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

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Social tudies Crockett's Social Studies department has a variety of classes one can take. There are some classes that are required such as World History and World Geography that all incoming freshmen must take. American History and Government are required by law for all seniors in order to graduate. Sociology, Psychology, and Texas Studies are a few electives offered at Crockett High School. Texas Studies is a class that looks in- to Texas and the century. Mrs. Betty Bird teaches the class and feels that everybody takes history and the students learn all that early stuff, but what about this century? She hopes the student will take the class and come out of it feeling proud to be a Texan. The class starts off at the beginning of the semester with Texas Geography. One can learn all about Texas and its cities. Then it moves on to Texas History from the 1900's to the present. After which she teaches a session called Powerful Texans. This is a session taught so that the student will become aware of Texans. Senior Al Briceno took the class and he was impressed with the Powerful Texans. I didn't know there were so many people from Texas with so much power. Itls really incredible! The class ends up talking about Austin and its history, buildings, and personalities. Each Friday the students have a culture day. They sample foods of Texas and learn about them and the people who brought these foods and cultures into Texas to make it what it is today. A final five page paper is turned in at the end of the semester from each student of their families past and where they came from. A lot of students think of this as a drag, but many have come up to Ms. Bird and thanked her because of all the valuable information they learned. They would have never done it if she wouldn't have assigned it. Government is taught to provide a background and tools iskillsl necessary for popular participation in a democratic society, according to Mrs. Pat Dobbs. The course is largely oriented to provide socialization into the democratic process and to provide an understanding of political pro- cedures, policies, and institution. Mock trials were used in this course by Mr. Robert Franzetti and Mrs. Dobbs. They were used to illustrate and apply concepts of our legal system in a way that students could learn more than what was in the books. Mr. Frantetti feels the trials gave hands-on ex- perience with the constitution, civil rights due-process, adversary, etcf' Imaginary cases involving drunk driv- ing and illegal possession of drugs were assigned to student groups in each class. Students were appointed to serve as lawyers, defendants, judges, and other court positions. They had to prepare strategies, write questions and prepare opening and closing statements. The jury listened while the facts were presented and then deliberated until they could come to a verdict. By using these trials in the classrooms, the teachers were able to focus the students' attention on the concepts of justice and due-process. A citizen can only benefit from our legal system if they understand how it works. This exercise was intended to help teach a part of our system of government that is important to the protection of our freedoms. Social Studies has come a lon way from the time when it was just a bunch of dusty maps, dates and names of peo- ple long dead. rf' UA, I Q if an Newspapers are an important tool to understanding recent history. In Texas Studies students are able to learn about powerful Texans through the study of preserved periodicals. Luis Franco and Teresa Carney look at papers dealing with President Kennedy and President Johnson in Mrs. Bird's Texas Studies class. 64!Social Studies Students participate in functions of world, state 5552 .3-x.-2 if I z , ' 1, ,, .,ltb.,: . 'iififfiftsa 211 . ' 1 I

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Using a dilagram scale in a lab for chemistry class Juniors Sara Barrington, Gerri Foster, and Sylvia Arellano try to get the exact weight of the chemical they need. . S H 4, f . .sf Q ,. 4. X x X g . .gi -'si Mary Gilroy Connor Grady Biology Physical Science Physical Science Var. Baseball 3 X LQ, 1 A A J 1 Stacey Hager Harry Jones Marilyn LaRonde Richard Maconi Ronald Smith Biology Physics Biology Universe Physical Science FOM Physical Science Weather Geology Mike Vanzura John Velasquez Tish Taylor Biology English II Physical Science Physiology Psychology Biology Biology isn 't all that bad when everybody gets to do labs. Sophomore Stephenie Waterman finds this out as she looks in her microscope while Sophomores Kerstin Thompson and Dean Schanno observe. Sciencef63

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Baliff Tonya Shields administers the oath to Steven Bell while judge Noemi Martinez watches on. This was a dress rehearsal for Bell who played the part of a witness in the trial People v. Larson: Drugs, School, and the Law . This was part ofa city wide competition. The prosecution team of Laura Echols and Jeffrey Seitz won 2nd place honors with four witnesses, one of whom was Charles fSteven Bellj. All students were from Crockett and the team points gave Crockett 1st place overall. Keith Atkinson American History 4g. i?L t y. A J Y A5 Richard Bower American History Betty Bird Texas Studies American His tory Patricia Dobbs Harley Fisher Robert F ranzetti American History American History Government Government Joe Head Government American History Community Living W i A lavl ,gqg xpa,-no Zi, A: xi ffl Willie Schlickeison Sociology World History Donna Owens Calvin Lynch World Geography World Geography .X is