Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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xney Co Taking things 22 Setting the pace. During a cross country ogy Il students Linda Coffey and Jerry major’s whistle, Tricia Rutledge meet at Vandergrif Park in Arlington, Royal clown around with their dissecting stands in formation at the Fort Worth freshman Audrey Hernandez approaches cats. At attention. Waiting for the drum Fat Stock Show Parade. the halfway point. Proud parents. Biol- opening 3

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Meeting the challenge — a hard lesson not yet learned earning to take things as they came — this was a characteristic people came to appreciate in a year of upheaval and uncertainty. Events proved the world was changing even faster than peo- ple could flip the pages of their calendars. In November a group of Ira- nian militants stormed the Ameri- can Embassy and held American diplomats hostage. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan followed, further stunning the world com- munity. People felt helpless and frus- trated, finding themselves react- Going away. Journalism students give fellow-staffers Marcus Keller a farewell party in the cafeteria before his move to Louisiana. ing to events rather than control- ling them. We had to take things as they came, and we didn’t like it. In the school community, fall came and went, carrying with it disappointments. Students tried to turn the disappointments around as if to say, ‘‘We’ll do bet- ter next time.’’ And we usually did. Pep rallies, not always as exciting as some wished, improved. In football the win over South Zone champions Waco- Connally showed we were a force to be reckoned with despite our 6-4 record. See et Se Tangled, snarled, and tied. Freshmen fail to untangle their Human Knot on Ranch Day. 2 opening

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Hard work, self-discipline found students taking wins ttention continued to be directed at students and teacher achievement in the classroom. Freshmen and sophomores filed into the euditorium for achievement tests. Test results were to help determine how much curriculum revision was needed. Students took these tests with reservations because, although they meant getting out of class, taking tests just wasn’t any fun. District competition for voca- tional students was a chance for many to shine. Chief bagger. Wayne's Food Mart depends heavily upon the work of D.E. student Carl Brown. Appliance repair students David Mills, Victor Mann, and Allen Woodworth took the first three places in skills contests insuring them a berth in State competition. ICT students Mike eimare Daniel Coker, and Jerry Priester all took first place in electronics competition. Dan Morgan also came in first in. silkscreen sign painting. Taking things as they came was easy when it means collect- ing prizes one had worked hard for. Hands up! Fort Worth Fat Stock Show Parade features Talonettes among them Judy Laserna, Kelli Strickland and Linda Hernandez. 4 opening