Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Offer hard to refuse Organization,GDC,sports enhance package T .Ml was an offer that was hard to efuse. Too many people took Skyline for ’ranted. Of course, it was a regular, comprehensive high school with athletics, student government and an academic curriculum. But the difference between his high school and any other was that nuch more was offered; more than any )ne person could take advantage of or ippreciate at any time. Yet students continued to experience is much as they could to make sure they eceived the full benefits of the Skyline leal. Students who attended the school came from every part of Dallas and boosted mrollment to 4,257; 471 students more han last year. Enrollment, however, did lot affect the many learning opportunities. Twenty-four career classes, known as clusters, gave students an extended part of he deal that few people ever got to experience. Clusters allowed students to tudy in advanced areas such as architecture, cosmetotology and aeronautics in the Career Development Center. Most teachers in CDC were actually professionals in the areas they taught which made the offer even more irresistible. Clusters prepared students for job opportunities and gave college-bound students a firm academic background. Clusters like photography or horticulture actually allowed students to work while learning in on-the-job training programs. At the beginning of the year, CDC did have its problems. Monetary cutbacks left some clusters without funds to finance equipment or repairs. The closing of the downtown Transportation Magnet left the Skyline cluster with its hands full, with over 150 new students and seven new transportation teachers. Transportation classes overflowed into F-building displacing teachers and classes. Functioning under the constant threat of having TV Arts moved to the Lincoln Magnet was another challenge CDC faced. vv e’ve got spirit. Juniors Tracy Taylor and Angela Holloman show their spirit at the Roosevelt game. Sept. 30. All hope for a win were died as Skyline lost 17 to 11. Photo by j. Babb Opening :i

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1 mm Holding his own. Senior Lawrence Hardin bears the warm summer heat during band camp which began Aug. I. During the summer, band members worked four hours each day. Photo by K. Hundt • 8 | ■AM'. • •••

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Un her own. Senior Ronda Chesser prepares a floral arrangement in horticulture. Students in CDC were used to working independently on projects. Photo by H. Castellanos package deal 4 Opening