Sonora High School - Bronco Yearbook (Sonora, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1981 volume:

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' TEEN title and format used with special permis- sion. 3EJ ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC UBRARY 3 1833 01859 7705 so59HS, 1981 ' vol. 62 August 25, 1 980 to May 22, 1 981 BRONCOS ' GUIDE to nineteen eighty-one (UNABRIDGED) LIFE SONORA BRONCO ISSUE People ©Yearly 21 Who and Who ' s Who in Sonora High School Texas Monthly ® in Sonora 67 Curricular and Extracurricular Sports Illustrated ® 1 03 special Bronco Yearly |-fig[ifeg(tfe((Vi CiufeW® 131 Elementary School Jack and Jill® 149 Middle School ' Teen ® 1 67 Junior High School HHl® 195 BRONCO SPRING ISSUE Bronco 1981 Volume 62 Sonora High School 807 South Concho Sonora, Texas 76950 Readers ' Guide to Periodical Literature format used with permis- sion of The H. W. Wilson Company. BRONCO LIFE Last weekend was Sutton County Days and here we are back in school, in August. School started earlier this year to allow more time for Christmas vacation and at Easter. We are also going from the quarter system back to semesters, with the first semester ending before the Christmas holidays. Among the many new faces around this year, is that THE YEAR of Mr. James Bible, the high school principal. We also have a new coke machine that actually releases a coke when your money is deposited without having to kick it. Only non-carbonated high-C drinks can be bought before lunch because of a new regulation passed by the Department of Argiculture regulating the sale of junk foods. Dominating the news this fall are two items: the presidential election — Carter versus Reagan, with Reagan winning by an unexpected margin; and the Ira- nian hostage crisis which was finally settled and the hostages released on the day of Reagan ' s inauguration after a 444 day ordeal. The yellow ribbon became an American symbol of their release and welcome back. The registration of 1 8 year old males has been reins- tated, and legislation is underway to raise the legal drinking age in the state of Texas from 18 years to 19 years. — . BEGINS WITH PROMISE The teacher ' s lounge was painted and carpeted. New flourescent lighting was added, and the furniture was refinished and re-upholstered. Many departments are also enjoying new equipment. One outstanding addition was the high school choir ' s new concert robes, which added color to their first performance. This year is also the first year that we have a middle school, which is the third, fourth, and fifth grades. The new middle school principal is Mr. Mario Sotelo. Mr. Clay Cades elementary principal. So far, the parking lot crisis continues unresolved between High School drivers who think it is for parking their cars and the junior high students who see it as a football field. FOOTBALL TIME OPPOSITE In the third game of the season the Broncos defeat Eldorado, 41-0, and are well on their way to the bi-district play-off game. Above: At the first home game, the opiening fanfare starts half-time activities on the show which will take the band to the state marching contest. SEPTEMBER SONG The colors of fall and the mild, cool weather set the scene for the first home football games which are filled with an exciting air of antici- pation and the joy of being united in a common cause. The band opens the season with The Star Spangled Banner while the gently waving American flag and the slowly setting sun create a pag- eantry of color over the emerald green of the field. Top: Silhouetted against the sunset, Marche Lane directs the band in the school song during pre-game activities. Above: Adding her own personal touch in writing, Fran Friess signs a friend ' s 1980 yearbook. Right: True Friends. Cheek to cheek, Cody Gold and Trina Powers pledge their loyalty. OPPOSITE PAGE Top Left: David Creek practices his role as Frank Butler in the community play. Top Right: Working (?) at the football concession stand are: Kelly Cooper, Debra Maldonado, Patsy Samaniego, Anna Mata, and Herme- linda Reyes (Mrs. Rapp in back). Lower Right: DeVoe Smith, Armando Martinez, Patricia Bible, and Mike Phillips find a cool place to wait out the noon hour. 1 H ' E. wh P H F - 0SKSm ' ' l- ' ' ' -i H Bi HBUr %4. __ ' ' ft It ■ ' ' yivl l 1 ' ' ir.. jr Jy H M M ' - MM; ' ' li H . ppj K ' : M. : w M -iS ■: ' m ' ' l| | Bronco Kaleidoscope Fall is football time in Bronco territory. Top: A picture in pom-poms, Cody Gold looks to the stands for a little help. Above: David Chandler awaits the opening kick-oft of the Crane game. Top: The Junior Varsity two-a-days led them to a successful season. Above: Thank God, for Trina Power ' s sake, this picture doesn ' t talk as Trina expresses her disap- proval of the green paint spilled on the sidewalk the night before the Eldorado game. Far Left: The smile indicates that David Sanchez, resting on the sideline, is pleased with the way the game is going. Left: Mary Hanna plays peekaboo behind Anna Martinez and Marche Lane at the Ozona game. Lower Left: From Rex Surber ' s point of view, that touchdown was worth at least 10 points. Below Cen- ter: A large roar from the crowd is heard as Mark Doan leaves the field in the game against the Brady Bulldogs. Bot- tom Below: Melba Doan gives her version of My Three Sons. Bronco spirit involves everyone Cheerleaders and fans outdid themselves boosting Bronco spirits high and making pep rallies clever and fun for all. ,v OPPOSITE Top: SENIOR CITIZENS SPECIAL. The teachers do their part to boost Bronco Spirit during the pep rally before the Crane game. Get a load of those sexy legs in the white tube socks that Mrs. Wilson is sporting! Lower Left: Rosa Noreiga and Beth Bartz cheer the crowd on during a pep rally. Lower Right: Coach Holik gives a Bronco version of the Harris Poll to get the morale of the Broncos up. Top: One out of three — Nanette Sanchez (center) remembers to look straight ahead while Daphney Smith looks left (at the football play- ers) and Cathy Polocek looks right (towards the band) during the flag routine. Lower Left: It ' s pie in the face for the Brady Bulldog (Tonya Evans). Lance Love does the honors. Lower Right: Mr. Bible really doesn ' t need Dennis Jolly ' s microphone because his voice car ries . . . Mardi Gras atmosphere pervades HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL Top: Casey Crites and Marilyn Feist try to control the fourth grade spooks in the Hal- loween Parade. Right: Here we have Frank- enstein, Vampira, and Dracula — better known as Ed Hanna, Tracy Day, and Marney Sorenson. For awhile, it looked as if rain might dampen spirits and spoil the fun of the carnival, but the weather came through, and all went well, as usual. The carnival was held on November 1, a Saturday afternoon. Lots of new booths added to the fun. Booths opened at 5:00 and closed at 8:00, giving little spooks time to make a few calls and get home early. 10 Top Left: John Pollard thinks that Steve Jennings needs facial plastic surgery. Top Right: Come join the jail house rock! David Ross is trying to stay out of jail. Tammy Bible collects the money as Daphney Smith writes his pass. CARNIVAL QUEEN Her majesty Fran Friess, with escort David Creek, reigns over the Halloween festivities. 11 12 ' •-. ' . THERE ' S NOTHING LIKE SHOWTIME SHOW STOPPERS Everyone enjoys a good show. Bronco fans are proud of the talent that SHS produces. It is not limited to sports or to band. A growing interest in theater and the arts resulted this fall in the foundation of the Sonora Community Arts and Theater organization. Their first production was Annie Get Your Gun, which played to enthusiastic audiences for four performances. Dr. David Owensby videotaped this and other Show Stoppers during the year to make a promotional film on Sonora. Left: Marche Lane and David Creek are the show stoppers in the community SCAT pro- duction of Annie Get Your Gun. OPPOSITE Top: Adding to the half time excitement, the band plays their show stopper To Life. Twirlers and flags do a Rus sian dance with Armando Martinez playing the trumpet solo. OPPOSITE Lower: This little show stopper is not a wood- land elf, it is Donna Short with a bad case of the frizzles. Frank, that ' s the best thing you ' ve ever done, but if you hadn ' t done it, I ' d a shot you in the belly button. 