Woodrow Wilson High School - Crusader Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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TOGETHERNESS Lillian Hicks, Frances Alvarez, and Laura Hughes share secrets at lunch. PARTICIPATION Amy Menke and Laura Hagemann participate in a cheer together as Junior Varsity Cheerleaders. GOSSIP Underclassmen discuss their plans for the weekend. UNITED Ron Majors and Micheal Smith celebrate another victory together. Forever Red 5

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Wildcats Stand United Whether established through groups or one on one, friendships were a goal of most students in high school. In fact, they formed the foundation for many of the most treasured memories of the high school experience. Friendship also extended itself to school unity. Students learned to work together for common purposes, whether it was on the basketball court or in the classroom preparing a group project. Working together, students presented a united front and their support of each other proved that the Wildcats were all for one. TEAM WORK Coaches Miller and Lewis share a victory. FRIENDS Tom Griggs, Margery Arnold meet to eat. 4 Forever Red

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CHALLENGE Challenge. Some students thrive on it, while others run the other way when they see it coming. For the most part, however, Woodrow students met challenges head on. Like none other before it, this was a year of change. House Bill 72, passed last year and in full effect for the 1985-86 term, placed what many considered to be roadblocks in the way of students. Those who participated in extracurricular activities were required to pass all courses. Without a doubt, students took homework and tests more seriously. In accepting the challenge to succeed academically, most students were more than equal to the task. Very few were forced to sit in the shadows because of grades. Legislative action changed other aspects of school life. Curriculum standards were raised, assemblies were eliminated, exam exemptions were deleted, early graduations were nixed and attendance regulations were changed, to name a few new measures. With considerable creativity, students accepted the challenge and adapted to the changes. Participation and standards rarely suffered. Students accepted challenges in other smaller, less visible ways! Some took after school jobs to earn their own money. Others signed up for difficult courses to learn something new. Still others entered the building as strangers and graduated as friends. Accepting the challenge. Wood-row students knew no other way. 6 Forever Red