Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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ln a leisure suil accenled with a car- nalion boulonniere supplied by his girlfriend, sophomore Tracey Shel- lon dances in his cowboy bools al The Chrislmas dance. The iunior class sponsored The successlul even? To earn money lor 'Their spring prom. J Complefe wilh a horned helmel and animal slcin vesl, barechesled senior Duane Lyons slow dances wi+h sen- ior Susie Mandi-ell af The Howdy Dance which was held shorlly aller The beginning of classes 'ro welcome sludenls To The new school year. Discoing down 'lo The beal of Dance, dance. dance, freshman Farhan Shamsi lesls oul his spe- cially move, The Dog, al his Tirsl Free Dance. Ahlired in one of his many Texas shirls, iunior Jim Spiers displays his pride in his slale al 'rhe Memorial Viclory dance. The No Where Else buf Texas f-shirl was a layorile among sluclenls. Dances

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Dance fever reguently tound doing homework at lightning tast speeds. browsing bookcases in the LRC or studying with a sandwich in hand during lunch introverted students. on the whole. went unnoticed. But once dressed in selected showy clothing along with gold iewelry and a substantial amount ot hair spray. they become the centerpieces ot social gatherings. While this situation may not become a reality too otten students who attended school sponsored dances trequently tound it a good place tor then- to loosen up and become it nothing else a slightly treer spirit. Organizations who sponsored 'rese ex ents 'ours 'rerr to be guite an :raeau VN ter' a group sponsors a dance ex hase a o' 3' rescorsc 'ies to ser:'E1ec,f'.e S'sae C:,'o' pfesioef' -ea 'naffisoefgef 3. Those 'ack ea 'oe :fa enge . ,:,.,.,:: ,:4,.y:..DQ',,.- i--N -Y-. ...--.N-,-A. w -to fi supervised the Valentines Dance. and the entire student council who labored towards success at the Free Dance which admitted all students with l.D.is without charge. The students who tloclced to such gatherings delighted in a wide variety ot taped music. I like disco and rock n roll most ol allfi iunior Michelle Luschen said. while sophomore Tricia Draper preterred a ditterent mix ot disco and lcikkerf' However. iunior Kim Royal relished music you can tast dance to that did not tall into the disco category 'because I can tstand it, Those who boogied to the beat on the gym s sawdusty tioor dio it in assorted styles. Soul train dancing was one of Luscnen s tavorites while senior Linda Sample enioyed Nkikker dancing but no disco. A new trend was started by those dancers who became dissatistied with disco. such as Sample. who reterred to it as monotonous music. Junior John Middleton disagreed preterring disco because it is music you can dance to. Others. such as junior Sheri l lyatt. experimented with 'the newest trends like The Dog. The Egg. and The Rock. 'il think The Rock was the most popular dance to do this year, Middleton said. l-lowever. the vast majority continued to impulsively invent their own personal style when out on the tloor such as Sample whose rule tor dancing was whatever comes to me. depending on the song. After many private practice ses- sions. Adrian Poe and partner Susana Argilagos pertorm their pol- ished version ot The Tunnel at the Free Dance. Kicking out of step as usual, stu- dents ioined together to kick the 'Cotton Eyed Joe at the Howdy Dance. Momentarily facing the wrong direction. senior Debbie Hol- lywood tries to ioin the string. Stu- dent Council sponsored the Howdy Dance tor people to get back into the swing ot things atter the sum- mer vacation.

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Tigerottes Elvis' mansion proved To be a popu- lar backdrop Tor souvenir picTure Taking dgring The TigereTTes sighT- seeing Tour of Graceland. The Sherafon l'loTel In The lobby that served as a place To sleep. change and meef before pracfices, sophomores Denise Dubois, Dani Leach and KrisTin SmiTh share e brief momenf of laughTer while sen- ior Carolyn Hannon chooses To recuperaTe on The floor from The hecfic Memphis schedule. 48 Tigereve T c': Memphs lusTered around The easT bus ramp abouT noon on December 20, TigereTTes in Their sIiT black Friday dresses sTruggled wiTh overloaded suifcases. bulging ToTes and packed purses. Roll was checked and double checked while The luggage was packed inTo The school busses by bus drivers and willing TaThers Tor The Trip To lnTerconTinenTal AirporT where They would hop a DelTa 2: l 5 TlighT To Memphis, Tennessee. Upon arrival aT The trkt Memphis airporT aT 4 pm charTered busses TransporTed The drill Team To The SheraTon ConvenTion CenTer where They were allowed To quickly check in and change beTore hurrying OTT To 0verTon Square Tor a dinner oT old Tashioned souThern barbeque ribs aT The Public Eye ResTauranT. ATTer dinner The girls shopped The hidden nooks and crannies oT The open mall, ice skaTed, dressed up and had anTique phoTos Taken, and visiTed wiTh The Tulane and Penn STaTe UniversiTy TooTbaII Teams ThaT were also guesTs oT The Freedoms FoundaTion LiberTy Bowl. Five am came all Too soon and aT 8 am The TigereTTes were expecTed aT The Fairgrounds pracTice Tield Tor a brieT run-Through oT The pre-game and halTTime dancing perTormances. ATTer a couple oT leisurely hours browsing, The girls progressed sTraighT inTo an Elvis Memorial Tour viewing Trom Their busses signiTicanT homes OT Elvis' relaTives near his esTaTe. The group laTer walked Elvis' driveway and curiously examined his expansive lawn decoraTed wiTh a seasonal naTiviTy scene, colonial house, Terrace and swimming pool and well groomed mediTaTion gardens Taking ample Time To read The lengThy inScripTions on The graves. ATTer enjoying a hoT buTTeT meal wiTh as many seconds as They liked. The TigereTTes saT down To a comedy play enTiTled My DaughTer ls RaTed X. IT was neaT because we were . real close To The sTage . . . We saT aT a corner Table a The acTors would walk righT by us To geT To The sTage, sophomore Gayle Boney said. The weaTher during The Tennessee Trip had been conTinually overcasT and drizzly. The day OT Their perTormance in The naTionaIIy Televised LiberTy Bowl The drizzle gained momenTum and grew inTo a boThersome rain ThaT noT only dampened The grass Tield and muddied Their whiTened Tennis shoes, buT iniTially dampened Their high spiriTs as well. However, The dancing group's pre-game halTTime, and pageanTry parTicipaTion ran smooThly. The Tield was muddy, slippery, and hard To keep your balance on.l didn'T even Teel The rain -l was Too nervous. . sophomore Phyllis l'laThorn said. I ThoughT wiTh Them lhalTTime coordinaTorsl changing everyThing The day beTore ThaT we did good. Of course There were misTakes - buT whaT can you expecT? senior Cheryl Adams said.