McCallum High School - Knight Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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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.

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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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making the Transition outine, normal, and often dragged out was how most McCallum students described their school days. Then there were the new students, once living in Vietnam, China, or Spain. They looked at their school days as a chance to experience new ideas by attending a high school in the United States. The classes were unfamiliar, and the students had to adiust to different traditions and lifestyles. Behavior such as kissing in the halls or smoking were absoletely forbidden in the schools of their homelands, Bao Van Le exclaimed with a chuckle, but we snuck a few in once in a while. Mr. Guy Bizzell was their teacher and most trustworthy companion. He worked with them patiently and cheerfully. They were encouraged by him as he taught them to read, write, and speak English. Even though Mr. Bizzell retired last year, he came to school every day for the first period to work with the students. The love and respect they had for Mr. Bizzell was obvious. When we first came, we were scared, but now we are happy, stated Thanh Nhan Nguyen. Mr. Bizzell explains to Sanh Dat Tran how he should prepare for the end-of-the quarter finals. Sanh is an eager student who pushes himself and catches on quickly. Q ,.,, 5ig!,eQ,2g,:N..,.g..,..:s Vietnam, 22 Nationalities k hard to carry