Taylor High School - Mallard Yearbook (Taylor, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1984 volume:

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Xcelling Beyond EXcellencE 6 Making It Better By Winning This time, we were going to be as close to perfect as we could possibly be. erfecting the StandarD Making It Better By Sharing Our community played a large and very important role in our success as students. nother Touch of Success 1 Table of Contents f 1 mall Carrying on a conversation the office, new vice-princpl Pat Tone asks Velma Loeve her opinion on the new exemption policy. Wearing matching sun glasses in the bright sunlight, new pri cipal Eddy Lankford and dog show their pride in Duck football team at a city sponsored pep rally. 2 f Opening Change A new curriculum guide for English. No more detention hall. A new exemption policy. A new principal. A new vice-principal. A new leader ship conference which helped our leaders organize our clubs. A winning football season. Little things. Just small changes that made up for their size with their significance. We had worked our Way to the top. Now we faced the challenge of taking the best and making it better than ever. Changes meant improvement. New faces. New rules, and new ideas broadened our perspective of how much we could achieve. Each small change gave us the opportunity to turn a good effort into a great effort. Being good no longer satisfied us. We just had to be the best or better, to be the best. Success was not a limited commodity. W e s u r p r i s e d ourselves when we realized how minor ad- justments in policy could effect our entire attitude. Our new at- titude was reflected by an honest pride and the belief that this time around, there was nothing that we couldn't do. Our small changes added up to big differences. X.,-M ,fails f A' we 2 F4 ' 1 , ?29!'.,s 5 ':'.'fH,71 ' ' . --pF Jf'1K'53gf,yJ . fly. M-.. 'fb- Preparing his research paper Taking a break from their under the new English cur- leadership workshop, club riculum, Danny Stone takes leaders sing along with Eddy notes. Lankford and Naomi Pasemann. Helping to beautify the school grounds, F.T.A. members Jennifer Vrabel, Cindy Jansky, Lisa Carlson, and Terrie Tinsley clear away the weeds from the grass. Small Changes f 3 H-C 2 'S .4 .4 KN. Q Q , Z1 , :M 3 , sn .sa 'I-K L If ,- ?f 4 s N. FW P L . I - Z?' Wd , ,, Q gs-. fs Iva'-. ' W' u.. .5' E V 1' 1 - 11 R A -Wm, t' -.mg f ' 'z '1f . ffm 'J Y. , . . ' .-M:-J5'5 .... 4 1. f'.' lu '.', 9 u J 4. 0, o','1 m v A A .f Q Wat. HN, 4 . f A Y 1 ffw .141 ' M ui H, W ,, :if fi :ir Q . W. Qi. My -me. ig Difference When we walked through the doors on that first day, we knew it was going to be different. Our whole attitude was different. Gone were the doubts and fears we once experienced. Gone was the false pride we once had to force out of ourselves. Now our pride was straight from our hearts, reflective of the fact that we refused to settle for second best. The football team won their way into the bi- district playoffs. The volleyball team tied for first place in district. The band received a II rating at contest. The Mallard was named state champion year- book at THSPA con- vention. The Cottonboll received an All-Texas rating with special honorable mention at THSPA. FTA hosted the state convention. The boys' basketball team had its best season in years. The hi-steppers won sweepstakes awards at every contest in which they participated. We were the best, and being the best had never been better. We had won before, but never before had winning made such a difference. Because of our tremendous spirit and desire to ex- pand our limitations we emerged as the biggest dif- ference of all. Drumming out a cadence, band members Tony Rangel, Paul zgerald, and Tracy Brum- mett add to the excitement of n afternoon pep rally. The and received a II rating at con- test, the best in years. bilant after the varsity team's omecomin trop, Tod g victory over d IV p icic ex resses his satisfaction about the 39-7 Il. Big Difference f 5 6 X That Special Touch Making It Better Together As individuals, we each set our own l goals that we strived to ac- Our larger than ever before f individual accomplishments proof positive that most of us our goals. More importantly when we combined our talents roup effort, we were a com- that came out far ahead of orklng together made all of our ccomplishments eem so great . we had all When we combined our an 1mP0ftam talents into a group ngglggg efforts, the results were all ofthe other albsolutely remarkable. chools com - J o l y n n i state vice president of A newly organized club played a role in bringing the student body Young Life met each Mon- night and every student was in- to come and join the fun. Ice parties and scavenger hunts were only two of the many activities that brought students together and gave them the perfect opportunity to know each other better. Being in clubs with my friends was very important to me because when our club was outstanding, we felt outstanding, said Robin Thaler. Of course, our working together was essential if we were to suceed at being the very best. After all, what would a pep rally be like with only one person? Without each other, we could not fully live up to our potential. With the help of our friends, we continual- ly brought recognition to our school and its students. Being able to share our ac- complishments made them even more special to us. Whatever we achieved together was bsecond to none and the bonds we formed and the moments we shared were priceless. lingers together, forming a number one and sang l ki g f our lingers was symbolic of the sup- had f h h we pursued being the best. Sharing the excitement of a volleyball victory, cheerleaders Kim Radomski and Lisa Stiba exchange hugs and smiles. Through the sharing of our trials and triumphs, we became close to each other. hat Special qouc M-4.1-M. W. w...,...m.f. . . , ,, I -ww-pmuuwsmu.4.,.,,.,,, ., , Q 1 , x 0 , wi . HWMKWH' ,. ' B ll vfy. A ' 1 I 1 Q , , A I 4 - 1 ' ' ', ul -' X .. 2 4 . ' 1' ei tr, .- ' .uf ' '. 1.1 Q ' I' Q sl ' 'lily' I J ' 7 I lr' . V .' 'f :gif ! I .im . I H ,L I ,., I . . I , I up W I V' A-wr, Y I ,Q M i J vw:-M, . ,ft 2 I I 4 , 4 X A A R 1 ans1on Created Need For ust as our organizations grew in size, so did the possibilities as to what we could accomplish. Without cold, hard cash though, we couldn't do much. In order to put out the Cotton Boll or the Mallard, a large amount of money was needed. Having winners who qualified for state or national contests wasn't enough, OEA had to have the money to send these students to these contests. Likewise, since FTA hosted the state convention in Austin, we had to have sufficient funds in order to fulfill their duty as hosts. Also, the cheerleaders needed money for uniforms and equipment, as did the Hi-Steppers. If the band wanted to take a trip, then we had to come up with cash to be able to afford to travel. When it came down to the truth, it all added up to one thing. Dollars and cents. We just ecorating a wreath, Mrs. Mann- ing, and OEA members Ute Han- son and Teresa Turner take part in the club's money-making project. elling ribbons, cheerleaders Janet Debus and Kim Radomski promote duck spirit to Tony Gutterez and Marty Hernandez while raising money at the same time. uck couldn't be very big if we didn't have big bucks. It was very discouraging when we didn't have enough money to do the things we wanted to do with the paper, commented Kel- ly Stone, editor of the Cotton Boll. Our dire need for cash inspired our innovative fund raising pro- jects. With new ideas such as holi- day wreaths and duck feet, we met our financial challenges. Fundraisers 9 e started gathering behind the school just before sunset. The varsity cheerleaders absorbed in their final preparations, rushed from place to place carrying armloads glow, and as it did our enthusiasm grew. Spirit spread rapidly throughout the crowd of students and faculty members surrounding the blazing bonfire. The band played Viva Max Hoinecoming Activities Bring Raging Enthusiasm of cardborad to place upon the bonfire. A teddy bear took its place at the top of the debris to mock the Bastrop Bears. We waited until finally, darkness enveloped the school. The time had come. A tiny spark combined with the gasoline which had been poured over the debris. The fire began to overed with an abun- dance of roses, mums, streamers, and smiles, Homecoming Queen Sonya Ross stands surrounded by princesses, Claire Bartosh and Diana Domingos following the crowning ceremonies before the game. 10 f That Special Touch vercome with excitement, Edward Carmona and Cheryl Marshall share a hug of friendship after be- ing named Band Beau and Band Sweetheart during the first of the pre- game festivities on Homecoming night. and the Fight Song while the cheerleaders conducted a series of yells in an effort to boost the foot- ball team's spirits. You are the one. You are the One Taylor, You are the one. You are the one. Taylor Fight . . . Taylor Fight . . . echoed across the practice field as the teddy bear burned into a pile of ashes. While the bonfire served as a spirit booster, it also unofficially announced the arrival of other homecoming activities. The Hi- Steppers' mum sales followed the pep rally held third period on homecoming day. Meanwhile, classes and organizations busied themselves by setting up their floats for the parade which preceeded the assembly. As game time drew near, and crowds of students, teachers, exes poured into the stadium, Sonya Ross received her crown as Homecoming Queen. Our en- thusiasm reached a peak when the Ducks emerged victorious over the Bastrop Bears. The first victory sock-hop followed the game. Celebrating the 39-7 victory over Bastrop, the dance marked the end homecoming which had raged en- thusiastically all day. ressed in Roman tunics, Laura McLaughlin, Denise Safarik, Lisa Carlson, and Rob Marek give the bears a thumbs down sign as they travel down Main Street on the Latin Club float during the parade. ecalling old times, Dawn Jolynn Schaefer, Sarah and Claire Bartosh perform song from the 1950's for the crowds of at the afternoon assembly held in auditorium after the parade. neeling down on one knee to tie his shoe, Danny Leschber takes a break from watching the game against the Bastrop Bears. With a final score of 39-7, the football game had the greatest attendance of all the Homecoming activities. ll h e fi r e began to glow, and as it did our en- thusiasm grew. Spirit spread rapidly throughout the crowd of students and facul- ty members sur- rounding the blazing bonfire. Diet: Die ithA Can you pinch an inch? . X .ir .. A, 1,g'fjf f ' ' ,. t5:o 'i K . ,5,g,,,k Y. yn' -a. g nm.. ,n 2' Q lf.-: b-4 i At 4 53.5. A . :f f Q --1 ' . ,N L 'Al M ..,,.....,. 1 5' tfffitf i Hifi? . f +.4.. ' 'fl f- -fm. D' 'hEf5'ltg'g5',gi 5 ... mwliyi . .-an , Q 9 X. -, J' it Q ee-. gf X , .Ugg h f . -, Q iii- 12 f That Special Touch Fighting the battle of bulge, meant eliminating the pinchful inch. We often went to extreme measures to win the war. he afternoon rolled around and we settled into our usual routine sitting in front of the television I lost 30 pounds with new Dex- atrim, claimed the next sponsor who looked too thin to even carry with our munchful companions. 30 pounds. Potato chips, Try this nevs Cookies, Soda gf solar belt as youd water. f' W Yglgtf housework. It wil . . . -t iw: f- ' . After finiding 't t 'W slenderize tha? the most comfor- A . H M43 tummy bulge, pr table position in ' M ,X ' mised the peti front of the tube, 1 . M V . T' size three woman. we arranged our W 'I .g.....,p 5 Some of us, i snack so that the if E iii chips and cookies sat within an arm's distance of our position and the soda rested comfortably bet- ween our knees. The remote con- trol occupied our right hand as we turned on the television to see our show. deed, had a tum bulge, and others of us believ we had a tummy bulge. B whether our bulge protruded our waist line or in our minds, could not be happy until the bul disappeared. The battle of the bulge bega- We exercised, starved ourselv Feeling the beat of Celebra- tion by Kool and the Gang, Robin Thaler and Lisette Wilson stretch their muscles during their aerobic dance class in the student center to keep in shape. Taking a break from his regular school activities, Lance Bland strengthens his abdomen muscles by doing sit-ups to keep a lean body. Preparing their salads as they like them, Danny Leschber and Janet Debus enjoy a nutricious lunch while watching their calorie intake. Choosing between the various dietary aids, Ute Hanson looks at a box of Dexatrim to help keep her from overeating. Much to our dismay, though, we found commercials occupying the time for our show. Those in- considerate commercials. Can you pinch an inch? the Special K lady asked. i .JSP TJ and occasionally cheated on diets. Through the pain and toil dieting, we found our new We bettered ourselves in and in body. S Nha 3 f 'fr 112 Yilligx M ,M uf new 1,5 Sn 4' . 'Wm Ry M 'Z W , ' 719' ,f f 'W n I' 'mf ,um Y f V .nr +257 fm , Sf by Q -M W! A Ohm ,vi N, A 6 ! - 1 0 ...WMI NS X ,J X 'N Mym' 1 4 1 o' MA 2 2 W , 7 Q 2 ,W , l 1' ' , 5 Q, I 6 i , E , we Pholo By Cynthia Karkoska QU i Dietsf 13 O gi rg 5 QQ? Technology We raced home after school and plopped down in front of the giant screened, remote controlled, color television set. A gigantic M flashed across the screen and the stylized letters T.V. joined it. I used to watch Home Box Of- fice all the time, Marcia Stephens laughed, but now all I ever watch is MTV. Just as Martha Quinn started to announce the next video, an odd noise interrupted us. A series of squeaks, beeps, and squeals crept into the room. We flew down the hall, and found two eight year old boys playing Centipede on an Atari home video arcade. It's really embarrassing when my little brother can play these games better than I can, Amy Hodon said. Electronics invaded every aspect of our lives. At home, we had miniature arcade games, per- sonal computers, video cassette recorders, and the new cordless telephones. Some of this apparel such as calculator watches and pens came to school with us where more electronics awaited us. The three computer classes of- fered an example of usage of the Using a joystick controller, Lisa Radomski plays a game of Pac-Man on her Atari Systems home video arcade while keeping her feet warm in a pair of bunny rabit house shoes. 14 f That Special Touch Behind the wheel of an actual video game, Clay Howard engages in an exciting game. Games such as this simulated realism by placing the player inside of the machine's cabinet. Demand computers other than playing games. Additionally, our library adopted a computerized catalog and circulation system. The new system will make the entire management of the library easier, Lori McDaniel commented. From actual use of computers, to clips of our favorite rock bands, we found electronics all around us. These electronics served as learning devices, as tools, and most obviously, as toys. Our special touch with these techni- toys enabled us to learn through their use. -W it of 1 4 ,, 7 x,.,.gfr A fa .wa , .7 3553 fs ft. . 5 V,,, - ,ity by , , qw -ff 12 1 5 . QAM. A 1 -1. 'iw 'ff 5 If C. :Q .Q bf Wx. IUX 1 xxx -.- lil ic' ,4 WWW, if Mr W 'wwf' T' WW ' .. ? 6, :e wi XM ,A Pho Karkoska Entering book numbers into the library's new filing computer, Dion Bradford types the information as Aida Trcvinio and Lupe Pesina call out the file numbers. Watching the screen carefully, Amy Hodon tries her luck at Toombstone Ci- ty while playing with her Texas In- struments home computer. Besides helping with school work and finances, home com- puters provided the basic fun of playing video games. Watering the shrubery around the house, Rob Marek talks to a friend on his cordless telephone. Cordless phones first made their appearance in business but soon in- vaded our homes. Electronic Toys f 15 oaded down with an over abundance of homework, L Lynn Mokry attempts to kick open the latch on her locker door while trying to balance her massive assortment of books. Books helped to label students who studied every night as those who took difficult college bound classes. Wearing her new academic sweater, Qa label ofa 90+ overall three year average! Julie Johnson watches other students receive their Rotary Club sweaters. Labeled as a photographer by her camera, Terri Walden focuses on the action of the Lady Duck volleyball game. 16 f That Special Touch aww aj! 'X XX xx 'fi 'X X Photo By Cynthia Karkoska 'Q YN qw R XXXXXX f X, 'Q XXXXNX a 4, abels Making a Name for Gurselves The eighties will be by all means remembered as the decade of labels. Calvin Klein, Gloria Vanderbilt, and Ralph Lauren became household words. The current trend was to wear some- one else's name. In the midst of all of the name dropping, we often forgot that we could be more easi- ly characterized by the things that we did rather than by something that someone else did. The photographer was un- mistakenly identified by the camera she carried with her everywhere. Hoops and other props made the Hi-Steppers easy to pick out of the student center crowd. Because they always car- ried their batons with them, we always knew which of the girls were twirlers, even if we didn't know their names. Letter jackets emerged as the most common form of identifying us and our accomplishments. Football players, basketball players, track team members, baseball players, and tennis team members earned letter jackets. Band members wore letter jackets. Seniors who maintained a 90 or above average for all four years received academic letter sweaters. Usually, these academically in- clined students could be easily recognized by the huge stack of books they carried. We didn't need to wear some- one else's name to be important. Our own achievements made us all special in our way. Our own labels that we earned for ourselves were the best. Opening her locker, Sylvia Gonzales at- tempts to put away some of her belongings before going home. A Hi-Stepper bag, pink hoops, warm ups, a drill team shirt, and a Hi-Stepper coat over her arm all label Sylvia as a senior member of the award winning drill team. Labels f 17 Building up his forearm muscles with the curling bar, Michael Bachmeyer works out in the weight room in his spare time to strengthen his muscles. Pushing his body to the extreme, Jeff Snyder attempts to perfect his timing record by riding his bike through the downtown streets. Putting the t-tops on her new Camaro, Cathy Cummings spends her free time with the car she received from her parents. 'X '1-, X ,.T fi 5-e., 1 ff, t. f ., I . I ,. v. X if + Cars and Music and Idols . Dbsessions Dominate Our Minds 18 X That Special Touch as some guys are consumed with cars, I am consumed with the Stones. My obsession with them is as important to me as obsessions are to others, stated Susan Wolbrueck. I love you so, it's an obsession - The Eurythmics Despite the time we spent at school, doing homework, or work- ing at a part-time job, we found time for ourselves - and ourselves alone. What we did to occupy our alone time often began to consume all of our own private time. Listening to the Rolling Stones albums became an obsession. Reading magazines about all the movie stars became an obsession. Working on our cars became an obsession. Our time became an obsession. Whether we listened to our in- credibly expensive sound systems or participated in activities to strengthen ourselves, we owned our own time. When I'm riding my bike, I want to push myself as hard as I can until my body just can't withstand the pain any longer, explained Jeff Snyder. At times, schoolwork, homework and employment con- sumed so much of us, that we put our own time aside. Or time grew scarce, but also more precious to us when we could spend time do- ing the things we enjoyed. David Hortenstine said, I like to be out in the open outdoors with the fresh air. It's a nice place to feel free from others and to think. When I want to relax and en- joy my own time, sometimes I'll watch T.V. or listen to my Quiet Riot tape, commented Becky Fontenot. Wfmwvff :ig ,.,, Q wr gi MesS9-885 i U1 Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Keeping up-to-date on her favorite movie stars, Lisa Mott relaxes in a comfortable chair close to her idols while listening to the most current sounds of rock-and-roll coming from her stereo. Perfecting her stroke, Cindy Jansky prac- tices her tennis game when she has free time. Not only does Cindy play on the ten- nis team, but she plays for her own fulfill- ment of her goals. Obsessions f 19 Taking A Bite Out of Your Day e sped to Fargo's to find a line reaching out the door. After six costly minutes of waiting, we departed to Sonic. A button on the stand received the brunt of the frustra- tion we suffered at a loss of time from our already shortened lunch hour. The clock read a quarter of twelve, and we had to take a make-up test at noon. As our stomachs growled while waiting for our food, homework was hur- riedly completed for our next class. Unexpectedly, the food arrived, and the scurried search for money ensued. Finally, a handful of assorted change was handed to the carhop whom we recognized as a friend earning extra cash at lunch. Coins slipped through fingers and rolled under the car. Eventually all of the money was found, and we began lifting food off the tray and into the car. Drinks spilled on clothes and booksg catsup landed on homework. The trip back to school was completed in record time. All obstacles along the way were nar- rowly avoided. At last, the school parking lot was entered with one tire jumping over the curb in haste. Grabbing our books, we darted into the building. We passed the teacher on hall duty only to be called back after proceeding ten feet down the corridor. After sur- viving the third degree, we dashed to our lockers and then to class. Test papers were handed to us as a Stern voice informed us that ten minutes remained in which to complete the test. 20 f That Special Touch Rushing to finish their lunch at McDonald's, Deanna Cervenka, Michelle Miller, Janet Debus, and Tutti Perez eagerly anticipate the speedy ride back to sc oo . W-4...,..rw-W.,- iei,.SiiflUif . W.. ,,., wt., I 4,992 fl I , 1 if 1- Ak 4 :sk 311 .K .. tu A.. ,,ZzAm,.w f i Q. 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Each ding only ela eiol A iltilil: , eeyeil. tnilile lieii laafllf iil iiil leii iiiteif teel leiil 1 'it ilil tleeffofi ilit our inner-most emo- reminded us of the ili' lltliitl lii . teeiil lei Ii0I1al f CCliI1gS- eVef'S0'qUiCklY aP' ttati tiai 1 aea liii ? eeo iii . iia e...Q 'Tfieflds are Someone Proaching Algebra ili if is i1ii aiii f iiffr . . , V who can be trusted major first period that next day. Suddenly, the quiet bar- rier broke with the shrill echoing ring of the phone. Who could it possibly be at this hour? Answering the phone in a weak and angered voice, we found that the mysterious person on the other line was only one of our friends who unfortunately had not finished their Algebra problems. 5 4' Normally we would have hung up, however, a friend in need caused us to think twice. We did not choose our friends overnight. Friendship took effort and that effort made our friends very special to us. Friends are a very special part of our lives. We ali need someone who will share our laughter and tears, explains ,-ff' rf, ' s - Studying her Algebra, Michele Petrucci receives a little extra help from a very special friend. During the school year, we are often faced with staying up alone doing homework and having a friend near by kept us from being lonely. f, with our deepest and most confidential problems com- mented Larry Brown. Another important part of friendships grew from the memories that we shared amongst each other. The best thing about friends is the memories. Parts of them will always remain in your heart, quoted Terri Tinsley. J f if , 1 Protecting their eyes from the bright sunlight with heart-shaped glasses, Sarah Schulz and Ann Griffith anxiously await their arrival to Colorado. Friends f 23 , 1... fs., , 5. if 24 1 That Special Touch When the Party's Over Comes the Time to CRAM s we gathered up our books at the end of the day, we each p o n d e r e d t o ourselves: I've got a theme due in English tomorrow, a major test in plane geometry, and a major ,in chemistry. Thank goodness some of us didn't have jobs to go to after school. Most students especially those of us who were college bound, realized how imperative good grades could be, but sometimes the burden seemed too heavy to bear. We looked for fun, and whether we attended parties or just went to a dance, we found the excitement we craved. This new trend of letting things go became very apparent during the middle of the year. It also became apparent in our grades, which were rapidly going downhill. A middle ground needed to be established. A new pattern had been set, and studying was once again the name of the game. Surprisingly enough, we party-gocrs returned as students, and the parties dwindled down to only once or twice a month instead of the usual two or three times a week. As the end of the year ap- proached, final exams loomed ominously in the future. Those of us who had allowed our grades to slide ran around frantically, wondering what to study first. Notes had been lost or thrown away, papers could not be found, the list went on forever. Tension crackled in the air as the last week of school progressed. We had raised our grades enough to pass, and the only thing that worried us was those finals. On the last day of school, we all felt a sense of accomplishment, and we enjoyed the freedom of summe Waiting for help with his research paper Todd Lantzsch spends his lunch hour camping out in front of Miss Parsons' English room. Enjoying the solitude of an unusually com- fortable but out of the way place, Sandy Hurta studies her algebra in preparation for a test. TQ' I C Q of if 5 Z W i, if iv i X W QM '52 of A' ' ' M 'Q T33 A 3' 5 Photo By Cynthia Karkoska X-f Scattered books in a car show the good intentions of students. However, these same books will spend a lonely night without even being opened. Spending time studying in an unusually quiet Student Center, Lance Bland looks over his free enterprise homework. Studying f 25 26 f That Special Touch When a Band- id and a Kiss Are ot Enough To lasses. That word alone made us cringe. Horrible thoughts of Four Eyes raced through our minds. We thought of looking at the world through an eternal win- dow, but realized that not seeing the world at all would be worse than any inconvenience. Sometimes glasses are a nuisance, Paul Bogan com- mented. But they help me to see, so I just have to put up with them. Those of us who absolutely could not stand the thought of wearing glasses chose to wear con- tact lenses. Although contacts re- quired more maintenance than glasses, some of us preferred the natural look which contacts allowed us. Like wearing contact lenses, wearing braces helped us to im- prove our appearances. Still, along with a pretty smile came Resting his arm on his crutches, William Gelner uses them to his full advantage dur- ing the time his injured leg recovers from surgery. Choosing a new set of frames, Martha Tamez examines a pair of glasses as she at- tempts to select a style which will reflect her personal taste. months of agony. My braces hurt, especially when I have them tightened. Sometimes I think that not being able to chew gum and eat certain foods is just as bad as the pain, Karen Hollowell explained. While glasses could be worn for indefinite periods of time, and teeth took years to move, another inconvenience lasted only a few months, but felt as if it lasted for an eternity. For some reason, our broken bones took ages to mend. I broke my foot at the begin- ning of basketball season, and had to miss some of the games. Jonna McCormick complained about her injured foot. Whether our bodies required a cast, stitches, glasses, braces, crutches, contact lenses, splints, slings, or merely a band-aid and a kiss from mommy, we fixed it up as quickly as possible. .Q .. -- his . is X .SSX Q as s. -X. A . i 5: : ' ll A515122 ,E , '71 .. . ,aQ:.:,ss,x.' we ..t ' y lg K I . I 'K N : - -.max . 1 'Q , wt' ig . .,. mt- ki- Q 5 I f ' kg was , A 3 W7 ,ai EW . . . is ,i .A . kk K ..ReEg.,E. . r if 5 P Aa ..., QM .- ,l . X-niisieelwiiss xl KK H QQ 5- g .W -.Awww W fa Q 3 , f ,L-k K K ' tae W' I X . 'Mali . ,-.gums---es.. f aw- 4, Yi Ne w Esate . a at Q Spray cleaning her braces, Denna Mokry uses a Water-Pik to clean hard to reach places surrounded by wires and brackets. Intense cleaning helped to insure a bright shining smile. Popping her contact lens into place, Claire Bartosh prepares to face the world with 20120 vision after allowing her contact lenses to sterilize overnight. Wearing con- tacts required the patience and skill of put- ting the contact lens onto the eye. 210031-WD! 2!luuK3 Kg ozoqd ' WS 1 , ON Performing an alto sax solo, Jonna McCormick refuses to let her injured leg interfere with her participation in extra cur- ricular activities, as Tracy Brummett awaits his cue to begin playing. Minor Repairs 1 27 vb NA. 1 if Nw is Q55 .N W. .,AA .sa ,f.l.,.,s3,s.,..,r.,t, .,.,.t.fW. ,,,, v..W.,., ,,,, ,.,Ww,.,,,t.w.. ,-.tsf,s.tf, ,,,,,. .w..lf.f,,v,t.,tmftmWt-gfmff-,-.tttfttt Vfyfv - .ff-vm' ,.,,- f, L-ff -V,--mgwq: Qt'G :H'itv.tKZ3'E ii i'tF'Y'iiIHf1w'li,.f,,'wv pf ,,,1tf.f.,.,,,t,,.. tf.4..M,1v:'.vf...vw,-1 fy,-g,tt'..' Qfwy-emits,-rf,. .,.f,,,q.t,v,:,ttt.,-,- , 1. ,-,,,,--M, ,,,,, ,,,,,,,: . ,W . , ,,, , M.,-,. . . 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Occasionally, we traveled long distances from home. When this happened, we usually stayed two or three days. The Future Teachers participated in the State F.T.A. convention when they stayed in Austin for two days. It was fun to be away from home with all my friends. But the con- vention taught us all important facts about our organization, Laura McLaughlin said. The only disadvantage to field ...Q.fCN7f' -ff ' V w2?'.:. g fi s 2' f Q f-N, E F -M ll A g fp, I I, s 5, 5 fs K if 2, trips lived in the extra homework teachers assigned. For most of us, the homework we missed tried our true test of dedication. We had to know the material and prepare for the next class on our own. Our in- dependent study habits matured and showed the maturity through our performance the next day. Usually, the anticipation for the upcoming trip motivated us to study more for our classes. Education outside of school benefits us as much as inside school. We are able to apply our knowledge to the real world, added Jill Lindquist. Showing the depth of the snow, Michelle Retrucci stands flat- footed in Keystone, Colorado on the F.C.A. annual ski trip dur- ing the Christmas holidays. - .cw Waiting patiently in the aftemoon sun, the freshmen and junior varsity basketball players talked amongst themselves until the bus comes to take them to an out-of- town tournament. Overly packed and ready to go, Kelly Stone sits in the early morning light with her hair in curlers waiting for the bus to arrive that will take her and her fellow journalism students to the THSPA convention in Denton. Vacation X 29 .5 5 Al 52 .2 4: ... r: P. U at Q 3 4: D- Rehearsing their scene, Eve Uennifer Vrabelj follows the temptations of the Devil fDennis Haywoodj as Adam, QMike Tonej watches the evil offering of the for- bidden fruit from the Tree of Wisdom. Sitting on the bass dI'lllllS, Vanessa Eulin- field and Steven Townsend watch the per- formance of the twirlers with Clay Howard. This outdoor pep rally served as an informal performance of the band. 30 I That Special Touch on ,ff M i,e - , as l S S T st 5 . H .,,:, H , rs 5 S .e ss T T ' M1 if is vw , ., V J . lk . i Q . iiti it A E' sq. Q ei F A so we k 33 ,S xwg 1 We Work For if Why do we put forth such ef- It's to put on a good show. the reason most of us for such long hours, Dennis Haywood. Performing can be a fun and terrifying experience, but we like to be in the spotlight once in while. Although we all enjoy a performance, some- we don't realize all the hard ork that goes into perfecting a lay or routine, commented anine Veselka. It's a lot of fun, but we do work ardg especially during the football eason. I guess I like being in band ecause most of my friends are in and, too, said Heidi Polach. Yes, the heat on the band embers and the Hi-Steppers urned intensely. We watched em perform flawlessly at games nd pep-rallies, and seldom ought of the effort it took to be pplause that good. A typical day of a band student began with practice during third period, and usually after school until dark. Also, the long hot hours put in during the summer helped us perfect our routine. This, of course, continued until our contest date when our musical show became more intense than ever. The Hi-Steppers followed a somewhat stricter schedule. After football season passed, we began rehearsals immediately for contest and our Spring Show which had become a much loved tradition. Rehearsals started at 2:30 every day and continued until we reached perfection. We proved our awesome dedication through all the hard work that went on behind the scenes. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Those of us who performed in the U.I.L. One-Act Play Competition waited for an end - an end to the year, that is. In April, we performed at the University of Texas in Austin, in hopes of winning an award for our efforts. Rehearsals began in February, and continued until our scheduled performance. The time limit in which we had to perform made these rehearsals extremely difficult. Other performances, such as the slide show for Mallard took days to prepare. We took the pic- tures and developed them into slides. Then we chose the music and set the time limit. Senior Sylvia Gonzales said it best: It's like that with all perfor- mances. It takes a lot of hard work and patience, but the reward in the end makes it all worth while. Dancing to Viva Max, the Hi-Steppers help raise the spirits of the crowd during a home football game. 