Sunset High School - Sundial Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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A --......,.v-MIM N Q ,,. ,tmgntnh flsfclzictsfscfmig 'lk J 20 STUDENT LIFE A loe Mora, Lee Alvarez, Edward Davila and joe Sota show off their Bruce Springsteen tickets. A Sunsets Band marches in a parade which was filmed for David Byne-'s movie. Q . .aeii Q Wwhbk A ibiggcsl football the is disinzercsz W lllll ff tg 33' is 'ifkig . W . KX K+ 1-. is ik- Q1i.::i ::: E V i D if A David Howard looks up to one A Sunset H.5. athletic progr ofhis heroes, Kerry Von Erick. were frequently featured in li newspapers.

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'i lr LUIEIELHEQQ Assemblies were a regular event during the ten week football season. Sometimes the assemblies were all routine, and sometimes they were enhanced by skits. For the W.T. White aseembly the l.l.. T1 4 Coach Wadill, Coach Washington, Coach Ciese and Mrs. Adams were all recipients of the Pie in the FaceAward. Bisonettes acted as W.T. White impersonators. The traditional Kimball skit, in which the Kimball knight was killed, was performed with great enthusiasm. At- tendance at the assemblies was not very high, because the assemblies were held after school. W ,f-39 5 2: ff Q..-is -HJ M mg y fl K if - E igrx at .-bi. a V: J Q ' y -7 F . .' Nj t A Attendance at the Homecoming assembly was good due to the fact that the assembly was dur- ing school time. 4 Senior football players carry the dead knight off the stage at the Kimball assembly. STUDENT LIFE 19

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-ff , l M ill ffigvfdf. ..1p,gmgfiv,,,J.-1' at , is 7 ,, ,ki ,,,, Ly, M. V Wfff'7'W',, A , W . 'H . 4 lv Y' . ' . .. my . ,-,, .t,-n. ig, . ft. M. V , ,WWW ...Wpg 'WH W.. IIJEUEIEU fil ' 'LVIIUIE Elifillii Throughout the year some of Sunset's fortunate students have experienced brief encounters with fame or famous people. When Mr. Benat was asked if he and advanced band members would be in a film that David Byrne, singer of Talking Heads was making, he happily ac- cepted. In their scene the band marched down the street in a parade. The band was given 250 dollars, but since the money couldn't be given to individual students, it was placed in the band's fund raising account. Sunset was able to come up 145 tickets to one of the hottest concerts of the year. The tickets were donated to the school by one of Bruce Springsteen's managers, and were given to the seniors after school, making for a memorable Friday the 13. When the two main Dallas papers published articles about lack of participation on the Varsi- ty football, the inability of players to pass their classes and low at- tendance at football games, many students became angry. Sunset's Student Council wrote a letter to the editor detailing the unfairness of the article and the bias with which the story was written. The papers printed the letter, but no apology. On the positive side, Maria Meraz was featured for her ability in several sports and her dedication to academics. Sunset's district-title winning coaches were often quoted on how they felt about their opponents and the upcoming games. As individual students, coaches, and teams, and the stu- dent body experienced some measure of publicity, the name of Sunset High School continued to appear before the public eye. These were but a few of the few of the moments during which Sunset shone with the stars. A Mohonna Young and Robert Mitchum stand in her yard while things were getting ready for the shooting of Thomson'5 Last Runn which was filmed in her neighborhood last summer. 4 Band members look on as shooting is taking place below them in David Byne's movie. STUDENT LIFE 21