Keller High School - Chief Yearbook (Keller, TX)

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Remembering the school year . . . 'Rebirth of spirit' bonds students CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 State UIL competitors included Baronda Willson, ready writing, Deb- bie Yaniko, informative speakingg Bryon Sutherland and Mari Felton, team debateg and Bobby Ross in headline and news writing. At the district level, UIL com- petitors won 23 medals in 14 events to boost the school to its fourth straight first place trophy. SPORTS The Varsity football team highlighted an otherwise dismal season by winning big over archrival Grapevine, in October. The Indians beat the Mustangs 35-14 in the team's last meeting as district com- petitors. Both Keller and Grapevine will be switched into the class AAAAA for the 1986 season. The cross country teams set school records in the fall when both the boys' and girls' teams made it past district competition into regionals. Lead by junior runner Renee Rowell and coached by Marcum Dick, the girls placed tenth in state among other AAAA schools. For the third year in a row, Rowell also qualified for the state track meet in two running events. Coach Ralph Ferguson's boys' var- sity baseball team boosted one of the state's top offensive threats. Despite miss- ing the playoffs, the team ranked as high as fifth in state at one time. OTHER EXTRA CUR- RICULAR ACTIVITIES l No Bozos - State Bound. Inspired by this motto and goal, the marching band received a division one rating at the UIL state marching contest for the first time in November and received a ninth place finish. The band took top honors at the Cleburne Marching Festival, district and regional marching contests on its way to the top. The Indianettes proved once again in March that 'nobody does it better. The drill team dominated its competi- tion in a national drill team contest in San Antonio. The officers won sweepstakes, supersweepstakes, best choreography for a novelty routine and best choreography for a high kick routine. The squad won sweepstakes, supersweepstakes, best choreography for a prop routine, best technique and best in class AAAA divi- sion. The Indianettes out performed 78 other teams for one of five spots in the winner's cirde. The Wigwam, the student newspaper, received the highest rating 34 Renaissance '86 from the Interscholastic League Press Conference in March for the first time in many years. The paper won the ILPC Award of Distinguished Merit and two individual achievement awards in newswriting and layout. Drama and debate placed two members in the Texas Forensic League's state competition in San Angelo. Senior Kelly Perkins ranked fifth in oratory and senior G. Scot Lackey ranked sixth in dramatic interpretation. Numerous clubs and organization members and officers represented the school at state and national conventions during the year. Much of the excitement of the year, however, goes beyond description . . . Cheering at a pep rally and crying at the senior assembly. Cramming first period for a major exam second period and staying up all night to finish a research paper. Simply saying hi to friends in hallways during passing period and walking a boy friend or girlfriend to class. Words, mere sentences, cannot ade- quately describe the many things that made this year special and unique. Luckily, in the hearts and minds of those who had experienced it, the spirit of the renaissance lives on . . .

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Y - I ll pl IILQYHK VIHIHIIA I7 LWVI - u :xg 'Rebirth of spirit' highlights school year BOBBY ROSS editor Tan and exhausted from an exquisitely splendid summer of fun, Kaye H. Spirit returned to classes as usual in September. Following three months of life in the sun, daily trips to the movie theatre, and two-a-days at the shopping mall, the ever-lovable, but invisible, spirit eye of Keller High School expected everything happening during the next nine months to be totally anti-climatic. At best, she wished that it would somehow escape the monotony of previous years. What she actually encountered during those first weeks of school and thereafter, though, was enough to excite even the most apathetic of spirit watchers. To her amazement, Kaye I-I. Spirit discovered a student body on the verge of a renaissance From beginning to end, a rebirth of spirit undeniably captured the hearts ancl the emotions of many during the school year. A certain undescribable feeling of enthusiasm and excitement overtook the students and teachers alike. The school reached greater heights of achievement and success than ever before during its final year in class AAAA in many different areas, including academics, sports and extracurricular activities. ACADEMICS KI-IS joined an elite group of six top Texas high schools by introducing the In- ternational Baccalaureate honors program at the beginning of the year, Varsity academics, as director Norman Baxter described the program, offered ac- celerated courses and attracted close to 100 students in its first year. Sophomore Kristin Anderson was one of eight students across the nation to be chosen as an IB foreign exchange student for the 1986-87 school year. Letter jackets, long reserved for success on the baseball diamond, basketball court and football gridiron, awarded students for excellence in the classroom for the first time in March. Students received awards at a special school assembly and were recognized at a school board meeting. Radio stations publicized the program over the airwaves and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram encouraged other schools to emulate it. Five students and the cast of the one- act play, I Never Sang For My Father by Robert Anderson, qualified for the University interscholastic Leagues 76th annual State Championships for academic and drama events, May 8 through 10 in Austin. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Renaissance '86 35

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Ageless hobb attracts MICHELLE SHOEMAKER N tr sraffwriter Lots of people like to hunt. Senior David Lamb doesn't, but his falcon does. Lamb started training falcons last year. The combination between liking birds and wanting to train them is what brought my attention to falconry, Lamb explained. With the help of Steven Har- ris, a veterinarian at Roanoke, he trained Biarmicus, which he bought this year for 55600. Biarmicus is a lanner falcon from North Africa. There are only 20-30 Lan- nets in the United States. This summer Lamb will get a Red Tail hawk for which he had to apply. In order to get it, he had to test and pass an in- spection. The requirements for training falcons include having' a pigeon loft and spending a half hour free time every day with the hawk. The flying season is from September to April. During the summer, the hawk will go through a molting stage so it won't be able to fly. The instruments Lamb uses to train falcons include a telemetry, guitar pick, bells and a leather hood. Lamb attaches a guitar pick to the tail and, with the telemetry, he can pick up the position of the bird. When a falcon lands on his prey and kills it, the falcon usually makes no noise. To know where it is, Lamb places bells on the bird's feet so he can hear the jingling. Flying Higb - Senior David Lamb and his falcon Biarmicis practice different maneuvers on the high school campus. senior The leather hood covers its head so the bird won't ,think it is in danger and will calm down. Falconry is very interesting but falcons are just like little kids and it itrainingb can get very frustrating at timesf' says Lamb. Biarmicus weighs a pound and a half and the Red Tail hawk that Lamb will get, will weigh between three to four pounds. Their weight is really tricky because if they'te too light, they get very aggressive. When they weigh too much, they get into the habit of flying away for a period of time, Lamb said. Falconry is reminiscent of a much earlier era, but the hobby still has its followers. Renaissance '86 35