Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Majority favor weighted gradesg higher teacher payg oppose longer school day According to the recent poll given at SFA the majority of students agree with weighted grades, favor a teacher pay raise, and strongly oppose lengthening the school day. Most students do not agree with Ross Perot's suggestions about education. Eighty-seven percent of the students feel that extracurricular activities do not interfere with academics, 9591 do not favor lengthening the school day and 9591 don't favor lengthening the school year. Forty percent of the students think that time should be set aside during the school day for silent prayer. Seventy-one percent of the students do not own a home computer but forty percent of those who do not own a home computer have access to one elsewhere. Among the students who do own a computer an Apple seemed to be the most popular kind to have. The number of students planning to go to college has risen from 8291 last year to 8791 this ear. Y Sixty-eight percent of the students have never smoked marijuana while 1291 smoke it daily. The number of students who don't ever drink has decreased from 4791 last year to 4396 this year. by Kathy Ramirez Fifty-three percent of the students never got drunk, 2791 get drunk monthly, llczn get drunk weekly, and 291 get drunk daily. The number of students who fear nuclear war has been steadily decreasing from 8591 in 1982 to 7791 in 1983 to 5791 today. If a presidential election were held today only 3191 of the students polled would vote for President Reagan while 6391 would not. Six percent were undecided. Thirty-three percent of the students would support Hart, 2891 would support Mondale, 1891 would support Jackson and 2291 could not decide. ' If the election were held today between Reagan and Mondale, 4891 would vote for Mondale and 4391 would vote for Reagan, if it were held between Hart and Reagan 5391 would vote for Hart and 3991 would vote for Reagan. In both elections 891 were undecided. In the race for U.S. Senate 6391 would vote for Doggett, 591 would vote for Kruger, 491 would vote for Mossbacher, and Zlzn would vote for Paul, 291 for Gramm, 291 for Hance, and 2291 are undecided. Does your family own a home computer? Do you agree with Ross Perotthatextracurricular activities intrude on academics? 91.591 71.391 86.791 27.791 7.291 2.491 EU 1.291 W Yes No No Response Yes No N 0 Response No Yes .28-fbwwmwr fp0u Do you favor a 2491 pay raise for Texas teachers?

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How frequently do you get Tabulations of 1983-84 Maroon Comet Poll Who do you live with? One parent 37.72 Both parents 53.02 Relative 3.62 Guardian 3.62 By yourself 02 Do you plan to go to college? Yes 86.72 No 10.82 No Response 1.221 Can't Decide 1.221 Does your family own a home computer? Yes 27.72 No 71.32 lf you answered yes to question three, how often do Yes 74.72 No 22.92 No Response 2.42 Do you agree with Ross Perot that extracurricular activities intrude on academics? Yes 10.82 No 86.72 No Response 2.42 Do you favor lengthening the school year? Yes 4.82 No 95.22 Do you favor lengthening the school day? Yes 4.82 No 95.22 ls the amount of homework assigned by SFA teachers you use it? Daily 7.22 A few times a week 6.02 Sometimes 12.02 Never 3.62 No Response 71.121 3b. lf you answered yes to question three, what kind of Way too much Too much All right Too little Way too little No Response 6.02 16.92 72.32 1.22 1.221 2.42 How much do you fear a nuclear war? Not at all 15.72 Some 56.62 A lot 10.82 Very much 14.521 No Response 2.42 computer is it? 10, IBM 8.42 Radio Shack 4.22 Apple 29.22 Atari 8.42 Commodore 252 Texas Instruments 16.72 Other 8.42 lf you answered yes to question three, what do you use your home computer for? Word processing 33.321 Games 45.82 Educational programs 25.02 Business programs 16.62 Personal programming 37.52 Other 4.221 lf you answered yes to question three, have you used your home computer for homework such as for writing essays? Yes 