Taft High School - Tracks Yearbook (Taft, TX)

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Sponsor Mr. ScoH Rippetoe and economics consultant, Mrs. Judy Bledsoe, help decatheletes prepare for competition. English teacher Mrs. Dinah Gsllagher discusses an excerpt from James Mitchner's novel, Texes. i Studying in English class are Juanita Saldivar, junior, and Darin Griffiths, senior. Working on getting out the newspaper on time is Alfredo Trevino, senior; Shawna Everette. sophomore; and Cory Sierra, sophomore.

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Excellence in Tracks 198G

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Students Strive for Excellence Academics was one of the areas that students strived for excellence. House Bill 72 made students strive for excellence in the sense of passing their classes. House Bill 72 is a good law in the way that it helps students try to get better grades,” said junior David Encinia. Students who did not pass, did not get to participate in any extracurricular activities. the TEAMS test also made the students, especially juniors, strive for excellence. You have to pass it before you can graduate, except this year's seniors were exempt, said Patrick Kelley, junior. The Academic Decathalon, for juniors and seniors with an A, B, and C average was an area that students strived for excellence in when they participated. Passing academic courses was the most important area for the students to strive for excellence. TEAMS Test subject receives ettentkm during discussion between Mrs. Mery Lou Loidl, counselor, and Chad Mitchell, junior. Students Norma Guerrerro. junior, and Erica Trevino, freshman, work on assignments in Correlated Language Arts. Chemistry teacher. Mr. Vinay Dulip, explains molecular structure to junior Patrick Kelley.