Robert E Lee High School - Lee Traveler Yearbook (Baytown, TX)

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From Pacman To Space Shuttle It’s Easy To “Phone Home” In the last decade, we found ourselves living in a li- festyle that has rapidly changed at a breathtaking pace. The changes that led us to believe this inescapable conclusion: the video indus- try plays a major role in our ever-changing lives. In the past few years, Lee High School has turned to computers in many aspects. Report cards and grade sheets were computer pro- cessed. Lee added two new office computers. In the reg- isters’ office, the Univac Computer kept on file all the students’ schedule changes. The guidance office had a computer which was set up on a phone line with colleges and universities around the nation. It supplied the stu- dents at REL with informa- tion about the colleges and financial aid. The business department added three Apple comput- ers which were used by stu- dents in the business classes for enrichment activities. Many students at Lee en- rolled in Mr. Chris Bacon’s Computer Math class which taught students how to oper- ate and program into the computer. Perhaps the most popular kind of computers among teenagers were video games. Arcades, as well as, home video centers became more and more attractive. Yester- days, Fireworks, and the Vault were just a few of the places in Baytown that pro- vided junior high and high school students with video entertainment. Games such a Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger, and Defender were just the beginnings of the games which have been made for home video sys- tems. In the future, many other challenging games will be added to this collection and computers may be an everyday necessity. Billy Satterwhitc concentrate on playing thr video game called Joust. Stacie Glenn type» a program for the computer math class. Susan Schrock wants E.T. to come visit her. 26

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Garfield relaxes with his favorite sounds from Smurf head set. Big. blue, and cute. Smurfa are a favorite creature of the young and old. E.T. captured the hearts of the country, and REL is no exception. Checkered shoe are a big hit at REL Darron Ash’s high top take the prixe. Nicole Vaughn dons a mini skirt to keep up with fashion. Your car's not ready for the road until bumper stickers have been carefully applied

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Computer» piny an important role in Ramona Blood well' life it Mike Downs can see. Mr. BUI Hcrzik is showing u» vid- eo through way» of television. Mr . Earlcne Wood shows Anita Kelly. Lesley Kelly, nnd Doug Smith how to operate the computer. Charlie Wentc. it girl not big enough to reach the computer, man- age» to work with the help of books.