Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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l 'anglers' paper work for the Spring Branch game enhance'f the looks of the ioo. ain, Wranglers show unity and spirit at a pep rally. Wranglers spark controversy Restrictions placed on rowdiness and rivalry with Sigma Gamma at the beginning of the year perhaps caused the Wranglers to revolt and become the hell raisers that were almost banished as a school organization. The Wranglers and Sigma Gamma had a water balloon fight at Bendwood park in late September. Though everyone was thoroughly soaked, the girls clearly lost out to the senior guys. The pep rallies became more of an attention getting show for the Wranglers than a spirit boosting time for the football players and students. They popped firecrackers under the bleachers and hurled water balloons and blown out eggs at Sigma Gamma as cries of Wranglers Raise More l-lell'f were heard throughout the gym. With all the troubles the club had, their sponsor, Coach Ronald Redman, found it necessary to resign and the Wranglers were disbanded as a school organization. An anonymous Wrangler concluded, We were just too wild in the beginning for Redman to handle. The next pep rally the boys were not allowed to sit together and asked for a boycott of the pep rally by all students. They expressed their mourning by wearing black arm bands and marking out 'fMemorial'f on their shirts. After searching desperately for a sponsor, three men saved the Wranglers. Tom Lewis, Ron Smith and David Boedeker all decided to sponsor them. The Wranglers elected new officers and Robert Ahrens was named president. The club became more concerned with school spirit and acted as more of a service club. They had a balloon sale for the Westchester game and hosted a blood drive on Decemberli. As always, they were protectors of the school and the mightyrtylustang mascot. The mustang was taken by Westchester once and a second attempt caused a semi-gang fight, according to Warren Hunt. The police intervened and escorted the 'stang safely home. The Wranglers' Confederate flag still flew with pride because the senior boys had shown that they would never let the Wranglers die. WRANGLERS - 3'l

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Promoters of the Sophomore Team spirit, SAMM, gather for theirgroup picture. l'Aides Ofl'ic'ers.' President Cindy Morrow, Sergeant at Arms Laurie Graefand Vice President jennifer Orr. Right: Caught up in a web of Friday crepe paper, Brian Harvey and Laura Smith manage to make it through. 32 - SPIRIT CLUBS