Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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DECEMBER overing The Evidence Marriage Unites Couples As the semi-circle of white and yellow faced the priest,not a word was spoken. All eyes were fixed on the 15 couples who awaited the, You may now kiss the bride. The 56 witnesses and couples heard the vow Quando tu caius, ego caia. The Roman translates to, Where you are the father of the family, I shall be the mother. The Latin classes from Jersey Village, Cy-Fair, Cy- Creek, and Langham Creek high schools gathered for their version of a Roman wedding ceremony on Tues- day,December 3. The brides wore pale yellow dresses and red veils cover- ing their heads. A red belt knotted in a Hercules bow sur- rounded their waists and flowers circled their heads. The grooms wore white togas with green leaves from ear to ear. After the ceremony a banquet was held and prizes wre awarded to the best dressed Romans. Sherry Smith and Brett Baker were the best dressed Roman couples. Kim Ellerton was the best dressed girl. Attending the wedding from Jersey Village were Latin students Laura Spackman, Sarah Weinkauf, Stephanie Sims, Sherry Smith, Kim Ellington, Tracy Moskala, Mat- thew Gaulden, Tracy Maddux, David Crilly, Brett Baker, and Brian Roberts. Written by Tara Spinelli and Laura Jorden. .-, Looking forward to the Christmas holidays Doug Ayers and Jon Potcinske enjoy the festive decorations in the library. Photo by Allison Garrett. Dressing the part for the holidays Larry Langford dons a Santa cap and green bow to present himself to his Chemllstry class. Photo by Carol Sharp. The thumbs up is given by Reed Byers to the Latin Club 's Roman Wedding results. Photo by Ralph Bullman. The Spirit Is Here There was a great sigh of relief all over the school as the last bell rang to release the students for the Christmas holidays. However, preceding the bell was a Christmas essence that flooded the halls, and got students and teachers into the festive spirit. Festivities began with a door decorating contest which made the entire school brighten up with signs and decorations of Christmas. Winning the door contest were first period classes of Mrs. Darlene Clayton and Mr. Dan Kutsco. Although most students loved Christmas because they received many gifts, for Freshman Tracy Smith Christmas in- cluded going to her grandmother's house for dinner. You get to see family members you have not seen in awhile. Everybody is taking pictures, especially of the new babies. For others like Janet Nestra, Christmas was loved because, I do not have to go to school for two weeks. Written by Laura J orden. . 34 December Double Bags Spread by Laura J ord

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1 Mash Day 1 Last night of Wayward Saints 2 CAP CPR Course 2 SAT test at Cy-Creek 5 Choir Contest 1 1 A lot of rain 12-15 Literary Magazine Slide Show 13 Senior English Research Paper due 13 DAT test 15 Government Project due 18-22 Needy Family Drive sponsored by Ag 19 Preparation for Hurricane Kate Cnever hit Houstonb 21 Great American Smokeout 21 NHS Blood Drive 22 End of second six-weeks or 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday November 5 November 10 Celebrating Swiss night with the French Club Kurt Valmond, Claude Anello, and Chris Lowe drink cheers to the night's event, Photo by Tammy November 5, Kathy Whitmire re-elected for her third term as of Houston, running against mayor, Louie Welch. Students Speak Out A Channel 13 broadcast of a drug bust on Gessner, gave the appearence only JV students were involved when none were. A student leader group consisting of Eric Sims, David Ham- mond, Andrew Fischbach, Sean Fischbach, Anh Cao, Jimmy Wong Liong, Glenn Sprenger, and Ajay Chheda went to the station and requested airtime where JV students could air their opinions. The assignment manager, Richard Longoria, was very con- genial, cooperative and understood our problem, Ajay Chheda, senior, said. The next school day, Sylvan Rodriquez visited JV and did a story with the Student Leaders to show that not all students were involved in drugs. Written by Joy Newbury. Discussing the drug bust on Gessner, Sylvan Rodriquez from Channel I3 talks to Ajay Chheda, Ms. Sadie Woodard, Mr. Ronnie Truitt, Mrs. Jodie Smith and Eric Sims. Photo by Jennifer Butler. g Charles, N 5 Rl Lady D1 Visit USA Making a first time ap- pearance in America, Lady Diana accompanied Prince Charles on an American tour. While in the USA they toured the East Coast to the West Coast and attended many parties in their honor. However a visit to the f states would not have been complete without the in- ,J ' . troduction of America's most famous men. The future king ' and queen met Robert Red- ford John Travolta Clint Eastwood and Tom Sellack Written by Joy Newbury American West Polo match Princess DL congratulates Prince Charles with a royal smile. 5 .. :ffl i . . ' After the United World College of the ass- N j-I , A r :N :S 4. I . n J ' Novemberl2 November23 at the registration and Irene Pai students for a Photo by Rosie Marq the NHS initiation, Boyd junior, lights one of the which represents the five ofa NHS member. Photo by November 33 . -

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Santa Visits Post Elementary All dressed in red, with the most of Christmas toast, Santa and his elves journeyed to Post. With them they brought let- ters all answered and typed, soon to meet children all anxious and hyped. They arrived to see smiles stretched from ear to ear, flooded with an essence of old Christmas cheer. They read Santa letters to the children aloud, with thanks to Advanced typing, the few and the proud. Plus a special thanks to Mark Prause who played Santa Claus, and to Dena Jacobs, Joy Newbury, and Sarah Ranashur, the elves, who supported the good cause. Written by Paul Carnell. Month In Revie g 3 Laura Erdman selected for Good Citizen Award.. 3 Orchestra concert. 4 Charges filed against four suspects in three separate espionage cases involving the Soviet Union, The People's Republic of China and incredibly enough, Israel. 6 Christmas Dance. 8 Clothing Drive begun. 10 Gold Dusters Christmas banquet. 15 Halley's Comet appears. 15 Student Congress food drive begun. 16 Band Christmas concert. 20 Christmas holidays. 25 Christmas. fHo! Ho! Holj 31 New Years Eve. Clf you drink, don't driveg if you drive, don't drink.J December 5 December 12 At a ln preparation for Mr. Truitts Texas Christmas dinner, Robbie Jensen Sharp, takes a break to eat on of his own Laura specialities. Phow by Joy Newbury. t tops o make the state. Photo by Keith Rollins. 2 l December 20 i 4' Teen Idol Crashes His career spanned nearly four decades in- cluding the most selling single record in history. Ricky Nelson, who was considered to be one of the first teen idols, died on December 31, 1985 in a plane crash. He left many musical memories as Mary Lou, Trauelin' Man and Garden Party . Nelson had recently remarked that he thought his career was becoming better and brighter and that the future held much proriise for him to perform. Nelson's crash ended the worst year in the history of aviation. Written by Laura J orden. - December 20 b?'e To get students ready for Christmas holidays, English Ms. Jennifer Saber performs Days of Christmas for her Photo by Carol Sharp. Anticipating his senior year, Chris Eaves, shows his excite- ment by putting on his class ring fprirthe first time. Photo by Keith Dms. December 35