Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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We Begin rqqain- SPIRITED STUDENTS scrzunblc up the stc-ps as thcv hurry back to moming classes after the Hrst all-school pep rally held in House Park. ryh, l 41111 ,Lv ' A :li s Q wh 4--vgik HOU ,' A. snuff V jak 1 A I T., AK,-. ,L -. 'V . ' ' qalaltu' L- Af- ,' .' Nw 14 ' MVP' xr - ,Q-' T111 in , +1 g'lfff3 ?A-4-' 'fr .mr v- 4 '1L?:f, f T . M-da? I,M NOT UP HERE TO MAKE A SPEECH, BUT . . . Coach Tolbert begins his first pep talk at the fall pep rally in House Park. CANDIDATES RUNNING for Student Council offices for the fall of 1957 are Billy McCaleb, LaVerne Lundquist, Larry Balcs, and Daravenc Daniel. CNot pictured are Tom Broad and Mal Randlej ng Qi 5-I 1 Q 'yr 'Ei' Qld-4

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THE RED JACKET CIRL HAS BOBBED HER HAIR could be heard in the early hours of the moming as the Red Jackets took their break to sing a few songs. WAITING PATIENTLY at the counseloris office to have schedules changed are Sandra Peters, Nancy Barden, Jack Holford, Marvin McKinnon, Eliza- beth Disch, Robert Kuempel, Trueman O'Quinn, and Pat Price. ' Ench- Long before the first bells of the semester rang, stu- dents began working hard for the opening of the fall semester. The Red jackets and Band were up every morning at six, pounding the dirt on the practice field in preparation for half-time activities at the first football game. Red Dragons and Publications were also well on their way. The Red Dragons were already rehearsing THE GLASS MENACERIE,featuringjoAnna Murray and Mal Randle, while busy publications, workers walked the streets selling ads and worked late editing the first edition of the Maroon. The football team was busily working out every day. They were running, exercising, and scrimmaging to get back into shape after the long summer. The first week started off with a bang. Students waited in long lines to have classes changed, and the competi- tion for president and veep of the Student Council was at a peak. Candidates for president were Larry Bales, Tom Broad, and Billy McCalebg for veep, LaVerne Lundquist, Mal Randle and Daravene Daniel. Larry Bales and LaVerne Lundquist were elected to head the Student Council. The week ended with a giant pep rally held in House Park. The students, new and old, crowded into House Park for this event. Here cheerleaders and students dis- played the spirit traditional at Austin High. This same spirit was shown early by the students who worked so hard before the beginning of school to make the year successful. The pep rally was climaxed by a short talk by Coach jim Tolbert, in which he introduced the fighting Maroon football team. After the pep rally, the spirited students made the long hike back to school. I 1 I si NA - tx -rf

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,Xi I .21 S GETTING ACQUAINTED by signing Howdy Books are sophomores Becky Wolf, Polk Shelton, Heather Logan, Phyllis Bassist, and Ten'y Seiders. Afowdq, Wan - 1411- Friendliness prevailed the week of September 30- October 5, as eager students enjoyed the annual Howdy Week at Stephen F. Austin High School. A cluster of students writing frantically in Howdy Books was a familiar sight in the halls, and many new friends were made with the help of the Howdy Tags for identification. Anticipation was high as everyone anxi- ously awaited the choice of the friendliest boy and girl. The weekis festivities were climaxed with an after- game dance held in the gym. The Social Committee worked hard on the decorations, which featured nets draped across the east side of the gym with fish and other water animals caught in them to emphasize the Marine Life theme of the week. Students came from far and wide to enjoy dancing, the fine entertainment, and the crowning of the friend- liest boy and girl. From the finalists-Sandra Lung, Susie Snowden, Robert Frias, and Mike Cotten-Sandra Lung and Mike Cotten received the honors. They were pre- sented with sterling silver identification bracelets with Friendliest ,57', engraved on the front and their names on the back. Providing entertainment was a singing group called the Corvettes, which included Dan Showalter, Frank Neve, Lee Mayfield, and Dick Gustafson. The Three Spades from McCallum, with Joyce Webb, SFA senior and recording artist, sang numbers, also. DECORATING THE GYM to carry out the Marine Life theme for the Howdy Dance are Social Committee members Billy McCaleb, Alice Ad rms Eleanor Tyler, and Ann Chiles.