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

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Eelaind tlae Scenes Work Leads to . . Glamour of Homecoming Long before Homecoming was ever iought of by most students, Student ongress officers were hard at work taking the preparations. Under the irection of Third House secretary ,obby Poe, Student Congress members id much of the behind the scenes 'ork. Nominations for Homecoming Queen were few and far between. ecause of the new legislation, girls minated for the honor could not ve received a semester grade of D worse during their sophomore and l Q' .. Dino Fort and National Forensic League Nominee Teresa Phillips begin their stroll around the gym. Debbie Bielss, Veronica Pierce, and Yolanda Franklin prepare E a sign for the sophomore hall. junior years. The elections did not have as big a turnout as expected. Because voting could only take place during lunch and before school, many chose not to vote at all. Balloon sales began three weeks before Homecoming. The sale was a competition between the classes to see who could buy the most balloons for their class. The seniors won the com- petition by buying about ZB60 worth of balloons for their class. Many more preparations were yet to SH Jug uonog f fef5?: be made. Each nominee was to receive a charm as a souvenir of her nomination. These charms had to be ordered and picked up, and flowers had to be ordered for the Homecoming pep rally. The traditional hall decorating com- petition also required many hours of work. While sophomores chose Mickey Goes to Heaven as their theme, juniors chose 'juniors Go Hawaiian as theirs. The seniors' theme, After Graduation . . . It's ajungle Out There, won the competition with tropical forests and native savages. Michael Ledford, Laurie Wolf, Linda King, and other volunteers prepare the balloon arch for the Homecoming pep rally. no ,2wf.swwf. ,,,, ., . :fe Wear' f M . my is ' 4' Student Life 3

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Seniors jennifer Buster and Erin Spradlin hang the crepe paper that decorated the senior hall. Eric Burton 22 Student Life 5 S Mrs.Trish Kinnaird, julie Dougherty, Mrs. Hannah Goolsby and Mrs. Ann Lewis discuss a favorable set-up for the nominee assembly. Karla Carmichael, junior, takes a break to pose for a picture in the junior hall. I l I 'I' 4 'f 5 I,

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ueen Finalists - 1984 iris Describe omeeoming in Une om' . . . lf ii? ' F- Q Jennifer Buster Escort: Billy Harris Spirit Sisters Indescribable y if f ! we s .Q .li . a, '- ., . Kelly Goleman Paige Carlisle Escort: Brian Abernathy Escortzjeff Watson FHA Russian Club Exciting Exhausting rr 1k .7 ' i 1 Ei 5 v 1 v.. Pennie McElroy Teresa Phillips Lainie Simonton Escort: Gary Beck Escort: Chris Mathews Escort: Chris Carson Thespians NFL French Club Memorable Stimulating Interesting 24 Student Life julie Dougherty Escort: Mark Mikeska Tex-Annes Wonderful Opposite Page, Bottom Left: Dana is startled when she is announced Queen. Center: Sharon McNamara gives newly crowned Queen a hug. Bottom Right: Dana waves to the crowd. All photos on pp. 24-25 by Rod Morris and Christina Gratke. '