Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Awaiting a verdict. Margaret Hamlin and lolene McGregor greet Marilyn Shannon at the board meeting Addressing the board. Ramon Arguelles pleads with the board tor more money. 10 and on 5

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10 and on as ... District tightens belts Cut-backs were familiar to all involved in the DISD. With $4.5 million less in state revenues, the no-tax-increase budget, approved at the Aug. 3 school board meeting, meant less for many. The cut meant less for teachers who proba- bly felt the pinch most. They were granted a 5.1 per cent pay increase, which was 5 per cent less than they had strived for and 10 per cent less than the predicted rise in inflation. Picketers from American Federation of Teachers and Classroom Teachers of Dallas voiced their opposition to the meager raise. Some expressed fears that they would have to move on to better-paying districts or new careers. Some monetary losses for the district added to the problem. The Foundation for Quality Education, set up by former Superintendent Nolan Estes, was placed in receivership after more than $700,000 was found to be mis-spent or mis-used. William Oswalt, owner of Maxwell Con- struction Company, found his company and his home under scrutiny by the district, the media and the FBI following charges of shoddy workmanship, double-billing, over-billing and billing for work not done. Athletic director Kedric Couch was found guilty of conflict of interest following sales of property to the district. Couch was able to buy land the district wanted at deflated prices and sell it for as much as 200 per cent profit. He agreed to return profits to the districts after the board made its decision. Superintendent Linus Wright tried to account for district money by ordering investi- gations into questionable handlings of money. Those involved in the district watched some problems deepen and others resolve; all looked to the next year in hopes that the dis- trict would get back on its feet. Pride doesn't feed our kids. Carrying a sign to protest low wages, Ramon Arguelles walks the picket line with AFT and CTD members.

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 10 and on as... Guzick, enrollment cause different start Where was the boss? School began without Principal Frank Guzick. Freshmen missed his traditional tie trick at orientation because he was home recuperating from surgery. He returned Sept. 4 and immediately began his duties. Students were again run out of the stu- dent center by his warning, the ringing of a hand bell. Known by old-timers for his oft-repeated announcements (That was not a bell; disregard that bell.), he soon became a well-known part of the newcomers' lives. Enrollment also played a role in many changes. The senior class, the smallest ever at Skyline, was just over half the size of the fresh- man class. The seniors made other firsts too. They planned a senior cook-out on the parking lot, an all night graduation party and they voted to have their prom at the Fairmont instead of the not-so-cherished Wintergarden. In one way or another, students set them- selves apart from those in the past. They con- tinued traditions, but more importantly, they set standards for the future of Skyline. Virus mocus. Guzick recuperates from a mys- tery disease. Promises, promises. Freshmen fill the audito- rium to hear speeches from class president candidates. 10 and on