Lubbock Cooper High School - Pirate Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Two blockbuster teams emerged from Texas as major contenders in the National Football League: the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oil- ers. These political and athletic achievements focused nation- wide attention on Texas. How- ever, changes were also taking place within our nation and the world. Fads and fashions moved fast, hut this year with few’ exceptions the fads had a famil- iar form. Rollerskating and skateboarding, which went out years ago. came rolling back again. And what about toga parties? Weren’t they buried along with Julius Caesar? Dis- cotheques are somehow always in. but this year, disco fever reached gigantic proportions. Fashions turned back to straight-legged pants, spiked heels, vests, and narrow ties. Despite predictions that the running fad was out of breath, runners around the w-orld showed no signs of fatigue. Many new faces became overnight successes because they offfered a refreshing vital- ity that had been lacking the past few years. T.V.’s newest, oddest couple was Mork and Mindy. The big screen was dominated by Hollywood’s gol- den boy. John Travolta. His hit movie “Grease was the top- grossing picture of the year. Steve Martin, that wild and crazy guy became an authen- tic cult hero of the 70s. John Belushi transferred Saturday Night Live” T.V. crudities to the grubby 60’s fraternity row life of “National Lampoon’s Ani- mal House. Belushi became the nation’s favorite slob and toga party guest. Cheryl Tiegs, the all-American cover girl, established that a woman could pass 30 without being con- signed to beauty’s boneyard. (a)Rodney Stanfield indulges in a pen- sive moment, (b) Singer Rick Presley provides entertainment during an all- school assembly 6‘Opening

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December overflowed with Christmas parties and drives for the needy. Student Council sponsored the annual canned food drive and a SCORE week to educate the school on birth defects. January rang in the new year and the coldest weather of the season. Students trudged through the mud to the annex, anxiously awaiting the comple- tion of the new wing. February brought the tradi- tional nervousness of girls who got their chance to ask the guys to the FHA banquet. Drama and FHA presented a dinner theater, a different kind of entertainment for our commu- nity. March blew in with U.f.L. competition and track season. Spring break offered relief from academic pressures, and the end of school was suddenly in sight. April meant work for Seniors as they began preparing for graduation. Campaign posters covered the halls as organiza- tions held their officer elec- tions. Several classes held fund-raising activities which included tennis shoes sales and a faculty-student basketball game. May was full of end-of- school activities which cli- maxed with graduation. Upper- classmen anxiously awaited the Junior-Senior Banquet. The immediate future was deter- mined for most underclassmen — things would be much the same as before. The seniors looked ahead with anticipation to the uncertain future of col- lege. careers, and adulthood. Interests were not confined only to school activities, but broadened to state and national affairs. Texas elected a Repub- lican governor for the first time in over one hundred years. (a) Mark Macha plots his next prank. (b) Fireman Kennith Ethridge gives classes life-saving tips. Opening 5

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