King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Betwi-en fire drills, King students managed to buy senior rings, mugs, and invitations to graduation, besides beginning plans for the annual Favorites Dance. On the day elections were held, the rumor leaked out from behind the closed doors of those counting the votes that Dr. Bellazarbo, a current late-night television personality, had received 100 votes for senior favorite. Since King students were such enthusi- astic voters, our student council president. Larrv Wells, and some other students were deputized so that they could register, under the recent Supreme Court ruling that 18- vear-olds could vote in federal elections, those who would be 18 by March 1, 1972. The Nueces County voters registration office, not beheving the true spirit of in- volvement at King, only gave our deputies 300 cards. These were run through quickly, and more had to be obtained. . ot only did some King students be- come acquainted with one phase of our government bv registering to vote, others also participated in another phase by holding the second mock trial of the year. Students from sen ior government classes took dif- ferent positions in a normal courtroom situation and used customary trial pro- cedures. Juniors were forced to take a serious look at their plans for the future as the counselors came knocking on classroom doors to try and spirit .S2 from each junior to pay the registration fee for the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Juniors gathered early on Feb. 13, to struggle through the three hour test. t ' pper left: Steadv now. thinks Tom Strothers as Cliff KuykendaU prepare. to drive a nail into a sazebo used at the Favorites Dance. Center: Susie Hewitt tries to choose which invitation to buy while Roberta Watson gives her pertinent advice. Middle right: Medy Crouch poses with the posies that were given to her for Valentines day. Lower: Nancy Davis, Kathy Swift, and Bonnie Wharton -how their artistic abilitv while preparing a poster lor favorites decorations. .Activities 29

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Late Winter Months Bring Old Traditions And New Experiences Returning to school from the Christmas hohdays was a chore for some students; to others, it was the beginning of one of the two most hectic times in a normal school year, the two weeks before semester finals. In spite of all hexes that were placed on the afore said subject, finals took place as usual. However, as teachers needed a day of work, students were granted a three-day weekend. It provided a needed rest after the hustle and bustle of studying for finals. About 33 King students took time out of their schedules to llpper right: Jay Knox lectures Larry Wells and John Walenta on proper court procedures. Lower left: Stan Fox directs Veronica Salinas in tlie correct procedure for filling out a voter registration card as HoUv Hunt gathers her books to return to clas.s. Lower right: Was that date 1876 or 1867? Russell Bobbins ponders as he studies for a mid-semester final. march or collect in the annual March ol Dimes March-a-thon. Contributions col- lected by King amounted to $879.74 with King placing fourth among the participating schools. After registration on the .Monday following finals, school resumed its normal pace, slow and unexciting, for a little while anyway. .Apparently, the fire chief decided King students needed practice in running for their lives, so two surprise fire drills were held. As bells pealed throughout the school, students, teachers, and various and sundry other faculty members dashed through the halls for the nearest point of exit. The only criticism was that students tended to grasp hands thus forming a circle to prevent entrance by fire fighters if the need had

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As the School End Draws Near Memories Are Gathered for Use Spring; brought flowers, green grass, singing birds, Easter and a longer spring vacation for students as the Corpus Christi School District granted students a nine-day vacation instead of the usual four days. Groups planned to use this extra time for trips to such far away places as New York or the Yucatan Penninsula in southern Mexico. As Corpus Christi began to take on a tropical look again after looking scarred for so long, students started taking advantage of the beautiful weather by going to the beach. to (iole Park for pic nir,-, and In llie T-lieads for Sunday afternoon band concerts. All was not fun and games though. Colleges and universities were being flooded with applications, and nervous seniors ran for the mail each day to see if they had been accepted. The other classes continued normal classroom procedures which were growing harder and harder to attend to as the school year was drawing to a close. Upper left: Steve Weldon sings the blues at the Drill Team ' s talent show. Middle; Chip Williams signs his name as he wants it to appear on his diploma. Lower right: Danny Woods is just hanging around for the end of schooL Lower left: I told you they ' d call home! says Jimmy Ross to Bill Arnold as they view the skip list