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

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,1 Perfect Position. In formation on tfie fifty yard line, the bond performs during fiolfiime Of tfie playoff gome ogomst 5fiorpstown in tfie Astrodome J. Pulz. Cool Spectators. Wropped in worm jockers. Toot - Toot. While the tubo ployers Joy Wigginton Jim Wosfier ond Julie do ontics with their bells, Dobby Dromon sit togetfier m tfie stonds ot Tully Linhort ploys Tiger Rog on his stadium as tfiey wotcfi Tony Gorzo ond sousophone while stonding in the Monh Phom ploy in o soccer gome J. Putz. bleochersotogome J. Pulz. Delivering tfie Woid. With microphone in hond, cheerleoder Eric Knight prepores to stort o chont with the Tigereites during the Homecoming gome ogomst Hosrings I would hove to soy thot the only time I reol- ly got nervous was when we went to the Astrodome When I wolked out on the field ond looked up into the stands, oil I sow was people ond it shocked me thot so mony people would be wotching us I hoped we wouldn ' t mess up, Knight said J. Putz Tieing it Together. In prepororion for o vor- sity volleyboll gome, setter Christy f ocholl (22) ties her shoe I prepore myself both mentolly ond physically by tolking to one of my teommotes to help build my con- fidence ond by mointoining o positive ot- titude, ' Kocholl soid J. Pulz. . than we baraaineci

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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

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a te oun 44 b nelly, I need ro run some errands after school; If I give you some gas money, con you roke me fo rhe bonk and then drop me off or work? Sure, I hove ro drop by Hlllendohl onywoy ro return some books, Depending on students ' ex- tra curriculor interests, mosr hod variety of activities offer 3;15. Port time jobs took the time of many money conscious students. Down Synwoldr work- ed three to five times o week at Gingiss Formolweor ro save money to buy a cor. With extra space In her schedule, senior Michelle Holloron enrolled In HECE to help pay boord on her horse Spring Victory I go to work after B lunch and get off ot 6:30, Holloron sold. Some students preferred ro come home and take it eosy after school by watching T.V,, toking nop or by getting o snack. I usually come home ond turn on the T.V. and moke o ham sandwich, senior Dar- ren Owen sold. Sports teoms spent time after school perfecting their talents. During swim season, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridoys were the swim ream work out days. Members first lifted weights, then went to swim proctice in the nototorium. Tigerettes polished their dances after school during foor- boll season and during com- petitions. We hod to practice in the snack bar area most of the rime because other sports hod priority over us for the boys ' and girls ' gyms, senior Ann Raymond sold. Whether porttlme employees dashing to the cor- crommed porking lot to get to work on time, freshmen racing to the buses, or Tigerettes hur- rying up the stairs to the girls ' locker room to chonge Into their donee clothes, oil students hod their own porrlculor plans after school hours. BY LAURIE ROGERS Some Like it Hot. Hor dogs ore prepored ot the Corndog Ploce by dip- ping ttie fronl s in corn better ond then cootiing them in hot greose Kristin Hougvoll is on ossistont monoger ot the food ploce in Town ond Country Moll L. Rogers. Feeling Lucky. With their cords visible only to the other ployers, porticiponrs in Indion Pofier bet on the volue of their cords Chris Poyne ond Eric Toronto onticipote whot rhe other ployers of the poker gome would bid. L. Rogers I Sweefs. Spreading c ly one of ihe duties Louro Howord hos while working ot rhe Rocky Mounrom Chocoloie Foctory The chocolore compony corers ro horels ond resrouronrs by making chocolore molded condies L. Kogers. Chores. Performers from Anything Goes ' ore olso set builders Mike Simmons ond Rot Jordon spent time after school ond on rht weekends in the ouditonum working on rhe sers We spent olmosr more rime on rhe set rhon on our lines. Simmons sold G. Oorone. ttiMl t M 14 More AFTER SCHOOL . . .