H M King High School - El Toro Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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| } : The 1979 year for pep rallies was marked by a number of changes. The most effecting one was the change of location. Because of the power failure experienced here, | the location of the pep rally was changed temporarily a y from the auditorium to the gym. New chants, a new class yell, and new cheers were introduced by the cheerlead- ers. They were helped out by the pep squad, the kings e ladies, and the Mighty Brahma Band. The band, Lo catio n featuring the new drum corps, helped spread spirit by wearing foam hands. With the cheerleaders, the pep squad, the Kings Ladies, the band and the whole student body joining in, the Mighty Brahmas were urged on to victories. 4 Pic 1: Big bold signs and a billboard typically cover the stage during the pep rallies. Pic 2: The 1979-1980 Varsity Football team marches into the gym as the theme song ‘‘Brave Bulls’’ is played. Pic 3: The cheerleaders make another formation during the pep rally in the gym. The band watches on from behind. Pic4: In preparation for the pep rally Juniors Joey Cisneros and Edna Garcia help put up a sign in the auditorium. Pep Rally 15

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Practice Meet Held Here Pic 1: Cathy Gorakhpurwalla pauses before returning to work with the tournament. Pic 2: Judges for the journalism, part of the tournament, looks over submitted work. Pic 3: Tournament director, Joe Goode and Scott Davidson, prepare for the day’s events. 14 Practice Meet U.I.L. It was Saturday, November 17th. It was H. M. King’s 2nd Forensics tournament and 1st Journalism and Math one. The tournament was a success even though there was no electricity for about two hours. Twelve schools showed up for the practice meet. In speech, Tuloso Midway took 1st place sweepstakes. Carroll swept the journalism events, while Edinburg won in slide rule and number sense competition. Thanks to King High, surrounding schools had a chance to practice for U.I.L. competition.

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“Smart Assets” Selected As Annual Play On December 6th, 7th, and 8th, students from the H.M. King Drama Department put on stage the three act play ‘‘Smart Assets,”’ written by Eddie Cope. The cast, coached and directed by Miss Janie Castaneda, consisted of Lisa Lutz as Monique, Tommy Geyman as Bubba, Chauny Flores as Marye, Brad Malone as the Doctor, Sherry Schonefield as Miss Dee, Terry Garcia as Marth’ Ann, Sheila Bouquet as Billy Joe, Michael Elizondo as Colonel Hones, Elsa Alcala as June Rawlings, Ismael Rodriguez as the Trooper, Dodson Skipworth as Hobe Hobart, and Paul Palmer as Harry Allen. The students contributed many hours of practice and, as a result, performed a successful production. Pic 1: Hobe brags to Bubba and Miss Dee about his photography skills. Pic 2: Miss Dee examines a letter, as Billie Joe looks on. Pic 3: Miss Dee expresses her affection for the Doctor as Colonel Hones observes. Pic 4: Monique and Marye try to influence the Doctor and the Colonel to open up a new cheerleading school in their town. 16 Play