Groesbeck High School - Taog Yearbook (Groesbeck, TX)

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Paying homage to the flag as the band plays the anthem, the Goats prepare for the game. After the victory over Teague, Melissa Rhodes celebrates at the dance given by the seniors. Stacy Reickenbacker and Sean Turgeon share happy moments while dancing to a popular tune. Football sweethearts and nominees were Kim Capps, Melissa Rhodes, Sharon Tatum, Sheila Graves, and Candace Drummond. Trumpeteer Stephen Shultz plays his rendition of Bryan Adam's Heaven at halftime. Homecoming

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Disappointed? Never! Over 2,000 Goat fans attended the Homecoming 1986 football game. They were not disappointed because the Goats defeated the Teague Lions with the score being 29-0. Joseph McNeil, a senior varsity football player, said, It was a great feeling to win the last Homecoming football game that I'll ever play at G.H.S. The bonfire was planned for Thursday night but was cancelled due to bad weather. LaDonna Henderson, said It was a big disappointment not having the bonfire but it was a great Homecoming anyway. The band boosters donated red balloons that band members released at the kick off. Stephen Shultz, a four year band member, said, Homecoming was a time for old friends and classmates to return home and see each other and to talk about old times and past memories. After the game, the Senior class room parents sponsored the dance at the Civic Center with Mobile Light and Sound as deejay. Leading the varsity football team, center Howie Tipton crashes through the sign. Homecoming

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Homecoming 1986 Homecoming 1986 - a time for thoughts of now, memories of then and dreams for the future. In visiting my alma mater it became apparent that 'Groesbeck High School was still alive and well. The students were lively, friendly and had a sparkle of excitement in their eyes and a bounce to their walk. Yes, school spirit was definitely in the air, just as it had been in all school activities in '36, my senior year. In today's school world students attend classes for one hundred sev- enty-five days and classes are offered to students ranging from three to twenty-one years of age, with the regular student required to attend grades one through twelve and also pass a state TEAMS exit level test before receiving a high school diploma. Nowadays , students arrive on the elementary campus chauf-fered by their moms. When they reach sweet sixteen and have finished Driver's Ed, they zoom onto the high school campus in their own vehicle - Cadillacs to pick-up trucks, four speeds to overdrive. Back in the “good ole days of the 30's, when I was in school, “reading, riting and rithmetic were definitely the essential elements: and the school superintendent, Mr. Whitehurst, and our parents made sure that our classroom behavior was “modified to learn what the teacher taught. They were sure that we demonstrated respect for school rules, property and authority. Audio-visual equipment consisted of teacher, chalk, chalkboard and eraser. Our assignments were written on the chalkboard and there were no de- This space is reserved for you to record your homecoming memories. You could write your story on it or you might want to let all those people who helped make your homecoming special sign their name in this space. Homecoming