Pflugerville High School - Panther Paw Yearbook (Pflugerville, TX)

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It was an eventful year — in the world, in the nation, and at Pflugerville High School. Classes began the day after Labor Day with Americans still being held hostage in Iran, the excitement of the upcoming Presidential eleption growing steadily, 66 more students than we had last year and the usual massive invasion of crickets. Students began the year preoccupied with mind bogglers such as Who shot J. R.? and Seniors began almost immediately to worry about meeting the deadlines on their term papers. On the political scene, here in Pflugerville, the community passed another bond to build yet another elemen- tary school, while the nation inaugurated Ronald Reagan as our new president and the hostages were released from captivity in Iran. Winter came early to Pflugerville as some of the students got out of classes on November 26 to celebrate the first snow with a gigantic snowball fight much to the chagrin of some of the other students and teachers. Winter didn't last long because the first signs of summer appeared in early February. To celebrate the warm weather students planned such activities as the Spring Dance, outdoor sports, and Spring Break. With the end of school drawing near, students interests turned to the things of spring such as the launching of the physics classes blimp, the Senior talent show, the prom at the Driskill, and the Senior trip. 20

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Personnel Idola Green Emma Remmert

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Students set such trends at PHS as curly perms, designer jeans, button-downs, Izods, and Armadillo shirts. The Urban Cowboy theme also went over big with country western dancing, western shirts, pickup trucks, and cowboy boots making a hit among students and teachers alike. 1981 was also a year for winners at Pflugerville High School. In athletics, not only did the JV and Freshman football teams, the baseball team, and the golf team win district, but the cross country and track teams did well with several state qualifiers and the Lady Panther Drill Team brought back a Superior trophy from their first con- test. UIL play members went to Area with 2 winning All-Star Cast while the UIL team won sweepstakes for the 4th consecutive year with Brent Farney who won second-place with Ready Writing and Editorial. Students were also rolling in the bucks” as Jamie Johnson won Grand Champion Turkey at the Houston Livestock Show and Debbie Hees won Grand Champion Steer at the Austin Livestock Show. Many unusual and exciting things have happened to us here at Pflugerville High School in the past year - things we will never forget. And why should we? After all, we may never pass this way again. 21