Groesbeck High School - Taog Yearbook (Groesbeck, TX)

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The junior varsity cheerleaders led cheers as they rode through the parade on a red and gray corvette from Read’s. The sophomores built a huge cake to commemorate the sesquicentennial. Traci Ussery and Susan Stilly are on the float. Waltz across Texas was the junior float. The top of the boot represents the Texas flag. The juniors came in third place. SHUT? TfUms The sweetheart float carries the sweetheart heart and her court. The truck pulling the float was furnished by Read Chevrolet. While some chose to ride on floats, Gary Vestal chose to ride his horse. Horses have always been in the Homecoming parade. The Eyes of Texas was the seniors float. Riding on the float were Karen Shockley and Claudia Holmes. The Srs. won first place. 11 Homecoming

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The Grand Finale The Red Regiment Band was the first exhibit in the homecoming parade. Many band members wore their colorful mums. As the floats traveled through downtown Groesbeck, the hours spent on them were revealed. Approximately fourteen nights were spent on float preparation, not including planning time. The junior class used seven rolls of petal paper and spent between $450 to $500. The room mothers played a large part in preparing the floats. When I went to school, it was a school project. The teachers, room mothers, and kids worked on it. Now I think the parade is a com- petition between the parents of each grade. stated Eddie Nicholson, junior room mother. Some students saw their first homecoming parade. “It was very different and I really enjoyed it, said Anthony Reyes. “Texas Our Texas was the theme of the parade. In float competition, the senior class took first place with The Eyes of Texas . Second place went to the freshmen class with The Yellow Rose of Texas , and the juniors came in third place with Waltz Across Texas”. Kristi Novak and Steven Masters rode on the freshman float. The Yellow Rose of Texas was their theme. The varsity cheerleaders are riding on a truck provided by Read Chevrolet. They threw candy to the crowd during the parade. Homecoming

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Always A Big Crowd Pleaser Popular demand brought the powder puff football game back after a year's abscence. Sponsored by the junior class, the game gave junior and senior girls an opportunity to experience the game of football. “Practices were not really hard; they were fun. I learned a little about playing quarterback, Kim Johnson commented. Both senior and junior girls had time to show their playing skills. The powder puff cheerleaders made the game more interesting. The senior cheerleaders added excitement to the game with water balloons. They surprise attacked the junior cheerleaders, who were not prepared. “I believe that the cheerleaders were one of the highlights of the game,” Can- Heath Pennington shows his style as he is named football sweetheart. Wendi Phillips escorted Heath onto the field. Carl Davis shows he is enthusiastic about being a cheerleader. Later he also made the senior team a touchdown. dise Campbell said. When the game was over the juniors were the victors by a score of 12-0. The only senior touchdown, which was disqualified, was made by one of the senior cheerleaders, Carl Davis. When asked about how he felt about making his first touchdown in a cheerleading skirt, Carl said that the seniors were getting upset and frustrated, so we made a slight adjustment to the game plan. 12