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

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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

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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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JANUARY Covering The Evidence ' ls Ve f g lx .Y . xf, , , - Ji , -- ex. Burrrr!!! Cold Hits January is famous for New Year's, back to school, and the cold weather, and this January was no exception. Most of the nights were below freezing, while the days were not much better. Besides the weather being cold, it was also cloudy and rainy. Students took advantage of this weather to show off their oversized sweaters, and layerd shirts. Winter was also a pain for many students as it caused car trouble, frozen pipes, uncomfortable outings, and heating problems in school. Written by Britt Alexander. While waiting to go home, Katy Mit- chell stands in the student parking lot during 30 degree weather. Photo by Britt Alexander. X WV., 9 'P f if! il? PM I X 1 A 4 Shuttle Disaster Takes 7 Live During lunch on January 28th Mr. Truitt shocked studer with the announcment that the space shuttle Challenger e ploded in flight. The disaster occurred shortly after 11:00 a.r just 73 seconds into flight. The news came as such a shock people because the shuttle program had gone with few flav and such an accident just was not expected. This shuttle mission also was to start the Teacher Space program. The first teacher was Christa McAulife, wl won a nationwide search to find the perfect teacher . Months later, NASA officials declared the accident to ' caused by a faulty joint in the right solid rocket booster. Aft determining the cause of the accident, NASA postponed a future missions indefinitely. On board the craft was Captain Dick Scobee, Pilot Micha Smith, Aerospace Engineer Ellison Onizuka, Physicist Rona McNair, Electrical Engineer Gregory Jaruis, Missic Specialist Judith Resnik, and Teacher Christa McAulife. After the disaster, many people wondered when al whether man should continue the space program. Written l Britt Alexander . l A high school teacher goes into space. Christa McAulife folds her traini uniform as she packed for a trip to Houston where she began her training , her trip into space. Photo by Associated Press. X A 9 4s ENN bb Sesquicentennial Begins Nineteen eighty-six marked the beginning of the Texas S quicentennial. Many events were to take place throughout ti year. There were to be anniversery parties at the San Jacin Monument and a spectacular light show in Houston. I liked the Sesquicentennial because it showed that we ca about Texas and its history, Junior Suzanne Colmenero sai Written by Britt Alexander. Many flags haue been designed for the Sesquicentennial year. This flag w made by and hung by the Jersey Village library. The state designed flag fl. outside JV on the front flagpole. Photo by Britt Alexander. . - 36 January Double Page Spread by Britt Alexanu