Taylor High School - Mallard Yearbook (Taylor, TX)

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'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

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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

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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.