Ross S Sterling High School - Governor Yearbook (Baytown, TX)

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£ tia i»r As part of the student council's program to involve more stu- dents in school activities, the freshmen are welcomed with a dance in their honor Upper- classmen Darlene Hughes and Ronnie Bradshaw enjoy the Howdy Dance

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Spirit runs high during the morning pep rally before the Lee game The commons echoed with the chorus of The Night We Drove OT Dixie Down for a full twenty minutes before the bell Playing music for others to dance to is part of Gary Souther's hobby Gary, often accompanied by friends, rents out his ser- vices as disc jockey and sound system operator for local dances including this Homecoming engagement G Npmtn Opening

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These halls are not yet ready for the rush of students hurrying from class to class. Beyond the performance of Susan Brewer and the rest of the band at football games they compete m dis- trict and regional competition bring- ing home 104 first division ratings Junior Tony Whittington boots the football for one of his seven record field goals during the win over Aldme The sound of electric drills and hammering echoed throughout the room as a brilliantly designed paper aircraft landed on the desk after completing its journey from the class next door And class still went on Students and teachers in both the history and language halls pretended not to notice the sounds of progress that drifted down from the second floor through the walls and ceiling during a three-month stage in which the insulation and ceiling panels were removed. Just as we ignored the sounds from over the walls, we found it necessary as we trained and studied for competition to dismiss the boasting words of the opposition's increasing lead. We knew that if ever there came a moment when we started to listen to this noise, it would mean our defeat. Our football team was downgraded by every paper in the area when compared with its crosstown rival. Yet a midseason conference among the senior members decided to shut the ears of the team and play football. This they did as they came back to win three straight games against some of the toughest teams in the district. Q Opening