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

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Breaks Used as Encouragement for Students Every day throughout the year, students viewed four small pictures displayed in the tro- phy case with a sentence written underneath Do you think you deserve a break? The pic- tures contain candids of trash and trays left unat- tended in the commons. Student breaks, brief rest and relaxation peri- ods granted students during the academic day were began under the previous administration. Since breaks seemed to be enioyed so much by the student body, they were used as encourage- ment for students to keep the commons clean. Breaks let students take a few minutes from classwork to grab a mid-morning snack and visit with friends. With the administration change came less fre- quent breaks. One maior reason breaks were infrequent was the large student body. It was impossible for 1800 students to have a place to sit and relax in the commons, so many students ended up standing. 'P' T TA 35.4, ' The lines at the snack bar were long because of the many students. Break time became a convient time to call a boyfriend or lust a friend home sick There were not quite enough chairs for all the students. Here, students sit on tables or stand to talk and eat. 36 Student Life

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Led Zepplin was scheduled for a concert earlier in the year but lost his voice and it was moved to a later date. Unfortunately, it was Prom night, and many stu- dents were left with expensive tickets. with their duet Don't Go Breaking My Heart. When l Need You, and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, were hit songs for Leo Sayer this year. Al Green was a famous soul singer with many hit songs throughout 1977. Elton John has through the year proven himself an excellent singer. He and KiKi Dee hit the charts Pictures on pages 34 and 35 were taken from Hit Parade, Febru- ary 1977, and Circus Magazine, April 1977. Student Life - 35

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Ten...nine...eight...seven...six...five ...four. . .three...two...one. ..RlNG!!! Throughout the 1976-1977 school year, the bell was heard at least nineteen times on a normal school day. After the bell signaled to report from one class to another, there were four minutes to do so. What went on in those four minutes could have been as simple as iust going to your locker or as diffi- cult as making a dash all the way to the other end of school so as not to be tardy to your next class. During this between class time the halls were covered with couples meeting for a brief moment to kiss or be walked to the next class, which usually resulted in one of the two or both being tardy. Some of the students were unfortunate enough to have auto-mechanics or shop right after biology, which is half way across the school. They had no time to stop and talk. The time given between classes intended for changing classes and going to your locker became a time to socialize. After the Bell Q iq fgffe- Y alls became a maze of people after the bell. Getting to the next class teasy. Oieda chances being tardy by walking girlfriend, Lisa Dixon, to her next Karen Hewitt seems to be having trouble finding someone as she leans over the rail. The stairs created quite a traffic iam between classes. Shortcuts were often taken through the different areas. Here, Dixie Sexton avoids the halls. Student Life - 3