Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Correct pronunciation and facial expression is an important part of communica- tion. Ms. Lucaa and speech student Brian loyce work toward perfection in deliv- ery. Ms. Lucca's cheerful attitude is contagious to her students. In such a comfortable atmosphere, the student's desire to learn and discover is stimulated. The biggest ond the

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1979 Origin Staff dedicates its work to Sandy Lucaa Ms. Lucca shows interest by attending orientation. Being chosen as dedicatee doesn't mean Ms. Lucaa is lax on discipline. Because of her expertise as a teacher and volunteering weekends and summer months to Skyline activities, Sandy Lucaa stands out among teachers at Skyline. As speech teacher and National Forensic League (NFL) sponsor, Ms. Lucaa was the first Skyline teacher to advance a speech student to national competition. Though Ms. Lucaa is small, her devotion to Skyline is an enormous example of her dedication to teaching. Besides the NFL, Ms. Lucaa has sponsored the Senior Pub, the Alumni Association and the cheerleaders. During her 16 years teaching, nine of which she's spent at Skyline, Ms. Lucaa has dealt with students in each grade, as well as those in special education. Because of her sympathy and empathy with those under her leadership, her welcomed sense of humor, and her unceasing efforts to reach students, faculty and parents, Ms. Lucaa certainly demonstrates and conveys the theme, the biggest and the best. We dedicate our efforts to her. Ms. Lucca recounts the experience of National Speech competition with Ricky Rush 4 The biggest ond the best

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Faculty makes education top priority The faculty at Skyline has the same pride in the school as the students; and because of this pride, education is the top priority. The Skyline staff is among the most highly educated in the city of Dallas. They demonstrated their spirit, sense of humor and interest on a daily basis. Their attentiveness to Skyline and its students leads one to know why Skyline is the biggest and the best. Vic Ashley, art teacher and rodeo sponsor, explains the rodeo schedule. 6 The biggest and the best. Patsy Niedecken, Honors English teacher, is exemplary of the educational desires of Skyline teachers as she works on her doctorate at the University of Dallas.