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

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o te tft ic cme JkMvery notion hos its own customs and its own culture. A school is o microcosnn that also has its own traditions. No one really knows how or when traditions ore started, but they quickly became a port of our doily lives. Many customs occurred dur- ing footboll season: exchang- ing gifts, the bond ' s ploying between dosses ond the ex- chonging of mums. Three gomes out of the yeor the foot- ball players exchanged gifts with their Tigerettes and Senior Women. It ' s fun, but expen- sive. It mokes you feel different from everyone else, Jim Rees soid. For the lost game of the season, the bond played bet- ween each class. We oil look forword to doing it every yeor, Krissy Doiley said. Homecoming is a time for giving mums to dotes ond friends. I enjoy getting mums, bur I ' d much rather hove roses, Tommy Phillips said. One of the most exciting times in the life of o junior is the arrival of class rings around Thonksgiving. Juniors stood in long lines in the foyer of the auditorium to receive their rings, then spent the rest of the day getting their friends to turn their rings. Getting my ring meons I ' m on the rood to finol- ly becoming a senior. Pomelo Porker said. The arrival of holidoys such OS Christmas ond Valentine ' s Doy brought cornotions and Vologroms. Giving cornotions shows someone you reolly core without having to spend too much, Pompee Poul said. Troditions odd excitement to the day and ore a definite change in routine, Matt Krasin said. BY KAREN HURT tjr 16 Diinging Christmos Joy. Cornofions are distributed to students by seniors and Student Council members os o fund reiser fot the Senior Prom. Jackie Can- nivino and Pot Conwoy hond out sixty- four cornotions J. Putz. Dunny Atftoction. Mony students dress up ot the froditionol Homecoming night pep rally I wos whistling for my fovoriie Homecoming King nominee. Chrissie McDride sold McBride ottended o costume party offer the pep roily. G. Dorone. Dond Serenode. Music is heord oil over the school between each doss on the doy of the lost football gome Koro Albrecht ploys her saxophone on the stoirs by the bond hall The songs ore from the morching seoson J. Putz. Great Expectations, Anxious student; line up for the distribution of yeor boolis before school ends I woited for twen ty minutes, Com! Chan said The 1984 Safari won second-ploce honors in Texas G. Barone. i More TRADITIONS . .

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Dabysitting. Child development students Taking the Lead. During toofboll hod to wot ch their egg babies at all Tigerertes hod ofter school times ' even while relaxing ClorkColhoun prociice from 3 30 ro 530 Coproin takes a break by reading a magazine Angelo Kuhn demonstrotes o donee Calhoun s egg is within eye sight resting step in front of Compony C. J. Pufz. o ' stomoch J. Putz. Fotgotten Homework. Toking odvon- toge of the easy occess to the school ' s outdoor lockers Anne P,oymond drives to school on Sundoy to get her creotive writing ond her psychology homework L. Rogers. Masked. Uncertoin of the results of her Mory Koy ' fociol, senior Jody Dolli deep cleonses her face with o scrubb- ing mask D. Willionns. than we bargained for 15

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■ iQH m i k H I i H ii v r ■ll Hii EjiK ' ' HBI K .vIh H All Mummed Up. Mums ornote many gifls on Homecoming- Corlo Schnoubelt end Angelo Kuhn folk obout the bou- quets ond gifts they hod received. I got bosket orrongements, too, Schnoubelt soid J. Putz. Birthday Wishes. Colorful gift wrop poper decorotes mony loclsers Down Synwoidt ond Lourie Rogers wrop Don- no Divel ' s locker Synwoidt soid, We wonted everyone to know it wos her birthdoy M. Ehrlund. than we bargained for 17