William B Travis High School - Rebel Roundup Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Class of 1981 Lori Alexander Ronald Akard Dana Argabright Eric Banks Stephen Barba Glenn Allen Rosemane Amador James Armentrout Michael Barba Tony Bargas New sites appear Building with the times Change. Webster defines it: Putting some- thing in place of another With fast-paced growth in the last year, Austin underwent significant changes. As quickly as the old structures were torn down, new ones were built With the addition of the new Century South and Lakehills Plaza centers, South Austinites no longer had to head north to shop And with the widening of the Interstate 35 bridge underway, it was hoped that soon many of the heartaches associated with rush hour traffic would subside. This expansion consisted of one lane being added to both the northbound and southbound sides, as well as service bridges and pedestrian walks along both sides of the bridge. Controversies developed during the year causing all sides to fight tooth-and-nail. Some people ' s idea of change was to tear down the Armadillo World Headquarters and replace it with a hotel, while others considered that move to be destroying one of Austin ' s land- marks And many voices rose when plans were introduced to narrow Congress Avenue in order to provide a more scenic view down- town. Putting something in place of another: a continous circle of change A controversial plan to narrow Congress Avenue included reducing parking space in order to make room for planters and trees The final decision was left to the voters Progress means growth, which often creates a need for larger facilities Such was the case with the Firestone Automotive Center, which moved to South Congress and made room for a City of Austin parking lot 16 — Seniors ti«ifms i!%a«» u vaiiaHiiiK mi9ntuiWHas9«i»iniiMtsnitts«Kii

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Class of 1981 Julie Bargas Sunisa Berry James Biddle Darrel Brannon Blake Brown John Barnes Karen Berryman Mike Blair Silvia Breeden Charles Brown Special days for red What would you call a person who wore a hat one week, a sack another week, Hawaiian leis another week and was covered with mums the next? Some people would say they were fickle or had an identity problem, when actually they were just keeping up with the Student Council spirit days. Attempting to involve the whole school, var- ious groups at Travis sponsored special activi- ties aimed at raising spirit. Glancing down the halls on the day the football team battled San Marcos, one could see a wide variety of hats, from the traditional Rebel derby to a simple cowboy hat. Also, a new wave of sack shirts could be spotted in the crowd of spirited Rebels at the pep rally on Sack Mac Day sponsored by the Student Council. On Western Day the Urban Cowboy look invaded the Travis halls, in anticipation of the Lanier game. Finally, the highlight of the spirited football season, was the close Homecoming battle against Crockett Decorations of red and gray banners chanting mottos of each class and true Rebels draped the halls throughout the school. Not only were students covered with mums and boutonnieres of all shapes and sizes, but the Student Council also gave the faculty leis K fti y Participating in the traditional hall decorating competition are seniors whose banners wave Dix- ieland and could be seen throughout the senior hall This competition aroused spirit in all the classes, however the sophomore class was able to capture the winning touch in the science hall. Alter the Homecoming pep rally, Sherry Vander- mate, covered with mums of all shapes and sizes, goes to class with some of her friends 18 — Seniors