Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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The Final Cut As the 1977-78 year rolled around, many changes affected us to the point of no return. Well, maybe not that far, but the number of cut- backs tallied higher than the number of cars towed away by command of the north parking lot narc. Even pencils, books, and teacher's dirty looks were cut back, as the overall enrollment dropped. Yet, with the decrease of students, class size was on the increase. Eventually a new course was offered in tuna packing, in order to accomodate the cramped classrooms. Polar weather was an evident factor of the school year, when the district tilted the Fahren- heit scale from 68 degrees to 650. One campus spot which was affected was the natatorim. The Butterfly and the Australian Crawl were replaced with the Penguin and the Artic Slip. How- ever, one refuge from the chill factor was the Argumentation and Debate class where many a heated discussion could be found. AT8tT also played a large role in cutting us all closer. After charging ten cents for every office phone call, many students were forced to use the pay phones in the quad. But since vandalism was such a popular pastime, Eric Boyd and Tom Har- ger discovered the Two cans and a string method to be most effective. Ebenezer Scrooge had a hand in the Holiday festivities as the Christmas assembly was can- celled due to the cutback of stagecrew hours. Although holly, sleighbells and red-nosed rein- deers lost their meaning, the use of mistletoe was still widespread. If not for the seventh consecu- tive re-run of Christmas with the King Family, the spirit of the season might have been lost entirely. Truancies were kept at a minimum as the re- admit system was cracked down on. Cathy Moore and Dave Smith could be found in the attendance office arguing with Mrs. 0'Hare as to why they were sick first period for three straight weeks. Whether by doctor appointment, illness, or parental request, everyone was required to have a note, a phone call, or a broken limb to prove the validity of their absences. Despite these drawbacks, this year of changes managed to prosper. But then there's the Jarvis Bill. Well, maybe next year they'll be singing the same tune - We're Cutting it Closer. Steve Luther '78 RIGHT: SHIVERING HIS TIMBERS, Dan Olsen grows accus- tomed to lower temperatures. BELQW: AVOIDING THE HAS- SLE of the office phone dilemma, Anne Pillsbury waits for JoAnne Mehl. FAR RIGHT: CLEARING HER ABSENCE, Millie cuts in line. .7 V ,, , ,AMY - H 93 L.. Q . 5 'lu f M M lf il. l ri Q -I if 'lu 'ii OJ sh' QI I -. --f-----. A, P - we ,, .i -...h in '.izVf.d, I

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