Levelland High School - El Lobo Yearbook (Levelland, TX)

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35555 Socks, T-shirts, shorts, and shoes each in- dividual athlete had his stock of these supplies. This year, more than sixty-thousand dollars of sports equipment was issued to athletes in sports. According to Coach Gene Mayfield, athletic director, about seventy thousand dollars was budgeted for athletes from the seventh grade up. In past years, sports equipment was ripped off regularly, but this year, every article was marked by the coaches making it difficult to steal. Athletes losing or stealing supplies were ex- pected to reimburse the school for the total cost of the items. Student trainer James Adair, issues useful and necessary pieces of equip- ment to senior, Ronnie Bell. 4 4 D yo 18 Mini mag ver here! What were they 5 for? They didn't l much of a value or pose, and once they x caught and taken hc they were usually sta: away somewhere forgotten. But at ball games, person could be 1 fighting over one of tt like a dog over a bone. What are they . . red footballs and ba:

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Mini-mag: Here and there James Adair and Calvin Brown, Taping the ankle of David Kinnison, juniors, just be available during prac- senior, is one of Gracie Palomin's tices for any problems Grant before-game duties. Washington, junior, has. Special aid Keeping up with all the athletes in school wasn't an easy task, ask any student trainer. A trainer had to be at school an hour early to prepare whirlpools for sore, bruised and bat- tered players. During sixth period they prepared athletes for workout. They wrapped and taped up all of the aching, stretched and pulled muscles. Making sure all of the practice equipment was out and in place was another daily chore. When workouts were over it was time for more whirlpools and treat- ment. Trainers usually got home at seven thirty, and had time for supper before an early bedtime to prepare them for the next long day. Mini-mag 17

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ops! Students ran through the halls, sneaking into the classrooms, trying to go unnoticed by the teacher who was already calling the roll. Although some teachers let tardies slip by without giving them a second thought, others marked a T down by their name every time a student was tardy. Four tardies and it was over . . . off to the of- fice for a brief visit with the assistant principal. Most students knew how to gauge their ar- rival to class in time to beat the tardy bell. In some classes, I tried to be tardy so I could go to the office just to get out of class, ad- mitted senior Jay Boudreaux. A visit with the assistant principal was junior Kurt Strickland's punish- ment for being late. Racing to school, junior Steven Kirby tries to avoid another tardy. lls the cheerleaders rew into the crowds at me home games. A student may have d a whole collection of em at his home to ow to whoever came , but is that all they ere good for? They uld be thrown around friends or to dogs, but at's about it. However, there was ill that little voice inside ying, Hey, I have to t one of them! collection of basketballs is thered up by junior, Kim Hyles er a pep rally.