Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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▼ Life's little worries. Filling out a pink slip usually preceded a trip to in-house. Here Dina Fat- tahian fills out a slip because of a tardy. Photo by Elizabeth Gomez. ► Catching up on the news. Although reading magazines while in in- house was not allowed, students usually violated this rule anyway. Photo by Allen Shaw. If life’s a bowl of cherries, then why am I in in-house? A bowl of cherries couldn't exactly describe in-house suspension. Life may have been a bowl of cherries, but in-house was the pits. Students were put in in-house for reasons which ranged from tardies and absenses to running in the halls. Most people really didn’t like in-house, but there was at least one in every crowd whose opinion dif- fered from others. In-house takes the boring school week and breaks it up. You don't have to listen to all your boring teachers.” said one stu- dent who spent time in in-house. Then there were those normal” few who despised any kind of punishment. I think in-house suspension is stupid. It's like han- ding free time to someone who doesn’t care. The people who get in trouble don’t care if they have two unexcused days. commented freshman Lisa Kahanek. Junior Karl Shaw took a turn for the worse as he was summoned to in-house for running in the halls. In-house is okay if you have a lot of homework to do. said Karl. “Being put in in-house for running (in the halls) seems stupid. If you're late to class you're punished: if you try to run to class to get there in time you’re punished. It just doesn’t make sense.” added another student sent to in-house for running in the halls. The agenda for in-house was quite boring, no matter how hard students tried to make it interesting. Students would do anything to break the monotonous routine of in-house: anything from asking to go the bathroom to playing tic tac toe... by themselves. Students thought that lunch would be a relief from the tedious day. but they found that lunch left a lot to be desired. Going to the lunchroom single file was somewhat embar- rassing and they also had to sit together at a small group of tables reserved for in-housers. Boredom in in-house was very common. Some students would read magazines, try to sleep, try to talk to others and even did the work assigned by their teachers. 16 Student life

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◄ Showing her spirit. Alice Hilton made it clear that she had spirit as she yells along with the cheerleaders at the Roosevelt game. Sept. 24. Photo by Kristin Hundt ▼ Proudly we proclaim! Cheerleaders were as much a part of the football scene as the players themselves. Here the group does the pinkie link to the Alma Mater at the Tyler Lee game. Sept. 17. Photo by Nathan Schwade A Breaking away. Quarter- back Leroy Fields finds an opening and rips through in an effort to gain extra yardage against a tough Tyler defense. All hopes for a win were diminished as Skyline lost 6 to 0. Halftimers add to ‘football fever’ Students were willing to part with that extra money for a football ticket. But many times at the game, the football team was not the center of attention. “I go (to football games) mainly to see the band and drill team.” commented junior Jen- nifer Hogue, and sometimes in hopes that our team might win.” I go to hear the band and see the cheer- leaders.” said Lucas Gavitt. Band, drill team and cheerleaders attracted students to these con- tests. but socializing was also a favorite. “They (football games) just give me a chance to have fun and socialize.” remarked junior Ian Johnson. For whatever reason students attended games, each was impor- tant in its own way. And all reasons combined made football games a popular pastime. Student Life 15

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Doomsday! Tardies, class cutting and disorderly behavior were reasons that students faced a choice between a paddling and in-house suspension as Mazen Ismail can attest. Photo by Kevin Cuff In housers bear day of seclusion Students were put in- to in-house for many reasons. And along with these reasons came many opinions of in-house. Some students found that in-house actually aided them if they were a bit behind on homework. Others thought that it was a blessing to be away from their everyday teachers for a couple of days. Among the many disadvantages were that students couldn’t see their usual friends, note passing and talking were not allowed, and the lack of bathroom breaks between classes. The students were quite bored in in-house. After students were put in in-house, some wondered if running down the hall, stopping to talk with peers, or cutting algebra class was really worth it. These were a few reasons why some students looked upon in-house as un- necessary, while others thought it a necessary evil. ▼ I didn't do it. Fecelia Cum- mings. while being con- fronted with a problem by Principal Frank Guzick. con- templates her choice of in- house or other punishment. Photo by Kevin Cuff Student Life 17