Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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 Highslcpping! Warm summer temperatures couldn't keep the hand from practicing as the group works on fun- damentals during summer band camp. Aug. 2. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp ▼ Down the line. Drill members work on New York. New York during summer practices in preparation for the Garland football game. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp Camps: are they really worth it? Summer camps meant many things to many people. Students who were involved with these camps par- ticipated mainly because they had to be prepared for the club's activities. Other camps were not mandatory, yet many students par- ticipated anyway. Journalism summer workshops were not re- quired. while band, football. Silhouettes and cheerleaders camps were mandatory. Although the hours these students spent working were long, complaints remained minimal. Camps help because not only do they help sharpen us on things we already know, but they also teach us new fun- damentals and routines. commented flag corps member Tyna Thompson. This was the general attitude taken by most students. Some students even referred to their camps as being fun. Many students had mixed feelings about the camps. But all-in- all. camps definitely were necessary and well-received by most. ▼ When Ezar talks ... people listen. Footballers listen closely to instructions given by Coach ]oel Ezar during summer practices. The group practiced each morning from 8 to 10 and afternoons from 3 to 6:30. Photo by Nathan Schwade

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► Flaggin' away. Flag corps and captain Sharon Evans work along with the band during summer camp which began Aug. 2. Here she works on Mirada! in preparation for the first ball game. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp. ► Makings of an artist. Posters added color and spirit to pep assemblies: cheerleaders were responsbile for those as junior Vicki Karlen works on a poster for the Garland game pep assembly. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp Groups find vacations busy When the songwriter wrote the words, Roll out those crazy, lazy, hazy days of sum- mer. he obviously did not have some groups in mind as organizations spent a good part of the summer vacation learning skills that proved to be beneficial once school began. One such group was the varsity cheerleaders, who ventured off to Norman, Okla- the University of camp. During the girls and mascot homa, June 14-18 for Oklahoma cheerleading five-day camp, the 10 learned various cheers, chants and jumps. In addition to learning stunts, the qualities of sportsmanship and leadership were emphasized. As a result of their performance, the cheerleaders received four blue (superior) ribbons and were honored as a nominee for the Award of Excellence. Each night the group also received the spirit stick which they were allowed to keep once the camp was over. In individual competition, head cheerleader Lynn Beall was honored as an All-American Cheerleader. Another group that found its vacation cut short was the band, who began summer camp Aug. 2. Every day until school began, the group worked from 8 a.m. until noon. Two hours were dedicated to marching techniques and fundamentals, while the remaining two were spent practicing various stand tunes and contest show music. Individuals from these groups such as twirlers and drum majors at- tended separate camps and contests earlier in the year. Drum majors found themselves at the East Texas State University Drum Major Camp where they learned conducting techniques and marching fundamentals. Although twirler Rhonda Williams was unable to attend any contests during the sun mer due to surgery, twirler Kristy Love wet to represent Skyline and herself in many cor tests. By the time school began. Kristy ha compiled a total fo five Texas state trophies. In keeping up with tradition, the 23 fla corps members also began camp Aug. 2. Th first week of camp was devoted to learnin marching fundamentals. During the secon week, the group worked with Jan Baker froi ETSU. who taught two flag routines an various other manuevers. The Silhouettes traveled to Bryan, TX fc the United Spirit Association (USA) Dri Camp held on the Texas A M campus. Jun 15-18. The Silhouettes learned three routine and the camp dance. When camp ended th drill team had compiled 127 blue ribbons an a trophy. Individual awards were also give as drill lieutenant Missy Hopkins was name one of the camps Super Strutters” i marching competition. Although camp wer without major mishaps. Rhonda Baker did ir jure her arm during a routine. Working every day mornings and aftei noons in less than pleasant temperature described the varsity footballer’s summe practice. Led by members of the varsity foo1 ball team, an informal week of practice bega Aug. 9. The following week, coaches reporte to the school and real practice began ever morning from 8 to 10 and afternoons from 31 6:30. During this time, the team worked o plays and running and hitting drills. Although lots of hard work and long houi of practice were expected of these group: many students obviously didn't mind th work as shown by the number of member who participated in the clubs. But surely a some of these members can attest, their sum mer vacation was anything but lazy. 10 Student life

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► Carrying a load. In keeping up with the keep students busy attitude, teachers often assigned much homework. This, of course, means more books to carry home as Tammy Dodson and Teresa Williams can attest. Photo by Hector Castellanos ► A teacher at heart. Long assignments over un- familiar material made students depend on each other for help as Donald Williams explains an assignment in Electronics cluster to Esteria Tatum. Photo by LaSalle Smith ‘Making the grade’ tougher All through junior high and high school, students always kept that ultimate goal in mind: graduation. But in quest of this goal, students often encountered many problems along the way. And by the time one reached high school, a school day could no longer be referred to as typical.’' One such problem students faced was large 1 amountsof becomes homework. Often at times, the teachers who assigned this homework had the assign much and explain little” attitude. This in turn left students at home trying to find the answers to questions or problems that they had never heard of. Usually when horendous amounts of homework were assigned, it no longer could be called homework. More often than not. it could be dubbed busy work.” This type of homework was usually pointless, but it did serve its purpose: keeping students busy. “Homework is fine. But when too much is assigned. I hate it! commented sophomore Rachel Bermea. Another demon students faced was the test. Tests came in a variety of forms: daily quizzes, pop tests, six weeks and the devastating final exam. Usually the form of the test made no difference. To students, a test was a test. Although students sometimes found these tests tedious and unnecessary. teachers definitely touted them as essential. Problems that came along with studying 1 a test were many. Some students went hor with an assured attitude that they wou study their hardest for a test the next day. o ly to find out they had left their notes or bo at school. Other students studied their hardest for test to find that everything they studied d not appear on the test. Some teachers went as far as assigning e tra homework on the night of study. Oth teachers, continued to schedule tests for F day after Thursday night football garni leaving very little, if any. time for stuc When this happened, students had to $ themselves up early to try to get in a fe hours of study before school. Giving homework on test days makes sense. Most people never do it anyway stated Deneen Robinson. Other problems such as jammed locke lost homework papers, disagreements wi friends and gripy teachers also remained pi sent in the school scene. And by the time t 4 p.m. dismissal bell rang, students felt though they had been dragged through a tc nado or hurricane or both. But after all w said and done, students endured the pi blems because they were all a part of maki the grade. 12 Student life