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

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Everyone anticipated the weekends, right? Of course they did. After all, they were out of school which meant no teachers, no dress code, no homework, well maybe homework. But besides that, why wouldn't they look for- ward to them? However, week after week many students were faced with the recurring dilemma of what were they going to do this Friday? Some students stuck to the ol' cruising Cooper, while others went to parties. Cruis- ing Cooper con be fun, but you can get very annoyed by the cops, said sophomore Tony Thompson. But when Cooper got blocked off, and the parties 3 GJ? FRIDAY NIGHTS .sjiieefsitsg fire gvirif got busted Cfor some unknown reasons, of coutsej what was there to do? Go home? Of course not. That was where school activities stepped in. The Journalism Department, along with the National Honor Society, held o fund raiser, which not only roised money for their clubs, but also pro- vided students with something to do and an excuse to stay out late. Their solution to the Friday night dilemmo was a midnight movie. On Fridoy, Oct. 3, Sam students squeezed, squished, wriggled, and crommed themselves into the Forum 803 theater to watch the ever popular Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The movie was 0 great success. The Student Congress also helped out students with their Friday night dilemma by hav- ing dances. Senior Randy Cox was a guest DJ at one of the dances held on Friday nights after the football and basket- ball games, These dances gave people the opportunity to listen to all kinds of music and everyone seemed to have a greattime. The date Oct. 31 speaks for itself, but it also happened to be on a Friday. The halls were filled with Sam students who had transformed from ordinary students to anything ranging from nerds to big, furry 7 f 1 ff- it Q ., 5 -' , 5 ' sk dv 'Y xl' l I 'P 1 'N ' 1 x A, ,, W. A , A ,. , h if i -' Q 1 i ,- .f if -Us,.:':: J i,ss ,. ,, , - sa: i 5 'K 1 7 24 Students owoit the start of the Big Som midnight movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Senior Brion Vogt and junior Corry Ed- words jom the night away at the Homecoming dance, while sophomore Tara DoMommio looks on. STUDENT LIFE Blonchette .E O .. an monsters. That Friday night wa: filled with trick-or-treating Cfoi those who were not only young at heart, but also mindj to broving the haunted houses Senior Dina Croder com- mented, lt was greot having Halloween on o Friday because l did not have to get up early the next day and go to schooI. Halloween, dances, midnight movies. With all those excitin activities, how could anyon hove been bored? But the they had a different dilemma. Which one should they choose? Crystal Andersor' Senior You meet the strongest people ana things in the holls of Sam Houston.

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i Todd Atkins, Joson Dalton, and Joson Agee steol the show or the Trinity pep rolly with their rendition ofthe Be-atle's version of Twist and Shout, Junior Major Shannon Wigley prepares for o drill team donce ot the Trinity rally. She later mode all-state. -ami? Dlonchette Frank McGee John Cosson Seniors disploy their Texan Spirit ot the Trinity pep rally. l The mighty Texan drumline prepares Q for another Big Som pep rally, U DENT LIFE

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N f Us Q,,,.,:,. -111 Bair ff.. 25 TUDEN Friday Fun ls Favorite Topic l always go to the Texan games, out to eat, and then i head out to cruise Cooper. B. H. Remynse Principal Go out with friends and i 1 meet new people. S- , Brenda Bragg ' ir V- lm lf L -.vas '56 UA, i f , A I xt , Go out with friends or be .A with my boyfriend. ' .- f Kristi Hervey Sophomore R - , ,t 5. . t ' ':4f 4fi1G . f'wgg'Q . .tgigjgg Junior wfqv. Q f-Q- wuz,--fr ,si 5, 41 Y a igt 'i F. l spend my time wotching basketball on WTBS. Harold Hokenstad Sophomore l like to go out to Dallas with my girlfriends. If we con't do that then we go to a party. Nancy Chavera Senior