13 It ' s beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS . . . Christmas season was busy and jolly. The beautiful door decora- tions brought many lookers to the junior high. The Industrial Arts Club served their annual Mexican buffet to the teachers. The bands and choruses gave Christmas con- certs. The fifth grade presented a Christmas program. The eighth grade homemaking class had a reception for teachers. And we had two whole weeks of vacation. At the eighth grade homemaking class ' s reception for teachers, Sherry Ellison and Gina Black serve Mrs. Dede Doran. The choir wore their new robes for the first time at the Christmas concert. Here, Debbie Kemp sings The Little Drummer Boy. 14 Mike McBride and Debra Moseley proudly show Mrs. Polocek ' s room ' s Christmas door. NEW CARPET The first week of February something new was added to the library — CARPET. This meant closing the library to students for a few days and moving all sorts of things to the hall and other places, emptying shelves, and then putting everything back in place again. Top Left: Daria Kelly and Cody Childress begin the task of putting the encyclopedias back on the shelves. Top Right: Zeke Duran, Ervey Valleio, and Sulema Garza get another section of the library in order again. Measuring is a part of learning to center a truss for CVAE students, Frisby Bible and Tom Jones. 15 COURT TIME From November to February sports move indoors. Above: Jessica Robledo shoots for two as Paula Friess trails. Right: It takes an audience, too. Clay Friess comes to watch the girls — and so he won ' t have to rake the leaves at the house. WELL SER VICES INC. TUBING TESTING DIVISION Laredo, Texas (512) 722-4738 WIRELINE DIVISION Sonora, Texas ( 915) 387-5374 GENERAL OPERATIONS P.O. BOX 434 SONORA, TEXAS 76950 (915)387-3481 4 « i tf ACCOUNTING OFFICES 11 24 COLORADO STREET SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76901 (915)653-9758 EQUIPMENT SERVICE, INC. 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Some of the seniors never learned to spell it, but all the seniors got it. Fran Friess Kit i H P i klHoP ' Ij B k |fck 3Q3 3 H|k ' ' T 9 HLa - m Paula Friess Linda Galbreath Domitlla Galindo Cody Gold JoAnnGuerra 25 T It was a lot of decision making Should I go to college? Where? Knot, what then? Where should we go for the senior trip — dude ranch or the beach? Would champagne color be as pretty by any other name — for announcements, that is? Dianna Harding Celia Hernandez Ed Hanna KariHill 26 Chandra Hughes Ben Ingham Calvin Johnson Dennis Jolly Debbie Kemp Marche Lane Clifton LIpham Lance Love David Martin Alfonso Mendoza Ricky Munns 27 Kathy Nelson Cooper Robert Noriega Robert Ponsetti Cades Pope Trina Powers James Renfro 28 Dixie Richardson Herlinda Rome David Sanchez Luke Sanchez Vicki Sheppard Daphney Smith ■ ■ m w, 1 ' «, M n mm i 1 - .,1, ErvyVallejo MikeVillanueva Kathy White It was a lot of hassle for a little tassel 29 Superintendent Dr. JoeR. Andrews Dr. Johnny Fields Senior Sponsors School Board President Sam Perez Dorthy Pope Chairman Jeryl Fields Secretary Mary Adele Balch Sam Stewart Walter Holik Jimmy Condra Kkov H Pm ?:i :? ! ii4 Gwen Kordizk 30 Principal James Bible Donald Patton Roberta Sappington Ben Soils A year with no major building or remodeling was marked by additions and renovation. New this year was the middle school for grades three through five, with a new principal and secretary. The cafeteria was air conditioned and units purchased for the elementary classrooms. The homemaking living room and the teachers ' lounges were refurnished, the high school library carpeted. The district purchased more