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

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A Whole New Gnome Coming of age in 1982 with the addition of its first senior class and 496 new freshmen was a whole new game for James E. Taylor High School. In any game players must face struggles and contests, and high school, when looked at as a game, is no more than a series of competitions, both individual and team related. Foot- ball, basketball, band competi- tions, speech and drama tour- naments . .. the list goes on and on. But the challenge that the fledgling Taylor High School faced in the 81-82 school year, the ob- ject of the game, involved every student, team, club, department, administrator and teacher - the challenge of becoming a complete four-year school. While other schools safely followed and established game plan patterned on years of ex- perience, Taylor stepped forward in every area to add direction and shape to a fresh new game. Possibly the most critical year in the development of Taylor, 81-82 brought forth a surge of growth and improvement in all depart- ments, academic courses, and class activities. From the word go, Taylor had the game licked. The first graduating class, the class of 82, skillfully led the other classes around the gameboard with pride and outstanding leadership. As the first senior class, these students had a most important task to face - that of establishing traditions in a school where none existed. This responsibility was accepted with sincere concern as seniors realized that they were settling precedents which would determine the future of all graduating classes, not just the class of'82. These students played an essential role in encouraging school spirit at Taylor. In any school underclassmen tend to pattern their behavior after that of older students. Realizing this, seniors succeeded in promoting positive outlooks on school ac- tivities, thus improving school spirit. They were aided in this task by the coming of age of the athletic department as all varsity teams were able to face their seasons with the important ele- ment of physical maturity which had been lacking in previous years. Senior year was thrilling for the class of '82 as students began having graduation portraits made, ordering announcements, and becoming increasingly concerned with class ranks and scholastic honors. Honor students studied industriously and tension built as everyone wondered who would be the first valedictorian. Little things highlighted the year for the first seniors. Students shivered as the first panoramic picture was taken. Seniors ex- citedly parked their cars on ter- ritory off-limits to everyone else - the senior parking area.

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