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

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as The Statue of Liberty got a face lift this year. She stands 151 feet and weighs 280 tons, and is visible for 42 miles on a clear day. Quite impressive! U l . l ' t ' Q This past year has been one significant event after another in politics, sports, medicine, science, weather and history. Both victories and defeats, smiles and tears, were experienced like never before. Airplanes made the headlines repeatedly. TWA Flight 847 was a world-wide concern when Lebanonese terrorists held thirty-nine hostages for seventeen days. There were also many crashes including a Delta flight in Dallas due to an unpredictable, yet dangerous, wind-shear. With fatalities and injuries due to plane crashes on the rise, engines became a concern for all. Weathewvise, Hurricane Elena tormented the southeast United States for ' days before striking Louisiana and Mississippi. Also, in September, three earthquakes hit Mexico City within one week, the first one measured an 8.2 on the Richter Scales, with aftershocks being felt in Houston. It cost 4,000 people their lives. Texans pitched in and donated food, clothing, medical ' supplies and money to the survivors. Mrs. Reagan presented the city a check for 31,000,000 on behalf of the United States. Lance Singletary, f 4 junior, said 'sltls been rough. Z5 3 .Q if Locally, many San Antonians were evacuated from their homes when a gh V train derailment occurred and sulfuric acid was spilled into the Medina ' i r e 4 River. Lime had to be used to de-neutralize the acid. . -if F On the lighter side of the news, especially exciting events took place. i Halley's Comet upuncuated history like an explanation point in the sky CNigel Calder, The Comer is C0ming.O Since the comet can only be viewed every 76 years or ' so, catching a glimpse of it was reason enough to '6Count your lucky stars!', at And still another exciting event was when Pete Rose ofthe A Cincinnati Reds broke Ty Cobb's record of4, 192 hits. Cincinnati even named a street after their hero! This past year has been a definite heartbreaking and recordbreaking year!

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Texas celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary, the 150th year with special license plates. Also the mascot was Texadillo who will make promotional hospitals and schools. His name is R. T. for Republic of Texas Armadillo. V' ' axlfi? 2 ' f 5 A ' 1' ill L 5 . safes: -fi, , ' -'- ' f 'fm '2J3f1ffeEE3Qi5f,ffflklzffiv K , L Q -. ,V ,,7,,ii xsLy.f- 5 Fu. N.-qf.5j2Q. :m::5,e::f . - V so V V , . . t. . ,, . , W I .. fe. - , as A L t L. 'l l . N . 5 Vrvv i f K Michael Drummond, a 24-year-old from Phoenix, made history as the youngest recipient of an artiiical heart. Drummond used the pump un- til a human heart could be donated. ,ff South Africa became a concern of most people when riots became the norm there. The 24 million blacks protested to the apartheid govern- ment in which they have no say. To date, some 675 South Africans have been killed in protests, only four of which were white. Reagan gave the 5 . N' 1 5 P L ,- ,.. A . gk J. - .. 3 .X E ig, ' sf ,sf Qi ,.. ,fx- ' Jn ' W-QQ 9 ve , ee v 1 5 , l fs a I -Pg .3 f 53 ' Z P L' '1 ' 3 A i i - we-'--Q-was X people a scare this past year, when it was discovered that he had been stricken with colon cancer. Reagan underwent surgery successfully and quickly resumed his presidential duties. His story was an inspiration to cancer victims and gave us a new awareness to the disease. a .. Y 1 w l . ff: A i if 5 - 1 is Q X . e x g wx. n ..- A, Wg 'af '- .-mv 'Q , i-fe ': .:rlff. sh T

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Mrs. Robyn Reed attends teacher inservice. 5' 5' 9' .1 IJ J '.'3J'1J x W' -I Even though students at Roosevelt differ in many ways, they are held together by a common bond. All of the new faces at Roosevelt have experienc- ed new ways of life. There are quite a few varieties of English classes to take at this schoolj' Ms. Sager, an English teacher, teaching the basic knowledge of our English world said. I've always wondered how Roosevelt would be like and I've found out that it is great and hope to continue attending here, said Dahlia Martinez, a new freshman. All new freshmen were expos- ed to T.R. and had a lot to look forward to as the years go by. Another new face to some, Mr. Wells, our principal, commented on the size of last year's freshman class, Our freshman class had more than 800 students, indicating future growth. Mr. Wells was born in Beeville, Texas but grew up in San Antonio. After graduation from Burbank in '58, he went to Sul Ross University and earned a bachelor's and master's degree. In the beginning of the year, Mr. Wells said he had many goals as principal of Roosevelt. Many questions are asked by new faces. A common one asked by several new Roosevelt attendants was ex- emplified by Ms. Ulbrich, Where's the cafeteria? , she said. Ms. Ulbrich, a Churchill graduate, has joined the Roosevelt teaching staff. Ms. Sager, new English teacher and Patriot spon- sor, explains the assignment to Michelle Fitzsimon. New principal, Mr. John Wells, addresses the faculty on discipline management and the em- phasis of respect. Li mwmiezt. we 1 fx 1 14 Nancy Young, first female vice-principal in Roosevelts 20 year history works on a student's discipline file.