school housing property and repaired and refur- bished existing properties, put new curtains and chairs in the elementary auditorium and added two new buses. The middle school building was sand-blasted and the trim painted. The stone wall around the school ground was repaired and the telephone system improved and updated. Vivian Miears — Bookkeeper Jeanne Jackson — Secretary to Superintendent The juniors positively glittered President John Blankenship Vice-President Mary Hanna Secretary-Treasurer Julie Steward 32 Jeremy Berryman Ricardo Carrlllo David Beserra Charlie Carroll Frisby Bible Laura Cayce Thomas Boone Tracy Day a Graciela DeHoyos Mark Doan Perry Don Draper Linda Duran Patricia Duran Joseph Edmundson Joe David Favila Clay Friess Cecilia Gallegos Victor Garcia In the spring, the juniors were recognizable by the silver and blue glitter stuck on faces and in hair after sixth period. Steve Jennings BradJohnson Jackie Johnson Daria Kelly Joe Longoria Tammy McCurdy Mike McMillon Anna Martinez Armando Martinez Pam Merrill Coby Moenning Randy Mounce David Nadrachal ? GaileCade Charles Adams Gay Adams Oliver Wuest Roy Evans Charlotte Wilson Jerry Hopkins 33 Originality was their aim Brad Johnson and Tracy Thompson super- vise the music at the Sonora Speech Tourna- ment. !• ' Maybe Charlie Carroll forgot that the juniors had a concession stand at the speech meet. Efrain Torres sings a solo at the spring choir concert. 34 Eric Neal Rosa Noriega Bella Penalver Nereida Perez Vaneasa Perez Mike Phillips John Pollard Cathy Polecek Rick Powers Rodolfo Ramos Delma Reyna Tonya Ridgeway Jessica Robledo Hermelinda Robles Joe David Samaniego Hector Samaniego Fun-loving and lively (rowdy?), this group pitched in and worked together to make their own outstanding banquet decorations. George Sanchez Nanette Sanchez ScottSavell Tommy Sheppard Coy Short Bernardo Solis Allen Stewart Efrain Torres Maria Van Hoozer Lilia Ann Virgen Maray West David Wills ArturoGalindo Ronnie Anderson Laura Cayce watches as the Kamera Klub takes pictures. Above: Coby Moenning puts the stand on one of the props for the Junior-Senior Prom. Left: Ronnie Anderson braves the cold to attend the Bronco Relays. Allen Stewart and David Nadrachal watch for seniors in the teachers ' lounge where the juniors are working. r The sophomores were the quiet ones- President Albert Chavez Vice-President Rene Porras Secretary-Treasurer Delma Noriega 36 Clarabelle Arredondo Kandi Brazee LeeArredondo David Buitron Norma Badillo David Chandler Jeff Barton Cody Childress Kelly Cooper Vicki DeMarco Julie Dicl ason Timmy Dean Ezekiel Duran . ' - !■ ■ riWg Jon Edmondson Adolfo Elguezabal Noema Escobar Norma Escobar Virginia Esquivel serious, studious, soft-spolcen Marilyn Feist John Franklin Idalia Garza Veronica Garza Paula Gillet Francisco Gonzales Santiago Gonzales Justin Gray A. 13 ' t it. Andrea Guerra Alicia Herrera Jesus Herrera Tammy Hulsey Louise Imgham Rodney Jacl son Kurt Kauffman Bobby Koinutel Curtis Lipham Elia Longona Chiairman Donna Benson KathyShaw Terry Cambell Ed Martinez Reggie Williams Marilyn Fiest lights her National Honor Soci- ety candle during the induction ceremony. They went their separate ways- Debra Maldonado Sonia Mata Ezequiel Moreno Anna Mata Madrian Mendez Rosie Moreno Nina Mala Donna Moore Alex Noriega 38 Joe Shannon sets the beat for football band activities. Rodney Oliver Mike Penalver Melissa Ramirez Fernando Ramos Linda Reber Hermelinda Reyes Sonya Ridgeway Homer Samaniego LinoSamaniego Noemi Samaniego Fermin Sanchez Tom Schabel DeVoe Smith Glen Smith MarneySorenson a class made up of small groups Jennifer Spencer Clalene Stewart Francisco Torres Hector Torres Tanna Tyler Kevin West Erineo Vallejo Terri Weatiierford Espy Whitehead Annette Wilson Ronnie Wipff Zee Wootan Rosa Zapata Phillip Kemp Arthur Adame Waiting for the bell are Marney Sorenson, Philip Kemp, Espy White- head, and Kevin West. A class with its own clowns- 40 President Drew Wallace Vice-President Mike