Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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The 1980 Origin staff dedicates its work to Judy Babb Indispensable persons are often those who work behind the scenes and who gain no recognition. The 1980 Origin staff recognized Judy Babb and dedicated their work to her. Insuring that deadlines were met for the newspaper and yearbook always meant extra hours for Mrs. Babb. She spent several nights each month developing film and prints in the dark room, three or four days every month typesetting the paper, a week each month helping with paste-ups and layout and who knows how long grading papers for her first year cluster students. Those attending club meetings or sporting events often saw Mrs. Babb there with a camera in hand making sure that everything was recorded in the Origin. High rating in contests for both newspaper and yearbook brought attention to Mrs. Babb. TWU sent her a letter stating that she was one of the top advisers in Texas and request- ing that she instruct two sessions at their annual journalism workshop in December. She prepared one session on yearbook copy and the other on photography organization. Because of these services and her openness with students, Mrs. Babb was named dedicatee. Dedicatee 9

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People With no graduating class its first year and an enrollment of 1,028, Skyline has quadrupled in size to become the largest four-year high school in the United States. Growth, however, was only one of the many changes seen in stu- dents and their lifestyles. No longer were jeans and T-shirts the only accepted form of clothing. Students dressed up in '40's and '50's styles, high heels and bright colors. Rock and roll stepped aside for disco, and kicker dancing evolved. As 1980 approached, 17 and 18-year-olds prepared for the first presidential campaign in which they would be allowed to vote. A new interest in the effects of foreigners on the United States was felt as the Arabs cut back even further on oil exports and immigration increased. A wave of Asian boat people , Mexicans and Iranians found new homes here and Skyline welcomed its share of the new arrivals. Closer to home, students were affected by the no-more-three-day-exemption rule, which meant all had to take final exams. Finals in years to come would be even more gruesome since they would be two hours long. With the attempt to make students and edu- cators more accountable, other changes loomed in the future as Skyline moved from 10 on to 11. People 11