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W eekends f 33 RO Roll Out the Red Carpet . . . lt's Hollywood Premier The sign atop the school read Hollywood. We floated down the red carpet and under the canopy. The valet opened the door to reveal a stunning scene that bare- ly, if at all, resembled our student center and cafeteria. Decorations accompanied the theme of A Hollywood Premier. Movie posters from past to present adorned the walls. Stars with the names of seniors emblazoned upon them covered the ticket booth. Movie film suspended reels from the ceiling from which mir- rored balls also hung. Top hats, canes, and white gloves formed the table setting. Hidden projec- tors threw black and white images onto the white screen in the corner. We presented our invitation and entered as the butler flvan Leschberj announced our names to those already at the gala event. We had our picture taken beside the white sports car, then enjoyed the snack food supplied by the elegantly dressed waiters and waitresses. We danced to the music provided by the disc jockey while waiting for the slide show about which we had heard so much for the past weeks. When the D..I. announced that we should enter the auditorium for the Hollywood Premier, we eagerly found our seats. As the photos of our favorite graduating seniors flashed by to the tune of their class song, our eyes filled with tears. But our eyes dried and smiles once again graced our faces when we rejoined the dancing, talking, and eating. As the Junior-Senior Prom broke up, and we each went our separate ways, we took a little bit of Hollywood with us. V .4 1 - , f WH .. V-,,. A . 4. . Hanging a poster, Craig Winters helps add to the decor of the Hollywood Premier. Hundreds of movie posters such as this one from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and other memorabilia were borrowed from the Howard Theatre and almost completely covered the walls of the student center and cafeteria. 34 f That Special Touch Enjoying the music, Jimmy Zim- merhanzel, Jennifer Vrabel, and Rob Marek visit with one another while danc- ing to Lel's Hear It For The Boy by Deniece Williams. Having a disc jockey in- stead ofa band gave us the opportunity to listen to various types of music such as Rock, Country, Spanish, Pop, and Soul. Constructing a prop, Stan Werner ham- mers the nail into the board. Aside from decorations like this one, the junior class spent countless hours putting the names of seniors onto poster board stars, hanging reels of film, and plastering glimmering aluminum foil on the walls. All of this helped to create an illusion of A Hollywood Premier. ribs 'Q-so-47' ,f nf Kham at !fr,fM,mfj!,.jL.: ia ,W 'Q-jf' , V ,,, mf. http, fr . .V f ' I . 1 , r Q -of me we Z ' l , f' ' ff i ' Hn ' V' 'H ,mf.i1115Vr1'lg f',f51A 7 . , V ,A ., tv Wi it lg Painting the cardboard pathway which meandered through the cafeteria to the picture scene, and by the group of refresh- ment tables, Robert Martinez, and Stephanie Watson diligently work on finishing the massive project. Careful at- tention to detail helped make the prom such a huge success. Family Portrait. Gathering together for a quick photo, Paul Zavala, his date, Mary Zavala, Steven Preuss, Gabriel Zavala, and Pat DeLaRosa smile for the photographer. The three Zavala's and their dates took the picture for their mother. By cramming into the tiny space in front of the gleaming, white sports car which served as a background, they somehow managed to lit. Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Prom f 35 In both his comedy special, Delirious, and on Saturday Night Live, comedian Eddie Murphy offered audiences a new form of comedy. Taylor became the site of Willie Nelson's new movie. Posing with Willie and his assistant are Beth Walters, Susan Ur- banek, Karen Clawson, Casey Clawson, and Karen Hollowell. its Q' . Q gk NEWS EVENT VIDEO TV SHOW Space Shuttle Flights Thriller MTV Democratic Primaries Sharp Dressed Man Knots Landing Flight 007 Shot Down Sweet Dreams Webster Henry Lee Lucas on Trial Karma Chameleon The Jeffersons Genene Jones on Trial Love Is A Battlefield AfterMASH OOIVIEDIAN RADIO STATION MOVIE Eddie Murphy KLBJ -FM Footloose Joan Rivers KNOW Terms of Endearment Joe Piscapoe KIXS War Games Johnny Carson Kl0l Flash Dance Richard Pryor K98 Mr. Mom 36 f That Special Touch 1984 Offered a Menu Full of Variety, Except . . VVhere'e the Beef? I 1 . J' 'ir-J' 't- 'KLV All 412 -fjZZZff2'4f-- invaded our home in 1984 along with Michael Jackson, Boy George, Cabbage Patch Kids, twist bear necklaces, breaking, sweat shirts, and just about every other imaginable ob- ject. All of this was our 'sbeeff' and it fit the year perfectly. Entertainment had its biggest year in ages. Return of the Jedi and Flashdance played to en- thusiastic audiences all summer. Shirley MacLaine and Robert Duvall won Academy Awards for Best Actress and Actor while Michael Jackson collected a record - 8 Grammy Awards for his album, Thriller which sold over 27 million copies. New shows Spinning on the palm of his hand, Daniel Arocha demonstrates the newest craze - break dancing for the students at THSPA convention, Cutouts: Glacier glasses and twist a bead necklaces were only two of the countless new fashion trends which attracted the at- tention and pocketbooks of students. Beads er strand while cost from 53.50 to 55.00 p the glasses cost up to eight and ten dollars. I dominated network television, and we saw Happy Days become a TV has been. On the fashion scene, bi-level spiked haircuts made an ap- pearance on almost every head. Glacier glasses covered our eyes, and multi-colored beads found their way around our necks. Pen- ny loafers, argyle sweaters, and parachute pants lined our closets. Seven Democratic contenders sparred for a Presidential nomina- tion. The three top runners were Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. With so much going on, no one had to ask WHERE'S THE BEEF? Three of the most popular albums pur- chased by students arc: Thriller by Michael Jackson, 1984 by Van Halen, and the soundtrack of the movie, Footloose. I MALE SINGER MUSICAL GROUP SGNG Michael Jackson Jump Phill Collins Huey Lewis 84 The News ' Footloose Boy George I Culture Club Against All Odds Mick Jagger The Cars Islands In The Stream Billy Idol Alabama Hold Me Now FEMALE SINGER ALBUM CONCERT Pat Benatar Thriller ZZ Top Cyndi Lauper 1984 ur a Irene Cara Synchronicity The Police Bonnie Tyler Eliminator Stray Cats Donna Summer Undercover Lionel Richie Signs of Our Times 37 lirmelinda Aguilar: DliCA 1. l.aura Aguilar: .lunior lltslorians I: lll:Cl' Z. President. Angela Allen: lland 4. Druni Major. Jan lland. l CA: IKTAL Spanish Club: On-Stage: NHS: 0liA. Brenda Alvarez llcnry Alverez: DlfCA. l-Isther Aroeha: Spanish Club I: Band l. Keith liaehmayer: Varsity lootball: Baseball 4. Donald Baker: Choir -1. Randall Baker: 'l rack. Cross Country: Basketball. James Baldwin Edward Banks: lland 4: lfreshinan liasketballx l'l'A: Mallard 3. Photography liditor: Tennis. Ron liareuch: .lunior llistorians: VICAQ llliCl2. Claire llartoslv: Cheerleader 3: I-TA 41 l.atin 2: NllS:Studenl Senate 3: Tennis 4: lreslnnan Class Secretary: Class Rep.: l-'CAL Mu Alpha Theta: Most likely To Sueeeed: Academic Sweater. Alton Bell: l liA: llliCli. Craig Bennett: loothallg l-'l'A: latin Club: NHS: Mu Alpha Theta: Academic Sweater. Paula llilIings:DliCA:l'llA:llliRO1VOCCT. Secretary. lance Bland: Athletic Traineri l- l'A: Cotton Boll: ICT. Dion Bradford: Volley hall: llasketball: Track: 0l2A1 Most Athletic. David Bristow: VICA. l l'A: liootball: Basketball 2. Brian Broadnax: lootball, Basketball: l:'l'A: l-'CA: Student Senate: l-'reslnntin Cioodfellowz Most lfriendly. Keith Brooks: lfootball. Demetrious Budd: lootball: l llA: llliCli. Lisa Carlson: l'l-'A 4: l llA: NHS, Viee President: Band 3. Twirler: Tennis: Basketball: Mu Alpha Theta. Secretary: Bartlett Miss llatne: lst Runner lip Miss Bell County: Aeademie Sweater. Edward Carmona: lland 4, President 2: Spanish Club 3. President, Viee-President: Mr. Tl lSg Student Senate: Class officer: Goodfellowg Mallard 21Band Beau. Chris Chapa: I ootball 2: llaseball 2: VCA: l'l'A 4. District President: Student Senate. Karen f'lavvson:Silk Visions -1.lstl.ieut.:2nd l.ieut.:llliCli l:lll2R0. lori Davis: llorneeoining Queen Nominee. lm-nora Collins: l-illA: VAC. Diana Dominguel: Class President 4: Latin Club Z: ll:-Steppers 3:Student Senate: llomeeoniing Princess. llope Domingucl: library Club: l-'llA. Karen Dominguez: l l'A: l'CA: l llA1 ATll. Vicki Farrell: .IV Cheerleader 2: Cotton Boll Z: ITA l: Most lriendlyg llliCli, Viee-President. State Champion. David Fillmore: l'reshntan liuotball: Basketball: 'l rack: .IV llasketball.Traek: Varsity Basketball: Traek: l-KTA: l CA: Goodlellow l. Ddis Fletcher: Auto Mechanics: Junior Historians: VICA. .lanles Flowers: Basketball 3: Traek I1 liootba ll l. 38 f That Special Touch The Blahs Are Worse T han the Blues in the hallway, Elaine nd Sylvia Gonzales tell Moss about an up-coming m competition. From the beginning of February through the end of March fthe middle of Senioritis seasonj we all found ourselves counting down the days 'til graduation. Countdowns appeared on chalkboards and dates to remember in April and May filled our calendars. Our voices rang of boredom, and our conversations held equally dismal notes. After such a cold, long winter, I've been ready for spring for a long time, complained Dawn West. I could have killed the ground hog when he saw his shadow on Ground Hog's Day. By the fifth six weeks of your senior year, you don't feel like getting out of bed in the morning, much less working on a literary research paper, Terrie Tinsley stated. ss There's never anything to do in the winter, but since Mr. Gatti's was closed for remodeling, this winter was especially boring, said Cheryl Marshall. One of the most exciting days that I can remember was when we watched All My Children in Ms. Par- sons' room at lunch, Teresa Turner commented. I didn't even go to the Local History Day exhibitf' Steven Preuss continued. For underclassmen it's new and exciting, but I completely forgot that it was being heldf' Receiving my academic sweater only made me anxious to graduatef, Susan Wolbrueck said. Cheryl McAlister summarized, I don't understand why seniors can't stop coming after Christmas and the mid-term exams are overf' The attitudes held the same idea, having the blahs was worse than having the blues. ,.,..a-f Registering for fall classes for the fourth and final time, Monica Matysek and Robert Simien receive assistance with their schedules from vocational counselor, David Bates. Examining Scott Morales' hand, senior trainer Lance Bland careful- ly rewraps Scott's fingers to prevent an injury from occurring while on the field. For senior trainers and players alike, the varsity team's winning season gave a great end to four years of football. Seniors f 39 Laura Frederick: FHA -f 2: Volleyball -f l: Basketball 2: Track: H ECE. Jackie Fuller: Band: FHA: VOE: OEA. Rosie Gamez: OFA 2: FTA - l: VOE. Sylvia Gamez: PliA: VOCCT' - President: Freshman President: FTA: ODP: DEP f Vice4President. Mike Gayton: Freshman football: Band: Jazi band: HFCE, Mark Gilleyz Band 4: Mallard l:Cotton Boll, Feature lZdilor:Ja17 band f 2: On Stage f l: Cross Country l: Who's Who: District band. Dolores Gola: OEA: V0li: Volleyball f- 3: Basketball: Traek 3: FHA. Johnny Gonzales: Football 3: Goll l: DECA. Sylvia Gonzales: Cotton Boll Relay Queen Nominee: On Stage: Sophomore elass treasurer: Junior class secretary:Steppers 2. Ist Lt. l:OliA: Flag Corps - l:StudentSenate,VOE. Eddie Griflith: FCA: Football ff 2: l.etterman: Track 3: l.etterman: National Honor Society: Projeet Go linglish: Academic Sweater: Most lntelligent. Tony Gutierrez: Traek -- 2: Auto Mech.: FFA: Cross Country: ICT. Heidi Harrison: Hi-Stoppers 3: FTA 4:Cotton Boll: Mallard, Business Manager: Freshman rep.: Sophomore rep.: Junior Reporter: Senior Secretary: Student Senate reporter. Jewel Hartley: FHA. Tim Haverland: Football 4: Track: FFA. Stephen Henry: Freshman, .l,V. football: Basketball: A-Choir: TFTA. DECA. Martin Hernandez: Football - I. Marty Hernandez: Band - 2: Tennis f 4. Ernie Hinojosa: Football: Basketball: Track: Drama: Ull. Math Comp.: Project Go-English: FCA: FTA. Karen Hollowellz Band 4: OEA: FHA - 2: HlECli: lite. Literary Magazine. Darold Hubbard: Football 3, First Team All- District: Traek l: Most Handsome. Roger Huber: Auto Mech. State Comp.: 4-H Leader: Building Trades. Chris Huff: Football: Basketball --- 3: FHA. Doris Jackson: FHA: ODP: H ECE. Edyie Jackson: Freshman volleyball: JV volleyball: FHA 2: HECE. Kervin Jackson: Student Senate rep.: Basketball 4: Football: Baseball: FTA. Lori Jahn: Band 4,.la17 Band f- 3, Twirler H 2: On-Stage: Projeel-Go English 2. Michelle Jiminez: Volleyball 2: VOE -f Z: FTA f- 2. Demitra Johnson: Volleyball: Basketball: FHA. Gloria Johnson: FHA: Jr. Historians. Julie Johnson: FTA 4: l.atin Club 2: VICAJ Project Go linglish 2: NHS: ICT. Joan Kaderka: FTA 4: TFP - l:OEA --f 2. Julie Kirsehvink: Flag Corps 4: Golf: FCA: Spanish Club: OEA. Marvin Klepaez DE: FFA: Building Trades. Kevin Klutz: FFA 2: DECA - 2. Jerry Koehler 40f That Special Touch eniors ' Gui' amongst her pom poms sweetheart roses, to Succeed - Claire Bartosh takes a from cheering on the foot- team. Favorite Time All through our years of high school, we waited pa- tiently for the day when we, too, would be seniors - Kings of School. We anticipated the glory of our senior year when we would partake in the activities alloted only to seniors. Last football game. Homecom- ing queen. College day. Senior day. And, of course, choosing our class favorites. As a freshman seeing all the seniors having all the fun, I couldn't wait to be a senior, explained Steven Preuss. I was shocked, I couldn't believe that I was voted 'Most Friendly' by my classmates, commented Vicki Farrell. I was so happy to know my friends think so much of me, Vicki added. Most Intelligent - Girl, Lynn Mokry said, I was honored to know my class thinks so highly of me, that they voted me 'Most Intelligent'. Smoothing suntan oil on her leg, Most Beautiful Jolynn Schaefer relaxes after school in her hot tub. Working with his physics lab partner to construct the ap- paratus, Most Intelligent - Boy Eddie Griffith concen- trates on his lab. Selecting a critics hook from the school library, Most In- telligent - Girl Lynn Mokry prepares her research paper. of the Year Being voted 'Best Dressed' surprised me more than anything. It's a great compliment, because itls like the senior class saying, 'You look nicei, and everyone feels good when they get a compliment. It made me feel real good, commented Robin Thaler. Although most all of us voted for our favorites, some of us shared contrasting views of favorites. Because I'd like to believe that our entire class is 'Most Likely to Succeed, and 'Most Beautifulf I don't think class favorite elections are necessary. It'd be a shame to believe that two people out of our class of 160 will be the only ones to succeed, said Susan Wolbrueck. K Doing stuff like voting for favorites brings us closer to graduation, commented Kelly Stone. fcont. on p. 421 ...gf- Enjoying a sunny afternoon in the park, Mr. and Miss T.H.S. Edward Carmona push Sonya Ross on the swing while reminiscing about childhood days. Keeping up to date on the sports world, Most Athletic Girl Dion Bradford reads Sports Il- lustrated magazine in the library during a free period. Senior Favorites f 41 x Helped Us Make It to the End fconl. from p. 411 It will be neat to look in the mirror fifty years from now with all my bags and wrinkles and tell my grandchildren that I was once 'Most Beautiful,' said .Iolynn Schaefer. Being voted Most Likely to Succeed made me feel good. It made me feel good to know that my friends feel that I can go out and be a success at whatever I try to do, commented Claire Bartosh. Also voted Most Likely to Succeed, Doug Moss explained, It's a great honor to me that the students feel that I would be qualified for that honor. I really appreciate the fact that they con- sidered me when they voted. It feels so good to know people think highly of me. I believe that choosing senior favorites will give us something to remember all the good times with. Because they were both so outgoing, Brian Broadnax and Vicki Farrell were chosen as the most friendly seniors. Climbing the spiral staircase, Best Dressed Robin Thaler models her fashionable outfit and new wave hairstyle. 42 f That Special Touch Ten years from now, wc'll look back in our Mallards and remember all the good times we shared as a class, all the growing that we did -through the good times, and the not-so-good timesj, commented Janine Veselka. Not only did we choose our class favorites, but we, along with our junior, sophomore, and freshman classmates, selected Mr. and Miss T.H.S. Because of all the leadership qualities exuded by the senior class, we found our work cut out for us in finding just two to hold the titles. Being voted Mr. Taylor High School is something that will help to keep the good memories close to my heart. I'm so honored that pride is the only word I am able to think of to describe how I feel,', exclaimed Ed- ward Burt Carmona. mwwwmvwwm i .-1' ...A Taking care of his alligator shoes, Best Dressed Eddie Tealer shines his shoes. Looking for an open receiver, Most Athletic - Boy Mark Krueger warms up for a football game. Explaining the pole vaulting procedure, Most Handsome Darold Hubbard perfects his technique before the upcoming track meet. 'K 1 ' ... 5 ...av- atar 4 Preparing to do a pl Most Likely to Sl Boy Doug Moss studie struction book. Photo By Cynthia Patrick Kovar Mark Krueger: Baseball- 4: Football- 4: FCA - 2: Basketball - 4: Most Athletic. DeeDee Kruse: Band - 3: VOE: Denise Larkins: Band - 4: OEA: FHA: Danny Leschher: Student Senate - 4, Rep. f 3, President- I: Varsity Football - 2: Varsity Baseball- Z: Var. Basketball - I: FTA Y 2: Vice-President: FCA f 2: FFA - 3: OEA. Rhonda Leschber: Class Officer - 4: Student Senate. Parliamentarian: Homecoming Queen Nominee: Tennis Team. Elaine Loeve: Hi-Steppers - 3. Ist Lieut., Znd Lieut.: FFA. Secretary: N HS: Girls' State. Terrie Lundy: OEA: Band - 2: Jazz Band - l: Honor Roll. Cheryl Marshall: Basketball f l:OEA: Band f 4. Band Concil f 2: FFA - 3. Scrapbook Officer -- l: NHS - 2: Band Sweetheart. Dora Martinez: Spanish Club - l: Freshman Rep: Soph Rep.: VOE - 2: Jr. Class Secretary: Flag Corps Y 2. Monica Mytasek: Volleyball Y 31NHS:FHA1 OEA, Sheri McAdams: Band: FTA: OEA: Student Senate Cheryl McAlister: Band: OEA: FTA: Spanish Club. Lynn Marie Mokry: FTA - 4: Academic Award: Latin Club. President: NHS: ASLM House Award: Academic Sweater: Most Intelligent. Monica Morales: Band -l1Silk Visions - 3: Spanish Club f 2: VOE: OEA: HECE: Athletics. Scott Morales: Football - 4: FFA: FCA. Doug Moss: Latin Club, President: OEA: FTA: Student Senate: Academic Sweater: Young Texan: Whois Who: NHS: Debate: fvlu Alpha Theta. Pres. Sandra Motalz Hi-Steppers - 3. Captain. 2nd Lieut.: Student Senate: VOE. Lisa Mott: FTA: Spanish Club: TEP: OEA. Wayne Mueller: Latin Club - 3: FTA - 3: Football: Basketball: FCA: Baseball. Melanie Nelson: OEA. Amanda Olitarez: Volleyball f 3: Basketball -H 2: Track - 2. Diane Oviedo: FTA i l1Spanish Club: OEA - Z: Volleyball --- 2: Basketball - 2: Track S 2. Chris Parker: FFA: ICT. President. Ramona Pavlas: OEA: Craig Pepper: FCA: Football: Basketball - 2: Baseball. Raymond Perez Thomas Pokorny: DECA f 3: VICA f 4. Heidi Polaeh: Band - 4. Section Leader: On Stage - 4: Activities Ch. FCA: Mallard. Steven Preuss: Band f 4, Section Leader: Mallard f 3. Layout Editor: ETC.. 3 Editor - 2: NHS f 2: Spanish Club f 2, Vice President: Quill and Scroll: Student Senate W Project-Go: Whos Who: Honor Roll: Cotton Boll Cartoonist. Jim Raudig: FFA: Varsity Football. Sebastian Rivera: Baseball f 4. Sonya Ross: Freshman Volleyball: Choir - 2: FTA - 3: NHS -- 2. President: Student Senate. Vice President: Cheerleader f 4: Goodfellov: f 3: Miss THS1 Homecoming Queen. Beatrice Ruiz: Jr. Historians. Debra Ruiz: FTA --- l: Band v -S: Athletics -- l: VOE - l. Senior Favorites f 43 The aiting Is the Hardest Part Our first three years of high school had flown by, and when we, as seniors, approached the doors of school for registration fhopefully for the last timej, we thought that this final year would also speed by us. In fact, we were so sure that the year would rush past that we decided to help speed it along its merry way. The senior band members hurried the arrival of their senior status symbol - the senior jacket. The end of the football season usually marked the coming of the senior jackets, but these seniors sported their jackets at the first home game. It took long enough! exclaimed Steven Pruess when the precious senior jackets finally arrived, two weeks after school began. Our senior portraits were taken during the first six weeks of school, and the prints were being exchanged among us long before our Christmas break. 6 ,...- Looking over college catalogues and scholarship information, Ker- vin Jackson, Dawn West, Vickie Safarik, Paul Zavala, Scott Morales, and Claire Bartosh discuss post-graduation plans, Adding an egg to the other ingredients in his cake batter, Sebe Rivera sets a new trend by being one of the few males in home economics, a traditionally female class. The taking, of senior portraits caused many seniors to finally realize that this was truly their last year of high school. When we got our senior portraits back, it finally hit me - l'm a senior and this is my last year of high school, Jolynn Schaefer commented. Our applications for scholarships and admission to the colleges of our choice traveled through the U.S. Mail as quickly as we could complete the various forms. When the response fell in our hands at last, the realization of graduation followed the flood of relief at being accepted at a college or being given a lump of money to support us through part or all of our college career. Susan Wolbrueck summed up our feelings by stating, Wejust dove into being seniors!', 'N psf? if Relaxing on her tuba d rare break at band p Denise Larkins grabs a drink i 5 eniors 44 f That Special Touch ima fb- x x x 9- .wx do x Lance Rydt-II: Class President: FFA I: Football -- 2: Basketball -1: I.atin Club 2: NHS Z: Who's Who l: Math Club l. Vickie Safarik: FTA 4: NHS Z: OEA l: I.atin Club 3. Jolynn Schaefer: Varsity tennis 3. letter: I-'TA 4, president, SlLllC vice-president l: I.atin Club 3, viee-president I: NHS 3. Juanita Shaw: FHA. Robert Simien: FCA, FTA: Cotton llnll. Jeffery Snyder: Latin Club: football: basketball: cycling: track: cross country: Spanish Club, Andria Slautz: Band: VOE: OEA. Marcia Stephens: Band 4. lst councilor, All- District Z. All-Region, .la71 Band 3: FCA l:Choir- 2,Scc.fTreas. l:Spanish Club 2. Kelly Stone: Cotton Boll 2, liditnr-in-Chief l: Mallard, Copy Editor l: Pro. Go 4: Band J: NHSH 23:FTA l:Quilland Serollf 2:Who's Who -- 2: llonor roll 4: Academic sweater: litc. f 2: Duck Call f l:Studcnt Senate rep. - 2. Nancy Stover: FTA. treas.: FCA 3: OEA: I.atin Club: NHS: Varsity cheerleader: ,IV tennis: varsity tennis: student senate: soph. class sec. Tammy Strmiska: FHA 2. President: Basketball -- I: FFA f l:OEA ff I: VOF f l Hi'Steppers f 3, Co-Captain. Detrit Sykes Sherry Tanksley James Tantilloz ICT QVICAJL Football f l. Yolanda Taylor: Library Club: FHA --- 2: French Club: Latin Club: Mallard. Eddie Tealerz Football: Track: I.atin Club - 2: VOE. Timmie Tealer Robin Thaler: Spanish Club -f I: FTA 3. Andy Thompson: Track - 3: Spanish Club 2. Curtis Tiemann: FFA f 4. President f 2: FCA: Football -- 4: Baseball' l: Who's Who: Boys' State: Student Senate 2. Terri Tinsley: Basketball' 2: Tennis W I: Band 3,Twirlcrf I:NHSf 2: FFA l:FllAf l: FTA-- l:OliA- l. Michael Tone: Football - 3: FCA:Track 3. : Football -- 3: Track -V 4: FCA: Thespians. Ernest Torres: Football f 2: Track - 23 DECA. Aida Trevino: FHA: DE: VOE. Robert Tretino: Football f- 4: Basketball - 4. manager: Golf- 2: Jr. Hist. f 2. Teresa Turner: Cotton Boll - 2, Managing Editor: Mallard f l: FTA -- l:Spanish Club:On-Stage Y 2: Band - 2. Chris Vanek: Jr. Historians: Drama. Pablo Vasquez: Cross Country. Carmen Velasquez: DECAL OEA: FHA. Janine Veselka: Flag Corps, Captain: Drama Club: Latin Club: FCA: NHS. Max Villanueva: Jr. Historians, James Wagner: Building Trades: Auto Mechanics? .lr. Historians: DECA. John Walton: DECA: VICA. Dawn West: A-Choir: FTA: NHS: Project-Go l: Latin Club -V l. Carmen Williams Susan Wolbrueck: On-Stage - 2 Etc. f 2: NHS 3: Latin Club - 2: Mallard f 3, Copy Editor - - l, Editor f- l:Who's Who in Journalism: Who's Who: Quill and Scroll: Academic Award: Academic Sweater: Project Go -- 3: Student Senate: Cotton Boll. Dudley Yoeman: Band 2: VICA: Jr. Hist.: Who's Who in Music. Ricky Yocham: Drama: Football: Track: Soccerl French Club: Officer: NHS: OEA. Paul Zatala. lll: FFA --' 4: Football - 4: FTA. Seniors f 45 Amber Ackerman Amanda Aguilar John Albers Oralia Alderete Frances Alvarez Melissa Alvarez Michelle Anderson Sean Angel Dwayne Ariola Tony Arocha Sharla Barker Chris Becker Kevin Beran Brent Borgers Tina Boss Scott Brinson Jim Buzan Charlotte Carrizales Deanna Cervenka Veronica Cervenka Volice Coleman Cathy Cummings Lora Dale Janet Debus Patricia De La Rosa Luz Dlugos Melissa Dominguez Willie Edwards Chris Eklund Randy Faltesek Rebecca Farr Ralph Flores Paul Fojtik Rusty Fontenot Adolph Franklin Debora Frederick Joely Frost Mary Lou Galvan Ruben Galvan Roy Gamez Teresa Gamez Margaret Garcia William Gelner Gregory Gentry Donna Gola Gumie Gonzales Ute Hanson Pedro Hernandez Virginia Hernandez 46 f That Special Touch uniors Putting Feet on Gur Faces Put Us in H011 wood At the 8:00 the band began to play and the cheerleaders began to cheer. Excited about the upcom- ing game, our enthusiasm spread like fire throughout the Student Center and the spirit rally began. As the spirit rally progressed, we noticed students and even teachers who had a new kind of green make- up on their faces. But a closer look told us it wasn't green make-up - but paint. Actually, they had green duck feet painted on themselves. As a fundraiser, painting duck feet helped our class to prepare for the junior-senior prom in the spring. We all anticipated the prom because we knew we could give a fantastic one. Our class raised the money we needed - and then went beyond our expectations, and raised more. As the Class of '85, we wanted to give the nicest prom our school had ever seen. We worked hard as freshmen and sophomores to make the money. We'll even have some left over for a senior trip, M,Lissa Whitten said. Since our freshman year, when we had the car bash, car wash, and the Valentine skating party, we worked to make the prom the best. We had class dues, concession stands and sold sun catchers just to raise the money. The time we spent paid off when springtime came because the prom surprised everyone. We wanted to do something different for the seniors so we decided to take pictures and present a slide show. We thought it would give them something special to remember about their senior prom, ex- plained Cindy Jansky, junior class president. an-nf' L Trying on the different plastic ring sizers, Craig Winters and Paul Fojtik discuss what ring sizes fit their fingers best while deciding which ring to buy. Painting duck feet on the faces of Michelle Petrucci and John Mueller, Cindy Jansky and Jennifer Vrabel raise money for the junior-senior prom while raising the spirits of the Duck fans. Juniors f 47 Amy Heselmeyer Cindy Hodon Cedric Huff Sherry Huff Cynthia Jansky Michael Jones Cynthia Karkoska Trey Keith Renee Kerlin Eddie Klingman Jeffery Kreidel Robin Krenek Kevin Kreig Kristi Kruger Rhonda Kruse Todd Lantzsch Terry Laurence Kimberly Leschber Jill Lindquist Joe Lopez Phillip Lopez Maria Lozano Robert Martinez Stella Martinez Jimmy Matyastik Lori McDaniel Laura McLaughlin Renee McMakin Michele Miller Connie Mokry James Morris Stevin Morrison Rhonda Mosses Brian Neidig Lorna Neitsch Danita Nickerson Michelle Ochoa Armando Oranday Chris Owens Marianna Paulsen Monica Pavlas Patricia Perez Kim Radomski Patricia Rathke Marvin Rodriguez Trey Rogers Trisha Rogers Kim Ruiz Sylvia Ruiz 48 f That Special Touch uniors . Choosing the Best O er the Rest the student body during . . ....., afternoon pep-rally, isa Stiba joins the C'leaders in e school song. W . ff. 5' ' Walking into the student center, we sensed a certain aura of excitement in the air. Yes, it was time for goodfellow elections again. Contemplating on which four of our classmates fit into the ugoodfellowi' category, we consistently thought of all the different qualities of a goodfellow. They are the kind of peo- ple that when you see their smiling faces, it tends to make your whole day a lot brighterf, states Jamie Stone. Finally our minds were made up. We chose Chris Becker, Kim Radomski, Lisa Stiba, and Chris Townsend, better known as C.T. Chris Becker - I am honored to know that my classmates think of me so highly, said Chris. All throughout the year Chris was active in basketball, football, baseball, F.T.A., Latin, and Young Life. Kim Radomski - It makes me feel good to know that my classmates think of me as a goodfellowf' com- mented Kim. Kim played a leading role in her class as Varsity Cheerleader, in basketball, girls track, Stu- dent Senate, Class Representative, Latin Club, and Young Life, Lisa Stiba - I was happy to know that my classmates chose me as a goodfellowf' stated Lisa Stiba. Lisa led her class in spirit as a Varsity Cheerleader. She was also active in F.T.A., Latin Club, and Young Life. Chris Townsend - I was very happy to receive goodfellow because it gave me the opportunity to represent my class, explained Chris. Chris par- ticipated in football, baseball, boy's track, Latin Club, F.T.A., Class Representative, and Student Senate throughout the year. ,.. .-f. t at t :DQ t eE if 5 9 ..,,,... V . .els Ml xiii i,,, J. .,,i . Fulfilling her duties to her school and her class by painting spirit signs for an upcoming football game, Kim Radomski shows her en- thusiasm as a C'leader by smiling. Watching a tennis match, Junior Goodfellows C.T. and Chris Becker, show their support while enjoying the game. Being suppor- tive throughout the year was one of the reasons why these two guys were chosen as Goodfellows. Junior Goodfellows 49 When Mom and Dad Become Mrs. and Mr I can't imagine having my parents teach me in school. Getting away from them is one of the best parts of going to schoolf' For some of us, this statement and others like it had no meaning at all. We didn't have to imagine having our parents at school because our parents did, in fact, work at school. Actually, having parents at school had advantages as well as disadvantages. For example, we knew our teachers better than most students because our teachers were often our parents friends. On the other hand, since all of the other teachers knew our parents, we found ourselves watching our step. I have to be careful of what I say and do, Eddie Klingman continued. I can't take the risk of another teacher telling my mom if I do something wrong. So I fn s just had to learn to behave. Perhaps the hardest part of having a parent teach at school was getting used to calling him or her Mr. or Mrs. instead of Mom or Dad. I had a hard time adjusting to calling my mom Mrs. Nickerson instead of Mom, Danita Nickerson explained. It's weird to call a person Mom for 16 years and to suddenly start calling her by her profes- sional name just because she teaches you. Having our parents teach at school made our lives different from those of our friends. We couldn't misbehave at school since our parents were teachers, and likewise, we had to remember that from 8:30 to 3:30 Mom and Dad became Mrs. and Mr. This feature which distinguished us from other students added a special touch to our lives. Demonstrating typing skills, Mrs. Pat Rogers shows her daughter Trish Rogers the correct way to type a business letter as her son, Trey Rogers reads instructions from a typing book. Stirring the ingredients, Danita Nickerson listens to the instructions that her mother, Mrs. Bobbie Nickerson reads to her from a cook book. Danita not only learned to cook at home, she also learned to cook in her mother's homemaking class. 50 1 That Special Touch 1 wa Arriving in the parking lot for another day of school, Pat De La Rosa and her mother, Mrs. Socorro De La Rosa prepare to go to class and to go to work. Not Pictured Augustine Alvarez Kevin Baran Karen Braodnax Manuel Camacho Estell Dc La Rosa Frances De La Rosa Paul Fitzgerald Brian Hanson Kenneth Hernandez Chris Huff Kevin Jackson Percy Jackson Terence Jackson '52 Rodney Kruse Alvaro Lechler Rob Marek Adam Olguin Timothy Polasek Ida Smith Armando Talavera Martha Tamez Richard Torres David Walton Carl Winn Craig Winters Denise Safarik Tommy Salazar Eddie Sanchez Tony Sanchez Scotty Schaefer Scott Schmidt Tommy Schroeder Rob Schulz Becky Sherek Ronnie Sladek John Smith Kelly Srnensky Greg Stefek Lisa Stiba Danny Stone Jamie Stone Lee Taylor Michael Torres Teresa Torres Chris Townsend Steven Townsend Susan Urbanek Amelia Urbina Kenneth Valchar Mary Vanek Crestino Villarreal Jennifer Vrabel Terri Walden Stephanie Watson Stan Werener M'Lissa Whitten Lisette Wilson Brad Winkler Denisse Wuenshce Dennis Zachary Monica Zavala Jimmy Zimmerhanzel H1110 I' S o Longer Amateurs the Second Time Around Look over in the corner, a little scared fish,', and boy, he sure looks funny. We never looked that bad when we were freshmen. Look how they have their notebooks all neat and pro- perly organized. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are never that organized in any way. Remembering back on our freshman year as we watched the fish congregate in the student center, we began to appreciate being a year older. What a wonderful year we had being freshmen, but being sophomores made us even happier. As our age in- creased, and we had climbed up onto another ledge on the totem pole, we got a better understanding and ap- preciation of the world and the people who surrounded us in our everyday life. As sophomores we were noted for being beginners, Enjoying a hot day in the sun, Marisa Janke, Dawn Shiller, and Dawn Sladek decide to pass the time while paddling around in a pond in Murphy Park during the barbecue cook-off. Taking time out to learn how to prepare a nutritious home cooked meal, Cathy Hagg starts out cooking with fiery grease to fry chicken for her main school project in homemaking. 