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

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— ., rL jg$: ■ A typical scene in the oftermoth of Hurricane Alicia, these downed power lines stretch perilously across a road, making travel difficult Photo by S. Adcox On a particularly cold day during the holidays, the memorial fountain is evidence of sub freezing temperatures Photo by E Wachtd Workmen repair some of the damage sustained by Sterling during the hur ricane- Some of the roofs leaked until well Into the second semester. Photo by P Reilly 12 • Changes . . i

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Amy Hebert, sitting around the foun tain enjoying the winter sunshine, hold Candy, her Cabbage Patch Doll, which was voted among the most popular gifts for Christmas. Amy said I love my baby. and to prove this, she went out and bought a stroller and introduced Candy to all her friends she ran into out at San Jacinto Mall Photo by R Morin In the commons before school or after lunch, you can Find many different peo pie standing in front of the trophy coses The contents, the results of many winning times, show the types of people who call Sterling home, people like Kelly Wilson. Er c Cowins. Earl Guidry. Grady Williams and Donovan Fotbes. Photo by R. Morin Believing that posters can enhance the reading pleasures of her students. Mrs. Alicia Talley enriches her classroom environment with a variety of decorative wall posters. My posters are as varied os the many unique and different types of students that I have In my classes. Mrs. Talley responded. Photo by R. Morin D I S T I N C T Personalities • 11

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The damage done to the Townlake Village Apartments was some ol the most ex- tensive in Baytown However, many residents stayed in their apartments during the storm. Photo by R. Adcox Crawling out of bed to discover what could be considered a Winter Wonderland by Baytown standards. Michelle Berresford. Lance Avant and Leslie Adcox bundle up and enjoy the snow. Photo by S. Adcox - Chaos reigns Thru changes urmoil filled the year — whether the school was stirred up by schedule change or by the constantly changing weather — and there never seemed to be a dull moment. The chaos began with Hurricane Alicia, whose raging winds, devastating rains and rising waters swept through the upper Gulf Coast area August 18. 1983. Sterling's repairs were extensive and were worked on throughout most of the year. Some other damage, however, may never be repaired. In late August. Baytown's Ci- ty Council condemned Brownwood, calling the subsiding subdivision un- fit for human occupation. During the first month of school, gale force winds of change hit Sterling as major rescheduling had to be undertaken due to the 140 unexpected students who showed up within the first month. Twenty-two new classes had to be created and in the process. 10 teachers had their schedules revamped. As the holiday season began and the semester drew to a close. Texas, as well as most of the rest of the United States, shivered under record breaking temperatures. On Christ- mas day. We re Talking Cold! screamed the headlines of the Houston Post. Temperatures that day plummeted to well below freezing. However, the holiday spirit of some was not dampened by the cold, as some lucky residents, in scattered parts of Baytown, got to see snow December 23. The cold spell that came with the holidays con- tinued well into the New Year, as winter slowly melted into a dry spring. Teresa Klotx proudly displays the fact that she weathered the storm by wearing her I survived Alicia shirt. Photo by R. Morin Changes» 13