Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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WAR PAINT. We painted our faces with Hallo- ween make-up to upset Coronado's homecoming,” Dan Armstrong, senior, said. I got hurt that game so I was sitting on the bench rotating my ankle. Photo by Rob Jones LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. “It was kind of scary because we were on stage the whole assembly, and people were looking at us,” Digi Jack said. “Playing ‘The Star- Spangled Banner' was easy once you got going. Photo by lane English SENIOR SPIRIT. Dressing up for pep rallies shows the team that you're interested, senior Michael Briggs said. I tore the streamer off when I came in the gym. Photo by lane English 3 OPENING

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Leaving nothing to Psyche schedule ogtied but cutting loose L | I aving the school calendar in place three months early left little room for surprise. Monthly National Honor Society meetings, the Maines Brothers’ con- cert, the Ag Turkey Sale and Tech football made the options clear. Still more regimented were the Discipline Man- agement Plan, which spelled out every offense and its punishment from gum chewing to assault- ing a teacher, and the state mandated teacher evaluation system, which required teachers to be graded four times a year. Nothing was left to chance right? Psyche. Cowtown topped past years with 508 attending the games, contests and dance. Homerooms chipped in 2,821 to host Christmas parties for 1,329 elemen- tary school kids. Our kids gave $500 out of their own pockets in one day for United Way without contests, without games,’’ student ac- tivities director Don Mat- ticks said. Cheerleaders raised $1,300 from their assembly showing off their national routine. by Caren McNelly quad cheers to fourth Chance of a lifetime For winning first place at their sum- mer camp, the cheerleaders earned a berth at the National Cheerleading Association’s National Competition December 28 in Orlando, Florida. WAY BACK. Cheerleaders Leigh Harvey, junior; Amy Maner, Sonny Barrientes, seniors, Mark Mlnkley, Jay Murfee. Juniors, and Cliff Melx- ner, senior, perform during an elght-mlnute basketball half time. Pnot©t yM. .eCtark One obstacle they encountered was raising $7,500 to cover travel expenses and a $10 an hour choreographer. Their two-and-a-half minute routine consisted of one throw, two pyramids and partner stunts. The squad placed fourth in their divi- sion against 14 other boy-girl teams. 2 OPENING

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heaving nothing to Zorro strikes urprises charge routine Q 1 uccess wasn’t only measured in terms of money. “The senior class came together in releasing bal- loons for the Coronado game,” Matticks said. “We let off more balloons than they did, and it was their homecoming.” Speculation followed the spirit of the mysteri- ous Monterey Zorro, whose computer printed signs appeared on the doors and walls before and after games no mat- ter what sport. “I think that the Monterey Zorro was a good show of our spirit,” senior Sunny Segrist said. The congratulations and the MV sign became a familiar sight. Though the activities had been planned out beforehand the spirit and the emotions had not. To avoid schedule con- flicts nothing was left to chance . But to the peo- ple who represented the schedule by their meetings in every club, by their cheering at every sport and by their sitting through every class, tak- ing advantage of every opportunity, they were leaving nothing to chance. by Caren McNelly BLOWUP. The first time we blew up the balloons we put the clips on wrong.” senior Melinda Moegle said. We had to retie all the balloons and pay for the extra helium to blow them up again.' Photo bf lan tnglnh 4 OPENING