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

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W ' 4 ie- ff, I nding ready in the offieerk e, Lieutenant Wendy Burkhart aitf her fnutifal rue. Sixty ee.retter.r. four lieutenantt, and flain Alana Rattan made up the up of girly that perhnned for the den! hody at the Samuel pep rally. -olo hy Ron Taylor. Teaming up ana' standing tall, member: of the Stallion Battalion. Cheerleadert, ana' the vtaytot work together to rai.re the roof' at the Sam- uel pep rally. Stallion Battalion frtemhert ruunhered 27. the largeJt in North Mefqnite hittory. Photo by Ron Taylor, 1.1 Wearirig Hawaiian lei and gras: Jkirt, Mateo! Erik Van Meter Jtinr up the rrouvl at the Berkrzer game. Erik wa: the 3rd Jinee the live matrot trarlition began in 1985. Pho- to hyjohn Woolard, Gathered around Spirit, Lita Herviage, Dllly Le. Mark Footer, antl Charla Gerverf Jing the fight Jang. Spirit u'af fared afrott the endzone aper every Stallion ffore. Photo hyjohn Woolarzl,

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Y Reaching to the top for School .rtamlr behind Stallions at rally ar applause and cheers fill the gym Applause rocked the stands in the gym one fall afternoon. Horns mixed with the boom of drums filled the air as cheerleaders bounced across the floor coaxing the crowd into hys- teria. Suddenly, a blue- furred mascot raced onto the gym floor, and the only in- school pep rally of the year began. Seated in their traditional :pot in the rtandr, the football team Joakr up the Jpirit at the Samuel pep ral- ly. Vanity went on that night to defeat the Sparlanf 26-0. Photo by Ron Taylor. . . . it ni' Q Prohibitive school legisla- tion allowed only one such assembly, but most students felt the football team needed greater support and made an effort to attend pre-game rallies held just before kick- off. Pep rallies add excite- ment to a school day or pre- game time, said Rhonda Smith. They get everyone spirited and make sure they support the school. Pep rallies are fun and exciting and something for everyone to do, said Christy Abernathy. They are a fun way to get the whole school involved in school competition and football games, said Laurie Maddox. It makes people very excited about the game. On the whole, the students enjoyed the in-school rally and considered it necessary. I went to the rally because I love this school and want eve- ryone to know it! said Brenda Cook. The football team needs us to support them. They get the team ready to do their best, and the fans ready to cheer them on. According to the students, a pep rally is an expected part of the year. I like attending the rallies simply because it is a school event and should be dur- ing school, joe Valdez said, They allow the student body to hear what the band works on. This causes an appreciation of music to develop among nor- mally artistically depressed stu- dents. Students enjoyed the pep ral- ly for many reasons. I love sitting with my friends in the stands and cheering on North Mesquite, Keith Lawrence said. I like it when the drummers have a solo, and the people in the stands get up and dance, Denise Ball said. I enjoy it when the crowd gets to join in on the cheers, Trish Chanly said. As a result of having few rallies, some of the students had a difficult time getting into the mood. Half of the people are pep- py, but the others are waiting to go home, Lisa Rodriguez said. Fans felt the lack of in-school rallies, and the football team missed them, too. High school football with- out pep rallies is like little league, Mark jones said. We need to know how much eve- ryone cares, and the best way to do that is through pep rallies. ,.l .. Wrapping up their pep rally routine to Slada, flag corpr member! Heather Hamlifk and Mifhelle Mayer .rwing their flag! in perfect time, Flag rorpr rereivea' a Juperior rating at UIL l.'0I1lt?Jl.I held at Memorial Stadium. Photo hy Ron Taylor.

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Roll up your sleeves, and have A new Queen, and a victory continued the Homecoming tradition. Bells jingled in the halls, and balloons floated down them on October 2. As Homecoming got underway, ex-students returned to rem- inisce and present students dressed up and prepared for the day and night ahead. For a select group of girls, Homecoming is more than just another football game. During the baljiime per- formance, per- cuuion member Tina Cao stand! ready. Tbe Big Blue bad over 100 memberf and won ronrec- uliife Superior UIL awardl ibe part two yeari. Pboto by Ron Taylor. The Homecoming court in- cluded Amy Dickey, Kristin Salas, Lee Ann I-Ienrie, Misti Goodman, and Alana Rat- tan. I felt honored to be se- lected. It was a no lose sit- uation because the girls se- lected for the court were such fine examples of the school, said Lee Ann Henrie. I looked up and there were ten million people up there. Kristin Salas said, I was very nervous about going on the field. I was also very sur- prised about being selected. It's always something you expect someone else to get. It was exciting and is some- thing that will always be spe- cial and will make my senior year memorable. Representing the football team was their sweetheart, Marlene Waters. Erin Mat- tingly was crowned Stallion Battalion Sweetheart, while Kim Rowe was named the Band Sweetheart. In the pre-game rally, af- ter all eight girls were es- corted onto the field, the name five girls were waiting for was announced. Alison Owens crowned Amy Dick- ey the '87 Homecoming Queen. After the ceremo- nies, the game got underway as the Stallions kicked off to the Greenville Lions. Going into the game, the Stallions held an undefeated record. A blocked punt re- covered by john Kirkland, a 51 yard field goal by Chuck Rawlinson, a 40 yard pass from Robby Vaughn to jeff Stone all led to NM scores and their final victory over Greenville, 45-14. Gathering at the field- house after the game, stu- dents made plans for the rest of the night. Curfews were extended as students went out to eat, bowling, or may- be to a movie. Page Burkhalter said, It's a special time of the year that makes everyone ap- preciate their school. Holly Casey said, Homecoming seems to bring everyone together and gives everyone a chance to have fun. Before the game beginr, jawn Ganze, Bobby Cane, and Marco Mauricio help lbe marcoi, Eric Van Meier, gel ready for lbe nigb! abead. Tbe Stallion Ballalion and tbe ma!- rot were part Ly' the fpiril team at NM ana' arrived Ibe ebeerleaderf in encouraging Jpirir at the gamer ana' pep rallieJ. Pbolo byjobn Woolard. E- .2 x r K.