Longview High School - Lobo Yearbook (Longview, TX)

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Fire destroys theatre On the morning of October 8, between 9:17 and 9:25, something began to burn in the Little Theatre. In less than nine minutes, more than half million dollars in damages had been done. The ceiling tiles were blackened with the smoke. All of the curtains, lights, electrical switches, and sound equipment were replaced. The backstage materials - props, chairs, sets - were destroyed. Over 500 costumes were damaged from the smoke and water. Principal Bob Woodruff gave im- mediate approval for the theatre to be renovated. Reconstruction began immediately, Much damage was found in the backstage area. 22 Activities QI v p A ,,, F41 l' 5 ., l 1 F . 2 Mr. Tom Morris and Dr. Bill Ford View the damage A ' L The blaze might have started on the electrical panel,

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l Coach Doug Cox encourages students to come to the football games. Amy Peacock twirls with perfection. 9 Whitney Hall and Falesha Brown are full of Lobo pride, Pep rallies boost spirit Along with the Viewettes, Band, Majorettes, and Spirit Girls, the Cheerleaders lead the pep rallies in order to boost morale and promote spirit for the upcoming sporting events. The students were encouraged to participate in the excitement by cheering and in attending the activities. f Cheerleaders form pyramids to help raise Lobo spirit, Activities 21

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Blood drive nets 187 pints The LHS Student Council held its first competition blood drive with Pine Tree on November 2 to donate blood to the Stewart Blood Center. LHS students and faculty members . with 187 pints edged past Pine Tree's 170 and all other East Texas area high schools. An- nouncements over the loud speaker by Mr. Bob Woodruff, Q principal, Andy Houser, Pine 7 Tree Student Body President, ' , S' and Steve Denton, senior, who , f, 1 Z . ...,f S W offered S1 to the next 10 H 1 7 donors, encouraged ones who mf-if f My . . . it 7. 4... . were eligible to donate one pint Clay Tate watches as Gunter Seeger taps a pint of blood. Of blood. if ,f ,N .sl ff K, V 7 ft? 'H Larry Ward has second thoughts as he waits for the needle. Krista Taylor is just one drop in the bucket. Activities 23 K M if sw , 1' f .7 1' te, I L, : SL L . m EH..