McCallum High School - Knight Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Dancing H Hearty Beat Sloan Conroy and her partner, Steve McNair, were among the many students celebrating Valentine's Day by attending the dance which was held in the school cafeteria. 20 Valentines Dance Apparently enioying themselves, Karen Campbell, Steve Stone, Doug Rachui, and Carolyn Land fall into step with all of the other Cotton-Eyed Joe fans at the school Valentine's Dance. 1 lupids and couples were found about the McCallum cafeteria February 17 at the Valentine's dance sponsored by the Student Council. The atmosphere was one of friendliness, fondness, and fancy. The surroundings of the dance gave sweethearts and beaus a chance to forget about the worries of school, so they could think about each other. Elaborate was 'the one word that best described the decor. Hearts and balloons of pink, red, and white hung from the ceiling and walls decorating the cafeteria with a romantic glow. At l l p.m., a string was pulled and hundreds of balloons fell. Popping sounds were heard as the balloons burst one right after the other. Sounds Exclusive headed by Ric Scott, a student at McCallum last year, provided the music. Not only rang through the big amplifiers. Smoke puffs, lights, and sirens Showing a great talent for dancing, Patrick Hardeman gets down to the beat of the music, and obviously has a blast while doing it. Special effects at the dance included explosions of fire. 'X' S enhanced the effect. Angela Davis remarked, The music and special effects made the dance even more iip. l At midnight, the dance ended, l and couples feeling the magic of young love left. The evening ended, but romance lingered on. l l 5 K , xi Ruben Garcia, a member of the Student Council, was one ofthe energetic people who helped to decorate the cafeteria with hearts and balloons for the dance given on February 16. disco but punk and country western l

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TRY' -W4 17 tt U11 ovies, television, and a wide assortment of music, enabled McCallum students to get away from the sometimes monotonous school problems long enough to relax and to enioy being entertained. Movies this year covered many topics. Serious ones included The China Syndrome and Kramer vs Kramer. On the lighter side were The Jerk and the culted Rocky Horror Picture Show. Television offered much ofthe some entertainment as did theaters, but with the added luxury of being in the home. A glimpse of favorite programs included Saturday Night Live, Dallas, and Soap. Musical entertainment was as varied as the folks who listened to it. Students found four diversifications of music: rock, punk, disco, and country! western. Albums most sought after were the The Gambler and On The Radio. Concerts also came to Austin, providing music fans with a personal entertainment. Yes, that was the performances ofthe 8O's, and their ratings earned them the headline of That's Entertainment. The Doobie Brother's concert held in November is iust one ot the many concerts that students attend at the Special Events Center. Xl ti sd 658 55 Q5 . O00 1' 'XO -QX ,- Y QQ 0 5 O G o Od si do oototvlfwe P9 Qxo 09 oedsxlylol 0 66 e sito ef' X 6 'ces Entertainment 19

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, X Q x . and Grant appear as the Vcilentine's as they dance to at the school dance. To help bring about the partying atmosphere found at the Valentine's Ddhce, Corey Block and Wynde Wells, both ofthe Student Council, decorate the cafeteria prior to the occasion.