Tascosa High School - Las Memorias Yearbook (Amarillo, TX)

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N at ' I7 Students concerned with the war in Viet Nam donned the POW! MIA bracelets put out by VIVA as a form of mild protest. Students wear POW bracelets as protest During the 1972-73 school year, nevv students became acquainted with Tascosa and her traditionsg while other students returned to renew them. They gained knowledge, acquired leadership, and became involved in activities in school and outside of it. In protest of treatment ot POWs in Viet Nam, stu- dents began vvearing Prisoner of VVar or Missing in Action CPOWXMIAJ bracelets. The bracelets are issued by Voices in Vital America, VIVA, and sent to those who make a donation of 52.50 for nickel brace- lets or S3 for the copper ones. All donations are used for the publication and distribution of POVV!MIA-reIa- ted material. The bracelets are inscribed with the name of a POW or an MIA and the date that he was lost or reported missing. Several other things made this school year unique and eventful. This was an election year and vvas the first Presidential campaign in which all 18-year-olds were allovved to vote. Even some of those vvho were not old enough to vote took part in national, state and local campaigns for the candidates of their choice. Busing also helped to distinguish this school year from others before it. In Tascosa's case, most agree that it went well with its being the first year for busing. In conjunction with running for junior president, Mark Baskett gives his election speech at the Junior Class assembly. STUDENT LIFE 17