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

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For ono day in October, the books are put aside to watch the Houston Astros as they battlo the Now York Mots for the National league Championship. Watching the game with much anticipation are Ted Cole. Shawn Schimming. Richard Li nek. Scott Singletary and Theron Ripko. Photo by I). Fmnla. In a J.V. match between Cypress- Fairbanks. Ross Phillips attempts to ward off the defender while try- ing to fire a goal. The J.V. water polo team went on to beat Cypress - Fa i r b a n ks in another suc- cessful finish. Photo by R. Nestor. JK.t |uan Gar oria looks on. Mr. Mike Ellis advises Lester Knupple on how to put the finishing touch into one of his drafting projects. The class worked on several pro- jects throughout the year Photo by D. Front a. Prologue 7

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Like .ill faculty members do. Mrs. Wanda Watts, business teacher, gets acquainted with the Xerox photocopying machine. The new machine replaced the old one that had been in use since 1971 and had run in excess of six million copies. Photo by D. Frunta. ilrouslng spirit at the football games is just part of the task at hand for the cheerleaders. Stacey Voytek. Donna Simmons and Dana Barrett perform one of their drills in order to boost spirit at the game against Port N'e.ches-Groves. Photo byD. Fronto. School wouldn’t really be school if it were not for students ana the classes they attended, both of which were abundant. Two thousand, four hundred and eighty- five students were enrolled, making this population 3.72 percent smaller than in 1986. After the first six-weeks grading )eriod. this number earned grades ranging rom 39 percent of A’s, to six percent F’s. ater, in October, school wide testing oc- curred, featuring such initials as the S. A.T., the P.S.A.T., the C.T.B.S., the T. E.A.M.S. and the A.S.V.A.B., proving that Sterling students could “make the grade” in additional ways as well. Due to the number of students, a total of four classes were dropped in four areas while three additional ones in different areas were added. So, as the year got fully underway and began to take on a character of its own, results were produced that in- dicated what was already essentially known: Life experienced here could only be generated in one big classy ... classic setting. 6 Prologue

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EVENTA From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.. more than 2,400 teenagers spent their time in this somewhat unique world called high school. It seemed every day there was something new happening. Our world kept revolving and oefore we knew it, we had made yet another revolution. The final day of school had arrived. The school year began with a bane with the Pigskin Preview that was hela September 2 in the auditorium. It was a big night for many as the football team was introduced and the new Ranger mascot revealed. The year progressed with Homecoming and the big rivalry between Sterling and Lee. The nolidays came and went and final exams were taken. As quickly as the start of school began, the first semester was over. The second semester was underway and students were headed down the home stretch. The spring break and Easter vacations passed and the senior class held its traditional Chicken Fry to raise money for that big night. Prom ar- rived and most everyone seemed to agree that it would be a memory that they would cherish for a lifetime. Final- ly, the school year ended and another chapter of Sterling High School was complete. For seniors, their high school endeavor had ended. The rest still had memories waiting for them as more school days lay ahead. The time seemed to pass too quickly in our own little corner of the world, a world spinning in a classic setting. 8 Events