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

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Kicky Adnmua. junior. spends his free time during lunch finding some peace among his friends, dim Mass ington. Mark Hell and Ilebora Thomas. I get tired during class in the morning, so I real- ly don't wake up until fifth peri« d! said Kicky. Photo by R. Flowers. Many students create lit- tle huddlea as they converse and gel caught up on the latest new in the commons. Here, Allen Wachtel, senior, shares his point of view with Kelli Hively. Kathy Krisner, Jenny Jackson and Cheryl Carlton, all juniors. Photo by R. Flowers. the commons

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As n tremendous show of spirit, Priri cipal Ed Wachtel gets down on the field and leads the entire home crowd in the competition yell. Photo by L. Penn. Before The Game, the Oc- tagon Club members hold up a “Goocsebusters” breakthru poster which the team pro- ceeds to mutilate seconds before the start of the game. Photo by L. Penn. An exciting head-to-head battle of strength is fought long and hard on the night of October 12. When it came down to the final tackle, the Ganders were grounded ns the Rangers flew away with the victory. Photo by A. Perkins. The scoreboard between the cross- town rivnls tells the whole story after the final seconds have ticked away. This encounter made the Rangers 2-1 in district at that point. Photo by A. Perkins. lee week 15

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The orchestra put» on a performance before visitors in the commons during Open House October 2. Included among the many musicians are Kelly Hardin. Herald Matthews. Lee Clement. Chris Williams and Tanya Mills. Photo by R. Flowers. the commons rniinrp of activities fill commons rvirimi The sun had just risen over the burning horizon and the mystical chirps of alarm clocks could be heard in the distance. Sleep- ing eyes were being rubbed wide awake and brought into a new day. Peaceful was the morning of August 27, or at least it was until 7:30. It was at this time that the commons started buzzing with echoes of ac- tivity on the first school day. This echo was everything but small when compared to the space which would soon house over 2,500 students, wild pep rallies, Lee Week ac- tivities, the Homecoming Dance and the everyday activities of active teenagers. It was this type of excitement which made the commons an all too uncommon place. This area was busiest in the morning before school. Erie Rasmussen said, “There were five dif- ferent types of people who dwelled there. There were the sleepers, talkers, homework doers, the dreaded primpers and the early morning zombies. It was the primpers who really scared me. ‘Oh my gosh — my HAIR. I need to fix it!’ ” One activity which hap- pened in the commons were the dances, including the traditional Howdy and Homecoming dances. “Homecoming was a blast,” commented Chris Sanders. “The commons seemed like a whole dif- ferent place when there’s a dance there,” Chris said. Adding «pice to life in the commons, Lisa Brewer und Allison Coonce listen to music during band practice. The commons is used by many organiza- tions. like the band. Stars, twirlers and J.R.A.’s. Photo by A. Perkins. To be able to sit in the stu- dent section during football gomes, to attend other school functions or to check out a book from the library, students use their I.D.'s that were taken during lunch in the commons. Mr. Jackie Crawford takes careful aim while Shell! Nolan smiles and says, Cheese! Photo by R. Flowers.