Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS .V QQ- Lf-V' e I' 1 OE: -.Nu of' 'FU' ' n , ., -1' .. ,, 1 Left: Sophomore- Brenda Joni-s and freshman Ora Morris practice lhvir hand-offs fnr Ihr' upcoming relay. Thv If-am of Branda. Ora. Connie Sullon and Calhvrinv Cray wun a gold medal at the slalv meet in Austin. f-N l Above: SPECIAL OLYMPIC TEAM Front Row: Tam- mara Tay lor. Cunniv Sutton. Sandra l ord.Call10rinv Gray, Edward Daxis. David Osbnrm-. Roller! Huggins, Willie Sloan and Thomas Buwrlvn. Second Row: John Walton. Brenda Juni-s. Willif- Taylor. David Morin. Frm-cl Rryna and vuavh Mary leffvrson. Left: .Mvraging 10 points u gamv. sophomorr' Edward Davis gow up for a shul, f5 A , 4

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lVIu tangs bring home 7 gold But if I cannot win Let me be brave in the attempt. Let me win . . . was the oath of the Special Olympi- ans. But the Mustang Olympians usu- ally won and won big. The Special Olympians participated in bowling, basketball and track setting records for percentages of awards the students won in state competition coach Mary Jefferson said. In basketball competition the stu- Above: Sophomores Edward Davis. Fred Reyna and Wil- lie Sloan were selected to the LAS. Spef-ial Oli mpics tram because of their performanres in basketball during the state tournament in Austin. Right: Earning mon:-5 for trips. sophomore Connir- Sut- ton and Edward Datis wash a rar during their car washing fund raiser, while sophomorr Sharon Allen and 1:oar-hji-f- ferson look on. 156 Special Oli mpir: SPECIAL OLYMPICS dents received seven gold and three bronze medals and five team trophies. In bowling, gold, silver and bronze medals were won. The track team returned from state competition in Aus- tin with nine gold, four silver and four bronze medals. Coach Jefferson' said that track was the main strength because they had longer to train for the events. The two-year-old program steadily gained recognition throughout the year, culminating with participation in the spring sports banquet. Catherine Gray and Fred Reyna were named most valuable players at the banquet. To help finance some of their trips the students washed cars in the parking lot and sponsored a basketball game between administrators teachers and senior athletes. Right: Freshman Catherine Cray bowls with her opposite hand because of a wrist injury she receive the day before the bowling tournament. She won first place in the regional competition. '76 fe: t te fpfw ,gf g la

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158 Tennis Hamilton, aughn lead teams BOYS The boys' tennis team, coached by Rusty Russell, had one of the best seasons in its his- tory. The team finished district in third place with a 6-2 record. Several team members placed well in tour- naments. David Hamilton placed third in the district tournament and reached the finals in two other tournaments. The A doubles team of Kurt Mann and Mark Spoonts was one of the top teams in the district. They defeated Bay- town Sterling which had not been done by the Mustangsin ten years. Another outstanding player was Stuart Cummings who had a 6-1 record in the B division singles. GIRLS The girls' team, also coached by Russell, had one of its best seasons also, ending with a 53 record. With this record the team finished fourth in district. Lisa Vaughn was the leading player with a 4-1 record in A singles. Lisa Seals and Shelley Loukanis ended the year with a 5-2 record in A doubles. Below: Number 1 singles player. Lisa Vaughn chases the ball at a tournament in Bastrop. Texas. il. 1 www ky VV fi .... ,L : Above: Kirk Mann, teaming with Mark Spoonts, returns a volley on their way to defeating Baytown Sterling, 7-5, 61. Right: Mark Spoonts, part of the A doubles team, fore- hands the ball. This is the first time Aldine has defeated Baytown Sterling in ten years. 'PYP' E -I . 4' if a 'i -'l JM 'Q-M -, , pi' if 1 ay ' X211 flisrl ., , 1 . g .:g .x:.--'W--was 3 -f. ,. f'-' , :-, ., v W.. 1 ' . ...Ji , K- ,. w -.L -f - .- 4- -.. .. Z- 255344455 ' i L T A ' ' A .,: , mga' . I. Q.: ' .Jag . i., PTY . 4 , ,,,,,,W X, ll W i ' V ' v is 'nr'