John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Spirit was no problem for winners Seniors Pat Shintle and Debi Tyrpak dance loKCihcr in a pep rally Double R performan - . only Mi ■ LBJ pup rally. Cheerleaders Amy I inkle and Faith .Sionc punk uui ai ihe Oocketl pep rally. Always a spirited school, Reagan behaved no differently this year. The pep rallies had a big hand in keep- ing school spirit up. When asked if Raiders can throw a pep rally, Kim ( ortinas replied, Hell yea! They sure can. They know what we want to see and hear. Mike Knight agreed, You bet Reagan can throw a pep rally. The cheerleaders and hand are great. Another major factor in keeping Reagan spirit up was the winning season. After beating LBJ 7-0 September 18, the student body rallied behind the team, demonstrating its pride. Even though the games often grew bor- ing, with scores of 36-8 over Johnston and ■W- ' ! over Austin, the season itself was fun because Reagan was winning it. Students could go caravaning and house-papering because they knew Reagan was number one and it was okay to flaunt it. They didn ' t have to worry about losing and being em- barrassed with such a good team. To sum it up, senior Mark Turner put it very simply: Winning is fun; losing sucks. It- CO t, |).MIi;,l|r| ,M1,1 |( ihf football players with llu-ir junior lh„tg ll liher .mepts bis i.ik ihrounh iho Ooublf R 111-.- beforf .. p.p .

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Students feel alcohol, drugs here to stay A new Texas law went into effect September 1, banning the sale of alcohol to anyone under the age of 19. Another law followed September 30 banning the sale of drug paraphernalia. These laws took months to pass, yet when it was all through, did they actually cut down on alcohol and drug abuse by minors? Senior C ' hris Hitzfeld said, no. I think it didn ' t cut down high school drinking at all. All you have to do to see that is true is attend a Reagan party. One party in particular that was remembered for its many kegs of beer was given by Dennis Fletcher, a senior. How did he get around the new drinking law. ' Simple: Above the kegs hung a sign stating, Under state law, drinking is prohibited by anyone under the age of 19. This way. he reasoned, he could not get in trouble if the police showed up. Drug paraphernalia was also prevalent on campus, even after the new laws passed. One only had to be observant to see drugs and its paraphernalia on the Reagan cam- pus, mainly in the parking lot and outside the New Mall. ri ■m ..-h ... .--•.; Hi» « v5S!!!fP M