Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1996 Page: 24 of 38
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Hondo High School
Iff, 1996
Sophomores pound TAAS
Not only did the sophomore dass create the biggest rise at the pep
rallies, but they created a huge rise in the TAAS test scores this year
also.
, The TAAS test consists of three individual tests, these tests are the
writing, reading, and the mathematics tests. Students who passed all
three tests on the TAAS will be rewarded with a free ticket to
Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels.
Because of the low scores from their eighth gradte year, the admin-
istration felt it was necessary to take on new measures in order to get
students enthusiastic about passing the TAAS test. Th^teachers wore
t-shirts that said "Pound the TAAS", provided pendls foTthe students
with the same logo on them, and (as done in previous years) provided
breakfast for all of the test takers each morning of the tests.
TAAS lab teacher, Mrs. Renean Cowan, said that she noticed more
enthusiasm in the sophomores and upper classmen because they really
want to pass the TAAS now.
We commend the sophomores for this effort and challenge the other
students, who have not taken the TAAS, to continue to work hard in
order to pass the TAAS test and to prove to the state that the students of
Hondo high school are developing the academic skills required by the
state.
Water problem becomes
regional, local issue
By Elizabeth Strait
Stuff Reporter
High school is the real world
By Nancy Tkomay
Stuff Reporter
Only a limited time is left for school.
The time has come for me to write my last
column and my last two stories. I hear all
the time are you ready for the real world. I
just sit back and think is this not the real
world.
The real world is full of deadlines,
true but so is school there are always
projects to do and deadlines to meet that
are required by the higher
athuroties(teachers at school bosses at
work). The real world is full of coopera-
tion; school is full of cooperation. You con-
stantly have to work with other people to
get your assign-
ments done. The
real world is full of
responsiblity; well
so is school most
people are respon-
sible for going to
work while also
keeping there
school grades up.
School is as
close as I am going to get to the real world
for now. It might be totally different when
I leave here. And it might not but what-
ever it turns out to oe 1 think that I am
ready.
Right now the Edwards Aquifer is
23.7 feet below average for May. Once the
well drops to 640 feet above sea level the
San Antonio City Council will consider re-
vising Stage III water reduction rules that
would hopefully result in a 40 percent re-
duction in water usage.
But why wait until the situation is so
desperate? ♦
We all have known for years that
water usage and conservation
is in all of our best interest.
Even if it does rain tomor-
row and all next week,
what happens in the next
drought?
Because we are in
such a desperate situation
right now, I think that restric-
tions on water use, especially land-
scape watering, are very
important.We should all be
aware of damage we can do
the environment by ignor-
ing watering ordinances
set forth.
According to an article in the
San Antonio Express-News the
Edwards Aquifer has enough water
for essential uses right now, but the
goal of the conservation plan would be
to slow the decline
in the aquifer
spring flows,
upon which feder-
ally protected spe-
cies depend.
The water at
both Comal
Springs and San
Marcos Springs
has already
dropped below
the level at
which the U5. Fish and Wildlife Service
says members of some species may be-
gin to die.
, The proposed plan set forth by the
City Council would set up a schedule
that would allow sprinkler use on
staggered properties. There
would be six watering days in a
29-day period. People violating
this plan would face fines up to
$200.
We at the west end of the
aquifer complain about San Anto-
nio usage all of the time. Let'stake
the high road and conserve every
day in every way so that this pre-
cious resource is available for gen-
erations to come.
Don't come around here no
By Michel* Atherton
Stuff Reporter
Now that school is getting closer to
being out, I hear more and more students
saying they can't wait to get out of high
school. But is that true? After graduation
I Still see some former seniors around high
school. I wonder what attracts them here.
Is it boyfriends or girlfriends, or is it
memories? I think it's just easier to be some-
body in high school than it is in the real
world.
Once you get in the "real world"
'ou're on your own and need to establish
your own identity.
I've even heard
some say they wish
they were back in
school.
We all need
to just take each
day as it comes and
enjoy school while
we're here.
Before you
realize it, gradua-
tion will come and you might find your-
self wishing you were back in school.
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Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1996, newspaper, May 16, 1996; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth817331/m1/24/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hondo Public Library.