45.821 No 54.121 Did you see the ABC-TV movie about nuclear war called The Day After ? Yes 28.92 No 69.92 No Response 1.22 Do you favor a mutual,veri- fiable nuclear freeze by the US and USSR? . lf you answered no to question three, are you able 15 to use a computer elsewhere, such as at a parent's office or at school? Yes 34.82 N0 28.921 No Response 31.32 4. Do you think that a time 16 should be set aside during the school day for prayer? Yes 33.72 No 62.72 No Response 3.62 17 5. Do you agree with weighted grades for honors courses? Yes 73.521 No 16.92 No Response 34.921 Does your home have cable TV? Yes 78.32 No 21.72 Do you watch MTV? Yes 75.92 No 22.92 No Response 1.22 What is your primary source for news? Newspaper 25.32 Radio 24.02 Television 40.92 Newsmagazine .92 No Response 9.62 Do you favor a 2421 pay raise for Texas teachers? Yes 91.52 No 7.221 No Response 1.22 How frequently do you smoke marijuana? Never 67.52 Monthly 12.021 Weekly 4.82 Daily 12.02 No Response 3.62 How frequently do you con- sume alcoholic beverages? Never 43.42 Monthly 27.721 Weekly 18.121 Daily 8.02 No Response 4.82 How frequently do you use drugs other than marijuana? Never 83.12 Monthly 8.42 Weekly 0.02 Daily 3.62 No Response 4.82 drunk? Never 53.02 Monthly 26.521 Weekly 10.821 Daily 2.42 No Response 7.22 Have you ever sought birth control information from an agency such as Planned Pa- renthood? Yes 8.42 N0 89.12 No Response 2.42 If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for President Reagan? Yes 31.32 No 62.72 No Response 6.022 Which Democratic candidate for president do you support? Mondale 27.72 Jackson 18.12 Hart 32.62 No Response 21.72 lf the president race were be- tween Mondale and Reagan, who would you vote for? Mondale 48.22 Reagan 43.42 No Response 8.42 lf the president race were be- tween Hart and Reagan, who would you vote for? Hart 53.02 Reagan 38.62 No Response 8.42 Which candidate for the U.S. Senate would you vote for? Lloyd Doggett 62.72 Kent Hance 2.42 Phil Gramm 2.42 Rob Mosbacher 3.62 Ron Paul 2.42 Bob Krueger 4.821 No Response 21.72 Do you support American efforts to overthrow the government of Nicaragua? Yes 56.721 No 22.92 No Response 20.52 28. Does the size of the federal budget deficit concern you? Yes 62.72 No 31 .32 No Response 6.02 Ouestfons 29-32 were open-ended questions. Responsesere listed in order of answers rece! ved. 29. What is the most important issue in this year's presiden- tial campaign? 1. nuclear arms control, 2. deficit, 3. inflation, 4. troops, 5. foreign affairs, 6. peace, 6. arms control, 6. Central America, 6. defense spending. What quality do you think led to SFA being named an exemplary school ? 1. students, 2. teachers, 2. academic excellence, 3. stu- dents and faculty, 4. GPA, 5. discipline, 6. money, 6. spirit, 6. school, 6. educa- tional process, 6. diversity, 6. Everyone is Someone, 6. pride, 6. principal. 31. What quality do you admire most in a teacher? 1. relating to students, 2. humor, 2. teaching method lkeeping students' atten- tionl, 3. friendly attitude, 4. respect students, 4. in- terest in students, 5. intelli- gence, 5. hard working, 6. honesty, 6. individual atten- tion, 6. homework lnol, 6. strictness, 6. patience, 6. flexibility, 6. calmness, 6. senility, 7. kind,7.concern, 7. control, 7. realistic, 7. optimism. 32. What is your favorite course and why? 1. English, 2. Art, 3. Geog- raphy, 3. IMP llndustrial Media Productionsl, 3. Bi- ology, 4. Computer Liter- acy, 5. Business Lavv, 5. Current Events, 5. Street Law, 5. Calculus, 5. Alge- bra, 5. Health, 5. Spanish, 5. French, 5. Advanced Reading Strategies,5. ODP, 5. HECE, 5. VOE, 5. Pho- tography, 5. Gym, 5. Foot- ball, 5. History. If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for President Reagan? 62.721 31.321 6.0212 ET No Response Yes N0 Do you support American efforts to overthrow the government of Nicaragua? 56.72 20.52 22.92 No Response No Yes Do you favor a mutual, verifiable nuclear freeze by the US and USSR? 73.52 34.92 16.92 No Response No Yes .29