Lake Highlands High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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H I ' d Holidays Provide Welcome Relief For Both Students And Tiers The 1979-80 school year was not school day, every day, as was apparent by this year's school calendar of holidays. The primary vacation periods were Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring break. Quite conveniently, the end of the quarter coincided with the Thanksgiving holidays. With two days for exams, one teacher records day, and two days off fof Thanksgiving, some students were fortunate enough to have a nine day vacation if they were T exempt from exams. Many students visited friends and relatives out of town or had guests as their home to share in the Thanksgiving feast. Some began hitting the slopes in Colorado, New Mexico, ' and wherever there was - enough snow to ski on. Activities at school preceding the Thanksgiving holidays included the Student Council's annual canned food drive for needy families. Contests were held between second period classes to see which class could collect the most food, and Mrs. Wilson's class won. The next major holiday was, of course, Christmas. Although it was not a white Christmas for us at home in Dallas, some enjoyed the sensation of a snowy Christmas in the mountains of Colorado, New Mexico and California during their ski vacations. For those stuck at home, excitement could always be found at the local shopping malls as cars, cars, and more cars prowled for parking spaces close to the doors, that is, a place of f the grass medians which surround the shopping centers. Once inside, traffic was just as bad as shoppers poured in from all over, looking for that special gift. Many who were not shopping in the stores were working there either on a part-time basis or on increased hours for the Christmas rush. The students rang in a new year, a new decade, and a long wait until spring break as they returned from their Christmas holidays, back to the grind of school. Teachers and students alike were not sure spring i i i L Many LH students went skiing over their holdidays. Church sponsored trips were popular. Northwest Bilbe Church spent the week before Christmas at Copper Mountain. break would ever corne. But when it did, it came on with a bang. U There were special trips planned and sponsored by people at LH. The Drama Department took a trip to New York, where they saw the sights of the Big Apple and attended Broadway shows. Mr. John Williams and Mr. Ed Some took what would be their last ski trip for the season. Mr. John Moore and Coach Betty Bass sponsored a small group who went to Lake Tahoe, California to ski at Heavenly Valley. Other Ski trips included one sponsored by Dan Meyers. The majority of those who took a vacation during Zachary sponsored a trip to break, but who did not go Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, with an organized group, instead of their usual' trip to took to the surf and sand England. Increased air fares and accomodation prices kept the groups closer to home. Activities Holidays along the Texas coast. Favorite spots included Galveston, Corpus Christi and Padre Island. DB MH

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The clty of Parll purchased a controlling Interest of shares ln the Effll Tower. Economlc unctlona were requested by PresldentCar1erto pressure Iran Into releasing the 50 Amerlcan hostages. Carter also warned the U.S.S.R. not to veto such sanctlons. ery reluctantly students and faculty returned to school after a long Christmas vacation. On many LH athletic teams headed for competition. The basketball team won a narrow victory over Richardson, They basketball team also played another district team, Berkner this time away from home, and beat them 46- 41. The swim team also 7 7 I-lOl-lOl-KJTOI-IOI-UTI It was back to the grindstone for teachers and students, but the Wildcat basketball team brought some excitement to the old routine, as they defeated the other other 'Cats in the district. ' Sovlet forces lnvaded the country of Afghanlstan, oustlng and executing Presldent Haflzullah Amln. The Sovlets captured the clty of Kabul, and put Babrak Karrnel In power. The next day, Karmal requested Sovlet aid to help quell rebelllon, thus sendlng more forces to Afghanistan. By January, over 50,000 troops were In the country flghtlng against Afghan rebels, which the Kremlln descrlbed as counter- revolutlonary gangs who were belng supported by the Unlted States, Chlna and Egypt. Afghan rebels clalmed to have kllled over 10,000 Russians In flghtlng there. In response to the Russlan lnvaslon, President Carter postponed Salt ll debates In Congress, and promised to honor a defense treaty wlth Pakistan. , 0 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kllck flled sult against the owners and designers of the Three Mlle lsland nuclear power plant, clalrnlng that the accldent that took place at the plant released radlatlon that caused the death of thelr unborn chlld. ' Indlra Gandhl was voted back as prlme-mlnlster of lndla. 0 GOP cnndldates John Anderson, John Connally, Phlllp Crane, Bob Dole, Howard Baker and George Bush debated the Issues In Iowa In preparation forthe upcomlng Iowa nomlnatlng caucus. Ronald Reagan dld not attend the debate. A debate had also been scheduled between Democratlc contenders Jlmmy Carter, Ted Kennedy and Jerry Brown, but the debate was cancelled when Carter wlthdrew due to the current International turmoll. jumped into action with their first meet of the season. They won first place over their competetors, Trinity. The rumors about returning to the semester system were finally confirmed. The 1980-81 school year would indeed mark the return of the semester system. The school year would be divided into four nine week periods, which would make up two semesters. Nineteen credits will be required to Graduate after the systems is in effect. The basketball team jumped back into action, this time against arch rival, Plano. The lead went back and forth throughout the game, and in the final two seconds, LH pulled ahead 44-43, leaving no time for Plano to score. The basketball players won again, but in a much less exciting game, against the Sherman Bearcats. The final score was 35-14. Wrestling action was also at its best, with the LH team stomping W.T. White in a tournament. After four years of being beaten by the Richardson Eagles, the Lh wrestlers finally pinned a win against them on January 10. An instructor for Superstar Drill Teams teaches a high kick routine as the Highlandettes watch on with other drill teams from across the state.AE On Saturday, the Highlandettes held their annual Highlandette workshop. Mrs. Donna Clark, drill team sponsor, said this was the largest workshop in the United States, with some 515 girls attending from all over the state. Six Superstar Drill Team instructors, Mrs. Katha Black, Miss Anne Depew, former Highlandette, and former Kilgor Rangerettes, Diane Hobbs and Laura Lewis, plus former Strutter Sherry Scruggs taught the girls six different routines, including high kick, pom-pom, and jazz routines. Wrestlers were back in action with the JV wrestlers winning first place over Jesuit in competition. First place winners included Lance Van Winkle and Wes Pitman.DB Z8 lan.2-lan.'l2 tT - IKE.