McAllen High School - El Espejo Yearbook (McAllen, TX)

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To Parades and Rallies McHi students supported the football team from the first game to the very last one which was held in Port Neches. Through heat, cold, and rain they seldomjjjissgd a game. Here they are gathered at the annual Homecoming bonfire to cheer th 1iullfrofl]s)to another vic- tory. ? f f Many floats and convertibles were entered in the Homecoming Parade this year. The freshmen worked exceedingly hard on their entry and were duly reworded. First place honors were won with this unique idea. Sue Ann Silver, football sweetheart, receives a congratulatory kiss and a big bouquet of mums from Gerald Lambert and Fred Torres, team co- captains, before the PSJA game.

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From Square Dancing... Many new clubs have been added to McHi's long list. They play an important part in the students lives as they are held twice a week. Club periods give students a chance to take part in an activity or subject which particularly interests them proving both entertaining and profitable. Rolls are just one of the delicious foods prepared by girls taking home economics here. The girls are also famous for their annual cherry pie sale. Here another part of a full course meal has been pre- pared and Mrs. Cordelle McDonald, home economics teacher, instructs students on the proper method of carv- ing a turkey. 14

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Way Down Up on the Rio Grande... Waters of the Rio Grande mean more than just a boundary between two countries, the United States and Mexico; it is the giver of life to the land. Without this water crops could not be grown; people could not live in the Valley, land of opportunity. Sometimes slowly, sometimes swiftly, the Rio Grande River winds its way through the land bringing life and prosperity with its travels. Through efforts of the government, dams have been built along the river to form Although the powers of the ri reservoirs used to hold the river during floods, but also to save the land during drouth must pump the water onto tm periods. irrigation canals.