Mason High School - Branding Iron Yearbook (Mason, TX)

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On Friday, May 19, a change could be seen in the stu- dent body at Mason High School. Besides the usual spring fever in the air, there was an abundance of ner- vous energy. The faculty allowed the standard of dis- cipline to drop somewhat, because they knew it was Western Day. Everyone arrived Friday morning in the parking lot, maybe a little more tired than normal, attired in their oldest and most worn-out clothes, in eager anticipation of the forthcoming events, All of the academic classes were held in the morning. After an assembly in the auditorium, where honor roll certificates, perfect attendance certificates, and achievement awards were presented, the student body and faculty boarded buses. They were taken to the Mason County Fairgrounds, where everyone enjoyed a barbeque chicken lunch served by the student council. Wes tern Day-Lots The Sophomores seem to be mad about something. Karen McFarland decides that this race gives her a chance to Some people still like to be bottle fed. play dragon, The Seniors of 1978 show the luniors that they're still boss. lohn Watson finds the egg toss to be a 28 gentle game.

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Coaches and Athletes ln track, Scott Zesch was named Outstanding Male Athlete and Teresa Ramon was named Outstanding Girl Athlete. In tennis, the Outstanding Male Athlete was Tim Lehmberg and the Outstanding Girl Athlete was Rhonda Durst. The Best Won-Lost Record Award went to Tim Lehmberg in Boys' Ten- nis and Kerry Graham, Rhonda Durst in Girls' Tennis. The coaching staff was acknowledged for their hard work and success during the past year. New Head Coach Don Ab- bott and Assistant Coach Fritz Leifeste and their families were welcomed to Mason High School. Coach lohnny Clawson and his family were given a fond farewell by Mr. Lee Graham, expressing the gratitude and sincere friendship felt toward them by the faculty, the student body, and the entire com- munity of Mason. Teresa Ramon and Scott Zesch are named Outstanding Athletes in track. ' C l --.. . ' T f Mitch Rasberry and Melinda Holt make last-minute plans for the award presentations. Felicia Henke and Melinda Holt are co-winners of the Player-Coach Award. ,Wuxi fgfxkxr Q Coach Behrens is presented with a gift of appreciation by the Boys! Lyla Keyser is named Girl Athlete of 1977-78. Track Team. 27

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of Fun and Games in- r' lohnna Bierschwale discovers that this is the only way to travel. ,Y ps. ' -fi +....,, ff- The real fun began following the lunch! The four classes, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, participated in games trying to come out the victor. Although the faculty only participated in one event, the egg toss, they were provided with a chance to see the abilities of their students that they were never able to see in the classrooms. Among the many games were the egg toss, the balloon stomp, the ice cream eating contest, the spoon race, the three-legged race, the wheel-barrow race, and the all-power- ful tug-of-war. When the time came to board the buses and go back to school, the Seniors were tied with the Sophomores for first, the juniors were second, and the Freshmen were third. Besides providing a change in the schedule, Western Day was enjoyed by all, and goes to show that there's a little bit of a kid in all of us. The Sophomore girls don't seem to be getting anywhere. Looks like these four didn't get enough barbequed chicken. The spoon race takes loose clothes, long strings, and a little luck. 29