Ysleta High School - Otyokwa Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Lisa Lorck receives her diploma on stage from Ysleta ex, Joe Dominguez. Instructions jie given to seniors by Mr. Charles Caldwell, assistant principal. Tr,p T.:n Mudftnls Jenny Sandrrrs, Borky Shindo, Jo cphina Nevarez, Russell Johnson .ind M.iry )o M.irdinn t.ow (.,i the mvocalion 20 Graduation

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The final days of school slowly came and went for students who anxiously anticipated summer vacations, but passed all too quickly for graduating seniors who realized that their four years of high school life were now coming to an end. Students made last minute efforts to clear, pass finals, and attend end-of-year banquets and assemblies. End of school marked the time for hurried studying and cramming for final exams. Confusing and often irritating situations such as these added to the excitement of post vacation days. Always in great demand, blood was generously donated by many Indians throughout the reservation. The blood drive in late May was sponsored by Lettermen and Mr. Richard Guiterrez, for the constantly needed blood of life. Ysleta led all other schools in the Ysleta School District with 1 50 pints, helping El Paso ' s blood drive in trying to collect the gift of life. In celebration of America ' s 200th Birthday, a bicentennial assembly was held in Hutchins Stadium in cooperation with Ysleta Junior High School. Special guests from central office were invited to attend the special assembly. ROTC units from Ysleta High School displayed flags from America ' s colorful 200-year history. May was a conglomeration of mixed emotions as each underclassman anticipated summer vacations and advancement in high school status the following semester. Seniors went through their last month of high school life, some reluctantly, others anxiously, as they ended their high school years and began a new way of life. TTl (0 19 Spring

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RAIN? It won ' t rain!. . . I hope. — Class of ' 76 June 3, 1976 As 1 976 graduates donned traditional cap and gown for graduation ceremonies in Hutchin ' s Stadium, they nervously looked at rapidly darkening skies and storm clouds and hoped that by virtue of some small miracle, nature would spare them from a spring rainstorm. As fate would have it, June 3 graduation ceremonies were marred by wind and rainstorms. Exercises for the evening were barely underway when the downpour began, bringing total chaos. The following scene could easily have been substituted in the movie. Earthquake, as thousands of graduates, family members, friends, and special guests scurried in different directions in order to seek refuge from the whipping storms. The exercises, as explained by Principal W. T. Denham, were to continue in the auditorium. Parents, teachers, graduates, and friends, then tried to move inside tn@m the auditorium for the remainder of the evening. Because the auditorium could only accomodate 1 ,250 people, many parents and friends did not get to witness the remainder of the ceremonies. As graduating seniors received their diplomas, they departed from the auditorium in order to leave more room for their fellow classmates. Valedictorian for the Bicentennial graduation was Jenny Sanders. Salutatorian was Mary Jo Harding. Diplomas were distributed by school board members Gil Barton, Othon Medina, and Mr. Troy Denham. At the assembly, over thirty- seven scholarships and grants were awarded. ' V . j w l.• t Striding silAitly and alone. The serAoTTfi their seatsBsthey realize that the ' ■m