Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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we I 'iii I B. iff .. E: ' . Q Q Lai 2 Bowie Students I love Sam Houston! Everybody took me in like I have always been here. Most of these people I knew in junior high. It doesn't mat- ter what people say about Sam, wetre just one big happy family. - David Kubinski After the closing of Bowie all 800 sophomores and juniors were faced with the problem of where to go next. Pros and cons of each school were considered repeatedly. Some people wanted to go to Arlington High because all their friends were going there. The majority of the school was torn between Arlington and Sam. It was about the same with me as with everyone else. I had no earthly idea where to go. But when Mrs. Brenda Ingram told the new '83-'84 Bowie Babes that she was going to Sam, the majority of us decided that if we went, we would be together and wouldnit feel as alone. On the first day of school, we all felt like sophomores all over again. We were tardy to most of our classes, but the teachers and students were very supportive, so what we anticipated as a horri- ble experience ended up being great. Now everyone is satisfied, high schools are full, there's a new junior high to ease crowding and we have great new friends that we otherwise wouldn't have had. - Carrie McLaughlin My first day at Sam I spent the entire day trying to find my classes. I had my trusty map and had plotted out the whole day. Trouble was, I didn't allow for the 1800 other students that had also plotted out their paths. Needless to say, my path crossed several times with others. By third period, I was do- ing my best to seek out another lost Volunt- ter. It didn't matter who, if I had ever seen . them at Bowie, it was instant friendship at Sam. Unfortunately, others didn't quite see it that way. After the trauma of the first three classes passed, I began to feel at home at Sam Houston. Everyone was really friendly, and there were few, if any, differences between the situations at Sam j, fl? and Bowie. That discovery, coupled with the less than glowing , W, reports from friends going to other schools, made me sure that I 1 made the right choice. Student l,il'e 'ff . . W, 'Vita - Mitch McClain Q' ,gg

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JENNIFER DAVID .I 2' 1983 Homecoming Queen The black the skies hall gave a decorations dreary start were quickly torn down. to the beginning of the Homecoming activities on Oct. 7. The day began with students arriving at school and walking through the elaborately decorated halls. The juniors took first place with the theme H20 years. The senior theme, Follow Your Dreams, won the second place title. As the day continued, exes returned to their alma mater to show that Big Sam spirit never dies. Among those attending the pep rally were ex-cheerleaders, Homecoming Queens, football and basketball players and drill team lieutenants. The exes were introduced by Mr. B. H. Remynse, beginning with the first graduating class. Again this year, there were representatives from every class. After the pep rally, the Honor Society held a reception for the exes, serving cookies and punch. During this time, all of 20 Student Life Some students kept their names for lasting memories of Sam Houston's Homecoming. As the day progressed, it came time for the big game against L. D. Bell. The excitement had grown to a peak as everyone awaited the crowning of Sam's nineteenth queen. During halftime, the eight finalists were V escorted onto the football field as the Texan Band played Neil Diamondls t'Heart Light. The song helped set the mood for the occasion as the Tex-Annes executed various pom-pom ripples. The pinnacle of the day's events came with the announcement of Jennifer David as Samls Homecoming Queen for 1983. While overcome with excitement Jennifer declared, I felt it impossible to win. Every girl dreams about it.