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

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gif y. M f my ' if 'fi 2? A Xp,-v.-,:,m tv-ffl,-fir H ,.,. ,'1 -Saas.. English teachers Frank Pool and Zoanne Brokaw celebrate the Texas Sesquicentennial wearing traditional costumes from Texas history. aww , Beautification efforts came to a tee at Travis when the Volunteers, including junior jim Garcia planted a T -shaped flower bed in front of the school. . . . while students take new aims fContinued from Page 21 As social acceptance grew, weekly football games and parties provide oplportune situations to gat er with friends. T is was especially true at the football games. The defending district champs were no longer the center of attention. The bleachers were filled with students and their party attitudes. Loses were felt, and felt hard, as the Travis team came short of a playoff birth by a coin toss that prevented the squad from advancing to additional games. ln '86 the state celebrated its l50th birthday. The student body took aim at helping in its festivities by marching in the Sesquicentennial Parade as well as olding commerative events at Travis. A tide of Texas spirit over came its population as bordering states celebrated t e occasion and foreign dignitaries were lured to the historical ceremonies. Students were reminded every da of the events that happened during the crucial days leading to independence. No longer did school represent the melancholy reputation it had been known to have. Students took aim at changing the practicalities of events, not neglecting the reasons that acted as the platform or the fyear, Students strived at improving frien ships, and yet friendly competition fashioned mock battles. Yet despite the differences of opinions in opposing parties, there was always the underlying presence of unity - if not in reason, in spirit. ln 1985-86, students took aim at lasting friendships, stron enough to last a lifetime. Students TOOK RIM and followed through. opening

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Charging through a crash banner with victory in sight, the football team begins the game that would lead to a 20-0 win over the Anderson Trojans. A lone supporter at the boys' varsity soccer game, Christi Ingram so emnly watches an uneventful game at Burger Center. QEKSQ fewer femkxfe opening Q ww , , an me

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academics EYEING THE ASSIGN- MENT. English student Vivek Yagnik reviews his assigned vocabulary words in instructor Elain Hettenhausen's honors class. Vocabulary building assignments were a regular part of the curriculum. K W EW standards, new attitudes ra s students aimed for raduation in the 1985-86 schoo year complications crossed their paths. New policies and structural re orms forced students to adapt to the changing slystem. Althoug the no pass, no play rule was introduced in Spring, 1985, the new school year was the first time it affected major fall activities. No pass, no playaproposed by the Texas Legislature, state that students would not participate in any extracurricular activities for a period of six weeks if they were failing any courses. Football and other sports became main concerns as players struggled to maintain their grades. Although Travis only lost three varsity football players to failing grades, other schools were not as fortunate. One major change which affected students a academically was the . .sse change on report cards. No longer did students receive A's or B's. j Instead number grades W were issued. Some students who were still fi recovering from the disappearing D's looked 5, at this plan with some if if M c v 1 bitterness. s Until this year, students could have taken easy classes, A - passed them, and therefore received a diploma from high school. For the first year, students had to take the TEAMS test to graduate with competency. Only this year's seniors were exempt. Juniors were required to take the test in October, and the freshmen took a practice version of the TEAMS test in February. In an effort to help more juniors pass the exam, teachers were required to teach mini-lessons having questions similar to those on the test. They were taught the first five minutes of every class period until the test on Oct. 16. Many teachers and students soon took an aversion towards the required lessons.