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

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- - ' f1,Ql!,g Sag Z efo rm School reshapes old ways, What! An hour in D-hall just for being tardy to class?l But Mr. Crist, I have to go to work after school! Beginning in 1984, Texas public school students had new attendance re- quirements to meet. This change, along with others influencing academics, sports and extra-curricular activities were enacted during a special summer session of the Texas Legislature. The law makers were acting on the recommendations of the Governor's Select Committee on Educa- tion headed by H. Ross Perot. The Perot committee recommended many of the changes that found their way into House Bill 72. The new tardy policy was a change that students weren't happy about. One tardy got you one hour detention, another hour for the second tardy and for the third-a parent conference. The attendance policy also changed. The bill states that a student who exceeds five absences per semester, loses credit.t Last year it was eightl The seniors and freshmen were affected Freshmen Travis Gage and Patrick Maldonado take a minute between classes to exchange books. 47 4 Q luv' 'ii wvlrd upsets time honored traditions most by HB 72. The seniors, were no longer allowed to be exempt from finals. In previous years , if a senior was making a good enough grade, hefshe didn't have to take the final test. I don't think it's fair because the other seniors had a chance. If we are passing with an A or something I don't see why not, said senior DeAnna Risner. We usually don't hear much from the freshmen, right? Fish aren't supposed to speak up. But, this year they did. Freshmen now need 24 credits to graduate whereas in previous years only 21 credits were required. It shouldn't be done that way for the general graduation plan. For the academic excellence plan it's okay because there's more demand for education in high technology jobs, said freshman Rodger Shaheen. Parents were happy with these changes- students had to be given the op- portunity to be tutored if he is failing the course, and report cards were mailed home rather than being sent home with the students. HB 72 wasn't the only thing to make some changes around school. Prin- cipal, Robert Enos, made some of his own rules, such as cutting out daily advisory and adding a fifteen minute break between second and third periods. Of course, the overcrowding at Crockett didn't change. There were simply not enough parking spaces. If a faculty member didn't get there early enough to fight for hisfher rightful parking space, a student probably got it, which was then towed away. MSLM Towing Company in north Austin did Crockett's towing and for S20 cash and your own transportation you could get your car back. Junior Ronda Collins had her car towed well into the first six weeks. I had been parking there two weeks prior that that. On that day, I got there early and the monitors got my license number. My mom had to come get me dur- ing school hours and take me all the way down to Burnet Road, said Collins. As of November 5, 65 cars had been tow- ed away. Some of the kids and adults get nasty and take it out on the secretaries. But on the majority we don't get too many com- plaints, said assistant principal Frances Bush. A fact of life-change is inevitable and there was plenty of it at Crockett High. by Amy Felps Back To Schoolf9

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8!Back To School During the first week of class social studies teacher Calvin Lynch looks over his roll card as he acquaints himself with his students' names. j Above: A worker from MGM Towing Company tows away an illegally parked car. Was it worth the twenty dollars it took to get it back? Right: Assistant Principal Johnny Brown enforces the new tardy policy by giving freshman Liz Brown her permit to enter class and notice to serve an hour of d-hall. Lv FQ? .X W I A 3 X if P.. W A 55253

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