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

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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

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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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Tennis Teach . Come see the faculty playing ten- nis after school today . . . echoed the announcement . . . Mr. Truitt and Mr. Hopper are even going to be playing. After school iust as the announce- ment had said, there they all were playing tennis, Mr. Housley, Coach Burleson, Miss Aubin, Coach Meeks, Mrs. Snow and many more. Each teacher teamed up with a student. Any student could play. The students and teachers all thought it was iust a lot of fun because it gave them time to get to know each other a little more. Mr. Truitt and Judy Crabtree came in first, Mrs. Snow and Dean Liollio second, Coach Marcontell and Jane Duke third, and Mr. Hop- per and Kathy McKnight came in fourth. '---....,,,, The tennis match was won by Mr. Truitt and his partner Judy Crabtree. 38 - Student Life Mr. Perry, biology teacher, came after school to play tennis and have a good time. E Dean Liollio and his partner Mrs Snow, placed second in the tennis match. i Miss Woodard, counselor, watches match while she waits for her partner Coach Burleson, a very active teacher, taught American History and coached the varsity football and track teams. Patty Harris, freshman, was coac Meeks' partner. Patty was on the ter nis team.