52 That Special Touch experts, winners, and achievers. We accomplished things together along with enduring hardships. Dawn Sladek felt that Our class was a very united class and were able to do things together? The class of 1986 was known for participation along with style. Expressing her sentiments about the sophomore class Marisa Janke said, a class with the ability to want something and work hard enough to gain it. Our second year of high school thrust the class into the main stream of activities. No longer did the class do things for the first time, but we were experts in achieving goals. In the eyes of Tay Campbell, receiv- ing my drivers license and driving was a thrill of achieving a goal on my own. In our minds, our class of 1986 had class',. S, 'l X F ophomores Wayne Ackerman Larry Alderete David Ancira Carl Ash Michael Bachmayer Ernest Banks Frances Bengston Kimberly Berry Tammy Bielss Chris Billings Brenda Bisang Todd Blahuta Paul Bogan Cindy Bowden Marilyn Bradford Michelle Bradford Larry Brown Tracy Brummett Charles Bucanek Kimberly Caesar David Caldwell Tay Campbell Pamela Carrizales Anna Castillo Tracy Chasek James Chavana La Aunt Clarkson John Contreras David Cowan ?r?Zf.?.SI'E'li?s 222 l N G0 Jimmy Deary Richard De La Rosa Darwin Dlouhy Elaine Dominguez Vickie Druesdow Juan Estrada Veronica Estrada Debbie Featherstone Laurie Fikac Frank Fisher Brenda Flores Juanita Flores Becky Gamez Yvonne Gamez Martin Garcia Michael Garcia Andrea Gipson Vonna Gordon Sophomore Activities f 53 Edward Gutierrez Francisco Gutierrez Cathy Haag Sean Harper Heidi Harrington Dennis Haywood Elizabeth Herrera David Hortcnstine Jonathan Hundley Sandy Hurta Todd lvicic Marisa Janke Patricia Jenkins Patrick Knox Jessica Kohutek John Kollman Joseph Komandosky Brian Kovar Darryl Krebs Klint Krhovjak Paul Larson Christy Laurence Michael Lefner Bradley Lenz Adolph Lopez Jesse Luna Mary Martinez Troy Marx James Matysek Rosemary Medina Bonnie Meyer Ronnie Michna JoAnn Mikulencak Kevin Mikulencak Teresa Mitchell Monica Mokry Cecil Montemayor Kimberly Moses Geeta Nadkarni Anne Nemec Isaac Olguin Rudy Olivarez Sandy Olivarez Michael Ornclas Denise Oviedo Gilbert Palomo Mark Paulsen Michele Petrucci Emily Phillips 54 f That Special Touch Through Good Times and Badg A Friend to Us All her voice to the A Bradford, goodfcllow, cnjoys a song with the others. Definitions of a goodfellow varied, but we all agreed on specific qualities of our class goodfellows. It seemed, as we compared notes, that friendliness ranked highest on our list of criteria. Sandy has been a great friend to me, stated Kim Caesar. Sandy Hurta involved herself in Latin Club, F.T.A., Young Life, Hi-Steppers, sophomore class secretary, and Mallard. Michelle is a lot of fun to to be around, and she's always there to cheer you up when you're down, com- mented Yvonne Gamez. Michelle Bradford sang in the choir along with ac- tive participation in Young Life, Speech and Drama, and as a member of Silks and the golf team. Larry is a great all-around friend. He is really 'X ' s x ,f .ef ex x, crazy, and a lot of fun to hang around with, voiced Carl Ash. Larry Brown spends his time in Young life, Latin Club, baseball, football, sophomore class represent- ative, and he colored up the football games by being a letterman. Tay is the kind of person who doesn't have enemies. He is a good sport about everything. They ought to call him Pete Rose, stated Patrick Knox. Tay Campbell actively participated in Young Life, Latin Club, and baseball. Tay also decorated the foot- ball field with his supportive spirit as one of the green-faced lettermen. We all felt that the four sophomores we selected were friends to us all. Theyjoined us in all of our great times, and led us through all the bad. x. ,... XX jk X X .. , Q -in x X g it 1 NN .X X I I L C X' 4 i ' K Nf- X . X i X X K X JXXCXX X XXWX X X ft'X .f eeteer X ,f ,.fi'JXX, ,... f -tiii' Xt A ,K Xfx X-BX x X R t x, x, Paying close attention to the teacher, goodfellow Sandy Hurta ab- sorbs the details of her homework assignment. Preparing for an afternoon work-out with the Junior varsity baseball team, two sophomore goodfellows, Larry Brown and Tay Cambell, put on their shoes and socks before practice begins. llfiuxififlib Sophomore Goodfellows f 55 Lisa Phoenix Lauren Polzin Kevin Randig Antonio Rangel Barbara Ripley Jackie Robinson Thomas Rohlack Melissa Rosipal Victoria Ross Alma Salazar lrma Salazar Diana Sanborn Antwon Sanford Demon Sanford Hattie Schoener Melanie Schramn Sarah Schulz Barbara Shephard Dawn Shillcr Kavan Simcik John Siptak Debbie Shrhak Dawn Sladek Chris Sobotik Tammie Stanford Nicholas Taylor Liz Thompson Audry Thornton Felix Trejo Patricia Urbanek Monica Williams Bridget Wilson Joe Woods Cecilia Wright Stacy Yeoman Beverly Zachary 56 f That Special Touch .J 10 Bumming rides home after school is what Hattie Schoner and Shannon Davis do when their ride doesn't show up. f' A fwfr ophomores Look Gut Traffic - Here e Come B lunch. wa to the car to be picked her mother, Sarah oes home to eat a ,... M ,J Owl You made my legs fall asleep, I can't move. Well I'm sorry, but it's my turn to sit on your lap, and you better not complain because I found us a ride today, didn't I? All right. I'm sorry, I guess it's a lot better than having to eat at Fargo's, Goodies or Safeway every day. Oh well, we have two months and fifteen days 'til I get my license then it's party time, all the time. No more begging for rides and dishing out money to bribe my sister to take us to lunch every day. By the way, how are you going to the dance tonight? I haven't even thought of bumming a ride yet. Bless, I've got to find someone because I'm not going to be shamed driving up in a big station wagon with my parents again. Nw was Just think, when we have our cars and licenses, we can cruise around town on Sundays on the drag, go to wherever at lunch, drive to out of town dances and also get to drive to Austin to go shopping without having to go with Mom. Q Because we didn't have a license or a car life was made difficult for most of us since we had to bum rides from friends or still drag our parents out of the house late at night to pick us up from football games, club meetings or weekend activities. But soon life would begin and independence was on its way. Telephone.', Hello! Guess what! Guess what! I got them! I finally got my license so be ready in five minutes because I'm on my way - so look out Taylor here we come. i 9 s Cramming into Dawn Sladek's Volkswagen to make it to the Gally before the lunch crowd gets there, Dawn Slakek pushes up the seat so that Elaine Dominguez and Sandy Hurta can climb into the back. Rushing to the car after third period, Brenda Bising and Monica Williams climb into the backseat of Monica's mom's car to go home for a quick bite, work on homework, and catch up on the latest soap operas. Sophomores f 57 Time-In For Fun At the end of May we still walked to Wesley's and Phillips 66 for lunch. By the end of August, we were too old for that anymore, Now, as freshmen in high school, we had suddenly grown up fast. ln spite ofall of the horrible rumors we had heard, being a freshman proved to be an exciting, fun-filled experience. l really enjoyed meeting all of the upperclassmen and making new friends, commented Evelyn Nelson. In fact, as freshmen, we received more attention than anyone else. Because we were the youngest, we knew just about all of the students. Being a freshman was exciting because we receiv- ed so much attention from the upperclassmenf' stated Lisa Radomski, junior varsity cheerleader. Having older friends meant being able to go places in cars. Now we didn't have to walk to lunch. I loved being able to go out on the drag and ride around all night long with my friends, said Stacy Stiles,junior varsity twirler with the band. With high school came the opportunity to join clubs and organizations such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Future Teachers of America. Intead of going to lunch, we traveled from room to room at- tending our club meeting. I didn't mind taking a short lunch because par- ticipating in club activities during the noon hour gave me a change of pace and a chance to become more in- volved, commented Ann Griffith. Band became so time consuming, I spent more time in the band hall than in my own home. Some nights I didn't get in till 'Night Line' came on, com- mented Sara McAlister about how band affected her freshman year. Decorating the door, Ann fith works to put the touches on before Homecoming contest. Working with the computer, Vickie Castillo tries to increase her knowledge of the computer. Computers are part of the new technology put in our educational system to prepare us for the future. Performing for the freshmen during the freshman orientation, Jim- my Sarfarik positions his slide for a practice run through of the song, Some Kind of Friend You Turned Out to Be, with the Jazz Band. 58 X That Special Touch I is fi' reshmen David Alderete Scott Allen Johnny Alvarado Eric Bachmayer Todd Bachmayer Leah Backus Marvin Balduff Linda Barcuch Mark Barron William Bradford Vanessa Broadnax Tim Bryant Michael Camacho Oscar Camacho Monica Carmona Peter Carmona Yvonne Carranza Vickie Castillo Anthony Castillo Cathy Castillo Ronda Cepak Dennis Cerbantez Noelia Chapa Steven Chavana Charles Clarkson Michael Cline Debbie Collins Lisa Cox Calvin Davis Pete Deary Alison Dominguez Michael DuBose Todd Engle Vanessa Eulenfeld Gary Faltesek Beverly Fitzgerald Lisa Flores Becky Fontenot Keith Force Ernestine Franklin Patrick Gamez Madeleine Gibson Tracy Gola Gary Gonzales Toni Gonzales Shelly Goodwin Ann Griffith Adrian Gutierrez Rochelle Hall Freshman Activities X 59 Finding Good Friends in Goodfellows After a long wait of eight years we finally made it to high school. We discoverd changes in all of our high school peers and the different clubs and activities we could join. Time rolled by and we discoverd another new ex- perience. The job of choosing our class goodfellows. We hadn't ever done this before. At first we really didn't understand what a goodfellow represented. We knew a goodfellow couldn't just represent a smile, because everyone walked around with a smile on his face. A goodfellow had to represent more. A goodfellow had to have a great personality, had to be outgoing, and had to be dependable. Tim Lopez who was active in sports devoted his time to football, basketball, track, and baseball. He served as class president and participated in F .T.A. X 3 at --s- ' it ,impit rl' Y .fs ass ,Eg .... Y . . Waiting for driver's education to begin, .Ion Snyder and Tim Kaderka sit in the student center attempting to study their driver's handbook while being distracted. Cheering on the freshman basketball team, Kellie Whatley and Lisa Radomski show their duck pride through their goodfellow smiles and spirit. Kellie served not only as goodfellows, but as junior varsi- ty cheerleaders. 60 f That Special Touch I appreciate the fact that my classmates chose me to represent the freshman class, said Tim. Lisa Radomski who served as freshman student senate representative found time for varsity basket- ball. She was a J.V. cheerleader and a member of Young Life. I feel very happy and proud to have been chosen goodfellow, because there are so many students in my class, said Lisa. Jon Snyder devoted his time towards freshman foot- ball. He was also involved in Young Life. Kellie Whatley put her energy towards J.V. cheerleader and track. She participated in F.T.A. and Young Life. I was surprised. It was a real honor to be chosen goodfellow by my classmates, said Kellie. -QM Taking a break from the ball game, Tim Lopez over the game with pride. l fam, X. reshmen Mary Jane Herrera Peter Herrera Steven Hcselmeyer Amy Hodon Paul House Dennis Huff Angela Jackson Darryl Jackson Doris Jones Scott Jones Timothy Kaderka Charles Kelly David Klingman Robert Kruse Deanna Kunze Marla Ladner L'Tisha Lantzsch John Leschber Henry Lewis David Leyendecker Sherri Lindemann Jaime Lopez James Lopez Natalie Lopez Tim Lopez Yolanda Lopez Shelly Machu Diane Martinez Joe Martinez Craig Matetzschk James Mayberry Sara McAlister Jonna McCormick Tisha Moeller Dawna Mokry Deana Mokry Sherri Moore Stephanie Morales John Mueller Tony Munoz Edward Murray Jeff Neitsch Evelyn Nelson Chris Nemec Shelly Newsome Lawrence Olivarez Richard Olivarez Mary Ortiz Bernice Palomo Freshman Goodfellows f 61 Chad Patschke Lupe Pesina Paul Phillippe Shane Polach Shabbrria Pope Lisa Radomski Shannon Rector Cindy Rciser Mark Repa Martin Reyes Tim Reyes Heidi Ripley Johnny Rodriguez Stayci Roznovak Mary Ruiz Renata Ruzicka James Safarik Bobby Sanchez Ray Sanchez Danny Sandoval Julie Schmidt Tiffany Schoenrock Tony Senclair Archie Shirley Heather Siminski Wes Sims Brenda Smith Donna Smith Jon Snyder George Stautz Andrea Stenholm Clayton Stiba Stacy Stiles Karen Stoglin Jeff Stork Stuart Strnad James Stuart Richard Valerio Lisa Vanek Monica Vanek Peter Vargas Belinda Vega Kathy Walton Christi Webb Kellie Whatley Benji Whitten Regina Wilkins Dwayne Wolbrucck Brenda Zavala 62 f That Special Touch N R A .ff-M -ra reshmen IU' 41' Big Brother Is Watching You, and Big Sister, Too his older brother's Mueller enjoys a game with Wayne. Fifteen of us freshmen were fortunate, or unfor- tunate, in having big brother or big sister watching us in our first year of high school, and watch us they did - constantly. Sometimes, I wish that my sister was not in school with me because when I get into any trouble, she will know about it, stated Amy Hodon, showing how we frequently feel under the unwanted observation of our senior siblings. Teachers have always compared younger siblings to their older counterparts. When these elder members of our families attended that instructor's class in the re- cent past, comparison abounded. It's frustrating to walk into a classroom and hear the teacher ask if you are so and sois little brother, and then hear how great he was, voiced Gary Faltesek, revealing his dislike for being constantly measured up to his older brother by his teachers who taught his older brother. Our elder siblings also provided the solutions to our endless problems. I enjoyed having my brother and sister at school because whenever I have any problems, I can ask them for advice - plus I have a ride when I need one, commented Monica Vanek, revealing one of the positive aspects of having our older brother or sister in school with us. Few of this group actually delighted in occupying the school with our senior siblings. The reasons for those of us who did, depended upon the good-hearted attitude and amiable actions of our elder brothers and sisters toward us. Q td' .X QL, X. ,.... Caring for their horse, M'Lissa Whitten and Benji, her younger brother, share one of their duties around the house while enjoying each other's company. Combining clarinet and trumpet along with their musical talents, Scott Allen and his older sister, Angela, play a duet form of a popular instrumental tune. Freshmen CBrothers and Sistersj f 63 David Bates: Vocational Counselor. Emerson Brister: Ag. Susan Calvez: Eng. lll, Pers. Typing: Shorthand. Emest Carter: VEH. Lauren Carter: Eng. III: Eng, Il - Go: Eng. III. Christina Cooper: Girls' PEA: Free Ent.: Health: Psychology. John Crow: World Hist: Eng. I, Joyce Crow: Vocational Coordinator. Rosa Delgado: Eng. IV - Go: Eng. IV: Eng. III. Pat Devenport: Girls' PEA: World Hist: Am. Hist. Socorro DeLaRoaa: Resource Aide. Beverly Grace: Comp. Math l: Alg. I: M.0.C.E. Jeanne Hill: Off. MachfComp: Student Senate. Sandy Hill: Resource Eng. Clifl' lvicic: VACfPEL. Joan Krbovjak: Counselor Aide. Sid Krltovjak: ICT. Patricia Kucharski: Resource Math. Harold Kurtz: Voc. Ag. Eddy hnkford: Principal. Michael Laner: Biology: Adv. Sci. Barbara leschberz VOE Co-Op. Mary .lean Llvingood: Librarian. Odessa Mackey: FOM II: Int. Alg. l. Shirley Manning: VOE Jr. Lab. Barbara Ma fleldz Eng. I: Eng. I - Go Martha Miller: D.E. James Nabhan: B-Choir: A-Choir. Bobble Nickerson: Money Mgt: Apt. Living: H.E.C.E.: HomefFamily Living. Leon Nickerson: Boys' PE: Intramurals. Priscilla Parson: Eng III - Go: Eng. III: Mallard. Naomi Pasemann: Academic Counselor. Pam Pekar: Counselor Aide. Charles Pool: Government: Free Ent: Am. Hist. Dixie Proctor: Journ. I: Journ. Il: Eng, I: Prac. Eng: Cotton Boll. Diane Robbins: Off. Dup. Pat Rogers: Data PrfCom Ed: Pers. Typing. Kaye Schaefer: Latin I: Latin II. Wayne Schroeder: PEA Boys: Am. Hist: World Hist: Bio. Dan Sherry: Alg. Il: Pl. Geom. Jeanne Sherry: Chemistry: Physics. Carole Spencer: Int. Alg. I: F.O.M.l. Eddy Splller: Boys' PEA: Bio. I-lallle Strelt: Resource. Lynn Stroud: Bio: Boys' PEA. Jay Taylor: Band: Jazz Band. Patsy Taylor: Spanish I: Spanish II: Eng. ll. Pat Tone: vice-principal. Dan Volek: UIL Speech: Speech: Eng. ll. 64 f That Special Touch acult TCM ii- More Than A Teacher - A Friend next play, Les prepares Darold Hub- for the upcoming quarter the Leander Lions in game on the new Lion in Leander. Just as students come and go through the halls, the faces we look up to for education also change. We saw a new principal and vice-principal take charge of our school along with an army of teachers. Teachers, both with familar and unfamilar faces, filled the halls. As a first year teacher, I have been pleased to see the majority of students are extremely considerate of each other. However, I would like to see each Taylor student care more about himself and his future. Dix- ie Procter, one of the new English and journalism teachers said about being a new teacher. The teachers not only taught our lessons, but they also befriended us. Whenever we felt the need of a friend, our teachers offered comfort and a sym- pathetic ear. More times than not, we needed our teachers as our friends. Our teachers were our friends as well as our educators. I think it is important for students and teachers to have good relationships because it makes us both seem more human. Too often we expect too much of each other. People forget we're all human. We all have problems, and we all make mistakes. I also feel that you can't learn as well from someone you are afraid of or don't like - and the most important part of school is learning. said Priscilla Parsons, junior English teacher. We needed our teachers as teachers and friends. v..., ,kx Serenading her class with Christmas carols, Lauren Carter shows off her guitar-playing talents to Troy Marx, Tracy Brummett, and Elaine Dominguez while giving them a break from the normal school day routine before the Christmas holidays. Preparing to shopt the basketball while sitting on the back of a donkey, Eddy Spiller participates in the annual Donkey Basketball game while Danny Potts looks on. Faculty f 65 Hugging members of the varsity football team, Ann Griffith, Sarah Schultz, Robin Krenek, and Cindy Jansky wish the f6ot- ball guys good luck at an outdoor pep rally held downtown. 66 f That Special Touch Taylor Ducks are number one, says mascot Chris Ekland while wearing foam rubber hands. By competing in the district play-offs, the varsity football team suc- ceeded in bringing the school and com- munity together. Helping themselves to the Gatorade, Mark Kreuger, Kevin Beran, Richard Murray, and Coach Eddie Spiller take a break from two-a-day's practice held during the summer. IVIHQ Life To The Limit . . . and the winner of this week's Spirit Duck is. . .the junior class! The stands overflowed with shouts and screams of excitement, but then it never took much to ex- cite us. From a Friday afternoon pep rally, to an F.T.A. carnation sale, to go- ing out on weekends, to merely studying with a special friend, we found a way to enjoy everything that occupied our time. Our personal achievements were one part of what made our lives ex- citing. These accomplishments could be something as complex as winning a U.I.L. meet after hours of prac- tice, or as unexpected as making an A on an English paper for the first time. This was the first year that I ever made the honor roll for all A's . At first, I couldn't believe it, I was so excited. Vicki Farrell exclaimed. We lived through our individual achievements, but the best of times were those that we spent together. I don't care what I'm doing, it can be homework, eating lunch, or get- ting a Coke, I always have a blast if I'm with friends, said Julie Kirschvink. One of our favorite things to do is to pile as many people as we can into the front of a pick up to go to lunch, Cathy Cummings commented. Homecoming preparations, class favorites elections, hobbies, and just about every other activity that we engaged in, added excite- ment to our lives. Not only did these activities add a special touch to the 4320 hours that we spent in the classroom, they also made an individual out of each of us. Whether we considered ourselves individuals, or groups of people, we loved life and lived ours to the limit. .Meme Wa. EMMA. tw-N may we Zwipwfvrw' Dressed in military garb, Larry Brown and his trusty toy machine gun guard the exit at the lirst Young Life meeting. Young Life used different methods of meeting such as militaristic membership drives to unite the student body. Wearing sunglasses as she sits behind the wheel of the school bus, Cotton Boll ad- visor, Miss Pixie Proctor jams to the sounds of ZZ Top while driving the Mallard and Cotton Boll staffs to jour- nalism convention held in Denton, Texas. 1 I 4 Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Student Life X 67 N. s 68 f Excelling Beyond Excellence v f ff M4 Making It Better by Achieving With a new curriculum guide for the English department and a number of ew courses, we were well on our way to harpening our academic skills to at fine oint. A new exemption policy which tated that only students with an A and o more than four absences could be ex- mpt increased the pressure on students o make the grade. Advanced courses and honors courses ttracted a large number of students. omputer math's nrollment tripled four basic subjects. Twenty-four honor graduates were announced, and they represented fifteen percent of their graduating class. One particularly outstanding achievement in the English depart- ment was the awarding of four S1000 scholarships to four seniors who each wrote an essay on Americals free enterprise system. The scholarship contest was sponsored by Ralph Wilson Plastics which offered the rom the previous We WGIC well OH OL11' Way writers of the ten ear. Instead of only to Sh ar ening our best papers each a aving one Physics p S1000 scholarship lass, emu gh academic skills to a fine -G1 felt great when tudents signed up to point. ake two classes I opened up the letter that said I had one of ossible. The number f students in both trigonometry and lementary analysis doubled. At the awards assembly, an especial- y large number of academic achieve- ent awards were given to students ho maintained a 93 or above average hile being enrolled in three of the the scholarships. The funny thing about it was that when I told my classmates about it, none of them believed mel That was okay though because when they finally realized I wasnit joking, they were really excited for me,', commented Mark Gilley. ttaching a weight to a spring, Doug Moss completes setting up his After being named the state champion at the Texas High School pparatus for a lab in his Physics class. Enough students signed up Press Association, Mallard editor Susan Wolbrueck accepts the cer- r thc class so that two classes could be held. tificate at the morning awards assembly in Denton. ' ll' g B eyond Excellenc Academic Division X 69 Giving their opinions about the Grapes of Wrath, the junior Project-Go class discusses the classic. Admiring the totem pole, Danita Nickerson, Steven Preuss, and Cedric Huff examine the an- cient carvings embedded in the stone at Laguna Gloria in Austin on a Project-Go field trip. 70 f Excelling Beyond Excellence Looking for an interesting library book on the bottom shelf, foreign exchange student Chris Eklund learns the system of library organization. Reading her book report aloud to the class, Jill Lindquist informs her classmates of the book she read, while preparing herself for future speeches. Q T ,ss 'Xt 3 ery ,ijt 5 R. if an ses- s tx N .X K Q--- i f X 1 -X SX: J . Q X .xg f ss ,L .Ne gig. Msfgs,,,ss ,N l,1....-xii: ws .ig gt L- ass .4 1 . ss- n .Q . ,I ..-- 4, -5 - b . ,M Y: ess.. ,:s'N.1e! + -- 1 to W if g , ,. s is s so 15 'assi s if fl sg k X . K rs .,- js. -is .- Photo By Susan Wolbrueck .Et A Nuff 1 , of ri ent Goals ew Ideas s I stood in the student center frantically reviewing my reading assignment from Hamlet, the first bell rang. I rushed to my locker to get my books and made it to my Project-Go class on time. Finding my usual seat taken, I sat in another and began shuffling papers around looking for my un- finished grammar assignment. Our teacher began speaking to the class, We need to discuss Act II and turn in your grammar assignments. Finish reading Act III tonight and turn in your jour- nal entries tomorrow. Don't forget your permission slips for the field trip. Since some of you will not be here Thursday, finish the play and have your rough draft to your theme done by Friday morning. Oh, and let's go to the library now so you can get a book for your book report that is due next Tuesday. Next Tuesday, I thought. Good grief - and did someone ask me if Project-Go did any work? Project-Go always meant giving that extra ten percent of effort for the grade, but we learned so much. Through our discussions of classics, we brought the past alive and found comparisons between the past and present. Our eyes were opened to a new world by visiting exhibits and attending performances. We learned so much more than English - we learned a way of life in the world around us. Even those of us in regular English classes were enriched. Under the new curriculum guide, we were under much more pressure to learn where to put commas and when to use colons. The teachers too were under a strain to teach the basic needs that would prepare us for life. Over and over again, we prac- ticed the rules for commas and other grammar problems that we had. But, after all the worksheets, notes, and tests, we finally reached our goal - to make the best of our own abilities excel beyond excellence. Creating artwork with plastic straws and pipe cleaners, Kelly Stone and Claire Bar- tosh work on building a house at Laguna Gloria on a Project-Go field trip. Looking for information in a reference book, Mike Tone prepares facts for his research paper as Jim Randig waits for the library aid to check out his books. English f 71 Logic I pples hen Elaine has seven apples and gives ten percent to James and three-eighths to Nick, how many apples will she have left to make an apple pie? Apple pie, I thought. What did apple pie have to do with Algebra I? And who were James and Nick? I went to my teacher to ask for an ex- planation to my dilemma, but she only told me to think of the logic in the problem. How could I find logic in apple pie? Algebra I involved much more than apple pie. Not only did we learn how to work with numbers in a different way, but we learned that math involved our everyday world. Every day we encountered math. At the grocery store, department store, or at the gas station, we used math all the time. Our futures depended on our math ability. Our other classes depended on our math ability almost as much as our math classes. In our science classes, we worked formula equa- tions and basic algebraic equa- tions. Chemistry and physics especially depended on our math knowledge. We used the reasoning that we learned from working proofs in plane geometry to understand the sequence of events in history. When we played foot- ball and other sports, we used numbers to know which play to perform. Our math of consumer economics class helped us unders- tand finances and banking pro- cedures, while fundamentals of math taught us the basic uses of numbers. For those of us who pushed ourselves beyond the two years of required math courses, we chose plane geometry, trigonometry, and pre-calculus. These advanced math classes prepared us for our futures beyond high school. By taking on the extra load of math, we spent more time studying. More time studying and more time practicing the problems helped us to excel beyond our own expectations and become the best we possibly could. Correcting the homework from the previous night, Tim Bryant shows his algebraic equation on the chalkboard for his Algebra I class. 72 X Excelling Beyond Excellence Programming her computer to compute an equation, Marcia Stephens prepares for her future by learning about the functions ofa computer. .M s A 5 s 5 is 5 S 4 i i 5 5 X ,Mi I ig, ff NSR: wx .M fi-'fs sal? .5 Q Ns ,B X Q if I: f K 15 W' Q9 f Viewing the newspaper for cur- rent events John Walton does a weekly homework assignment for his history class that re- quires a keen sense of knowledge. Pointing to a map of the world during World History, Scott Schaefer shows William Gelner the location of Moscow, the capital of Russia. 74 f Excelling Beyond Excellence lv -g-, jd s if rw I .wk Q7 E+ T ' EW' f51,.i5t,j AVVV V H A,,,, ,fa- q 'f ' 1 8' gsglw , -L it ft Working diligently on her homework for American History, Rochelle Hall finds this a satisfying way to earn excellent grades while meeting her requirements for her future high school years. tw y Giving notes on the overhead, Mr. Pool ex- plains the tactics of Free Enterprise as Marcia Stevens looks on with deep interest inthe subject. . -. .s ,twin it s' ?'1J'3Tff'if five N15 Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Y. itil dniiww- N.. X3 'mm ,Q 43 I to 0 a ,X A Trip Into The Pa t verything was dark and sultry and I had the strangest feeling creep over me. As I opened my eyes, I found that I had stepped over a hundred years into history. Horses tromped by and dust settled everywhere. I closed my eyes and pinched myself to make sure that I wasn't dreaming, but when I opened my eyes, the horses remained. I decided to test my new adven- ture by exploring the town. Turn- ing a corner, I saw standing out boldly on a store window the name of the town. This can't be true, I thought, The name of this town can't be Gettysburg. I hardly had time to marvel at my discovery when out of nowhere people from all direc- tions started coming toward me. I discovered that it wasn't me the people were running to, but in- stead the podium standing next to me was the center of their atten- tion. I was even more shocked to learn that the reason the people were all there was to listen to Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address. After the speech was made and the applause had started, ts Q everything around me started to fade into black. I awoke to Mr. Crow's stern voice and soon realized that I had once again taken my afternoon nap in his class. It wasn't worth it because the next day Mr. Crow gave a sur- prise test over the material we had learned yesterday. My trip into the past doomed my grade for the class. According to the history teachers, students were more en- thused about learning. New pro- jects such as current events were added to the different history classes which helped students feel more enthusiastic toward the classes. Free Enterprise, just inserted into the curriculum, taught the students a great deal about the economy of the United States. American History reviewed the students about the beginning of the western expansion to present day America. QW W 1 EXP Comparing prices, Dawn West and Julie Johnson chat over the differences. This homework, a price comparative survey, was assigned in their Free Enterprise class. Enjoying Government day, Rhonda Leschber, Lance Bland, Jeff Snyder, and Brian Broadnax discuss the duties per- formed by the city commissioners of Taylor. History f 75 indovv to the orld room just as the tardy bell finished ringing Just as I expected, Mrs burst through the door of the science Sherry had already begun explaining the lab, and half a dozen pairs of partners slaved over the equip- ment set up on the tables. OH NO!! I thought. I'd forgotten about the lab, and I hadn't even thought about writing a lab report. I dumped my books into a pile on the table and started to set up my lab. Before I could even get started, I heard a familiar voice say, Well, it looks like someone thinks he can work a lab without all of the equipment. Well, I didn't even have to guess that she was talking about me. I looked over my equipment list and couldn't find anything missing. Then my partner said, You forgot to put on your apron and your gogglesf' I put them on and at that precise moment, the stopper popped out of the cooling tube. My apron repelled the hot gushing water which flowed from the tube. The shock of water splashing against me caused me to drop the Studying vectors, Wayne Mueller pulls the weighted lab cart as Ernie Hinojosa prepares to measure the forces acting upon the cart with a protractor. 76 f Excelling Beyond Excellence flask, which I had been holding, onto the floor. You broke it - you bought it!', called Mrs. Sherry from the other corner of the room. With only twenty-five minutes of class left, we scrambled to finish the lab and started to clean up our lab table. Let's split up the work. I sug- gested. You do the calculations, and I'll try to write some kind of conclusion. But we need to draw a graph! Don't worry about that now. Let's just finish what we can. We worked and slaved to finish writing the lab report, and scrawled out the calculations. Finally, I managed to finish just before the bell rang, and I gathered up my books to leave. The bell rang, and I left, ignoring Mrs. Sherry's warning to put away all of the lab equipment. When I sat down in my next class, I realized that I had forgotten to take off my apron and put it away. Examining a specimen of a corn seed, David Cuebas uses a high powered microscope to study a portion of the seed which has been sliced in half. XXJ I I IR a Kurkoska n t QNX . W. mm Browsing through physics pamphlets, lab partners, Karla Dlugos, and Doug Moss utilize the last few minutes of class to prepare their lab report. Cleaning a pair of slides, Tracy Yoeman completes the final stage of his lab. Because biology deals with living organisms and bacteria, safety p cautions such as careful cleaning must taken. 