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

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Research papers send students flocking to libraries g M f 5 Q , She is a pleasureto dded. - rase eiri t 5'?3F325ff:i it I want to learn to do mathiandfytoftr ead, Olachi said,She has alreadyfgotfa ead start, has the enthusiasmand is one te closer to seein her dream come r S ,t rug. The most painful art about leaving igeria for Olachi was leaving her f other behind. Olachi will live with t t in Austin. Computers became a special education in y students with ' lessons using interactive computer programs. IBRARY New computers update, quicken book keeping Apples are the traditional gift to teachers, but this year the library got an apple it can really use. This year, the newest addition to the librar aside from books was an Apple 2Ey computer. The computer was ordered late last s ring and scheduled to arrive during tlie fall. The computer itself arrived in Oc- toberp the software to run the com- puter, however, didn't arrive until Christmas. The Apple 2E was to replace pink overdue slips with com uter- generated slips. Teachers could also use the computer when it was not be- ing used for ibrary purposes. 'We ho e that the computer will save the librarians a lot of time, librarian Barbara Ribble said. The librarians had plenty of time to get the computer going, since the spent less time worrying about book losses. The library operated with new turnstiles and theft detection equip- ment in place. I think that the turnstiles are a good idea, but sometimes they get in the way, freshman Wendi Frazier said. In addition to the changes, the library continued to increase the number of books available. LIBRARYAID. Mrs. Cruz offers some assistance to Gilbertt Salazar and Salvador Hernandez as they compile information from library resources. V I special ed. f library

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ositivel Researched But I don't know how to . . . , American history teacher Laura Malon says is one of the most commonly used excuses for not comlpletinglassigned research papers. A thouggl stu ents face one requirement after anot er to raduate from high school, many dodge angflee the burden of research papers as long as they can. I hate to write them. I'm never uite sure where to start since every teaclher prefers for them to be done a different way, junior Missy Kidd said. ' M junior year was the hardest, senior Davicfli-Iaralson said. Not that the other Notecards, references, footnotes and all years weren't hard, my junior year everything I ever got away with has caught up to me,' he continued refering to buckling down to writing term papers. Some students get a jump start on writing term papers by starting in junior high. ' We had to have at least 100 note cards, and at least 20 hand-written pages on our final copy, freshman Adrian Trevino said. Although some students might get a dose of writin research apers in junior high advanced English ciiasses, few face the requirements that A.P. English classes demand. I took honors English in the eighth grade, and now I'm a senior, there is no way my research paper from junior high school could pass in this class, senior Sondra Porter said. ' ' f . . ' CAFETERIA DUTY. Alone, before school in the cafeteria, a junior student gets a head start on her research paper by using her history textboo as a resource. N OTEWORTHY. While sifting lunch out in the library, junior Fritz takes copious notes from the wealth of . resources he has found prior to j starting his first draft. I 4 'fi iits .ttatt s... ' t ' rsraea, attc Q crr. a as E a .s.,.,,,. ii... asaic I r.'s f Few Sfudehfs rttsh finally madeit- ' ffiiiii iii ffiiili I iifi A f - desire c IH0014 almvsfssveh IDECIAL ED Travis sfofhevnifed States. rj more ittook,Qlachiifneaiiyffthjeentire .s..1s i j at IcNigeriangovermentdid511otI2v6aiit5.1ii5i45tq at j. ,,...jt. 2 tjjjii ytac' s a Q7 rfi. Q 1 issljjj ff 5. tg c itij yearfto gGfffC5 AustifigjletffaloiiiejTraiviS.isY cjty aleaveftheccountryfbutlbecauseftheiaififffT151 c aagg ' fc rfis , , jgrss jr I s I ggj.ggQlachifizehaistalyoungitlady with the. ,agccarsg money that it tookitoljbring'herlherehad 1 js it A I fstr rafi c is siiiri irsces 421 lss fry- 9 ejfn0jQnjYf15gngifor.1Q1 sfcs 1E3irqagrpgteqogpmegfedetSeize,-31,times, g I ' c ucafion, Ura so ora Wing otof N lgel' 1311 anj1184- yeas-glad .,. anew wheiichaire ' iiss 1 sit 'ii sif ..,. ravis recent arrive f01I11+ g' I I A I Q fmds new SfaftfhisnewilhapfefMer fhethings f ' 'de artmenta ifjsiii if I I s f..t bssausefhsrsiswl I Ps . scir. 1 1 srcrs have adsovd education, jtia f rrce Mrs.,Shieve, t, escs j F I if iiii I I liiiii She ha .been Wanfingfvf stssrr. srrtstii -fsr q A - f. I I States Sinfethe . 15,3 the 1985 School year and, 1 11sves..tQ..1aam. I academics

