Sunnyvale High School - Sabre Yearbook (Sunnyvale, CA)

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1 The old buses sit quietly at the barn, the drivers and maintenance crews victims of Prop. 13. 2 With lack of transportation, carpooling be- came a major means of getting to school. 3 In an effort to save Sl30,000, students had to spend afternoons with Key Driver Training instructors out on the road instead of with regular school teachers. 4 Amidst the personnel shuffles and seniority considerations, ludy Dutra became the new Nurse's Office secretary. 5 Students packed County Transit buses, crossing the city to get home. 6 Expensive equipment costs and fees kept many SHS freshmen out of the football program. Coupling small team size with big expenses, the Frosh Football team was cut in mid-season. 7 One of the few custodians left makes his early morning rounds. l 7, 5 rl .... mon ' 16 y ,

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