'Q'-LP' Preparing to drop a metal ball, Brad Winkler experiments with the laws on con- servation of momentum. Comparing answers, Patrick Knox and Nicky Taylor review while Larry Brown examines the leaves ofa plant. Science 77 Following her arrow through the air, Shelly Newsome watches to see how far the arrow will go and if it will hit the bullseye on the target. Placing the golf ball on the tee and then into the ground, Gary Saenz prepares himself for the golf game in which he and other P.E. students participated. 78 f Excelling Beyond Excellence w- ' V Practicing his addition, Willie Edwards and Mr. Meyer drill through addition flash cards to practice and make perfect. -fm, s. vs S. f.:'i . K N., 3 xt JE. ., . r sf 2 T K -if-L5 A c 5 Being instmcted by Mrs. Streit, Regina Wilkins and Lisa Cox use time cards to perfect their time telling skills. Photo By Terri Walden fifty situps. Finally I began to recover enough to struggle myself up off the floor to go get ready for my next class, but when I reached to open the gym door, I heard a voice. Wait a minute! Where do you think you are going? No, please tell me that was my im- agination. We still have to dothe shuttle run. No, that can not be true either. She is kidding or either I'm delirious and I misunderstood her, I told myself. She was not kidding because she took her erasers out and set them out across the floor for the dreaded shuttle run. I drug my aching body to the starting line. On your mark! Get set! Go! As soon as I heard the go signal I burst with this sudden spark of energy and took off like a speeding rocket when WHAM!!! I noticed that the floors had just been waxed, and I ended up spread out all across the floor. uilding etter odies orty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine fifty. My body collapsed onto the floor. Somehow I finally fulfilled the first re- quirement of the physical fitness exam - Well, I managed to struggle up off the floor and make up for the time which I had lost from my catastrophe and completed the run successfully. On my way to the health room I passed by one of the resource classes and I noticed that the students were doing their exer- cises also. For the first time I realized that the schedule of these students resembled my own. At last I arrived at the door of my health class. Suddenly my arm felt as if it were being pulled out of its socket. I was attacked, thrown down to the ground and straddled like a horse in a rodeo. One of my friends jumped onto my stomach and started pushing on my diaphragm like I was choking. I considered leaving the school in an ambulance, but rejected that idea knowing that I had endured the physical torture which had been exerted upon me. Q l le' U - rf. ...:ue,.'5f Learning cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, Peter Vargas revives Shane Polach who pretends to have had a heart attack. Prac- ticing C.P.R. procedures helps health students learn to save lives. Having trouble with his science studies, Carl Winn receives assistance from stu- dent teacher Mrs. Wittaker. As they discuss the corrections, Carl changes his previous answers on his assignment. Health, P.E., Resource f 79 reaking ilingual oundaries eady. Beginf' said the monitor stand- ing at the front of the room. My eyes raced excitedly across the test paper, my mind trying desperately to com- prehend the instructions - 'Choose the word that is most nearly op- posite in meaning . . .' This sounds as easy as pie. I told myself. I answered the first three with no major problems, but then I read the next word. CASTIGATE. It didnit sound even vaguely familiar. Maybe if I read the choices and know them I'll be able to figure out what castigate means. I looked at the four words listed under castigate, but none of them helped me to discern its meaning. I kept up my struggle until the monitor called time. Later, I talked with some of my classmates to see how they did on the test. To my surprise, my friends said that the test hadn't been that hard for them. I just used the Latin roots and figured out what different parts of the words meant. My other friends said just about the same thing. I realized that if I had taken Latin, or even Comparing the spellings of common English words with those of other languages, Latin students, Cathy Cumm- ings and Ute Hanson learn about Latin derivatives. 80 f Excelling Beyond Excellence Spanish, maybe the S.A.T. would have been easier for me. Aside from helping us with our S.A.T. and A.C.T. vocabulary socres, taking a foreign language helped us meet college entry re- quirements. Most colleges and universities upgraded their stan- dards to require that a student have taken two years of a foreign language to be eligible for admit- tance. Furthermore, here at home, the administration altered the Honor Graduate policy making two years of a second language a requirement beginning with the class of 1985. By taking a foreign language, we surpassed the boundaries of our everyday lives. Not only did we learn a language other than English, we also improved our testing abilities. In doing this, we progressed toward our goal of ex- celling academically, and made the best better. .fl lc drill, cowl Polio, Etoffllf 'WP' sal QMS . Playing a game of Spanish Scrabble, Charlotte Carrizales chooses her next word while Teresa Gamez and Jesse Luna wait with anticipation for the word. tgi- Painting a poster, Jamie Stone and Gumie Gonzales concentrate on staying within the boundaries of the letters, as Lisette Wilson stands by ready to help. X Diagraming the parts of the body, Nicky Morris adds the finishing touches to his drawing as Randy Faltasek calls out the names of various body parts. Conjugating Spanish verbs, Richard DeLa Rosa writes the six different forms of comer featj on the blackboard. Quacker backers, Teresa Torres, Kim Ruiz, and Melissa Dominguez attach a bumper sticker to the rear end of a car. Foreign Language f 81 , . I' .5 neg, Talking on the phone while tak- ing notes is one of the jobs Patricia Perez does as a counselor's aide. Her typing ability enables her to perform her job efficiently. Typing her secretarial lesson, Debbie Skrhak finds typing a serious class, contrary to peo- ple's beliefs, as she concen- trates. 82 f Excelling Beyond Excellence ,Q . A v ,, if pifxxa Z ,,...' Checking to make sure that she is typing the correct words, Veronica Estreda looks at her paper and then quickly continues her assignment. it A Opening her diskett, Teresa Turner enters the correct data and time before she begins to type her job, a collection of handwritten letters. to By Cynthia Karkoska aution: Secretaries in Training uch! , I shouted, my finger is stuck in the typewriter. Lisa, my teacher said, giving me a stern look, keep your voice downf' But it's true Miss. My finger is stuck in the typewriter. Quickly she rushed over and helped me remove my now throbbing finger. I thanked her with genuine pleasure and the class went quiet- ly back to work. Secretarial courses aren't classes to be taken lightly. Students who took these classes realized that fact. Although they aren't as hard as Algebra II or Latin, they did require their suffi- cient amount of studying. One of the new courses under the secretarial division was keyboard. Keyboard was a course designed to help students take the first steps of typing. After com- pleting this course, students were better prepared to make the tran- sition into computer classes such as word processing. Typing helped students learn the essential skills for personal helpful to all students because it is used for college or the world of work. Accounting, a course designed for office and business occupa- tions, was taught on a micro- computer. This course enabled students to manage their own per- sonal business affairs. Shorthand provided students with skills used in both the business world and in everyday life. Besides an initial position in stenographic work, students were better prepared in spelling, punc- tuation, capitalization and proofreading. Word processing was mostly for the college bound students. In this class students learned skills useful in office correspondence using text-editing microcomputer. Data processing provided students with electronic filing skills. An office simulation test was given at the end of the year to renew skills learned. typing as well as office style typ- ing. Learning how to type was wwf iv gpm Filing records, Terri Lundy practices one Setting the tabulation for the table she is of the skills she learns by taking a typing, Rhonda Kruse practices her typing secretarial course that enables her to skills while keeping an eye on the clock for become an experienced secretary. the timed exercise. Secretarial f 83 Worth hile Endeavor slammed my hand down on the alarm clock, and sat up in bed. It was still dark Walking slowly, I made my way to the shower. As I showered, my mother yelled, It's seven o'clock, you had better hurry! That meant I had only twenty minutes to get dressed, blowdry my hair, and get to school for my 7:30 speech class. I could tell it was go- ing to be another one of those days. I arrived at school, still damp and slightly rumpled, just in time to follow a sleepy Mr. Volek into the building. Throughout the class, I thought only of going home during lunch to take a nap. That very same thought followed me through all of my morning classes. The lunch bell rang, and I went to the Mallard room to put up my books. When I arrived in the room, I found I was expected to hand out school pictures during lunch. Well, so much for sleep. I trudged to fourth period, and when that class was over, I went directly to the Mallard room. I had to finish my journalism layout before deadline. I like the changes the new sponsor made, commented Daniel Arocha, reporter for Cot- ton Boll. She gives me a chance to use my imagination. I can express my feelings in words. It's very satisfying, said Ute Hanson. I quickly finished my layout, and began typing my copy. I wasn't very good at typing, and the sixth period bell rang before I was half finished. I would have to work on it later. The 3:30 bell rang, and I walked to the Mallard room. It was 5:00 before I finished typing and started home. Troy Marx walked out of the Cotton: Boll room and said tiredly, Working on Cotton Boll is a very de- manding jobf' I agreed with him as we strolled down the hall, but I knew we were waiting with eager anticipation to see our ideas in print. Then it would be worth it. Deep in concentration, Kevin Jackson strives to come up with the precise word for an accurate description, while Jon Hundley rushes to meet deadline. 84 f Excelling Beyond Excellence With scripts in hand, Ricky Yocham and Karla Dlugos practice their lines for God 's Trombones, a play produced and directed by Mr. Volek. Mah- ff' FKJ' Positioning a portable workman's lamp under a truck, Ken Valcher checks every detail of his work area before crawling under the truck. With his drafting tools close at hand, Martin Garcia finishes his drawing of circles as Wayne Ackerman watches after com- pleting his work. 86 f Excelling Beyond Excellence ef--X-ws--.......,,g .. Using a mechanical pencil, a triangular measuring device, and a compass, Keith Brooks sketches his dream house. A vivid imagination helps drafting students draw creative house plans. A jacket helps keep Larry Alderete warm as he nails a board into place. As winter approached, building trades students had to dress accordingly. 'N 0 1 1 5. 5 Photo By Cynthia or omen and Men Alike Skill For Tomorrow still gathering my books from my car I rushed to my first period class with enthusiasm. Every day I looked for heard the 8:25 bell ring while I was ward to going into the auto mechanics shop and learning about and working with cars. I didn't even mind getting dirty because I learned so much about cars. As I walked into the shop, the scent of primer and fresh paint filled the air. I placed my books in my locker and began to change in- to my work clothes. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed an un- familiar pair of legs underneath a car. Hey, hand me a wrench, please, she called in my direc- tion. She? Was that a girl's voice I just heard calling to me? I handed down a wrench and grabbed that hand that was to receive it. I pulled the body from beneath the car, and sure enough, the female voice went with a female that now stood before me. Just don't stand there, get to work, Mr. Hulsey called from the other side of the shop. I still couldn't believe it - a girl, in auto mechanics class. Auto mechanics taught us to respect automobiles as well as to enjoy them. We learned how to take care of our investments and to make them last for a good long time. We took apart engines, cleaned and examined the pieces, and then put them back together again. We learned how the gas we bought at the gas station flowed into the carburetor to make the engine gears turn and finally to make our cars go any place we wanted. Not only did we learn about the cars themselves, but we learned to work with them. Auto mechanics taught us basic repair steps that would eventually save us money on car repair. We learned a skill that many people did not know, and that would carry us through life with an extra edge. Auto mechanics gave us more than a few hours a day to work with cars, it gave us a permanent skill. XWMMWMM! ..,-'-U--- I 'M-4-5 S., , Measuring a piece of plywood, building I-losing down a pick-up truck, Dudley trades student, Rudy Ramirez makes cer- Yoeman prepares the truck to be washed. tain that the board's proportions will fit Washing cars served as the primary fund- the desired space. raiser for auto mechanics classes. Vocational f 87 Presenting Jim Randig with the A8LM Mother's Club Scholar- ship, Mrs. Jean Schneider con- gratulates him for receiving the award. The Scholarship is given to a local Aggie by the organization of Aggie moms. Receiving her certificate for her 51,000.00 Melasky scholarship, Vickie Safarik shakes hands with Superintendent, Dr. Bill Borgers. 88 f Excelling Beyond Excellence Photo By Cynthia Karkoska 1 l AQ S an :I i . ,ak AL y A Vickie Safarik: Melasky Lance Rydell: Melasky Susan Wolbrueck: Gernert Dawn West: Ruth Schroeder Memorial Doug Moss: Taylor Chamber of Commerce Craig Bennett: Forward Steven Preuss: Hammack Angela Allen: Carlos G. Parker Lynn Mokry: Sidney Cinnamon Cheryl Marshall: Texas Achievement Arnold Hirojosa: Texas Achievement Sonya Ross: Texas Achievement and Ralph Wilson Plastics Claire Bartosh: Ralph Wilson Plastics Diana Dominguez: Ralph Wilson Plastics Mark Gilley: Ralph Wilson Plastics Kegy Sjtone: Business and Professional Wom u Eddie Griffith: Southern Methodist Universi Jim Randig: A8cM Mother's Club I1 Awards and Reward As Superintendent Dr. Bill Borgers began announc- the names of the local scholarship winners, we all fted nervously in our seats. Thoughts like I hope name is next and If I didn't get one, I'll die ed through our minds. Finally, the last name had n called, and calmness returned to our brains. ose of us fortunate enough to be honored with a olarship eagerly and graciously made our way to stage to accept the award. ctually, these scholarships were as much a reward an award. As if to say You've excelled in high ool, and your efforts will not go unnoticed, these were almost like a pay check for four work. the Ralph Wilson Plastics 1,000 dollar enterprise scholarship was exciting because it was that no one from Taylor had ever done It made me feel special to be among the four from Taylor, Diana Dominguez said. didn't come easily, though. We filled out form after another. Social Security Number. income. Mother's income. College Cost Grade Point Average. Awards and Honors Received. Clubs and Organizations Involved In. Of- fices Held. These were only a few of the questions asked of us on scholarship applications. The most difficult question to answer had to have been, Why should you receive this scholarship? It was discouraging to answer everything that the applications asked only to receive a letter which started out with 'We regret to inform you . . .' That was why I was glad to receive a local scholar- ship at graduation, Craig Bennett By receiving a scholarship, w en's W remarked. e saw our efforts The winner of the Sidney Cin- namon Scholarship is ... Salutatorian, Lynn Mokry, an- nounces Superintendent Dr. Bill rewarded. After four seemingly endless years, it was reassuring to know that we had not been wasting our time. We had earned our just rewards. Borgers as Lynn accepts her award. The 54,000.00 Cin- namon is the largest scholarship given at the graduation ceremonies. Scholarship Winners f89 Receiving a plaque for an essay she wrote, senior Heidi Polach collects one of the many awards she won at the awards assembly. 90 f Excelling Beyond Excellence ,M Photo By Cynih I ky Receiving a certificate at the all sports banquet, David Filmore is awarded for his outstanding athletic performances, which included a trip to regionals in track. With congratulations, vocational counselor Mrs. Joyce Crow ex- tends a handshake along with a plaque to ICT student Lance Bland who was recognized for going to the state ICT contest. I Positive Recognition Every student who kept a calendar of events marked ay seventeenth on their calendar. Other than duation, the day of awards assembly was probably e of the most anxiously awaited days of the year, ecially for seniors. The awards assembly devoted r two hours to recognizing students for their tstanding achievements throughout the year. ach year, the number of honors bestowed on dents at awards assembly grew larger. This year, largest number of awards ever were given to deser- students. For being a small community, a surpris- large amount of awards and scholarships are This was just another quality that made us the best. the awards given were science awards, math journalism awards, vocational awards, OEA and intramual athletic awards. Honor were recognized as were academic sweater Academic awards were presented, along winners of various essay contests. Goodfellows class favorites received recognition. Besides an equally large number of scholarships were Besides the awards assembly, individual organizations held their own end of the year banquets. Each of the clubs such as the Future Teachers of America, Mallard, Cotton Boll, the hi- steppers, band, and HECE hosted suppers and parties where awards were presented. Often, these organizations gave humorous awards, noting the humorous things which club members had done. Also, sports participants received recognition at the all sports banquet, which was graced with the presence of several noted athletes. So, recognition was important to us because we had spent all year striving to succeed at making ourselves and our school better. Because we brought our school so much positive recognition, we received the reward of being awarded. Watching their fellow classmates receive academic sweaters, Kelly Stone, Susan Wolbrueck, and Dawn West await their turn to be recognized. Awards f 91 Lynn Mokry Salutatorian 96.0714 Eddie Griffith Valedictorian 97.7857 Accepting thc Texas Chemical Council Award from Mr, Larry Parsons, valedictoriun Eddie Griffith is honored for his outstanding, job in science. 92 f Excclling Beyond Excellence Photo By Cynthia Knrk if aw4:'fsgf-:gs-sta. Ye ' . i 2- aga, . - .,- . S.. . sf , M535 .. Us .. t, E if , ,.,. ss, Ka . ,K tj i 4. - sly .- , f -f feffffl f- is f . - swf- - I S+.,1'Y3 'A ' Y - git: . 3qf'T.'i.'-ees K Q... 1 t ees- f f 'bf f ' f elis . r : ' , 2 K 7 fflf?-5 I f gg, X--k :--Q:1:,,1g.7Q:g'i ' '... . Qs - .ci After receiving his gold honor graduate cord, Andy Thompson looks ovcr the special certificate which also recognizes him as a graduating senior with honors. Measuring the temperature ol' water, Craig Bennett and Lance Rydell perform a lab in physics. Both Craig and Lance were honor graduates who were involved in numerous upper-level courses. M555 , mt 5 'Q .... fra.- A.. rf The honor graduates are: QFRONT ROWJ Lisa Carlson, Jolynn Schaefer, Susan Wolbrueck, Marcia Stephens, and Monica Matysek. QSEC- OND ROWJ Vickie Safarik, Cheryl Marshall, Julie Johnson, Nancy Stover, and Dawn West. QTHIRD ROWJ Sonya Ross, Claire Bartosh, Robin Thaler, Lynn Mokry, Andy Thompson, and Craig Bennett. QBACK ROWJ Steven Preuss, Kelly Stone, Doug Moss, Jim Randig, Wa ne Mueller, Lance Rydell, Eddie Griffith, and Terri Tinsley. I Their lass After the fifth six weeks of school, the subtle click li the public address system turned hopeful honor raduate candidates' knees tojelly. l was beginning to believe that they were just go- lg to wait until graduation to announce honor raduates. lt seemed that it was taking too long and ery time an announcement came on, l got nervous ecause l didn't think l was going to be one, com- ented Steven Preuss. Finally, one Monday morning we heard the an- uncement that we had been awaiting. Will the following students please report to the nference room in the office. 'We settled into a quiet conference room where we lently rejoiced. Four years of struggling to make the ade, four years of not just trying to do good, but to the best had finally paid off. Lynn Mokry, salutatorian, commented on the an- ety felt by all honor graduate candidates. Every y, someone would come up to me and ask me if l ew when they were going to announce honor aduates. Of course l didn't know, and l was just as nervous as everybody else. I final- ly started telling them that if they really wanted to know, they should go camp out under the counselors' window at night and see if any of them talked in their sleep. Of course, everyone survived the wait without having to resort to such drastic measures. Wearing the gold honor graduate cord at graduation meant more than just looking dif- ferent from everyone else. It represented the accomplishment of a goal that we had set for ourselves four years ago. lt allowed us to be recognized for being ambitious, ag- gressive students, and above all, for being winners. We had accepted the challenge to be better, and we had succeeded by excelling beyond being better. We emerged as the best in our class. ,,,f' Honor Grads f 93 Graduation evening was windy, and everyone, including all of the girls who used bobby pins, had to hold onto their caps. Teresa Turner, Chris Vanek, Steven Preuss, and Jim Randig march into commencement exercises. Most seniors practiced putting on their caps and gowns every night until graduation finally arrived. Even after graduation, Kelly Stone paraded around in her graduation attire. Anxiously awaiting their turn to receive their diplomas, Ester Torres, Jamie Tovar, and Aida Trevino listen to the valedictorian's address. 94 f Excelling Beyond Excellence rx, The Time to ut For years we planned out how we were going to feel on this occa- sion, but when graduation night finally arrived, we discovered that in spite of all the rehearsing and observing we had done, the real thing was a whole new ball game. As a matter of fact, most of us found it hard to describe exactly how we felt on graduation night. Graduation was even greater than any of us had ever dreamed it could be. As we lined up and waited for commencement to begin, it seem- ed like it would be forever before we would hear Pomp and Cir- cumstance and begin our march. Years of waiting had made us im- patient, and each of us spent the last moments before the ceremony suffering from terrible cases of the jitters and butterflies. Finally the band began to play and we were struck by a moment of truth - This was it, graduation at last. For a few fleeting seconds, we wanted to turn back, to cry out No! We're not ready! But such feelings filled our heads no longer than a moment because it took us no longer than a mo- ment to realize that this time there was no turning back. By the time we reached our seats, we knew that we were ready. We could only graduate from high school once, and we were going to enjoy every minute of it. We graciously walked across the stage and proudly shook M McMakin's hand as handed us our diploma. had every reason to proud, we had earned the tle of graduates. We saw graduation not much as a time to look but as a time to look to the future. One of choices for class Footloose, reflected feeling. We were ready cut loose, to go out into world as adults and face challenges that stood tween us and our After four successful we were ready to through the doors graduation opened for us. f ,f V your Win .X if XX W A 'N ef! A' 96 f Perfecting the Standard 5 PhoIoByCynlhi:1 K Making It Better by Winning We had always been good, we had en been the best. This time, we were ing to be as close to perfect as we ssibly could be. So, in order to hieve our new goals, we had to grade our standards. Being the best t wasn't going to be good enough ymoreg no, we had to become better an best! We started our crusade toward ex- llence early in the year. 0ur football m enjoyed their st winning season eight years and vanced to bi- strict action ere they stood up ll against a fiesty mer state cham- This time, we were going to be as close to perfect as we could possibly be. which was named as one of the top ten programs in the state of Texas. At the annual Texas High School Press Association Convention, the Mallard was named state champion, earning more points than any other yearbook in the state. The Cotton Boll received an All-Texas Rating with special honorable mention for their work. Cindy Jansky ranked as the 33rd tennis player in Texas, which was an outstanding ac- complishment. Var- sity boys basketball also enjoyed an ex- citing and winning season. All of the cast members of the n team. The girls lleyball team fought their way to a for first in district. Renewed in- est prompted both the golf and ss country teams to grow in size. The Future Teachers of America nsored an Ident-a-Child program one-act play receiv- ed honors for their performances. Er- nie Hinojosa was named as the best actor in the district, and all of his fellow actors and actresses were nam- ed to either all-star cast or to the honorable mention all-star cast. ing a little friend transfer his finger prints to paper. FTA ber Rusty Fontenot participates in the ldent-a-Child program. 's program was named as one of the top ten in the state of s Preparing to serve the volleyball over the net, freshman Heidi Ripley adds her talents to the team effort. Both the volleyball team and the football team enjoyed a successful season. erfecting the Standar Sports and Organizations Division f 97 I Exhausted after an intense game, Wayne Mueller and Chris Townsend rest their tired bodies against a wall while reflecting on the game. Feeling discouraged, Ernie Hinojosa pounds his hands against his head after the bi- district game against Willowridge. Even though Willowridge won, the varsity team gave their all in this game which ended their awesome season. 98 f Perfecting the Standard E . fr, fx Rivals. If one word could describe our rela- tionship with Westlake, it was rivals. In almost every activity, Westlake emerged as our main Beating Westlake was great, Kevin Beran stated. The 33-7 score made it even more exciting. We had done it. We .w.4w.-1-wa., r,.. I ix still advanced to the district playoffs. So what if we beat Beltonf' I Leschber stated. made it to the pla District Wasn't Uurs, But e Beat g Westlak competitor, and football was no different. We wanted to beat Westlake. After years of hoping, we finally got what we wanted. With a final score of 33-7, we humiliated the Chaparals in what had to have been the most exciting game of the entire season. Nothing could compare to the feeling we had when that final score il- luminated the score- board. beat our arch rivals, and in doing so, we took the district lead. Being number one, we became the team to beat. Everyone wanted to knock us down, but we weren't about to let that happen. The week before the Belton game, students from Belton painted our field house and parts of the school red - Belton's color. Even though we didn't win that game, we and that's all that mattered. In the playoffs didn't win, but we I to ourselves and eve else that we were ners. We didn't h district championship show for our efforts we did beat We and for us, that enough for now. Dashing down the field. Eddie Griffith attempts to gain enough yardage to qualify for a first down. Trying to stop a Panther. Paul Zavala and Danny Leschber concentrate on preventing their Pflugerville opponent from passing the ball. Running to congratulate Kevin Jackson for making u touchdown, .lim Buzan shows how exciting winning can be. Varsity Football Cameron 6-5 16-20 Rockdale 20-6 Pflugerville 20-33 Bastrop 39-7 Westlake 33-7 Leander 26-7 Belton 14-17 Del Valle 28-20 Georgetown 6-27 Willowridge 0-1 5 11 e started out slow, but once we got on the right track, we played really well, and no one could stop us. - Jim Randig. Lined up on the side line, members of the varsity football team await the end ofthe Star Spangled Banner, and the beginning of the game. Varsity Football f 99 ll J .V. Football Freshmen Football Cameron 0-0 Cameron 7-6 Rockdale 22-6 Rockdale 8-6 Pflugerville 6-12 Pflugerville 16-14 Bastrop Bastrop Lampasas 14-2 Lampasas 20-0 Westlake Westlake 12-0 Leander 27-14 Leander 14-0 Belton 14-0 Belton 1 3-0 Del Valle 22-0 Del Valle 12-7 Georgetown 8-21 Georgetown 8-7 eing District champs made me hold my head up high with pride and I am sure I'm speaking for the whole teamu - Richard Olivarez. Before going on the field, Nicky Morris adjusts his helmet to prevent injuring his head during the game. Patiently waiting, Armando Talavera gets his arm wrapped by John Smith the Junior Varsi- ty manager. Despite the hours we spent practicing, we saw our efforts rewarded when we won the game on Thursday. Practice gave us more practice days, instead of just hav- ing the ten school days we would have had if we started on the first day of Olivarez. A freshman football player. The Junior Varsity team also had a good season. We didn't win .aking the Sacrific We Became Winners began two weeks before school even started. Yet the time we spent practic- ing didn't bother us because we had pride in our school, and we wanted to be the ones who represented our school. I didn't mind practic- ing in the summer before school started. We had to practice in the hot beam- ing sun, but the practices helped us a lot. At least it 100 f Perfecting the Standard school, quoted Tim Kaderka a freshman player. Whether we won or lost we never lost our pride. We just kept prac- ticing with our willing ef- fort and never gave up. I was willing to make all the practices we were asked to make, because I knew we could win district and we did, but it took a lot of time and ef fort, remarked Richard district, but in all of our eyes, we were winners. We never gave up. Our pride was standing high the whole season. None of the players were quit- ters. Even after a loss, our heads were still standing high with our pride. We didn't win district, but we never gave up because we weren't quitters, quoted David Ancira a Junior Varsity football player. .,- . t .t at ., fe 5 es . all W fe. , e I3 . ' l ' Sv .gr 'Z I if 7, , Q , 1. W, 7 is -P K X A shew-- .-cbt. c jg, ft Y IS - - 4. if .t f it 'S 5 , 'gciisfak 5- 5 , 38: A I 3 'iii LQ 5 Q sees :M vkkk te, ,. c is if . , F-fig i A FTF fxfitrfif . xii if , .P 3 K KW K is T tk k X'-ia.. in . . X V, SS, fin-5. 'ag ,MXN , 'f fb 5 f is s. V Vs, K -sk fs up 1? I fill fkfy- mx: if I 9 1 4 PL.. ii , L.-- 4 38 'N is st... . f fx, ,.