Junction High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Junction, TX)

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Showing just how much spirit they have, the (unction Junior varsity and varsity cheerleaders, Shannon McNett, Kim Happner, Janel Stockton, LeAnn Stockton, Holli Heap, Michea Booth, Traci Davidson, and Lisa Cashman jump and yell at the end of their cheer. Nervously making a spirit raising speech at the pep rally, Oscar Abilez 10 encourages the crowd to yell for the spirit winner of the week. In the tradition of the Eagles, the foot- ball team prays after the comple- tion of the district Championship game against Mason. Yelling to his teammates, Lee Warden, 62, builds Concentrating on the action during the game, Jamie spirit on the sidelines during the Homecoming game Whitehead, Billy Castleberry, 20, and Jerry Stewart take a against Johnson City. Junction won 37-8. breather on the sidelines. 6 STUDENT LIFE

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A Iways, there will be a dream to entice the adventurous, the bold, the compassionate — the one willing to leave the beaten path to explore. A will o' the wisp leading man ever on to new and greater achievements, thrilling him with a promise — a promise of new discoveries. But even pioneers have a base, a background, a broad pool of knowledge from generations that proceed him. The knowledge that students at ].H.S. gained started today. From the opening of school to graduation, students strove for something great, to be able to realize their dreams of tomorrow. This unconscious idea, which the J.H.S. students fulfilled through their various clubs and extracurricular ac- tivities, helped mature and develop them so they could acknowledge their dreams for today while building the foundation for tomorrow. Such minor happenings, from Fri- day spirit days to decorating for the prom helped bond the students together while building each into an individual. This bond carried over to the classroom, out on the practice field and into the commencement ceremonies causing J.H.S. students to realize the pride they hold in their school and as a student in general. Their pride showed how the students of Junction High could work today for their lives tomorrow, in pursuit of their dreams. With hope and aspiration for today, members and coaches of the varsi- ty football team accept their responsibility of Eagle Pride. Members of the Eagle Team are: (Back Row): Coach Ron Hubby, Coach Kurt Wasmer, Coach Thomas Han- son. (Middle Row): Max Scwartz, Alan Brawley, I u a n Alvarez, Matt Black, I e r r y Stewart, and Ranee Roberts. (Front Rowh Billy Bob Castleberry, Marshall Heap, (unior Sanchez, lohnston Holekamp, and Sam- my Condarco. (Far Back): Former members of the team, Steven Brawley, Clay Simon, and Gregory Brawley. THE HOPES OF TODAY 5

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Enjoying the warm fall weather, Barbi Taylor talks with friends at lunch while waiting for the bell. Todd Bannowsky, Steven Smith, |ason Stewart, Billy Bob Castleberry and Lee Ann Stockton also en- joy the warm weather as they wait for the bell to ring. Sponsored by ROWES CHEVRON IH-IO 83, 446-3102 J Sym C7 he Eagle as the mascot and J black and gold as the school colors have been long standing traditions in junction. These two traditions are symbols of Junction spirit and Eagle pride. People sometimes wonder now the Eagle became known as the mascot and black and gold as the colors. In the early 1900's, our school colors were purple and white. Then the colors became red and white. The student body voted to change the colors to black and gold in 1926. The Eagle became tne mascot in 1925 because the newspaper office was called The Eagle.'' Thus, the foot- ball team became known as the Eagles. Many other traditions have been developed over the years and now are a very important part of the school system. Football games and pep rallies wouldn't be the same without the playing of the school song, The JHS Alma Mater, by the Golden Eagle Band. This song touches everyone in a special way. After every football game, it is tradi- tion for the football players, cheerleaders, pep squad members, and fans to form a prayer circle in the middle of the field. At each pep rally, football players give a spirit award to a deserving person. This became a tradition all JHS students looked forward to. Graduation was a tradition that all students remembered about their senior year. Weather permitting, graduation was held each year at the Hill Country Stadium. Tradi- tionally, boys wore black robes and girls wore gold robes. Seniors made a circle around the flagpoles and tossed up their hats. This was a much loved tradition. So many traditions have been developed over the years that they have become a very important part of the school. Traditions bind JHS together. Whether they are old traditions or new ones, they all were very important to our school system. STUDENT LIFE 7