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

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Lake areas appease By Zina Bernard Fun and sun was at the beach, or in our case, fun and sun exsisted at the nearest swimming pool or lake. When the average teenager was sit- ting at home bored on a beau- tiful sunny day, the idea of cruising to the lake for a little fun was a suggestion of ex- treme brilliance. The lake provided an es- cape from everyday, ordinary life. It was fun to go down there and sit in the sun, see the sights, and maybe go swim- ming. It was a great relax- ation, senior Lance Osborn said. Water activities were a fa- vorite pasttime of most stu- dents. When I had the spare time, I enjoyed the thrills of taking the boat out for a spin and going water-skiing, senior Chris Berdoll said. The Austin community provided many locations for water activities. The sur- rounding lakes were Lake Travis, Lake Austin, and Decker Lake. Common swim- ming holes included Twin Falls, McKinney Falls, and Barton Springs. When the weather and time was right, my mom and I usually headed down to Bar- ton Springs or McKinney Falls for fun in the sun, se- nior Tracy Harper said. Whether swimming, skiing or just lying around, being near water made for an ex- citing pasttime. Board reviews voting districts By Krista Beavers One of the hot topics discussed by the school board was whether or not to change the voting lines to single member districts. Currently, the school board members are elected on an at large system meaning that the members can live anywhere in the district. The board was faced with the decision to either leave the system as was or to switch it either to a 5-2 district or a 6-1 district. According to the 1980 census, Del Valle had a minority population of 45 percent (including blacks, hispanics, and asiansj.The other 55 percent being white. The present school board is represented by one minority. I agree with single member districts because the districts seem pretty uneven the present way. I think everyone should be represented and the way it ' s done now isn ' t fair, sophomore Jeff Baker said. Paper undergoes massive changes By Debbie Kaiser As the first RED WING was distributed Oct. 8, the new changes in the paper were visibly noticeable. The biggest change was the actual paper used to print on. We switched to book stock (the white paper] because the RED WING was ready for a change and we figured that would be a good place to start, editor Debbie Kaiser said. Among the other changes, the paper went to five columns, a new print type, mast head, and folio tabs. Since we went to camp, the staff is trained as more professional journalists and seem more or- ganized, assistant editor Krista Beavers said. These points seemed to have contributed to the major overhaul. With new staffs come new ideas, Kaiser said, and we changed to make everyone know it ' s a different year with different people.

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Stud f m eive tickets ns hit road }y Carey Click Many people question whether students should be allowed to drive or not, but the fact remains that anyone over 16 is eligible for a li- cense. Teenage drivers really are a greater risk to our highways, said librarian Martha Click. After talking to numerous students this proved to be true. The major reason students got the tick- ets was for speeding. My ticket was deserved. I was driving to fast and got caught. I had to pay the price, senior Dennis Pol- ston said. Junior Martha Williams disagreed because she felt her. ticket was un- deserved and that they should raise the speed lim- it. Defensive Driving is a course offered to people who have received a ticket, and most of the students took advantage of the course. I had to take the course because I couldn ' t afford for my insurance to go up any- more! Senior Scott Luton said. Other students have taken the class but received other tickets after going to the class. When asked what the most dangerous circumstance that involves a teenage driver was, the most common response was goofing off and not being re- sponsible. A lot of the tick- ets received were because of the student not being re- sponsible and even a few wrecks were caused. The cause of my wreck was from driving too fast while the roads were wet. It wouldn ' t have happened if I would have slowed down, senior Troy Woodworth said. . VV Time added between classes enhances exchange period By Mike Fettes This fall, the high school students were given an extra two minutes between classes. This brought the total amount of time up to eight minutes. In order to add an extra minute, a little time had to be deleted from some of the classes. I really don ' t think the student were affected by the loss of the minute, sophomore Steven Futrel said. After taking over the mid school the extra time helped out a lot. Having the extra two minutes be- tween classes helped me because I was able to get to my classes and socialize with my friends without being tardy. Sophomore Mikel Borg said. I beleive it eliminated tardies and gave students extra time to think about what they needed for their next class, sophomore Chris Carson said. out By Stefanie Merculief Raquel Calderon Sibling relations brighten days By Carey Click Going to school with a brother or sister has its ups and downs. But the advantage of having someone there, can make a person feel good. Carrie is always there to loan me money if I forgot my lunch money, she ' s always there if I need a ride to school and best of all she is always there if I need someone to talk to, junior Darren Holweger said. There are other reasons besides just mon- ey or a ride to school involved. To these brothers and sisters, friends play a big role in their lives. I find it to be a big advantage because this way you can have twice as many friends, sophomore Jack Butler said. Their friends all respond pretty well to their brother or sister. My friends respond very well to Darren. They think he ' s nice and cute, Senior Carrie Holweger said. Now, along with the good you have to take the bad. We argue at home before we come to school and then we have to go throughout the day mad at each other. Everytime I see Jack something usually gets said to start the argument all over and then we get in trouble. Times like these I hate having him here, jun- ior Lisa Butler said. It also makes it tough on you when you don ' t know if you can trust your brother or sis- ter when something bad happens at school. If I get sent to the office, get in trouble in class or even fail a test Lisa always finds it necessary to tell mom, Jack said. Borrowing money from his sister. Celeste, sophomore Shane HofTman appreciates the favor. Pholo By Mario Gonzales.

