Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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,f As the Metroplex continued to grow, building and expan- sion became ever apparent features around the Sam Hous- ton campus. Each morning stu- dents were greeted with the rattle and roar of bulldozers, backhoes, and cranes. Mounds of upturned black dirt occupied the old field which had previously been host solely to the water tower. The presence of construction workers, equipment, and lum- ber became a familiar site on Sam Houston Drive. : -'T-': : 7i 4 Opening Section ,fum , it my f e ll. tariff 15 if fimfsiiil M? WW J is lil. L.c

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Once visible to passing traffic from Arkansas Lane, the front of the school now lay hidden by chimneys and housetops. But, the main focus of attention was the completion of the La Petite day care center which became Sam's first next door neighbor. As young children appeared, we realized our lifestyle of speeding to school at 8:25 a.m. would have to change. 1 I - H V' M 1 , ,W i G Y 1 M 'Wilf+': ,H gif' ' A - f 1 2, , A-v.i1ff,,R -Ni' M as 'ln spa fifty ffl Wi' 2 -'fa A -aiiijigwbvtv W sr. ,Sig A' ,fm N'fa1w'4:fS' ft Vy - ,Ji :gil 317 ,Ya l, , -- -'fitmfwll f im A 'lWifHFi,Ji i'fl 5 ' V fi M, I .2 7 A X., Y Nate :Mtg ' 5 - 1 , 1 -'Q 1 A ' -ing? '-'w fi 'wt ,lf 5. i, A ,g -A 'X ,A -, . eff ,i 5.5, ,Ji 5 Rx. L QV .A ,X-2 .ma ' 1- 'ff' . E . - Q t - LQ , 'mg mf Nftfggyl in , X, Q: Kali pg- , liialtwf' Along with the building, changes came on a world- wide scope - events which had a direct bearing on our own lives. The close of the '70's was a time of pressure for all Americans. Odd-even gas rationing, the undying surge of inflation, and the upcoming presidential elec- tion proved to be very trying. 6 Opening Section ,WA :'1i',1,'Z'fw 5 Willy, ri i ia' 1 1 limit .5 353512 Mfmfl fi , if tr, I My 'li sr- ...-' ' wif we if .9 LL ,. ,,w: viS1!l'3fM