Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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included in November entertainment Don't Drink the Water, a comedy by Woody Allen, was presented by the dramatic organizations Nov. 6-8. That's the Way lt Is, the stage show, was presented by the Music Dept. First quarter report cards were issued in November to the delight of some and dismay of others. These cards had sev- eral new features, the addition of -f-'s and -'s, teacher comments and second quarter grades. Vietnam highlighted much of the news in November beginning with President Nixon's announced timetable for with- drawing U.S. troops from Vietnam and his speech to the nation's silent majority concerning the war Nov. 5. The Senate passed the President's draft lottery bill. Under the bill men would be drafted into the army ac- cording to their birthdays. When the new system became fully effective, it would mean a single year of draft lia- bility, usually the 19th, for most young American males. The first lottery was scheduled for Dec. 1. In Washington, a letter from a former infantryman in Vietnam prompted an in- vestigation of the alleged March, 1968, massacre of over 100 civilian Vietnamese by American servicemen in My Lai. President Nixon nominated Clement Haynsworth to the Supreme Court Nov. 8. When the Senate finally voted on the nomination, Haynsworth was de- feated in the first successful snubbing of the President by the Senate since 1920. Despite many government moves to slow down or stop them, prices continued to spiral and stock values fell, thus increasing inflationary pressures in the economy. Frequent airplane hiiackings had al- most dulled Americans' senses to the crime when 20-year old Rafael Minichiel- lo, an AWOL Marine, took over a plane from San Francisco to Rome, the longest plane hiiacking in history. Vice-President Spiro Agnew began a series of attacks on the news media this month, questioning the obiectivity in re- porting the news. Apollo 12's astronauts, Charles Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean returned from their successful trip to the moon Nov. 30. Conrad and Bean walked and performed experiments on the moon's surface from the lunar module lntrepid. During the astronauts 31 hour, 31 minute stay on the moon, regu- lar TV coverage was suspended when the camera lens was damaged after being pointed directly at the sun. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and AIice's Restaurant attracted many Sandians to the city's theaters, while Wedding Bell Blues, Something and Come Together were the month's top songs. Culminating a hectic month was a well appreciated Thanksgiving vacation. Ncvem ber 6- 8 Don't Drink the Water 14 Homecoming Coronation Assembly Receptiomgame vs. West Mesa , -,,, . Homecoming Dance 20421 That's the'Way It Is ' ' 22 Band Concert 27-30 Tha nksgiving: school closes - is Activities 41

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Stage Show, hilariousWoocly Allen play l l s above: The safe in the bookkeeper's office was broken into and robbed of 52,600 Nov. 13. above, righl: Mary Dagnan, David Wunker and David Kaehele act during a scene from the play Don'f Drink the Water. right David Frenkel performs a magic act in ihe stage show. far, righf: Snow clouds gafher over Sandias during November. l

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Skiers welcome snow, flock to slopes Intensified snow and winds hit the na- tion during the later part of December, isolating a few, causing misery to many and ioy and satisfaction to skiers. Senior girls took the Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow Exam Dec. 2. Combined student bodies of Sandia, Boys Academy and St. Pius had the traditional College Night in the Sandia Gym, giving parents and students a chance to talk to representatives of dif- ferent colleges. Class pictures were returned Dec. 3-5, including some orders of colored pic- tures, a new option for seniors. Two sports opened their seasons, , losfoflftf il' Man moon, the sss - Apono nt. srts I ' 2. John F. Kennedy assasinated. 3. The Vietnam war. 4. The black revolution at home. 5. Khrushchev removes Soviet missiles from Cuba after nuclear showdown A with JohnkF,5Kennedy. ,x,V,.- f Q ,--,,, I I Student and activism 4, , and abroadlfliff-. 5' T ' 7. Richard M.7Nixon, defeated by'Ken- nedy in 1960, elected president in 1968 in an unprecedented comeback. 8. Bay of Pigs: U.S.-backed attempt to invade Cuba fails. 9. Lyndon B. .Johnson forced by Vgetnarn if .sss s S ww forego fekwnese. ,t.' I i - ,electiorivftafftljiijtytiite House. t Arab-israeiifianflict tworsems. 5 S Y ' Ctaken front 5 'V 2 College, Night 9 Orchestra Concert - 18 Choral Concert s A I2-19 Christmas Drive . Christmas: hoiidays: Schoot closes, right: Chip Collins watches while Randall Pompeo, Debbie Sackett and Charlie Hart load Christmas Drive donations into a car trunk for delivery to families. far, upper, right: During the Christmas season, Old Town's Plaza features a traditional display of luminarias. far, lower, right: Albu- querqueans welcome winter by taking to the slopes to ski. Cphotos page 43 by Dick Kentb 42 wrestling Dec. 3 against Highland and basketball against Rio Grande Dec. 5. Money was collected Dec. 9 for Gary Sevier, a Lovington football player who was paralyzed from the neck down as the result of a game iniury. The Student-Faculty Committee began a series of meetings about student de- mands on dress code changes, and by Dec. 'IO the revised code left the field open to girls wearing pants to school. Homerooms participated in the annual Christmas drive for the poor. This year students donated clothes, toys and food which were then taken to needy families. Eleven Texans on a return trip from Las Vegas, Nev., were killed when their plane crashed into an open field north of the city, in view of many residents. Record number of voters reiected the proposed new constitution 61,092 to 58,986 Dec. 10. Henry Bohnhoff, local Boy Scout, was rescued from the snow-swept Sandias after breaking his leg on a hike. December ushered in the first draft lottery since since World War II. The Defense Department announced that 50,000 more Gl's were expected to leave Vietnam by April 'l5. Vice-President Spiro Agnew and his wife boarded a plane at Andrew Air Force Base for a 37,000 mile tour of Asian and Pacific nations. Japanese voters sent a Pro-American liberal democratic party back to power for four more years. A Supreme Court ruling to desegre- gate schools without delay forced many Jackson, Miss., parents to decide whether to send their children to integrated schools, keep them at home or send them to private schools. Five gunboats, escorted by a small flotilla of Isreali vessels, slipped out of a French harbor despite an embargo on war goods to lsreal, leaving behind an embarrassed French government. Inflation continued, interest rates rose to unprecedented levels and the stock market receded as the month closed. The biggest highlight of the month was the Christmas vacation, enabling students to enioy movies like Cactus Flower and to listen to songs like Rain- drops Keep Falling. sam,