Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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l I Teachers, excuse me for this interruption. Would you please dismiss the band, cheer- leaders varsity football and Talonettes Q for today's,pep rally, were familiar words of Mr. Mike Leach, vice principal, heard every Friday morning during the football season. A few minutes later the same voice would initiate the weekly migration to the gym where everyone crowded into their respective class seating areas. All was confusion on the floor as instruments were warmed up, muscles stretched out, and micro- phones tested. The only calm group seemed to be the football boys who stood in the doorway and observed the crowd with cool detachment. The excitement grew slowly but new cheers like How Funky ls Your Chicken and U-G-L-Y soon had almost everyone on his feet. As class competi- tion for the Spirit Stick grew more and more feverish with band and Talonettes competing for it as well, the noise became deafening. Genuine school pride seemed to emerge in almost everyone as the band struck up the opening notes of the Alma Mater, and students ioined in holding aloft the Number One sign and achieving unbelievable volume with the refrain, Hail to Crowley High! 4 l 55 ROWDY THOMAS, DONALD Wilson, Brian Miller, and Philip Franks show their real enthusiasm at the pep rallies. CROWLEY EAGLES ENTER the gym, showing various levels of excitement toward the upcoming pep rally. i 16 X pep rallies

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SPECIAL KIND CDF FUN We were rewarded throughout the year with a special kind of fun, thanks to the new audito- rium. We could have real live assemblies! Whether the assem- bly lasted only the duration of break or took up the better part of third hour, it established an air of excitement in students which filled the entire day. Did you like it? Wow! Did you see Nathan dance? The stage band is good! Those who did not wish to attend could take advantage of a special study hall, but the audi- torium always seemed to be packed, seniors filling the front rows and underclassmen taking the rest according to rank. Gig- gles, gossip, and horseplay filled the auditorium before most per- formances until the house lights began to dim. Even the rowdiest student soon learned that was the signal for silence and atten- tion to the stage. Then the per- formance began. Yearbook held an assembly to solicit sales. While Shirley Fisher explained how to sign up for a yearbook, old editions walked across the stage and took a bow. The staff also presented a slide show. Halloween brought ghouls and goblins up front as well as the student band Lotsa Love. Santa and his charming rein- deer in the form of Talonettes took over the stage prior to Christmas vacation. Mr. Bob Burger did the honors as Santa and read a list of students' names and gifts they were likely to receive. A multi-media show, Champi- ons, bombarded our senses with sights and sounds, it took most of us an hour or so to recover from that one. Rick Presley, an Elvis imperso- nator, ended Spring Fever Week with a special bang, his polyester jumpsuit and renditions of Elvis' songs caused many female hearts to pitter patter at an unu- sually fast rate. He ended the show by complimenting the stu- dent body on its good behavior. We were finally learning some assembly manners, it seemed. The Student Council was responsible for most assemblies, and most of the student body were grateful for the relaxation and fun they provided. ABOVE, MR. ROBERT Bu r was a joll ol' soul when he mms Santa in Jie Christmas assembly. assemblies f 15

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