Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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S ,MSW QHEEQLEQDQQ top: Pam Simma hangs poster while campaigning for varsity cheerleader. above: Dave Redding and Linda Kreitzer vote for Student Body Council officers and cheerleaders as Kathy Hill assists. upper, right: Michelle Chavez, '69, and Kristy Enquist, M.C4's for On Conglomerationf' introduce the next musical number. right: Mary Jo Kennedy pins a nametag on Mr. Mayhew as Teacher Appreciation Day begins. far, upper, right: A local towing company removes a student car from the faculty parking lot after ll years of wa rnings. 26 1 4-5 4-7 8-9 8-il 'I5 l7 l9 18-'I9 22 efwffwmn 1 ...-'ff April End Quarter AYC Arts and Crafts Fair Easter Vacation Cheerleader Sign-ups SBC Sign-ups Teacher Appreciation Day National Honor Society induction On Conglomerationn District Speech Tourney State Science Fair Quill 81 Scroll Candlelight Induc- tion Easter

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quarter Superintendent of the Albuquerque Public Schools after serving for three years. Student unrest came to a peak on the University of New Mexico campus with the suspension of two teaching assistants from administrative and teaching duties, as the result of a controversial poem distributed in some freshman English classes. New Mexico legislators passed a liberalized abortion bill, granting abor- tions in cases of rape, incest or endan- gered health of the mother or child. Capital punishment was abolished in New Mexico, the l4th state to pass a bill. Assassination of policemen, iailers or prison guards in execution of duties remained the only crimes punishable by death. Mickey Mantle, a national baseball hero for many years, was forced to retire from the New York Yankees because of a struggle with osteomylitis, an inflamation of bone and bone marrow. The three Apollo 9 astronauts tested the Lunar Module as the space race con- tinued at high speed. United States' relations with Peru showed signs of disintergration with a conflict over coastal fishing rights. After a prolonged illness, the death of former President Dwight Ike Eisenhower united nations in mourning. Violence of the Chinese-Soviet border and the election of lsraeli's new premier also made the news, while the Biafra death toll mounted as efforts were made to settle the conflicts. The Mouse That Roared was revived as Britain sent an arsenal of military force to quell a minor rebellion on the small island of Anquilla. Pakistan's premier resigned from his position, and West Germany's election of Gustav Heinemann to the presidency caused conflict between East and West Berlin. An increasing interest in zodiac signs and fortune telling was apparent as an astrology fad intrigued nations from the students to political leaders, with songs like Aquarius and movies like Secret Ceremony rising in popularity. Activities 25

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...u-v M--Q., holiday, sports, cards emphasize April Spring sports events, report cards and a four day Easter break touched off the activities that crowded April. Baseball games, tennis matches and track meets provided entertainment for sports fans throughout the month. A special all-school assembly in- troduced cheerleader finalists and student body council candidates to the students. The assembly was the culmina- tion of weeks of sign-ups, try-outs and campaigning in the form of poster-lined hallways. Journalists attended the state High School Press Assn. activities during Highlands Day on the Highlands campus in Las Vegas April ll-12. Sandians led for the eleventh consecutive year with TO awards in five writing fields for newspaper stories. Council representatives treated faculty members to a Brownie Breakfast April 'l5 in observance of Teacher Apprecia- tion Day. That same evening new members were installed in the Virgil l. Grissom Chapter of the National Honor Society. Sandia's and Highland High's new members of Quill 8. Scroll were installed as the two schools participated in a dual candlelighting ceremony. On Conglomeration, a musical production presented by the Honor Choir, included excerpts from seven popular musicals. The program was staged in the Theater. Five Sandians participated in the Northwestern Regional Science Fair at the University of New Mexico Basketball Arena. From the five, Bruce Ackerman was selected to go to the State Science Fair at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. A wide variety of motion pictures was represented at the 4lst annual Academy Awards presentation. Breaking tradition, two shared the award for Best Actress: Barbra Streisand for her part in Funny Girl and Katherine Hepburn for Lion in Winter. Cliff Robertson was named best actor for the leading role in Charly, and Oliver won several Oscars includ- ing Best Picture of the Year. While Easter vacation cooled student dissatisfaction, letters continued to pour in concerning the controversial Love Lust poem. University officials were apalled as funds were cut from UNM's budget for an investigating committee. Albuquerque's ninth public high school, scheduled to open in the fall of l97O, was officially named Eldorado. Unrest was evident around the nation with the Vietnam war and economic infla- tion ca using the most dissatisfaction. ln a referendum in France, Charles de Gaulle was rejected by the people and, consequently, resigned from office. Sandians saw award winning Char- ly, while songs like Dizzy and Gal- veston were among the top 10 tunes. Activities 27