Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Daniel Benavides examines Tamara Furr’s dog lags. MASH clothes pro- vided the spirit boost for the game against Roosevelt. Photo by H. Castel- lanos Silhouettes I.aura Gentry. Rhonda Pinson and (anger Lively show their school spirit by wearing MASH clothes for the MASH the Mustangs” slogan, l-aura and Ginger cheer to the fight song while Rhonda looks at the cheer- leaders on stage. Photo by H. Castel- lanos During the Roosevelt pep assembly. Bobbie Diane Hranicky 1-arry karl perform a soundoff routine to display their clothes in a skit put on by the teachers. Photo H. Castellanos Wearing bandanas was the spirit boost for the Tyler Lee game. Skylitc Jennifer Silinan shows her Raider bandana whilcchccring the team on. Photo by J. Babb Spirit boost Li

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] What von see Spirit boost welcomed by students, organizations Fatigues bright-colored ties and strange pins were just a few of the things that could be seen around the school during football season. They were all a part of the new spirit boost. Each game had a theme and a special activity for students to participate in E a first for Skyline since its opening. Tyler Lee started the theme days with “Tie up the Red Raid- ers.” Students were asked to wear ties to school on this day. On the next theme day. Mash the Mustangs. students were asked to wear army clothes. Other theme days in- cluded Pin up the Wildcats where students wore pins and “Sock SOC where students wore different wild, colored socks. Besides the theme days, there were decorating contests. The Samuel 1 game prompted the hall decorating contest with signs such as Spartans eat Alpo and “Spartan mothers wear combat boots. Also the door decorating contest was held first period on the day of the Thomas Jefferson game. All the spirit activities are getting the student body closer and more enthused about the game. said junior Julie Little. Even though new spirit was boosted, the old ways were still evident. Spirit ribbons were worn in distinctive ways for each class. The freshmen wear theirs both straight up. The seniors wear theirs both upside down. said Julie.“lt's kind of confused about the sophomores and juniors. Some people say the sophomores wear them with red right side up and juniors the opposite but some people tell me different. -Sheri Slodghill Spirit ribbons help show support for the football team and an easy way to show classification. Seniors wear theirs both upside down and freshmen wear both of theirs right side up. Hut the controversy over which color is up and which is down for sophomores and juniors can prove very confusing. Photo by K. Hundt 12 Student life

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Old customs remained strong in the quest for students to define their space. The old tradi- tion of decorating lockers gave each student a place uniquely theirs. Photo by T. Araya Folders and notebooks were open to per- sonalization. However, decorations had to be minimized because of tcachors who took up folders. Photo by T. Araya L.- a to;s What von see Lockers, books, folders provide showplace for student individuality iJeing one of over 4.000 students, a drop in a vast sea. made it difficult for students to keepasenseofindividuality. Through everything from their clothing to the license plates on their cars, students came up with imaginative methods to let the world know whatbelongedtothem. One space almost every- body had was a locker. Even though two or more people shared one locker, the inside walls were customized as ever. Decorations such as posters and stickers were common, but mirrors, radios and lights also found their ways in spite of the fact that they were somewhat againstthcrules. “The posters and stuff just kind of brightened up the space. saidTracyReynolds. Along with custom deco- rated lockers were the usual folders and books, some of which were so personalized teachers wouldn't accept them. Students who had once proudly displayed folders co- vered with stickers, drawings and writing were forced to get new clean ones that could be turned in for a grade every six weeks. The spreading class re- quirement of turning in a fol- der didn’t inhibit many stu- dents but a few felt deprived of alittleharmlessfun. “If it’s written on or worn, I have to buy another one, commented senior Shawn Frost. “ I’d rather waste my moneyonsomethingelse.” Perhaps the most popular form of self definition was through clothing. Personaliz- ing shirts by putting letters on the back of them became obso- lete. Students found that the sleeves and front were also suitable for lettering. In addi- tion, wearing buttons and cut- ting up and wearing old sweat shirts on top of a good shirt became increasingly popular. Those were just a few ways in which students separated themselvesfromtheirpeers. Personal identity and de- fining a little personal space in such crowded quarters pre- sented students with a chal- lengeincreativity. -Teresa Aixiyo 14 Student life