Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Preparing for bears arty R lid A .fe ! X Lvl . , W Q Q ,. L ik Y xg yhill ' Hll AFI in Continued from page 213 since it was such a tradition and made you feel like part of the spirit and tradi- tion, said Cecile. Student Council President John Lancla was pleased with the S1003 take- in from balloon, pennant, soft drink. and Homecoming Dance ticket sales. 'gl was real happy. said Landa. We worked real hard. Parents were also L'spiritually influ- enced. The Sports Booster club was the primary organization of such parents. Mrs. Ed Womack, a member of the club. obtained a blinking bright red 'number one' sign. She received the light which hung above the field house from her brother who was renovating a business building. The sign shone after the varsity won district last season. and was brought out again for a return appearance. I climbed out in the rain after the season was over fto hang the light-upjf' Mrs. Womack explained. The Party was another way in which students showed their spirit. however. as they packed the cafeteria after the Alief game on November 3. Musical entertainment was provided by Mike Jax and Gary Seline who made their own disco set-up. Proceeds for the dance went to the Key Club treasury, as they were the organization giving it. although they never publi- cized it. SPIRIT OF ALL KINDS Not even music could calm football players as they returned from an early ' ,mmwwf 0 W Q Q na-fi J, x. ' V 5 if . -' 9 S 424' N 4 f S 'z ' N . A A A ,Q i - W' ' .v if , gg y gt Q ' 9 season scrimmage. however. Upon returning to the parking lot. the jocks found many of their cars vandalized. Brian Womac had obscenities scratched on his hood and doors and BB shots through his windshield. I had a pulled hamstring so I didn't play in the game. Womack explained. So I went out until about two that night flooking for the vandalizersj. lt was later discovered that Westchester students were responsible for the dam- age. although Womack paid S150 for car repairs. Soon after this and other vandalisms. Wranglers organized themselves to guard the school. Some of us guarded our school. Lee Johnson explained. and when they came we would run out and get them. Wranglers caught two girls from Westchester and three girls from Northbrook on campus. according to Johnson. Wranglers also put on new fiberglass and repainted the Mustang Mascot after it took quite a spill before one of the season games. Mr, Lewis fthe Wrangler sponsor! was driving it in a trailer. and it fell off and hit two cars. Jack Douglas explained. The cheerleaders, John Bone. Renee Brown, Bruce Jamison. Greg King. Rachel Lee. Andy Mears, Jeff Pittman, Marjorie Wandel. Janice Webb. and Terry Wood went to cheerleading camp at SMU during August where they practiced for the upcoming sea- SCH. Continued on page 217 Red Hot

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READY TO CHEEFI with his spirit and banner, Junior Matthew Kratoville sits poised on the edge of his plush Astrodome seat, awaiting the outcome of a Mustang play. Mustang support- ers watched with varying degrees of worry and concern during the regional play-off with Kash, mere, in which the Mustangs were defeated by a narrow five point margin. Photo by Scott Waughtal. OPPOSITE PAGE: READY FOFI THE BIG FIIVALRY GAME against Spring Branch, Seniors Cameron Early, Ed Cathell, Ken Kelley, and Ed Womack show their usual excitement. Photo by Tom Freireich. ONE LOOK AT THIS PICTURE would never reveal that this was the Homecoming compe- tition, but Laura Thomas is ready to crown one of the five Lucky nominees. Darryl Yee- f Knoll , A f Red Hotl .mu -:0 -,ex-5. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL to see a football player boasting to be the meanest kid on the block, but Brain Womac seems to be the true devil. Cour- tesy of Sigma Gamma, Womac holds a small red pitchfork while viewing one of the many Sigma Gamma skits that outlined what the players should do to their opponents. Photo by Tom Freireich. THE WRANGLEFI MASCOT, a red armadillo, and Alan Craft join sponsor Tom Lewis and a host of other Wranglers in cheers for the Spring Branch game. Photo by Darwl Yee

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