Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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►Time for researching. Cedric Byrd spends ti gathering sources for his term paper. Photo Elizabeth Gomez ►Aircraft reporting. Working in the library. Gary Rogers and Cameron Smoot prepare reports on airplanes. Photo by Elizabeth Gomez Room overlooked; seldom under used There was a room on campus where nearly everyone spent several hours at least once in his high school career. It wasn't the student center, the cafeteria or the clinic. It was the library. It may have been overlooked at times, but seldom underused. This center, stored with knowledge, was a valuable place for the working student and was used for other reasons besides working the fingers to the bone. Since I’m really interested in music. I go to the library once a week looking for books. I try to keep up-to-date with all of the sources.” said sophomore Greg O'Quinn. Many mornings students gathered around the library doors, waiting to go in and begin or complete last night’s assignment. As an alternative to study hall, some students took refuge in the library: and during the lunch periods, others keyed in on the opportunity to catch up on classwork. But the library's overwhelming popularity remained in the clutches of the dreaded term paper. At certain times of the year, week after week, the room was filled with junior and senior classes resear- ching and adding the finishing touches. “Our library is very convenient. Whenever there's research of any kind to be done, it usually has everything you need. said junior Brian Powell. The library was a nice place to hang out for the book junkies, especially if there was work to be completed, but it didn't compare to the student center. Whenever there was the faintest sound of loud voices, a librarian would appear from beyond the shelves saying. Shhh! This is the library. which was disturb- ing for some and well-received by others. When they tell me to stop talking it doesn't bother me. I'll just keep my voice down.” stated sophomore Stephen Perez. Some people may prefer the library because it’s quiet.” Whatever the reasons, completing homework, doing research, reading for pleasure or even escaping the noisy hallway, the library' wasn't just another room in the main building with educa- tional features, it was a room that many students learned to appreciate and make use of. ►In with one; out with two. Gigi Baxter makes copies of material found in the library. Photo by Elizabeth Gomez 28 Student life

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◄ Rocking to the new sound. With the punk scene on the rise. Dan Noah and Sue Miessner demonstrate how it's done the new way. Photo by Karl Pranie A A drink for two. If free eating is not enough, free drinking is the next best thing, as Allen Escher and Kathy Greckel discover. Photo by Karl Pranie. Student life 27

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