Tigard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Tigard, OR)

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September VROOM! The big yellow buses rolled to school in September, carrying the largest population ever to Tigard High. Greeting the returning students were several new changes which had taken place over the summer. Most noticeable upon arrival was the building Hfaceliftw e the application of a multi-color design on the building front, supergraphic hall designs, and paneling throughout the building halls, giving a constant motif to the interior. Twenty-two new faces on the faculty also greeted the incoming students, and the CCED2 pro- gram moved its headquarters to the THS building. Pete Lorain also began his association with Tigard High as administrative vice-principal. And, as a result of a combined Student-Faculty Curriculum Committee effort, students were given a choice of classes on a passfno pass basis for the first time. One controversy also surfaced the first month of school. It centered around a new attendance policy which created a specific number of allowable ab- sences C IOD during a semester. Violators were subject to loss of credit in classes where excessive absences occurred. The new policy, though not popular with students, did seem to have some effect on the district's fight to combat growing - absenteeism through skipping. Summer ended with a suddenness that left few prepared for the start of school, even though athletic teams began practicing in August. In the heat wave, the Star Wars craze and the new beat of discomania, the month of September marked restlessness as students attempted to return to school life. ZX INTRODUCTION