Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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T' .04 Coaches from both teams struggle to break up the fight that broke out when the Longhorns went up against the Galena Park Yellow Jackets. To Stronger Discipline. Students in extra-curricular activities began to notice some of the changes first. lt became more and more difficult to stay in the building after school and even harder to get out of it during school hours. Many clubs and organizations who depended on school time to contact businesses that sup- ported them found that this theory held true as the parking lot was patrolled during the day by teachers as well as the assigned student attendants. This was an effort set forth by the administration to stop truancy and smoking on school grounds. Other rules pertaining to school hours were those concerning sponsors and their organizations. No organization was to be in the building after 4 p.m. unless the sponsor was with the students, and the activity had been cleared through the office., An assembly held at the first of the year informed all classes that there were a few new guidelines to follow as well as more strict punishments for infractions of rules already in effect. Some students began to resent the stronger hand, while others realized the changes were permanent and chose to work around them instead of against them. Still, new rules affected old traditions, such as initiations and dress-up days like the Slave Sale. Those who decided to risk donning the typical clownish attire were swiftly reprimanded by the ad- ministration and were asked to go home and change. Other clashes came about when the cheerleaders were notified that wearing their uniforms on game days was a violation of the school dress code. The skimpy skins, which normally signaled a pep rally that day, were exchanged for plain rust-colored T-shirts resemblimg those the athletes wore. All of the new outfits the squads had designed and purchased for those special days had to be put away to be seen only after hours at pep rallies. Rule changes and enforcement began to show in other areas of the school as well. Despite the new salad bar added to the cafeteria, plate lunch lines were much longer than usual, due partly to the fact that fewer students were able to sneak off cam- pus to eat elsewhere. lt also seemed that there were a lot less people loitering in the parking lot before school because of the patrol who guarded it each morning. Less loitering was also done by students during homeroom. Teachers were asked to monitor the halls in an effort to keep everyone in homeroom at the proper time. Everything did seem more strict, or, as some people claimed, the administration began runing a system that was hard to argue with. All of the changes and enfor- cements came about with a few grumbles and complaints, but soon the students realized they were necessary restrictions to which everyone must eventually start oet- ting accustomed. 4 Opening Cheerleaders Kiki Cosentini and LeAn Jenkins do Go Gorilla in support of tlr football team. e l l i 4 Punk Pasadena supporters Christa Eri and Lance Stricklin watch the cheerle during the pep rally in the boys' gym. l

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vpiiw .racket defense line. , and Ken to help out at , Q '. ,sl Q Attempting to push Laurabeth Keith's car out of the rising water is Tony Melinder, Robin Rushing, and Donna Agrella. Getting Accustomed... As students gathered in the activity cen- ter Aug. 24, they could feel the ex- citement in the air that would trigger many events that would serve to make this year unique. New faces in faculty were seen as the hall gates were lifted and students moved to homeroom to fill out the first day forms Only nine out of the original teaching staff returned for their fourteenth year here, and others left even after things had begun to settle down. Marilyn Dodd, who had been the head of the English department, was reassigned as Supervisor of Secondary School reading administration on Sept. 21. Many of her classes frantically collected funds to buy gifts and flowers for her. after being given only one weeks notice that they were to have a new teacher. I hate to leave here, for sentimental reasons, she explained, but this is a career opportunity that I just can't let pass by. Sad goodbyes were exchanged as Sandra Crawford left her own English classes to assume Dodds position. A natural event that created quite a stir early in the year. was a sudden rainstorm that flooded the Sagemont and Houston area in only six hours, On Aug. 31. as studetns parked their cars under cloudy skies. few realized they would be called out of their classes later in the day to move them from flooded streets, Laurabeth Keith. junior, rushed outside during lunch to find that there was water covering the seats of her Vega. With the help of friends and passersby. students rolled up their jeans and prepared to push. pull or tow their cars to higher ground, Returning from their Labor Day weekend, students discovered that many of their classrooms had been vandalized. The rooms of social studies teacher, Ronald Adams, and English teacher, Rosemary Rayburn, had been struck most severi The black- boards had been cracked and ceiling tiles had been torn out of place. Also suffering great damage, was the metal shop. Two weeks later, the school was once again broken into to, This second attack was launched on Lucas Vegas' office, the school mascot. and the journalism room. Students felt personally injured by the destruction of Sir Loin. Kelly Krafick, student body president, said, l think that anyone who would damage a tradition like that must not have any personal pride, Maybe with the help of private donations we can rebuild Sir Loin for next year. ln the journalism room. the typesetter which prepares the copy for both publications, was overturned and the glass on the lighttables was shattered. ln order to prevent further vandalism. an alarm system was installed, however, the system was set off by vibrations caused by the air conditioner, To prevent false alarms, the air conditioning was turned off at night causing many of the rooms to be hot or un- comfortable in the morning, Opening 3

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