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16 n-the-j ob training There comes a time in the life of a teenager when they need more money and would just like to get out of the house more often. The perfect excuse for a job. Today there are more students with jobs than 20 years ago, VOE teacher Karen Boyles said. One of the reasons for more teenage employment is due to the higher cost of living. Most students take jobs to pay for college, or simply for the job experiences that will give t em references when they seek better jobs, Boyles said. The main concern for most students waking jobs is the pay scale, Since no one works for free, everyone expected at least the minimum wage of 53.35. I took a job for personal expenses ike car insureancef' junior Glenn Gaffney said. 'fAlso to get to know people and have a good time, he added. There were times, however when jobs got in the way with school work. tudents were faced with getting in trouble for not coming to work when they needed study time, or facing a possible poor grade. Whether it was reasons of economics or the inability to say no, some students couldn't manage their dual role of NDUSTRIAL 'There becomes a relevancy between school and work' student and worker. Christopher jones said he took a job to fill his spare time, while he learned more about becoming a vet. Even though it doesn't really interfere with schoo , it makes things a little crowded, jones said. Karen Boyles added that students involved in VOE or other school Co-op programs are given opportunities that accent their learning, even giving them a reason to come to school. There becomes a relevancy between school and the job, and this generates a positive affect of school work, she said. The ideal employee is responsible, honest and dependable, school store supervisor john Gogonas said. Even if he is incompetent, but has one of those qulities, he can be taught, he added. Five co-op programs were offered at Travis, each catering to different types of occupations. Students in ICT train or electronics and construction work, while VOE students prepare for business 'obs. 1 A student can get school credit for a job through a co-op program that he can't receive working after school, vocational counselor Charles Priddy said, l C I NO BONES ABOUT IT. A slice of senior Dean Severin's day is spent working at Bill Miller Barbeque. IN Gooo HANDS. senior Tonya Morris gathers her class of day care students together, forming a pyramid. Steve Ebell a was the pride of the woodsfsdepartfnent,when he 1 ' . ' A I Ebell's cabinet A A considered tops. f fl, among projects st.r I j I academics made his yearly project, A a 17-'foot-high china cabinet. Ebe l said, At the begin- ing of the year, when we were iven the assignment, I considered a lot ofoptions, such as clocks, tables, etc. Ebell finally decided on the china cabinet because It fWasi..something different and it would lookgood in our dining room . JjQ:Thet china cabinet itself has taken all to build and is still not completely AfiTfjifiiiffinished. The glass shelves have to be fimounted and the wood has to be la- iiFi.ii.ilqt1ered. Steve has been in woods four years and considers it one of obbies. In area competitiorrbgA3315 cabinet received special recognition and qualified for the state. tourna- ment. But unfortunately, the cabinet was not taken to the meetor entered- in the competition because, We jdidn't feel like going! , Ebell said nonchalantly. I Vlfm yrts... Pretty confident that the cabinetgfwould have ranked highl among.Qio.th.ergJentries because it is such ja Qisaid Ebell. .'Ebell ex- laine , Yrnfasenior and I just d1dn't have time to run my project.