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

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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.

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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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linimur makes up day-to-day grind In her fourth period G.A.T.K. English class, Mrs. Suzi Powers offers construc- tive criticism to Tim Simpson about the current classroom assignment. Photo by R. Flowers. Sometimes doing the same things over and over again tended to get boring, as senior Toni Shafer said, “I’m tired of doing the same things everyday. My daily routine consists of getting up in the morning, going to school and then go- ing to work.” “School just gets so bor- ing. I walk the same way to my classes everyday and it gets so monotonous,” Goy Oparakum, a senior, stated. “It’s nice when there is a fire drill, the electricity goes out or when anything unex- pected happens. It seems to break some of the monotony,” she concluded. Getting up earlier or later than normal affects the rest of my day. It doesn’t seem to go right and I feel awkward,” sophomore Greg Jacobs commented, explaining that changes in his schedule affected the whole day. “Pep rallies, ad- visory classes and shorten- ed periods also mess up my timing,” Greg concluded. Some people did not mind having certain routines, as senior Vicky Acosta explained, “I like having a schedule that I can count on. It may get boring at times, but usually, I know what I will be doing at a certain time.” 1 Waiting for his time to use the o putcr. Peter Holmcrtx check over program during his computer ro class, taught by Mr. Robert Fra» Peter was a foreign exchange stud from Sweden. Photo by R. Hernando day-to-day grind