Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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'Pa The Jersey Village firemen had the small fire under con- trol in minutes. Mr. Wilson, assistant principal, checked to see if the building was sate for the students to come back in. BELOW: The students SLOWLY walked back into the building wishing they could still stay and talk with their friends. ww QCPXX 55 5 H zels-iff?-f'ii we-'rgsggigwgsfglzl 2 . Iles -f-, EY zgr -ifs -L lli lii Fil i s s,i, :1 f ' li fd wi. its if ii Ef f . e ..i l'i i fe The firemen got their gear back on the trucks as soon as possible, so that school could resume. The students were really shocked to see that there really was a fire. Beep. . .Beep. . .Beepl Hey, it s not time for class to be over yet, is it? That's a fire drill! Do we have to go outside? Leave the books. Maybe they will burn up if we are lucky. Well, this will be good to waste fifteen min- utes of class. Usually a routine part of student lite is the periodic fire drills. All students were versed the first day of school on fire drill rules, such as, leave the building qui- etly in single file, close doors, and turn out lights. Before long, the students got a chance to put this information to use. Believing it was a routine drill, students sauntered to the parking lot and began waiting for the bell to return. Suddenly a Jersey Village fire truck sped to the front of the building with the siren blaring. Firernen iumped out, rushed into the building. 'A real fire! l thought it was iust a drill! I thought l smelled smoke. The fire turned out to be a small trash fire in the restrooms, but it still provided a great deal of excitement for Jersey Village students. BELOW: A curious student, Ginger Smith, asks a fire- man what happened. BELOW: David Meyer and Phil DeLaMare freshmen, learn new things about high school life every day, one is fire drills.

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The Homecoming Dance After crowning the 1977 Homecoming Queen, a dance was planned in the common. Semi-formal attire was worn by the students, such as long dresses, bows, ties, coats and pantsuits. A little elegance was added to their clothes by wearing sweet smelling mums and boutonnieres. The students boogied to the beat of Za Zu Pitts, and between songs and breaks mingled with friends and dates. The dance was sponsored and decorated by the sen- ior class. One of the band members sings a solo while the students boogie, 26 - Student Life The varsity was defeated by Bryan at the Homecoming football game. Deryl Banks, Varsity football player, dances with Cynthia Walker. Shelley Culver with her date, Mark Thompson, dances to the music of Za Zu Pitts.

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A man named Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Senator Walter Mondale did what some believed impossible when they defeated the Ford Administration in Election '76, With a warm smile and friendly manner, Jimmy Carter won a place in the hearts of many Americans, who, tired of the politician turned in desper- ation to a man they could call one of their own. Jimmy 5 Carter, whose 76 years had brought him from peanut farmer in Plains, Georgia, to Governor of Georgia, to president, seemed to fulfill the idea of the American dream. From the mock election in the government classes to comments in the halls, the election had momentous effect on life at Jer- sey Village. Campaign buttons, posters and balloons filled the government area on the day of the Mock Election, as students played the parts of our future leaders. It was a new experience rx YN O- 'fa N 5. -1 if .E .- l 2 U C e ll X GJ E 3 I 'U 'S U ra President Carter was rarely photographed without a smile. Here at a White House Press Conference he had one of those rare moments. 28 - Student Life i 4 K i rx rx o- ri c u - if .E n- c o .2 a 3 c ca 'o c if U o E for the students when they real- ized, for the first time, what it was like to be a politician, Although President Ford unani- mously defeated Jimmy Carter in elections held at Jersey Village, most students chose to accept President Carter's victory in a matter of fact way. Some had mixed emotions about the Presi- dent but one thing was sure, whether Republican or Democrat, students at Jersey Village can honestly say, they experienced Election '76, l President Jimmy Carter appeared as a very informal president at many meetings. Here at a press conference he arrives in ieans. l Ford lost the election and his voice at the same time pic- tured here with his daughter, Susan, and son, Jack, they listened as Mrs. Betty Ford gave her husband's last speech.