Anderson High School - Afterthought Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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'37 Jimmy Atkins Joe Ayers Deborah Bailey Allen Baker Carry Baker Janice Baker

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Nothing exemplifies Trojan spirit more than this swishing mass of blue and gold om om . D D s A multi-exposure summarizes the inner-feelings of many Anderso tes at this, their first look at a hopeful football season. Making her first sale, Lori Scott proudly displays, The First Edition to inquisi- tive Steven Crayton and Michael Jackson, A lack of uniforms provesto be no hardship on Blue, Gold Girls as spirit abounds at the Beeville game. settling Although the school year officially started on August 27, the real revelation was three weeks later on Friday, September 14. It may have been the beginning of some- thing great. Along with the joys of a Friday came the debut of the Anderson football team, the Blue and Gold Girls, the band the cheerleaders, the Trojan Belles and the publications department. For some, the day began at 8 a.m. when excited jour- nalism students arrived early in anticipation of The First Edition sales. Hundreds of students filed into the boys gym that morn- ing to mark the start of the first pep rally. Blue and gold masses of pom pons, yells and enthusiasm brought the sleeping gym to life-a life that would last throughout the seasons. ' The day passed quickly and as the sun set it brought with it the first look at true Trojan spirit. Many long hours of hard work and practice paid off as the Anderson football team jumped to an astounding lead over the Beeville Trojans. As the band and Trojan Belles marched onto the field at halftime, the mingling mass of people who were leaving the stands stopped, as if held by magic, while a routine vegas performed to the theme t'The Beginning of Something reat. The final whistle sounded and the game ended with an Anderson victory, 48-6. Although it was the end of the day-it was the beginning of something great. Monica Absnaider Debbie Adams Chris Allman ' Bryce Alsup Priscilla Anderson Marc Arnold

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Another of the continuing factors of the Anderson spirit machine were the pep rallies. Friday mornings at 8:30 students piled through the gym doors to sit in the bleach- ers. They carried with them all the necessities of a good pep rallyg shakers, noise makers, spirit ribbons and most important, themselves. With a thundering pound of drums, the band marched in followed close by the Trojan Belles. The playing of the fight song while the Trojan team took their seats of honor started each pep rally. The cheer- leaders then took over, leading the student body in yells and class competition. The tone ofthe gym switched from individual conversation to a unified cry of We are the Trojans and we are proud. At almost every rally there was a surprise skit. The stu- dent council gave one at the Johnston pep rally where students came dressed as Trojan chefs pulling a wagon with roasted ram in it. Themes of the rallies differed. At the Crockett rally, the theme was Socket to Crockett. Students were en- couraged to wear a variety of crazy socks. Sac Mac was the theme at the McCallum rally. Students brought paper bags and popped them continuously throughout the pep rally. Although the themes and skits were never the same, one thing did remain: Trojan spirit was unbeatable. jjjzli ' Quilt R00 settling follies were reolly rompin' ond rowd 1 The menu forthe Johnston rally is Roast Ram as acted out by the student coun cil. 2 The senior class has its turn at class competition 3 .gheerlejader Brenda Schuler hands Mark Lord the finishing touch on the mighty rojan ress-up 4 At the pep rallies the band was a class by itself and also participated in trojan spirit Penny Banks Alan Baum Gregory Baum Gary Beard Meg Beardsley Ben Beddall