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

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As senior of- ficers in the Stars. Darlene Hughes and Angie Copeland stK'n 1 much of tnelr summer at school preparing for the upcom- ing football season 2 lo Get Ready start ihr over 6:02 a.m.. August 3. 1981: somewhere in Baytown an alarm goes off, but you do not know this Because you are asleep and pro- bably will be til noon. Nonetheless, alarms are ringing, waking Star officers. Bancf of- ficers, athletes and other V.I.P.’s crucial in the preparation of Sterling’s teams and organiza- tions for fall activities. Sometime between May 29 and September 1. a new group of leaders took up where the old had left off — planning, practic- ing and preparing for the every- day events that are often taken for granted. “I didn’t know what to expect, stated Colonel of the Stars Wendy Buenz. With a new director as well as an inex- perienced group of officers, we really had to start over from scratch just a few weeks before summer vacation was over. It was a little scary, but we made it through 10 half-time perfor- mances, and that’s what counts. While most students were wondering how many trips to the beach they could squeeze in before the first day of classes, football players were worrying about the two weeks of two-a-day practices they faced. Junior on the varsity football team Joe Jor- dan stated, Summer practices were tough, but the results show- ed at the first game. As teachers finalized cur- riculum plans for the year, others looked into the more immediate future: the first day of school. Student Council President Mark Alford commented that by September 1, he had prepared nearly two weeks of morning an- nouncements and had set up several interviews to be featured on the announcements. Sophomore Pauline Timmons commented. Nothing unusual happened until around 12:30 p.m. The lights went out, and when the food fight broke out in the cafeteria. I Knew I was back in school. 12 «tailing over

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14 Blue wave lee week Ice week Blue towels ... poster parties... pep rallies ... camouflage ... VICTORY! That was Lee Week. It was one big memory of pride and anxiety that ended, just as the previous year, with a 10-6 victory over the cross town rivals from R.E. Lee. Lee Week was the height of football season and customs, but one custom changed with Mr. Ronnie Kluch’s shift from coaching to teaching. His tradi- tional Friday pep talk that made students scream with the spirit of victory went from one of on-the- field involvement to the point of view of a regular, fired-up fan. A new visible feature that was created by the senior class was to back up the shouts and clapping with an ocean of waving blue towels. Every play and successful act was met with a sea of spinning blue. The remainder of time was spent much like previous Lee weeks. Each morning began with pep rallies in the commons and on Friday, numerous people decorated cars and vehicles letting everyone know what side of town they lived on. Friday ended just a bit ahead of schedule with school dismissing at 2:50. Later on that cool, clear even- ing, student hopes were answered when the Rangers made it 8 and 0 and two in a row for games and Lee defeats. Bobby Petrotkl gently calm» a frightened gander before tighten- ing the noose around it neck during the pcp-rally ectlvHUtft.