Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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I I III III! I iimi liiiiiifiirii mil I Council Proclaims Cherokee Day; SHers had little time to spare during the most active month of the year. Highlight of the month was the March 12 state basketball playoff game between Sam Houston and Houston Wheatley. City Council proclaimed this date as Cherokee Day, as a result of the team ' s fine sportsmanship during the season. The National Honor Society inducted 43 Cherokees into its organization March 15 with a banquet initiation cere- mony. Both old and new members sold cornflowers March 22 to celebrate the beginning of spring. Student Council Variety Show, themed to Express Yourself, occurred March 23, and DECA students chose this month for an Open House. Field inspection March 2 saw the ROTC unit receive an excellent rating. SH cindermen, as well as the golf team, won the District 30-AAAA title. PTA sponsored an Open House and Sausage Supper March 5 and a Faculty Appreciation Coffee March 3. Four students participated in the On the Spot television show and defeated Lockhart by a score of 140-130. Soph- omores sold class pins during the month. RIGHT: Ronald Williams shoots for a two-pointer in the Sam Houston- Wheatley game. FAR RIGHT: Cathy Liu, Roland Real, Martha Peeler, and Kenneth Grain appear On the Spot. BELOW: Christine Kirkham helps Jeff Strong pin on his NHS tie-tack. BELOW RIGHT: Mr. Shafer and Coach Gaza display the Cherokee Day proclamation. BELOW FAR RIGHT: Cindy Robinson gives a kiss to Lionel Fuery, Pin- Up Boy. V !

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jM.r April Brings End of Year Events April, with its spring theme of Fiesta, was full of excitement and fun. The Junior-Senior Prom April 30 highlighted the month. Couples, enjoying the theme of Let the Sunshine In, danced to the music of Mickey and the Soul Generation and the Obo Reed Bandits at the USAA Building. ROTC cadets were honored at the Mil- itary Ball April 15. New Raven and Cherokee editors were announced at the publications banquet April 27 at Lake Breeze. On April 29 each teacher drew a lottery number to determine if he would face a possible change in assignment in order to insure a racial mix in the faculty. Fiesta Week holiday saw SHers participating in the band festival, parades, and Night in Old San Antonio. The track team won several meets as well as the district championship. An all school reception April 29 honored Mr. Shafer on his retirement. Cherokett officers were elected April 28 and cheerleaders the foUowing day. As the month drew to a close, the Student Council held elections and sponsored a clean-up contest in ob- servance of Earth Day. Seniors took ACT tests in preparation for graduation. Finally, there was only one month to go. RIGHT: Teachers register lottery number with Mrs. Frances Johnson, study hall clexk. BELOW: With a look of surprise, ' 72 Cherokee editors Pam Jouett, Diane Sengele, and Loretta Wright receive their pins at the publications banquet. y 1 V 0.0o«- A-- - »■ ,I C . ' ao ' o°fL O , 0a„oo • ' %. o - a n r.