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

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The season is kicked off with Ihe 18-foot Tree of Light. which consists of two days of work by Student Council members und nearly 2000 ornaments. With the help of Gayle Burg, junior Patti Cokor eagerly opens her ring packet. The class rings were finally delivered December 10, only two days before Christmas vacation began Tom Hennessv. a senior Student Council member, volunteers his services helping with the canned food drive 22 christmus

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The grade is really noodcd. but not enough atudylng waa done What la a person to do? Getting help from others la a big question to many, but fortunately this la not the case with Lisa Evans and her neighbor [ana Russell They are simply comparing notes on a re- cent lecture Ilo it with a Beat homework Some like to do it with the radio on, some prefer silence. Some do not do it at all while others like to do it and get it out of the way early. What could this thing be? It is a part of everyday high school life that not too many students like to think about or remember: Homework! Ideally, homework is designed to provide each student with an individualized learning experience or a positive response to a given stimulus. explain- ed Mr. Tom Landgraf. Unfortunately, homework often is merely a means of negative reinforcement. I have to be in the living room with the televi- sion on and everybody around. commented Debra Norton. This might seem a bit odd to some but many students actually prefer to have either a radio or T.V. going at the same time. The noise helps from making me bored. On the other hand, Allison Hawkins said. I can’t study in the library — it’s just too noisy; there is just too much going on and it distracts me. Some peo- ple, however, have to have absolute silence. Some have to wait until everyone in the house has gone to bed before they can really concentrate. The normal hang-up about homework is that most students put it off over and over again. This can result in several nights of lost sleep trying desperately to finish a month-long project two days before it is due. Walking into the class, so proud that yours is completed, you notice the person next to you getting his back because he did not put it off and turned it in early, which resulted in an A+. You make that old familiar promise once again that you will never, never put a big project off again. homework

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Giving Their All Christinas As you are quietly working on your book report, the door suddenly opens and a few Student Council members enter. They begin handing out cards. Finally, with only a few left, they hand you one. You smile with gratitude at the card which has been sent by your best friend. This smile was the result of a new project sponsored by the council members in which they made’ absolutely no profit. They sold an assortment of Christmas cards at 50 cents each. The cards were delivered December 18, the day the holidays began, during second period classes. Not only did tne Student Council members contribute by putting up the an- nual “Tree of Light” and selling cards, but they also held the canned food drive, having the student body collect over 4.000 cans to give to needy families. Mr. John Gordon’s senior English classes gathered the most, br- inging in over 2.000 cans. This lopped all previous records. Twenty families each received a variety of cans along with a $10 meat certificate from Lyon’s Food Market donated by the council. The Student Council also participated in the Goodfellows Drive, a yearly event in which toys are given to children of needy families in Baytown. Showing spirit in another way. the Stars performed at the Nutrition Center as a com- munity service project December 8. They did several different nances, receiving a warm welcome from the people at the center. The foreign language clubs joined together at the Allenbrook Nursing Home December 18 to sing holiday' songs. As a special feature, the German Club presented a performance by its polka band. The Key Club, sponsored by Mr. Scott Sheley, volunteered to repair the Battered Women’s Home for its holiday community service project. The members worked all during the month of December, repairing and painting the building. They also did some landscaping and other needed yard- work. Mr. Sheley commented, “This is pro- bably the most worthwhile and satisfying project that the Key Club has become in- volved in this year. It required a lot of our time: six weeks straight of cleaning, san- dings. painting and vardwork. but to see the finished project and the opening of it was very gratifying. I’m proud of these guys! Among several gifts received by students and faculty included a Fuzzy' Pumper Barber shop given to Eric Groce by a friend. Brewer Parker, to his surprise, received a camouflage cowboy hat. Mr. Patrick Reilly stated. One of the most unusual things I got for Christmas w'as a 24 karat gold-coated paperweight and or doorstop! Shellu Grcgorcyk sur- Ki her boyfriend. CopeUnd with an curly Christmas present christtna» 23