MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Due to strict surveillance of the corridors even the most inconspicuous guests require a written explanation for their wanderings. op OCCASIONS: The MacArthur-Lamar game, when a losing tradition disintegrated in a very dramatic way; the Prom, which somehow was worth the family heirloom you had to pawn in order to pay for a dress; graduation, who would think that such a solemn ceremony could send you on such a mad rampage to hug everyone in sight? Rememberwhen . OFFICE: Sometimes affectionately called the catacombs. The offices are a maze of mystery to the Freshmanwhogets hopelessly lost in During an interview with a 4-Country reporter Paul Ingle finds his opinion of the Equal Rights Amendment worthy of recognition. them on his way to see his counselor; by the time almost four years have passed and all the office ladies know his name, the worldly Senior nonchalantly uses the labyrinth as a shortcut between classes. OPINIONS: What do you think ' I don ' t know, what do you think? Well, I think ... No, that ' s not right, now I think ... Hey, wait a minute, you asked me ... Yeah, but you don ' t know, now as I was saying ... Hey, wait! What? You ' re stepping on my opinions! ORGANIZATIONS: Even if a student carefully ignores all twenty some- odd clubs for four years, he is still stuck as a member of the student body (unless he drops out and that ' s a rather drastic measure just to disprove this point). Nevertheless, most students have paid their dues td some organization or another— whet her It ' s the kind whose first and last event is a get- acquainted coke party or the type that spendsall itssparetimeworking towards an Easter vacation in Tibet. All varieties perform their function— they provide a member with purpose— no matter how trivial— and a sense of security— no matter how vague. PASSES: Leave the school cafeteria behind and go to El Chico ' s for lunch. . .get out of government and go out to the lake— the World is yours, for a little pink pass (with the proper signature). Passes are the fuel upon which the bureaucracy inherent in any school system feeds— try to go get a drink of water without one, and you foul up the works. PRIVACY: A precious commodity in today ' s society, one that seems able to slip through the fingers of most of us. Give your thoughts some time to themselves: hide yourself in a closet among the mothballed winter coats, or sit alone on a grassy hillside and watch the clouds dance in a blue ballroom. experiencmg 21

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m n MACHINES: The math class was silent except for the monotonous sound of chalk scratching the blackboard. All of a sudden, a string of unrepeatable obscenities reverberated through the hall, and was followed by a despondent sob. The students nodded at each other in silent understanding. The teacher went on writing. The candy machine was 15 cents ncher. METROPLEX: The Dallas-Fort Worth area, and Irving is pretty much in the middle. Thus, MacArthur is a conglomeration of cowboys and clubbers, ropers and partyers. Buck Owens listeners and Led Zeppellin fans. We can go to Dallas for a gourmet meal. Fort Worth for a stock show, and Arlington for a variety of amusements. And if our idea of a good time is take-out pizza and Carol Burnett, we can spend Saturday night in Irving. MONEY: Let ' s see . . . Dad gives me $4 a week. That car I ' ve been looking at costs $3500. If. I start going without lunch at school, I should have all the money saved upby . . .uh . . . 1992. I think I ' ll buy Herman Heckelman ' s old bicycle; cars cause air pollution, anyway. MOVIES: The cinematic trends of 1975 have been seen before. There was the disaster film: pay $3, and you can see and feel the world coming to an end. (Just modern-day versions of War of the Worlds, King Kong, and Them ). Along with these came the sequels— Godfather II, French Connection II, and Funny Lady. (Merely sophisticated renditions of Son of Dracula and Godzilla vs. King Kong ). Then Tommy, The The noise of the larger construction machinery contributed to the chaos in the southwest wing. Sound of Music of the ' O ' s. Might as well stay home and watch I Love Lucy reruns for free. NOISE: In the suburban quiet of northeast Irving, a well-behaved English class settles down to take an essay test. They are smiling, because they have all studied hard. Pens begin to traverse clean, white paper. All of a sudden, the inevitable begins. May I have your attention, please. A blue Ford with license number AFM 356 IS on fire. Planes roar overhead at an altitude of 75 feet. Lockers slam outside, and a student proceeds to drop all his books with a deafening thud. Harmonious sounds of construction blend together m a crescendo. The once secure students proceed to forget everything they knew about the Romantic Poets (and English Lit, for that matter) and begin to wish their fathers would move to inner- city New York, where they could concentrate. NURSE: Hmmm . . .1 ran three miles around the track mPE. I stayed out in the sun 10 hours yesterday and look like a tomato. I ' ll drench her thermometer in scalding water and— Oh yeah— I ' ll do a quick 30 push-ups just before I go in. That oughta give me a temperature. (LATER) Oh, nurse, I ' m sooo sick. Take my temperature. Why are you looking at me like that? 110 degrees?! Ha-ha, nurse, I ' m just a little warm-natured. I ' ll be OK. No, nurse, wait, don ' t call Parkland . . . 20 expierlencing

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q r s QUIZZES: The class was a little too rowdy. With a slightly sneering eye, the teacher makes the simple statement, Take out one sheet of paper and the rowdiness becomes panicked frenzy. Mumbling a desperate )ust give us a few minutes, they hurriedly scribble a brief outline of the Renaissance Period on their forearms. REALITY IS a concept easily lost in the rush right— rush left, about face— forward march pace of school. A basic adjustment facing graduating Seniors is determining the differences between reality and the world in which they have been living for 18 years. RECESSION: The bnly thing I know about economics is that unemployment and inflation are not supposed to co-exist. Well, with bubble gum spiraling to 2 centsand me facing a breadline, I would venture to guess that we have broken a law of nature somewhere ... only in America. RELIGION: A man ' s personal relationship to God, if he acknowledges His existence, is far more important than the way he tells others of that relationship. So religion may be more controversial a subject than it should be— God is God, whether worshipped in a cavernous tabernacle with hundreds of others or sought out privately by one troubled man. SEASONS seem to lose their separateness for the student. They run into one blur called the school year (except, of course, for summer). Too often the crispness of autumn air goes unnoticed, along with the crystal dead stillness of winter, and most sadly, the conception and birth of a new spring. SENIOR PICTURES: You finally went to the barbershop at your parents ' insistence; half of your hair had already surrendered to the floor before you remembered that senior pictures were that afternoon. Then you remembered the milkshake, fried fish, and onion rings you ate the night before and you could feel your complexion sneering at you. But you went to the studio, anyway. Somehow, you managed to have your eyes closed in every proof— and know that you couldn ' t possibly let anyone see a final monstrosity. As the proofs go up in flames, you wonder if your whole senior year will be like this. SPOTS: With the advent of the 18- year-old adult, that birthday became a glorious celebration. Instead of the bowling alley or Fun Rallye, Friday night ' s agenda might include Travis Street, Our Place, The Beggar, or Red Dog. S-. Four inches of snow in March surprised everybody, but the pleasure was short lived. Acting as Cupid ' s helper, Brenda Bashara delivers personalized Valentine carnations. 22 experiencing