Tom C Clark High School - Witness Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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I Classy dame remembers when ' wouldn't have missed it for the world . . . I have just ken a pen in my hand to write of my memoirs of ching. The mind goes blank, the pen doesn't move I out thoughts go back through the years 'arlsbad, N. M., Snyder, Odessa, San Antonio. . . I Qhould I tell about the time I pulled a third grader off liother boy about to be stabbed, about helping a ' I nurse douse students, about the boy back from I n school who would talk to no one at school ept meg about I965 when schools integrated and a Eading class of blacks assigned to meg about the death a favorite student to leukemiag about becoming a ' ne member of the PTA, about the time a school ,' :dy the time in an oil boom town I taught 56 stu- . in a move-in building for grade 3, about the time I , Jnly one student and thought I was underpaidg or, rout the ones who became wealthyg- the one who was , g to the penitentiaryg about the ones who have lecome school administrators or college professors? Ah, yes, through the years Q20 plush teaching had 'dmund Cody addresses the seniors while giving much the same advice as . Mandel did previously. We should have gotten together Lance, stated Mr. 1 as he reminded us of our new responsibilities. been my bag and I wouIdn't have missed it for the world. If a teacher had class then after 20 years of 8 to 4ing it, what a classy, old dame that makes me! Think of all the rolls l've called, grades figuredg friends madeg students taught, parents pacifiedg counseledg fights separatedg kids questionedg plans made, 'plans changed, duties doneg PTA's attended, verbs conju- gated, infinitives split, adjectives modifiedg numbers multiplied, divided and so on ad infinitum. Still, I wouldn't have missed it for the world. So, now unlike the Arabs I am not going to silently steal away and lie me down to pleasant dreams. I am going out with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. I plan to take an idea from Henry David Thoreau who said, I am reversing the weeks as Moses divided it into 6 day's work and one day's rest and will have instead a week of 6 day's rest and I day's labor. That's retirement! I wouldn't have missed it for the world . . Mrs. Wilma Stone Mr. Evin Doudney and Mrs. Wilma Stone are honored at the commencement exercises, May 25, They were recognizedas having added an outstanding contrib- ution to the teaching profession through the years. A I QQN Closing 287

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The tribute the district had honoring my dad was great. He was very excited about all the gifts and the nice things that everyone had to say. lt 's good to know that so many people care. After my dad retires I think things will be a little easier. There won 't be the same kind of pressure as l 've had all through school. Being his daughter does have some good points, but I 'm ready for him to retire. Lynne Cody At the tribute on May 21, Mr. Cody was presented with a quilt of 48 different squares. Each square represents one of 43 schools in the district, with the addi- tional squares representing auxiliary groups. . sz i982 Super-superintendent Ed Cody retires N orthside Independent School District lost more than the -1982 graduating classes this year. Ed- mund Cody, NISD superintendent, retired after 17 years in the district. On Tuesday, May 11, the PTA donated S1000 to the library to be used for a special section in his honor. Due to Mr. Cody's interest in the outdoors, a special section was placed in the library to contain books dealing with outdoor life. Each book will have a front plate stating PTA's appreciation and pride in Cody's performance over the past years. At a luncheon, given in his honor, he was presented with L. L. Bean's Guide to Out- doors. He signed the book which was to be placed in the section honoring him. At the graduation ceremony Mr. Cody delivered the graduation address in addition to acting as the main speaker, something he had never done before. He sum- 286 Closing 4 med up his 17 years as superintendent as well as gave advice to the departing class. Mr. Cody has shown great vision over the years , stated Mr. Jerry Daniel. He had developed a rural school district into a first class surburban district. Clark is a fine example of this leadership. We will miss his guiding hand over the whole district as well as his concern for the education and welfare of each student. ' W ith a combined total of 52 years in the teaching profession Mr. Evln Doudney and Mrs. Wilma Stone are also retiring this year. At a luncheon given to honor them the two teachers presented a picture of bluebonnets to the school in appreciation. The picture will hang in the library as a reminder of these two special teachers. ' Kristi Webb

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Madelon Yanta and Kristi Webb present a cake to the newspaper and yearbook- staff for a job well done N during the banquet held at Nirfas. At the last student council meeting, Ellen Warrick helps serve Blue Bell ice cream to the members in cel- ebration of a successful year. 'A super year'-You can quote us on that lt finally came, May 28 became a reality instead of a dream to all those who waited so patiently for what seemed to them a lifetime. The year went faster for some than others for obvious reasons. To a freshman, the 1981-82 school year seemed to take forever to come to an end, but to the proud class of 1982 that day of good-byes came all too soon. The year had proved to be one of changes as we had all hoped. The answers we strived for didn't always come true but at least we got the ball rolling. The over- crowded parking lot stayed full all year but next year a change will go into effect, when only juniors and seniors will be issued parking permits. The pot holes were fixed time and time again only to need repairing again. Pot holes were expected by students, but taking a couple of months to fix them was what had irritated us. The crowded locker situation was alleviated some by new lockers being placed to one side of the library. The last day had been long awaited and was here at last. As we began to look back we noticed how different things were. We had been here for four years and never really noticed what changes had taken place. We learn- ed to accept the changes as a necessary part of growth, for, without them how could we better ourselves or the school? Our newest change this year was the pilot exam schedule. For the first time since the school opened they tried an open campus exam schedule, allowing students to come only for the exams they had that day. We had been faced with a year of challenges and met each one. The seniors faced a future in which they knew nothing about. Although some had goals, no one knew exactly what theirs would hold. The underclassmen had something to be proud of also. Although they hadn't made it to the top, as of yet, they were one step closer. All in all, 1982, was a super year. It proved to be one that was something good, no matter how bad it seemed at times . . . you can quote me on that! Due to the generators being out Jennifer Erben sheds some light on Dino Acos- ta's locker. The power failure on May 17 delayed the start of school until 9: 15. 3 288 Closing 2 o X -4 4 c : :s m 3 m 4 as 1 l 1