Skyline High School - Origin Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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► Say a little prayer. Before the game, football players kneel and bow their heads for a little prayer. Photos by Thom Ewing. Skyline High School o(t,ecom og Beyond A Dream' 24 Student life

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The pain continues I’ll be glad when it’s all over. sighed rench club sponsor DeDe Averett. Like any other club sponsors. Miss Averett •eaded the day her fund raisers began t takes too much class time to collect e money.” stated Miss Averett as one :ason she disliked fund raising. Key club sponsor Leonard Davis {reed with Miss Averett. calling oney-making events necessary evils” icause they were important but a jisance to the club. Sponsors weren’t the only ones ;stered by the burden of fund raisers, udents also shared the pain having to ag their product around school. Shoot to thrill. Vincent Gipson watches as isan Byrd tries for a bullseye. The ROTC spon- red the turkey shoot as a means to pay for con- it fees. Photo by Rudy Rodriguez. always having to keep it within eye con- tact so that none got stolen or damaged. I think it’s a hassle all the way around.” commented senior Koy Ferguson. It detracts from student study and is forced on the students. Koy. like many others involved in fund raisers wormed his way out by selling the required minimum. But not everyone detested selling goods around school. Child-care cluster student Alicia Collins found her cause motivating and didn't mind having to sell M M’s. We do it to help the children.” Alicia explained. It's (throw- ing get-togethers for the preschool kids) helping us become better mothers. Junior Wesley Thompson didn’t total- ly mind selling M M’s for the French Club except that so many other organizations had previously sold them, and the demand was no longer present. “I wish we could sell something dif- ferent (than M M’s), like candy bars. added Wesley. Money from these projects was used for many purposes. Among them were scholarships, banquets, group pictures as well as fees. Though the same old M M’s reappeared on the school market, some new and original items appeared to the studying consumers. The J.V. cheerleaders sold Raider garters while varsity cheerleaders sold cheer mitts. The orchestra found the ultimate original project: imitation Rubic’s Cube. But they soon found out that like every money-making scheme, the product became monotonous and burdensome. Student life 23

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Something old ... something new, I.ast year's leen Kammi White, gives the new queen, |ackie nes a congratulatory' hug. Shaping the South. For a special halftime show, ganizations form the United States, teerleaders are a part of the South. More to homecoming than mums, fun, games Homecoming results in a court of teary-eyed girls and extensive partying, but what creates the dance is diligent, hard work and planning beforehand. People may not have realized that there was more to preparing for homecoming than choosing a date, receiving a mum and having a massive attack over what to wear. Senate began planning for homecom- ing early in the year, making reserva- tions for the location. Approximately three weeks before the dance, they started thinking of ideas for decorations, food, ticket prices and the theme beyond a dream.” The theme just came into vision. said senate sponsor Diane Hranicky. The Life Leadership class brainstorm- ed one day. Everyone had input. Along with senate, the horticulture cluster made an important contribution to the dance. After all. what's a homecoming dance without mums? They began ordering the necessary materials six weeks before the dance, and began putting mums together at 6:30 a.m. the day before. Students rushed in to pick up their orders and when the amount was totaled, an estimated 160 mums had been sold at prices ranging from $10 to $20. Mums add spirit and enthusiasm to homecoming. commented horticulture teacher aide Darlene Baker. It has to have a pretty big impact for them to pay that much money for something that will be worn one night. Senate and horticulture were doing their share to make homecoming a suc- cess. The rest was left up to the football team, and not letting the school down, they defeated Samuell. 28 to 7. The stage was set. The homecoming dance was scheduled for Oct. 30 at the Wintergarden. the mums were ready and the Raiders won. Surely, the mak- ings of a night beyond a dream. The dance floor was huge.” stated continued on page 26 ▲ A day's work. Preparing for the homecoming game, cheerleaders hang the Raider go git 'em signs in the student center. Photo by Thom Ewing Student life 25