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

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M910 I 2f,fls:eN.sYx on set nent up If 8 Uniqu . . Through the years 1982-83 school ear driving. Stricter enforcement of DWI laws ensued, and local programs such as Dial-a-ride were set up. Bumper stickers concerning DWI proliferated around the city and even in the halls and lockers at Travis. Billboards also echoed these cautions. Within Travis High School, many things happened this year. Before school started, 565,000 was spent on resurfacing and restriping the parking lot. There was a change in the Student Council sponsor, and new clubs appeared such as the Peer Assistance Leadership QPALJ and the Octagon Club. Because ot their heavy out-of-school work- load of grading English papers, many English teachers lob- bied to decrease the number of classes to four per English teacher and gain an extra conference period. However, the plan did not get administrative approval. In sports, the Varsity Boys Basketball Team held a high state ranking throughout the X Q as season, and soccer officially joined the ranks of UIL-sanctioned sports. With the increasing importance of computer literacy, every senior was offered 3 hours of hands-on experience with computers beginning in the spring semester of 1983. A total of about 40 microcomputers such as Apple and Commodore were distributed throughout the district high schools. There were also plans to offer a third computer language, Pascal, in addition to BASIC and FORTRAN next year. An AISD bond election was held in February, 1983. This was the first school bond election in more than a decade. Its package included money for 13 new schools and for im- provements to all AISD schools. Also this year, Cable Channel 8, allocated to AISD programming, went on the air. Programs were scheduled from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and consisted of instruction, staff development, public information, and a student showcase. Every year, new things appeared. New regulations and policies were implemented. New clubs were started. And new faces such as freshmen and new teachers emerged. Each year was different with its own specific memories. The new events, ideas, and memories of the 1982-83 year made it unique. '70s . Hoir f' I La Oneofthenewthingsthatapppearedinthe'70swasCosmetoIogy. Through the 1970s the variety of vocational programs and courses such as cosmetology, autobody repair, and mechanics greatly expanded.

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Kids participate in a Hula-Hoop derby in which a 10-year old boy set the record of 3,000 spins. Hula-hoops hit the nation when, in 1958, two California toymakers seized the idea from Australian exercise hoops '60s In the area where the present-day hall facing the Little Theatre is located, there used to be a Student Lounge which was completed in 1960. This lounge was equipped with couches and tables in which students relaxed. ele Specific memories to By SUN HAE HUR Each of Travis' 30 years held specific memories. ln 1982-83, the school year began with a new morning schedule which did away with regular advisory periods. On activity days such as club days, Student Council meetings, and assemblies, students still reported to first periods instead ofadvisories. This new schedule gave the students more longer lunches and gave the teachers more time for activity business and for classroom instruction. But despite the advantages, there was confusion during the spring registration period. ln the past, students were required in advisory every day of the registration week. But with the new Activity!Non-Activity schedule, students were to report to first period except on the last day. This brought confusion to many. On the whole, however, the new morning schedule proved to be successful. Also, at the beginning of the year, the attendance policy which Travis had used since 1980 was adopted by all other district high schools. This policy, which was first piloted by Austin High in 1977, stated that a student must appeal for credit if he exceeds ten absences per semester. It also stated that three tardles will count as one absence, and atardyof2O minutes or more also will be considered an absence. The policy was to improve attendance and grades, and the schools who piloted the program indicated positive results in both areas. Enrollment figures in AISD increased after four years of decline. As of the second week of school, it was estimated that 600 to 800 more students were enrolled in district high schools than last year. Travis, at the beginning of the school year, had an enrollment of 1923 students, which was second in the district only to Crockett High School, which had 2,828 students. A new awareness concerning teens and driving came about in 1982-83. While most of the concerns were of teen-age DWI, the tragic deaths in the fall of two Austin High girls in a car driven by a 15-year-old also brought concerns about Minor's Ftes- tricted Licenses. Many people felt the state was too lenient in granting such licenses, which required no proof of hardship, nor drivers education classes. Strong opinions were also voiced on raising the drinking and driving age. Local, statewide, and national concerns brought about cam- paigns and commercials against drinking while l l

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'60s With his bellowing guitar, trembling voice, and infamous swing, Elvis Presley entered the music industry turning rock and roll into the national craze in the 1950s. f- s 154 Cffi N y rrrr, ,N The June 21, 1982, birth of the royal baby, Prince William, brought joyous news to England. Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles were wed July 29, 1981. World, national, headlines touch Through the years, the world has often been plagued with news of deaths, crimes, and disasters. Yet there also was always news of successes, births, and happiness in the headlines. This year, personal and world tragedies dominated the front pages. The Palestinian refugee massacre in Beirut, Lebanon, angered the world. A Christian militia group entered the refugee camp and killed hundreds of innocent Palestinians. Thisevent followed the invasion of Lebanon by Israel to rid the country of the Palestine Liberation Organization. In a different part of the world, a war broke out between England and Argentina over the possession of the Falkland Islands located near the tip of South America. The Falkland Islands, in British possession for the past 150 years, were seized by Argentina, prompting a British military campaign to get them back. England won the war and regained the islands. The June 21 birth of the royal baby, Prince William, brought happy news to Britain and the world. Another country in Europe, Poland, celebrated the release of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, who had been imprisoned by the Polish military. Martial law in Poland was also lifted temporarily. Poland had been under martial law for one year. Nationally, the deaths of seven persons who died from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules troubled the country. A series ofcopycat crimes followed with other medicines such as Anacin-3 capsules. Dueto these events, tamper-resistant containers were stressed throughout the medicine industry. Unemployment of 1O.8'M, hit the nation putting more than 12 million Americans out of work. Many came down south to search for jobs, but they found themselves disillusioned. In Washington D.C., a plane crash of an Air Florida jetliner in the Potomac River took the lives of 97 persons, while in Miami, Florida, rioting occurred when a policeman shot a black male in a video arcade. The '82-'83 football season was cut short because of the NFL players' strike for more money. nor of Texas. RIGHT. Wit of One of the major news events in the '60s was the civil rights movement. The main figure during this period, Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in the Spring of 1968. King was an advocate of nonviolence. Amidst a sea of umbrellas, Democrat Mark White takes his oath of office as the gover ceremony, which began at noon on Jan. 18, was plagued with cold rain. brella over his head, Mark White says the Pledge if start of the govern- The inauguration h a constant um Allegiance at the or's inauguration ceremony. Ati-sa. ' i' if