Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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' BLUES AS SE 3 , l my .4ll ls iwlulf' U1 At one of the most spirited assemblies, Ruben Felix quiets the crowd to give his opening speech. iPhoto by C. Cowanj 01 Showing spirit is what these students do best, and the best time to show it is at assemblies. iPhoto by C. Cowanj f3l One of the main reasons for going to assemblies is to see the cheerleaders and songleaders. Caren Hansen, Kelly Collins and Stephanie Fuller give their cheer as students watch. iPhoto by C. Cowanj MJ Karen Thomas and Debbie Baessler, along with the other Caprician dancers, put on a show at the Homecoming assembly. iPhoto by C. Cowanj Pep Assemblies Make High School Spirit To any uninformed party, the gym might seem unseasonably crowded. The sliding indoor bleachers are ex- tended and a variety of people fill the stairwell steps. There is an electricity of sorts in the air. You can feel it. The uncontrollable murmur of a hundred separate conversations fills the air. Then, at one end of the gym, a small figure trots-up to the microphone. Some of the voices hush while others ignore this new develop- ment. Hello Palo Verde! crackles over the sound system and everyone turns to the podium. A Palo Verde Pep Assembly has just begun. A montage of cheerleaders hit the floor and do their routines while the over-hyped croud starts to cheer and yell. Cries of Eighty-six , Eighty- eight , Eighty-seven , and Eighty-nine boom together forming an unintelligible, sometimes theatening chant. ,Classes try to show their dominance by out-screaming-or in- sulting-other classes. All the athletes that proudly tote the name Titans are introduced and their peers shout their approval. More routines by different cheering squads follow-to the approval of much of the crowd. Then, as the concluding words are broadcast over the PA system, students file the spirit away in their minds and start to pour out of the gym and groan about the upcoming day. Assemblies 27

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'b XQJ -Q f 69 ,xr- X P.V. Spirit Week is Another Hit this Year Spirit Week took place the week of Valentines Day, Feb. 10th through Feb. 14th. The week started off with Hat'n'Shades Day on Monday, Tues- day was Concert T'Shirt! Button Day, Wednesday was Beach Hawaiian Day, Thursday was Toga Day and Friday was the traditional 50's Day. For some of the students, it was a chance to get wild'n'crazy with their clothes, Cand their slavesll. Many Lunchtime Activities, such as a Water Balloon Toss, a Hula Hoop Contest and Toga T ugs accompanied Spirit Week. The Spirit Royalty elections also took place that week. Four guys and four girls from each class were nominated. The seniors were King and Queen and the Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen were Princes and Princesses. Students wore outrageous things during Spirit Week. They wore anything from their Beanie-Propeller hats to their cut up concert t-shirt to Bermuda shorts and bathing suits, and on Friday Poodle skirts and glasses with tape around them. The week ended with a Spirit Assembly in which they held the crowning of the Spirit Royalty. 28 Student Activities Z M 0 x 0 tg. , S bwamm- -fs ffl' E VV vi 'sf' yy 'S Wigsfff t 'ff Y. ,