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

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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

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2’s company N A Jlew versus old, tra- ditional versus modern, were comments generated when Sterling and Lee shared the campus. As the two Baytown groups were combined, mixed emo- tions about this were re- vealed. Jimbo Lamb, a junior, said. “I think it's a good experience. It's only right to let Lee use our cam- pus. Theda Lazard. a sen- ior. added, I think it’s wonderful. It makes you feel that if we try. we can cooperate with one anoth- er. However, not everyone enjoyed sharing the cam- pus. Jeff Swonke, sopho- more. exclaimed, I don't like Lee using our school because we have to get here so early! Michelle Williams, a senior, reluc- tantly said. I don't like it, but I guess it’s alright. Many remained neutral. They found both the good and the bad in the situ- ation. It dosen’t bother me at all. After all, we went to elementary school to- gether ... , stated Trevor Smith, a senior. Overall, most enjoyed getting out of school early but didn’t like having to be at school early. Lewanda Gilbert, soph- omore, exclaimed. I really like our half-day schedule since it gives me plenty of time to run around and take care of errands. Those with jobs also ben- efited: Some could even work a full eight-hour day. As for Lee students, many of them really didn’t mind sharing Sterling. Duke Gobert. a junior at Lee, explained, It really doesn’t matter to me as long as I graduate, though I would like to go back to Lee. Michael Rouse, a Lee senior, added. It’s alright except for the parking, even though I really don't enjoy it. There are some things in life you just have to do! The Lee students felt that jobs were a hard thing to find, with such odd school hours. Deneene Kelly, a Lee senior, added, It's hard to find a job when you need to work such weird hours. Many of the things Lee students did not like about Sterling were that, unlike Lee, Sterling has no win- dows in the classrooms. The parking lots were also a problem since many Sterling students did not vacate the campus due to after school activities. Overall, sharing the Sterling campus was not as bad as everyone has im- agined it would be, con- cluded Karen Smith, a sen- ior at Sterling. 10 .. . Sharing our Space