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

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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

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5 o c CO Senior Janice W ' erchen battles the snow as she tries to make i( home. White flakes means no school, exams postponed An unexpected surprise came to Reagan injanuary: snow. After politely waiting for Principal James Viramontes to come over the an- nouncements and tell how to handle frostbite, it came in gusts. It covered the trees, the walkways, and the parking lots, making any type of travel, even walking, hazardous. And for once, it didn ' t melt when it hit the ground; it stuck. Reaganites were especially fond of the little white flakes due to the fact that it caused schools to close. January 12, a Tues- day, saw no school at all. And on January 13, school was dismissed in the middle of the fourth period final, due to an un- naturally heavy snow fall of two inches. On January 14, there was also no school. Yet, on January 15, school resumed as normal, with the fifth an d sixth period finals taking place. Af VAe Nf « fr and Michele Klodell stop and chai Without snoushoes, Joyce Ziegler has lo be careful as ihe snow turns their hair white. walkinE on the slick sidewalk. Michael Horlon tries to dodge a snowball in the Old Mall as Ricky Noell decides to leave the scene (Above) Lance Birdsong smashes a snowb; good friend. (Right) John Beckerly plots to throw a snowball on an unsuspecting Tracy Hernandez.