Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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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

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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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It ' s So %e«vd fi The sun comes up; the sun goes down A new trend is born, an old trend loses its popularity. Some pat- terns never seem to be broken. The trends this year differed only in the area of one ' s life that was affected. Clothes, like every year, fell into that trendy category. Day-Glo. otherwise known as fluorescent clothes, hit a high mark in 1985. To spot Day-Glo clothes one did not have to look far or hard. Orange Day-Glo sweatshirts have a visibility of one mile. Other than the fluorescent clothes, styles were broad. Skirts stopped at mid-calf and went up to mini-skirt length. What looks the best on you was the deciding factor. Food hardly can be classified as trendy, but this year Gummy Bears were nothing it they were not trendy. Eating the multi-colored bears took back seat only to wearing them. Tak- ing the place of the Izod alligator, a bear stuck on sweatshirts designated ' ' lummy bears invade the Dickinson High School ■ ••HI ' in ,)ssofled colors the truly well-dressed person. The bears also had a great bonding ability. Some bears were documented as staying on a wall for three months without falling off. The mind ' s ability to learn and to ob- tain data also became part of the tren- dy scene. Trivial Pursuit became the test of knowledge. During the weekend, games sprung up at parties to relieve the boredom of the hum- drum Saturday nights. Gumby and Pokey returned to the trendy scene with a bang. The com- mercialization of Gumby reached every aspect it could Gumby watches, posters, shirts, and rubber figures hit the market. Most of the consumers, however, were not even aware that Gumby made his debut in the I960 ' s with his own show. One thing is certain about trends, they are going to change The sun always sets in the west. Rulhe Newman and he( pal Ciumby en|oy a the libracy