Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Finding another way to carry around the balloons for sale is sophomore Wes- ley Studdard. of tfao W $i Wild was only part of the description that fit the Westerners and their unruly lifestyle. Wild, as defined by Random House’s dictionary was adj. 1. reckless and fantastic 2. unrestrained or unbridled 3. intensely enthusiastic. Being known as wild made it easier to achieve everybody’s own definition of the word. We managed to prove that we were reckless with half- planned escapades either to Anthony Gap, Gasoline Alley or even our neighboring city of Juarez, all offering libations and a “good old time.” Succeeding in areas of athletics and academics left achievers unrestrained. Volleyball coach, Mr. Charlie Miller said, “We were known as being competitive; we played by the rules but for as how much we could achieve—the sky was the limit.” The varsity football team and its fans saw the skies of Dallas when the team advanced to state quarterfinals. Junior Mike Penn said, “We proved the only school in the West could achieve goals that others hadn’t even seen yet. We proved more and accomplished it better.” «Spirit was an important part of the pep rallies as juniors demonstrate the wildness of their class. «Showing a possible entry for the Ka- leidoscope is senior Lisa Ramirez while Scott Affleck and other staffers determine their choices. «Foreign exchange student, senior Jan- ets Asplund introduces herself to the representatives of the student body. the opening

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 0 West are the days when the El Paso Times ran advertisements for riding saddles, along with the latest in high-button shoes and close-fitting corsets. The Western frontier, with its unruly saloons and rough, lawless customs, has seen its last days. Frontiers, now, exist in areas l»l: IK Hi) til HU CTjTTTTposTTTOTIS unproposed. We were the Wild West because we were the few who dared try to conquer the new terrain, whatever that might have been. So we, the new Westerners, took our place alongside all the other achievers, proving that it wasn’t just our name or place that made us special.