Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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Roni Hornell, Cheryl Dinger, Paula , Beauty QQ? Beers Hands reached in back pockets as the rumor spread Boyfriends nodded to their sweethearts as their money situ- ation was determined. Within moments, the glass window in front of the rows of flowers and streamers was smudged from the eager faces pressed against it, peering critically at the selec- tions. The news was out, the mums had arrived. There was a price to fit everyone, from the four dollar job to the eighteen dollar monstrosity, though most orders fell somewhere in the middle. The week advanced and not so surprisingly, many loves emerged in the scramble for dates. The Homecoming Love Bug, a yearly phenomenon, had struck again. Thursday, decorations sprouted from the walls, win- dows, and stairwells throughout the school, as students hung signs, streamers, and other par- aphernalia in designated areas. Sixth hour, distant strains of the school song and the rhyth- mic stomping of feet brought everyone to class doorways to file in behind the band on its way UPPER RIGHT, GIA Harden waits to the pep rally. Once in the gym, seats were found just in time to witness the Talonettes form the victory line and start off the show. Friday night, the crowning of the queen, Stacy Howard, cap- ped the week-long homecoming preparations. Becoming home- coming queen was much more than an honor to me. l feel that I can hold this honor to the best of my ability and try to make this year a meaningful experience to everyone, she stated. After the 12-8 win over the Brewer Bears, students chose from a variety of activities availa- ble, including a Student Council sponsored dance. We didn't go to the dance, but we went to Crystal's and had a good time there, explained Jeff Cole. No matter how it was celebrated, the first homecoming in AAA was considered by many a suc- cess. By the time next homecom- ing would come rolling around, all that would remain of the hope, anticipation, and money invested in this night would be a few crumbling mums put away for memory's sake. in the victory line for the Eagles. MIDDLE, CAGE THE Bears was the theme for the seniors' school decorations. RIGHT, HOMECOMING COURT members are, Tamara Shutter, Swindell, Stacy Howard, Kim Lee, 1 and Sherry Taggart. 20 X homecoming week

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f's1 ' -5 LAURA DUNCAN SHOWS both her talent and spirit at the same time by raising her hand as she plays the school song. EXCITEMENT FlLLS CHEERLEADER Sonja Moore as she and varsity team members respond to the school song fol- lowing the big win over Cleburne. Pep rallies were more exciting than they ever have been before. - Laura Duncan JANA CARROLL, JACKIE Roark, and Stacy Howard get down in the Brownwood pep rally. TALONETTE RENEE REITZER goes through a routine in her health class. Most people never saw the preparation put into a pep rally. Before anyone entered the gym, the band, drill team, and the cheerleaders were getting set up for their own parts in the half hour of entertainment and spirit psyching to come. While waiting for Mr. Layton Keith, the band director, to raise his baton in signal for the first selection, the band rehearsed. Squawks, and squeaks echoed from the empty bleachers as they practiced that morning. Meanwhile, Talonettes filtered back and forth from the dressing room, spraying down and tying back hair, then assembling in small groups on the gym floor to do some warm-up kicks. The cheerleaders were busy taping their list of cheers to the floor in the spots they would stand in, and arranging pom pons and megaphones neatly to one side. A few warm-up exer- cises and kicks later, and they were ready to get the now arriv- ing classes to cheering for the Eagle team. The people in the bleachers may have been at ease, chatting with their buddies, but impati- ence and anxiety ruled the floor. But once the fight song was under way, fears were forgotten and everyone could relax and enjoy the pep rally. pep rallies X 19

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LEFT, TALONETTES RALLY together as they imitate the football players at the homecoming pep rally. ABOVE, BAND MEMBER George Collins awaits the annual homecoming march through the halls. LEFT, DAN MARTIN senior class president, escorts Queen Stacy Howard from the field. homecoming week f 21