McCallum High School - Knight Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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AFTER SCHOOL I n-.,.,b,9 'vis 1 ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL early in the morning provided students with time to talk before classes started. A popular place for students such as Danny Akers and David Guerro to meet was in front of the cafeteria. 20 typical day WAS A TYPICAL DAY Certain organizations do much work after darkness falls I Continued from page I 91 Even during class periods the halls were never entirely empty. Students claiming they were sick or that they needed to visit the bathroom or counselor, sometimes truthfully and sometimes not, were usually let out of class. Graffiti writing was one way to pass the time while one stayed in the bathroom to skip class. Writing on the bathroom doors shows irnmaturity. They should have enough courage to say stuff to their faces, said Andrea Ashley. Doors on booths in the girls' bathroom were covered with white paper to protect the wood. When the paper was used up, the custodians changed it so no one could scribble on the paint. Classrooms were used also as marketplaces, There is hardly a day that goes by that a club does not sell something, said Kathy Shelby. Various school organizations sold popcorn jars, candles, glasses, pins, buttons, pennants and every variety of candy imaginable. Testing was one of the more serious events which happened. Teachers prepared their students for testing ahead of time so when they came to class the following day they were ready to take the test without any problems. l do not see where they get you anywhere. You don't accomplish anything by taking tests, said Missy lnnmon, When the last bell of the day rang, the rush was on, Pupils and teachers alike began pouring out of the building anxious to go home and to work. I go home right after school. I mean right after the bell ringsl said Cathy Selby. Drag racing was also on the list of before and after school activities students took part in. Students ventured outside and spent a few minutes with the smell of burnt rubber and the sound of screeching tires. Terri Blomquist commented, ul think its kind of stupid. They are all going to kill themselves. After the majority of the people left the building the school was still not completely empty. People in several organizations came to attend meetings, but the regulars of the after school crowd belonged to Publications, the Royal Court Players and Band. Paste ups for the Shield and Knight lasted until all hours of the night, and sometimes morning, but this only happened a couple of times a month. Band members, on the other hand, only stayed a few minutes after school, but this was once a week or more often. Rehearsing plays, RCP members returned to school after virtually everyone else had left, usually about 7 p.m. Actors and crews stayed late working on the two major productions of No, No, o Nlilfion Times No! and The Man Who Come To Dinner. lt is a lot of fun to stay after school. l get to see my friends in HCP more and although you don't get to see television much, RCP people are more fun than Starsky a11dHz1fCh, said Tricia Worrell. SPRING-LIKE WEATHER was enjoyed by students who finished their lunch early and had time to spend outside. Some students brought their own lunch in order to stay outside the whole lunch period. SALES PITCH. to the senior class to buy twelfth grade gifts was given by Mr. Buck Overall who was also in charge of the invitations. Seniors could also order thank-you cards to send to people who presented them gifts for graduation.

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DURING , SCHOOL .-.54 fi? . if A .5 , f 4g ...., '-..... .Zi WELL-BBLANCED meals were served to students and faculty every clay in the cateteria except on final exam days. While letting her food get cold. Terri Bryant concentrates more on what other people were saying than eating. Terri served as a freshman cheerleader. TEDIOUS aiter school sectionals took up a part of the band students' sunny afternoons. Practice was from 4p.m.- 5p.m. once a week for each section. That meant that Mr. Carlos Garcia along with Mr. Mark Eichner were at the band hall every clay until at least 5:15 p.m. WAS A TYPICAL DAY Open campus makes many leave for mealg cafeteria still full K Continued from page 162 get up that early. Sometimes we had guest speakers so it was especially important then to get here early. Even office workers were required to arrive before school started. They needed to prepare for students who came late or became sick. Mrs. Dorothy Absnaider stayed at school from eight to about five o'clock every day. Pep rallies were usually held every Friday morning during football season. Students and teachers expressed their spirit to back the team on to a victory. Practical jokes were a good way to arouse the crowd's attention at these assemblies. One of the best remembered jokes was when a few students got the urge to pop firecrackers under the bleachers. Lunchtime was another period which pupils and teachers enjoyed. When the Weather was good, many students went off campus to lunch with friends. A popular place was the Organ Grinder Pizza Palace in Commerce Park. Prompt, a necessity for students to return quickly. Shannon Stark commented, I really like Organ Grinder because they serve good food and the atmosphere is pleasant. Enough students remained at school, however, to keep the cafeteria full. Some bought lunches in the two lunch lines, others used the snack line and a few bought their lunches off campus or brought them from home to eat with friends. Probably the rowdiest behavior of the day took place in the cafeteria during lunch. While most ate and talked quietly, afew screamed at each other from opposite corners of Once one finished eating there was usually time left over to visit with friends or study in the library, Groups stood around in the halls and talked to each other just to have something to do. lf the library was not too crowded, the librarians permitted students to gather and study. Even though you can't be very loud in the library, it is still a nice place to talk to friends, said Aaron Sikes. But lunchtime was not all fun and fancy. From time to time fights or arguments were started, Teachers and administrators were forced to punish the students in such cases, usually by holding parent conferences, or in some cases, by suspension. At the beginning of fifth period Brian Kubena presented announcements on the public address system. Fifth period was lengthened for these announcements and the majority of the teachers required all pupils to be quiet and listen. KCo1itjnued on page 202 SINGLES MATCH against Iohnston was won by sophomore Greg Clark 5-2. With intense concentration Clark returns the ball with a forehand hit. Mac. overall. defeated lohnston in varsity tennis play 9-0. is the lunchroom, threw milk cartons, t Eng t J j or imbedded forks in the ceiling tile. ' ' 'E' M' ' ' ' P i Of Course this did not go on SCIENCE is a big part of everyone's electro static precipitator while Peter CO1'1SlEiI1llY, because f6EtCl'161'S life. especially Mrs. Virginia Woods and was participating in field biology. monitored behavior. Peter Coltman. They are examining an typical day

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-:S 1' FIRST AID material can be located in Miss Martha Agnor's office. The dean oi girls' doctors Susan Trawick's cuts and scrapes. EXTRA AMOUNTS oi tood consumed each day by jocks like Ricky fkspey helped give them more energy to play their specific sport better. Most sports were practiced during sixth period so that students who needed to stay aiter school to play could do so without having to change clothes. FREQUENT USE of the drama books in the library is caused by students needing to choose plays to do skits for Miss Dawsorfs drama classes. Mary Oatman took drama all three quarters and for the whole year performed approximately 21 skits. -Q, o'7 S' ILCS' M ' 'W if qlaxj. ... 'Sm-' ., J X. v 8 ,4 7 - Q' -Q-it 'iii . , Ng, GOODBYE PARTY is given to Mrs. Belinda Landers since she had to resign from teaching at the end of April in order to have a baby. The party was given by the math teachers in the home economics room. PAUSE for a moment's rest from playing tuba at the powderpuii pep rally is welcomed by Robert Lopez. The spirit raised at the pep rally helped the seniors as they won 48-0. X typical any 21