Lawrence D Bell High School - Raider Yearbook (Hurst, TX)

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:rn-5 1--, .1 3. 4' af me 0 p ass ' no la 1 P House Bill 72 states that if a student does not pass a course for the six weeks, then he cannot participate in any extracurricular ac- tivites for the next six weeks. These extracurricular activities in- clude sports, organizations such as choir and drama, and student government. While some favored this bill, the majority did not, and when ESPN's thirty-minute television show, Scholastic Sports, came to Bell, the show provided an opportunity to make feelings known. Students, teachers, and administrators were in- terviewed and each gave his own opinion about the bill. Although it was brought up that most students at Bell were on the safe side, the bill did affect some students. The teachers pointed out that it was affecting the wrong students, those who took challenging classes and just didn't quite make it, instead of those who didn't try at all and usually weren't involved, anyway. They also pointed out that this bill may have kept some students from taking harder classes because of fear of failing and not being able to participate. The students pointed out that they didn't think it was fair to be kept from participating for failing an elective like typing. They suggested that grades be checked every week after a course was failed for the six weeks, and if a passing grade was maintained for the week they could participate. Although Bell only received about five minutes of air time, the show presented a chance to start talking about the bill and possibly have it changed in the future. l'N by 'WF Above: Head Coach Tim Edwards speaks to the interviewer. Below Left: Amy Hopkins and Brian Chance, Academic Decathlon members, voice their opinions. Below: Mrs. Iudy Chapman and Mrs. Dianne Gibson reply to questions. 1 'x 5 6 I Student Life 12 Left: Principal E. Don Brown gives the administrators point of view while above, Raider parents share their thoughts.

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Below: Top Gun, starring Torn Cruise, was the number one movie in your opinion. Your Favorite Movies Top Gun The Breakfast Club St. Elmo's Fire Ferris Beulerfs Day Off' Rambo Animal House Stand By Me What You Spent Your Money On Car ' Dates Gas Insurance Food Clothes BoyfriendfGirlfriend Music Save it Party supplies Your Favorite Groups and Singers Van Halen Bon Iovi George Strait The Beatles Alabama Elvis Genesis Pink Floyd journey The Cars Huey Lewis Left: Faye Caraway just loves Stevie Wonder. I Student Life 11

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F4 ,J -t Left: Debbie Boyd models the latest in silver ac- cessories: earrings, necklace, bracelet, rings, and shoes. Below: Coca-Cola shirts are still a bi item. Michael Darnaby works in the fashionable. library whilg looking very ake lf f. 1 ll . jpg. .f Q, gl Below: Swatches, still a very in thing to wear, sell for S35 each. a Statement You know who they were. They were the ones that you saw walking down the hall in clothes like you had never seen before, but the next week everyone was wearing them. They were the ones who had the hottest new styles, in every color of course. You never saw them wear the same thing twice, and everything they wore looked perfect on them. These people were the ones that bought all the new fashions first, and everyone looked to them to see what was in. You didn't even need to buy the latest issues of Seventeen or GQ, just looking for these people in the halls let you know what was the thing to wear. Fashion ranged from Wrangler's and ropers to tight pants and long sweaters. For girls, silver jewelry and other silver accessories were the hottest new things. Corona Beach Club shirts, which later changed to Raider Beach Club were also a big item. Of course, the necessi- ty of life, blue jeans, were still high on the list of fashion, but this year jeans were given some added twists. Bleached jeans, studded jeans, and rolling up the bottom of jeans cer- tainly made a new fashion statement for the guys. Banana barrettes were the most popular hair accessory to hit the market, and the girls bought them in every color and style. Fashion was a word used to describe whatever anyone was wearing that everyone else wanted. Being fashionable was the only way to go. But do you think that thirty years from now your kids will look at your old pictures and say, You actually wore that? . L, - A r A .Y sf x - f , 1 , Left: Bleached jeans and two different colored hightops complete Brennan Priest's fashion statement. Above: In a rainbow of colors, justin ropers romp the halls. Student Life 13