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

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In the fall senior counselor Miss Bettye Jo White meets with Alex Fletcher and other seniors to discuss plans Many students like Kim Burnett are introduced to a wide vari- ety of sports by physical edu- cation teacher Beverly Bar- gainer. G Ncwmjn 0 Su'ht OUR Cl JkQKl IS MORE THAN WE BARGAINED FOR Whenever we discussed the addition to our building, we talked in terms of thirteen new classrooms, a pool, and other construction. Somewhere between our talks and the bulldozers, the architects slipped in thirteen new storage areas, seven new bathrooms, five new offices, two new locker rooms, and a yearbook darkroom. Through all the construction we assumed we were only adding those new classrooms, but we we were gaining much more. Studying from test to test and pushing ourselves each day at practice, we looked only at the immediate results like good grades or a good performance. But each day. benefits of which we were not aware slipped their way inside. Before we realized it. we had learned something or improved to a point we had not thought possible. The yearbook staff worked each year to improve on the previous book In this endeavor the staff never realized that their work on the 1979 Governor would merit a Medalist Certificate from Columbia University or three awards from state ILPC convention Opening The latex white paint and the dull grey concrete contrast the stark changes taking place both inside and outside the building

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During the Lee game. Helen Alford grabs a rebound while surrounded by maroon Helen's effort failed to win the game as the girls basketball team lost the game 34-36 in the final seconds of the fourth quarter Steel girders provide support for the bleachers and locker rooms in the indoor swimming pool Opening

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8 Sun D Stamm For the first year the band welcomes the football team onto the field with a rousing rendition of the fight song. Running over fifty miles a week is no unusual feat for cross country runner Hershel Vinyard. He and the rest of the varsity team began training in July in hopes of qualifying for the state meet. » Opening