Robert E Lee High School - Lee Traveler Yearbook (Baytown, TX)

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And On The Final Day We’ll Think Back Remember back to when you walked into the great big first grade classroom. You could not wait to learn to print your name, then to learn cursive writing, but the most excitement come as you hit the top of that ladder. Fifth Grade!! Wow!! You were a big shot then. Can you picture that huge” junior high school you never thought you would be found in if you happened to get lost, your first day of band practice, new kids from different schools, and that boring reading class that you fell asleep in everyday; can you recall these? As usual, eighth grade came and went before you got to “go with every girl or boy in your school and that someone special you had your eyes on forever went to the wrong high school. You lost again! Lost? Are you lost? Here, 1 have an elevator ticket for you. It’s 50c and your class is right out the door on the second floor. Did you fall for it? Some did; therefore, many seniors were rich. Brig tryouts for girls, your first day at two-a-days, run- ning around the band field for the slightest error, and then the famous cheerleader tryouts for girls. Also, the first pep rally you thought you would never yell at or hear after and then ended up leading your class to winning the spirit stick. All of these are famous memories. Yet, the most important ones came in March with Pom and then May. GRADUATION! You’ve looked forward to this time all your life and now here they were, knocking at YOUR door. The most important part of your life is over, it is time to become something. Get married, start a family, become a doctor, or whatever you want. The sad part is you’ll never have your high school days again. To most it is a sad moment, you wish it would never end, but you realize time must on on-life is a constant change. Gander proudly watches over all atudent — from incoming freahmen to outgoing aeniora Mias Kathryn Wright show» her pride in poaing with Genreal Lee for a picture. 7

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Jennifer Roglli day. Senior Mike Welch give freshman Brian Conneally tip about high school life. Mr . Pat Cauley and Gander feel atuffed” after lunch.

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To All Our Happy Times “V-I-C-T-O-R-Y that's our GANDER BATTLE CRY was only one of the various shouts heard echoing through the halls. Why? Of course! It was the Lee-Sterling week! The many days before the game were filled with fun and exciting activities. There were pep rallies every morning and very hard practices in the afternoon. Not only were the Brigadiers and the band working hard so that their drill would be THE BEST, but the REL football team had long and tiring practices to learn new plays so that they could outsmart the Rangers. As Friday approached, the Lee campus was in a state of calmness. Mr. Armstrong made it clear that there was to be no horse playing during the day. The pep rally was the only appropriate time for getting radical.” Many stu- dents were upset, thinking that it would show the football players that we weren’t really behind them one hundred percent, but it was really for our good. It gave the boys time to rest and think about the upcoming battle. From pep rallies to football games, we were always be- hind the Ganders. That night proved this to be very true. The turnout at the game was tremendous. Many students could be found yelling and screaming to try and help the Ganders. As the game continued, the crowd seemed to get louder and louder. All were standing on their feet as the clock ran out in the fourth quarter. The final score — 7 to 7! It was a very good feeling for all. We wanted to beat the Rangers, but since we went in as the underdogs, the tie was in a sense, a victory. The Lee-Sterling Game brought out the spirit and tradi- tions that were seen every year at this time. THE GAME in itself was a well known tradition. It was talked about in the sports magazines of this district. All coaches dream of having a rival school that you are friends with until the FINAL week and then after the game, everyone becomes friends again.