- . if. 93,5 - Q., T, ii . Q K-5 ,A gy kan 'Txsftif 4-I , SWR 1 7 54 5,-1 22 1-fiifw. . K! K8 wt' .Hx K Dancing in the air, Nicky Taylor prevents being tackled by the opponent player. ' Making sure to keep a good grip on the football, Todd lvicic hustles at Coach Michalik's request. Blocking a tackle by one of his own teammates, Tony Sinclair warms up before the J.V. game on Thursday. Junior Varsity and Freshman Football 101 Slamming the ball over the net, Cindy Jansky reaches high into the air while Beverly Zachary stands by, ready to spring into action. Waiting for the ball to come down, Cynthia Karkoska prepares to take hcr turn serv- ing. Dedication to winning enabled thc team to advance to district. Varsity Volleyball 10-2 f- if-Q Bastrop 16- 1 8, 15-11, 15-4 Westlake 11-15, 9-15 Leander 15-9, 7-15, 15-9 Belton 16-18, 15-5, 15-9 De1Va1le 15-3, 15-12 Georgetown 15-S, 11-15, 15-7 Westlake 14-16, 12-15 A8cM Consolidated 15-8, 2-15, 9-15 ll thought that we had a really good season, and I also felt that we could have gone fur- ther in the playoffs. - Beverly Zachary 102 f Perfecting the Standard Concentrating on setting the ball up for another player to hit, co-captain, Dion Bradford hits the ball into the air. In the beginning we all what people ex- of us. Following a inning season, we alized that living up to and 12-15, we emerged second in bi-district. All hopes of a district championship were lost, however, when we lost in named to the all-district team. Cindy Jansky made first team all- district, and Robin Krenek made second Tossing up the ball, Robin Krenek reaches back to slam the ball across the net into the opposing team's court. On her toes, Shea McCormick kneels down to pop the ball into the air as Robin Krenek wat- ches the action. YQ. '99, We expectations would no easy task, especially only two returning on a seven team. Still, we that with enough ef- desire, and sweat, we be a winning team. As the regular seasonis drew near, we grew apprehensive about district playoffs. a tough match Westlake, the score being 14-16 After a Season of Rebuilding inners in Everyone's Eye Q I the first round of district playoffs to A8cM Consolidated. I feel we did really well as a team, and it sur-prised me that we got into the bi-district playoffs. The reason we went as far as we did is because we wanted to win as a team, stated Cyn- thia Karkoska. Although we did not win first in district, four team members were team all-district. Senior captain, Delores Gola was named to the second team, while senior cap- tain, Dion Bradford, received honorable mention. I was real pleased with our record because I felt this was a rebuilding year, said Coach Liz Klar. Finishing with an impressive 19-11 and 10- 2 record, we were winners in everyone's eyes. ,pi- Varsity Volleyball X 103 S 'X L0 104 f Perfecting the Standard Getting the ball set up for a perfect spike, Alison Dom- inguez gets on her knees while Tisha Moeller waits anxiously in the background. Preparing to beat their oppo- nent, Donna Gola and Andrea Gipson get ready to achieve another point. L7 ff Nr, I ,V Wmfkf, ,V f if ., ' ' 15 L2 J., 4 i i if. W, ,g,s,ifw,,!5WJE -.., at' ' L iwffwzr, s -M 1- H r. f0 Junior Varsity Volleyball Freshman Volleyball 11-sfs-4 13-ll 17-5 Bastrop 9-15, 10-15 Bastrop 6-15, 15-2, 15-12 Westlake 1-15, 9-15 Westlake 15-2, 11-15, Leander 16-14, 5-15, 15-8 10-15 Leander 15-13, 15-8 Belton 12-15, 15-4, 15-10 Belton 15-l l, 15-10 DelValle t 13-15,15-2, DelValle 13-15,16-14, 15-ll 15-9 Georgetown 16-14,6-15, Georgetown 5-15,15-10, is-9 13-15 1 1 ven though we didn't win all the trophies, we 98 still had a successful season as a winning team. Evelyn Nelson. A season of winning doesn't always hold true, but being involved gave us a champion feeling. Our junior varsity and . n-... did we work out in the early mornings, but dur- ing our weekends we spent several hours in a torrid gym with the feel 'ffm players, commented Donna Gola. Blaine Dominguez shared similar feelings, We lost a few players, but we Preparing for their opponent, members of the J.V. team show their spirit with a victory chant. Watching with spirit, Monica Vanek, Coach Cooper, Monica Carmona, Alison Dominguez, and Evelyn Nelson wait patient- ly for their chance at the ball. eamwork Made Us Successfu As The Ultimate Team freshman volleyball teams did not have a complete 10-0 record but while the season playing grew more intense, we conducted ourselves as if we held the title of being the ultimate team. Even though we lost some games during the season, we still did our best,', stated Sandy Olivarez. Involved in volleyball means a lot of hard work and devotion. Not only ing of defeat. The morn- ing practices were hard because you had to run lines and practice your shooting when you'd rather be home asleep, replied Monica Carmona. During the year changes affecting our team occurred. Several players had to turn in their uniforms because of one reason or another. We did well considering we had only a handful of were able to pull together and be as strong if not stronger than we were in the beginning. Renata Ruzicka, a freshman team member, said, I thought we could have done a whole lot bet- ter than we did had we had stronger attitudes than 'we did - but through it all, we had a blast competing in such a great sport. J .V. and Freshman Volleyball f 105 Q N L n it ts if K gp its K ,. s as , ,Q-X ' 'ifskigw K is X fit .... 'fs-it A rm r 333 Preparing to shoot a free throw, Brian llroadnax concentrates as David lfillmore and Mark Krueger watch. l06 f Perfecting the Standard Listening to Coach Michalik's game plan, Michael Jones rests as Chris Becker quenchcs his thirst willt cool water. Flying through the air, Chris Becker lays up the ball while cluding his defender as excited fans watch. 0 Plttvttt By K yntltta Karktxslta MW Varsity Basketball Westlake 20-9 62-72 Leander 59-62 l Del Valle 67-59 Georgetown 44-43 Bastrop 84-61 Lampasas 98-73 Westlake 64-77 Leander 65-51 Del Valle 64-54 Georgetown 65-75 Bastrop 60-43 --- Lampasas - 76-61 I I felt that we had an exciting season, especially since we took Westlake into a double overtime - Brian Broadnax. This year, the team has more experience, and their overall teamwork is better. They worked well as a team and were very district. Because of the leader- ship and experience that these returning players provided, we also knew thirty-two minutes of the regulation game, the lead see-sawed back and forth between us. When the buzzer sounded, our Going up for two, Wayne Mueller reaches above his op- ponents to add points to the score while Lance Rydell awaits the rebound. Concentrating on the movements of the players on the court, Stephen Henry, Gumie Gon- zales, and Kervin Jackson pray that they do not enter overtime. ompetition and Experienc Made Us a Better Team competitive, both against the competition and for positions on the team, commented varsity basketball coach, Les Michalik. With six returning let- termen, four with previous varsity ex- perience, we knew that competition for team positions would be rough. That sense of com- petitiveness toughened us for the brutal combat for first place in an arduous that we had a chance at the district title. But along with that realiza- tion came the understan- ding that our main com- petition, Westlake, had an even better opportuni- ty to capture the crown. The first time we met our rival, we lost by ten points. We arrived at the second game even more determined to beat the only undefeated team in our district. Through the first scores matched. The first overtime began. Once again we tied. For the second time, overtime started, but in this one, a winner emerg- ed. When the buzzer blared for the final time that night, Westlake top- ped us, 77-64, but we knew that we had done what no other team in our district had done - given Westlake a run for their money. Boys Varsity Basketball f 107 Watching the action on the court from the side, David Cucbas, Nikki Taylor, Frank Fisher, Ernest Banks, and Coach Jones observe their teammates. Taking a break from an ex- hausting quarter, Michael Bachmaycr, sits on thc bench watching his teammates play. 108 f Perfecting the Standard Hustle! Hustle! Con- centrate on the game! These words were fre- quently heard echoing throughout the gym. especially when we look- ed up at the scoreboard. When asked how he felt, Klint Khrovjak stated, When I look up at the to catch up. After n baskets, the score lit our favor. We knew we had clenched well-deserved vict ogether as One, We Wor to Cbtain Our Goals ke The coach yelled from the sidelines as the final minutes of the first half quickly escaped from our team. The thought of los- ing to Lampasas caused so much intense deter- mination that inevitable victory was a must. Shoot for two vibrated throughout the gym and rang in our minds as we dribbled down the court, which in return kept our adrenalin flowing, scoreboard and we're behind, it makes me strive to do the best I can which is all that matters anyway, just doing our best as a team. After the half, we entered into the game with a new sense of pride and perseverance. Winn- ing the jump-ball, we maneuvered the ball through the wall of op- posing players. We only needed a couple of points We lacked in over size and height, but knew that we could up for it in our speed concentration. All we to do was hustle team, stated M Bachmayer. We that if we combined our skill and deter tion together as one could accomplish goal. -, Q ft f ,,ff-1,74 t by M, 1? Managing to keep the ball away from his opponent, Todd Ivicic, quickly and cautiously impels around the adversary. Seizing the opportunity in a game to shoot, John Mueller uses his judgment and skill to make the points. J.V. Basketball 6-l6 Westlake 28-53 Leander 32-44 Del Valle 51-58 Georgetown 37-44 Bastrop 57-41 ' Lampasas 42-34 ' Westlake 43-60 Leander 45-48 t - Del Valle 53-74 r Q4 Georgetown 45-60 M 7 Bastrop 36-45 ' Lampasas 66-59 ID B 11 his year, the team was stronger in effort than ever before. We won or lost as a team, not as individuals. - Todd Ivicic As he psyches himself up for the free throw, Jimmy Deary, thinks about making the basket and contributing to his team's points. J.V. Basketball f 109 Trying to get past her oppo- Under pressure, Cynthia nent, Kim Radomski drib- Karkoska looks for an open- bles the ball while con- ing in the wall of opponents templating her next move standing before her. before going on. 110 X PerfectQ the Standard E ST Photos By Steven McKnight Mawldidwws Junior Varsity Girl's Basketball Bastrop 21-65, 18-68 Lampassas 23-70, 19-38 Leander 19-40, 20-52 Belton 18-37, 22-29 DelVa1le 17-45, 12-52 Georgetown 16-80, 13-66 Westlake 18-63 Varsity Girl's Basketball Bastrop 30-56 Leander 50-62 Lampassas 37-58 Belton 44-51 DelValle 30-78 Georgetown 33-68 I Westlake 28-84 I I f we had as much experience as we had deter- mination, I have no doubt that we could have won more games. - Kim Radomski y I I know we didn't have the greatest year, but hey, we hung in there and we never gave up, ex- plained Cynthia a. 'f 9 despite the defeat, we still had the support of each other and our fans, too, commented Kim Radomski. varsity and varsity play created gaps we could not fill. The techniques used by experienced, varsity players were unknown to Blocking this Rockdale Tiger, Renata Ruzika prevents her from scoring, while Stella Martinez guards her from behind. It's a steal! Kim Radomski snatches the ball from her opponent's hands as Cynthia Karkoska prevents her from escaping their wrath. etermination Guided U Experience Taught Us Karkoska who felt she spoke for the entire varsi- ty girls' basketball team. Pride and determina- tion were the main ingre- dients to our team. We did not concentrate on our losses, but focused on doing our best. With each game, we learned from our mistakes. We learned enough to improve over the span of the season. We had a lot of obstacles to hurdle and I thought they looked real good, and although I didn't see many games, I liked the ones I sawf' stated Brent Borgers. The girls gave a good effort toward winning, added Gumie Gonzales. Our inexperience in the varsity fast lane resulted in our losses. We learned after five minutes in the varsity limelight that the tremendous dif- ference between junior us. But, anxiously we learned from the other players from other teams as well as from our coach. We did our best to learn, and we played our best at each game. 'fWe're experienced now, and will do better, said Lisa Radomski. Just having the determination to hang in there and to keep on playing the game, taught us valuable lessons that made us better players. Girls Basketball f lll 15,74 Q . I had 0,4 all 'S Y ,-gy, Taking a break from a long practice, Nancy Stover relaxes with her tennis pals, Claire Bar- tosch and .lolynn Schaefer. 112 f Perfecting the Standard .., , s K X Keeping warm during the cold afternoon, Claire Bartosh, Nan- cy Stover, and Jolynn Schaefer take a break from the tourney. The stance of a true winner, Cindy Jansky awaits the service from her opponent. HHH - . -1? E t X, -A ., ..., .X g,,.?WS:n l .re .til t - . l l t is ll y g fyfg. I ' 1055 - y..y J y ,syr .5 fs.t .,yt ..yiy. 3 ylt..iyp J Along with the new ad- kinda like one big fami- ministration came new ly, added Claire teachers. But, not only Bartosh. did our academics pro- As in past years, our gram see the new faces, team showed the per- The boys are working really hard, explained Renee McMakin. We learned more about sportsmanship and Watching her opponent's serve, Jolynn Schaefer participates in one of the weekly tournaments that occurred in the spring ten- nis season. Deeply involved in the TV show, Robin Krenek watches as Renata Ruzika watches a tennis player. B : ,--. w.w1-t,:f+--:fi-rf,.,frc:-...xr.4-f.m-:-JJJ-1-Mft-:rf1-1-Q.1:f-:ffmmfs,-fasts:-f-fr,-.yrz-'-Qze-M.fs-mr:-...Q .-,- f f-...Qt ,f.f 1 .-ff.-ul, f-f, ffl: -W-.lc if-N ,,.f,. of J, tw...-at-, .V our tennis coach also was a new face. Coach Rodney Bohls led us into an outstanding season. Coach Bohls had a different work-out strategy from Coach Safarik, but he's a great coach, said Jolynn Sachaefer. Coach Bohls is a real- ly devoted tennis coach. He works us hard, but it's for our betterment. Along with him, the team is sistence and dedication of a first rate team. But, in addition to adjusting to new techniques from our new coach, we also ad- justed to the loss of ex- perienced male players from the previous year. This year's team is different than past years. Our girl's team has lots of experience and remains strong. However, only a few boys have experience and that's tough on them. comradeship this year than in past years. And, with our strength of spirit flowing through us, we knew our pride would perfect us as a team. We had a great year. And when Cindy went to State in singles, all of us were with her -in spirit. We aren't out there just to wing we all like to play ten- nis and to be together with our friends, commented Laura McLuughlin. Varsity Tennis f 113 was Swinging her racket, Renata Ruzicka concentrates on the ball as it skims over the net into her opponent's court. 114 f Perfecting the Standard ff ff. aa, Running across the court, Cyn- thia Karkoska leaps to make the connection of her racket with the ball. Watching the match, John Kollman mentally prepares himself for his upcoming battle on the courts. Photo by Marty Hernandez Q.-f ,petri , , Q .l.V. l'6nriisQf ' 'J' 30, ,.,f Aft: M, V- k I , .Vi v sig, N W .. District' Girls Singles Renata Ruzicka lst ' ,1,5f'fZfQ'fffQf1, Q 7 New Braunfels Girls Singles Renata Ruzicka lst I r , 1,1 ,, Qrf I ' ' ' ' H 1- 'rf New Braunfels Boys Doubles Tim Reyes Consolation if f'f'1'Q-'Q f ' f 'fffrfff ff-'f ut .,w', , Richard Olivarez , A, - 1-, ,,f, ,f,,f, , If ' ' Q ,Q New Braunfels Boys Singles David Cuebas Consoiation , ' 1651. ' 'L LQ' Georgetown Girls Singles Renata Ruzjcka lst -f 1 I V . ' ' ' F, ,':f1,CL ,, , ,,,. .,.,l..,.. , V. , , i , , , ,-f., 3,-L, ,, 4 vlllz l in ,,.., ,, I I ven though we were ignored a lot of the time, it s was all worth it because someday I'1l be on var- sity - Cynthia Karkoska gist gge Q A ,- lid 'sfffi tu ff 'ses-have-4lr t?-ir A el As members of the junior varsity tennis team, we soon became ac- customed to the fact that most of the students, team, it just makes you want to go out there and do something spectacular to get their attention, and I think that our perfor challenge, for we came away from this season with something far more valuable than a trophyg we had experience - ex Positioning his racket, Tim Reyes focuses his attention on the accurate placement of this important shot. Scurrying up to the net, Klint Khrovjak concentrates on the ball, planning his attack on his opponent. l i i i Others Threw iirfthe Towel' along with the majority of the community, often overlooked our ac- complishments and endeavors in light of the more prestigious varsity team and their impressive string of victories. Although the average person would have quick- ly thrown in the towel at this gruesome prospect of anonymity, we took it as a challenge. i'When no one ever seems to notice you as a mance at the district meet did just that, com- mented Elaine Dom- inguez, referring to Renata Ruzicka's second place title in girls singles and the fourth place showing of the girls doubles team of Cynthia Karkoska and Robin Krenek. Even if we did not return from every tour- nament with a bevy of trophies, we still met our perience that formulated our lives past the point of a single match. This priceless ex- perience became our stepping stone as it had for the others before us. Junior varsity experience paved our way to the var- sity team where we final- ly gained the recognition we all deserved because we accepted the challenge when others threw in the towel. .I.V. Tennisf 115 ug -we Practicing during an afternoon workout Clayton Stiba jumps over a hurdle. Before making their long distance run, Jeff Snyder and Mitch Tone prepare themselves. fd fr V . .. .ytfftm f.,,,.7st,,.yii.-. ,Vr,f, . . K '7'.- . ,. . ,,N,,,,,Q , Boys Track g I d y Midway c. yi qt q . , 2nd Smithson Valiey ' t I it e 1 St , ' Brownwood . . lst' V 51,1 Belton I l g s I ist I f Leander e lst if f I Cotton Bell ,gud 1 I 5459 ' District . ist i I iL l I e e gave ourefforts at every track meet. Whether y i , ,we did good or bad we always stoodbehind our y . fellow teammates - Charles Clarkson. I The track team had an excellent season. Most of the track meets consisted of a Junior Varsity track team and a Varsity track I felt good about get- ting second because it was my first year in track. I am planning on trying harder next year I felt good about get- ting fourth in district because we only had six people on the team. We did more than we were Concentrating on throwing the shot put, Charles Clarkson is watched by Danny Benford. Jumping over the high bar dur- ing practice, Frank Fisher prac- tices to improve his jump. i fide and Succes t Made. Us tWinners team. The freshman com- petitors competed with the Junior Varsity track team. As a result we had no freshman track team except at the district meet where we had the three teams. Q All the teams did a good job at the district meet. The freshman team won second in district. We got first place in the sprint relay and the mile run. because I know we can get first in district,', quoted Manuel Medina. I felt bad because I knew we could have done better. We got first last year, and we could have got first again this year, quoted John Mueller, a freshman. The Junior Varsity team got fourth in district. They managed to place third in the sprint relay. expected to, but it was worth itf' quoted Frank Fisher. The Varsity team did a super job at the district meet. We got first in district. In the 'sprint relay we came in second, and in the mile run, we came in first. We advanc- ed to regionals in both the mile run and sprint relay. On the whole, we all did a good job. Track! 117 i2iA.:w,.,M- 5 - , E X ie ,gv e we e , A ' li 3 , 2 il Feeling the intensity of the game, J.V. catcher Tim Lopez waits in the dug-out for his turn to bat. 118 X Perfecting the Standard if All games have down moments, as Danny Leschber experiences dur- ing the DelValle game. Anticipating a Duck win, Varsity catcher Chris Chapa devotes his mental energy to his teammates. Varsity Baseball J.V. Baseball First Round Second Round First Round Second Round kgALAiA M .Q .- 3 I4-6 Bastrop ll-l 5-0 Bastrop l7-I Q , . 5 9-2 Lampassas s-1 3-I4 Westlake 6-7 5. -Q gl- a-s wesnaske 1 1-1 14-15 Leander 11-2 ll f y- ' 0-3 Leander 4-3 ll-l Belton . rained out - ,Y L H -1 'ir 4-3 sawn 1-s rv-5 DclValle 4-a , jk , N 1o-11 Dr:lVallc, y l0-2' is-4 Georgetown y s-6 X I- . --15 13-5 Georgetown' 3-5 ' ill t ' 1 'L 1 .Aj --tr 4-. Il aseball was a every intriguing season for the whole' team. We all did our best and have a lot to be proud of. - Michael Bachmeyeri - p After all the years of playing ball on the familiar diamond on the corner of Lake Drive and Main Street, we received just beyond our reach. Our experience that we gained through the games prepared us for the following year when we the opportunity to watch the varsity players and learn from their errors. We grew stronger and more experienced Prepping for the game, Darrell Jackson shares his enthusiasm with his J.V. teammates. Watching the intensity of the game increase, Craig Pepper, Kervin Jackson, Brad Winkler, and C. T. Townsend keep an eye on their teammates. , Ontething O1d,Sornething Ne W Winning Combination a new baseball diamond on which to perfect our craft. And, it was close to school, which made get- ting to practice a lot easier and quicker. But the new field could not compensate for the loss of players who had graduated. Our youth as a team only inspired our dedication and perseverance to grow. For us varsity players, the district title remained would be stronger - stronger and more ex- perienced. We would be ready for the title. It's pretty good for a young team like ours to come so close to the title. And with all that we learned this season, we'll be able to put the rest of the district to shame the next season, said varsity team member Chris C.T. Townsend. As J .V. players, we had through each game and each practice. I watched the varsity team as much as I could so that when I'm a varsity player, I'll have a little experience under my belt, explained Tim Lopez. Our sense of unity came from the hours of practice and finally, feel- ing the pride flow during our victories. Baseball f 119 A, 1 , Supporting her own weight, Sarah Schultz works out in the gym. ln addition to weight lifting, Surah also spends hours running to help keep in shape for meets. lg .WU Lining up her shot, Julie Kirschvink concentrates on pul- ting the bull into the hole. In- tense shots like this required patience. 120 Perfecting the Standard Strengthening her leg muscles to prepare for an upcoming track meet, Evelyn Nelson works out with weights after school. l Photo Hy Trey Keith Q B0YS3I1dG11T1SG.01f . at tBeltonTournament A Julie Kirschvink Trey Brookshire Sth. y 5th t I I asport like golf, how you perform has nothing to do with your teammatesg it depends on individual effort. - Julie Kirschvink. A While sports such as football and baseball depended greatly on teamwork, other sports their efforts. lt was really exciting watching our fellow teammates receive take it upon yourself to keep up with your workouts, Sarah Schultz stated. When it Pumping iron with her legs, this girl trackster works out in the gym. Weight lifting demanded the self discipline of going through the circuits, time after time. After a strenuous workout, cross country runner, Jeff Snyder takes time out to stretch while talking to track team member Dwayne Ariola. required us to call on our m ed als , ' ' sta ted comes to running and lift ith Qur Team Standing Behind U We-s Succeeded as Individuals own strengths and put forth individual effort. This was no easy task. We had to tell ourselves when and how long to practice. We had no one to blame for our defeats, but likewise, our victories were ours alone. As golfers, we knew how victory felt. At a tournament in Belton, Julie Kirschvink and Trey Brookshire received fifth place medals for sophomore golfer LaAunt Clarkson. Coach Leon Nickerson added, This was their first year to really stand out. We succeeded in our first year as golfers because all of the players were behind each other. Like perfecting a golf stroke, running also demanded strong per- sonal effort and determination. You really have to ing weights, if you decide not to do it, fine, but you have to pay the conse- quences. lf you're not prepared for a meet, it's your own fault. Although putting forth individual effort distinguished our sports from others, one thing linked us to these other sports. That was team support, and without it, our individual effort was nothing. Individual Athletics! l2l 122 f Perfecting the Standard Presenting a bouquet of flowers to Monica Carmona, Brian Broadnax congratulates her on being crowned Cotton Boll Relays Queen as Randy Faltas-ek watches the ceremonies. Stretching her muscles before the big game, freshman volleyball team member, Tisha Moeller, uses a few spare seconds to get ready to play. ff A, .4',,,...4 Za ml Y VV 1--4 The quote 1984, the Year of the Duck was heard many times throughout football season. When we heard WWWW Westlake-Taylor game in football. The odds were completely against us, but being the team we are, we overcame that the consequences there was always supporters there, plained Marisa Janke. In addition to u We Were All Champions in he Year of the Duc that term, we always related it to football. However, 1984 was the Year of the Duck in many of our athletic pro- grams. We excelled highly in everything we went after. We overcame many challenges that have long-since been achieved. Our standards and goals were aimed high. We always ac- complished the unac complishable. I will never forget the and beat them, stated Christy Laurence. Unification was one of the strategies in this year's success. The com- munity and student body played a major role in the spirit of the school, and that was very important because without spirit you have nothing. I thought the spirit from the student body as well as the community was ex cellent. No matter what tion, we were strong team. There were times as well as Even though we 4 always come out on we never really because through and thin, we continued have team spirit. though we didn't win everything, we never up. We always strove do our best as a te commented Liset Wilson. Newegg Mmm kia an ,W g.7,,,c, ,, ,Eff-M ll Watching his opponent, number twenty-four, Richard Murray uses his speed to run away from the other team members and help the duck .I.V. football team. Waiting with anticipation, Delores Gola and Cindy .Iansky prepare to defeat their opposing team with a great return. 5 i Sports District Winners g p g -1 Varsity Football . yVa rsity Volleyball s Boys Track . y p 2nd in District ' 1 Bi-District v lst in District t .. li . Qs as , JSJQKQQ ' an. 8 ' ' ld. 5 if S J' A Ro verall, we came close to being champions in almost .every sport.. Those who advanced to district should be proud. -+ Nancy Stover. M, efkmi as ' . as Xi ff Q 1 r .4 . oyyyy A 4 Trying to avoid his opponent, Gumie Gonzales does some fast maneuvering to help score more points for the varsity basketball team. Putting the ball through the hoop, Michael Jones demonstrates a perfect dunk while practicing before game time arrives. All Sports 1 123 Positioning her skis to prepare for her journey, Cindy Jansky looks ahead to see what the upcoming course will be like. Passing the time by enjoying their music on the long journey to Key Stone Colorado, Rob Schulz and Curtis Tieman wait with anticipation. M-so A New Name for a New Beginning In January, we saw something new come to our Life activities included the Col- oradQ,gSki trip. I look forward ly shocked me when they drug me with them, replied Sandy community - Young Life. AS Colorado every year Hurta. former leaders of and exciting peo- Scavenger hunts gave a new Fellowship Of Chfi?tl?lEWii 'iii'ii ple like me, added outlook on the city of Taylor. Athletes, Rodney and,...gjS.iisan Michelcigetrucci. Cars were filled to the top and Bohls and Dan Volek At Qolorado you have the the excitement was great. Peo- Young Life had moreifto offer oppogijiijiity to meet new people ple found roads they had never the students in of pro- your beliefs with even heard of in Taylor on this gramrning, skittfrips, summer Young Life groups. ,,.jg j difficult hunt. camps. ,Theeffdirectors also Life is a nationwjide? Thursday evening Cam- that the name gjg included Vgy..y, It deals paigners offered students the PCOPIC- Young with Opportunity to engage in Bible the way for Anita Allen, Patsy The j..' fi'j .Monday ifi'itiiitfi study 'tif 'iandff efii' confront, relevant Taylorg,j,I?rigscilla Parsons, and meetingsg? included qftiiities issues. 2542 Davidf gMaiiekft,to use j.gj.. f jitj suchjtiasif gjfgfkidnapg3gxi.?club, Vis 'jliixareajlly learnedffffliso much talentsgii il'1Hif eili leadershijififfgfrdlesfyit pizza 'igeavenggrf more Bible at Cam- Young Life taught? f'l's tiidjeritsf' hun'is,12fggroup fiil Y singing, jjjj. s j..,. gavemii a different lessons from the efti .gj j gjgj gLjQok orifhowfttoiiiflive my life, ing everiyday life. ififiii Q P iiiiii The kidnapiclub was a really replied Sarah Schulz. I really enjoyed being exciting activity. Many people Young Life provided good all my friends while discussing: the life of Jesusf' commented Laura McLaughlin. g One of the best liked 124 f Perfecting the Standard were kidnapped in the middle of doing something. I was really surprised to find two ar- my men at my door and it real- and positive experiences for answering in a tough and con- fusing world. j ,lg ' fr, Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Squatting in the hot sun while filling her bowl with ice cream, Laura McLaughlin adds the various toppings before returning to her seat to enjoy her cool treat with her friends. .laik max- kim-w.i.. L i After going on an adventurous scavenger hunt, Darryl Jackson, Chad Patschke, and John Lesheber all col- lapse from exhaustion as they listen to Rodney Bohls. After kidnapping half the teenagers in Taylor, Larry Brown, Mike Tone, Darold Hubbard, and a hooded leader from Temple stare with satisfaction at their prisoners. Young Lifef 125 T.H.S. is the BEST! This ettin Fired U G.Q. p- o Easy Job times, it's hard for even us to be Once we had finished with our signs, yell practice, and all of the other preparations, Fri- day night arrived. We saw our hours of work literally smashed as the football team busted through our giant run-through sign, but our time had not been wasted. To us, seeing the team get fired up was the greatest ,t. 5 -i,f .f,. V-f' ' ,5 .,.: gr, Everything ithatiwe do, we do for the team, Qlaire Bar- tosh explained. ,.,ggf?Sometimes what Viiii do isgembarrassing, Biit itisijuistffdirt of the jOb.,' cheer frequently echoed We can't let that throughout the stands at games sleet' so we just put when we were ahead, and our aside and keep if we were behind. We psedethis cheering? commented Dawn cheer to get the the Sladelfffi team fired up, or :tdikeep them for games and firedtup. yy ,,,,.,,, ,,3gpf.trallies, we spent countless Yet- being afcheerleader went. practicing yells, paintirfgi far beyond ies-, tilii if signs, and? iiit planning skits? ilii, organized pepgf?nralfliies,'i ibonfi res, help finatptcef' r ou rr car ralyliesw any imaginable washedjschool busesf the spiritifieveintf ltlll we were sumnieifiand sold dur- Keepiirg tee inggfootballr season, our ,,,,,,, almostfiianything to iiinstirie if iiii' f6asy,1?f iiiiil li' 5 our always had the mosgif Stover. There are the yells spirit. ,J if Sometimes firing up ,fthe .and pyramids that have to be precise. Also, we have to be in a crowd along with the spirited mood no matter what comes easily, but at ,gother 126 f Perfecting the Standard the circumstances are. We devoted hours to making our school a better and more spirited place, because getting fired up was our job. ...., . .... 559' X. 1 s Showing off one of eleven different uniforms, the varsity cheerleaders, Lisa Stiba, Nancy Stover, Janet Debus, Claire Bartosh, Kim Radomski, and Sonya Ross take time out at half-time to show how pleased they are at the team's winning score. Calling out the names of the eighth grade girls trying out for junior varsity cheerleaders, Nancy Stover, Sonya Ross, and Claire Bartosh help the girls out by clapping and cheering. The senior cheerleaders ran the tryouts for the younger girls. Q: Quai, Trying on their long-awaited Cheerleader jackets, Janet Debus and Kim Radomski excitedly check their fit. Arriving in May, the jackets are given to the three junior girls who are elected to be varsity cheerleaders their senior year. Photo By Cynthia Karkoska sEL,,f 'f ,.r 'fi in fp. Cabbage Patch Kids? No. Taylor Duck Kids , Lisa Stiba, Sonya Ross, Nancy Stover, Claire Bartosh, Kim Radomski, and Janet Debus help to relieve some of the tension and ner- vousness present at this Friday after- noon pep rally by performing a skit. The cheerleaders have the responsibili- ty of planning the pep rallies. Watching with interest, junior varsity cheerleaders, Dawn Sladek, Monica Carmona, and Lisa Radomski sit on the bench with the remains of the run- through sign, the first aid kit, and the Igloo cooler filled with Gatorade. Cheerleaders f 127 Holding hands as they sing, Lisa Phoenix and Donald Baker sing a hit song from a famous broadway play during their choir presentation. it Portraying tough gangsters, Lisa Flores, Pamela Griffin, Lori Davis and Bridget Wilson perform an exotic routine for the students enjoyment. Singing a ballad, Sonya Ross, Danita Nickerson, Greg Gentry, and Lisa Phoenix join together to perform at the Baccalaureate Service. 128 f Perfecting the Standard 1 1 r I A .. ,K me s da 1 A aft' 'Civ it may, an NMHHW -0 S, Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Z 5 5 , ' 1 2 , ' I .1 ,F ar. ,. , g l Performing a duet, Sandy Olivarez and Michelle Bradford involve themselves in a song and dance routine in a presentation. Adding a little action while joined together to sing a dramatic song, a few choir members add spice with special attractions to their musical. U 1 . 'fr' The Music of Fulfillment A group of excellent, dedicated, enthusiastic, and creative qualities combined to make the necessary to produce an outstanding cho1r. Our choir, by Dr. James shlabhantgt all these qualities plus littleiiextras form suitable for g church concerts and U.I.L. ,fgcoimpetitiong performed music which enjoyable and popular forfthe ears of the listenerkpiif singing and danc- ballads made figeittremely interesting for the scales to produce golden tones from our vocal cords helps us to interest our audiences. With the support of our audience, it helps build confidence to each individual on stage. Not only for . the audience but for as well. With a that made the choirdafi iiito verall iiiii fieyies of the It isygasagsitave audience and better Sensation' wonderful to .,vl'i able to iiiii During Iheitifiiafsiitihii Student yy ,,,. ,ticipate in an incomirigfi tiiii mancesto be outstainidiiiiiegi. 