Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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omecoming Cheer. Juniors Suzanne McNcely. Mary Oathout and Carrie Pool show their spirit at the homecoming assembly. Mums and ribbons were worn at this assembly. awnl Seniors show their apathy toward the screamingjuniors by raising their newspapers. Juniors I I learned to do this for later assem- 4 blies. but the seniors were already is one ahead. A J-u js r in 49552 WEADQ-if N' M gy-,,,L,ar People threw confetti. yelled chants and screamed. while others. on the floor below, acted silly in a make-believe world of skits. A mental institution? No. the scene described a typical assembly. Students. as well as teachers. participated in the often funny. noisy. spirited. wild and entertaining assemv blies. Assemblies boosted team morale and school spirit for upcoming sporting events through skits. pep talks and spirit yells. Sports teams usually did well in the competitions that followed an assembly. and students were often in a good mood for the rest of the day. Assemblies Student Life 4 , i . V YOITI 'S I E It li 'The people this year are much more xpiritezl. l:'i'e1jw111e this year gets into il and ezijnjxs' il. - senior Kelly Tisdal articipation in assemblies boosts morale l think they're great because everybody seems to get into it. said senior Diane Safrit. who transferred this year after living in Germany for three years. l think it makes the team feel good. Three teachers judged the spirit contest between the seniors and the juniors at each assembly. The seniors. with the help of newspapers that simulated apathy toward the juniors. won the contest in the year's initial assembly. The juniors. who caught on to the significance of winning the spirit competition. won the next three. Seniors became embar- rassed at losing to juniors and made a comeback to win many ofthe following spirit contests. An assembly usually started with the band playing the school fight song and an intro- duction by a student council officer. Every assembly featured a dancing routine by the pom pons, an exhibition by the cheerleaders and a funny skit. Introductions of the players and coaches from the featured sport came next: often a team leader or coach spoke to the crowd. Remarks made by a team leader became especially funny. Having no prepared speech, he or she often had to ad-lib. That meant stating things that sometimes might not have been said if he had thought about it. -uv

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1 ti., .H .i' . f V, I if ' .3 5, Agn.-W 4 J at .3435 if ri, 1 - I P' K Y . 1 reathtaking Con- gratulations. Senior Joe Purvine congratulates the newly-announced Homecoming Queen, senior Shelly Smith. She was crowned during the assembly. True Inspiration. Senior Bobby Brock delivers his spirit- raising speech at the homecoming assembly. The speech brought shouts of encouragement from all students. .if gl? A I. T he V 1 A date anticipated for weeks, October ll, brought the dislike of the Edmond Bulldogs to its peak. Everything, from the assembly to the dance, was ready to be staged. Homecoming, the biggest day of the football season, finally arrived. Planning for the event, however, had begun weeks in advance. In the September meeting of the Student Council, the in- tricate details of the day were discussed. Everyone realized the significance of a successful Homecoming day. The Student Council delegates selected Pound the Hounds as the theme in a close vote over Punch Them Doggiesf' Other suggestions included Dump the Dogsv and Eliminate Edmondf' Various clubs used different methods to decorate their floats. All of them displayed their own unique interpretation of the theme. On Homecoming day, an assembly was staged to stir up the school spirit for the parade and game. Senior Shelly-Smith, escorted by senior Joe Purvine, was crowned Homecoming queen. Humorous skits and speeches by various football players, which were even funnier, livened the crowd. The parade became specta- cular as it proceeded through town. Every certified and un- ceitified organization in school took advantage of the opportu- nity to show their own parti- cular brand of school spirit. f'lt's great, said senior Debbie Clark. lt demonstrates the school spirit through our actions. Many observers outside the school foresaw the actual game as a mismatch. Coming off a disappointing loss the previous week, Moore faced Edmond. ranked second in the state. The courageous Lion football team, however, was not to be denied on the field, beating the Bulldogs 21-14. The victory made the dance that followed even sweeter. At the Homecoming dance, organized by the Student Council, students danced and celebrated the win with music provided by a local disc jockey. We won the game and all the football players were there, said senior Sonja Hamilton about the dance. Everybody was in a good mood and having a good time. Homecoming Student Life ll 3

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W--as Stuco Humors Students Amid all the spirit and celebration in an assembly, the Student Council officers believed that there had to be a bit of comedy to keep the students' morales at a high level. To accomplish this goal, they presented a skit in each assembly. NWe sit around and brain- storm,', said vice president Mindy Miller about how skits originated. f'We talk about why certain things will work and why certain things won'tg then we pick the best onef' One formula for a skit always worked, that of im- itating. the students and players of the opposing team. Skit artists portrayed opposing players as clumsy, incompetent wimps who had nothing intelligent to say. Opposition cheerleaders, who yelled out cheers blatant to the ears, looked ugly and disgusting. The opposing team's student body was portrayed as nerdish and dumb, When all else was ex- hausted, pure entertainment was the solution. One espe- cially memorable perfor- mance was senior Damon McFadden's imitation of Pee Wee Herman. olding It In. In a drama skit, junior Angela Ambrose waits to receive her toilet paper ration from junior Angie Allen. The skit satirizes the policy of getting toilet paper from the office. onfetti Wars. Senior Damon McFadden is attacked by tiny, colored pieces of paper. Everyone liked to throw confetti. but few liked to have it thrown at them. 0 Get 'Em! The Lions football team is ready and roaring to go at the Norman assembly Break mg through the banner started the Lpiritedstudents yelling in a frenzy. Assemblies Student Life