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

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In Mr . Deborah Stump' fifth period economics class. Jeff Phillips and Chad Dennis, both seniors, are attempting to sell the free enterprise system to an underdeveloped country. In this class project, Mrs. Stump tried to show the advantages of a capitalistic system over a communistic one. Photo by G. Monroe. Before Daylight Saving Time is over October 24. students arrive at school even before the crack of dawn. The expression on Tammie Windham's face clearly shows how she and some stu- dents must have felt about the first bell ringing at 6:50 a m. Photo by G. Mon- roe. Deciding that 912 Is acceptable for a tee shirt. Joe Flores and Tamara Ei- dridge, juniors, buy a Don't Mess With Ross S. Sterling tceshirt from Mrs. Sandy Jones. Booster Club member Other spirit-generating items sold dur- ing the year were car signs, cups and tee shirts by the cheerleaders, and the Booster Club sold seat cushions and pennants displaying Ranger Rock' and Don't Mess with Ross S. Sterling slogans. Photo by R. Hester. Nelda Guidry, at the net. spikes the ball past three Lee defenders in J.V action. Her teammates. Susan Fanes- tlH. 32. and Kristy Campbell. 35. look on in anticipation. Photo by S. Boston. Opening ... 7

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During the spirit competition between classes held as part of each pep rally. Stars join the other junior class members when the time comes. At the conclusion of this pep rally, the juniors were announced as winners of the spirit stick. Pho- to by L. Myers. F M rom the Pigskin Preview to the first pep rally, up through Prom and graduation, stu- dents packed a lot of living into the collective activities known as Student Life. Though the structure of every day school life was about cut in half, students didn’t let a difficult sit- uation get them down. Traditional activities went on, more or less, as usual. Gathering momentum, the year progressd, and on September 4, the junior class won the spirit stick at the first pep rally. Later the annual Howdy Dance was held September 26 in the commons to welcome the Freshmen. Later, another welcome, an unfriendly one, greeted those whose cars were towed away September 28. Having been warned repeat- edly, many students learned the hard way that $2 for a parking permit was much better than paying up to $50 for a towing fee. Changes were numerous. Since fourth pe- riod lunch did not exist, the commons was the scene of numerous activities before school that had traditionally been held at noontime. These included nominations for class favorites, class officers and the Homcoming Court. Unlike last year, no reg- ular before-school pep rallies were held due to the amount of time available and the early hour they would have had to be scheduled. Before the year ended, students adapted to the situation as they saw Valentine’s Day, Spring Break and Easter quickly come and go. Seniors worked fervently during the an- nual Chicken Fry to raise money for that big night, the Prom, that arrived May 6. Soon after that, on May 27, graduation occurred. This showed — despite many obstacles that could have prevented traditional activities from taking place — that the Rangers strived to make the best of it. Living ... 9