Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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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

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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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▼We've got spirit. Banners, posters and balloons helped promote spirit at the homecoming pep assembly as the cheerleaders perform the class call cheer. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp ▼America the beautiful. Various clubs practice for- ming the United States for the pre-game show. November 5. Photo by Bill Vahrenkamp ▼Say Cheese. A photographer from Geddie's Stu takes pictures for students at $16 a packet. Photo Kristin Hundt Big dance requires hard work from many There was more to homecoming than just the dance. There was all the preparation, the pre-game show, making mums and the last football game of the season. Varsity cheerleaders spent hours working on decorations for the homecoming pep assembly. JV cheerleaders aided varsity by helping hang banners and streamers in the auditorium. It's hard to pinpoint how much time went into making the banners be- cause we worked in the summer and three weeks prior to homecoming before and after school, said head cheerleader Lynn Beall. Cheerleaders weren't the only ones work- ing for homecoming week; the drill team, senate. Tour Guides, Key Club. Keywanettes. Skylites, the foreign language organizations and others helped in the pre-game show by forming the shape of the United States while the band formed the letters USA and SHS. Horticulture students played a part in homecoming, making mums to sell for $15 to $20. Then, of course, was the football game. The Raiders did not let football fans down as they beat the Bryan Adams Cougars. 33 to 0. Wii ning the game was one important highlight the week, setting the spirit for the danc Saturday. Nov. 6 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel In the stands of Forester Field, mar students cheered with joy while others cri« because it was their last game. I'm sad because it’s the last game and I have to leave a lot of my friends. But thinkir about graduation and going to college gets it out of my sad mood, commented senit Kathy Gurson. While being escorted to the dance by a da may have been imperative in the past, son- students set a new trend going stag. Seni Lisa Coit said, Everyone just got out thei and danced together.” The dance, probably the highlight of th football season, was also the end of tf season. And although homecoming was th most important event at that time for son: people, students were involved with muc more than making reservations for a place I eat afterwards and choosing something t wear. Students played a big role in prepan tion for homecoming; for without them thei would have been no plans for the dance an no one to enjoy it. 18 Student life