Estacado High School - Matador Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Office Work. Shows Various Experiences DIARY.. .Since I was enrolling late I started to the office to see what I would have to do. Now you wouldn't believe what I saw. The principal, Mr. Reed, was trimming trees in the patio. I don't think anybody saw him but me. I thought sure he would topple off the ladder but he was clipping away like a pro. They were pretty busy in the office. I guess they always are. The clerks and sec- retaries have to take care of everything from attendance records to finance records. Office-helpers take care of the switchboard, pick up absentee slips, and assist the clerks in any way possible. The principals on the other hand, takes care of everything from trimming trees to student discipline... ABOVE: Principal E. W. Reed stretches to trim the top of an evergreen tree in the patio. LEFT: Bernard Wynn, Ruffus Conner, and Patricia Whitley assist in the office by alphabetizing absentee slips.

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BELOW: Coach Davis Corely arouses interests at the Matador-Panther Pep Rally. Matador Skits Highlight Pep Rallies DIARY.. .Often the highlight of the pep rally is a skit performed by cheerleaders and other Matadors. Each skit shows everyone in the hope- lessness of opposing the Matador team. Sometimes these skits brought back dread- ful memories of crushed bones and week- long headaches that I suffered when I was one of the Matador opponents. I don't know what took me so long to get the point. Too bull-headed, I guess. Well, maybe I am a little dense, but I'm not stupid. When I decided to become a Matador I knew there would be no changing my mind. A peek at a pep rally before enrolling was just what I needed to get my spirits up. As the school song played to mark the end of the rally, I stood there among the Matadors and really felt as if I belonged...

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BELOW: Ms. Myrna Porras keep records of Sophomore and Junior absentees. Danny Duran Ruben Duran Janet Easter Ricky Essix Ralph Evans Ricky Farris