Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Branded with pride Editor's Note Reatas, or lassos, have long been used to help ranchers in branding their cattle. The Reata, as our year- book, is now a brand itself, the brand being composed of the staff's signa- ture, their mark of pride. 288 pages composed and designed by a staff of 40. To be editor of this book, you have to be a bit eccentric. You are also forced to do some yelling you don't want to do. The yelling, however, is not directed at individuals, but at in- dividuals acting as writers, designers, ad salesmen or photographers. As the 1980 book claimed, it is a quest for ex- cellence that pushes us to attempt professionalism. I have tried, as editor, to design this book for our readers and not for iudges I have never met. This year's was a young and inexperienced staff, though, and some of our highest and grandest plans had to be altered for various reasons. My personal thanks to the out- standing individuals in journalism. There was Bud Thomas, creator of the geography game and Hugh, and Todd, or is it Doug?, Thompson, creator of several things. Also, my thanks to every writer, photographer and staff member who contributed to this book. Thanks to Lee Green, adviser, and Robin King, our Taylor representative as well. In cognito, I'd like to conclude with these wise words: No man is an island, unless he wets his bed. - Doug Middlebrooks, Reata Edi- tor 1981 Yearbook designs were Senior Kathy Dyer's forte Kathy received an Outstanding Student Award for her expertise and leadership on the Reata staff. Also on the layout team were lun- iors Cinda Lumsden and Iennifer May. Photo by Doug Whitehead. 1980-81 Iournalism staff consisted of: Front row: Lisa Mason, Tom Kiersted, Laura Griffin and Sandy Alfeld. Second rowg Amy Dunscombe, Todd Thompson, Leslie Simon, Susan Feigin, Kelley Didion, Elizabeth Peck, Amy Bean, Casey Conley, Grant Olbrich, Mary Lynn Karvelas, lim Tomforde, Doug Mid- dlebrooks and Susan McBride. Third row: Russel Ledbetter, Melissa Miller, Scott Col- eman, Kristy Kissner, Lee Green and Kathy Dyer. Third row: Dan Thompson, Mark Shearer and Dan Booth. 288 O Closing

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Staff Doug Middlebrooks, editor, lim tom- forde, head photographer, Kathy Dyer, managing editor: Casey Conley, reporting editor, Michelle Mahoney, copy editor, Dan Thompson, assistant head photographer: Todd Thompson, sports editor: Cindy Sedotal, business manager, Fiona Mclssaac, index edi- tor, Photographers: Scott Coleman, Howard I-Iolsomback, Grant Olbrich, Mark Shearer, Taylor Stout, David Young, Writers: Amy Bean, Dan Booth, Kelley Didion, Susan Feigin, Laura Griffin, Mary Lynn Karvelas, Tom Kiersted, Kristi Kissner, Russell Ledbetter, Lisa Mason, Susan McBride, Melissa Miller, Elizabeth Peck, Leslie Simon, Bud Thomas, Karen White, ad manager: Ad Sales- men: Walker MacWilliams, Lance Mejia, Patti Page,'Rosanne Robert- song Designers: Cinda Lumsden, len- nifer May, Adviser: Lee Green. Colophon 1500 copies of the 1981 REATA were printed by Taylor Publishing Com- pany, Dallas, using 80 lb. glossy enamel. The cover is Kromekote material, in red H35 printed over yel- low 052. Body copy is 10 point melior, captions are 8 point melior and Tay- lor type faces and Chart-pak and Letraset styles are used in headlines throughout the book. Senior pictures were taken by Tuxedo Pictures, underclassmen photos were taken by Provine Studios. All custom color was printed by the Color Place, Houston.