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

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cutc t te 44 A sst, Sharon! ■ ' Whar ' Hove you finished your rest yer? No, Why ' You better hurry because were on pep rally schedule. Oh, I forgot! Changing the pep rallies from morning to afternoon af- fected Sonne students in dif- ferent ways. Due to their schedule, the change benefited the career-center students. Different class times for the pep rallies were also on odvontoge for students with classes at other schools. According to Principal Ernest Arslnger, a maximum of five minutes hod to be token off from each period in order to reserve time for the afternoon pep rallies. As long as we maintain the length of day. It (the pep rallies) will be the same as it is, Atsinger sold. Trying to create spirit ond en- thusiosm, cheerleaders mode posters and hung them over Arab Sheik. Dressed up for the Interno- rionol Pep Roily, Chris Wicker tolks to o friend between cheers Every once in a while when we get q good ideo and enough of us will do it, we ' ll dress up, Wicker sold D. Williams. eoch grades bleachers to try to pep up the students. For tear- ing down the posters, the freshmen were disqualified for not having spirit. Although small in number, the sophomores kept up their cheering. We were pretty en- thused because it was the end of our Junior year, Mory Melugin said. The seniors always continued to hove senior pride by trying to be the best dressed and the most spirited for the pep rally themes. The cheerleaders leorned new cheers and chants such as Making of A Tiger and Hey, Go, Team. In order to come up with theme for each pep rally, the cheerleaders thought of ideas, then voted on them pending approval by Atsinger. There was only one theme, concerning transvesrites, that Atsinger didn ' t approve, Chris Patterson said. BY ALICIA SHAPLEY Just o Swingin ' . For the Memoriol pep roily, the coptoins of the football team are picked to swing rockets at the pQpier moche footboll When blindfold- ed, Mike Bryant didn t know what to expect ' J. Putz. Tiget Spitit Coke, I didn t know obout it until five seconds before, Dovid Ultis soid- 5ince Ultis hod been sick for the whole week, he is the torger of flour, eggs, milk ond sugor ot the night pep roily G. Darone. All tired Out. Because Dovid McGee Is running short of time, he dresses up os a Twister gome with a spinning boord ot the homecoming pep rally Lock of sleep caused McGee to be bored with the pep roily G. Darone, than we bargained for

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Ml. Coneheod. I wos thinking obout how stupid I lool ed, Scott Clonton sold Dressing up for the night pep roily is o trodition for the Halloween pep roi- ly Many bond students porticipore in this K. Dyrn. All Wropped Up. At the Internorionol pep roily, o few freshmen bond together to creote their own look When my sheet begon to toll, I check- ed to see if onyone hod seen it foil ' Louro Autrey said D. Wlllioms. 10 More PEP RALLIES

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. ...w H ,e hod jusr been chewed out by the coach. His knees were shaking, his palms were clammy and he was constontly fidgeting becouse he had missed the big play during the first holf of the gome. He now hod one more chance to get it right. He pondered this carefully in his mind during half-time. The jitters Everyone hos hod them of one time or another. Some who experienced these nail-biting moments were the othletes and performers who por- ticipQted in athletic events. They were the ones who went before the eyes of teachers, students, friends and family, miraculously forgot their fears and performed dynamically. The fans moke me feel comfor- table, if I ' m at Q home game They moke you more confident, and when I ' m owoy, they moke me feel nervous, point guard Jerry Cutsholl said. Decouse the number, type ond actions of fans played on impor- tont port in affecting feelings and actions of the performers, the fons ' actions were often rewarding to the performers. When they ap- plaud. It mokes me feel that oil the proctice paid off, Tigerette Karen 12 Drown soid. However, it wasn ' t olways the fans ' reactions to the students ' per- formonces, but sometimes the per- former ' s feelings obout himself that mode him nervous. If you know you did good in proctice, then you know you ' re going to do good in the gome, linebocker Brian Mit- chell said. Once the jiners occurred, so- meone usually wos there to help the unnerved person chose away his or her anxiety. The coaches, sponsors and even the students themselves became helpful. The cooch gives us o rolk at each quarter and tells us whot we ' re do- ing wrong. That mokes you wont to perform it just right, Cutshal! sold I tell myself to do my best; it helps me overcome my onxiety, Tigerette Koren Cook said. Despite oil the preparation and methods of easing the anxiety, most people could still remember the moment that nervous tension was ot its peak. Before a mar- ching contest, when I was o freshman, we hod to know the music by memory. After it wos oil over with, I felt like I did good becouse I only messed up once or twice, trombonist Jerrod Alrhous said. Saying Hello. In o gome ogoinst Spring Branch, moscot Donielle Huck soys hello to o member of the drill teom os she stands at attention. J. Putz Break Time. I wos extremely tired and hod cramps all over my body We hod been on the field for obout 18 or 20 consecutive ploys and we were totolly exhousred, varsity footboll ployer Russell Knopp (70) said Knapp relaxes with a glass of worer in between the ploys of a gome J. Putz. Serious Concentration. With eyes glued to the oction on the field, Pom Toylor and Kelll Denton sit in the stonds at the Dome. A boxed seat divider seporores them from Troci Kreuger. J. Putz. More HALFTIME