Andress High School - Talon Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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WMS. M Y 1 L vit, 4 Part of Homecoming tradition is the lighting of the A on the foot- ball field. The A is outlined with luminarios. Unfortunately this year, the hard work of the Student Coun- cil, who assemble and set the luminarios up, was spoiled by wind which made it impossible to light the candles inside the paper sacks. V During Homecoming week, Business teacher, Martin Rodela, showed up as Moses on Celebrity Day when everyone was supposed to dress as someone they most admire. EE 4 The most well kept secret of the year was Student Activities Director Illlss Mary Anna Harmon's selec- tion as outstanding Ex. She was presented the award at the Homecoming assembly. A Spirited juniors kicked up a storm as they competed again-st the seniors to prove they had spirit too.

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The gym was packed from side to side with cheering, excited students. The screams echoed from one end to another. There was just something this year that seemed to bring that old Eagle spirit back full blast. Although pep assemblies were the most common place to display school spirit, enthusiasm was also visible in the many posters which were displayed during Homecoming contests. Many organizations participated. The short and tall of it all gave added pizzaz to the various skits sponsored by the cheerleaders at the pep assembly. The crowd joined in cheering on their favorites. The mood was lifted and carried on over to a victorious game that evening. The Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleaders did a lively, full-of-action routine at the Homecoming pep assembly which again brought out more involve- ment in all of the activities. During the Homecoming pep assembly, the Orchesis dancers performed an ex- cellent routine to Steam Heat. They had the gym cheering in a roar. The faculty also shared the enthusiasm of the crowds in each pep assembly by joining in and cheering Andress Eagles on to a victory. Even the fact that windy conditions made it impossi- ble to light the A as Homecoming tradition demanded, did not snuff out the spirit that par- ticipants felt. ditto 'WE A Posters made by spirited seniors ' ' d th CI f 85 d inspire e ass o an helped them win the spirit jug at each pep assembly. TE P Different ways the cheerleaders thought of getting more students involved at pep assemblies included a contest in which the short per- sons wrapped the tall persons with toilet paper. At the first pep assembly, sophomores Yvonne Gonzales and Fred Sunderman won the contest against other participants. 'ai--. ' . if3,. id.. .. ,WW 73

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School - that is what a student's life is all about, but in spite of what changes have been made, a student's life involved more than study. When we came to school we interacted with other people and we were very much concerned with what they liked and didn't like and with what they thought and did. In the space of this year, we became concerned with world issues as we got in- volved with the election of a president, our dress got a little punkier, a reaction to one of the biggest influences in our lives at the moment - music. Even our tastes in that area varied in the same way our dress did, and we began liking music we had never thought we would. Life for us was more than the seven hours per day, five days a week that we spent in school. We were very much aware that the world out there was waiting for us. A Bernadette Vasquez, junior varsi- ty cheerleader, gets involved in try- ing to get the pep assembly to participate. P Richard Balarbar and John Molina work together on an assign- ment in a science class. w MM: 3 if