Polocek Secretary-Treasurer Judy Merrill vli Diana Arevalo Nancy Benson Paticia Bible Tammy Bible Tammy Bolten Jeff Brittiam Ida Catilleja CandaceCauthorn Casey Crites Georgene Cuellar Amalia DeHoyos Tommy Duran Chris DeMarco Tammy Duran Chris Dickason Layne Eddy Rosemary Dominquez James Favila Lynn Duckworth Gloria Garva _— ■.:ag g«i T ' ' iBi-:a a— nfc a the freshmen laughed a lot intonio Garza :ugene Gonzales 3arry Graves lorma Guerra )eanna Haltom Adam Lee Hernandez Lisa Herrlngton KristiHill Natalie Holguin Cynthia Hughes Roy Hulsey Rodney Jones Becky Irwin Tom Jones Larry Jennings Lisa Kelly Juan Gerardo Jimenez Melanie Kelly Chairman Diann Keller Lewis Ferguson Bill Shaw Delia Samaniego Ed Caldwell Phillip Pohl 41 And they talked a lot, too- VI Ronnie Pollard helps at the Speech Meet. Jeff Brittain finds it hard to keep busy in study hall. 42 Lora Lee Kordizk Billy Laxton Maria Lira David Love Edmond IVIartinez Juventino Martinez Joe Manuel Mata Mesa Fiorenca Miles Miller Robert Mittel Louis Oliver Debbie Pohl Gloria Jean Paredes Ronnie Pollard Katharine Parker Houston Powers Jane Penalver Laura Preston Maribel Perez Louis Jr. Ramirez a class to be heard Olivia Ramirez Patricia Samaniego Lisa Webster Esequiel Ramos Charlotte Schwiening Tammy Wipff Leslie Reed Darren Smith Elvira Flores Angela Renfroe Elpidio Torres Jerald Short Francisco Salazar Keith Wall ReneeStandifer Warm weather Waiting for the bell are Candy Cauthorn, Tammy Wipft, and Nancy Benson. Representing their class vieW on the tennis team were Jane Penalver and Rosemary Dominguez, shown here as raquetcrossed friends. 43 High School Administration Faculty Staff James Bible, principal. It has been an outstanding year one I am proud to have been a part of. Gay Adams: Health, English I, JV Coach Donna Benson: Business Courses Gaile Cade: Typing I, English II Ed Caldwell; Algebra Terry Campbell: Fundamentals of Math, Geometry, Coach Chris Cassell: Drama, Speech Roy Evans: History, Athletics Lewis Ferguson: Distributive Education, P.E.L. Jeryl Fields: Counselor 44 isnMiiiiimti ti Joan Latta, secretary, manages to keep sane in the hectic traffic center of the school. Walter Holik: History, Coach Jerry Hopkins: World History, Athletic Director Diann Keller: H.E.C.E., Home Furnishing, J. H. Home Economics Gwen Kordzik: Health, Girls P.E. Ed Martinez: Band Director Sara McAndrew: English I and III BAIiilT ,M . ' ! Donald Patton: Government, Free Enterprise, Coach Left: At the All Sports Banquet, Coach Patton receives a tearful farewell tribute from the girls ' track team. 45 Philip Pohl: Physical Science Celeste Prugel: Home Economics, Home and Family Living Roberta Sappington: English IV, Journalism I and II Bill Shaw: Biology, Coach Kathy Shaw: Librarian Ben Solis: Special Education Reggie Williams: C.V. A. E. Charlotte Wilson: English II, Spanish I and II Olvier Wuest: Shop, Drafting, Golf Coach Shirley Badgett: Attendance Clerk, Teacher-Aide Janice Balmos: Teacher-Aide, Title I Joyce Ridgeway: Special Education Aide Delia Samaniego: School-Community Liaison, ESL Bob Snodgrass: Advanced Math, Chemistry, Physics, Coach 46 Far Left: Okay, now where was I? Ed Caldwell prepares to give an example. Left: Joyce Ridge- way fixes a bulletin board honoring the seniors. Below: As the deadlines grow closer, Mrs. Roberta Sappington says, Okay class. We ' ve still got time. All it takes is teamwork! Teachers act silly reacting to the new carpet and the just back-like new furniture in the teacher ' s lounge. Above: An F.H.A. member serves Ben Soils during the teacher recep- tion. Left: Coach Snodgrass coordinates the Halloween Carnival. A7 Eight to four starring Sara McAndrew. The weekly routine of grading papers and reading lournals seems to drag by slowly as the Monday through Friday syndrome is captured in Mrs. McAndrew ' s expressions. Even through it all she managed to come out of it smelling like a rose. Among the teachers leaving this year are Chris Cassell. Above: Lewis Ferguson, above right — shown receiving a farewell gift from DECA club president; Steve Chandler; and Terry Campbell. Right: Also leaving this year are Donald Patton, Kathy and Bill Shaw, and teacher-aide Janice Balmos. 