Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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ACADEMICS FLOURISH Like a bride preparing for her it, If it was good enough for me as a wedding, school policy was reformed kid, then it is good enough for you under the guidelines of House Bill 72 all. The stricter rules concerning and applied the first day of school. absences and tardies also added to While there still remained the the uniqueness of this past school basic reading, writing, and arithmetic year. methods, the students found it a little The freshman class consisted of harder to make that A, B, C, or D, 735 students whereas the senior class because the value of the letter grade consisted basically of 437. This was a was numerically different. record holding enrollment for As one of the faculty members put Roosevelt High. A different honors advanced placement program was introduced for English students this yearg this also added to the differences of the year. As one H-AP student comments, I think it is alot harder than last year. Since the school had so many students along with a more difficult grading system, something had to be done. Telephone tutoring after school hours and individual teacher! student tutoring cured the situation. Patient Teacher Alan Trogdon and Mr. and Mrs. 0'Brien attend an honors tea sponsored by the administration. Billy Carlisle, Mike Cantu, Elsie Adams, Brent Descalopoulis, David Montgomery and Scott Flores listens as advisor Lillian Parker speaks French. and dedicated teachers helped ambitious and struggling students before and after school hours at specified times. Any kind of change takes time and patience to adapt. Together, students and faculty conquered it like mighty Rough Riders. Academics Marki Bust 8: Cindi Seiler

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Anxious to graduate, seniors faced the school year with mixed emotions. The year was filled with exciting events and important decisions. Seniors were filled with the spirit and determination to make this their best year. Seniors planned their academic and social activities. Organizing and deciding on class dances, senior shirts, class motto, and fund raisers were essential to a successful year. Unlike previous classes that had no money to begin the year, 85 seniors started with 34,744 dollars in their account. There were several changes. It was a tough year, especially for the graduating class of 1985. As one senior said, It's like studying for a test and having your teacher test you over different material. In trying to avoid a strenuous year, many students Waiting to hold up a break through, Kerri Calvert, Kim Eklund and other seniors watch the halftime show. chose to join a cooperative education program. The schools offered to help students by providing tutors. After semester exams and term papers were over with, seniors' attitudes seemed to change greatly. As one senior said, It's almost over, we now have to start thinking of the future. Many did just that, as they applied for scholarships or tried to secure jobs after graduation. Each year a new class comes in and an old one bids goodbye. So it was with the class of 1985. This particular class had to adjust to many changes. As many seniors said, 'lFree at last , many were saddened to leave friends and special memories. It is apparent that this class had done very well and it was with the best of luck that we bid this class goodbye. Seniors Adam Fuentes 81 Sara Alexander Below, Garlene Bach shows the switchboard as the Debbie Butts how to work school year gets underway Growing Up and Movine Out