Irving High School - Lair Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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nspiration was provided for the team, as well as the school and surround- ing community in the form of senior Ray Cerda, the expected quarterback of the 1982 varsity team. After a tragic car accident in the spring of his junior year which paralyzed him from the waist down, Ray returned to IHS to support his fellow teammates from the sidelines, as well as to complete his graduation requirements. It was a display of extraordinary courage and dedication, and one that served as a catalyst for the other students. , Instead of drifting quietly off into a severe case of apathy after such a disappointing fall, we were suddenly face-to- face with a number of projects that filled us all with intense concern. Project Adoption was one such activity. It was met with an extraordi- nary amount of support from the entire school resulting in a sort of friendly competition between us to see who could provide the most for their adopted child- ren. We were all united by a simple emotion---the will to give. Our concern for the children from under- privileged families was so intense that we were motivated to the point where we would chastise others who were not willing to give some- thing of themselves to help a less-fortunate child. u At this point in the year it became quite clear: 1982 was different, original, unique---out of the ordinary. There were certain events that stood out as new and innova- tive, if not by their occurrence, by the feelings that resulted from them. E As an additional step to ensure discipline in the school and to improve communication, Irving police officers were often seen in and around the halls. Officer Mich- ael Kneblick and Jan Burda discuss school policies on drug and alcohol abuse. Adding a touch of elegance to the exterior appearance of IHS was the addition of three new flagpoles donated by the Senior Class. The poles were a four year project for the class of '82. Out of the Ordina

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4 Out of the Ordinary Reflecting the Hallow Home coming theme seniors Jennifer Near, Janet Trlforesti and Barbara Elethorp dress up in appropriate attire for the occaslon The homecoming dance was held on Saturday night for the first tlme ever to end the confusion of having too many activities to attend in one night Make Mcwaf' Pa Cosmetology, a new course offered by the IISD, gave students a chance to gain insight into the beauty industry. At the Irving Beauty Academy, where the students train, Robin Mash trims a volunteer's hair for her semester exam grade. A new law passed in the Texas legislature over the summer required all students who had not been inoculated against the measles since 1968 to get a booster shot. Because it affected the vast majority of students, senior Anna Harris bravely receives her shot to meet the Jan. 21 deadline requirement. Lv an ,Mraz

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6 Out of the Ordina Students from the VEH fVocational Education for the Handicappedj class prepared and served school lunches as f th ' new a part o e1r curriculum. Preparing to frost some cakes that just cooled are J ogi Edick and Michael Stephens. Scott Baxter Responsible fc r many of the new menu changes in the snack bar, the YACS attempted to promote good nutrition while helping to improve the cafeteria. Junior YAC members Frances San- toscoy and Marietta Compton enjoy some nachos which the club added to the snack bar menu. owever, there existed some char- acteristics of the that were unique, but subtle in how they affected it and us. Our concern with the neverending quest to make the high grade was not unusual in itself--it was the way we chose to handle it. There was never a day in the year that a teacher did not arrive at school early or stay late to help a worried student with a problem. The faculty's and adminis- tration's concerns with students---their lives as well as their grades--- affected us all, directly or indirectly. The fact that so many of us cared enough to forfeit an extra hour of sleep or spare time to assist us in improving our grades, as well as our minds, was indeed unusual. Even the weather helped to distinguish 1982 as out of the ordinary. In the early fall, a week of torrential rain pelted all of North Texas causing a great deal of flooding as well as inconvenience. The early rains complicated traffic so much one morning that some of us arrived at school up to an hour late after leaving home at our regular year departure times. As soon as we returned from the Christmas holidays we were greeted with a cold wave that brought us a mini-vacation of two days at the request of Texas Power and Light to close down the schools in the district to help conserve fuel. Our involvement in happenings in the community and area helped to set apart the year as its own. The hands of IHS students were highly visible in the liquor-by-the-drink ref- erendum with a sur- prising number of us supporting the anti- liquor views. However, we did not limit our involvement in local politics to the controversial liquor issue. A number of us helped in campaigning for the ten proposed projects in the January bond election---espec- ially for the proposition supporting the new library. Undeniably, 1982 was not one of your average, run-of-the-mill years. There were many words that could des- cribe it. Phenomenal, thrilling, exciting, intoxicating, sensa- tional, and trend-setting were only some of them. ry :X