Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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It never seems that a four-leaf clover brings good luck, but this Danish troll doll, pictured with the silver spurs and the winning football, did the trick. The doll, a pre- Maybe it was just the Law of Averages that gave Lubbock High its first win in five years over crosstown rivals, or maybe it was just the desire to make a fighting team a Winning team. At any rate, an 18-14 victory over Monterey High brought the Silver Spurs to rest in a famil- iar place left vacant by years of defeat. The struggle for the traveling trophy began the week before, and the spirit never ceased un- til the spurs were presented formally to the stu- dent body in a pep rally. It was too good to be true, yet it was true, and the coveted Silver Spurs lie on the satin pillow to prove it. After a climactic week flavored by the win over Monte- rey, Sam Henry, student body president, accepts the silver spurs while students rally to his victory gesture. game gift to Coach Carl Spoonemore, provided a hu- morous twist. l - H- lf in

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Spurs Return, Ending Five-Year Wait Rough Riders Don Henry and Mike James ride herd over the newly acquired victory bell, the 1963 senior class gift, presented in a pre-game pep rally of the Lubbock-Monterey football tilt. 1 Q 1 Many eye-catching posters contributed to the pre-game atmosphere as each homeroom sub- mitted an entry to the annual contest. Texas size spurs accompanied by black and gold stream- Whisenhunt the first place award for the best car ers and painted slogans warranted upperclassman James decoration.

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Assassination Shatters Student Spirit Nov. 22 . . . the spirit was high in anticipation of the traditional LHS-MHS football bout . . . students flooded the halls with posters and pene- trated tlie tense air with victory chants. No one could say that this was like any other day be- cause it Wasn't-it was never expected to be. Yet, no one expected it to be so completely dif- ferent. Then, almost like a cruel joke, reports began to pour in saying that our President and Gov- ernor had been shot. At first we were gripped by disbelief and then deep regret. Heads dropped in prayer and raised with hope that both would live. But no deeper regret was experienced than when hopes were shattered with the announce- ment- Our President is dead! Flags dropped to half-mast and ac- ,Fw tivities came to a Zggifx halt While the P' -s--' A world mourned the V late President. ...i,.,, P' P +gt,,-f'??a , 1,,1 -,.. , :.,:, li. i ' ,I gy p Pj P X k,:k llgii K if L . in Preceding the Presidential election in 1960, John F. iis' V Kennedy spoke in Lubbock during his campaign through- p- t iept , out the nation. ' - ti gf With millions of other Americans, Westerners pause to a memorial service at the Lubbock-Montere ootball XY4 bow their heads in respect for the late President during game. KLM' .P l -P1 , t . P Tfs 2r s '1f ' P S. .r..lg1'1L:z i B , ,VW Q ia. . .f ,V NJ- fd W 1. o f army? Q gl ii -Q25 iev- if Psa r--r swf - 1 .rw P r ex at Pg ei h' l Zi Ji' xguwqi ,,11 i , P il:-ia iff i-.' P s : ffffi ii? A T1 1- 11 if if 9 it f ' ' ' Q X 1 'f ' if . ' ' , Q P i .. ' ' ' .2 ' P 4 it ..-'5Y'a i. -.i,1,5L',r . '2V?f f, i P. . f' P P Pf' Pt W? i M .' , ff- i Qi 1 - V P' f ' , - P . ,..., '51 'Siu ff. ' 'S th! g ' ' - y P ' 'Q' 'W -II 4915 T 2931 . P. hi!! ' 4. . V ' 5, I 'zxaldfsf . ' ' 3 : 1, . ,li Q ' '90 V P p t N , A 'Tj vi ,, iii , , f as K 4' . ' 3, Il , ,if- 1 ft 1 HEP is PP -' P - . f -Ji if i 'if' E'i'f- 'ft 5? f-it fi gs - P P P i 4 95 P , f - 2'-P ft - , P -,, 3 y , eeee eiy t it ,P it i f M i- Q t t ic Gi f' if sss ,P f i r- t ii f ii N - , 5 K - P, V I 1 2 Z 2 1 k,-: ' ii P d re n ' ati ' ees i W is ' '2.is'1i lui f P, H