Overton High School - Los Tejas Yearbook (Overton, TX)

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The true essence of the fifties is captured in the costume of sophomore Lisa Hughes during Homecoming week. Spirit club members have many duties, as seniors Bobby Raney and Carole Eaves show by handing out sweat-bands to eighth grader Chris Grant. e . s ,H 'K w .., An V, . 'S M ' ,' if . ' we 1 'tr' YW if . , Ji . it qs 4 u ,, v. gf. -t ,yfta V - ' . 1 I ' r sql., . ,f .. - 'iff nm' -.1 ff. . N W - r , i 55:1 ' :' . V A i,,. A g by Z ..oi, s isrgi. Q 3 0 . ii 57 QQYZL , it h 15 3 9 1 if f -V A .,,.,,-s...., la .'.' ., ' 'il i-sr- 4 iiir Eligibility Requirements - - - - ' 1 5- 4 r'fQ'. 1 .vi ii' .II . 1 ig '1 S I Oranges aren't the easiest things to handle as After being crowned Homecoming Queen in Putting her balancing skills to the test, senior SODNOTTWOTSS Lisa Melton and Jimmy MEUQSS the imitation ceremony at the morning pep Rhonda McMillan hurries to cross the finish prove in the orange passing race. rally, senior Dewayne Phelps receives a warm line at the morning Homecoming pep rally in kiss from his escort, senior Deana Rinehart. the junior high gym. Q - Q - l l - I Homecoming Week

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Nioi-ITLIFE Just like the four basic food groups, students had to balance their school life, social life, and nightlife. Too much of any of these could cause an imbalanced existence, but just the right amount of each made life a shade better. Trying to balance an over-abundant nightlife often caused students to indulge in one thing they never tired of: snoozing. Although there is an old adage that sleep and school do not mix, morn- ings after a night of studying for six weeks tests, practicing for contest, preparing for Ag shows, or maybe all three, were popular excuses for quick naps. But these were not the only kinds of nighttime activity. Students made quick jaunts into surrounding cities at all times of the night to get school supplies, yogurt, and other vitally im- portant quick foods. Some stayed at home or visited on the phone with friends. Others took jobs babysitting, spending hours trying to talk chil- dren into keeping food into their lit- tle, but loud mouths. Usually these students gave up attempts at home- work after their charges began body- slamming the dog, the baby sister, and the babysitter. lt did provide a quick way to lose weight, though. Weekends were different. Attend' ing Friday night dances sponsored by the student council, students looked like Scottish highlanders doing wild, distorted jigs, with their hands thrown in the air, sometimes to land in the stomach of an unsuspecting peer. Others observed this reckless abandon while secretly wishing they could be at home playing with their computers. Considering tonights possibilities. sophomore Lisa Webb, senior Melinda Gipson, and junior Anita Phelps talk over their strategies. Not yet in a hurry to leave the pit. senior Alan Gieb contemplates his plan for a crazy week- end. Basic To Existence Meanwhile, devious minds looked forward to the most dangerous night of the year -- Halloween. Halloween meant water balloons, raw biscuits, shaving cream, costume parties, spook houses, complete with imita- tion chain saws, and hay rides. Students also looked forward to Christmas Eve parties where Chex trash, candy canes, baked apples, and gingerbread men disappeared down throats and into stomachs al- ready aching from holiday over-indul- gence. Through all these nighttime activi- ties, from the beginning of summer through the following spring, there was never an opportunity for bore- dom. Constantly up and going strong, never in the shadows, each student created his own unique world of individuality. Nightlife ii Q Z P M f J 5 , ,W . .

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Homecoming week was the cra- :iest week of the year. This was the Kreek that punk rockers and hippies .ame out of the woodwork, and qhosts from the fifties came back to iaunt the school. As senior Susan 'udweeks put it, The true sides of eople come to life. -A3 u.v., ut Of The Woodwork coming to Life imaginations ran rampant during Homecoming week. Dress-up day created a rush to be the first to think up a crazy costume or gimmick. Stu- dents found just the right touches to wear for fifties day by watching Happy Days reruns. Not only did students participate, T ' -A gig: , W f A-il Q M 'MN-...l .t U is . V -V . , ,V riff- , ' ' ' ti -4i31?7 iikisy .,' , , . . ,V . . s viva ,, A ,ss- rT 5,6 V: .-fs ' 'uQg,'f'55i'if+?E . - ,, Sufi' ,d ., 1' We ' ga' i in 'y , , N .N I E5 i ., vi 1 , . ,TWG to-lrsfg f t 1 i +i',w ,a'. -5 li if!! II-J ' 7.66 K lnhaling ice cream through mouth and nose enables junior Will Sudweeks to capture first place in the ice cream eating contest. Showing that they aren't afraid of any Indi- ans, sophomore Anthony Kennedy and ju- nior Doug Wade make like Ghostbusters in the Drama Club skit. but the faculty did too. It was a much stranger sight to see teachers wear- ing blue jeans on dress-up day than to see some of the outlandish costumes worn by the students. Even the townspeople got in- volved in the spirit of Homecoming by placing signs in store windows supporting the Mustangs and the rest of the school. Of course, Homecoming was a time for ex-students of Overton High to return to see their alma mater and watch some of the present students receive honors. Almost everyone shared in the spirit of togetherness brought about by Homecoming. Dress-up day gives seniors Sherry Henson and Martha Watts a chance to show off their hap- py dispositions. At the morning pep rally, senior Susan Sud- weeks, lead singer of the Beta Club air-band, warns the Cariisle indians to run for their lives. Homecoming Week l3