Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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Photo by Fort Worth Star-Telegram Angry protesters. Students from U.T.A. express their feelings about the situation in Iran with a street demonstration. Coins for Cambodia. Student Council treasurer Terri Eller and yearbook staffer Dena Bartnicki count money destined for World Vision's relief efforts in Cambodia. Three to get ready. Texans John Con- nally and George Bush are among those Republicans interested in unseating President Carter. Two Texans saw these prob- lems as a basis for challenging President Carter in his bid for the Presidency. They were George Bush and John Connally. Taking things as they came became harder and harder. It seemed that the day was very near when we would all have to take our belts up a notch or two and dig in for the duration Photos by Fort Worth Star-Telegram world events 17

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SPECIAL REPORT Eighties came in like a lion bringing fear, frustration ] ran, Afghanistan, the energy crisis, Cambodia — these were but a few of the many events which affected each of us profoundly. It seemed that we no longer had control over events but instead had to accept and deal with each prob- lem as it arose. Perhaps the most shocking event occurred in Teheran, Iran, in November when Iranian stu- dents stormed the U.S. Embassy taking 62 diplomatic officials hostage. Following a few days the students, professed followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini, released all blacks and women and demanded the return of the deposed Shah in exchange for the 50 remaining hostages. A Talon-sponsored opinion poll showed many students expressing anger and frustration. Others were just plain scared. When asked that the best approach would be, Student Council president Pam Hix stated, ‘| believe a solution can best be worked out by doing exactly what we are doing, taking things calmly.” Other students saw the shadow of war behind this latest blow to U.S. prestige. Audrey Hernandez felt that military inter- vention should be used only ‘“‘if there is no other alternative. All we want is peace and we should do everything in our power to obtain this peace. War or military intervention shouldn’t have to be the answer.’ Before we were allowed to fully recover from Iran, the Soviet Union invaded and occupied . another Arab country, Afghani- stan. It appeared that the Soviets 16 world events were trying to establish a new sphere of influence in the Per- sian Gulf. In retaliation President Carter imposed several limita- tions on trade with the Soviet Union. His most controversial decision, however, was one to boycott the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow. The problems of Iran and Afghanistan brought up the pos- sibility of the reinstatement of the draft. Turning 18 suddenly became very important for a new reason. Students in government Classes and in hallways dis- cussed the pros and cons of the draft and of the possibility of drafting women. Students have long studied and been appalled by the treat- ment of the Jewish people at the hands of the Germans during World War Il. All of a sudden they discovered that another people faced a similar holocaust, this time by hunger, disease, and man’s indifference. They were the Cambodians, a people uprooted from their homes by years of war and strife. Even though Cambodia seemed so distant and their problems unimaginable, many students wanted to help. After watching the ABC television doc- umentary in history classes and at home, students initiated a fund raising effort. Journalism stu- dents manned jars in the cafete- ria so that others, by sacrificing a soft drink or a cinnamon roll, might contribute to the fund. Stu- dent Council sponsored an assembly whose proceeds went to the Cambodia fund. These efforts resulted in over $200 being sent to the World Vision Ever upward. Gas prices soar over a dollar as the energy crunch contin- ues. Organization where $25 would buy 100 pounds of rice. As it turned out, $25 would buy more rice than it would gas- oline. Signs posted at filling sta- tions in the Fort Worth area soon displayed amounts well over a dollar. Teachers began taking car pools seriously, and many students found that cruising around town was no longer an activity they could take lightly. Weekly paychecks shrank as the inflation rate edged toward 20 percent. =

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We kepton. ying ‘on Five percent short of perfection cheerleaders, band mem- bers, and others awaited anxiously the announcement releasing them from second period imprisonment to the free- dom and spirit of the gym. Cheerleaders, band, and Talo- nettes tried to involve everyone in that freedom and spirit. They were not always successful, but kept trying. Talonettes surprised most people with new routines ranging A t 10:00 on Friday morning ty : ‘ eae. ' ey. 4 at, an i 6. Ag, ts aoe, S } RG wey a i a “‘Sen-iors, sen-iors!’’ Senior Sabrina Arredondo holds aloft the spirit stick won by her class in the Waco Connally pep rally. 18 pep rallies from a comical Blues Brothers act in the homecoming pep rally to perfectly unified highkicks. Each cheerleader worked frantically to involve her section in cheering and showing that they had some life and energy about them. As a group cheer- leaders labored to bring new yells and skits to all the pep ral- lies. ‘Hey, one, two,”’ was the com- monly heard command that brought the students’ attention to the band’s beginning song. As students walked into the gym, they always did so to the rallying beat provided by the band. No matter whether we gave all the spirit we had or just half of it, these spirit leaders kept on trying to get more from us than our best. They wanted perfection, and each time we went down hill a little bit, they brought us back up to a peak. Hurry, they’re coming in. Cheerleaders DeVaun Dickson and Julie Allgood tape down their pep rally notes before warm- ing up.