1 th body witnessed the newgimage eefevent. Being' .in such a nfegatiyeisaudignce, we , n't Of the Zii iemefgefgjflfe yyfi to S wn choir took to ...t Worth area. It was a lot of work to prepare for this adven- ture, but we did some exciting things while staying there, replied Michelle Bradford. No longer did our choir fgvery' beneficial, commented thatlini the futurei more people vsgillopen their eyes and become interested because it is ,Lisa Phoenix. Hours of practicing the way of showing your emotions along with calming the soul. That is why we always give it our all, Dawn added. Choir f 129 ,ru In the triumphant finale of God's Trom- bones, all of the members of the cast gathered together and joined each other in a song. 130 f Perfecting the Standard Applying stage make-up to Ricky Yocham's face, Kelly Stone assists in the final preparations before the curtains opened. At the Call of th Trombones W Were All Ears The lights dimmed until all 'The success of God's Trom we could see came from the - soft light above the curtain. b0rlCS into the fast- The music began becomingfifradition of the suc- distance as the curtaincopened. CCSS Olllfggffllife School fell- Dif- Still, no light, but weflieiard the fefC!1ffffom play productions of voices above the bjackground God's Trombones g music. lttasitiii thzll. uti,tfil tQ,ttt7 , g the storyffof the first years And God createdlightgffand if of the world. FIOJII lhC.CrfJ21l-jill? divided the world into half- of Adam and' Eve to rhesfgfi light, half-dark. iAnd He called the Said, is good,' thetspeiiker on stageicon- tinued WIIIIESIIS lines as light shoneon him. I 'iiil Following the voices of the Creation, Morning has auditorium, performed by iii piano, flute, guitar, and three Broken sounded through they of Noahfsjlkrk, Dannie ,Volek f ,upmost gfygperfectionzytf J wtf f,,,,, 1 ,rri to gygl ,li 3-show' that invkilved many different people many different talents put ili' together in a unique presenta- tion, Mr. Volek commented. God's Trombones was for- mulating in my mind for five Portraying the Devil in the Drama Club's production of God's Trom- bones, Dennis Haywood performs a witchy dance. Relaxing after the opening night of God's Trombones, Director Danny Volek and Bradley Lenz take a well deserved break. years. I finally found the time and the people who could make it a reality, Mr. Volek added. I thoroughly enjoyed 'God's Trombones', explained Jolynn Schaefer. I was so involved in ,the production that I really felt like I was a part of the play. I -I9WafQ,,1hC Gnd- .Iolynn addedfw iiiii iii'ii .,i' e When I ,watched the cast chills and .iii think Mr. Volel6'couldn't'have picked bet- ter cast members, and he directed it so good. I think they have a lot to be proud of, said Cindy Jansky. Drama Club 131 Individual Talent Combined for Success as a Group The Year of the Ducks. The phrase began with the winning seasons of the football and volleyball teams, but spread through our entire community. The Year of the Ducks truly described how we Vfelt about our drama ,cluiimand our Etc. literary mfagazine.. g N After the wiritier paro- duction concluded, U.I.L. preparatiointbegan. Those of .us who pggfer.red prose treading tions, we frf d ebators gatheregii the mounds of evidence needed to prove our side of the argument. For about every two weeks from the beginning of January until the district U.l.L. meet at Putting stage make-up on Bradley Lenz's face, M'Lissa Whitten does some of the behind the scenes work on the set of God's Trombones. 132 f Perfecting the Standard began seaftgching for our selec-5, the end of March, we competed in tournaments to perfect our performance. From Belton to Temple to Gatesville and final- ly to Georgetown we traveled for the opportunity to show our district the capabilities of the Ducks. While we individually com- peted in tournaments, we spent our remaining free time work- ing on the One-Act Play. The hours paid off at the district competition. Our four-member.. cast of The Glass Meriageriei' all received awards. The overall best actor award went to Ernie Hinojosa, while Janine Veselka and Jennifer Vrabel were named to the All-Star cast. Scott Allen received an honorable mention All-Star cast for his performance in the play. Not only did the drama club bring home honors, but we showed our pride in the Etc. literary magazine. I think Etc. is really neat with all the art and stuff. It's good for us all to be able to ex- press ourthoughts and feel- ings, commented Amy Heselmeycr. , 'Both 'iiif Etc. and the drama club reflected the title The Year of the Duck. The two were another touch of success to the already successful Ducks. With a solemn look on his face, Ricky Yocham is surrounded by Deanna Cervenka and Cathy Cummings in a scene from the Drama Club's production. X I W. Reading one of the short stories that he received as a contribution to the literary magazine, Etc. editor Steven Preuss decides where it will be placed in the magazine. Waiting for the signal to begin, Trey Keith has his hands on the controls, ready to start the music for God's Trombones. - ws., Reading over a copy of the literary magazine, Etc., Lisette Wilson enjoys looking over the contributions from students. Drama Club - Etc f 133 Thrillcd over making a first division on her solo twirling routine, Christy Laurence relays her contest experience while eating lunch. By earning a first division, Christy was eligible to attend the state twirling contest in June. Performing for the student body in the auditorium, Mr. Jay Taylor, Scott Allen, Michael Lefner, and John Albers blast out some dixieland jazz tunes on their trumpets while the rest of the jazz band accompanies them from their seats. Something Special - Sharing the Limelight Being in the band also gave us the opportunity to become members of other band-related organizations. By joining the Jazz Band, the Silk Visions, or by being a twirler, those of us who wanted to put. forth extra effort could do so. y As members ofthe Silk Vi- sions, or the Silks as we were more commonly called, we received our share of the limelight mostly duringrfoot- ball season. New ,uniforms helped J give us a striking military appearance. we per- formed inot only as a flag corps, but also on some occasions, as a dance troupe. J r I'm really proud of the ef- fort that all of the girls have l34f Perfecting the Standard put forthf' captain Janine Vaselka stated. We really have had a fantastic year. Like the Silks, we twirlers performed mostly at football events, but we also entered con- tests. Christy Laurence placed first in her solo routine making her eligible for state. Junior varsity twirlers receiving first divisions included Jonnat Mc- Cormick, and Julie Schmidt. Varsity twirler, Lori. Jahn received a yell, and JV twirlers Stacy Stiles, Marla, Ladner, and Rochelle Hall earned lse- cond divisions also. The Jazz Band also earned excellent ratings at contests. At Uil Solo and Ensemble, we received a first division rating qualifying us for the state con- test. We also won first at San- dy Lake Fun Fest. Additional- ly, we performed at the Univer- sity of Texas Jazz Festival, and at the Hi-Steppers' spring show. Mark Gilley was recognized by the U.T. Jazz Department for being the most outstanding jazz player at the festival in Austin. s J By keeping in the r.1r limelight through the changes ,,.r we made and bythe excellent awards which we received, we showed everyone that we were more than ordinary band members. We were something special. Practicing for the Hi-Stepper Spring Show, Patrick Knox, Rhonda Kruse, Johnny Albers, and Michael Lefner perform the song that they will play during the intermission, The Spring Show was only one of the performances that the Jazz Band made locally. Others included the Wednesday Music Club, Spring Concert, and Spaghetti Supper. .X Waiting for the bell to ring, junior var- sity twirler, Stacy Stiles describes her contest routine, for which she won a second division at Ull., to Julie Schmidt, Shelly Machu, and Becky Fontenot. The JV Twirlers performed in parades and at pep rallies in addition to JV and Freshman football games and the homecoming varsity game. Jackets, stocking caps, blankets, quilts, and freezing weather united Beth Walters, Susan Urbanek, Miss Terrie Holmstrom, Monica Morales, Janine Veselka and Julie Kirschvink. Because the bi-district play-offs occurred in November, members of the Silk Vi- sions had to try their best to keep warm at Kyle Field at Texas A8LM. lll fy I 'U :- 9- o W -4 X 2 Q' Z' 0 : ru Silk Visions, Jazz Band, Twlrlers 135 lik A S -5' r Q. ,C-.... 'F'--QQCQ 3 .,w .M V e-Q6' f i.,w 2 4. E, M ,wil 44 v , , Q , -. v : f i ' 4 g I . T 1 . A g , -,. 6, S SWS ' '! . , 'I' fi ri Y H i Dfi 1.7. 3. 4 w A 4 1 4 1 Dedication to Excellence Made Us the Best Band! What?! Feet! Together! Stomach! In! Shoulders! Back! Chin! In! Head! Up! What do you want'?! A FIRST DIVISION!! What started out as a simple exchange of words between the drum majors and the band at the beginning of each practice soon developed into a battle cry of sorts. Originally designed as a method of checking our posture, this chant helped to in- spire us to be the best band that we could be. In early August, we began practicing. Sharpening our marching and playing skills. Striving for one thing and one thing only. A first division. But such a goal was not an easy one to reach. Weekly play-offs en- couraged us to perfect our musical parts while video- taped Friday night perfor- mances eliminated those who could not perform adequately. We spent countless hours on the marching field and in the practice rooms, and our efforts were not in vain. At UIL mar- ching contest, we did not receive the first division which we had hoped for, instead, we won a second division for excellence. Getting a second division was unreal! Even though we didn't get a one, I think that all of our efforts were worth- while! exclaimed Rhonda Kruse. The year was far from overg however, and we still had Exhausted from marching, Cheryl Marshall and Edward Carmona watch the final few seconds of the Varsity Football team's bi-district game against Willowridge. This game gave members of the band the opportunity to march in Kyle Field at Texas ASLM University. Watching the activities of the outdoor pep rally, Randy Faltasek, and Amber Ackerman show their spirit by watch- ing the junior varsity twirlers perform for the crowds. One function of the band is to generate spirit at athletic events. another chance to obtain our goal - on the concert stage. The odds played against us, and once again, we had to set- tle for a second division. I really thought we had a good chance for a I, Heidi Polach said. I felt that the judges scores and remarks were notjustifiedf' Director Jay Taylor added, The band had good ratings this year, but never reached it's full potential. We wanted a first division, and while we didn't receive one, we had become better. We set a new standard for future bands to follow and surpass, and to us, it was the best. Packed into the stands, the Hi-steppers casually practice the movements of their routine without actually kicking and dancing. Dressed in costume, Sandy Hurta and Cindy Hodon perform a routine at the Spring Show. Aside from performing beside one another, Sandy was Cindy's Hi-stepper Little Sister . .Q E if I3 65 , Q L 14, Bedtime and teddy bears helped make up part of their routine. Cathy Cum- I mings tries her best to act the part of a ' sleepy little girl who just wants to have , ,,,, fun. ,, L- l W V251 5 :1 'F 5 an v.. n Z ,E J: E A U , Q E 9 .ch f. Q. l38 f Perfecting the Standard s i 43, lst iw. ,E Q lvl-nun 'lu-nl 'Wilt- U.S. Army soldier, Heidi Harrison squats down on the floor while doing one of the several routines in the SpringShow. With arms and legs outstretched, Cin- dy Hodon, Sandra Motal, Diana San- born, Danita Nickerson, and Heidi Harrison, perfectly execute the final move. Something interesting attracts the at- tention of Lora Dale, Cathy Cumm- ings, Vonna Gorden, Diana Dom- inguez, and Danita Nickerson while taking a break from stepper practice. Pleasing People Makes It Worth the Wait We stood on the sideline waiting for the signal to begin. A perfect, motionless green and white line of dancers, we waited, chins up, for our mo- ment. Then, the drum cadence started, and we strutted out to the center of the field in front of the press box. Linking our arms together, we started to dance, and the reaction we received from the I audience made the wait worthwhile. The music stopped, and in- stantly, we quittdancing. We recovered as the crowds of fans rose to their feet, and their ap- plause echoed throughout the stands. We try hard to do a good job, and when I hear the people applaud, it makes me feel like I've done something extraor- dinary, stated Dawn Shiller. The reaction of the people made it all worthwhile. The sore muscles, the moments of intense nervousness, everything that we went through to per- form perfectly was rewarded by the applause which we received. This applause did not come easily. 'For the first time in years, we were under the guidance of a new director, iMiss Terrie Holmstrom. Having a new director brought so many changes, captain Sandra Motal explained. rwehad to get used to each other, but once we all g got to know Terrie, we knew that we would have a suc- cessful year. And we did have a successful year. At contest, we did something that no other drill team from Taylor had done before. In the hi-kick category, we won Best Hi-Kick Routine, and that made us proud. Tammy Strimiska, co- captain, commented, It was neat to do something that no other drill team had done. I was glad that we were able to uphold the standard of being an award winning drill team. We didn't stop being suc- cessful at contest, rather it was a measurement of how suc- cessful we were. We also per- formed at pep rallies, football games, parades, and did hand routines in the stands. Addi- s tionally, we made surprise gifts for the football players, par- ticipated in the Main St. Day, and of course held our Spring Show. Once again, we waited, perfectly still, to begin performing, knowing that if the people were pleased, it had been worth the wait. Hi-Steppers f 139 Performing with the A-Crew Hi- stepper Kim Ruiz performs break dancing at the Spring Show. This was the first time another dance group had been invited to perform with the steppers. Performing a routine to Eat It , Piz- za Michele Petruccij, Bacon fSandy and Raisin Bran, CRenee . C Hurtaj, Kerlinj, add a humorous touch to the evening. AH- e've Got th Music in Us As dancers, we had our a wide selection of greatest opportunity to finally chose the different forms of dance at our annual Spring Show. we could show not onlyggur tradi- tional hi-kick routines, but also comedy skits, solos similar to ballet dances., g trrps f It was really exciting for me to perform! a solo, Heidi Harrison lexclaimed. In the pastfyears,,f-I did ,,some,wduets, but this was the firsthtiime ii I ever peifformed alohe,for an audience. Not only did we choreograph all the dances, we also built the props, and costumes, and selected the music. Of course, our show had to have a theme. 140 f Perfecting the Standard theme Got the Music in Me, aniifiiiiplanned an exquisite dancegiiiiinber to accompany it. iii had to do everything ,preparing forthe show. We put I igso much work into it. But in the end, ouriiiefforkts showed, Sylvia Gbriiia1esffsiiifEd.c i'cetift it icttt f Duringwthe intermission, the break ,dance troupe, ffffhe A- cres-4 ,iedfffby fiff fbanier mocha' ii, :sand .Ruiz performediian -exciting black light routine. This was the first time that we had anyone who wasn't a Step- per dance in the production. I enjoyed doing our inter- mission, Kim Ruiz explained. Even though I danced in the Stepper group routines too, I was glad to be able to show off my skills as a breaker. The week of the show arrived, and we made all of the final preparations. Dress rehearsal was held with the costumes, lighting, and the jazz band. For two consecutive nights, we per- formed every dance. perfectly. The show, went offwithout a hifch. ,iiii ltfiigave us 'triumphant ending to our besta-year ever. We hadaccomplished things that had never been done before by working together. As the show ended, we knew that we did have harmonious music inside of us. Photo By Cynthia Karkoska Holding that final perfect pose, Hi- Steppers Vonna Gordon and Michelle Ochoa perform the routine for the judges at contest. SYN Watching the officers demonstrate a new routine, Diana Dominguez learns the motions for the routine she will have to try out to in order to be in the upcoming Friday performances. Shedding tears of joy, Evelyn Nelson is overcome with excitement after being chosen as a new Hi-stepper. Dawn Shiller shares the moment with her. Hi-Steppers X 141 S li Today's Future, Tomorrow's Adventure In these times, crime sur- them. Wegoqiiinaymes, descrip- because it earned an award, rounded us everywhere. Week of all of but because it may be useful after week, we read countless ,,,tlie,gChildren unless a someday in helping to locate a newspaper articles dealing wither had the missing individual, murder, theft, and kidnappingiifitte police had nojiitiiirate method But our efforts did not stop News reports on T.V. toldg,us,of of identifyingitliem. there, We also contributed our thousands of ehildrengwhofiiere jii were fortunate time to the beautification of missing and whose iiif arentfi had have .any of the thefbampus by wgeding the no positive means of s,, disappeaigayve learned fiouger beds, Additionally, we ing them. ,tll 1 ret, g W from the Stale FIQASTQPCOHVCH' e.fiielii-Carnation.rsalesat.Valen- We had heard tion that our had been a 2 lilil' Vfiiness Day, ghdifgpgnsofcd enough, fiknew that gg,g,, l ,gt,, At rgg 'Teacher Appreciation Week. something had done, , earned a awards Yetqanother gsegQice'which,f,yve lower the numbeli of missing, wasliithe unidentifiable children. thi?'state.fs r,... ',...l1 gfaaingfof Papgifs, ing with the local police and I,,5gantf really proud of our Through the services which sheriff's departments, we organized an Ident-a-Child project to make sure that every elementary aged student in Taylor had a file identifying 142 f Perfecting the Standard Iderit-a-Child Program, com- rrtentedl local F.T.A. President, gnd,,5iState Vice-President, Qlolynn Schaefer. Not only we provided, we made our school a better place, and prepared for adventures. tomorrow's Getting busted? No, Deanna Cervenka and Ute Hanson merely help the Williamson County Deputy Sheriff demonstrate the arresting procedures as Rusty Fontenot watches. Smearing ink onto a Northside stu- dent's hands, Janet Debus prepares the youngster to be iingerprinted as part of the Ident-a-Child program. R , . s ss fi X' 'fff lf .5 L. . . l Skills i ' K ...,v ' -I., is fi L h K., ls t Viii r-ii sf i s sf . ,f ..2e. . V i l . ' si M ki iki , In is f '- Photos By Cynthia Kairkoskai Pl . 5 l X in Selecting carnations, Sonya Ross tries to choose the flowers carefully as she fills a customer's order for a Valentine gift for someonc's special someone. Tying the green tissue paper around the bouquet of carnations, Nancy Stover completes an order. The Carnation sale served as the organizations main fundraiser. Although it may look like patty cake, Jill Lindquist and this Northside stu- dent are really putting fingerprinting ink onto their hands. The ldent-a- Child Project earned FTA a top-ten project award at the state convention. Future Teachers of America 143 Waiting for their turn, Michael Lefncr, and Thomas Rholock patiently sit with their turkeys as the judge makes his way to them. X' Making sure the steer stands just perfect Tommy Schroeder notices every movement in detail because he knows how important that can be. Holding her steer, before time to show, Dawn Shiller studies her steer's form, hoping that it will win her a place and the money which accompanies it. 144 f Perfecting the Standard Photo By Cynthia Karkosku C2 'r Feeding and watering his swine, Ron- nie Michna makes sure they are nice and fattened up for the next day's showing in his category. Holding their turkeys still, David Bristow, John Leschber, and Tim Haverland wait for their turn to be judged at a local stockshow. We Are of Unknown Importance What is Future Farmers of America? What do they do? These two questions were freg the.EgF.A.zstudents. This major whether or fiiiiot all great deter- time because I know that if one person is capable of ac- complishing that goal of 'win- quently heard throughoultgithe minationyagid hard work would ner,' then I am too, explained year. We didn't realize finally eff. The livestock Dawn Shiller. portant the Future Farmers of showsrgilso' involved a great deal The livestock shows also Americayreally Our of pgy, The students would igptillaught the students a sense of future sfnpplyieoftifogil, animal tinancef the debts withgfgfresponsibility. The livestock care, and Zyg,g fromjlyefprevious animals had to be fed, cleaned, depended on themifi iibii iiiivt iil iivii i M in some iiii' out iiiiui I iwiii ad- I really errjgiy being in The showsjlliglways termigated ditibn to yppy t his,the also Future Shad If well- feel as thqljianimals really be helgfful to me at the in life. I likeaebest what shows. I really enjoy the about is the livestock to do and strive for livestock shows, but the hardest shows, eveil though they are a lot of work, stated Kavin Sim- yinext time around. If I dorft place good at a show, it makes me even more deter- cik. The livestock shows werefj of great importance to many to place good the next part is training the animals because it's such a tough task, voiced Tommy Schroeder. FFAf145 Rx ' :dana With a handshake and a smile, voca- mem! counselor Joyce Crow presents Chris iismrr and Thomas Porkorny with an award for :advancing to state. IQ Experience: The Best Teacher Some people think 3. fered juniors and seniors the class also sponsored an ice cream eating contest. Competi- tion was held between the four grades, with the winning classes receiving a cash prize. Money was collected from pledges and the profits were 'ven to a charitable spring, they were the number one item on every girl's want list. The distributive education class sold twister beads as one of their money-making cooperative education is a cop- opp to work at jobs out. That is simply not true. a mechanic to a We are just earning our educa- 16 SOITIC students tion by working half a - worked they needed stead of sitting in a clas the extr sh, most students for six hours a day. Og iirse, enroll these programs for we still take academ' rgburses, the ence alone. and we Qsrmniiyiystggamai ain our e-job perience projggig rganization. n ' grades to sta in ed these I 1: tudents wi , For a fund-raising project, c o o p e r a t i v e ' n umerous 'vattietasgese ttheedeisteiibutivwedueatio class Cooperative edu sion is very students idn't hold a f monepolized on the test importa Hb guse somew, ge long f yh fashioi t , Twiste eads students i terTtiQg it? i Ple g,,,t or livith a afance employme t A here they, ' ob a ost 156' il, ,pl r, and by experience ewill be i'ii if 463118 150, valuable to em, stated ICT t r job training provided student Ju V Johnson on the if with the appropriate con- importance of vocationa itio s for learning how to programs. befome mature, responsible The vocational educatio Wgidividuals. projects. programs of ICT and DE of- , ,, x ....av ' The distributive education Cheering on Nicky Morris, Deanna Cervenka encourages him to eat faster so that the junior class can win the ice cream eating contest sponsored by DECA. Vica-Deca f 147 Making wreaths, the OEA sponsors help OEA members Jill Linquist, Teresa Turner, and Ute Hanson in the fundraising project. The sale of the wreaths was one of the most successful money-making projects during the year. R .t.ek ,NMS- 148 f Perfecting the Standard With a big smile, Vonna Gordon ac- cepts a certificate from principal Eddy Lanford for placing in district UlL competition in typing. Adding the final touches to a Christmas wreath, Mrs. Jeannie Hill shows Jill Lindquist the correct way to fasten the ribbon to the wreath. -9- as . I i kftxikv .Q s as Photo By Cynthia Typing I teaching students basic typing skills, and many students such as Kim Berry take the class so that they will later be able to enroll in OEA. Computers and Wreaths - A Sign of Success Growing up in a world that was rapidly becoming more and more computerized forced us to become acquainted e the computer. Any of us enrolled in computer course growing need for knowledge of the Word processing .offeiediiafniiexeellent format for teaching students to transfer all of theitgijjselcretarial skills to the wordpypgocessor. The office education associa- tion sponsored one of the most successful fund raising projects of the year. Thousands of dollars were raised through the sale of wreaths. The project found ourselves involyeclin a Wordffiiffiiiocessing was one of started out on a small basis, language courseg gpgy lerlning the theoiitstanding courses offered and the hope for success was language lilli tlii the computer. the vocational officey jliinited. However, the demand Thanks to a special pyti vfeducation By beingiggtfor the wreaths grew by leaps vocational departnient received enrolled inf ype zili iiiiil'i c ffl botmdsgf rtfe and-wshat started computersm. ycgt along' with both students work at out as a small project to softwarfggag iix and? jjlj flfi h ard wgargrefff wiheich ant enoriiiousfgfundertakirig. At accessoriesi clil' J i s Vecretarial obtained ,wreaths Because oflithis special fun-' ding, word processing, an office education fassociation class, was offered. Enrollment in this course increased sharply over e the previous year, a factor which can be attributed to the' if perieiice and cash ftmoney. A ntiiniier of the students who through the vocational office education program re- tained their jobs after graduation. butisince they sold so well, fall and Halloween wreaths were also sold. The success of OEA's project could be seen on doors all over town. oEAf 149 .Q Q it if With the best seat in the house, Claire Bartosh cannot suppress her excite- ment as the drummer of l rt'edom Jani sings lfailhjizlly to her. Making final preparations for the homecoming assembly, Rhonda I,esehber gives last minute instructions to other student senate members in- volved in the skits. -an Performing a scene from the fifties, the lead singer of f'vft'l'd0ll1 Jam portrays lilvis Presley, an act that brought smiles and laughter from the audience. 150 f Perfecting the Standard Qu- Q sw., ff N--.Q ,W . lv M, 'M ,M ,ali ,419 ,,., 11 ' ,.v of .,2 ur ew' Yi. Photo By Cynthia l H if if 35 ,. 3 5 i 2 5 1 3? l f L ,,, iii! sl . mx 'Si Helping Us to Be Better The Freedom Jam concert was great. Everyone got all ex- cited and hyped up. Ijust wish we had more events like this because it's really good for- the students, commented Patricia Perez on the concert sponsored by the student senate. A majority of the work done by student senate members was behind the scenes, and most students didn't realize just how much student senate ac- complished and how actively involved they were in injecting unity into the veins of student activities. Homecoming was first on the year's agenda, and hours of planning and organization went into the event. As a result, homecoming was better than ever. eALii'eXcellent homecoming assembly was performed by student senate members who did an outstanding job of recapturing the years past. All of the iiii exes received a warm welcome provided by the members. Right before the Christmas holidays, the student senate presented the student body with a gift. On the afternoon From the election of the homecoming queen to the elec- tion of the Cotton Boll relays queen, the student senate was responsible. They prepared the ballots, monitored the voting, and tabulated the votes. This was a big task, especially for the election of class favorites and goodfellows. e y So, while the eventsispon- sored and organized by the stu- dent senate members might before classes were .dismissedg jtjjgygl have seemed insignificant at for th'e Christmas holidays, the students were treated to a special showing of the movie Tootsie. The heartwarming comedy left students in good spirits for the upcoming holi- day season. 'qs gr Laughter and smiles demonstrate how much Doris Jackson, Melanie Albers, and Dora Gonzales enjoyed the Freedom Jam concert sponsored by student senate. Dancing to the beat, one of the members of Freedom Jam displays a high level of energy. The concert, along with the showing of the movie Tootsie at Christmas were only two of the events sponsored by the student senate. times, in reality, no student took them for granted. Without the efforts of student senate, our list of achievements would have been small in comparison to what they were. Student Senate! 151 Percy Jackson overlooks the Japanese guest at Local History Day, while hc gets his name written in Japanese. . - . . s.,...u..suQtnnw..t,... .'-:- - .Yr -'f5 5 w,'S-W: R Listening carefully to the teacher through the earphones, Teresa Gamez holds up thc correct llag. Concentrating on weaving, Barbara Shepard steadily weaves on the loom during, l.oeal llistory Day. l52f Perfecting the Standard ' i , t f , . l mW,M..,,!W..w t t ' t ,i tt ff if i f , ,J M ,W , A yyai ' M wr x avi' it ff we M , liy fynthia Karkoxka N X. V 'vw fl .wot N., Ji i I 57' i Vi. i it V ,.1 ' 1:3 . While our visitor on Local History Day uses the spinning wheel to make lace Mary Lou Galvan watches over with enthusiasm. Putting a Quacker Backer sticker on Ms. Taylor's car are Spanish Club members Kim Ruiz, Melissa Dom- inguez, and Teresa Torres. Observing Culture and Preserving Heritage The Spanish Club and Junior Historians were two clubs which promoted interest in the heritage around the area. The Spanish Club promoted cultural understandings and shared common interest in the Spanish language. The Junior Historians helped to maintain an interest in local history and the history of Texas. Both clubs had new sponsors for the year. The new Spanish Club sponsor was Ms. Taylor, the Spanish teacher. Thenew Junior Historian sponsor was Ms. Carter, the sophomore English teacher. I enjoyed the students. They made me feel welcome, quoted Ms. Taylor, the new Spanish Club sponsor. I felt I learned a lot from this year that will help me next year. We have a great group of kids in the club, and I really en- joyed working with all of them, quoted Ms. Carter. The Junior Historian Members involved themselves in many activities during the year. One of the main events included Local History Day. The exhibits opened to the whole school. They consisted of folk arts and crafts, and historical developments in the area. Along with this, the club maintained a scrapbook and in- volved themselves in the Main Street Projects throughout the year. The club went to the State Junior Historian conven- tion in Dallas and won first place with a Developed exhibit. The Spanish Il class con- sisted of the majority of the Spanish Club, and as a result most of the activities promoted the making of large poster flags from the different Spanish speaking countries and duck feet which they hung all along the wall of the Spanish room. As a fund raiser, the club decided to sell Quacker Backer bumper stickers. We enjoyed selling bumper stickers, said Teresa Torres. Spanish Club and Jr. Historians f 153 Crawling to his master, Tay Cambell serves the food as other masters watch in fascination while they enjoy their meal of Roman food. Rowing an imaginary boat, Geeta Nadkarni, Becky Gamez, and Lisa Carlson sing in unison as their masters ordered. Smiling in preparation to sing a song. Rob Marek creates an entertaining sight for the Roman spectators gathered in the student center. 2, t VP a - at tx ff V Q ,Q '51 yr' i 'S ' A V N, I . i f ,, i sm ' 'gf Sit., Photo by Cynthia Karkoska 154 f Perfecting the Standard Reading the explanation of the project at which he is looking. Wig Swopc cn- joys the Latin Club's ldc. of March exhibit. Trying to convince incoming freshmen to take Latin. Cedric Huff. Gumic Gonzales. and Denise Safarick recite lines in a play about the class. LATIN VT' I N ,wma A Surviving a Day of Agony for a Lifetime of Freedom At first I didn't want to be a slave, but when it came down to it, I enjoyed Slave Day, stated Geeta Nadkarni. We underwent agony to Club. become a member of Latinj 932' ififf' if . it eff center, and performed a ballet dance to the tune of our sing- ing. Luckily, the bell rang just as had decided . th,a,QeWe'needegl51gto swim across ight: floor. The degragiifion of the scene decided that slaves ate on the floor. Then we entertained. We did whatever amused our masters. We ran across the table tops. We break danced. The singing of our fellow slaves accom- We adorned ourselves at lunch even begin to panied our graceful movements drab, white tunics, pastelyiggper that of the Latin as we danced cheek to cheek. chains, embgrrassingvysyigflgi and evening. Vlieggfplayed charades for them, other parapiiergnaliaiiwhijffh our that our yaiigfiifor a touch of authenticity, masters dreamed had spare time. We carrie? i6is'6i i' togas. We served i'S Thenythe freeingiiceremony books belongingwtmo masters, mastgers. we thouggit?Q,Eg?began . the their f eve to of sometimes egfmiesfi' iif sgoke in At lunch, we tylgought thatfgive replied ,is eiiwith the faced the worigtorture Possiiffi ffif 51iCgi3,t?Eread, deviled Latin words that we had been ble. We playedfring-around-the egg which we had been told to speak. Our chains fell to rosie, rowed ati imaginary boat, Vlfiien we once again sat the ground. We were free! skipped across the student attourfable to eat, our masters .f gif' if 3 J QS! Latin Clubf 155 Focusing on an award recipient, Trey Keith takes pictures at the awards assembly. Pinning the symbol of pride on the new advertising coordinator Marisa Janke, Kim Ruiz secures the cotton boll. Our New Look Made Us Better In keeping with our deter- mination to perfect ourselves, our publications reflected out lot ofneatiideas and let us work ideas as well, ex- iplained Sladek. bigger, commented Christi. Not only did the fold of the paper change, but more features on school celebrities and events appeared. Features on sports figures and outstand- ing students covered each issue. Specials on break dancing, college preparation, and soap operas ltir a1sQ,created,,talk in our classes. Weffanxiously awaited the award Cotton Boll. convention efforts, With only the format of the veteran journalism stuiients, paper from the incor- our Cotton Boll staffgoviercame of Staff mCmb6l'S the encumberingg elfv obstacles of ORC Change, the having gyoung Staff. t Llpillr gygtttarter-pagefikfold of each issue I am extrcmelywy iiiiiiil s the half-page with the efforts fold. ff'if l1T1iXCd stt Lsl WQHHQS new students tot learn so much ff0IU Ouggsglvbs- iptf p about the W e 1 1 School? Conimenteiiii 2121- fizouldrffftell ill ihiiiihiitfiwayfiiiiias viser DixiefaProcter. iiiiii ytvasti N ethetnew ,slpe A150 aginew face 10 ifhgiiigtaff, Viii HOWVPFP Ms. Procter enlightened the new staff members as well as the veterans ofjournalism. lfy i I learned a lot from Procter this year. She gave 156 f Perfecting the Standard Haywood. .On the other hand, Christi Laurence expressed a con- 'trasting opinion. I liked the old Cotton Bolls. They looked did' not recognize individual staff members, our pride in ourselves and our paper united us. United, we crossed the bridges to express the success of our entire school. of 2, .W - YQ if ,M jk As editor of the Cotton Boll, Kelly Stone was involved in every aspect of the production ofthe paper, including layout, copy, and photography. L- ' 'ruin wil III I Working on a story for the next issue, Jon Hundley uses information from a previous issue ofthe Cotton Boll. Sleeping on the way back from the Texas High School Press Association in Denton, Kim Ruiz and Kevin Jackson relax after two exciting days. Cotton Boll f 157 What Goes on in That Room? A Christmas tree in May, toilet paper streamers, cookie crumbs, and half-full coke cans served as only the beginnings of our enormous project. We add- state champion. So, when con- fronted with the inevitable goes on in finally had a acceptable. the Interscholastic League Press Conference. Our 1983 Mallard received 12 individual achievement awards and also received the Golden Quill ed textbooks and We're trying to pro- Award, making it one of the that should have been storgigifn dl1CC anq i State champion top ten books in the state. our lockers, a stereo thggvvas yearboo f Basking in the spotlight was always too loud , we not another room quite a bit of fung as a matter of hung a sign on twheffffifogggff which one fin the whole ,iitfi'aQct, we enjoyed it so much said Dontask! ol. It haszfo many neatsgfajjtiiiat we worked furiously in ly that sign things in it curious stares, it kee through hegegffs an experieiffieif wou1dn't shift. We strived for 'lfffwm 5 . iw ,Zigi f' I asf I l , - most , What so Q a roomwl, pfiif exist. For t u n 1 y, ataaafffanfiwfffie Mlbfediffse, sfillftvanted to be December, question was f39f5lf'like bonds, we shared the first to come closest to be- easier to ansiver. At the annual 563011 0thCf9 WC pursued ing perfect. After all, we had Texas High School Press gfask whole-heartedly with the perfect room! Association Convention, our hopes. Our morale 1983 yearbook was namgd all Cl'l0I'II10l1S boost at 158 f Perfecting the Standard Even after school is over, the year- book still has to be completed. Michele Petrucci and Janet Debus spend the first week of summer finishing up the final pages of the book. After receiving a gift of a plant from the staff, assistant editor Steven Preuss begins to hand out the humorous awards at the annual banquet. .. F3 Q ,gf A Q 3 .. . i 4. 