Crowley High School - Talon Yearbook (Crowley, TX)

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Juniors 81. Juniors celebrate their devastating victory over the senior class on Ranch Day. ,.l Putting the squeeze on Mr. Bob Burger. A bad aim by Mrs. Pat Sawyer in the toothpaste squeeze left Mr. Bob Burger covered in toothpaste. Pie in the lace. Cleaning off his face, senior Don Allen walks away from a win in the pie eating contest. Ranch Day 5

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lfPQJ'Ul.I1Q.Tl.1,5Ja Tug-of-War clinched junior win he annual controversy oc- curred in the human knot contest. The seniors won the first time, but, because of a technicality, had to compete again, and on this second chance were edged out by the juniors. From this point forward, the seniors seemed to fall apart. The most exciting and the most crucial event occurred at the end of competition: the dreaded tug-of- This, however, was the year of the upset as both male and female senior teams lost both to the sophomores and the freshmen. A fourth place finish in the tug-of-war contest gave the seniors their third second place finish in four years and a jubilant junior class poured onto the floor of the gym to celebrate their status of first place winners. The final tug. With a final pull, the sophomore girls struggle to defeat the freshman team. -4 Ranch Day war. The seniors had to win both phases of that contest and the juniors had to lose if the senior class hoped to pull out of the day's events as winners. Tension was thick as the seniors took their places against the sophomores. Chug-a-lug. For an exciting win, junior Robby Adams finishes off his drink in the rootbeer guzzle. Spoon it out. ln a new contest called the spoon race, senior Tracey Dodson passes a spoon down Chuck Coffey's Shirt.

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TIDBITS Daily events made a difference Gag me . . . E.T. phone heme . . . daily hassles . . . tying shoes with style . . . tamper proof paekaging . . . Tamper-proof packaging. Companies that specialized in over-the-counter drugs provided new safety measures. panic spread through the nation after an encounter in Chicago which killed seven people. Their death, caused by cyanide-laced capsules, were significant because millions of Americans use painkillers every day. Many people who once trusted a product were afraid to keep that trust. Companies devised new packaging methods to prevent further tampering. Boxes and bottles were double-sealed for consumer protection. A day in the life of a CHS student s usual, it was a typical Monday! The same old routine that I face everyday met me smack in the face as my alarm clock sounded. I turned it off, and, thirty minutes later, ran to the shower, late as usual. Once at school, I picked up my tardy slip and tramped down the hall to fourth period. When I final- ly arrived, I realized I had forgot- ten about my vocabulary test and immediately crammed. I came out with a grade of 60. My lunch was missing from my locker. I scrounged through my. pockets and found 30 cents to buy -some chips out of the machine. The machine stole my money and I went hungry the rest ofthe day. I My school day ended as H breathlessly watched the bust leaving without me. I walked then long way home, carrying all my homework. I decided that the day had been a disaster andl tomorrow had to be better. 26 Tidbits