Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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TIDBITS Daily events made a difference Gag me . . . E.T. phone heme . . . daily hassles . . . tying shoes with style . . . tamper proof paekaging . . . Tamper-proof packaging. Companies that specialized in over-the-counter drugs provided new safety measures. panic spread through the nation after an encounter in Chicago which killed seven people. Their death, caused by cyanide-laced capsules, were significant because millions of Americans use painkillers every day. Many people who once trusted a product were afraid to keep that trust. Companies devised new packaging methods to prevent further tampering. Boxes and bottles were double-sealed for consumer protection. A day in the life of a CHS student s usual, it was a typical Monday! The same old routine that I face everyday met me smack in the face as my alarm clock sounded. I turned it off, and, thirty minutes later, ran to the shower, late as usual. Once at school, I picked up my tardy slip and tramped down the hall to fourth period. When I final- ly arrived, I realized I had forgot- ten about my vocabulary test and immediately crammed. I came out with a grade of 60. My lunch was missing from my locker. I scrounged through my. pockets and found 30 cents to buy -some chips out of the machine. The machine stole my money and I went hungry the rest ofthe day. I My school day ended as H breathlessly watched the bust leaving without me. I walked then long way home, carrying all my homework. I decided that the day had been a disaster andl tomorrow had to be better. 26 Tidbits

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Juniors 81. Juniors celebrate their devastating victory over the senior class on Ranch Day. ,.l Putting the squeeze on Mr. Bob Burger. A bad aim by Mrs. Pat Sawyer in the toothpaste squeeze left Mr. Bob Burger covered in toothpaste. Pie in the lace. Cleaning off his face, senior Don Allen walks away from a win in the pie eating contest. Ranch Day 5

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Shoelaces added style to shoes ainbows, school colors, stars, video characters, flowers, slogans, and cartoon characters were just some of the designs which represented students' per- sonalities. Students tied their shoes in style with the latest in shoestring fashions. E.T. remained extra-special Shoelaces unlimited. Colorful shoelaces adorned tennis shoes in 1983. dience with a mystical power and wrapped around the viewer a lasting friendship with the star of the show, E.T. Fans cheered E.T. onward to his destination beyond the stars, but in the final minutes shed tears as they bade him goodbye. , lx v sx it ' wi l 5 . 'S . 1' X 50 X 'XTX N, E X N I if M w Z! -2 Ii .,,,,,.,.,4+- hat made E.T. the ,J jf Extra Terrestial so X ff special in the hearts R of so many individuals? Maybe it was his voice or his big blue eyes, f but whatever it was, he left an im- pression upon people all over the country. The movie captured the au- - E.T. fever. E.T. paraphenalia surrounds Qs Stephanie Harris, daughter of vice- principal Mrs. Mary Harris. Tidbits 27