48 Custodial and maintenance staff L. D. Martinez — Bus Maintenance Ramiro Chavez — high school, Juventino Dominguez, Jr. — junior high, Polo Ledezna- junior high. Seated: Federico Chavez and Idolina Chavez, elementary; Standing: Gilbert Munoz, Field House; Oscar Garcia, Middle School; Basilio Esquivel, VOE, Luis Moreno, gymnasium. Special Education. 49 %., % Kari Hill Kari Hill was an honor graduate, a member of the National Honor Society, and a recipient of the good cit- izenship award. She participated in Spanish Club, GAA ' s, band, basketball, and served as track manager for three years. Kari always worked for the success of her class or organization with dependability and enthu- siasm. ' ' asoK, . t ■. ' ' -■ ' ' f « v ' % -t J Kari pours punch at the N.H.S. reception. Mr, and Miss S.H.S. David Sanchez David Sanchez participated in track and foot- ball. He was a member of F.H.A. and the Indus- trial Arts Club. David was a leader in sports and a good all-around student. He had a ready smile and a cooperative attitude. David works with clay in art class. Favorites S e n • I o r s Ssn Jjn ha n S o I o m o r e s J u n o r s kn JDLank£.n±l2Lfi F r e s h m e n 52 = Most Beautiful and Handsome Aon ff iBxCttain F r e s h m e n J u n o r s ohnnif LDoan e n o r s 53 Academic achievement recognized At the awards assembly held May 11, 1 981 , the following students were honored with academic and citizenship awards. First Row: Zee Wootan-Health, Tonya Evans-Health, Tonya Evans-Journalism, Kandis Carta-English IV, Julie Stewart-English III, Homer Samaniego- English II, Ronnie Pollard, English I, and Charlie Carroll-Speech and Drama; Second Row: Lynn Duckworth-Algebra I, Sonya Ridgeway- Biology, JoAnn Guerra-Advanced Math, Lee Burch-Trigonometry, Susan Allen-Physics, Steve Jennings-Algebra II, Albert Chavez- Geometry, and Mike PolocekPhysical Science; Third Row: Mike Phillips-Industrial Arts, Tonya Ridgeway-Typing, Mike Villanueva- Business Communications, Leticia Chavez-H.E.C.E, Tina Arredondo-Distributive Education, George Sanchez-Art, Hector Samaniego- Home Economics, and Lino Samaniego-C.V.A.E.; Fourth Row: Nerieda Perez-World History, Kathryn Parker-American History, Lisa Webster-Best Ail-Round Good Citizen of the freshman class, Marche Lane-Government, Marney Sorenson-Spanish, Wade Hopkins-Junior Best Ail-Round Good Citizen, Espy Whitehead-Sophomore Best Ail-Round Good Citizen, and Juan Mendoza-Senior Best Ail-Round Good Citizen. 54 smiiiyii Outstanding athletes receive awards at All-Sports Banquet Annabelle Gonzales received the girls basketball award, and Jessica Robledo was named best all-round girl ath- lete. In boys ' athletics, the golf award went to Wade Hopkins, best all-around and co-basketball to Johnny Doan, co-basketball to David Creek, and the Nathan ' s award to Wesley Barton. 55 THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF by Moliere One-act play advances to area UJ.L competition Cast members dominate individual actor and actress awards Lucinde-Marche Lane, Leander-Philip Kemp, Monsieur Robert-Charley Carrol, Monsieur Geronte-Allen Stewart, Valere-Tommy Sheppard, Lucas-Rex Surber, Martine-Beth Bartz, Sganarelie-Brad Johnson, Jacqueline-Cody Gold. Sganarelle and Martine have their daily argument. ' Get out of my lap you fool! Monsieur Robert and Sganarelle 56 It was a good season for the cast and crew of THE DOCTOR IN JPITE OF HIMSELF. The play competed in various contests, ncluding the Big Lake and the Lakeview One-Act Play Festivals. It von first place at district U.I.L. competition in Ballinger and idvanced to area competition in Midland. Many cast members received individual awards: Beth BartzBig .ake and district All-Star Cast; Marche Lane-district Honorable VIention; Cody Gold-district Best Actress; Rex Surber-Big Lake and