Alvarado High School - Warrior Yearbook (Alvarado, TX)

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Tempers, Fires Femine prowess provided a new Homecoming Week activity with the addition of a powder puff football game characterized by body Ignite Senior Gloria Baze waves her support to senior powderpuff teammates from under a side line table as the rain becomes more steady. scarificing and tempers flaring. Even though showers fell throughout the day, spirits were not dampened for the first powder puff game. The game was dominated by the juniors defeating the seniors, 18-O. This year also marked a first as the seniors pulled together to build the largest bond fire, but their hopes went up in smoke as an assailant set fire to the pile. However, this didn't stop the seniors as they went on to build a second bond fire. Two new attractions were added to spirit week, Clash Day and Tourist Day, which produced minimal response. Senior Class president Jeff Range raises his hands in enthusiasm as classmate Jerry Tompkins ignites the A after many unsuccessful attempts due to the rain. f-ta r Q, fr o A feeling of outrage is what senior Courtney Johnston suffered as she observed the smoldering bond fire, the first of two built. Homecoming 11

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Seniors Kim Wadsworth and Lori Underwood enlist the help of senior sponsor Mr. Truman Bates in preparing decorations for the spirit contest which the sophomores won. 10 Homecoming With balloons bouncing around them seniors Wayne Prince and Lisa McGuffey, Homecoming Queen, dance closely with Stuck on You playing in the background. Helping freshman Ronnie Preston get into the spirit of things on Tourist Day, senior Kim Wadsworth playfully grabs his plant-holder-hat. The majority of the tourists were dressed for an island vacation.

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lntamous HB 72 Hard On Rallies Attendance dwindled, time was limited, and opened mouths were indicative of yawns rather than yells. But, pep rallies survived. lt really wasn't that bad, admitted senior Courtney Johnston. Momentum was ruled by who we were playing . . . not by what time of day the pep rally was held. The apathetic student who always refused to respond to the cheerleaders' coaxing wasn't missed, and the sleepy faithful quickly awakened once the band began belting out l-lorse. The 8 to 8:25 a.m. rallies became a state-of-the-art study in time management. Coaches' mini-sermons were replaced with short comical contests between students drafted from the stands. Haggling over the real winner of competition yells was out. Sleepy-eyed sophomore Stacey Shaffer struggles to stay awake during an early morning pep rally as fellow classmate Katie Tackett catches a nap during the school song. Getting in the spirit of things, senior Fields prepares to toss confetti as Kim Wadsworth and Ftetha McBeath make up in volume what the class number. ' 'XX X 12 Pep Rallies: