Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Acme of the half-time activities of this year's Borger game was the coronation of the 1961 Black and Gold Queen, Sara Cox. Being crowned by last year's queen, Lynnette McMillan, Sara is escorted by Joe Murfee. We'1'e the first boys to throw anyone in the University of Texas fountain, chuckles George McCleskey as he, Joe Murfee, Donna Heath, Barry Simmons, and George Bandzevicius tell homeroom students of the humorous and beneficial aspects of Boys' and Girls' State, which they attended this past summer. I8 Crammed ff' A big day on Westernerland's fall calendar is Lavinrac Renretsew. On the set Saturday sleepy seniors work from dawn to dusk to make the boys' gym take on a carnival look. Around 11 p.m.,

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perusal of boolrs. Meanwhile, oper- building, and unfortunates having turbed by the all-too-familiar ations went on 1n other parts of the classes in these areas were per- clamors. Students Return To Sea O Disorder Among shocks was that of seeing men work- ing outside upper-floor windows. When they descended, all windows and screens had been refinished. Upper classmen looked no different from Wide-eyed sophomores when school time arrived, for mass confusion reigned due to renumbered rooms and a remodeled building. However, adjustments Were made, and stu- dents settled down-only to find studies inter- rupted by venetian blind installers, window paint- ers, pep rallies, football games in Lowrey Field, and assemblies. Then September was gone, leav- ing behind an idea of the pace that the coming year promised. I7

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Ja ' Kettle Causes Harried Individuals hi? much like Cinderellals coach, the gym reverted to its everyday look, for the clean-up crew had done its job. How- ever, all the work was not in vain, for this year's income was 5785. ff 'N Autumn's prism magni- fied its colors over fading summer leaves as school-goers bustled about trying to cram more soup into an already boil- ing kettle of animation. Classroom studies sim- mered while 100 juniors tossed spices into the stew by taking Preliminary Scho- lastic Aptitude Tests. Other middleclassmen began round- ing up talent to present to the student body in the'year's first class assembly. F r e n z i e d seniors ran about like dizzy ants ordering toys, painting posters, and planning costumes for the night when they would turn the clock back to revive the Roaring Twenties at Lavinrac Renretsew. Then, suddenly, dead week extinguished the fire. All ingredients settled to the bottom as clubs and activities ceased. Students crammed knowledge into their craniums in order to pass mid-semester exams. Silence enveloped the kitchen-the kettle was cold. Whip cream in the ole eyeball! moans Don Davis as he is sitting duck for the pie-toss, a successful new game that for the first time offered competition to the teacher dunk. . 1 253: 35 gems, sas-