Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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A , xt QL. ,FL SSM U Shake your can. Spirit and noisemakers Beth Hessler and Sandra Berry create a new sound at the pep rally by filling cofe fee cans with rocks, 3 'E w il 1 ,, 'ef K' -1 I' 'M V Y t f I' Reversing Roles. The newly formed fear- V If some foursome, Debbie Davila, Carol 1' Pippin, Kathy Kitchens, and Susan Kies ff? W' shoulder pad their way into the cafeteria 5' s to publicize homecoming. ' 1--s:':?lYn, lifih: L ,. .ww F5 ,am

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12 spirit Beginning with the Homecoming pep rally the spirit stick no longer existed. The students lost all reason . . . They stopped supporting the team and began supporting individual classes, said Ms. Angie Joachim, cheerleader sponsor. The judges Call four class sponsors, as well as other teachersj and the class presidents discussed the situa- tion and came to a unanimous decision -the spirit stick had to go. lt had defeated its purpose . . . It no longer aroused school spirit, but caused hostility among the stu- dents, commented Mr. Charles Myer, the cheerleaders' co-sponsor. Although doing away with the spirit stick decreased the attendance at the remaining pep rallies, many students considered it a step in the right direction. Junior Caroline Khalat, a varsity cheerleader said, Kids have to realize that just winning a stick isn't school spirit. . .Those that showed up for the last pep rallies were the ones that really cared. They weren't there for personal glory. Mrs. Nancy Thurman, junior class sponsor, remarked, School spirit cannot be found in a stick: it must come from the students that make up the school. 9 - . Spirit stick defeats its purpose nf t jfss T

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Today, Thursday the 22nd of September, we are gath- ered here mourning the death of Aldine Senior High's poor, defenseless, helpless football team, stated Minis- ter Keith Kizer. He continued, A couple of months ago several coaches and officials got together to schedule the '77-78 football season. After announcing to Aldine's head coach that they would play North Houston's, Big Red Brain Scramblers, CMacArthurJ, on September 23, the coach broke down in tears. He had to be carried out to his pick- up truck. Well that night of the 23rd arrived. You could look across the field and see fingernails falling everywhere. The game started. One by one Aldine students were carried off the field. Finally the game ended. MacArthur had killed Aldine. The Bible says 'Ye shall not harm ye own body,' fmeaning you should not do something if you know it's going to kill youj. For Aldine it was just like stepping out in front of a truck. PlTYl As Keith was making his speech, the crowd cried as loud as they could. Continuing down the hall they sang, The Old Gray Mare. Senior class officers organized the Mustang funeral. Members of the football team, band, choir, and a few oth- ers also helped. Kathy Kitchens provided a black casket while Dina Valdez lined the inside of it with light blue material. The paper dummy which was carried inside the casket was made by Debbie Bavilla. The neatly made headstone, that was carried behind the casket, was pro- vided by woodshop students. During first period the services started. As they walked up and down every hall, the band played while everyone else sang and played their Kazoo's. As students came charging into the hall the mourners stopped and held sewice after service. The casket was laid in front of the office so everyone could go by and pay their respects. 'We are gathered here today' HERE MES ALDiNE R i Rest in peace part of the spirit during Aldine Rival Week was the funeral where a mannequin was put in a casket to resemble a defeated Aldine player. Moaning and groaning emotional Renee Ekland and Teresa Sowell and pallbear- ers Frank Aguilar and Homer Dowell lead the procession through the halls, ,L-1 ktbillli FMP IMKQA4 Boo Hoo paying last respects to Aldine's football player, Carol Pippin and Dina Valdez walked through the halls carrying the headstone which is to be placed at the gravesite.