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

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Various groups boost the varsity football players' spirits by giving them presents every Friday during the sea- son Before the September 25 pep rally against North Shore. James Laverne and Nalmen Contreras try to coax Lance Mile out of some of the goodies he received that day. The presents usu- ally consisted of cookies, candy and various other treats. Pholo by L. Myers. Exchanging spirit boxes full of baked goods with the Lee volleyball team are Ms Jan Strubbe. Ms. Nadine Horn and Lori Hardy, freshman We ail played a game of volteyboll in the girls' gym and Sterling wont exclaimed Ms. Strubbe. Pholo by C. Monroe. Greg Bond and David Stanford band members, help bring spirit up by participating in pep rallies I like play- ing in the pep rallies because it helps build enthusiasm for the student body before the game. commented Greg, a senior. Pholo by L. Myers. Mrs. Tommye Glenn Clark, senior assistant principal secretary, and her office aid. Keri Coffey, check out the senior teeshirts which were purchased in the senior office for $10. Mrs. Clark remarked. The shirts were a big help in boosting Ranger spirit. Pholo by J. Culp. As the sun sets behind Pasadena Memorial Stadium, members of the Good Sportsmanship League and their counterparts officially greet each other. Mrs Deborah Stump, sponsor, selected the members from a set of criteria that included their grades, activities and teacher recommendations. Photo by J. Culp. 12 . . . Spirit

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As the bell ring at 1155 for Sterling student to go home, Lee Students ore already arriving onto campus. The traf- fic was becked up and there were Bay- town police officers on Baker Rood to direct traffic and alleviate the conjes- tion. Pholo by P. Reilly. During football season. Stars Lynette Niedzieko. Stacey Glenn, both seniors, and Amy Trchalek. a junior, perfect their rifle routine for the Friday night's performance at Stallworth Sta- dium. Because of the shortened sched- ule. the Stors were released from prac- tice much earlier in the afternoon. Photo by R. Hester. Tami Ortman stops and chats to a Lee friend. Melissa Gallender. between fifth ond sixth periods Normally Lee students arrived after Sterling students vacated the campus, but on this day. Lee Keywanettes arrived early In the order to distribute mums for their Homecoming game that day. Photo by G. Monroe. M . Jan Strubbe's health classes bring o variety of food to school during their unit on nutrition. The purpose of this was to show students the differ- ence between nutritious and junk foods. Deborah Hill. Jennifer Rhodes and Adino Ingham display their variety of edibles. Photo by R. Hester. French Club member . Jason Donavon and Chizue Spencer promote their club's fund-raiser by selling candy to German Club sponsor. Mr. Helmuth Mayer Photo by G. Monroe. Sharing our Space . .

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Hangup’s out O ne thing that Ster- ling prided itself on was its school spirit. Students did everything from partici- pate in pep rallies, hang posters in the gym and at Stallworth Stadium, attend sports activities and any- thing else they could pos- sibly do to promote school unity. However, perhaps one of the first truly visible re- minders that Sterling shared its campus with Lee was the absence of spirit posters that decorated the commons, halls and lock- ers during football season. Mr. Ed Wachtel, principal, stated. I don't like not be- ing able to hang posters, but there are some that would misuse and vandal- ize the signs. Angel deRoin. a junior, explained, I think hanging the posters in the halls helped people get more pepped up. Patti Mc- Cauley. sophomore, said. I think its drastic that we don't get to hang signs anymore. The signs always made us a little more ex- cited about the games. Since Sterling was a two- student-body school, there was no practical way for both schools to hang post- ers. However, this absence apparently did not dampen the spirits because the pep rallies were as lively and rowdy as before. Shadrick Patrick, a junior, said. The pep rallies show the football players that the school is behind them. Another junior. Pam Du- rant. said. The best part about the pep rallies is when the juniors win the spirit stick. Of the four pep rallies held, the spirit stick was won by the jun- iors at the first two rallies and won by the seniors the last two. During the four pep ral- lies, the cheerleaders per- formed a variety of activ- ities. These included dances, one of which was performed at the second pep rally to Prince's cur- rently-popular song, (J Got the Look. Lance Teel, a senior football player, joined the squad in leading the Rangers in the cheer, Color Shout, at the North Shore pep rally. Lance explained, I did it because I thought it would be a lot of fun to cheer to the student body. It also helped me to get ready for the game against the Mus- tangs. The reason for spirit, of course, was to promote at- tendance at sports activ- ities; in this respect, it served its purpose. Lisa Schaffer, sophomore, said. I attended the games to show my school spirit and to see my friends. Mr. Wachtel expressed his feelings on the spirit is- sue by saying, I think that the student body has more class than anyone would have thought.” Mrs. Janie Christian, assistant princi- pal. said, This year's dou- ble scheduling has been a challenge for all areas of our school, even spirit.” Spirit ... 13