H M King High School - El Toro Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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ranging between 80 and 100 de- grees; but teachers did attempt to lights on made it easier to see what give themselves and their classes was going on, but due to the fact that some relief by conducting classes part of the airconditioning unit was outside. Whether inside or outside, being renovated, cool air did not however, the knats could not be enter the building through the air ignored as students swatted and vents until November. On November swore and swatted at them in hope 15 a temporary lose of power was that they would go away. experienced; but power was restored In the middle of October one of the once again and the school resumed previously mentioned problems was as normal on Monday, November 18, solved when electricity was restored ending the seven weeks of dimlight and the lights came on. Having the and sweat at King High. Pic 1: Because of the unbearable heat inside the classroom, Mrs. Aminta Collin conducts her Spanish class in the hallway. Pic 2: Suzy Smith cools off with her latest creation of a paper fan. Pic 3: A second electrical failure forces Laurie Brewer to work by candlelight. Pic 4: One of the many electricians insulates wire for the electrical panel. Pic 5: Comma nder Sumney relieves himself and his NJROTC class from the intolerable heat of the journalism building for some fresh air. Pic 6: Mrs. Baker’s 5th. period LCL-C Challenge class and Mrs. Perez’s Challenge Elective class take advantage of the cool and sunny environment in front of the auditori- Air-Condition Failure 11

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10 Air-Condition Failure IRL IT ff as Gs and Sweat From September 27 to November 18 of the 1979-80 year, the teachers, administrators, and students at King High ‘‘suffered’’ from the heat, knats, dimness of light, and the contagious irratibility that was com- mon to everyone during this time. The situation was caused by a fire in the electrical panels and left the school running on a limited source of power. The heat at this time of the year didn’t help much, with temperatures

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Spirit Peaks During Homecoming Homecoming was marked by a rer Pas 3 = A a ae number of changes this year. gf ae ae ; . . € - Voting for Homecoming Queen was —” done before school, during lunch, and after school. Students voted in the snack bar area. Fach organi- zation as well as the senior class nominated a queen candidate The five finalist were announced on the front page of the school newspaper. The five finalist were: Annie Alvarado, Pam Hees, Shenae Lewis, Esmeralda Ramirez and Dana Wilson. Pam Hees” was crowned Homecoming Queen dur- ing halftime ceremonies Nov. 2 When it was announced that the fire marshall would not issue a permit for the annual bon-fire because of disruptions at the pre- vious year’s bon-fire, Student Cabi- net came up with a solution to the problem. A twenty-foot ‘’B’’ was constructed by the metal trades class, wrapped with combustable material by members of the senior class, and was burned in place of the bon-fire Many contests were held during the busy week. The car decorating contest was won by Peter Torres; the bill board contest by DECA; the hall decorating by the seniors and the spirit chain contest by the juniors. The float contest was won by the Art Club. Members of the 1929 Brahma football team participated in the Homecoming Parade, and were honored during the pep rally and game Friday night. A dance followed the Homecom- ing Game at the Golden Palace. ‘Blue Harmony’’ provided the entertainment. A poll conducted by the Student Cabinet determined that the student body felt Home- coming was a great success. Pic 1: Riding an old time model A in the Homecoming parade, two of the 1929 H.M. King High football players smile with excitement. Pic 2: The always bright and colorful H.M. King High band adds to the growing Homecoming spirit with their music. Pic 3: A few of the King’s Ladies are caught in the excitement of Homecoming. 12 Homecoming Events