15 f l 3 's bw ' - , lg 99171 if . X A . V Vs Samir 6 .5 , , ' -. ruff! ' .. . A , ,,. 5 4' 'anfaj Q . Q 'Nth I uf u-K fa ,sub za i -sg 1?- K 'al 9. ff -w as i .191- Q 1 ' -H -X , f, 9 'PW Photo by Cynthia Karkoska Applying make-up, Susan Wolbrueck and Yolanda Taylor get ready to go shopping during their trip to Denton for the Texas High School Press Association. Hey, get back to work was the title of the Gilda Radner book that Susan Wolbrueck gave Steven Preuss as a Christmas present at the Mallard Christmas party. Enjoying the prom, photographer Teresa Turner puts on a top hat and picks up a baton as she gets into the spirit of the Hollywood premier. Mallard f 159 Getting some help from her sister, Michelle, Lisette Wilson enjoys listen- ing to the walkman she received for selling the largest amount of crystal in the National Honor Society's fund- raising project. As president of Mu Alpha Theta, Doug Moss attended the leadership con- ference held early in the year, where he set goals for the newly chartered club. 160 f Perfecting the Standard Admiring his plaque, Eddie Griffith looks over the award he received from Mu Alpha Theta for being the most outstanding math student. Eddie enrolled in every upper-level math course offered. Working on her homework, Karla Dlugos, both a member of National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta, studies, a quality that gave her accep- tance into both organizations. Mgr- YK Nervous faces dotted the en- tire school, for we knew that to- V At Last - Well Deserved Recognition door to our classroom. They entered, the teacher if both of the clubs, but had been admitted into neither. No day marked Piflfling day- B031 they, .r yg the new nametag adorned his chest, but the National Honor Society iiiiiii respective he refused to show his disap- and Mu Alpha Theta halggjwjbigbg, pointment to us. Stoically, he designated today as the iiiiii A the nametag, pretended to be indifferent to Pin their new members- followed glance around their refusal of him. Of US Whe had applied or the each pinn- Then, another knock both Of and the member walk- reverberated from the door. prcStigi0l1S iiiii Hubs gy the gyypg our ,,desks, waiting pinners reentered, aeademie'minded the last minutekto pinwthessfigipologizing for their accidental waited On Pins afldiileedles f0f lucky smile graced' Afoiveirlioiokiihfgm f.., new the cerenionialagfiinning t0 4 b g TOIIEV faceswlien we proufdlyf member. Ausmile spread agsoss begin- a ftf When a i'iii senior membegiloffi fydigthe,ofgariiiatiioni,f5i1r name, pprecigifs dercgjfating both of the organizations 43221 . to leave thegiroom to pin new members, eiour heartbeats quickened. This was it. The minutes ticked by uneventfully. Then, someone knocked on the 3, ff M emblazoned upon iff iiii we noticed that one siiiident had been left out - a 'fstugent that by all means ,slfould have been accepted into zshis ffmember beamed with undisguised pride, as we all did. We had been chosen as one of the in- tellectual eliteg we had been pinned. Mu Alpha Theta - NHS f 161 162 f Another Touch of Success Kfiichxkk M -.qw N214 Photo by Cynthia Emp U ww: vbfy xv 5 h li. . Making It Better by e rr fi or 4 ay e . ' wif if it 'Q'A . ,f.. ' ,,f Sharing By all means, the community played large and very important role in con- ibuting to our success as students d as a school. Their continual sup- rt at sporting events and club ac- vities provided us with the inspiration go out and pursue being the very st that we could be. By offering us financial support in e form of ads or boosters for our pro- ams and publications, or by buying e items we sold as ndraisers, the embers of the mmunity made it ssible for us to cceed. Without em, there would t be a football am, a band, or a wspaper or yearbook. Our excellent program of communi- education involved a large number teachers and students alike. A wide riety of courses were offered, rang- g from life guard to photography. A number of businesses employed students. cking on the doneness of a pizza, junior Tommy Salazer per- s one of his duties at his after school job at Mr. Gatti's. Many incsses offered students part-time employment. Our community played a large and very important role in our success as students, thus giving them a chance to earn money and knowledge at the same time. Having a community which offered so much support, both morally and financially, gave us all the chances we needed to be able to succeed. A new field house and a new baseball field were constructed with the help of community support, and these facilities proved to be quite beneficial to our athletes. Each month at their meeting, the school board members presented awards of achievement to -. students and groups of students who had excelled and brought positive recogni- tion to this community. Numerous scholarships and awards were presented throughout the year, and these were also made possible through the generosity of the members of our community. Selecting an album, Richard Murray shops at Walmart for his music needs. With several new businesses opening, Taylor offered students variety and fair prices. nother Touch of Succes Advertising Division X 163 p With Do ntown . VY' r wl , .qs . I J N illiihhlul N .X . ' ' r,,,,W . g Inn, i O L. fe Wi x ' is I nifty? I K Driving down Main Street, we realized that our downtown, once a flourishing industry, had crumbled away from our lives, day by day, piece by piece. Our downtown, the basis of Taylor had become the grounds for empty buildings, and vacant parking spaces. We sensed it for a long time, but we never had the anxiety to do anything about it. Last year, we finally got in- volved in a program which even- tually would restore our town. We called it the Main Street project. Our overall goal of the Main Street Program is to develop and maintain a healthy, vital downtown, remarked Margaret Massey, Main Street Project Director. The program was the long-awaited boost that we had all anticipated and needed to change our old, tattered and torn town back into the proud community that it once had been. Whites was part of the Main Street Project program. They repainted the building with ivera'S Mexican estaurant 319 N. Main Orders to Go. 352-6195 601 Mallard 352-3016 Chamber of Commerce Z ji-X LTHYMR -'today 8. tnmnrmw historical Colors- 1519 N. Main 352-2342 gocatefll-hbelsiweeii SIgIouse's Jewgelry and ioiiiibn wirhfliw 10'Lll.'eo e e 'H a new :5if'1 .' -.,,, Jx bf , pw ' A 6 X A it is az :rs i4 .?2,'.44, 59,55 gg' Ngia . at 801, P ,. . - - . ff 'A .--J ' . V J 135.5352-e!?: fl? . ' 'F' effoff- B 199. .. P V ,'x -7 ' J' M Qjffffn' . i ,V ' .y iff ,- if 9 .. I his 11112 had all-Ee, 'fb gf .iifiifs reffiezfsi saw it r We 1 si is my f it W0 ffalif 4Q1ii44ff21ei31f2Sf . ' I 4 ' qw , ' Hg' 'f ag 'f.A,'1fi,' w il-i f Lf3iZ45fQfi '?af:,' 23'ff,W'Tif,', .':,f1Y? 'S rj' S -A f .r, ' 5 it i - . 2 T' J wa ffl i P . The members of the Varsity Football Team ure: tFront Rowl Kevin Beran, Rusty Fontenot, Kevin Jackson, The members ofthe Junior Varsity FootlmllTeam are: tFront Rowj Ronnie Michna, Frank Fisher, Joe W Darold Hubbard, Jim Buzan, Paul Zavala, Dwayne Ariola, and Keith Backmeyer. tSecond Rowb Eddie Grif- Paul Larson, Larry Brown, Michael Ornalis, Brad Winkler, and Todd Lantzsch, tMiddle Rowl Nikki Ta lith, Chris Townsend, Scott Morales, Tim Haverland, Curtis Teiman, Ernie Hinojosa, Kervin Jackson, Chris Demon Sanford, Armondo Talavera, Chris Sabolik, Ernest Banks, Richard Murray, David Hortenst Chapa, Mark Krueger, Tony Munoz. tBack Rowj Chris Becker, Craig Pepper, Wayne Mueller, Brian Broad- David Ancira, Jimmy Zimmerhanzel, and Joe Komandosky. llhck Row! Carl Ash, Bradly Lenz, Todd lvl nax, Tommy Salazar, Danny Leschber, Stan Werner, Jim Randig, and Rob Schulz. Marvin Rodriguez, Daryl Krebs, Rob Marek, Nikki Morris, Patrick Knox, and Brent Borgcrs. 164 f Another Touch of Success The Varden Portrzut :bww J Its What You Want It To Be Iht Xt xrdtn Portrlit is 1 timtltss LOI11ITlLl1l0I'1IiYL of your gr ldu ltion. Nour X 1I'dLl1 portr lit will spa lk with ' distlmtion. For over 50 yt trs tht 11 mu f X lrdtn h Ls mt mt tht ultim ztt in ' portrliturt. Whtn you Qfldll ltt dont - stttlt for lass. I xv2ll'dl'lf' i N Studios. Inv. Box 9802 - Suite 679 Austin, Texas 78766. r X K N KX t 5 s X . Y ,Q Es E The Choice of a Whole New Generation 1006 Southwood Hills 352-3375 Enjoying a Pepsi Cola, Michael Jackson fan, Dennis Haywood, stops by the Pepsi machine for a can of his favorite drink. The girls .lunior Varsity Volleyball members are: iFRONT ROWl Deanna Mokry, Donna Gola, Kaye Fredrick, and Elaine Dominguez. IBACK ROW! Cindy Reiser, Coach Liz Klar, and Sandy Olivarez. 166 f Another Touch of Success The girls Freshman Volleyball members are: IFRONT ROWJ Christy Webb, Lisa Vanek, Monica Vane lSECOND ROWl Beverly Fitzgerald, Alison Dominguez, Coach Christina Cooper, Monica Carmona, a Tisha Moeller, QBACK ROWJ Heidi Ripley,nAngela Jackson, Evelyn Nelson, Heather Strmiska, and Rena Ruzika. l-IICKS Boot and Shoe Shop 111 West Second Street aylor Auto Electri d all Magneto Co. Inc. East Third 352-241 1 , ...jason Ab' awnings appeared on the of Crim Furniture Store offers a wide selection of in- and outdoor furnishings. Clnnn Furnuure 120 West Second 352-5241 Gonzales, Kervin Jackson, Steven Henry, Michael Jones, Lance Rydell, Wayne ain t. Craze The restored, renovated old buildings downtown, and the new merchants in town only served as a beginning. Downtown Taylor was booming with life, but something was lacking. The revitalization involved mostly businessmen, and Main Street Project director, Margaret Massey felt that the entire com- munity needed to get involved with downtown. On Halloween, a Halloween Spooktacular was held to give the young people of Taylor a place to go on Halloween, according to Miss Massey. Additionally, Main Street Day added itself to the list of activities. With antique cars, Vaudeville acts, hand craft displays, and other historical ex- hibits, Main Street Day proved to be a worthwhile project. Once people got involved in the Halloween Spooktacular and Main Street Day, the whole com- munity went Main Street crazy. alibi' -. - Reading the agenda for Main St. Day, Mayor George Ruzika looks over the list of planned activities. Dressed in old-timey clothes, Main St. Director, Margaret Massey demonstrates the attire for Main St. Day. The boys Junior Varsity Basketball members are: ll-'RONT ROWJ Frank Fisher, Ernest Banks, Damon San- ford, David Cuebas. tBACK ROWl Michael Bachmayer, Jimmy Deary, Klint Krhovjak, James Matysck, Todd lvicic, Carl Ash, Nicky Taylor, and Kevin Mickulencek. Main St. Project f 167 er1t of Achievement Tuesday flew by and 6:45 arriv- ed. We could feel the excitement that surrounded us in the small, dark room. The president called the meeting to order, and we an- ticipated receiving the recognition for our accomplishments. The school board members looked around smiling and con- gratulating us for doing such a good job. The members' pride abounded, and we shared their pride in ourselves and our achieve- ment. Even in the small room, our excitement was difficult to contain. As the meeting came to a close, we showed our gratitude to the members by shaking their hands. Our plaques of wood and cer- tificates felt like gold in our hands. The next day we showed our friends at school our merit of achievement. Our efforts had been rewarded, and we began to work toward another year of success. Holding his head high, Ernest Torres gives a big smile to Shannon McMakin while receiving his diploma. Smiling with excitement, Sonya Ross receives an award for her work and dedica- tion from Mr. Gene Raesz. Theb I J V Ba k lb II QFRONT ROWlSandy Olivarez, Deana Mokry, Mary Ortiz. Kay Kay k 1BA 0Wl K 1 lx nh, Ann Grifhth, Hcidi Ripley. Michelle Miller. Vanessa 1 C 2 i W-New Terry Hughes Ron Browning Allen COUNTRY MUSIC Leslie Huff Brian Brinkm B8rJ Building Center Quality Building Materials -e 2121 N. Main 352 Balusek Jewelry Taylor's Finest Selection of Jewelry Come in and browse. We'lI be nappy to assist you in your jewelry needs! 3108 N. Main bay. K G' I ars' ske me rs re: ONT ROWp Lisa Radomski. Evelyn Nelson 1 K R d k B ly Z h y 1 The Irs V ity Ba Iball mbe I IFR Ruzika, Shea McCormick. KBACK ROWl Stella Mar incz, im Tame7, Cynthia Karkoska, and coach Pat Davenpor . BC al' 1 , ,lx ,gli-f E ' , 51 H 'J ,f 14 - -no 14-mwmg, y atv I Y gf ' lj, X Counting the money, Susan Wolbrucck gives back the exact H I E I B - 516 N- Main change to the customer. At H.E.B. Exton your side to give you the Wes A O n r 352-5209 man basketball members are: lfront row! Danny Sandival, Darrell Jackson, Patrick Game7, Tim Pele Derry. Marvin Balduff. tback rowi John Mueller, Joe Marlinc7. Peter Vargas. Marty Reyes, Af'ldCl'50H.Jilll1lCl.0PCl.ChflS Nemie, and manager Charles Clarkson. s Y, 'J' .4 J-fl we 5? i K ,ff A m, ft. 5 4 ,f jc: b J. J . 'Q gge J 'f'-,J-M , fin . - A ? 1 .--- J 'gifs sf ' 'J t i J ' 'S if 5 QLQTQ I ' 1 M-MNZQ lf is f g ' 'tif W R ' i 4 : . Y V O J ' X ' - J J- L i ' v'j,La ., J ' iiii 45, .J ,Y 'H M iii' Z' ff Lv 5 L 1 ' rx 'M J 15-cms JJ ,N Ik f I - 2 K 9 me fe-. . N : r . a ef m J 'Si . X K f 31 ofa be J J Lew Q 'PL--5 4 v J A J im.. ,i,. .L ' 1 I M -.. The tennis team members are: lfront rowb Robin Krcnek, Cynthia Karkoska, Renata Ruzika, Claire Bartosh, Rencc McMakin, Elaine Dominguc7, tsecond row! David Cucbas, Cynthia Jansky, Rhonda Leschber, Richard Olivarez, Laura Mclaughlin, Tim Reyes, Jolynn Schaeffer, Nancy Stover, lbaek rowj Kevin Mikulcneak, Marty Hernandez John Kollman. Edward Banks, Brian Broadnax, Klint Krhovjak, and Jeff Knighl. School Board f 169 VT! Fl lc s'r-'l1n'r.0Rd I 7' T F in . it Thomas G. Parker Chairman ol the Board Stanley Keese President E. A. Krieg Senior Vice-President Larry Cervenka Senior Vice-President 212 N. Main '5 f LT! X i if lift J f 1 I Ti 'F,XYl.CJR . 'PICK XS OFFICERS Mrs. Carlos G. Parker Ray Ponton Edith Kurtin Vice-President Vice-President and Assistant Carl Wernecke Cashier Vice-President Vice-President Steve S. Parker Mary Baldwin Kenneth Marshall Assistant Vice-President Assistant Vice-President Tony Michalik Vice-President Ruth Kennedy Assistant Cashier Alice Schernik Assistant Vice-President Cindy Krieg Assistant and Assistant Cashier Vice-President Executive Assistant to Richard Kautz David Schmidt the Chairman Assistant Cashier Assistant Vice-President The First Taylor National Bank employees and their children are: QFRONT ROW! Mrs. Linda Schaefer, Mrs. Herman Lenz, Mrs. Patsy Brinson, Mrs. Joy Ash, and Mrs. Karen Ackerman, LBACK ROW! Scotty Schaefer, Jolynn Schaefer, Vickie Safarik, Bradley Lenz, Scott Brinson, Carl Ash, Wayne Ackerman, and Amber Ackerman. Celebrating 100 Years of Service Member FDIC 170 f Another Touch of Success The JN. Track members are: IFRONT ROW! Serin llxirper, Trunk lisher, Pete Deziry, iBAf'K ROW! Joseph The Varsity Track members arc:1FRONT ROW! Eddie Griffith, Cedric Huff, Mike Tone, Dairold l'l.ntori.ii:1rl Ash.xind Nicki Taylor Mitch Tone, QSECOND ROW! Rob Schull. David Fillmore, Dwayne Ariolzi, Marvin Rudriguev, ROW! Brian Broz1dnax,TommyS:1ial1ir.Stzin Werner. JeffSnyder. Kevin Jackson. 5 J 900 N Main 352 8377 EWER EE l l 011 C311 6 You ve heard a lot about the need to conserve electricity and all lorms ot energy Not only does conservatron help save our natron s precious energy resources. rt helps you and your family save money since the cost ot energy rs a org chunk out ol most tarnrlres' budgets You can help your family by doing your part make sure you close doors and wtndows when the heating or arr conortioning unrt rs on. dont graze when you raid the retrrgerator - know what you want betore you open the door, hot water takes energy - try a shorter shower and make sure the televrsron or stereo rs oll when you're through with lt Work with your lamrly to save energy now youll help make sure there wrll be enough for everyone when you start a tarnrly ol your own I FXAS H lWl-.R k l,lliHl CK DMHXNY A tax-naymg rnvesror-owned electrtc umrry 7 N. Main 352-6306 Gift of Class .. ' .rf Our baseball team received a f ,' 'E f reward of a new baseball field a rrrr , from the community for its ex- r i fl 1 , cellent performance. Larger than 1 the old field, the new playing area covered the field across the stu- dent parking lot. The field plays better than the old one, and I like having the fence further back, Brad Winkler noted. With the entire student parking lot available for parking, spec- tators found ample parking space for their cars. The parking facilities are much better at the new field, stated Michelle Miller. The new field is great! With the field so close to the school, there is more school spirit, com- mented Michelle Petrucci. The baseball field is something big for Taylor - it gives the team and the school more class, she added. We knew that with this class would come our special success. Surveying the baseball field, Todd Ivicic improvises a chair by perching on his baseball bat. Preparing for the upcoming game, Patrick Knox positions the netting behind home plate to restrain wild balls. i 3 ,jfiilw h lp. W ity Baseball players are: tFRONT ROW! Jonathan llundley. Steven Morrison, Jim Buzan, Chris ark Paulsen, tSECOND ROW! Lee Gonzales, Scbc Rivera, Scotty Schaefer, Michael Bachmeyer. kler, Mark Krueger, Keith Bachmeyer. QBACK ROWlCoach Kenny Cmerek, Kervin Jackson, Chris , Chris Becker, Danny Lcschber, Craig Pepper, and Coach Doug Kuhl. The J.V. Baseball players are: tFRONT ROWJ Tim Lopez, Johnny Rodriguez. Tay Cambell, Michael Or- nalez, Benji Whitten, Peter Herrera, tSECOND ROWj Percy Jackson, Larry Brown, Chad Patshcke, Thomas Rholack, Darold Jackson, lBACK ROWJ Peter Vargas, Jaime Lopez, Todd Ivicic, Bradley Lenz. Patrick Knox, and Coach Doug Kuhl. Baseball Field f 171 9 attis Gets I fm '49 W Facelift For most of us, the severe winter of 1983 left no physical reminders that it had ever oc- curred except for a dead tree or two, but for Mr. Gattis, it meant an entirely new look. Freezing temperatures caused the water pipes to break during the holiday season which resulted in a com- plete remodeling job. 'll thought Mr. Gattis' would never reopen, Joan Kaderka commented. When it finally did, I couldn't believe all of the changes that had been made. For two months, everybody kept asking me: 'When is Mr. Gattis' reopening?' I didnlt know what to tell them because I didn't know. The reason that it took two months was because of all the changes that were made, Edward Carmona explained. Gattis' reopened with a com- pletely new look, and we were sure that this success had been worth waiting for. Chowing down on a pizza, Trey Kieth, Jeff Kriedel, and Jimmy Matyastik, enjoy the new decor inside Mr. Gattis'. Preparing a pizza in the newly remodeled kitchen, this Mr. Gattis employee seems to enjoy working in the new surroundings. 1 ' . V3 I An Elegant i Selection 3 I 'L of Gifts 1 Q 5 401 N. Main 'L ' 352-5169 ,1--1 T l ay or learners Highway 95 North 352-7 1 ll X Y 1294 W l 5966666 l .lrhtllll . L- 5 i. i The LV. Cheerleaders are: Monica Curmona, Lisa Radomski, Dawn Sladek. Sandy Olivarez, Kellie Whatley, The Varsity Cheerleaders are: Claire Bartosh. Sonya Ross, Nancy Stover, Janet Dcbus, Kim Rad und Elaine Dominguez. Lisa Stiba. 172 f Another Touch of Success 56 rookshire Insurance Agency 121 E. Second St. 352-6376 Surrounded by his employees, Mrs. Ruby Cervenka, Mrs. Carole Preuss, and Mrs. Wanda Herzer, is Mr. Ralph Brookshire. At fl?rookshire Insurance, you come irst. -fee 1 The Track team members are: QFRONT ROWJ Francisco Gutierrez, Tony Alderete, and Michael Camacho. QBACK ROWJ Coach Leon Nickerson, Manual Camacho, Paul Moreno, Cedric Huff, Issac Olguin, and Eduardo Gutierrez. Mr. Gattl s f 173 1 4 T' al. 1gg2w6ggt13 C ' N ' 1 k Looking ovfr thejfitlgsgor gity - t ' Member F.D.l.c. an '33'?'dagSCl1fe e aw Son 1 i , , Tbe A Choir members are:1FRON'l' ROWJ Barbara Shegard, Sonya Ross, Danita Nickerson, Audry Thorn- The B Choir members are: 1FRONT ROWl Mr. Nabhan, Cathy Walton, Shea McCormik, ton, Lisa Phoenix QSECOND ROWJ Dennis Haywood, andy Olivarez, Michele Bradford, Mr. Nabhan, Toni Gonzales, Lisa Florea, lSl-:COND ROWJ Pam Griffin.1THlRD ROWJ Rhonda Cepak. Dawn West1BACK ROWl Stephen Henry, Donna Wooldridge, Lester Blakely, David Filmore, Donald Baker, Mary Olguin, Christy Webb, Marilyn Bradford. Bridge! Wilson, Lori Davis, Lee Taylor, Greg Gentry. 174 f Another Touch of Success A Great Look of Style Plus a Guaranteed Smile 351-7775 a y S om e t ow ri R X 352-5517 Gellmarfs find a new dress Susan , ck looks through 211 N- Maln spring and summer 352-6812 Hall, ascinating Fast li' ood The idea of Hardee's coming to town fascinated all of us. The suspense for its opening was i . 1. .- M,.,..s F tremendous. r . ' Q Hardee's became our fast food environment for lunch. As soon as t ssssr sse 1 ' q S 1 the school bell rang, we rushed over to Hardee's before the big Q T L iii i Io -Q Yi t ,, t at crowds came in. 3 M 4 I Although the coming ofthe new 'A ' ' , ' '- 1' restaurant excited us all, after 1-: s'-1 H .. Hardee's opened, we had mixed rissrs '73 feelings- , i . sts Sometimes you have to stay in r tQec, a long line of cars because so q l many people eat there, re- J. fwf sponded Monica Carmona. 'rs After eating a quick meal, Melanie Schramm remarked, I enjoy eating at Hardee's for lunch because I don't have to wait thirty minutes for my lunch. Overall we enjoyed Hardee's. I think it's neat cause it's fast food with a big variety, and it is cheap, quoted Sandy Hurta after eating a quick meal. Making a visit to the newly opened Hardee's, Steven Townsend orders a quick meal while chatting. The newly opened Hardee's became one of the busiest eating places in Taylor. Everyone enjoyed eating there. tim if The Speech and Drama Club members are: KFRONT ROWJ Janine Veselka, Jennifer Vrabel, M'Lissa Whit- ten, Ute Hanson, Sarah Schltz iSECOND ROWJ Michele Bradford. Pat DeLaRosa, Merritt Bennett, Karla Dlugos, Geeta Nadkarni, Monica Williams, Marcia Stephens, Jill Linquest lBACK ROWJ Sponsor Mr. Dan- ny Volek, Becky Gamez, Mike Tone, Scott Allen, Richard Yocham, Rob Marek, Bradley Lenz, Doug Moss, Dennis Haywood, Trey Keith, and John Contreras. Hardee sf 175 - v-t1-,.. . rj.. Hillbilly Bob's l-lairstyling The Best Ya Il Call C 0 n :902 w. Second st. 352-7551 Although most of us left school when the bell rang, school was not over for some. For many, school had just begun. During the week many teachers spent their nights away from their families teaching classes at the high school as part of the communi- ty education program. The classes enabled our com- munity and surrounding com- The classes ranged from aerobic dancing to welding, making stained glass, and working with computers. One of our day teachers turned night teacher, Rosa Delgado said, I think the classes are great for the com- munity, and I feel that adults have benefited from them. Everyone who had par- ticipated in this community education program, con- munities the chance to enhance their interest in other trades. tributed to a greater communi- ty education success. picture she should print in the com- munity photography class which she took. Examining a preserver full of negatives, Mrs. Priscilla Parsons asks her sons, Matthew and Todd which fs 6 Kia , -'I ,, x rki t 4 ' ' ? W .IQ i' c h . ,,. gi in To 'T' T is ' , 3. L Vw X - 0 w t si eg PT' : ' 5 1 ' 1 i v.. -' g i - Q V Qggv gf us .- rr. fgir 'Q ' -. gg l 5, Ji ,f ,. firi l x ::,D 'Ei 5 Lira :ZH St ,: '13 f ' i3Q'l5i?-F , -r Q . Y, A .. I, -1 . 3- -3, .it ' at Q' L- . - s Qu. A , ' . e J 4 H ,, -1 g Vt ' z l ,Q X4 v E I I Q., Xt.. X A. fi Q ' 5 1' t - . . f- it 'l 4: - , , . ' E-'Qt t k . J ' ful 'E U :r , .- , ,-. 5 I x x ,. . ,, ' K imqgsi' ,iffy ... ' .Half s1tQr-f- - ,. . 13 R Q.: I - . 4 . -an .fa - t -if .-rf 1. K . 3- 1 . . r - ',. rg, n l , ii -farms:'5,,sl,-f72:l.f,,.1.-:1-f3ii1'!:',K' , 'if ' ' f-ii fir' X 4 sl 5 o 2. fa. Zgfiiiitiwiii ' ff ' f itaanine c V2 1 ' P ' . . . 1 The hand members are: LFRONT ROWJ Lori Jahn, Jimmy Safarik, Patricia DeLa Rosa, Angela Allen, Shan- non Rector, Christy Laurence, lSECOND ROWJ Victoria Ross, Paul Fitzgerald, Yvonne Carranza, Randy Faltesek, Chris Eklund, Heidi Polach, Sara McAlister, Lisa Phoenix, Michael Torres, Julie Schmidt. Marla Ladncr, Wayne Ackerman, Gary Faltasek, Peter Carmona, Tony Rangel, Tracy Brummett, tTHlRD ROWJ William Bradford, Elizabeth Herrera, Jessica Kohutek, Pamela Carrizales, Deanna Kunzc, Tiffany Schocnrock, Lourdes Tovar, LaAunt Clarkson, Marianna Paulson, Tammy Sanford, Becky Gamez, Brenda Flores. Stayci Roznovok. Marcia Stephens, Vanessa Eulenlield, Donna Reese, Jackie Fuller, L'Tisha Lant- zsch, Shelly Machu, Dudley Yocman, lFOURTH ROWl Mr. Alex Martinez, Mr. David Kern, Mr. Jay Taylor, Andrea Stenholm, Yvonne Gamez, Denise Oviedo, Amber Ackerman, Stacy Stiles, Rochelle Hall. Davis Monica Williams Mich el Lcfner Dennis Amy Hodon, Becky Fontenot, Kelly Stone, Shannon , , a , Haywood. :FII-TH ROWJ Audrey Thornton. Todd Engle, Todd Bachmayer. Jeff Stork, Clay Howard, Jonna 176 f Another Toucb of Success Schvvenkefs fa Fiexall I ' ' 15,57 .3 Qc, e A I 6,53 ff PharmaCY 2407 N. Main SI. 352-3659 Kneeling on the floor, Doug 119 w' Second rearranges racks inside the which is one of the many 352'2895 shown at Whites Auto. The Varsity Twirlers are Christy Laurence and Lori Jahn. Mikulencak John Albers John Contreras Steven Mark Gilley, Roy Gamez Terrie Laurence, Ronnie Leroy Anderson. Charlotte Carrizales Debbie Ruiz Benford, Cheryl Marshall, Patrick Knox, lBACK Susan Urbanek Julie Kirschvink Vanessa Broadn McCormick, Steven Preuss, Robert Kruse, Scott . . . , , ex, Torres Melissa Domin uez Monica Morales. Denise V B , Nicholas Taylor. soo N. Carlos Parker I n Blvd. 352-8501 QSECOND ROWl Lisa Phoenix, Heidi Polach, Troy Marx, Paul Fitzgerald, Roy Thorlon, James Safarik, lBACK ROWl Mr. Jay Taylor, Patrick Knox, Rhonda Lcfncr, and Scott Allen. are: fFRONT R0WlIClay Hqward,AAngcla Allen, Jonna McCormick, Marcia The J.V. twirlers are: Rochelle Hall, Marla Ladner, Julie Schmidt, Jonna McCormick, and Stacy Stiles. Community Education f 177 178 f Anot vto S NESS Q ,,,w l s I ! -. A , -Q. r..4, Q livr- 1 CL x ,- r f X ,w i Q, A , ff! 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J . , it 'fi Mi? 9011.1 3 F' lf, .W .ull 'Il' ,,. iparkilxf 130, lit ' lf: 'K if -9722s-QQ-E1 kv ,X 1. X.-J, .Vi L , L, -. ' 1 . r l ' 'ua ,C-lst? v. 4.',f -bl,X F , ' -at agar. - .-.L 1 Q., - . - , ' p x X Q ' - 'L :N A- K I Y , - I 'Wi 300 w, Second st. 352-3722 MIKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MlKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MlKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MlKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MlKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MIKESKA'S MlKESKA'S MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK M K MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK MIK M K MIK MIK MIK -ng, The FTA members are: lFRONT ROWI Sandy Hurta, Michelle Anderson, Becky Gamez, Monica Mokry, Claire Bartosh, Rhonda Leschber, Nancy Stover, Cheryl Marshall, Danny Leschber. Cindy Jansky. Jolynn Schaefer, Rochelle Hall. Kim Radomski, Michelle Petrucci, Lisa Carlson, and Michelle Miller. ISECOND ROWI Kim Leschber, Melissa Rosipal, Lisette Wilson, Amy Hcsselmeyer. Trisha Rogers, Renee McMakin, Darwin Dloughy, Laura McLaughlin, Julie Johnson, Jennifer Vrabel, Sarah Schulz, Lynn Mokry, Lisa Stiba, Denise Safarik. Janet Debus, and Cynthia Karkoska. ITHIRD ROWI Jim Buzan, Kim Caesar, Christy Laurence, Marisa Janke, Dawn Sladek, Geeta Nadkarni, Carl Ash, Jamie Stone, Dwayne Ariola, Jill Lind- quist, Ute Hanson. Deanna Cervenka, Lora Dale, Cathy Cummings, Amy Hodon, and Lance Bland. IFOURTH ROW! Sponsor Mrs. Kaye Schaefer, Benji Whitten, Joan Kaderka, Diana Dominguez, Sonya Ross, Sheri McAdams. David Hortenstine, Trey Rogers, Brian Broadnax. Dawn West, David Fillmore. Ed- ward Banks. Gumie Gonzales. Tutti Perez, Diana Sanborn, Cindy Hodon, Jimmy Zimmerhanzel, Scott Morales, and Sponsor Mrs, Martha Miller. QBACK ROW! Chris Chapa. Terri Tinsley, Danita Nickerson, Cedric Huff, Doug Moss, Chris Becker, Rusty Fontenot, Chris Townsend, Tommy Salazar, Stan Werner, Scotty Schaefer, John Kollman, Rob Marek, Brian Neidig, Wayne Mueller, and Ernie Hinojosa. her Touch of Success The FFA members are: ll-'RONT ROWI Mark Beran, Clayton Stiba, Kevin Raridigll Joe Brummett, Kevin Simcik. KSECOND ROWI Carig Matetz. Franscisco Guiterriz, Tiemann. Elaine Loeve, Timmy Haverland, Michael Lcfner, Sponsor Mr. Emerson Harold Kurtz, and Bonnie Meyer. lBACK ROWJ Jessie Luna. David Cuebas, James Chavana Benji Whitten, Ronnie Michna, Jim Randig, Steven Hanson, Thomas Rolack, Chris Billings, tor, Monica Ravlas, Lisa Carlson, and David Caldwell, oodland 112 Lake Dr. 352-7049 Love your car and its sound I g will be music to your ears. .. I Jezek Auto S I U IO D Y 210 E. Third 352-1566 ONDRA Funeral Home Serving Taylor in Titres of Need 503 Talbot SI. 352-3636 if members are: tl-'RONT ROW! Monica Morales, Julie Kirschvink, Janine Veselka. Tina Boss, Karen Denise Wuensche. lSl-:COND ROWI Mary Olguin, Teresa Torres, Emily Philips. Michelle Brad- essa Broadnax, Melissa Dominguez, Irma Gamez. and Darvid Kern. hat Touch on Ta lor Amongst all the beautification of downtown Taylor, local restaurants, and new shopping centers, new housing developments added a special ex- citement to our town. The Mallard Run apartments took us by surprise as the first lux- ury apartments on Mallard Lane. No longer would our daily P.E. jogging excursions down the long road be boring. We had a new development to look upon as we ran down Mallard Lane. e . Another fascinating develop- ment occurred behind Sonic - the Tejas - luxury garden apart- ments grew into one of the most talked about developments of the year. The developer, Rod Stone, described the apartments as energy efficient and constructed for quality security. In our growing years, we saw, not only Main Street getting a new facelift, but the special touches added all over town. Mallard Run apartments, TayIor's first apartment houses to offer a sauna and a pool, gave Taylor residents a new alter- native to housing. Tefjas, Taylor's first condominiums, will of er the luxuries of condominium living at an affordable price. .A The Hi-Stepper members are: tl-'RONT ROWb Volice Coleman, Diana Sanborn, Kim Ruiz, and Martha Tamez. QSECOND ROWl Sharla Barker, Monica Mokry, Vonna Gordon, and Sandy Hurta. CTI-IIRD ROWI Deanna Cervenka, Jamie Stone. Sylvia Gonzales, Michele Petrucci, and Cathy Cummings. KTHIRD ROWH Danita Nickerson, Tammy Strmiska, Sandra Motal, and Cindy Hodon. lFOURTH ROW! Connie Mokry, Stephanie Watson, Elaine Loeve. Michelle Anderson, and Michelle Ochoa. lTOP ROW! Lora Dale, Rene Kerlin. Heidi Harrison, Dawn Shiller, and Diana Dominguez. Apartments and Condos f 179 ew School In the fall, elementary students walked through the doors of the brand new T. H. Johnson elemen- tary school. Grades second through fifth enjoyed all of the luxuries of the new school, the biggest of which was a central air conditioning system. In comparison to the previous school buildings, West End and Twelfth Street, the new building seemed flawless. Both West End and Twelfth Street had posed safety hazards for students because the buildings were old and run-down. Therefore, funds were provided through bonds, and T. H. Johnson elementary school was built. While the elementary students were certainly thrilled over their new school, as high school students, we felt a touch of sadness when we thought of our old schools standing vacant or be- ing demolished. Yet, we were proud to see the improved facilities. Demolition crews took their time tearing down the old Twelfth Street school. Holding a giant pair of scissors, T. H. Johnson cuts the ribbon at the opening of the elementary school named after him while school board members watch. The DECA members are: tFRONT ROWl Paula Billings, Sylvia Gamez, Veronica Cervenka, M'Lissa Whit- tan. Stephan Henry, Linda Aguilar. QBACK ROW! Tony Sanchez, Lorna Neitsch, Jamie Tovar, Henry Alvarez, James Wagner, Kevin Klotz, Scott Brinson, Ernest Torres, Johnny Gonzales. Margaret Garcia. Sylvia Ruiz, and sponsor Mrs. Martha Miller. 