Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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1 Worn out from busy activities, students rest in the shadows of the Swiss Alps near leysin, Switzerland. A real lifesaver. Sophomore and swim team member Stephanie Madziar works as lifeguard at Everglade swimming pool. Summer shines with jobs, travel ll was the real thing, said Mark McCullough about his trip to Europe with six other students and speed- reading teac her Toni Laxson. Mark, reflecting on the five-coun- try tour said, It taught me a lot about the cultures of other countries. I kept seeing everything I'd studied in school or seen in movies, only it was the real thing. Students pursued other interests during the three month summer vacation prior to the beginning of school in August. Some students were involved in school-related activities including cluster-related employment, sports, summer camps and summer jobs. 12 People

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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

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A family affair. Senior Ken Ghormley mows the lawn in from of Pulido's in Buckner Park. This student worked with his brother and senior Chris Sadler in their own landscaping business. Riding a Miracle. Sophomore Anne Strempek gives her horse. Miracle, his final instructions. This student worked as a volunteer horseback riding instructor at camp. The sporls-minded found league softball, tennis and just-for-fun sporls like water skiing, swimming and horseback riding while more industrious students spent the warmer months working. lobs obtained through clusters including architecture, construction, horticulture and Man and his Envi- ronment kept some students busy. But some worked in more unusual situations. Sophomore Anne Strem- pek spent a part of her summer work- ing at a camp as a horseback riding instructor. She noted that the experi- ence, “helped build my confidence. I made a lot of new friends. People 13