Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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. .XV - Ar y rtT. v .V V - VI . Ovf s (| ohn insL i Day of the electrical trades cluster installs an electrical line to the Princi- pal's Office, one of the few rooms in the building with light. Photo by K. Buck V.J' nstalling lights in the attendance office S kept Mr. Leerson's electrical trades cluster busy. Students received on-the-job training by in- stalling electrical lines generated by electrical generators when the lights went out Oct. 17. Photo by K. Buck C ack of work and lack of light were the 's—y cause of sleepiness. Many students were often found snoozing as this person docs. Photo by ). Beebe Lights out 19

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iWb Excitement,confusion Elements presented when Skyline was Confusion, goofing off and total darkness were i few of the things that made school different on Oct. 17. “The lights are out” was a phrase heard many times as students stumbled through dark halls caused by a blown fuse box. The fuse box. not as easily repaired as many thought, caused darkness to remain for three days. 1 was really happy -1 mean, 1 didn’t do as much work as I usually did,” said junior Vincent House. Lack of work was paradise for many but for some, school life continued its daily routine. 1 thought it was going to be fun - nc lights, no work but 1 was wrong,” said sophomore Traci DeVies. The educational atmosphere created by the teachers varied from class to class and teacher to teacher. “My teachers didn’t know what to think and in cluster we just sat around looking at each other,” said sophomore Eddie Rose. The hours of the day seemed to move slower as teachers frantically searched for busy work to do. “It was the way the people reacted, the atmosphere - it was a break in the steady pace in school • a change with a lot less stress it was great,” continued Eddie. All in all, the days went by smoothly considering the situation and in three days the lights were fixed and normal school life resumed. • Linda Villaricl aking do without lights, the architecture cluster students work on their cur- riculum in the halls of G building dur- ing the outage. Photo by J. Beebe I f ary Kelley takes a small break by ( I I candi l'8ht in the lunchroom. Lun- V chroom workers did not find it such a hard problem to feed 4.000 students since they prepared quick sandwiches. Photo by ). Beebe 18 Student life

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go Radicality starts new craze in students’dress, life The need to be different was a reason most students went radical in the way they dressed, talked and danced. Most wanted to find a new identity in which they could express themselves better through their radicality. 1 went radical to express myself in a totally original way, said sophomore Karla Gurson. Rebellion was a contributing factor in the way people dressed. Boys were commonly seen with a flat top haircut, rattails, earrings and bleach blond hair. Girls wore teased hairstyles and 1940's type clothing. Bright colors and un- matched clothing were a happy sight to sore eyes. “1 like to see the bright colors, it adds life to a regular dull day.” said sophomore Dee Geiger. These articles of clothing were bought in a variety of places from Good Will and second-hand stores to shops specializing in this type of fashion. I shop in Yvonne’s or Shady Lady on special occasions,” continued Karla. Dancing was also a form in which people expressed their feelings through music. Dances from breaking to just jumping up and down were commonly seen on the dance floor. Difficult moves in breaking were learned from friends or by just watching others perform. “I learned from stealing moves from people of the street,” said junior Steve Padilla. Uniqueness was the backbone of a new trend in fashion and in student life in general. ■Linda Villarreal loci Bonner shows her rad reality through her clothing and teased hair. Photo by R. Halford a’Rawn Sanders shows her wild taste i: fashion by wearing a lime green shii and different accessories to go with it a the mixer. Photo by K. Hurd 20 Student life