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

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Il t : f i V §1 |hji i . . Hl ?X IH JglQ w T K i i -i r ' P 1 i V After receiving messages to the football players from the stu- dent body, Freshmen cheerleaders Linda Torres, Pat Ingle, Stephanie Carter, and Tern Maxwell prepare a bulletin board under the direction of Sponsor Joan McShane. Trying to keep the winter chills away, Cath- while watching a football game With winter leen Lankes and Jimmy Auchey snuggle up came the cold weather and close friends During a first period French class, Miguel Guerrero, Melissa Mora, and Richard Thornton join a class discussion as teacher Charles Stewart explains the vari- ous aspects of the French language. At the McCallum pep rally, Greg Mills displays the signs of a true Rebel as he dresses up in sacks to uphold the senior spirit cry for that game day, Seniors Say Sac Mac! Putting the

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(Top left) A familiar lace at all pep rallies. Principal Jack Allison watches the bleachers as the senior class delivers its class cry (Bottom left) Lost in a tangle of balloons, William Noack adds color to the Homecom- ing pep rally (Below) A member of the Travis Volunteers, Buddy Lake runs the length of the football field carrying the Rebel flag CjSOOPy We arranged the pieces one way and when we failed, we would try another until, by the end of the year, all of us found the place where we would fit in. Regardless of where we were from or what we were like, we found that we could exist side by side. In the Drama Department ' s production of You ' re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Mike Caldwell delights the audience Rows ot red-shirted Dixie Belles, a newly-formed spirit organization, per- formed at one of the last three football games of the season T3I 3i CD CD n CD CO o 00. CD Si CD pieces together

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Students need friends to ' fit in ' At a final step in completing an assignment for a Com- puter Basic class. Amir Vasigh and Stanley Winston type their program into the computer Walking into school on the first day, stu- dents discovered many new faces These new. and sometimes lonely, people soon began to build many lasting friendships within the school Learning to make new friends was part of fitting in. Building friendships was one sure way of turning a monotonous school day into a more pleasant, en|oyable adventure. Students turned to each other for the kind of emotional support that only a friend can give. When we were with our friends, we had a distinct feeling of security. We were free to let our craziest emotions, as well as our more solemn ones, come alive. Relationships existed not only during school hours. Many school-related activi- ties, outside of school hours, gave people extra opportunities to get together with their friends and have a good time. Still other people found it much more pleasing to get together with only a few close friends for entertainment Teachers also proved to be vital allies. Whether inside the classroom or out, teachers were always willing to lend a help- ing hand or give some friendly advice to their students. Everyone soon realized that friends made during the school year would remain friends for many years to come. Dressing up for the occasion. Tommy Ports and Loren Shannon wear Halloween costumes and make-up to the Anderson pep rally, held on Halloween day people together While explaining a homework assignment to first year student Charles Brown, teacher Charles Stewart refers to a French book to review the language fundamentals