Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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September 3 School opens 8 Activity tickets on sale Fair Day, National Merit semi-finalists namoiii' l 28 Yearbook subscription drive begins above: Nikki Fails pins a mum on Karen Sfecker, newly elected B-team cheerleader at a football game halftime. right: Richard Rounds, new prin- cipal, talks over a problem with Chuck Crespy. far, right: Thousands attended the three day Woodstock Pop Festival in New York. lphoto by John Dominis-LIFE Magazine c Time lnc.l far, upper, light: Fair Day enabled students to enioy the midway and exhibits at the New Mexico State Fair. 34 cf5 Sept. 3 Organized chaos reigned over Sandia as 2,970 students registered Sept. 3. To accommodate the ever increasing number of students, a new wing on the Boys' Gym had been added along with a new Industrial Arts wing and numerous an- nexes. Richard Rounds was introduced as Sandia's new principal, only the second since the school opened in 1958, and Robert Hutchins was a new assistant principal. Elmer Bass was named as the new principal of Eldorado High School, after Ralph Dixon was named East Area superintendent. In an effort to clear the smoke-filled restrooms, the Student-Faculty Committee had set up an F wing smoking area and also had adopted the most liberal dress code in the city. The only requirement was a manner of dress appropriate for an effective classroom atmosphere, in- cluding shoes for all. B team cheerleader tryouts and elec- tions were held early this month in time for the newly elected girls to cheer for the Novilleros' football games. Sopho- mores finally elected class officers after a series of run-offs. September 17 Sandians were excused from classes early to attend the 32nd annual New Mexico State Fair. Yearbook class pictures were taken, and the Crest staffers began the annual subscription drive Sept. 22. Fourteen Sandians set ci new school record when they were named as Na- tional Merit Semi-Finalists. Later testing would select the finalists. United States ambassador to Brazil, C. Burke Elbrick, was kidnapped by guerilla terrorists and held captive until the Bra- zilian government released 'l5 political prisoners into the safety of Mexico and aired an anti-government manifesto. Ho Chi Minh, leader of communist North Vietnam, died in September at the age of 79 in Hanoi. Music, love and free expression char- acterized pop festivals that rocked the western world from the Isle of Wright, Britain, to Woodstock, New York. Senator Everret Dirkson died unex- pectedly Sept. 8 at 73. His death set off a hassle for his position as minority leader in the Senate.

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marks school year opening Mop up campaigns continued in the wake of hurricane Camile, the most destructive in this country's history. Strict land, air and sea inspections for U.S. bound traffic from Mexico were initiated Sept. 22 in the form of Opera- tion Intercept. Purpose of this operation was to stop illegal drug traffic between the two countries. Meeting in Santa Fe the Constitutional Convention delegates added a 20 year voting age to the proposed constitution. Main theater attractions in September were Easy Rider and Midnight Cow- boy, while radio-listening teenagers turned on to Easy to be Hard. 'Q' Q4 4 I