Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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Down the hatch. Senior Juan Contreras approves of the new soft drink as he gulps Many new faces changed the one down. appearance of the teaching staff. Among them were Ms. Diane Arp, drama’ director and SAC teacher. When asked what she hoped to bring to the drama classroom and her responsibilities as SAC super- visor, she replied, “‘to give a sense of respect for all areas of the thea- ter in an educational situation, and as far as SAC goes, to under- stand the adolescent animal bet- innovations 11

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Aye environment met new gymnasium. Rooms and hall- the eyes of students as they ways took shape from cement and began a new year. The numerical brick as the year progressed. size of Crowley High School The school was already some- increased with new faculty, staff, thing very different, both without and students as always. Twenty and within. A new identify was new faculty members changed the emerging, and just what it would face of the school as different per- be, no one knew sonalities and instructional meth- ods cast a new tint upon an old picture. Enrollment hovered just below 1000 with 880 students. An increase in building size also was very apparent in the fall. Tall, steel frames and cranes towered above arriving students as they shared their parking lot with teachers whose former parking lot slowly turned into the floor of a New sites. Construction of the new added height to an old, familiar skyline. Cheers. Sophomore Tracey Dodson, raises the new soft drink Hi-C while she grins and bears it. 10 innovations

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Is there life after ‘that final ‘stop? Bus passengers were a special breea who survived long rides, crowded seats A nyone who has ever had to ride a bus to school each day is familiar with the things one has to go through. There are a few for- tunates who have never had to ride a bus. This, however, is a tribute to those hardy souls who have rid- den the bus to and from school every day of their lives. We salute you! “You know, the bad thing about riding a bus is that you never know where you're going to be sitting next. One minute you're sitting in the seat and the next thing you know you’re on the floor because the bus turned a corner!” said Judy Franks, a veteran bus driver. Another problem was one of logistics. Whether the buses were crowded or not, the students would often have trouble getting every bit of “luggage” — band instruments, books, coats, science projects — on with them. The buses traveled as far as the Hulen Mall area in Ft. Worth and Benbrook. Many times, students would board the bus at 3:30 and not get home for another hour. Getting to the bus stop at 7:20 a.m. was a daily occurrence. for Brennan Enos who said, “It’s such a part of my system that if I get into my car I go into withdrawal symptoms.” In riding the bus, high school students mixed and mingled with middle school students who were also passengers. A definite hierar- chial seating system developed. “High school students sit in the back of the bus, so there seems to be a slope from the front of the bus, starting with the smallest stu- dents,” explained Kelly Kneeland. iat Buses, ho-o-o! Robert Gallop sits patiently until his stop comes. Busing buddies. Kristi Story and Trenell Carter catch up on school gossip on their way home. Oh, where has the bus gone? Students wait for the bus patiently at the front of the high school. 12 buses