Thomas Jefferson High School - El Capitan Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rightsg that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. - The Declaration of Inde- pendence Here at Iefferson, the life, the liberty, and the pursuit of happiness which is part of our school life are to be admired. There is no happiness, no life, no liberty like those experienced in high school. There is no feeling like that of watching your team win or lose, no feeling like breaking up, no feeling like that of flunking a class or of being sent to the principal. There are many feelings which we cannot express in words which go on everyday here at Iefferson. We've all witnessed the trials and tri- bulations it has taken to achieve the right to say we can lead our own lives, do what we please, and pursue our own style of happiness. Although many persons still cannot visualize these freedoms, they are there for the taking by each one of us. We, the staff of the El Capitan, have chosen this as topic and theme for our 1976 yearbook. True, it may not be unique, exceptionally good, or even remotely original, yet we feel we can depict the story, the life, the liberties, the memories, the happi- ness and the sorrow that we leave Jehind each year, in expectation of a Jetter year to come. Phe year 1976 naturally brings to nind America's Revolutionary Bi- Centennial. However, the staff, like so many others, was tired of hearing about the United States' two-hun- dredth birthday. Still we felt it was only appropriate that we mention the Bi-Centennial. The two-hun- dredth birthday of the United States will only happen once. So, in an attempt to honor the Bi-Centennial, while keeping our Iefferson year- book as Iefferson-oriented as possi- ble, we decided to let our theme and cover reflect the nation's Bi-Centen- nial. The staff hopes to share our feelings, our definitions and our viewpoints on Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness on and off our campus. We hope we can offer an insight into our life and hope to share our experi- ences with others. 2 fbi

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The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time. - Thomas Iefferson Life at Thomas Iefferson High School is what many persons would describe as traditional or even con- servative. This is probably because our life is influenced greatly by our Mexican culture. Many of our grandparents, parents and even many students here were born in Mexico. Mexico's near- ness, its relationship to us and its memories are all depicted in many ways during our high school life. Ieffersonians call our nearest neigh- boring city of Iuarez by many names, including I-town and Iuariles. How- ever, when our culture or heritage is insulted, these same students are the first to defend it, and are always ready to fight for its name. We are a proud people, a proud school, and we have a right to be so. Of course, like all other high school students, we occasionally ditch classes, forge absent slips, cheat on tests and copy homework, Yet there remains that undying loyalty and pride which makes our school uni- que. The 1975-76 school year broke one of our long-standing traditions, the Bowie-Iefferson dual homecoming game in the Sun Bowl. This year Bowie ended the tradition by playing El Paso High for homecoming. Rumors that the 1976 Mardi Gras would be in the boys' gym instead of the Coliseum, the realization that Ief- ferson would no longer have a fresh- man class, the addition of the social studies wing and the imminent removal of the portables were all factors of this school year. We overcame these and other changes, yet our campus is still basi- cally the same as it was fifteen years ago. Maybe not visually, but surely internally, the same feelings and memories will always be here. The high school building, the inter- mediate, the new building, band room, counseling center and gyms will long be remembered. Whether it was where you first met your great- est love, where he or she gave you back your ring, where you fell down the stairs and everybody laughed, or that certain place where you waited for that special someone, these places will always remain in our minds, even when the buildings are no longer here. -,imma , A my f 'M 3135? 7 I fa A