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=Permian High School= ==

//By Sean Madsen//

Permian High School first opened its gates to the town of Odessa, Texas in 1959. Named after the geological formation that the entire town is located inside of (the Permian Basin), the school offers public education for grades 10 – 12. The school is best known for its football team, the Permian Panthers, due to their success at the state championship in 1969, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1989, and 1991. (“Permian High School”) The schools fame was boosted to a national level after the publication of //Friday Night Lights//, a best-selling book written by H.G. Bissinger. The book was based on the school’s football team and their attempt’s at winning the state championship in 1988. The other notable extracurricular activity at Permian High School is the orchestra. The original orchestra was established the opening year of the high school and the Chamber String Orchestra named Satin Strings was established in 1988. “The groups have been named “Best in Class” and “Outstanding Orchestra” at competitions in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas” (“Permian High School”). Satin Strings was invited to play at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1997, which is an outstanding honor for a high school level orchestra. Then four years later Satin Strings was invited back to the White House to play for the inauguration of President George W. Bush, and yet again for his second inauguration.

“Permian High School.” __Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.__ 16 August 2009. 21 August 2009 .

=George Herbert Walker Bush=

//By Justin Silva//

On January 20th, 1989, the forty-first president of the United States of America was inaugurated. The country watched as another GOP party member, following the prestigious Ronald Regan, entered the most powerful seat a single member of the United States federal government could ever obtain. George Herbert Walker Bush was “…committed to strengthening [the United States’] relationship with the democratic nations in this hemisphere” and promised to “…continue to seek solutions to the problems of this region through dialog and multilateral diplomacy" (H.W. Bush). A factor that played another major role in the well being of the nation was his fiscal stance. He was thrown into a situation in which he had to deal with the country’s deficits left over from Ronald Regan’s term. Despite his “no new taxes” pledge, Bush was forced to bend to the economic views of the Democratic controlled congress. Taxes revenues went up as a result of his lack of skill in consensus building. Around the time of this budget deal, the United States fell into an economic recession.

"George H. W. Bush." University of Michigan. __http://www.google.com__. Google. 20 Aug. 2009 .

"George H. W. Bush." __Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia__. The wikimedia foundation. 20 Aug. 2009 .

"George H. W. Bush." __The White House__. The Obama Administration. 18 Aug. 2009 .