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

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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

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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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With a radiant smile, Michea Booth ed as the 1986 Homecoming queen, displayed her bouquet of roses she receiv- J Vi9kt (or Remembrance With thirty to zero on the score board, and proud mothers with their cameras on the sideline, the 1986 )unction homecoming candidates made their way across the field, with excite- ment and apprehension showing on their faces. For sophomore candidate Sherry Sut- ton, homecoming was a surprise. She remarked, Since I am a newcomer at Junction High School, it made me feel welcome and really great to be chosen to represent my class. Senior candidate Michea Booth said, I was very surprised the senior class chose me because I was a candidate my sophomore year. With halftime activities underway, the candidates, their parents and the foot- ball fans were delighted to hear Alan Brawley, junior student council member call Michea Booth's name as the 1986 Homecoming Queen. Michea stated after the presentation, “I was really shocked, that's all! As the night went on, the Student Council threw a smashing homecoming dance, with food provided by the stu- dent council members and music by Oscar John Abilez. The Eagles also added excitement to the night by beating the Johnson City Eagles 37-8. The score placed the Junc- tion Eagles one step closer to a district runner-up and a showing in a bi-district game. After all the celebrating and clean-up, the Junction High School Student Body agreed that Homecoming '86 was a special night to remember. The candidates and escorts include: sophomore Sherry Sutton and Ranee Roberts; senior Michea Booth and Marshall Heap; junior Christie Zieters and John Bynum and freshman Stacy Martin and Chad Taylor. 8 HOMECOMING