedures to issue S605 million in revenue bonds without voter's approval to continue payments for the South Texas Nuclear Project. Feb 9 - The death of Soviet leader, Yuri Andropov Feb 9 - The State Board of Education approved reforms to upgrade basic programs and increase high school graduation requirements starting in the fall of 1984. Feb 10 - A live band played for the first time at the Sweetheart Dance. Feb 10 - Duran Duran in concert at Frank Erwin Center Feb 11 - For the first time in U.S. history, the space shuttle Challenger landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The landing followed a disappointing failure in orbit. Feb 14 - Vocational nurse, Genene Jones was convicted of murdering a 15 month old Kerrville girl by injecting her with paralyzing drugs that stops breathing. Feb 18 - New Soviet leader Kontantin Chernenko succeeds Andropov Feb 20 - Select Committee on Public Education approved longer school year and smaller classes. Feb 21 - TABS testing Feb 21 - U.S. Marines offically began withdrawal from Lebanon. Feb 22 - PTSA meeting at SFA in the evening Feb 23 - A proposal won parent's and educator's support for restricting school related activities on or off campus that would require students to miss class time for more than three chances per semester. Feb 27 - Principal Iacquelyn McGee was named Outstanding Woman Educator in Austin by Austin Chapter of the American Association of University women. 6 -'7amZaw

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910111213 4 16 23 29 30 171819 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 April 1984 0 sMTwTFs 1234567 6 1 15 22 April 2 - April 3 - The Supreme Court reaffirmed that prayer recitations in public schools are unconstitutional, but agreed to consider permissable silent prayer or meditation during class. During PTSA Breakfast, three chosen outstanding teachers, Lynn Harding, Donna Bogle, and Bill Glover were given S250 each, taken from the PTSA Excellence Fund. A ril 4 and 5 - Honor Roll Receptions P April 7 April 7 - April 7 - - SAT testin 8 Adam Ant in concert at Frank Erwin Center Academic Decathletes competed in state competition in Dallas and finished fifth among twenty Texas high schools. April 10-11 - Drama students presented Requiem and Asylum in the April 11 Little Theatre - H. Ross Perot claimed to have spent S500,000 of his money to study Texas public schools and recommended a dramatically new school system A31 Turbervllle Gordon Kelley April 14 - Ku Klux Klan march in downtown Austin X515 F, A 4, 3 April 17-18 - Drama students presented Torch Bearers in the Little ' ., 1,'TZ,x Theatre April 17 - Senior Class Officer Elections 1-.A 2. Q , A April 20 - The Select Committee ofPublic Education held its last meeting A T ,ggffiipl ,gi t . la after ten months of study and developeda 52.6 billion proposal -Q,g A 1 XX with if IL.. 1 o.., for Texas school improvements. 2 W Q ' 'P fifif. :Q if ! ' ' ' April 23 - Ward Iones, junior, won S500 for tying for second place in an as J it S, . Austin-American Statesman essay writing contest. A ' -, A ' ' x x April 24 - Austin school administrators recommended attendance i I . l , Nqf i i .i boundary changes that would effect 1,100 high school 4 is , g ,.- 3 students. E , 4, 1 i i April 27 - Senior Talent Show N, ,- April 30 - Austin ISD administrators unveil a plan to move 10,000 high j dv, school students in order to solve under enrollment problems . . . at LBI. The plans causes a furor in the community. Doggett ggrgggyylfggigghy fnydngnefgggggh' catherm' May 1 984 1 5 its .1 1 S 'V' T W T F S ilr A lli l 1 2 3 4 5 if 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 i 1 tz' 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 .. . 27 28 29 30 31 at .... ., Q 1:1 .1 . Q -fi K K May 1-2 - TABS testing 1 'T' 1 .,., 2 May 2 - Public hearin at LBI High School to hear adverse citizen's Day' May 4 Texas Vggatignal Homemaking Teacher of the Year S reaction towards the bump around busing plan proposed in April. May 4 - Spring Thing and Dedication day May 6 - Kool and Gang at the Frank Erwin Center May 8- City Choral Concert at the Performing Arts Center May 8 - The Soviets announced that they would not participate in the Summer Ol m ics in Los Angeles Y P r May 9 - The Student Council Banquet was held at the Hearth at May 10 May 10 May11- Symphony Square. Huey Lewis and the News at the City Coliseum May 10 - - All Sports Picnic at Zilker Park - East Germany followed the Soviet Union and Bulgaria from taking part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Reception honoring Florence Thompson on her retiring after 40 ears of teachin 18 at Austin Hi h Y 8' 8 - May 14 - Austin school trustees voted against changing high school boundaries and instead agreed to make LBI High School a magnet school for science and high-tech interested students. Y Florence Thompson it . , 1,1111 f 14 ' -mu 2 May 16 - Student Council President Elections May 16 - The House of Representatives voted to build 15 MX missiles May 20 - Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov announced that the QQ, Soviet Union had increased the number of submarines carrying ' nuclear missiles off the coast of the United States. 1 May 24-25 - Senior Finals i' 2 May 27 - Baccalaureate in the gymnasium .W May 28 - Billy Idol in concert at the City Coliseum KY' f May 29 - Graduation at Burger Center , - , ' , I N Aa .A dm . , - Finals , 9 g?',3EaSi1da5IjI1g?ifi22Zmen Dpigld Shulgi, Mr. Randy 4 Assistant Band Director, Mark Word, and Eric Drayel a prlng Ing on ay . 8-7me!me