Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Elections unearth leadership With spring came the elections of new cheerleaders, class officers and student council cabinet members. The speeches presented during homeroom assemblies proposed hard work and effort from the candidates. The Sophomore Class will have a relaxed year with few major projects. New leaders are President Patti Mahon, Vice-President Carrie Ramsey, Secretary Lisa Young, Treasurer Marianna jones and Representative-at-large Donna Hickman. We hope to have the best junior prom in the history of the school,'f said junior campaigner Stuart Newberg. Carnation Sales that won't get fouled upf' were in the minds of each candidate. New officers are President Stuart Newberg, Vice-President Carol Greer, Secretary Rachel Lee, Treasurer Robert Lapin and Representative-at-large Janice Webb. The T977 graduates were already making final decisions for a Senior Prom. To see that all preparations were made, the class elected new officers. President john Pigue, Vice- President Blake Reed, Secretary Cindy Latham, Treasurer Tony lennings and Representative-at-large Mark Peterman began in May selecting a site for the dance. To provide control and leadership, elections for Student Council officers were held during one week when campaigners competed for votes. From the array of juniors running, the newly elected cabinet consisted of President Mike Silva, Vice- President Marvin Odum, Secretary Laurie O'Donnell and Treasurer Cindy Morrow. We've got Spirit was the start of the T976-1977 cheerleader tryouts. Campaigning was limited to one picture in the cafeteria. With 23 girls and 6 boys, competition was hard. For the first year, the cheerleaders were strictly dependent on ability and not campaign posters. 58 ELECTIONS

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Memories com alive As the curtain slid open, a mass of red, white and blue figures singing Give Me Your Tired Your Poor was revealed to the attentive audience. This was Happy Birthday US, the Drama Department's sole production for the year. The show, planned by choir and drama students, was a musical revue of songs from each time period of the past 200 years. Because the show was mostly songs with a few dances mixed in, both choir and drama got a chance to combine their talents. This provided an opportunity for meeting others. Stage Manager Holly Herndon said, I really did enjoy the show because I met so many choir people. Narrator Chuck Parrish explained to the audience some of the history that went along with each song in every time period. The narration was written by Miss Nelda Bristow's creative writing classes. The first segment of the show consisted of songs, including several solos, sung by a chorus of 38 choir students. Deep in the Heart of Texas and Dixie were samples of the songs sung. O' Caloma fOklahomaJ was sung in honor of Miss Caloma Lafferty, musical director of the show. Doug Henshaw, Don Sawtell, Steve Schnepp and Stan Schnepp sang songs about the American Revolution, the Civil War and the Old West. The Pioneer Movement featured a square dance by eight boys and eight girls. A saloon dance was next with girls outfitted in short skirts, garters and seamed hose, Suzanne Taylor, a dancer in the saloon and the square dance said, We put a lot of hard work into the show and it was,worth it. During the last performance the audience supplied a magnificent supply of applause. The final section of the show was entitled Yet to Come. It consisted of a modern dance set to electronic music. Dancer and production staff member Lisa Puckett stated, f'The night of the show, everything just clicked. Happy Birthday US was performed once on April 24 and twice on April 25 in conjunction with the Bicentennial and Art Fair. As Suzanne Taylor put it, Though it was the end of continuous rehearsals, we hated to see the curtain close. HAPPY BIRTH DAY US 57

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or Mike Silva promises as new Student Council idenl, a great effort. Below: junior David Rocka- promises the world as Hiro Taniguchi laughs, 5-P-l-R-I-T yells Kim Gregory at Ihe luriior Class assembly for Ihe election ofnew Cheerleaders. The 1976-7977 newly elected Cheerleaders are Kim Borgarl, Kim Gregory, Tom Bell, Gran! lohnson, Susie lirogdon, john Williams, Susan Overly and Kim Sharp. Not piclurecl are Duncan Oppenheim and judge Hansen. Sludenl Counfil Presidenl Hiro Tanigufhi waits to inlrodufe Candidales Tara Lewis, Sally Ross, Nanelle Fodell and lill Adels to lhe assembly. ELECTIONS