David Crockett High School - Texan Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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'avwff V .S Q- , . is f I. a group of girls fake a resf from fhe hard mornings worlcouf on 'rheir genuine, imifafion card- board snowmobiles. 2. on willne drive hill, fhe hof spof for fhe snow sef. even fhe dogs ge? info fhe acf. dolly fadlock seems fo be enioying herself. 3. on a makeshift sled, sara mayfield hur- dles down her sfreef af fhe breakneck speed of af leasf fwo fee? a minufe, 4. sfudenfs living close fo croclceh' visifed fhe courfyard and enioyed a good old snowball fighf. bubba housfon cafches one righf in 'rhe face! 5. a near casualfy in our courfyard was 'rhe baby chrisfmas free. fhe cold weafher was almosf foo much for if. 6. following almosf every run down a snow covered hill was a backbreaking and usually hilarious crash. craig alexander fries fo avoid being squashed by a fanqle of bodies sliding unconfrollably clown fhe hill. 7. huge pieces of plywood seemed fo be a favorife. This one is on ifs way up for anofher load. i 5' 'I vie winfer - sfudenl' life 81

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iT snowed - Twice!! winTer i973 provided a rare TreaT Tor mosT oT cenTral Texas. sTudenTs missed a ToTal oT Tive days because oT snow and ice. as soon as The radio announcer said ThaT There would be no school Tor The day, all able souTh ausTin sTudenTs rushed ouTside To enioy The weaTher. people who were lucky enough To own sleds or snow skis made good use oT Them, while oThers simply used whaT was available: plywood, boaT cushions, cardboard, waTer skis, and even Trash can lids! in mosT places The snow was Too powdery Tor sculpTure, buT neverTheless, enThusiasTic souls Tried Their hand aT snowmen, angels-in-The-snow, and we hear ThaT There were some preTTy Terocious snowball TighTs. all in all, iT was quiTe a change of pace Trom The usual souThern winTer. ,,, T M s 80 winfer - sTudenT liTe

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I. a panoramic view of ausfin in fhe snow is really a beaufiful sight buf mosf people were more inferesfed in gefling ouf in if and playing while i' lasfed. 2. a rare sighf lhis far soufh is a leaf covered wifh ice. we all found ourselves wishing lhaf if snowed here every winfer. 3. even fhe courfvarc af crockeT+ 'fakes on a new beaufy wifh a fresh blankef of while snow on fhe ground . . .The snow we had, fhough if caused an inconvenience lc many, was a real Treaf, and an experience we will all long remember. rr:-. ig -is s . , A ,,,, all 'I' .,. Lac i 5 4' 'iw sp.. W . L f vwslfilfrffw , -vf mlm ww-M. f V--- ' , 'L f . ' if , 1 i f 82 winfer - sfudenf life