Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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HOW TO SKIN A CAT. luring Biology II Lisa Leach, Impact II winner, lemonstrates to senior Corey Stovall the day’s rocedure in dissecting. Photo by Rob Joo« MINOR OFFENSE. Pulling down shorts’to the knees, students beat the dress code. Sophomore Dana Stalcup stays cool in French. Photo by Manhill Duvall Faculty adjusts to evaluations As the tardy bell rang, the class got quiet. Students silently waited to take notes. The teacher quickly checked roll and introduced the class objectives of the day. The scene sounded perfect as the teacher for one hoped it would be for the evalution. As a mandate from legislation two years ago, each teacher was evaluated four times by two different appraisers. Every teacher was evaluated twice by Principal Waylon Carroll and twice either by a central office ad- ministrator, assistant principal Beth Fischenich or vice principal Henry Zorns. Evaluators looked for four main points: classroom management and organization, instruction strategy, climate of the classroom and presentation of subject matter. “I like a relaxed atmosphere so all students feel they can participate without being intimidated,” Carroll said. Points were recorded as a one for average, a zero for below average, and EQ for exceptional quality. “I don’t know about getting EQ's because I don’t want to throw my students into shock by trying something new for the evaluation,” chemistry teacher Janelle Culp said. Evaluation day was different for all involved. “No one acts like themselves. Everyone tries to act sweeter than they are,” senior Linda Lipe said. “I evaluate students; so I think teachers need to be evaluated also,” Culp said. “We need to know that someone cares enough to tell us when we’re doing something right or wrong.” by Caren McNelly 29 SERIOUS BUSINESS

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UT-OFFS New dress code creates apathy No shorts. No mini-skirts. No earrings for males. No tank tops. New changes in the dress code heated up students who were used to going bare to beat the heat in the un-air conditioned building. It's ridiculous for the school board to say no shorts and no air conditioning at the same time,” senior Rod Martin said. Though the new dress code seemed easily accepted, it was not easily obeyed. I don't see 1,400 kids a day, and teachers have other things to worry about than enforcing the dress code,” assistant principal Beth Fischenich said. Apathy prevailed as the main reason for dress code violations. I’m going to be comfortable in spite of the stupid rule, senior Jill Hansard, who wore mini-skirts twice a week, said. Hansard didn’t see her clothes as cause for alarm. My skirts come to the top edge of my knee, not the middle of my thigh,: she said. My skirts are just as long as any shorts I would wear.” First time offenders received a warn- ing and offenses afterward earned the violator a day in detention, Fishcenich said. by Caren McNelly

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RED EYE. Westerners living in the Monterey district board the 7:30 bus for Lubbock High. Photo by Marshall Duvall Board requests unitary status In an effort to end 17 years of court supervision of its desegregation, the Lubbock Independent School District planned to file for unitary status with the United States Justice Department in June. Unitary status would allow the district to make its own decisions on desegregation, a 1983 Justice Depart- ment issue said. I don’t think that the courts should tell us how to run our schools,’’ senior Deanna Gallier said. “I don’t think unitary status will change anything.” The Justice Department will base its decision on the USD’s past actions, school board president Gary Boren said. A move toward unitary status would allow “schools to use dollars for educa- tion, instead of pleasing bureaucrats in Washington,” Boren said. “They only see percentages. They don’t care how it really works. by Caren McNelly 30 STUDENT LIFE