180 X Another Touch of Success ., 3,f'f'Zf,,,-Tx i6f3'g?2sf , . 4.1 ls' 797 'N .,.. tn :sig , iw. I J f ay Ol' ll? . 5 'Oral v '3f' ig , 15' 1' JJQN 'ew-' ,aj ,agp ompany vj ' .t.,, ' RJ: if The Holmstroms QQ Serving Taylor For 55 Years t . 11, f. alia lffgiffeitsi 'riffs W:fv35CT6- 5 ' -J 1:1 exer- 601 Davis The ICI' members are: QFRONT ROWJ Paul Lopez, Lance Vland, Julie Bristow. tSECOND ROWI Robert Filla, Keith Brooks. Rodney Kruse, Baldwin, and Thomas Porkorney. IBACK ROWl Robert Martinez, Christo Gutierrez, Greg Stefek, James Albers, Jimmy Matyastik, Jerry Koehler, Ryan Mr, Sid Krhovjak. x, K .fem-5 K5 Wt' t naman' ' I .I ii 35 ' Is your car your Iile? If it is, then let us take care ol your automotive needs. J Sr IVI Automotive 203 Washburn 352-4382 E38tlVl Tractor Parts We fix new or used tractors and we also have spare parts. 101 Sloan 352-6400 4 . ai Ei I As an active participant in the Up With Downtown Taylor Movement, Taylor Banc Sav- ings is presently restoring a downtown building where they will locate their main office. 1701 N. Main 352-3623 ing ' , gf! Jackson, James Flowers, and Aguilar, Amanda Olivarez, Robin Krenek, Demetrious The members of OEA are: fl-'RONT ROWJ Teresa Gamez, Stephanie Watson, Amelia Urbina, Renee McMakin, Trish Rogers, Rhonda Kruse, Sylvia Gonzales, Sandra Motal, Mary Vanek, Michelle Jimenez, and Tina Boss, tSECOND ROWJ Monica Matysek, Denise Safarek, Elain Loeve, Sheri McAdams, Rhonda Leschber, Joan Kaderka, DeeDee Kruse, Jennifer Vrabel. ITHIRD ROWj Vicki Safarek, Ramona Pavlas, Terrie Tinsley, Tammy Strimska, Angela Allen, Monica Morales, Julie Kirshvink, Sonya Ross, and Andrea Stautz. lBACK ROWJ Sponsor Mrs. Barbera Leschber, Diane Oviedo, Connie Mokry, Cheryl Marshall, Ricky Yocham, Doug Moss, Danny Leschber, Mark Krueger, Nancy Stover, Kim Leschber, Robert Mar- tinez, Cheryl McAlister, and sponsors Mrs. Jeanie Hill and Mrs, Shirley Manning. New School f 181 The Mallard Staff members are: QFRONT ROWJ Susan Wolbrueck, Steven Preuss, Kelly Stone, Cyn- thia Karkoska, QSECOND ROWJ Mrs. Priscilla Parsons, Teresa Turner, Janet Dubus, QBACK ROWQ Terri Walden, Lisette Wilson, Yvonne Gamez, Sandy Hurta, and James Kubacek. Not Pictured are: Michele Petrucci, Christy Laurence, Yolanda Taylor, , ,gf Ann Hodon, Merritt Bennett, and Edward Banks fennigs rescription harmacy 511 N. Main Sl. 352-5233 ,S K , ,,., , ,LQ In -s-ami 2 We .I.- Best Pizza in Town, Honest! 202 Lake Dr. 352-5189 Completely remodeled, Mr. Gatti's changed everything inside except their delicious pizza. th 9323 nfafe ff- EARLY LEARNING CENTER 6:30 A.M.-6:00 P.M. 619 Vernon St. 352-8350 THE UE PALACE 3106 N. Main 352-8419 Taylor l3ullder's 5UDl9'Y Inc. 1341 W. Second 352-6347 WILD! UVM: SBFPU .-1' . 1 ' Taylor Builder's Supply Inc. carries everything you need for a do-it- yourself remodeling job. The Etc. Literary Magazine staff members are: Mrs. Rosa Delgado, Merritt Bennett, Marcia Ste hens, Steven Preuss, Pat DeLaRosa, Susan Wolbrueck, and Brian Neidig. Not Pictured are: Lori McDaniel, Karen Hollowell, Kelly Stone and Ann Hodon. 182 f Another Touch of Success The Cotton Boll staff members are: lFRONT ROWj Clay Howard, Daniel Sladek, Marissa Janke, and Amanda Aguilar, QSECOND ROWj Valchar, Trey Keith, Pat DeLaRosa, Robert Simien, Kim Ruiz, Brian ROWl Steven Preuss, Susan Wolbrueck, Troy Marx, John Hundly, Danny son, Tay Campbell, Karen Domingos, and Miss Dixie Proctor, Not Picluredi l I, vb-mm! I Balderson Berger ultipl Company Incorporated Trirgtors galore fill! thi: lot at 1301 w.Secand B B t3.dif,?'leSES3.W mostany 352-5548 Louie Mueller ar-B-Que af-- ? 3... - li 0 .ll .init It's Not Just a Texas Tradition' 206 W Second 352 6206 lFront Monica Mytasek Jolynn Schaefer Neidlg tSECOND ROWI Susan 1 - . - A . rla Dlugos Laura McGlauphlln . Craig Bennett, Eddie Griffith. ldy Jansky, Nancy Stover, Julie errie Iinsley, and Mrs. Kosa Delgado. Which one should we go to today? I don't know, which ever is the cheapest because all we have is two dollars and fifty cents till pay-day tomorrow. What about here? This looks cheap enough. No, we went there Wednesday. Oh Yea! That's right. Well, what about Exxon, it just opened again? No, I would be shame trying to stand in front of everyone riding by on the drag and laughing because I don't know how to run those new pumps. Well, what about Shamrock? No, because all we have is two dollars and fifty cents, and that man in there always makes fun of us because we always just put one dollar or two dollars at a time. Then shut up, and let's go to our all time favorite - the cosmic gas station - Phillips 66 because I'm thirsty for a fountain drink, anyway. Pumping Gas, Steven Townsend fills his tank at one of the many gas stations in town. The new Chisholm Station remained unopened in May after being completed for months. it I 1 1 gi,.,t.tT, A, ..,V. A, fe fi- ,QUT ug? h lfgig i :Gifs X fi. 'E' 5 S' i .gtg 6. Rf. M.. ,. , , ' Q ht - s I it late. 5 54 SSH K1 . The Mu Alpha Theta members Ire: QFRONT ROW! Laura McGlauphlin, Karla Dlugos, Jennifer Vrabel, Renee McMakin, Monica Mytasek, Monico Pavalas, Amber Ackerman, Lisette Wilson, Geeta Nadkarni, tSECOND ROWl Amy Heselmayer, Monica Williams, Veronica Cervenka, Eddie Griffith. Doug Moss, Lisa Carlson, Craig Pepper, .lolynn Schaefer, KTHIRD ROWJ Cindy Jansky, Marcia Stephens, Audry Thornton, Claire Bartosh, Vickie Safarik, Nancy Stover, Lynn Mokry, Michelle Anderson, Cheryl Marshall, Michelle Ochoa, Terry Laurence, tBACK ROWl Mrs. Beverly Grace, Craig Bennett, Rob Schultz, Brian Neidig, Roh Marek, Darryl Krebbs, Lance Rydell, .lim Randig, Stan Werner, Scotty Schaefer, David Caldwell, and Coach Les Michalik Gas Stations! 183 ommunit Expansion UIDEU X ffff Taylor Plaza. to us. commented. -ff Qjtiur V013 lCZ1l outlet to choose from. 1 Q After being open for nearly five years, business finally started booming for Taylor Plaza. In ad- dition to TG8LY and Safeway, the Plaza also housed Revco, The Shoe Palace, Faith Bookstore, Family Hair World, and Goodies. But it was the four new businesses which drew our attention to Century Optical, Action Video, Taylor Cleaners, and a new pizza restaurant all opened their doors Finally, Taylor has a wider variety of stores. The Action Video store is really good for me, because now I can get video tapes closer to home, Mark Gilley Our community was starting to expand. All of the new businesses meant jobs for us as well as a wider choice of places to do business. These new shops in Taylor Plaza were just another touch of our community's success. With video playing such a major role in all of our lives, Action Video opened to ac- commodate our demand for video. Century Optical located next to TG8LY gave the community another eyewear , . as 1 .1 f 3 ' ' v Y ' ., . The Spanish Club members are: QFRONT ROWl Angela Allen, Marcia Stephens, Steven Prcuss, K R . liaren Domingos, Burt Carmona, Teresa Gamez, QBACK ROW! Karla Qlugos, Irma Salazar, Allison Dom- inguez. Teresa Torres, Pamela Carrtzales, Roy Gamez, Melissa Dominguez, Charlotte Carrtzalcs. Paul Began, and Miss Patsy Taylor. 184 f Another Touch of Success Jewelry Carrying a wide selection of jewelry, House's Jewelry offers jewelry for every occasion. 309 N. Main Sl. 352-3656 Country Womenls Co-op The Picture Framel Elaine WaIden's CeramicslDiane's Needlecraft 9-4 Mon.-Fri.l9-12 Sat. 913 N. Main St. 352-8035 K8tS Iron Works Hwy. 95 South 352-5529 Vbel . L it p .S ,,,,,Qx..2 J ,,,, J . . . Motor Company 200 Porter 352-3618 K gas Taylor Motor Company specializes in sales and repairs of all GM cars and trucks. I I Family Hair World Ulf 00 WN I0 WN Fantastic Mexican Buffet a look that's modern and - A family atmosphere can be found - Family Hair World's 3210 N' Mem St' at the Downtown Cafeteria. Great 105 E' Tmrd St' are ready to cut. 352-5140 Mexican Buffet on Tuesdays. 3524-7888 tSemte members lre:1FRONT ROWI Jimmy Safarilr. Geeta Nadkarni. Danny Leschber, Contreras, and Diana Dominguez, KSECOND ROWr Mrs. Jeannie Hill, Jolyn Schaefer. Brian Stan Werner, Chris Townsend, Claire Bartosh, Nancy Stover, Heidi Harrison. and Mrs. QBACK ROW! Kim Radomski, Steven Preuss, Dawn West, Sheri McAdams, Tim Lopez, Percy Todd lviviv. Carl Ash, Cindy Jansky. Kim Caesar. Sarah Schultz, Denise Wuensche, Janine :wit Allen. and Susan Wolbrueck. Sonya Diane The Junior Historian members are: KFRONT ROW3 Mary Vanek, Monica Paualas. . Heidi Ripley. and Vanessa Broadnax. ISECOND ROWJ Mr. George Meyer. Mrs. Mary Jean Livingood. Audrey Thjornton, Denise Wuensche, Karla Dlugos. Monica Vanek, Keith Force. Clay Howard, Max Villenueva. Otis Fletcher. Jimmy Peary, Andrew Reese, Demond Sanford. Vickie Druesdow, Hattie Schoner, and Frank Fisher. Taylor Plazaf 185 Chris Sobotik involved himself in junior varsity football and participated in track as a high jumper. Always on the high honor roll, Chris belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church and was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. be-S. :V '- 1 x f ktrri, A 452 I 'i iiflf fj. My ,J 'Ms ai. QR Jffgwf i ,J-vw V is ' 'M' ' 'e ' ' l qgjg, .. ' K if? ,jifaipgg ' A .f I ':- A iff at f in 1 ,' ' . '1 Ra il we 6 it . ... rimzafrf , The Game You played the game like all the rest. You accepted the roll of the dice, Or the turn of the card, Always trying to do your best. You never cried when yourvluck was bad, Or cheered when an enemy lost. You were the best of competitors. You never complained about the past, Or tried to alter it. But we cannot say the same, For when the gamemaster removed you from the game early, We cried, And begged for your return. What we didn't know Was that He took you Not because you lost, But because you won. OZ 186 f Memorial Ackerman, Amber 46, 176 Ackerman, Wayne 53, 84, 176 Aguilar, Amanda 46, 87 Aguilar, Ermilinda 38, 180 Aguilar, Laura 38, 180 Albers, John 46, 176, 135, 134 Alderete, Charlotte Alderete, David 59 Alderete, Josephine Alderete, Juanita Alderete, Larry 53, 84 AIderete,Ora1ia 46 Alderete, Richard 59 Alderete, Thomas Allen, Angela 38, 63, 176, 89 Allen, Robert 59, 63, 176 Ancira, David 53, 164 Alvarado, Johnny 59 Alvarez, Augustine Alvarez, Brenda 38 Alvarez, Francis 46 Alvarez, Henry 38, 180 Alvarez, Melissa 46 Anderson, Leroy 59, 169, 176 Anderson, Michelle 46, 178 Angel, Sean 46 Arida, Dwayne 164 Arocha, Daniel 46, 178 Arocha, Esther 38 Ash, Carl 53, 170, 178, 167, 164 Avita, Vickie 59 Bachmayer, Eric 59 Bachmeyer, Keith 164 Bachmeyer, Michael 18, 53, 171, 167 Bachmeyer, Todd 59, 176 Backus, Leah 59 Baker, Donald 128 Baker, Eddie Balduff, Marvin 165 Baldwin, James 38, 180 Banks, Edward 73, 38, 169, 178 , 176 Banks, Ernest 53, 167, 164, 176 Baran, Kevin 164 Barcuch, Linda 59 Barcuch, Ron 38, 180 Barcuch, Taffenie Barker, Sharla 46 Barron, Mark 165 Bartosh, Claire 172, 150, 93, 127, 126, 89 Bates, David 64 Taking a break, these members of the Silk Visions relax in the auditorium. Becker, Chris 167, 164, 106 Bell, Alton 38 Benford, Danny 176 Bengtson, Frances 53 Bennet, Craig 38, 93, 89 Bennett, Merritt Beran, Kevin 46, 66 Berry, Kimberly 53 Bielss, Tammy 53 Billings, Chris 53, 178 Billings, Paula 180 Bisang, Brenda 53, 57 Blahuta, Todd 53 Bland, Lance 12, 25, 38, 39, 75, 178,90 Bogan, Paul 53, 176 Borgers, Brent 164, 46 Boss, Tina 46, 176, 181 Bowden, Cindy 53 Bradford, Dion 165, 15, 38, 41, 102 Bradford, Marilyn 53 Bradford, Melvin Bradford, Michelle 53, 55, 129, 176 Bradford, William 59, 176 Brandyburg, Venora Brinson, Scott 46 Brister, Emerson 64, 178 Bristow, David 38, 144, 180 Broadnax, Brian 167, 164, 106, 73, 75, 38, 169, 170, 178 Broadnax, Karen Broadnax, Vanessa 59, 176 Brooks, Keith 38, 84, 180 Brookshire, Trey 173 Brown, Audry Brown, Jasper Brown, Larry 53, 55, 23, 67, 171, 164, 125 Brummett, Tracy 27, 5, 65, 178, 53, 176 Bryant, Tim 59, 72 Bucanek, Charles 53 Budd, Demetrious 38 Burt, Dwayne Buzan, Jim 164, 46, 171, 178 Caesar, Kimberly 53, 178 Caldwell, David 173, 178, 53 Calvez, Susan 64 Camacho, Manuel 173 Camacho, Michael 59, 173 Camacho, Oscar 59 Campbell, Tay 55, 53,171, 154 Carlson, Lisa 154, 10, 3, 38, 178, 93 Carmona, Edward 10, 38, 41, 176, 190 Carmona, Monica 172, 166, 59, 105, 122, 127 Carmona, Peter 59, 176 Carranza, Yvonne 59, 176 Carrizales, Charlotte 176 Carrizales. Pamela 53, 176 Carter, Ernest 64 Carter, Lauren 50, 64,65 Castillo, Anna Marie 53 Castillo, Anthony 59 Castillo, Cathy 59 Castillo, Vickie 58, 59 Cepak, Rhonda 59 Cerbantez, Dennis 59 Cervenka, Deanna 46, 142, 178 Cervenka, Veronica 20, 46 Chapa, Chris 164, 38, 118, 171, 178 Chapa, Noelia 59 Chasak, Tracy 53 Chavana, James 53, 178 Chavana, Steven 59, 165 Clarkson, Charles 59, 169, One, two, three, kick! says Michelle Anderson as she demonstrates a routine. 165 Clarkson, Laaunt 53, 176 Clawson, Karen 36, 38, 176 Clayton, Joseph 170 Cline, Michael 59, 165 Cmerek, Kenny 171 Coleman, Volice 46 Collins, Debbie 59 Collins, Lenora 38 Contreras, John 53, 87, 176 Cook, Paul Cooper, Christina 64, 105 Cowan, David 53 Cox, Lisa 78, 59 Crow, John 64 Crow, Joyce 64 Cuebas, David 76, 169, 178, 53, 167 Cummings, Cathy 80, 18, 46, 178, 140 Dale, Lora 46, 178 Davis, Calvin 59 Davis, Lori 38, 128 Davis, Sherri 173 Davis, Shannon 53, 176 DeLa Rosa, Patricia 46, 51, 176 DeLaRosa, Richard 53, 81 DeLaRosa, Socorro 51, 64 Deary, Jimmy 170, 167 Deary, Mattie Deary, Pete 59, 169, 165 Debus, Janet 12, 20, 46, 9, 142,178,172,158,l26, 27 Delgado, Rosa 64 Devenport, Pat 64 Dloughy, Darwin 178,53 Dlugos, Karla 46, 77, 86, 161 Dominguez, Alfredo Dominguez, Alison 59, 166, 104, 105 Dominguez, Diana 10, 38, 178. 89. 139, 141 Dominguez, Elaine 57, 166, 169, 65, 53, 172 Dominguez, Hope 38 Dominguez, Karen 38 Dominguez, Melissa 153, 46, 81, 176 Drisdale, Esther Druesdow, Vickie 53 DuBose, Michael 59 Edwards, Willie 46, 78 Engle, Todd 59, 176 Ekland, Chris 46, 66, 70, 176 Esquivel, Margarita Estrada, Juan Estrada, Veronica 82, 53 Eulenfield, Vanessa 59, 176 Faltesek, Gary 59, 176 Flatcsek, Randy 46, 81, 176 Farr, Becky 46 Farrell, Vickie 38, 180, 38 Featherstone, Debbie 53 Fikac, Laurie 53 Filla, Robert 146 Fillmore, David 106, 38, 170, 178 Fisher, Frank 170, 53, 167, 164 Fitzgerald, Beverly 59, 166 Fitzgerald, Paul 5, 176 Fletcher, Odis 38 Flores, Brenda 53, 176 Flores, Juanita 53 Flores, Lisa Renee 59, 128 Flores, May Flores, Ralph 46 Flowers, James 38 Fojtik, Paul 46,47 Fontenot, Becky 59, 176, 135 Fontenot, Russell 164, 21, 46, 97, 178 Force, Keith 59 Ford, C. W. Franklin, Adolph 167 Franklin, Ernestine Frederick Debora 46, 166, 104 Frederick, Laura 40 Frost, Joely 46 Fuller, Jackie 40, 176 Galvan, Edward Galvan, Mary Lou 153 Galvan, Ruben, Jr. Gamez, Becky 53, 178, 154, 176 Gamez, Irma 59 Gamez, Patrick 165, 59 Gamez, Rosie 40 Gamez. Rov 46, 176 Gamez, Sylvia 40, 180 Gamez, Teresa 152, 46, 80, 176, 181 Gamez, Yvonne 53, 176 Garcia, Margaret 46, 146 Garcia, Martin 84, 53 Garcia, Michael 53 Gayton, Mike 40 Gelner, William 26, 46, 74 Gentry, Greg 128, 46 Gilley, Mark 40, 176,89 Gibson, Andrea 53, 104 Gibson, Madeleine 59 Gola, Dolores 165, 4, 40 Gola, Donna 46, 166, 104 Gola, Tracy 59 Gomez, Gilbert Gonzales, Alfonzo 171 Gonzales, Gary 59 Gonzales, Gumie, 1 Jr. 167, 155, 46, 81,178 Gonzales, Johnny 40 Gonzales, Sylvia 17, 39,40 Gonzales, Toni 59 Goodwin, Shelly 59 Gordon, Vonna 53, 149, 141 Grace, Beverly 64, 183 Griffin, Pamela 23, 124 Griffith, Ann 58, 59, 66, 189 Griffith, Eddie 164, 40, 41, 170, 93, 92,161, 89 Guajardo, Steve Gutierrez, Adrian 59 Gutierrez, Edward 54, 173 Gutierrez, Francisco 54, 173, 178 Gutierrez, Tony 40 Haag, Kathy 52, 54 Hall, Rochelle 31, 59, 74, 178, 176 Hanson, Brian 9, 12 Hanson, Stephen 178 Hanson, Ute 80, 33, 46, 142, 12,l78,181,148 Harper, Sean 54, 170 Harrington, Heidi 54 Harrison, Heidi 40 Hartley, Jewel 40 Haverland, Tim 40, 178, 164 Haynes, Tonia Haywood, Dennis 30, 4, 54, 166, 176, 130 Henry, Stephen 40, 167, 107 Hernandez, Kenneth Hernandez, Martin 40 Hernandez, Marty 40, 169 Hernandez, Pete 46 Hernandez, Virginia 46 Herrera, Elizabeth 54, 176 Herrera, Mary Jane 61 Herrera, Peter 61, 171 Heselmeyer, Amy 48, 178 Heselmeyer, Steven 61 Hill, Jeannie 64 Hill, Kenneth 165 Hill, Michael Hill, Sandra 64 Hinojosa, Ernie 40, 76, 178, 164, 89 Hodon, Amy 15, 61, 178, 176 Hodon, Ann 158 Hodon, Cindy 48, 178 Hogenmiller, .Ian Hollowell, Karen 36,40 Hortenstein, David 54, 178, 164 House, Paul 61, 165 Howard, Clay 14, 176 Hubbard, Darold 40, 165, 164, 125, 190 Huber, Roger 40 Huff, Cedric 48, 70, 170, 173, 178, 155 Huff, Chris Huff, Dennis 61 Huff, Sherry 48 Hughes, Dean Hulsey, Weldon Hundley, Jonathan 54, 86, 171, 157 Hurta, Sandy 8, 24, 54, 55, 57, 178, 141 Waiting for the announce- ment of band sweetheart are Karen Hollowell, Denise Larkins, and Heidi Polach. Indexf 187 lvicic, Cliff 64 lvicic, Todd 5, 54, 171, 167, 164 Jackson, Angela 61, 166 Jackson, Barbara Jackson, Darryl 61, 119, 169, 171,165,125 Jackson, Doris 40, 151 Jackson, Edyie 180 Jackson, Kervin 40, 44, 86, 119, l71,167, 164,107 Jackson, Kevin 86, 170, 164 157 Jackson, Percy 171, 152 Jackson, Terence Jahn, Lori 40, 176 Janke, Marisa 52, 54, 178, 156 Jansky, Cindy 66, 22, 19, 47, 3, 48,102,112,169. 28, 178, 165,124 Jenkins, Patricia 54 Jimenez, Michelle 40, 181 Johnson, Demitra 40 Johnson, Edward Johnson, Gloria 40 Johnson, Julie 16, 40, 75, 178, 93 Jones, Doris 61 Jones, Kirby Jones, Michael 48, 167, 106 Jones, Patrick Joy, Kevin Kaderka, Joan 40, 178, 181 Kaderka, Timothy 60, 61 , 165 Karkoska, Cynthia 22, 48, 102,1l0,111,169,178, 165, 1 14 Keith, Trey 33, 48, 87, 172, 156 Kelley, Charles 61, 165 Kerlin, Renee 48, 139, 141 Kern, David 176 Kirschvink, Julie 40, 173, 176, 120, 135 Klar, Liz 165 Klepac, Marvin 40, 180 Klingman, David 50, 61, 165 Klingman, Eddie 28, 48, 50 Klotz, Kevin 40 Knox, Patrick 54, 77, 171, 164, 176, 135 Koehler, Jerry 40, 180 Kohutek, Jessica 54, 176 Kollman, John 54, 169, 178, 124 Komandosky, Joe 54, 178, 164, 176 Kovar, Brian 54 Kovar, Pat 43 Krebs, Darryl 54, 164 Kreidel, Jeffery 48 Krenek, Robin 4, 48, 66, 103,113,l69,165,111 Krhovjak, Joan 64 Krhovjak, Klint 54, 169, 167, 115 Krhovjak, Sid 64 Krieg, Kevin 48 Krueger, Kristi 48 Krueger, Margie Krueger, Mark 40, 43, 66, 73,l71,167,164,106, v 181 Kruse, Dee Dee 43,181,181 Kruse, Doris Kruse, Rhonda 48, 83, 176, 181 Kruse, Robert 61, 176, 180, 135 Kruse, Rodney 48 Kucharski, Pat 64 Kuhl, Doug 171 Kunze, Deanna 61, 176 Kurtz, Harold 64, 178 Ladner, Marla 61, 176 Lantzsch, L'Tisha 61, 176 Lantzsch, Todd 24, 48, 164 Larkins, Denise 43, 44, 176 Larson, Paul 52, 54, 164 Lauer, Michael 64 Laurence, Christy 4, 54, 178,176, 135,134 Laurence, Terry 48, 176 Lechler, Alvaro Lefner, Michael 54, 178, 176, 134 Lenz, Bradley 54, 171, 164, 131 Leschber, Barbara 64, 148 Leschber, Danny 11, 12, 43, 73,171,178,164,181 Leschber, John 61, 125 Leschber, Kim 48, 178,181 Leschber, Rhonda 43, 75, 169, 178, 181 Lewis, Henry 61 Leyendecker, David 61 Leyendecker, Edward Lightsey, Sandra Lindemann, Sherri 61 Livingood, Mary Jean 64 Loeve, Loeve, 1 8 1 Loeve Lopez: Lopez, Lopez, 1 65 Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez, Lopez David Elaine 39, 43, 178, Velma Adolph 54 Jaime 54 Jaime 61, 169, 171, James 54 Joe 48 Natalie 61 Paul Phillip 48 Lopez: Tim ei, eo, i is, 169, 171 . 165 Lopez, Yolanda 61 Lozano, Maria 48 Luna, James Luna, Jesse 80, 54, 178 Lundy, Terrie 83, 43 Singing the school song, Tutti Perez and Jennifer Vrabel join fingers. Machu, Shelly 61, 176, 135 Mackey, Odessa 64 Manning, Shirley 64, 148 Mansfield, Barbara 64 Marek, Rob 10, 15, 32, 178, 164, 154, 34 Marshall, Cheryl 10, 43, 178, 176,93, 181,89 Martin, James Martinez, Diana 61, 169 Martinez, Dora 43, 181 Martinez, Joe 61 Martinez, Mary 54, 176 Martinez, Robert 48 Martinez, Stella 48 Marx, Troy 54, 65, 176 Matetzschk, Craig 61, 178 Matuke, John Matyastik, Jimmy 48, 172, 180 Matysek, James 54, 167 Matysek, Monica 39, 43, 93 Mayberry, Elnora Mayberry, Carmon Mayberry, James 61 McAlister, Cheryl 32,43 McAlister, Sara 57, 61, 176 McAdams, Sheri 43, 178 McCallie, Howard McCallie, Susan McCormick, Jonna 3, 27, 61. 176 McCormick, Shea 103 McDaniel, Lori 48 McLaughlin, Laura 125, 181 McMakin, Renee 48, 169, 178, 181 Medina, Manuel Medina, Mary Medina, Rosemary 54 Meyer, Bonnie 54, 178 Michalik, Leslie 167, 106, 65 Michna, Ronnie 164, 54, 178, 145 Mikulencak, JoAnn 54, 176 Mikulencak, Kevin 167, 54, 169 Miller, Martha 64, 178 Miller, Michele 20, 48, 178 Mitchell, Teresa 54 Moeller, Tisha 61, 166, 104 Mokry, Connie 48 Mokry, Dawna 61 Mokry, Deana 27, 61 , 166 Mokry, Lynn 16, 41, 43, 178, 92, 93, 89 ' Mokry, Monica, 54, 178 Monds, Susan Montemayor, Cecil 54 Moore, Sherri 61 Morales, Monica 43, 176, 135 Morales, Scott 164, 44, 39, 43, 178 Morales, Stephanie 61 Morena, Paul 173 Morris, Nicky 164, 32, 48, 81, 147 Morrison, Steven 48, 171 Moses, Rhonda 48 Moss, Doug 77, 87, 39, 43, 69, 178, 176, 93, 160, 89 Motal, Sandra 43, 181 Mott, Lisa 19, 43, 181 Mueller, John 165, 8, 61, 63, 47, 169 Mue1ler,'Wayne 167, 164, 107,43, 63, 76, 178,93 Munoz, Tony 164, 61 Murray, Edward 165,61 Murray, Richard 164, 163, 66 Nabhan, James Clapping their hands, these student leaders participate in the leadership workshop. Nadkarni, Geeta 154, 54, 178 Neidig, Brian 48, 178 Neitsch, Jeff 165, 61, 169 Neitsch, Lorna 48, 180 Nelson, Evelyn 61, 166, 105, 120, 141 Nelson, Melanie 43, 81,151 Nemec, Anne 54 Nemec, Chris 165, 61, 169 Ness, Renada Newsom, Shelly 78, 61 Nickerson, Bobbie 50, 64 Nickerson, Danita 124, 70, 48. 50. 173, 178 Nickerson, Leon 64, 173 Ochoa, Michelle 48, 141 Olguin, Adam Olguin, lssaac Olguin, Mary 176 Olguin, Steve Olivarez, Amanda 43 Olivarez, Arleen Olivarez, Lawrece 165,61 Olivarez, Richard 165, 61, 169 Olivarez, Rudy 54 Olivarez, Sandy 172, 54, 166 Oranday, Armando 48 Ornelas, Michael 164, 54, 171 Ortiz, Edward Ortiz, Mary 61 Oviedo, Denise 54, 176 Oviedo, Diane 43, 181 Owens, Chris 48 Pachicano, Paul Palomo, Bernice 61 Palomo, Gilbert 54 Parker, Chris 43, 146 Parsons, Priscilla 64 Pasemann, Naomi 3, 64, 1 16 Patschke, Chad 125, 62, 171 Paulsen, Marianna 48, 176 Paulsen, Mark 54, 171 Pavlas, Monica 48, 178 Pavlas, Ramona 43, 181 Pekar, Pam 64 Pena, Martin Pepper, Craig 164, 43, 119, 171 Perez, Patricia 82, 20, 48, 178 Perez, Raymond 43 Perez, Teresa Pcsina, Lupe 15, 62 Petrucci, Michele 32, 23, 47, 8, 54, 29, 178, 158, 141 Philippe, Paul 62 Phillips, Emily 54, 176, 158 Phoenix, Lisa 128, 176 Pokorny, Thomas 43, 146 Polach, Heidi 43, 176, 90 Polach, Shane 165, 79, 62 Polasek, Tim Polzin, Lauren 56 Pool, Charles 64 Pope, Shabbrria 62 Potts, Danny Potts, Jeanette Prcuss, Steven 70, 43, 176, 93,158, 35, 89 Procter, Dixie 64, 67 Radomski, Kim 172, 9, 49, 48, 110, 7,178,127,126 Radomski, Lisa 172, 14, 62, 60, 127 Ramirez, Rosalie Ramirez, Rudy 85 Randig, Jim 164, 71, 43, 178, 93, 88, 89 Randig, Kevin 56, 178 Rangel, John 176 Rangel, Tony 5, 56, 176 Rathke, Patricia 48 Rector, Shannon 62, 178, 176 Reese, Donna 176 Rciser, Cindy 62, 166 Repa, Mark 165,62 Reyes, Martin 62, 169 Reyes, Richard 62 Reyes, Tim 165, 115, 62, 169 Reyna, Joe Ripley, Barbara 56 Ripley, Heidi 62, 97, 166 Rivera, Irene . Rivera, Sebastian 44, 43, 171 Robbins, Dianne 64 Robinson, Jackie 56 Robles, Celestino Robles, Naomi Rodriguez, Belinda Rodriguez, Johnny 165, 62 171 Rodriguez, Marvin 164,48 170 Rogers, Pat 50,64 Rogers, Trisha 48, 50, 178, 181 Rogers, Trey 48, 50, 178 Rohlack, Thomas 56, 171, 178 Rosipal, Melissa 56, 178 Ross, Sonya 172, 128, 10, 41,43,143, 178,93, 181 126, 127, 89 Ross, Victoria 56, 176 Roznovak, Stayci 62, 176 Ruiz, Beatrice 43 Ruiz, Debbie 43, 176 Ruiz, Mary 62 Ruiz, Kim 153, 81, 48,15 157, 141 Ruiz, Sylvia 48, 181 Ruzicka, Renata 114 Rydell, Lance 167, 107, 4 93,89 Saenz, Gary 78 Safarik, Denise 10, 51, 17 181 Safarik, James 58, 62, 17 188 f Index Safarik, Vickie 155, 45, 44, 181, 89, 88 Salazar, Alma 56 Salazar, Irma 56 Salazar, Tommy 164 Sanborn, Diana 56, 178 Sanchez, Bobby 62 Sanchez, Eddie 51 Sanchez, Ray 62 Sanchez, Tony 51, 180 Sandoval, Danny 165 Sanford, Antwon 56 Sanford, Demon 167, 164, 56 Schaefer, Jolynn 73, 11, 22, 32, 45, 41, 112, 178, 93 Schaefer, Kaye 64, 178 Schaefer, Scott 74, 32, 21, 47, 171, 178, 51 Schmidt, Julie 176, 135 Schmidt, Scott 51 Schmidt, Steven Schoener, Hattie 56 Schoenrock, Tiffany 62, 176 Schramm, Melanie 56 Schgoeder, Tommy 178, 51, 1 4 Schroeder, Wayne 64 Schulz, Rob 170, 51, 164, 124 Schulz, Sarah 73, 11, 66, 23, 56, 178, 120 Senclair, Tony 62 Shaw, Juanita 45, 180 Shephard, Barbara 56, 152 Sherek, Becky 82, 51 Sherry, Dan 64 Sherry, Jeanne 64 Dawn 8, 56, 52, 144, Archie 62 Kavan 56, 178, 145 Robert 45, 39 Heather 62, 166 Wes 62 ribbon onto Jim careful, Sonya Ross a a11,S shirt at a pep rally. Siptak, John 56, 176 Skrhak, Debbie 56 Sladek, Dawn 56, 57, 178, 52, 172, 127 Sladek, Ronnie 51, 176 Snyder, Jeff 75, 32, 48, 45, 170 Snyder, Jon 165, 62, 60, 1 Smith, Brenda 62 Smith, Donna 62 Smith, lda Smith, John 51 Sobotik, Chris 56, 164, 186 Spencer, Carole 64 Spiller, Eddy 64, 65, 66 Srnensky, Kelly 51 Stanford, Tammie 56, 176 Stautz, Andrea 45, 180 Stautz, George 62 Stefek, Greg 51 Stenholm, Andrea 62, 176 Stephens, Marcia 72, 74, 45, 176 Stiba, Clayton 62, 178, 165 Stiba, Lisa 49, 7, 178, 51, 172, 126, 127 Stiles, Stacy 62, 176, 135 Stoglin, Karen 62 Stone, Danny 3, 51, 183 Stone, Jamie 81, 22, 178, 51 Stone, Kelly 71, 32, 4, 45, 28, 29, 176, 93, 156, 89 Stork, Jeff 62, 176 Stover, Nancy 22, 45, 112, 143, 169, 178, 172, 93, 126, 127 Streit, Hallie 64, 78 Strmiska, Tammy 45 Strnad, Stuart 62 Stroud, Lynn 64 Stuart, James 62 Swope, Will 155 Sykes, Detrit 45 Sykes, Lavouris 62 Tanksley, Sherrie 45 Talavera, Armando 164 Tantillo, Ryan 45 Tamez, Maratha 26 Tarrant, Duwayne Taylor, Jay 64, 176, 134 Taylor, Nicholas 77, 56, 170,l67,164,176 Taylor, Patricia 64 Taylor, Yolanda 45, 158 Tealer, Audrey Tealer, Eddie 45, 173 Tealer, Timmie 45 Terrazas, Alfredo Thaler, Robin 32, 12, 45, 28 Thomas, Cordelia Thompson, Andy fu' 1 p, ' Getting ready to hit the slopes, Ann Griffith sits on the floor in her longjohns. Thompson, Liz 56 Thorton, Audry 56, 176 Tiemann, Curtis 45, 178, 164, 124 Tinsley, Terri 3, 45, 178, 93 Tomlin, Betty Tone, Michael 71, 87, 30, 45, 170, 125 Tone, Mitchell 45, 170, 192, 1 16 Tone, Pat 2, 64 Torres, Ernest 45 Torres, Johnny Joe 45 Torres, Michael 51, 176 Torres, Richard Torres, Teresa 81, 51, 153, 176 Tovar, Jaime Tovar, Lourdes 176 Townsend, Chris 22, 47, 49, 119,171,178,51,164 Townsend, Steven 51, 176 Trejo, Felix 56 Trevino, Aida 15, 45 Trevino, Robert 45 Tucek, Jalene Turner, Teresa 82, 9, 45, 148, 159 Urbanek, Patricia 56 Urbanek, Susan 36, 51, 176, 135 Urbina, Amelia 51, 181 Valchar, Ken 84, 51 Valdez, Rita Valerio, Ben 45 Valerio, Richard 62, 165 Vanek, Chris 45, 180 Vanek, Lisa 62, 166 Vanek, Mary 51 Vanek, Monica 62, 166, 105 Vargas, Peter 79, 62, 169, 171 Vasquez, Pablo 45 Vega, Belinda 62 Velasquez, Carmen 45 Velasquez, Jaime Veselka, Janine 45, 176, 135 Villanueva, Diana Villanueva, Max 45 Villarreal, Crestino 51 Volek, Dannie 64, 86, 131 Vrabel, Jennifer 30, 47, 8, 3, 178,51, 165,34 Wagner, James 45 Walden, Terri 16, 51 Walters, Beth Ann 36, 176, 135 Walton, David Walton, Kathy 62 Walton, John 45,74 Watson, Stephanie 51, 181 Webb, Christi 62, 166 Werner, Stan 51, 170, 178, 164, 35 West, Dawn 11, 44, 45, 75, 178, 93, 89 Whatley, Kellie 22, 60, 62, 172 Whitten, Benji 62, 63, 171 178, 165 Whitten, M'Lissa 51, 63 Wilkins, Regina 62, 78 Williams, Carmon 45 Willligms, Monica 56, 57, a Wilson, Bridget 56, 173, 128 Wilson, Lisette12, 51, 81, 178, 160 Winkler, Brad 77, 32, 51, 119, 171, 164, 133 Winn, Carl 79 Winn, Louis 79 Winters, Craig 47, 34 Wittaker, Gail 79 Wolbrueck, Dwayne 62 Wolbrueck, Susan 45, 69, 169, 93, 158, 89 Woods, Joe 56, 164 Woods, Reggie 178 Wooldridge, Donna Wright, Cecilia 56, 173 Wuensche, Denise 51, 176 Yeoman, Dudly 45, 85, 176 Yeoman, Stacy 56, 77 Yochman, Richard 45, 86, 130, 131 Zachary, Beverly 56, 102, 1 Zachary, Dennis 51 Zavala, Brenda 62 Zavala, Martin 165 Zavala, Monica 51 Zaiygtla, Paul 4, 44, 45, 164, Zeplin, Lisa Zimmerhanzel, Jimmy 51, 178, 164, 34 After graduation Steven Preuss Susan Wolbrueck and Eddie Griffith discussed the events of the evening Filling up cups with Coke the concession stand workers man the soda Wesley's Grocery Mr. Eddy Lankford Ulf Bengttson D. Duran Girls The Fanatics fountain Drallam Rhonda, Karen, and Sylvia Holly and Canadian Sts. K and S Syndrome Madame B. and The Killer B's. Night Ranger and Sis' Christian Todd and Matthew Sonic Ice Fighters Keiiyboii Yard Animal Gang Sweat Sweat Sweat Kenwin Shop Sassoon Aunt Vic The Twin's Shop The Quiffs Truth or Darers Wicket and The Ewoks The Big Lugie The Animal Song Gremlins U.R.A.Q.T. Dixie Gail Hiney Wine Odie and Mindy's Eleven The A Crew Where's the raaacks? Denton Award Packers Mrs. Haase's Class Midnight Dippers Index and Boosters f 189 Young Life emerged as one of the fastest growing, most en- thusiastic organizations of the year. Diana Sanborn, Dawn Sladek, Tay Campbell, Sandy Hurta, and Dawn Schiller enjoy themselves at one of the last meetings ofthe year. 31- , . Christmas time marked a turn- ing point in the year, the begin- ning of a very successful second semester. Edward Carmona and Darold Hubbard participate in the door decorating contest. Cheerleader tryouts served as only one of the reminders that the best year ever was coming to a triumphant close. s There fter Best Some people think that once you've been the best there is nothing else to do. I never felt that way. As a member of the Mallard staff, I was thrilled when we were named state champion year- book. All I wanted to do was to do a better job next time, and make the book even better, commented senior Steven Preuss. Being the best wasn't the end for us, it was really only the beginning. The more we achieved, the greater our desire to achieve more became. Being able to go to regionals in track felt great. After we won district, we were ready to go all the way. I felt proud that I had been able to meet the challenge of making our school better, stated David Filmore. In our quest for ex- cellence and perfection, we always came up win- ning. From thrashing the Westlake football team with a 33-7 defeat to holding the Westlake basketball team in a triple overtime game, we refused to settle for second best. We brought more positive recognition to our school than ever before. We had been good, but now we were better than ever. Life A leadership conference brought together approximately 175 students for the purpose of teaching how to be both a leader and a follower. Carl Ash, Stan Werner, and Cedric Huff par- ticipate in one of the day's activities. Warm weather made an early appearance this year, and lazy, sunshine-filled days. made us want to relax. Robin Krenek finds the parking lot an ex- cellent place to catch some sun. Closing 1 191 Two class songs may have not been enough for senior Mitch Tone who decided to add a little zip to the graduation ceremony by listening to a Sony Walkman. Graduation brought the best year ever to a triumphant close. 192 f The End etter Than Eve We started out being the best, and we started out with the desire to take the best and make it even better. Because we were willing to stand by each other and because we had the strong determination to excel and to improve ourselves, we succeededby being better than ever. Photo By Cynthia Karkoska xg XO 5 AEA QQJ all N WSNQXQEQ ,qu dD gjjghw , . x mi xQXXdL-4 wge Qjl 5f11f , 4 Xmoqfs 322325 ww wwf fkxolg- Q2, Qi? s' R mggwanwwmfm-gmm U22 acfliigflim 5512 .... 70,,,Mi-Qfv Qpxffmi -C? sag? 'ga f'Q5p52,nmfiiLQrl'17g,q 2,EE g:i Qgmffwhb 'N F5 55 952' XTfX'v'fj 2352633 O5 gg gofgkgfig' Egwd QP f-1' mga? ' 5 5 . 3 Jai Sgr .. V K5 . F F6 PQ 3 .L age and Copy Credits even Preuss 10 11, 14, 15, 26, 27, 36, 37, 38, 50 51 66 67 76 77 80, 81, 88, 89, 102, 103, 110, 11 134 135 136 137 142, 143, 166, 167, 172, 173 lly Stone 12 13 18, 19, 28, 29, 40, 41, 42, 43, 64 65 70 71 72 73 118, 119, 130, 131, 132, 133, flanda Taylor ........... 74, 75, 82, 83 resa Turner 32 33 56, 57, 78, 79, 98, 99, 138, 139 140, 141, 182,183,184, 185 ,ette Wrlson 20 21 34, 35, 44, 45, 62, 63, 106, 107 114, 115,154, 155,160,161 san Wolbrueck 1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 68 69 90 91 92 93 94, 95, 96, 97, 146, 147, 148, 49 150 151 158 159 162, 163, 180,181, 190,191, mportant Stuff Nobody Read The cover ofthe 1984 Mallard is special design - embossed with a mission grain and has a brown ink rub added. The color used in the opening section is PMS 5468, with 5422 Green lettering. The basic type styles used are Times Roman and Century. The paper is 100 lb. Enamel, and the binding is Smyth. The book was printed by Taylor Publishing Company in Dallas, TX with Jim Anderson as the representative. The Perfection script used on the organizations pages was drawn by Steven Preuss. A special thanks goes to the following people for their help and support: Steve McKnight and the Taylor Daily Press, Ms. Dixie Proctor and the Cotton Boll Staff, Trey Keith, Vicki Farrell, Beau Chance Turner, Scotty Casey, Andy Bulgerin, Varden Studios, all of the faculty members, especially Beverly Grace, and everyone else who contributed to the publication of this yearobok. 7 . . . . . Susan Wolbrueck ' D ' I . ..... Susan Wolbrueck Academics 70-87 Class Section 38-65 Advertisements 164-185 Organizations 124-161 Athletics 98-123 Theme Pages 1-7, 68, 69, Awards 88-95 96, 97, 162, 163, 190-192 Layout Design 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 36 ......................12,13,18 Photography Credits , errltt Bennett .......... '. 30, 31, 84, 85 C Elgzifggrfgloiia Tlielg gigflle r fonne Gamez 00 61, 100, 101, 116, 117, 152, games Kubacek fefri Waldei 153, 174, 175 Michele Petruccii Susan Wolbrueck ndy Hurta 22 23 48, 49, 54, 55, 108, 109, 122, 123 126, 127,144, 145,164,165 trlsty Laurence 58, 59, 120,121, 122, 123, S 124,125, 168, 169 lchele Petruccu 52' 53' 104' 105' 1572 Editor-in-Chief: Susan tMoneybagsJ Wolbrueck Edward CMuncherJ Banks 156, 157, 178, 179 Ann CDentonJ Hodon Sandy fOops!J Hurta Teresa CSarnmyJ Turner Terri CLost Duckl Walden - 192 Merritt CBroadwayJ Bennett Yvonne CKnow It AID Gamez James Clmpersonatorl Kubacek Christy CExpressiveJ Laurence Michele CVolumeJ Petruccii Yolanda fSharp Dressed Womanl Taylor Assistant Editor: Steven tOut All Nightl Preuss Copy Editor: Kelly CThe Whinerj Stone Photo Editor: Cynthia fStormtrooperJ Karkoska Business Manager: Janet tBubbleD Debus Lisette fJabber J awJ Wilson Advisor: Mrs. Priscilla CMallard Mamal Parsons 'N-f-gr