Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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12 f beginning school ABOVE READING THE rules of the junior magazine sale, Albert Perez stands in the middle of some of the prizes offered to top salesmen. RIGHT, TRYING DESPERATELY to fill his paper in the Student Council scavenger hunt, Delmar Montgomery uses a friend's back to write down the needed replies as Nancy Voirin looks on. its is ,- Y vw YY 5 if Sea venger What will they think of next? They stood at the entrance to the gym, handing out French's mustard lids. Some people, as usual, were reluctant to partici- pate, but most were glad to take part in another Student Council scheme. The same people either threw their buttons under the bleachers, or promptly attached them to their clothing, referring to the popular mustard slogan, Spread a little sunshine. The theme might as well have been We don't fit in here any- more, as people spilled onto the gym floor with nowhere to sit. Corinne Orr introduced a get-

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Old ghosts faded as newcomers arrived After a sleepy summer siesta, the slick, washed halls resounded with voices of return- ing students. Vague new faces floated among the old, and tight clusters of peeping freshmen scurried through the halls, searching frantically for that non-existent class. The nostalgic ghost of last year's seniors still clung to old hangouts, fading reluctantly as the new seniors took command. ln the middle, sophomores and juniors hitched up their old fad- eds, inhaled deeply, and plunged into another year. Over the summer, fashions had taken a wobbling step for- ward into stilt-like heels and skinny jeans. Some bold souls The Student Council members sure were generous to eat 4,000 jars of mustard just so we could have the lids! The Howdy Assem- bly was great! - Sherri Woer- n r dared to wear the latest, others took note of what was being worn for their next shopping trip to Hulen Mall. The three-month gap between last year's scandals and romances and those most cur- rent were meshed with a thick, gooey application of gossip. The roar of humanity ebbed into a gentle overlapping of voices as the last student was fit into the jigsaw puzzle of classes. SPREAD A LITTLE Sunshine was the slogan used by the Student Council, compliments of French's Mustard Company, for the Howdy Day Assembly. DEVAUN DICKSON AND other juniors plan class decorations for homecoming. Heads began to droop toward sympathetic desks as teachers droned on in a relaxing lullaby. The bell startled the student body back to life and the halls were squeezed with the passing bodies. Many stopped to peek into the new auditorium, and a surprise awaited those going I thought the assembly was uni- que and fun, and the pins helped brighten the day. - Mrs. Vicki Glass into the remodeled lunchroom for the first time. The first day finally ended, and all escaped home or to work. So, one day down, and only 179 days left for a little short of a thousand kids to move closer to adulthood. The thought could have been scarey at first, but was soon forgotten with the blasting of a thousand alarm clocks the next morning. beginning school f 11

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hun t, mustard lids - they're at it again! to-know-you game, a scavenger hunt. After a brief period of hesi- tant looks at each other, the stu- dents swung into the fun of the contest, to finish their papers with the names of people who sang, owned, did, or just were what the respective items required. Student Council treasurer, Karla Staily, thought the assem- bly was HGREAT! It really was the best one we ever had. The freshman spirit was surprising, but the seniors really led the assembly. No one was going to get up and do anything in the scavenger hunt until they real- ized it was going to be so much There are two extremes in high school. Seniors and fish bear little resemblance to each other, yet somehow, someday, those freshmen will be seniors. And even more unbelievable, those mature seniors were once in the ninth grade. But don't expect a senior to admit it. Senior Rory Smithee observed, I often find myself thinking why has it taken me so long to become a senior, and that surely there's more to it than this! ln starting off my senior year fun, and we did have fun, we all had a good time. Griff Rambo, the winner of two homecoming dance tickets after being the first to complete his list, explained the technique. I went around to anyone and everyone, and just asked them for all those things 'til they got answered. If they couldn't really do those things, l made them do them anyway . . . Like a fresh- man wiggling his ears. . . Another beginning-school activity was the annual junior magazine sales. Working against the record of the year before the junior class surprised everyone by raising S6,287, two thousand l felt no different than I did when I became a junior. But being a senior is being someone special, because of its being your last year in high school. Crowley High School offers many opportunities for those who'Il take advantage of them. I would like to always be able to look back on this year and every other year and have good memo- ries. These times, once they're gone, we'll never have them back again. Only the memories! Freshman John Hausner recalls his first impressions. The first day of school l was scared. I wanted to stay with my friends, the fish. High school seemed so big! But school is the same as ever, and classes are no different. The teachers are all nice, like in middle school, and they have lots of spirit. They are always at the games. The first pep rally was a lot bigger than those in middle school, and there was more excitement. The first football dollars over any previous school record. They were really good. Lots of enthusiasm, commented Miss Ann Tyler, junior sponsor, about the attitude the class had in selling magazines. Enthusi- asm had slacked off after the first three days of sales, but we had a meeting the next Monday causing sales to pick up dramati- cally. Over-all salesman was Belinda Fliney, who turned in 5374.10 A successful Howdy Assembly started it, and a record prom was anticipated to wind it up. There remained the length of time between them to fill out the year. game felt no different, but we were in AAA, not AA, which meant that the games were bet- ter. Senior, Hsh com pared notes beginning school X 13