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il goes to camp iring to be different, student ' council members went to the 1987 Texas Association of Stu- dent Councils (TASC). ' Dare to be Different ' was the theme of the camp which was held in early July at Southwest Texas State University. Students learned how to work better together to get jobs done and have fun at the same time. Student Council camp was re- ally fun. I met a lot of friends. At first I thought it was going to be a ton of work put on us. It was less than that. Everyone there was treated the same way. They all cared about each other and treat- ed each other with friendship and as brothers and sisters, freshman Pedro Hernandez said. Students learned procedures on how to run a meeting and their responsibilities as a mem- ber or officer. Going to Student Council camp was great. I learned a lot about how to work with others. I made a lot of friends and over all it was a lot of fun sophomore Amy Perales said. Camp was a learning time, but at the same it was meant to be a fun time, get to know each other in council, meet new people and exchange ideas with other coun- cils. With these things Council members learned what Student Council is all about. Michael Torres warms up for a game, photo By Sabina Moses Aqua Fest brings crowds to shores of Town Lake By Ruth Jehlen The atmosphere was charged and spirits were high in the summer with Austin playing host for the Fourth of July fireworks display and the anual Aus- tin Aqua Fest. Aqua Fest gave people a break to go and have fun with a lot of other people before the summer was over, sophomore Chris Rios said. This feeling was shared by many of the students who went. I loved being with all those people! Even though we didn ' t know each other everyone was friendly be- cause we were all there for the same reason, to enjoy ourselves, freshman Amy Perales said. The camaraderie wasn ' t the only thing shared by people at Aqua Fest. There were the performers too. Randy Travis was the best! Perales said. My boyfriend and I stood around and sharred a tur- key leg while we watched him. Aqua Fest was not all that went on though. There was the Fourth of July firework display too. The show this year was a lot better than last year ' s. My sister and I had a lot of fun that night. It was al- most like a party with us laying out on our blanket with all of our food and we must have drunk about twenty cokes, freshman Venus Merrick said. The summer ' s events put a bright spot on the cal- endar. Musicians practice to learn marching By Stefanie Merculief Marching around the field for hours, the day did not end until the band returned to the band hall for the night. Band members practiced at Berg- strom Air Force Base from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. with breaks for food and recreation during summer band. It was really hard work but it was fun, french horn player, Jen- nifer Clark said. The new head director, Rene Garcia had help from his ex-band members. They were instructors who specialized in different instru- ments. We learned a lot from the in- structors, tuba player Charles Salas said. Camp helped band members get better acquainted with Garcia. We got to work closer with the new director, Clark said. It gave us a chance to see his feelings and what he wants to do with the band. ' bt By Fred Duck • •