Henderson High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Henderson, TX)

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the first of its kind — ever-ending quest for excellence leads to changes for special, oe Rs TE historical school year By Suzanne Moye It’s September 3, 8:20 a.m. The first day of school and you’re already wondering if something worth talking about will happen. “Doesn’t anything ever happen around this place?” you say to yourself. Some memorable things did happen for the first time around the school, the state and the nation. Texas celebrated its barely pro- nounceable sesquicentennial marking 150 years of freedom, juniors were required to pass an exit test to be eligible for graduation (Thanks to Mr. H. Ross Perot and his committee), the Lions were 10-0 in the regular season, Libya threatened war with the U.S., for the first time in 19 years there was a tragedy in space when the space shuttle Challenger exploded taking all seven lives of the crew including the first space-bound teacher, and seat belts were required to be worn by law. These events were worth discussing along with the really big news about who did what and with whom on Saturday night. That’s the reason a bigger and more complete coverage of the year was needed. RHINESTONES, SEQUINS, PAINT, hearts and ribbon on Jennifer Mc- Millin’s sweatshirt attract Lance Med- ford’s attention in Hi-Life. Jennifer got — her sweats at J. Clark’s in Tyler. 2 © first ofits kind

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FROM HARD HAT to steel toed boots, Tom Reed, senior, pretends to be a blue collar worker for Halloween Dress-Up Day. “MATERIAL GIRL”? BY Madonna and Sheena Easton’s ‘“‘Strut’’ were popular tunes played by the band at pep rallies and football games. The brass section worked hard at giving the songs pizazz, while the mar- ching band brought home a II rating from UIL contest. Marches per- formed at the contest included ‘‘Gentry’s Triumphant March,”’ “‘Bar- ie and Bailey’s Favorite,’’ ‘‘“Ponderosa Sinfonians’’ and ‘‘Honey oys.”” HE LAST PEP rally of the regular season was dedicated to the DONATED BY MR. and Mrs. Galen Moye, the Lions were greeted by pniors. They yelled their battle cry, ““VICTORY,” and later these encouraging words every day as they drove up the fieldhouse vent on to the gym floor to sing the school song. driveway. Opening @ 1

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