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

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CINON Left: Taking on the responsibility ofajob and school, junior Vicky Garcia works at Safeway for some extra money. Below: Party fliers are common at Crockett, and sophomore Lisa Perry and Amy Cortes look at a flier for a Christmas party coming up soon. ' ' ' 1 Q--Q.- 1' 'Q Above: Many students go off campus for lunch, and Sonic is a popular place to go. Seniors Debbie Treece and Bryan Raye order lunch at Sonic during their lunch period. Left: Hall Monitor Shirley Authenreith reports any mischievious activity with her walky-talky, while Crockett students race away after school. Tearing Away!5

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, 'T ' . ' -.. : self ii' ew as is 1. s y.1',- hat makes Austin dif- ferent? What made 1985 unique? Probably the most memorable event of the year was the record three winter storms that struck in January. Austin can usually hope for snow every two or three years but this year there was snow on the ground three separate times. Many Crockett students made or tried to make snowmen and have snowball fightsg many did so for the first times in their lives. Music was hot in '85. Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, Triumplh and U2 blew into town early in t e near. Frank Erwin Center was the ost for many great concerts and good memories. Sixth Street was alive and hopping with entertain- ment. Those too young to enter the clubs and bars were content to cruise the street and become part of the show themselves. There is a special life-style here that people defend and preserve. Austinites feel like the chosen ones living in the chosen land. God, with his burnt orange sunsets has smiled upon us and we are gfveatful No Vacancy his is the way many Austinites feel about others Ctranslate that Yankees! moving down here. During the period from June 1984 to January 1985 more than 29,000 vaeople moved into the Austin area. ile it was flattering that so many wanted to make Austin their home, many residents felt that this created a major groblem. Austin was getting more an more overcrowded and its citizens were getting tired of it. Control Pollution: Put a Yankee on a Bus Some felt that this was the way to control the over- whelming traffic problems that had J!! been arlaguing Austin's streets for sever years. Residents were afraid that Austin would turn into another Houston or Dallas. Major arteries were clogged and I-35 was a parking lot twice a day. Traffic became such a large problem that a task force was created to study it. Move It The question was: Do we ke? Robert Mueller airport in the mi dle of the city, or do we move it to a location where it can have room to expand as it is needed? On January 19 voters wrestled with this question in one of the biggest bond elections in the city's history. Move It advocates cited Mueller's small size and prox- imity to schools, homes and highwaysg they saw it as out-of-place and un-safe. Keep It supporters coveted the airport's convenience and hinted that the opposition had were trying to force something that Austin really didn't need. In ten years, three different task forces had advocated a move to a less congested site. The ci- ty wide election was almost a dead heat. By only some 700 votes, the Keep It forces prevailed. The voters just couldn't decide. Austin Unemployment 3.2'Z:, Lowest in Texas Central Texas residents had good newsg Texas had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country and Austin's rate was the lowest in the state. There were jobs for everyone, even high school students. The job market was booming. If you like the the hurricanes you can move down to the coast Folks up 'round Austin like the tornadoes and floods the most. You 're from where? Michigan, Detroit? We l, hush my mouth. You 've arrived just in time for the seven year drought. Steve Fromholz by Michelle Creasey Austm!7