Cortez High School - Cortesians Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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uSchool spirit is like a wildfire if only everyone could catch it!! Whether It Was From Assemblies, Posters, Dress Up Days or Even Buttons, Spirit Was Abundant S chool spirit is hard to find in many high schools. Of course you heard about pep rallies, dances, football games, dress up days . . . but it was ob- vious by looking around that spirit here at school was better than ever. It was easy for a change, to get people to participate in class competitions. At - Ms. Bykowski I2 Spirit times, too many people wanted to be part of the fun. School spirit wasn't measured by the number of people who dressed up on dress up days, as a matter of fact spirit was a little bit easier to understand than most of us thought. Spirit came from inside. We had the nerves, courage and stupidity to say, What the heck! Anyone and everyone that took part in some sort of spirit activity was to be proud of himself because getting up and being somebody wasn't as easy as it looked. ,-uw-r H .5 'J' . ' X i 1-ew: H . ,. ,V mi. f . , - During a lunch time activity Chris Dickson, Jennifer Covey, David Fuller and Michelle Starkey, seniors, chug to a first place win. On a Disney dress up day, Kent Li- uingston and Charlie Ryan, seniors, show their spirit.

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QM any students have favorite places to go on the weekends and in their spare time. Metro Center, Devilhouse, and Tommy's, were all places that offered dancing, eating and a 'cpick up atmosphere. On Fridays and Saturday nights Metro Center was the place to go, driving, or 'gcruisingi' around the outer loop of the mall. This was of the best ways to find mobs of cars, guys, and girls. Tammy Worden, senior, said, People cruise out of boredom. I still cruise Metro occasionally, simply because I like M-to find my friends, after that we usually go somewhere else. Golf-n-Stuff was the hangout meeting new people for students who couldn't drive, but enjoyed video games, food, watching other people. Golf-n-Stuff, being in the Metro area close to where many of us live, was convenient and easy uPeople cruise out of boredom I still cruise Metro occasional- ly. - Tammy Worden for us to get to. Barbara Sutton, junior, said, 'GI go to Golf -n-Stuff to meet new people, hangout, and have fun. Minor night at Devilhouse and weekends at Tommy's are where peo- and having fun ple found popular dancing in the Valley. Scott Shryock, senior, said, the best thing to do at Tommy's and Devilhouse is dance and meet new people. The reason I go is to meet new girls. Hanging out wasnit limited to dan- cing, eating, and checking out the crowd. Many places on campus were were noted for their individual crowds. New Waversw hung out by the benches near Building 2 and 4-. While the 'cjocksi' hung out in front of the gym. People of all types just seemed to hang out in groups in dif- ferent places on campus. A quiet look of Fan-tastics was not always easy to see. H angouts 1 1

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f s -3 ' .te Lx R xx . - i-' 4 0 7-4 , - Q ir ,-v Q , i ' QQK X Y V: - ., W A 'wh f V,, ., Q,- u Participation in school assemblies involved not only students but faculty also. Jackie Smith, pom sponsor, Carol Major, librarian, ,lim Kieffer, Asst. Principal, and Robert Enk, special education teacher, enjoy the back to school assembly. For every LK football game, cheerleaders sup- plied good luck gifts. Stormi Nash, Marci Mon- dotte, sophomores and Kelli Smith, junior, are on their way to deliver flowers. It took a lot of courage and a few big mouths to complete this banana eating contest. Michelle Mendivil and Kris Kennedy, seniors, take part of the contest. Spirit 13