Highlands High School - Brigadoon Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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After the long and hot route of the Rey Feo parade, Roxanne De Los Santos still maintains that performance smile. iPhoto by Haydenj Keeping in step, band members march with their heads held high. iPhoto by Haydenj A pril gave San Antonians just one more reason to show how festive they can really be with a Spring Festival for all the students and Fiesta Week. The Student Council put together a Spring Festival made up of lively music, and food and game booths. Getting sent to jail for ten minutes by a friend or getting mar- ried by the yearbook staff were all part of the fun. The Band and the Brigade dance team marched in the Battle of Flowers Parade and the Rey Feo 26!Page by Letty Sosa 9 New -4 Spring olso brings fesrs Parade. The Rey Feo parade was better than the Battle of Flowers, mainly because we did not have to swim the entire route, said Johnny Waclawczyk, drum major, about the downpour during the Battle of Flowers Parade. Downtown was the sight for few . - . st . ' as .oft- j Y X., The carnival provided festivals. games and rides like the Force Ten and the Love Bug. La Semana Alegre, located at the Hemisfair Plaza, entertained the younger crowds with bands like Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns, Pat Travers, Madhouse, Innocent Bystander, La Franz, Patsy Torres and many more. Night in Old San Antonio CNIOSAJ specialized in foods from different nations. Wherever you went, you met smil- ing people and possibly got cascarones cracked on your head.

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T he year can be remembered for joyous and tragic events. America celebrated to the tune of the nation's anthem as Lady Liberty's 100th birthday was at hand. Nlillions flocked to see her unveiling after a major restoration had taken place. Politically, the country was quiet until the Iran Arms Affair called lrangate emerged. Newscasters began to demand explanations about the sale of arms to the Con- tras in lran and the whereabouts of the money from their pur- chase. Domestically, President Ronald Reagan fared much better. His wife, Nancy, headed a nation- wide campaign called Say 'No' to Drugs intended to create an The yeor in review awareness of the problem. The drug-induced death of Duke University basketball player Len Bias brought into sharp focus the nation's attention to the drug abuse problem. Texas faced the problem of dropouts with on- ly 64.4 percent of its high school students graduating. The newly- elected Gov. Bill Clements faced problems in education, such as reforms of House Bill 72 and balancing the state's budget. Movie hits were Top Gun, star- ring Tom Cruise and Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield. Platoon, based on events of the Vietnam War, was chosen best pic- ture ofthe year bythe Academy of the Performing Arts. The nation mourned the deaths of Librace and Rock Hudson, two popular legendary entertainers, but was shocked to learn the cause was from AIDS CAcquired Immunity Deficiencyj. ln music, artists like Bon Jovi, the Beastie Boys, Trinere and Run DMC took over the nation's radios. But in Texas, George Strait tuned all the others out. His concert was sold out, and in his Stetson hat and boots, he sang You're Something Special To Me. A 'Nr 1 --I Leading the rally for the Just Say 'No' to Drugs campaign, Henry Cisneros ex- presses his concerns and solutions in a special school assembly, October 15. iPhoto by Palosj Known for his extravagant furs and jewelry is Liberace. iPhoto courtesy News Servicej Country-western singer, George Strait, with his wife. iPhoto courtesy News S9FVlC6, Page by Letty Sosa!25

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gl. Many of the students at the Spring Festival let themselves go wild while danc- ing to the music. iPhoto by Froebelb At the nacho booth Ms. Shirley Rich and Kim Bielefeld prepare for the rush. iPhoto by Rodriguezj gt E it is ., ,,, xg 1... Spring Fest dancers really enjoy this most Students give their all to show off their popular event of the evening. iPhoto by dance steps duringthe Spring Fest's in- Froebelb While Victor Arbizu ties Rudy Vidal to the torture wheel, he still has a good sense of humor. iPhoto by Froebell formal dance. iPhoto by Rodriguezj Page by Brenda Garciaf27