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

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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 • •

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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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Team works hard By Stefanie Merculief The players tackled, passed and ran for hours on end. Twice a day football players spent three hours in shorts and t-shirts doing special drills such as punt and kick-off drills. It was a time to experiment with personnel and football strategies, head coach Ray Dowdy said. Freshmen went through their first two-a-day ses- sion. It was a painful shock for them, Dowdy said. Upperclassmen had experience and they gave a good response. We got a lot out of it, senior defensive tackle Randy Abercrombie said. Confidence is the key to a good team. We went into scrimmages more confident, sophomore right guard, Bubba Calhoun said. The teams played two scrimmages. The freshman tied one and won the other. The junior varsity won one and the varsity was defeated. Togetherness was one outcome of the time the teams spent together. Leaders update yells, bring stunts to rallies By Carey Click Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity cheer- leading squads went to camp at SouthWest Texas State University. The squads worked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. learning new cheers and stunts. All of their work paid off though because they were awarded with spirit sticks every day and superior and excellent ribbons. The new members of the squad thought the camp helped them out a lot. It helped me get to know the other girls better and to improve my self confidence as a cheerlead- er, ' freshman Caryn Click said. Both squads worked hard at improving their abilities. The hardest part of the day was cheering out on an open lield from about 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the hot sun, captain Susan Guentzel said. There were good parts to the day also. After finishing all the work the best part of the day came. I looked forward to getting a shower, putting on the Ben Gay and getting to bed! Sophomore Patty Whit- ed said. Write Journalists learn skills at SMU camp By Krista Beavers Journalism students attended a workshop sponsored by Southern Methodist University Ju- ly 27-31. Among the many activities staff members par- ticipated in all-day classes designed to teach them better writing and designing. Yearbook and newspaper editors also worked on theme developement and staff manuals for the 1987-88 staffs. Students were required to write several stories ranging from news writing, feature writ- ing and editorial writing as well as designing a layout. Yearbook students designed the 1988 yearbook theme. All the work done by students were judged and the most outstanding ones were choosen as winners. The following students received outstanding awards. In the beginning class, senior Danny Bry- ant received Outstanding Layout and Most Prom- ising Journalist, senior Matt Dworaczyk received Outstanding Feature Story, senior Carissa Hen- sley received Outstanding Editorial. In the In- termediate class, junior Cristina Moreno re- ceived Outstanding Feature. In the advanced class, senior Debbie Kaiser received Outstanding News Story, senior Krista Beavers and Kaiser also received Outstanding staff manual for the RED WING newspaper. Seniors Zina Bernard and Fred Duck, junior Dude Henderson and soph- omore Ruth Jehlen received Outstanding Theme Development. Senior Maggie Ellis received Out- standing Photography Portfolio. I learned a lot at camp about designing a newspaper and I thought it was a lot of fun to see other papers from across Texas, Kaiser said. Staff members stayed at the dormitories on the campus and walked to their classes each morn- ing. It was great getting to see what college life was really about. Even though no students from SMU were there we got to see what walking to our classes and sharing bathrooms would be like, Ellis said. Journalism attends a camp each summer that is generally a week long. It gives them a chance to break away from the summer boredom and meet other journalism students. Mini-