Arlington High School - Colt Corral Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Holidays create colorful scenes As Christmas quickly approaches, many shuffle to catch sights, shows. Although December contained fewer school days than any other month, it felt like the longest. Up to a certain point, at least. The 20th at 2:3d p.m. Past that point it slipped away faster than standin' room at a pep rally. From the moment the 8:30 bell rang on Monday, Dec. 2 — Colts became trapped in the Christmas Zone. FALALALA-LALALALA The anticipation was unbearable. Christmas — so close yet so far. People began to get antsy. Who could concentrate on conjugating verbs when Christmas vacation was only days away? Yet it wasn't sooo bad, thanks to the many clubs and organizations. The Student Council held a dance on Friday the 13th. This event had the effect of scaring off bad luck implied by the day and date — everyone had a great time. On the loth, the Orchestra per- formed in concert in the Colt auditorium. They performed several classical tunes as well as some pop music for the younger crowd. The Spanish Club had fun on their own as they made pinatas to celebrate Christmas and then shared them with children in local hospitals. Student Council once again sponsored a door decorating con- test and after careful consideration, the door to Mrs. Jan Henderson's class which reminded Colts of the famine in Africa, took the top spot. Mr. John Robison's class came in second. Then, the final bell rang. Merry Christmas to all and Hap- py New Year. P m Ktnlry Tim Elkin» Winning firs! place in the door decorating contest, Mrs. Jan Henderson's class tries to alert everyone about world hunger. Frantically swatting at the piriata, Melissa Koziolek tries to knock it down, while the rest of her Spanish class watches. 26 ACTIVITIES

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Money' no object, Dana Jones, Kelly Vett, and Ten Hoffman wear their homemade sweatshirts to the Lamar pep rally. Preventing vandalism, Mr . Carol Winter, Mrs. Nancy Kidd, and Mr. Robert How- ington watch the school during lunch on Fnday. Knv:i N.-'lJrrmjn Week generates unlimited spirit Preparing for game against Lamar, combustible emotions begin to boil. The time had come. A time for friendly rivalry, a time to show intense school spirit, a time to buy a few more bottles of white shoe polish, a time to find some use (finally) for those funny- looking old ties in Dad's closet, a time to duck flying Chicken McNuggets. The annual Lamar game cli- maxed a series of events that started on the Monday before the game. Spirit Week gave the Colts a chance to blow off some excess school spirit, to dress a little strangely (so what else is new), to redecorate a few hallways, and, yes Ross Perot forbid, even to have a little fun. Day One of Spirit Week '85 en- couraged Colts to come to school wearing sweat suits, white socks, and sneakers for Lamar, No Sweat Day. Colts wore Hawaiian shirts, beach hats, and some even had shorts (over their bluejeans, of course, Mr. Perot) on Tuesday. Wednesday, Clash Lamar, saw an incredible arrav of colors per person. For once, tne Colts showed a total lack of taste. Somehow they did even this tastefully. Thursday called for a black tie af- fair — but since not all Colts owned black ties, they wore any color they could dig up for Tie up Lamar Day. Friday, the grand finale of Spirit Week, crowded a lot both officially and unofficially, into one day. As the day began, green and white-clad Colts dressed for the traditional Green and White Fri- day, found themselves in the gym at one last Colt pep rally. As the pep rally ended, the Colts exited the gym and noticed that on the first floor, the front, middle, and back hallways were decorated. The back hall belonged to the sophomore class, whose theme was A Colt Heaven. Colts pass- ing down this hall were sur- rounded by clouds and a number of haloed hoofprints. A casual stroll down the middle hall allowed the traveller to kick Lamar all they wanted, as a result of the senior theme, Kicks in '86, which featured end-to-end carpeting with Lamar written all over it. The junior class won the com- petition with Fast Times at Arl- ington High. Their hall was made to look like a race track, complete with banners depicting the Colts' lone road to victory. The game was directly preceded by yet another pep rally, this one on the spot at UTA stadium. The Colts were given one last send-off before World War III began. The game itself was spectacular- dazzling passes, awe-inspiring receptions — Aw, heck. We beat 'em, 17-7. ACTIVITIES 25

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Catching the Christmas fever and Jingle Bell Rock, students bop at the dance. Tim Elkins Do you know me? Santa Claus helps Mr. John Robison's class take second place in the annual door decorating contest. Performing their traditional Christmas concert, the orchestra provides a little snow during the final song, ’Sleigh Ride. Tim Elkins Cathy Rupjxrt ACTIVITIES 27