Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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Senior Mike Dillon, junior Tim Marcum, senior Pam Broman. senior Claire Borne and senior Kent Balzer must )oin together to ■beat the restrictions ot the band program TfJea ■ep TTiSUf Judiutt. Jto|)luiiii« Wollh mid Stacey Kettl« found a limit on Iha ol liok) tups Iho nuirino Hctenca class may taKs ' 2 Sludonl I lie

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Photogenic taces. like senior Roberi Hillinnan ' s is what made senior pictures come alive David Jones and Charles Johnson, both seniors, sigh with relief after they discover that their hairy legs will not be shown in senior pictures Rodney Hughes concentrates on ■the birdie ' while an inconspicuous clothes pin secures his graduation All dressed up and ready to take her senior pictures ' Suellen Collier flashes a smile that shows her senior Suellen Collier flashes i pride Senior Pictures 21

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Changes for the Better The dream of State legislators became the nightmare of high school students during the 1984-85 school year. Hearing news of changing school policies did not seem real to students until the first day of the school year Arriving at school that first day, students were bombarded with the formerly supposed rumors that were now harsh reality. Because of corrections and additions to rules the faculty distributed the handbooks three weeks late. Acceptance of the new rules was not easy. I can accept everything except the grading system. It ' s unfair! senior Jan Bryant said. The grading system changed to 92- 1 00 for an A, 84-9 1 for a B. 77-83 for a C, 70-76 for a D and below 70 failing. The new rules also took their toll on teachers. Larry Banowsky, Dickinson school teacher for 13V? years, decided that he did not want to continue to teach under the new policies On February 1, 1985 he left his teaching career for a job at the UTIVIB research department. The main point of the new rules is that they are here to stay and students as well as teachers are going to have to live with Senior Camilla Ball realizes the importance of studying since the new grading system was put into effect. JT student Life 23