James E Taylor High School - Stampede Yearbook (Katy, TX)

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... 5. - - i-1 Y 1. Seniors Darlene Sage and Shelia collins ham it up as a bystander looks on. 2. Our advice to Senior Andy Montogomery is try more elbow grease. 3. Seniors Gina Palmisano, Debbie Burch, Flobbin Pohlham and Robin Gebhart take a quick break. 4. Senior Jeff Richardson shows off his place of employment. 5. Barry Barentine, Kelli Grand, and Marion Magill expresss their feelings about their day at Astroworld. Seniors in the ,, ,ev 4

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Students See Government in Action Where's all the snow? scream- ed Texas Close-Up participants as they landed at the Washington Na- tional Airport in D.C. Close-Up is a week long trip open to seniors designed to help them get a better understanding ofthe United States government and how it works. This year Mrs. Patty Cook, government teacher, sponsored eighteen students on their trip to Washington, D.C. The week of February 7-13, 1982 proved to be a very exciting one. During the trip sponsors and students attended numerous seminars and workshops discussing current issues. lt was not all work and no play. Spare time activities included trips to the Smithsonian Museum, sitting in on congressional sessions, wat- ching the changing of the guards in Arlington Cemetery and trying to figure out how to work the metro machines. To climax the exciting week a banquet was held to honor the participants and their sponsors. Music was provided by Entertain- ment Plus so the students could enjoy a long night full ot music, dan- cing and newly formed friendships.

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vtiddle of Fun! 5 - t if Q L 1 5 .2 igf,f Z. W W Seniors Denise Fiteny and Debbie Cockrell take a break with Mom Atkinson and Mom Montgomery. Taking a break from Saturday's football meeting,seniors Dan Devane and Chris O'Hara eagerly wait to serve corndogs. Senior Bobby Mohesini says, Give me a breakg I'm only working here for my prom. . Brian Schmitt and Andy Montgomery, seniors, take a break on a hectic day. Being in the middle of fun ended up to be work. Astroworld was the home of numerous Taylor Seniors, during the month of October. Seniors worked two consecutive Saturdays doing anything from scrubbing moldy umbrellas to mak- ing chocolate shakes. The day started at 12:00 when the seniors and their sponsors met in the con- ference room and seniors were handed time cards and slips to get their uniforms. After waiting in the dressing room line students were handed outfits that they were ex- pected to wear the whole day. These outfits included anything from shorts that tied at the legs to shirts with bow ties. After dressing, it was back to the conference room, there they divided into groups and were assigned their place of employment for the day. Taylor formed a large mob and off they headed to work. Some of the places worked were from La Hacienda to Hot Dog stands. The seniors held many positions during the day. Even though they worked hard and the jobs weren't too appealing, everyone has memories to share, of the fun and the misery that they went through. On one of the weekends girls spent four hours in the back of a store room sewing up stuffed animals. The money that the senior class of 1982 raised at Astroworld was used for their prom on May 1, 1982.