Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Going to school can be a hassle, but coming home can be going your way. But things get tougher. Jst as bad. When the last bell rings at the end of the day As soon as one foot is out of the school building, you -verybody wants to leave good old Mac is fast and easily as possible. However, his simple desire can become a crash iourse in survival. Whether you walk, lrive a car, hitch or ride a bus you may need to wear a helmet to get out of school if 2:55. l Caution should be exercised in order to lvoid running into doors which were flung lpen by students in a frenzy to escape lchool. Constantly on duty the faculty has parned where to stand, who to watch for ind when to duck. lnventive students fol- bw their lead to escape the turmoil of the halls. With home as your goal, Mission Impossible begins. Your irst obstacle comes when you step out into the hall and are either race madly or walk very fast ibut in a dignified mannerl to the bus ramp. This now begins the toughest part of trying to reach the beloved refuge of home sweet home. The fun starts with trying to locate your bus while dodging whirlwinds of stu- dents. However, the most difficult trick in this game is squeezing and thinning your- self between the tiny spaces of the buses. Sometimes you wonder whether the driv- ers are required to take a course in tight parking. There are times when squeezing just won't work. In this case there are three possible alternatives: al you can crawl under the buses until nstantaneously iiggled and bumped along with a crowd which is inevitably going in the opposite direction. Your only .olution? Grab onto someone in a passing crowd who is you reach yours, bl have a friend pull you through a window, or cl climb over those other buses and get it over with. If any of these methods do not agree with you lor Mr. Yorkl stop riding the bus home . . . and walk . . . llt's sup- posed to be good for you . . .l lm .u flint 7 T Good friends say good-bye for the summer on Qi the last day of school. essay 49

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Guest speaker Ms Kay Bailey, congratulates Donna Howard and Sylvia Rodriguez on their Ms. Mary Raby, assistant principal, presents senior class sponsor Mr. Bill Broussard with a plaque expressing the classes' appreci- ation. Graduating number one with highest honors is Sylvia Rodriguez as she presents her Valedictory speech. Sylvia received the Who's, Who award at MacArthur. V, Q in Nzz 1' FMR