Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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C ' unccntrating on a project soon to be entvri-d in competition, senior I ina Adkins takes her hobby se- riously, riiolii B) Sli ' vi ' Mr( andk ' ss. Deeply enveloped in her work, se- nior (hris Kdmonson carefully constructs marks that will hope- fully catch the eye of the judge. I ' hiilo B) Sli-HT Mc midliss. Training her artist skills, junior Anna Arriola practices painting still lifes as a way to improve her capabilities. Pholo By Benjamin Valkjo. Smiling happily, senior Andrew Hamm finds that the key to suc- cessful work is to make it as en- joyable as possible. I ' hoio By stcvc MK ' andless. Secret to Success is Having an imagination and being self- confident enough to use it. — Kathy Farris Layout by Benjamin Vallejo V 127

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CiiRTTTT ix3TRTn Hard work brings rewards High school art classes are often thought of as many different things such as fun, interesting and a time to be creative. They are not often thought of as competitive. But if a stu- dent does an exceptional job or if the work has a unique quality about it, it might have a chance to be entered in the Scholastic Art Awards. The Scholastic Art Awards is sponsored by the University of Texas and is held in San Anto- nio. All high schools in the area surrounding Austin and San Antonio are eli- gible. The art projects may be entered for a variety of reasons such as extremely graphic detail, unusual de- signs, and basic simplicity. The entries range from some done in minutes to others that take weeks. But the consistent artist usual- ly do better. The wider the variety, the better chance of having a winner, that is because no teacher can accurately say what will appeal to the judge; therefore, it is best to send a sample of ea ch field of art rather than sending lots of entries that just deal with one subject. The projects that have a unique aire about them stand a better chance of being noticed by the judge. When the judges are trying to choose a winner, they ' re so picky and look for the smallest errors, like stray pencil marks and smeared paint. You have to do your absolute best and hope it will be enough to gain recognition, se- nior Tina Adkins said. The entries to the con- test are are limited to about thrity students and to have an art piece chosen to compete is an honor. I ' ve been drawing for quite a while and to get the chance to let others see my work is really an experi- ence, freshman Joe Wil- liams said. Trying to make a decision over which color would best compli- ment his painting, freshman Joe Williams comes to a standstill during his project. Pholo By Btnjamin Vallejo. 126 V Competing Academics

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History joins English f A new course called Hu- manities added a bit of a twist to both history and English class for a group of juniors in honors English. Now, instead of one hour of each class, it provided a two-hour course which combined the two sub- jects. The thought of a two-hour class of both his- tory and English may come to mind as unbear- able for most students, but the students involved were positive about the course and genuinely seemed to enjoy it. The class was a lot of fun but also a lot of work. We had to read quite a bit and not just what was on the surface but between the lines. junior Karen Allen said. To make the class more fun, special activities were done regularly. Often the two-hour period would start with class discussions of worldwide events which affected the lives of all in- volved. Also, weekly cur- rent events were required. The current event was a written explanation of an event from a magazine ar- ticle. Small skits were also done throughout the se- mester. In addition, the class did things like dressing up as Indians and early settlers and parading around the lunchroom, and they did a reenactment of a speech given by President Lincoln which included questions from the press. All these things were extras which made Humanities a bit diffrent and a little more fun. The class was good be- cause we learned the his- torical background on a lot of great American litera- ture that other Engish classes didn ' t bother to teach, said junior Marivel Hernandez. The serious side of the two hour class consisted of the students learning com- position and test skills. Al- so a major part of the class was the importance of ex- pressing one ' s thoughts clearly. Most teachers ask for an answer they want to hear, but teachers Gwen Bonner and Monica Shaw stressed the importance of expressing one ' s own thoughts. Preparing the classroom for a 200th anniversary celebration of the constitution, junior Deanna Jones supervises the decoration committee. Photo By Steve McCandless. 128 V Together Academics