Irving High School - Lair Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Hurriedly getting ready for a pep rally, varsity cheerleader Terri Setser attempts to hang a sign as senior Jerry Roche- fort and junior Mary Eldridge rush to her rescue. Susan Bollinger During class competit- ion, sophomore Tony Williams gives it all he's got to help his class win the spirit stick at one of the numerous pep rall- ies. In an attempt to win the spirit stick, senior Lynn Thompson and sponsor Coach Steve I-Iamberger create shields for the Viking pep rally. Props were popular spirit makers at the pep rallies. 26 Spirit Activities N X H Mamas.. 'Ki 421 fx if U ,4f B QBHIVX C45 :ts-.. '.-EH-v Kevin si' K' SSN Scott Baxter -.

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Scott Baxter Mike McLean .As- representatives for their homeroom classes, junior Debbie Savage and senior Mike Bates get ready for the balloon release. The balloons contained alcohol awareness information and were released during SMILE Week. Hard work, late night hours, creative props, and fun times were all parts of the sign-making events. Lifting your spirits By Dana Johnson long with various other traditional events, IHS continued the craze of spirit boosting throughout the year. Various activities such as sign-making parties, and weekly pep rallies kept the spirit in full swing. Every Friday afternoon for the first ten weeks of school, the pep rally for the evening football game was held after sixth period. In an attempt to carry the football team to a win, and to encourage the student body to support the team, the cheer- leaders, Big Irvi Keepers, Toy Tigers, and the marching band combined forces to keep the four classes motivated. A majority of students found the weekly pep rallies to be a lot of fun and really helpful to the team in getting the winning spirit. Freshman Renee Makowski said, The pep rallies are a lot more exciting than in junior high. I looked forward to seeing everybody pulling together to keep the spirit up. Sophomore Rusty Ilgenfritz also found the pep rallies to be enjoyable. After the pep rallies were over, everybody had such a lift that the game was really full of suport by everyone attending. Kevin Kopi' Although pep rallies were somewhat traditional from week to week, there were a lot of unusual distinctions. Dressed in safari attire, the cheerleaders and Big Irvi Keepers performed a skit at the MacArthur pep rally to Another One Bites the Dust. A skit was also peformed by the girls before the Viking game and in this skit they dressed as Tiger football players and opposing team members while they rode around the gym on tricycles. Varsity cheerleader Frances Santoscoy said, We had a lot of fun doing the skits. I think it was a fun change for the student body to see at pep rallies. An outdoor pep rally was held on the JV practice field near the end of the season as a diversion. Although held in its usual manner, the bright and sunny fall day added to the display of spirit exhibited by students at the rally. Sophomore Kim Horne said, I thought that having the pep rally outside was a greatideag the only problem was that it was hard to hear what was going on. Pep rallies aside, spirit could be seen everywhere. Sign-making parties were held throughout the week in preparation for the game and pep rally by individual classes. The parties were usually sf 'S ii A A W' lCon't. on page 265 L9 L . g g Showing her school loyalty, junior Kim Breithaupt sings along as the band plays the fight song at the closing of a pep rally. I sf' 4 Susan Bollinger Senior Marihelen Akins' contemplates just the right slogan to write on the poster she draws to help promote spirit before the Nimitz game. Scott At the Smack Mac pep rally, the'Junior Class backs the Tigers through the use of their Paw Power props. The paw power theme was chosen by the student council as the theme for the year. Q Spirit Activities 25

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Powerful drums, colorful signs, rhyming poems, spirited yelling, and flying footballs provided the weekly atmosphere for the pep rallies. Lifting your spirits fCon'i.. from page 251 held at the school or at an individual's house and helped get students acquainted with one another in the early weeks of school. Junior sponsor Ms. Delores Simmons said, There was always an excellent turnout at all of the parties, the kids came and worked hard and had fun while they did it. Students involved in the sign- making felt the same as the sponsors. Senior Laurie Melton said, I didn't get a chance to come to all of the parties, but the ones I came to were really fun. It took a lot of hard work but the more people that came the easier it was to get finished. Weekly projects also proved to be popular spirit-raisers. The annual howdy week was held the second week of school, and students were encouraged to dress in everything from '5O's to western attire. Other weekly events included football week, where participating students dressed in their favorite pro, college, and high school team T- shirts. if . i-,. lf, ' bv 'S I f , '1 ,I .eh ' . J ' Susan Bollinger Freshman Rob Beam shows his spirit by wearing a tie on tie day. Various accessories were worn throughout the year to promote spirit. An alcohol awareness week, known as SMILE Week, was organized by the student council. The project was held during one week and consisted of questionn- aires, presentations of factual information, and a popular balloon release, in which each homeroom placed a message inside a balloon to help prevent alcohol abuse. The balloons were released from the patio and prizes were awarded to the homerooms whose messages were carried the farthest. During the week, IHS was also visited by Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson. Mr. Pearson presented his views on alcohol and provided a question-answer session afterwards. Freshman Johnny Moore said, Drew Pearson is known by everyone, so people will be more likely to take into consideration what he says about alcohol abuse. Student council president Diann Smith said, SMILE Week gets everyone involved in the effects and problems of alcohol abuse. I hope that it helps people to realize the problems that alcohol can cause. As the football season came to a close the spirit lived on. The Toy Tigers could still be found decorating the athletes' rooms, and halls and lockers were still bombarded with spirit signs. While football was the major spirit-maker, other sports were not forgotten. A basketball spirit week was held for the first time during the year. The week consisted of various days in which students dressed in warm-ups, boots, and belts, and a black and gold day. Senior basketball player Nancy Fletcher said, t'You'd be surprised at the number of students who attended the basketball games regularly. It really gives you a, sense of support to see familiar faces and you know you've got to do your best. Keeping spirit going was a tough job, but with the help of everyone pulling together and having fun, spirit proved to be at its best. Mike Mclean af Kevin Kopf At the closing of the MacArthur pep rally, JV football players display school spirit while the school song is played. With mixed emotions, seniors Cathy Zly and JoAnn Blount embrace during the senior pep rally. The pep rally was held during second period and only seniors could attend. E x X 'KA l Q3 l iq 4 S' .K in : ,fic Ik :R Lk ilxvfl v .N few . sig, . gp. i w in s s 3 if Us-rss: . ..., ,. - -,.. . fa..-.,. H 22' 1 ' f '?3 ?fiT?3l, . .,. -QW. -g,, VV 4 4' x. iv' nf' a x-. - :rx Q Wx., R 3'-F, -t -.H s as -it I r S . 4 Scott Baxter During SMILE Week, Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson visited IHS. Mr. Pearson lectured on alcohol-awareness and provided a time for autographs afterwards. . spirit Acziviue- 27