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

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Ms. Wind Asbeck, Andy Jacobs mom, recites a poem that she wrote foe the football team during the Pasadena game 10 . . . Spirit I was getting ready to laugh at the pitiful cheer the freshmen are famous for putting out, Charles Comanich commented after the first pep rally. But there was no reason to laugh, they really yelled! The freshmen exemplified the extra amount of spirit the student body showed throughout the season. To boost even more spirit out of the students, was Ms. Clydette Messiah's reason for the spirit ribbons that the cheerleaders sold in the commons before school and during lunch for 25 cents, adding another dimen- sion to the pep rally, as the class which purchased the most rib- bons was awarded a special spirit stick. Even though the spirit was mostly generated for football, that was not the only team that was backed. A special sixth period pep rally was held for the Area champion volleyball team. Lisa Zatopek, senior volleyballer, thanked everyone, saying, It helped to know that everyone was backing us, even though football was doing just as good.” Also, along with posters decorating the halls and com- mons for football. Ranger backers hung posters for volleyball, cross country and water polo. The Ranger spirit seemed to motivate every sport. com- mented Head Coach A1 Dennis after the fall sports had ended. It was great to have my last year here at Sterling so en- joyable, he concluded, referr- ing to his January resignation to become Director of Food Ser- vices for the school district. The traditional Pigskin Preview kick» off the football season on the Tint Tuesday of the school year at Head Coach Al Detune in- troduces all the coaches and players Members oI the Key Club Spin» Run team run the football from here to the Deet Park game each year. Qiarles Comanich. John Wadiey, Brewer Parker and John Hall are introduced at the pep rally before the Deer Park encounter.

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Events of the year are what make a year memorable and the ones collectively known as Student Life kept students occupied with a diversified lifestyle that included long-standing traditions, the latest up-to-the-minute fads and fashions as well as numerous other influences. Since students spent more time outside of the class than inside, this time away from the classroom was filled with activities that includ- ed preparing for Homecoming, watching the new movie hero, E.T. as he tried to phone home, ' or listening to Valley Girl, a song you thought was neat.fer sure, or barf-out — gag me with a spoon! Of course, the main reason students attended was for readin , rit’n and rithmetic, but in their own way these student life events were just as important. Student Life would not. after all, he if it were not for the students here. The annual Star Directory began with freshman Taz Abernathy and ended with senior Lisa Zatopek. In bet- ween, approximately 2,340 other names filled the pages. With all the options available, whether inside the four walls of the school, or outside where the possibilities seemed endless, these people could strive to find their niche, whether it was observing an attractive way of life via television or the movies, or attempting to find the ' perfect after-school job that filled the bill. These were the events — the times of our lives — that were experienced by everyone here. Events... 9

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