North Mesquite High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Mesquite, TX)

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26 Spirit What 1S your definition of spirit? People showing that they like their school, Like wearing NMHS t-shirts. — Paul Lozey School spirit includes many things — unity, pride, enthusiasm, and a sense of excitement, to name a few. -— Vickie Glenn When people show up on t.v., pep rallies, games, and other school activities and yell and scream for their school. I think it’s something this school has a whole Jot of. — Sybee Holland Showing by mouth and action the feeling of pride you have in your school. — Kim Ferguson School s Urit is an expression of pride in oneself through the institution they represent. — Donna Capps Eric Stone and Ken Cr show their support on Cap Day.

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spice ™ rare gL i mvnere will we go tonight? Chili’s, Bennigan’s, or Fast Times?” This is a question students ponder on feach Friday and Saturday night when looking for a place to meet friends. Many students not only meet at Fast Times or Chili’s j but also at a friend’s house for a party. Kim Floyd said, |““We used to meet at football jand basketball games but now if someone has a party Everyone meets there because it is a place you can be with all your friends. You also have a chance to meet new people.” Bony. of the popular A Tall Order places to go on dates or just to meet friends is at Ben- nigan’s, Chili’s, Fast Times, and to the movies. It is not only the food that attracts students but the atmosphere. Fast Times provides a dancing and music at- mosphere that is clean and allows teens to be free and relaxed. As Leslie Cain ex- plained, -lts fun® to go because it’s not overly for- mal or informal either. You can relax and just have fun and be yourself.” Also Bart Gulley stated, “It is a great place to get away from home and have a good time.” Along with restaurants and movie theaters there is also a favorite gas station that many students “gather” around to have fun. Vicker’s is a popular place for underclassmen to gather to be together and play arcade games and talk. As Leslie Cain commented, ‘Vicker’s is real close by and is somewhere to go where you don’t have to really do anything but goof around.” Whenever there is a doubt about where and what a teenager does just remember how clean and relaxed Chili’s, Bennigan’s, and Fast Times are for a teen to attend. Bennigan’s is a place for infor- mal banquets to be held with success. Student Life

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2 Varsity cheerleaders, with : rit, sing the Alma Dike Wiles Hidching pep The Art Club finishes its run through for the Homecoming game against North Garland. eat on aaa sarees Ae Met a aed — —, aL Om ten Pen nr ohon, ———-+ freshman flag corps member, claps to the fight song at a pep rally. Steen NM Students Fire Up, Blast Off, and Let Their Spirits on th If asked about spirit, at NM most students would probably say that it’s a white horse that they’ve seen at a pep rally or one of our foot- ball games. But Spirit is more than just a mascot; it’s a feeling of ex- cit ement and energy that is generated by everyone. Along with Spirit encourag- ing ‘‘spirit, ” among the students, the students themselves radiate the energy to the crowd. () Various groups and students contributed their share of school spirit at the pep rallies. Senior boys could be seen at the far end of the gym dancing to the drumline’s version of Wilmer and the Stallion Battalion, along with the varsity cheer- Gary Childress @ Stallions luck at ear- 1g pep rally. leaders, did two bits with the chaos that goes on during pep rallies, the rest of the student body showed their support by dressing up on game days, which represented different themes for the week. “Everyone danced, clapped and yelled, and looked like they had a real good time,” sophomore Shannon Wright commented. The Big Blue and Paceset- ters also did their best to pro- mote spirit. The majorettes did their version of two bits, the flag corps did its routine to the flag feature, the drumline performed their percussion feature and Wilmer, and the Pacesetters did various routines to excite the crowd. At the football games, these groups could be seen “jamming” the night away. But pep rallies and football games were not the only places where school spirit could be found. Cheerleader Leslie Sadler said, “Our stu- dent body was super-full of spirit during football season, but everyone needs to realize the importance of all the other sports, too.” Other sports, not widely recognized as football, pro- vide just as much fun and ex- citement. Attendance at the games is also critical to the stature of the school. Remarked Coach Phyllis Reed, “This reflects a good image on the school and stu- dent body. It also helps the players feel encouraged in games whether they are win- ning or losing.” Student Life 2