Spring Branch High School - Bruin Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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IMAG Students in northwest Houston attend Spring Branch High School These stu dents live in an older section of Hous ton and go to the oldest high school in the Spring Branch Independent School District ln tact Spring Branch High which has stood on its ground since 1951 and first opened its doors on September 8 1952 is the namesake ot the entire school district SBI-1 is cer tainly older and more worn than the but it IS the foundation ot the entire dxstrict It began perhaps as idea or dram to provdie the best education possible tor the community s youth Though the physical building appears old and worn and could even use a paint iob the school carries with its age countless traditions and memories No longer the center ot SBISD but a vital part ot its workings Spring Branch High retlects the roots ot a system the of a school grass roots The students who go to SBH are repre sentative ot the average American While living in a city that is known tor 1lS rapid growth and booming prosper ity these students are not overly attlu ent and are sttll rather conservattve They still retain traditional American roles and values have been altered over the years and some ot the older traditions have been broken The school has continuously met the needs ot a community that was continuously changing The old broken traditions reflect some of the changing attitudes in Houston and in the USA Spring Branch T-hgh perhaps is Hous ton s melting pot lt is a melting pot in regard to the types ot students that at tend the school lts students possess a 1, At 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, masses ot senior guys in bizarre costumes swarmed the main hall. The incident? The annual Senior Guys' Slave Sale. 2. Miss Chris Smith, special education teacher, spends much time working side by side with her students, 3. On Slave Day, the slave owners were pulled around in wagons, baby carriages, and wheel barrows. Senior Nancy Hobbs often rolls around on skates all day. 4. The wild 'n' crazy personality ot the band broke out at all the pep rallies during the Bears' winning season. wide diversity ot interests and ambi tions and it is ready to enhance those interests and further those ambitions With the other SBISD high schools Spring Branch shares a nationally rec ognized curriculum lt also has several large vocational programs to start stu dents oft in the buslness and trade worlds It also has three special pro grams not found elsewhere in the dis trict The English as a Second Lan program and the Vocational Agricul tural program Because ot its history of growth and change Spring Branch High is not to be looked on as having the worn out dated image ot an obsolete high school but as having an image ot dignity that age and tradition bring SBI-1 is a school which has changed and has managed to ratain its ab1l1ty to meet the needs ot its community other tive high schools in the district, However, some of the school's policies guage program, the Special Education 4! Opening

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,... j' ev-1 lf 'R 'Wu r cy sim 4, 571 A U 2. David D, Layton Park, located on the City ot Spring Valley City Hall grounds, was dedicated to the tormer city mayor after he moved to Oddessa, Texas in l978. 3. Mr. Gatti's Pizza Parlor on Wirt Road, is a popular gathering place lor Spring Branch students on Friday nights after tootball games and dances. 5. Vice President George Bush, a former resident of Houston, met in May with Mrs. Peggy Fraser, government teacher, and Chi Ha, sophol more, at a luncheon held in Houston. Chi Ha won a history contest at Spring Branch High. 6. The City of Spring Valley, in its ettorts to improve the appearance ot the small city, put up a number of wooden markers at the city limit borders, 8. The City ol Spring Valley City Hall is located on Campbell Road not tar from Spring Branch High, lunior students often include a visit to the City Hall in their summer visitation projects tor their government classes in their senior year. will ta It ri 5 cirty' of F111 3 alley' it-ffifrrif ,Me-7- '7 i' 1 .t ....,f-'- 4-1. 1 1. t , ..-.. ,.. ..7 qt. KK' l,Li..+' Opperiii ig 3

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5. lunior Candy Bostoclc takes ei cat nap during a long girls Cross Country track meet at Bear Creek Park. 6. Sophomore lohn Wynn and freshman Mike Phillips check the sound system before a weekend dance begins. The Pee Vee sound system used at all dances was bought by the 1979-1980 Student Council. The drama department takes on the responsibility of providing and playing the music at dances, and is paid S3150 for each dance. Fifty dollars of this is put into a maintenance fund for the system. This year the system was stolen and replaced by a vandalism fund provided by the school district. 7. Mrs. Nancy Rodgers English teacher and Lori White senior, discuss parative Novels class. 8. Freshmen Patricia f-lawkinson leads the flute section of the band in playing the Spring Branch Alma Mater. 9. Spring Branch High has amidst its student body a number of amateur and even professional musical bands. Among these is the band that entertained at the FFA dance held at the VFW Hall on Campbell Road. possible topics for a personal theme paper during a first semester Com- ' x 9 O