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

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600 Rea' Indians! iie 'Vlf Only at Ysleta High 7a' I 3 If School could anyone 6 ,QQ find the unique sort of Q people worthy to be called X Indians. They are a special U, breed who take pride in their tradi- Q, tions. Mascot Tury Gonzalez and in Chief Mr. Denham in full dress war I bonnets personify two very unique Indi- qi ans on the Reservation. It is these kinds of people who have kept Ysleta going strong for 53 years. Spirit Ysleta students made the most of pep rallies but the most hard work- ing students received little credit for all their work such as Varsity cheer- leader Brenda Barton. Old Glory 1980 began a brand new decade in Americag a decade which has brought many changes and restored faith in the United States. fontents Jpening . . . 2 1 Sports . . . 105 Ysleta High Schoolg Indian Pride prevails Still Going Strong from Varsity Football to B-team Baseball Student Life . I . 11 Homecoming 1980 People . . . 147 Indian Pride Lives On . . . The Class of '81 reflects upon Pep rallies almost cancelled their last year on the Beauty pageant preliminaries Reservation held in the evening Juniors become a part of the upperclassmen Jrganizations . . . 39 Sophomores try to get it together POW WOW changes to news- The Educators get off to a print shaky start The superior marching Indians Community . . . 225 Curriculum . . I 65 The Lower Valley- lndians begin the yearly City within 5 cityt' six hour ritual of classes National Issues Solo Halftime gave the band a chance to show what the Pride of the Lower Valley really meant as Hector Salas gave a solo perfor- mance. Financing . . . 235 New business in' full bloom in the Lower Valley Index . . . 267 Indians from A to Z Closing . . . 281 Halfway through our middle age crisis We're Still Goint Strong! The 45th issue of the Otyokwa was published by the Publications dept. of Ysleta High School, 8600 Alameda El Paso Texas 79907 YISD. Contents 1

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Glvmpic boycott, Eighties make dramatic entrance National election After the dramatic entrance of 1980 into the lives of Americans, we all shared the same vision of important new directions to be taken in all phases of our lives. No sooner had Americans adjusted to life in the eighties when events oc- curred which would set the year distinctly apart. The Soviet invasion of Afghani- stan, in January, shocked and an- gered Americans and resulted in the United States boycott of the Summer Olympic Games, held in Moscow. The boycott was re- ceived with mixed reactions by Americans. Many felt that it was unfair to deny American athletes a chance at competing in the Olym- pics. The question, Do politics have a place in athletics? was raised by the people, the media, and by international government officials. With the absence of American athletes in the Olympics, the na- tion began to speculate on presi- dential hopefuls. The Republican Convention, held in July in De- troit, Michigan, proved no sur- prise, as ex-California governor Ronald Reagan easily gained his partie's nomination. The Demo- cratic Convention, held in New York's Madison Square Garden in August, was a complete contrast. At the end of the tumultuous convention, Carter received the Principal W.T. Denham announces the winner of the spirit flag, the junior class, at the Homecoming pep-rally. ..s..M..i,,-,..-.,w.4.a..-f..a-..f ...M ,,,,,,.,,,-iiiwwe-f-w--v ,- is M, As a show of good sportsmanship, the Ysleta and Austin Varsity Football Teams exchange handshakes at the conclusion of the game. Above: Students and instructors attending an advertising workshop at UTEP were enter- tained over lunch by members of the Viva El Paso! summer production. Left: Virginia Vasquez, standing, laughs at the antics of her Journalism l classmates, as Trudy Klimczak, lower right, works on buttons to be distributed as a part of a campaign to sell student activity cards.