Alvarado High School - Warrior Yearbook (Alvarado, TX)

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Halloween's Fun Flevived Halloween was an added treat for the 1984-85 school year as the costume contest was reinstated. Last year the contest was banned because of its so called distraction to the students. According to Mr. Dale Brock, principal, Students need a little change, that's why I permitted the contest. To encourage school par- ticipation, the Student Council sponsored the costume contest. Monetary prizes were given to each winner. The contestants in five categories. Clay Wachter chosen scariest. Funniest costume belonged to Dave Sexton. The weirdest costume was Pamela Guidry. Martin Ortiz best character portrayalfand ony Speer's costume original. A .. . Not clownin around ix Q . eagerly works to complete A collage ol strange characters is put on display for the Halloween costume contest in the cafeteria before school. f.. Amy Range and interfere Sharaine Halloween 15

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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:

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Checking the files to see who's been naughty or nice are office aides Sharaine Gibson and Lisa Spivey, whose Santa hats were among the few decorations. Following the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree Spanish Club members Shannon McDaniel and Ronnie Preston hang the last few ornaments. -r -s..v-s, .,,, .., - . f -- -- f f While less than two inches of snow speckled the ground Jan. 2, it was wet enough to cause school officials to add one more day to the Christmas vacation. Only a discarded Christmas tree remained a reminder of Santa's visit. K K l - S e it t S S 't r H r i f ' ' fi- f- f . fi fi ..! f . , A V ttf- K' ' - ' If ,,,,, V. f i' f I .W -' nir ff' 5 1 '5 pi-' ' 'Fc - .-.9 , ,' 'Jr Q .s1'f,gau, 5 fili ff fl W if . fi 'X if I .. - 5 3 I ff f I ' . mf .,... ,,,,,, .- gsw gwyw-qtifafviir t.. ,M ,.kk, . gf,,527f,..:5,.::ggfw fkf e if'r'f:f+h-QW ,fA:f's.','t',m1t ., - . -' ' - .A as . s V i - A f ff tiff-gf ,, .aft sr K. VA,Jg . I f N My W J f 1 A . ', 5' . -gl My I K 1 V .. V .. 'T ,Iggy t 4 'Sf' LM WY f- -i wat. , - t i 1 r 2?-.nys Hrs.. W r iifsffv 1 , z:Q5...,,x fi-.mf:i,'f. Z' .1 .- r--' ff' L c,,,, it I- - if' -. y 'gQ :5 ,gg.w i f ., ' -.Z ' Mother Christmas celebration was merely perfunctory until Mother Nature stepped in a few days after Santa finished his job and did hers. Snow began falling New Year's Day with sufficient amounts accumulating for school to be dismissed an extra day. ltwasn'tquiteawhiteChristmas. . . it was better. For a stocking stuffer, 16 School Life Nature Breaks Boredom Mother Nature drug her feet at thawing the white blanket forcing school officials to delay school opening until 10 a.m. At the end of the month record lows swept down from the Artic, and Texas wasn't forgotten. The Artic mass finally yielded frozen participation causing a second closing on Feb. 1 which created a three-day-weekend. Although the two full days had to be made-up on teachers's scheduled ln-service, the unexpected holiday broke the long stretch between Christmas and the spring break.