Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Split info two periods, the noon hour allows one group to settle down to advisory business as another invades the Cafeteria. All activity suddenly comes to a standstill as students pause to give thanks at the sound of the tardy bell. The tradition of boys ' and girls ' sitting on opposite sides of the Cafeteria is voluntary. Skeptical sophomores soon learn from veteran juniors and seniors to enjoy the time away from the opposite sex to talk freely with members of their own group. With Jefferson larger than it was last year, re- strictions enforced by ROTC guards on traffic in the halls during the lunch periods are a must. New en- closed arcades serve as all-weather settings for jammed sessions after lunch. Hour Routine Shuffling purses, books, paper bags, and pop bottles usually take up all the time and space that girls at the Senior Tabhe need for eating their lunches.

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Being where the girls aren ' t for a half hour, boys don ' t worry about such things as how high they pi ' e their plates, es- pecially on Mexican food day. All-too-short Noon Offers Break in With roaming the halls a thing of the pass this year, ROTC guards like Allan Bacon checked excuses during the split advisory-lunch periods. Light lunch and light conversation are plans that Joe Pope and Linda Oehler make before advisory. The rest of the lunch period is a chance for Cris Cowan and Sharon Holden to catch up on girl talk. 22

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We have become accustomed to the moods of our halls: lonely, empty, strangely changed . . . or filled with students trying to reach the next classroom before the short, five-minute passing time ends ... or festive, gaily decorated for a dance, alive with dancing couples . . . And then there is the hall where a romance begins, where a boy and a girl meet to talk before school, at lunch, after school . . . Lonely Emptiness or 24 1 5 ' ' ' IZ if if ' |||b