Thomas A Edison High School - Spark Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Prom, Picnic, Graduation Officers' Club, scene of the senior maker, Sandra Moseley, Ronnie Switzer, and Suzanne Lind. During their last year in high school. seniors not only attempt to maintain high grades but also to participate in class activities. Concentrated during April and May. senior functions include a banquet, prom, play, picnic, and graduation, a ceremony that marks the successful completion of twelve years of high school and the beginning of cr new way of life. ABOVE: Linda Pack, Mike Fleming, Larry Allums, and Sharon Hall congratulate each other as they view final casting of senior play. BELOW: Seniors enioy their last class outing before graduation. James Murday, Robert Moody, Cena Avinger, Anira Morton, and Linda Williams begin to dig in. 27

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Senior Activities: Play, Banquet, fx SANDRA WALLACE, DAVID Lowe, Janelle Suttle, Rose Gatewood, and Gary Chapman begin their meal at the senior banquet held at Sevenoaks Country Club. CHASING MARY JO Baier and Judy Garrett up a tree during the class picnic, Victor Johnson swings a tennis racket at Judy. UPPERCLASSMEN DANCE AT Fort Sam Houston prom. Left to right: Joan Murray, Lawson Shoe- Verdier, Charlene Powers, Joey Owen, Larry SENIORS WALK ACROSS Municipal Auditorium stage, on route ac- quiring that long-awaited symbol-diplomal Those enacting that most wonderful of all senior activities include Pat Wynn, Tim Hagan, Judy Patterson, Linda Chamberlin, School Board Member Mrs. Claude Aniol, Principal A. W. Norton, Clifford Katz, and Jeff Bryant. Q iii.

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I ltr s 7 is 'I - rl FOUND SMILING AT the end of a very busy day, School Treo S G totals the day's receipts, surer am reef Am!!'3'W?n S?Bm?t'S'i Sxs Because overcrowded conditions result in a school and teacher shortage, America is taking a second look at its educational system. Com- parisons with Russia's space advantages re- quire an investigation into the increasing prob- lems of inadequate schools throughout the United States. Are we really educated? an d Why Iohnny Can't Read become two of the most talked-about topics. Tests administered to pu- pils reveal behind-the-scene facts causing the failures. Better pay makes industrial jobs more desirable: therefore p e r s o n s qualified for teacher positions are lost to other professions. Result: Low-salaried, poorly trained instructors who cannot properly educate today's youth. Many states realize that finances previously utilized unwisely for other purposes should be put to better use-mainly the rebuilding of edu- cational standards in their areas. At present some localities offer specialized institutions for exceptionally gifted teens. These recognized centers of learning such as the School of Music and Art in New York graduate small numbers each year, but these few hold positions in virtually every major symphony orchestra, appear on dozens of concert stages and with the Metropolitan Opera Company, and fill key positions in industry and education.