Taylor High School - Mallard Yearbook (Taylor, TX)

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, 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

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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