Duncanville High School - Panther Tale Yearbook (Duncanville, TX)

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Split Decisions is the yearbook theme. Senior Jeanne Acton and Ju- nior Angel Jenkins announce it at a pep rally. lPhoto by Howard Ste- phens.l rv aq t was a year of big deci- sions. There were over- crowding decisions, fundraising decisions, and di- ploma decisions. What, when, where, why and who de- cides? The School Board consid- ered plans to compensate for Duncanvil1e's growing popu- lation. New buildings for fifth and sixth graders were cre- ated to alleviate overcrowd- ing in the elementary schools. A second high school seemed a definite plan for the future, but students and citizens saw the idea as a threat to the strong student body. Admin- istrators agreed and began to look over the alternatives. Alternatives for fund rais- ers were at large this year. After deciding on the perfect items, club members set out. From posters to records to 1 J I 1 fs. eggs door-to-door, there were unique decisions to be made. Personality and goal of each particular organization seemed to be the major fac- tor in this decision. Some major factors in col- lege choices were reputation, location and spendation tamount it costs to get into a certain collegel. But after SAT scores and careful bank account configurations, many decisions changed. Juniors had one last chance to change their diplo- ma decisions. Academic, Ad- vanced, and Honors diplomas were their choices, and al- though many seemed unsure whether one was better than the other, the Advanced route seemed most popular. Popular decisions make big decisions, and this year DHS made more than its share. The big decisions

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Big decisions are made by Coach Dan Gandy as he leads his team through a game against MacArthur. Junior Glen Tennison prepares to carry out a play. Students and administrators have conflicting views on the drug testing proposals, Senior Bennie Valdez tells his views to a Channel 5 report- er. Petitioning for a new street name beside the new stadium, Seniors Jenni Harris and Corky Randolph present their ideas to the school' board. The big decisions

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Big names could be heard in the halls. Senior Barry Foster receives a plaque for Dallas Times Herald 'Player of the Week honors. uc S. JL- I tif- . jg' 15.552 lQfiQQl',F .ze . mx. rf1.Q3ER..lia2'11. tail' .t 3 iisi B I G t was a just plain big year. Big splits, big decisions, big names, and a bigger than ever student body. But as the old saying goes . . . The bigger the better and the more the merrierf' both of which ran true. Even in the biggest crowds there are those who stood out. DHS had an infinite supply of big names with big achievements. Big pride was in surplus as well. Pride filled the halls, and big and little names alike shared in the spirit. Walls were continually camouflaged in Go Panthers! signs, and many faces were marred by tiny red and blue paws. Even the most distinguished of teachers joined in one way or another, be it an On the Road to State sweatshirt or a Panther bumpersticker ingeniously slapped across the back pockets of their slacks. Yeah, it was everywhere. In fact, spirit was one of the biggest in things . Maybe just plain big was a poor choice of words. There wasn't very much plain about the year. It was pretty outstanding, in fact. More so than any single word could possibly describe. However, since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are thousands of pictures to help tell the story of Duncanville High School's biggest year yet. Just plain big