Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Reaching for the top The district reissued the Student Code of Conduct, which classified offenses and punishments. “It mandated what (students) can and can’t do, and the punishments are more severe than what they were in the past,” assistant principal Dwain Dawson said. Overall, students faced a more well- regulated education, oriented toward academics rather than jobs. But those at Skyline had the special benefit of choosing from a wide range of courses which allowed for an individualized education. A large number of clubs and extracurricular ac- tivities also provided an outlet for a number of interests. Of all DISD’s high schools, 2,182 trans- fer students chose Skyline, and of all the school’s offerings, each student found those which best suited him. People at Skyline could consider their high school experience on of the most unique of all—one for each of You, of All People. Spirit of success «OPENING

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Typed out Sophomore Sharon Stacie and Glen Richardson work on a graphic aaalgnmenl In flnt year computer cluater. Clutter were faced with funding cult which made purchasing up-to-date dif- ficult. The computer cluater would like to replace the Commodorrr with IBM Personal Computer . But last year, wr were given no new money for equipment, In- structor Virginia Salter said. We got what we did by telling Photo by C. Bauer Final stop Senior Hellene Duong unload from the but in the morning. A new rule allowed but to stop at only one place betide the home school. Early arriving stu- dent had to obey the 8:15 rule, which did no allow them to go upstair until after the first morning bell. Photo by A. Pham Food for thought Senior Kim! Lowery has a brown bagged lunch In the cafeteria. The usual lunchtime crowd meant book , coats and people competing for space at table . Long line were hard to avoid except by bringing lunch from home. Photo by K. Hen- ton Cheers (unlor Virginia Benavides route spirits at the pep assembly for the game against Samuell. The Raider beat Samuell 17 to 7 although the team did not have a good enough season to reach the playoffs. The no-paa . no-plav rule continued to affect extra- curricular activities, although not at drastically a It had last year. Sports felt the lot of out-of-dlstrict players at the senior clast became the last able to play on MAM transfers. Photo by K. Henson

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Hop in the bus Busses win Ih only alternative for students who were not In thedistrict. At times It wasbol and crowded aa tunlors lackle Gutman and Sandra Garcia could attest. but lhay were la-ft with no cholera Photo by A. Pham Fair hare Pair Day relieved the monotony of tbr week. Senior Mithrllr Manning. (unior Kill Hlanton and ophomorr Sang Pham had fun at tbr fair, partic Ipating in various rides and food. P'ive tic kata was tha very minimum in order to taka part in function» At ZS cant» a lickat. thiv could ba quite expensive. but Ihinx» likr an adorable stuffed animal made it all worth it Due to Tr a»' srsquiern- lannial. students ware abla to anjoy the fair for four weak» Photo by A Pham Lounging in The student center was an excellent place to do homework that hadn't bean done the night before. Right before school senior laffary Bennett did some last minute work on his English, hoping to gat it finished before the Anal bell rang for school to start. Photo by |. Reynolds OF ALL PEOPLE DIVISION»Student life