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

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A school activity such as the Twirp Dance is likely to have students attending from both schools John Sappington and Carol Gregerson. a Lee cheer- leader. switch ihe traditional roles of the dance Carol is John's guest. The idea of traveling to the Astrodome to watch crosstown rivals in the playoffs may sound strange. but Kathy McDonald and Melanie Moore did not go to see our rivals They went to support thee friends The Lee varsity jacket that Vickie Brennan is wearing makes stark contrast next to Donna Choate's blue one. and it exemplifies the close ties that can exist between the two schools, even through Lee Week Her boyfriend. Gary Milner, may have convinced her to sit on the Lee side of the fioid, but not even he could keep her from cheering for Sterling Whether it is straining on tip-toe. or crawling on hands and knees, no effort is too great for the coveted Spirit Stick The contrast began the night before, and anything that was not finished by the eight P M deadline had to be done tho next day Nancy Gardner puts tho final touches on her locker in an attempt to win it for the Sophomore Class Student Life

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BAYTOWN Where do you live?'' In Baytown. Where is that? When quizzed about the location of our city one could answer ... thirty miles east of Houston, eighty miles west of Beaumont, and forty miles north of Galveston. Many of us simply reply. Near Houston. Baytown is not just a suburb of metropolitan Houston but a town with its own personal identity. That iden- tity can be accredited to Baytown's long slate of historical heritage. The first residents played a major role in the sixth most important military battle in the world, the Battle of San Jacinto. Although this battle was the initial phase of our heritage, the actual history of Baytown did not begin until the discovery of oil along Tabbs Bay in 1916 and 1917. It is the discovery of this oil that turned a small, strug- gling community into an overnight boom town. This boom town flourished rapidly as former Governor Ross S. Sterling organized the loca- tion for the new Humble Oil and Refinery. Little did anyone suspect that this refinery, now known as Exxon, would grow to become one of the largest in the world. Baytown was begun as a tri-city consisting of Pelly, Goose Creek, and Baytown, but on January 24, 1948 was consolidated, adopting Baytown as the name to unify the three cities. Because of its location, only thirty miles from the fifth largest city in the U.S.. we can share in the big city advantages of Houston while simultaneously enjoying the warmth of a com- munity atmosphere. Houston offers us year- round entertainment ranging from the football spectaculars of the Oilers to the grandeur of the Houston Grand Opera. Not only can we share in the cultural enrichment that Houston provides, but by living only forty miles from Galveston, we can indulge in the sandy beaches and salt water in a single afternoon. Looking ahead, Baytonians will enjoy the facilities afforded by one of Texas' largest shopping malls located at Garth Road and Interstate 10 to be completed in the next year. (a) The Sterling Municipal Library, named after former Texas Governor Ross S Sterling, houses over 100.000 books (b) One of the best-cared-for trees in the state of Texas proudly stands on Texas Avenue (c) The eight story Exxon building is the first skyscraper to appear in Bay- town (d) The Bicentennial derrick is another reminder of Baytown's oil heritage (e) The San Jacinto monument is a living memorial to those who lost their lives in the battle (0 Dominating the night view around Baytown is the Exxon plant with its elaborate lighting system 25