District All-Star Cast; Tommy Sheppard-Big lake All-Star Cast and area Honorable Mention; Brad Johnson-Big Lake and district 3est Actor and area All-Star Cast. Upper Right: Sganarelle tries a few of his remedies on Jacqueline and Lucas disagrees. Below: Sganarelle learns about Lucinde ' s illness. Above: Leander, Lucinde, and Monsieur Geronte. Left: Valere and Lucas look for the doctor. „ • - jWirf i ' L.j:Lr rv«5F ; ? IMAGE vy Sb , 7V- I op S 15-387-2 ?l 5 2140 Jiimt § ' trrd ttnda and 3!amfS Munt Hill ' s Jewelry HIlU 204 E. Main 915 382-2755 U V ' 3 j n- a, DRANOING IRON Jich mokchouie I G T Live Oak Smoked Meats Bar-BQ Beef Jerkey Locker Service D.M. Tyler, Owner ■s O Box 424 Box 924 -u E ED 1 387-2801 ' sS A 387-2801 Ul] 58 All about clubs and classes: Spring 1981 In the best Little HigK School in Texas RSTOiuDnf IN SONORA Cumcular Exfracurricular Activifies English IV ! Marina Fernandez, Dianna Harding, and Celia Hernandez put thieir outside read- ing reports in the folder. English IV classes surveyed British literature from BEOWULF to the present. They wrote major papers over MACBETH and LORD OF THE FLIES after in- depth study and viewing movies versions of the works. Other movies they saw were WUTHER- ING HEIGHTS and OF HUMAN BONDAGE. One outside reading book was required each six weeks, as well as one independ- ent project and a journal. English HI Bernardo Solis models his SCARLET LET- TER project, a Puritan costume. English Classes use varied approaches, cover wide scope of material Nereida Perez and Becky Gruber look at posters illustrating the novels they studied, THE SCARLET LETTER and THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN. These projects, shown by Nanette Sanchez, Efrain Torres, Brad Johnson, and Laura Cayce, give an overview of the literary works studied and an idea of the variety of pro- jects which students presented in response to the study. Theme for the year in English III was write, write, write. The major paper was a research paper. 60 ■V.i English I Mrs. Wilson ' s English II used workbooks to reinforce grammar usage. Clalene Stewart looks at the assignment. Oh that isn ' t hard. This year ' s English I students were the first to use a new unit on writing para- graphs. The success of the unit was measured when the results of the TABS test were told. The students read six books from the ninth grade special read- ing list and studied in depth THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, also seeing a movie version of the novel. They read several short stories and two full-length plays, THE MIRACLE WORKER and ROMEO AND JULIET. Ninth graders got another chance to practice writing when they studied poetry. They began with nonsense poems, and everyone was successful in writing them. They finished the year dia- gramming sentences and improving vocabulary and spelling. English II Rodney Jackson, Donna Short, Robbie Kohutek, and Homer Samaniego call attention to the JULIUS CAESAR poster. Doing homework in Mrs. Cade ' s English II are Elia Longoria, Tina Wagner, and Fermin Sanchez. English II classes focused a great deal of atten- tion on Shakespeare ' s JULIUS CAESAR which was studied in class aided by a cassette reading and, finally, a movie version of the play. Other films they enjoyed which were coordinated with their literature were: PORTRAIT OF JENNIE, MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, and SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY. Science Physical Science Mike Polocek, Keith Wall, and Alicia Herrera study the effects of air pressure. In physical science this year, students studied chemical changes compared to physcial changes. They also learned about the three main things that affect the movement of electricity. The three types of machines were studied with the effects of gravity included at that time. The many forms of energy and their changes from one form to another were studied. Students worked in the lab to learn about electro- magnets, electrical circuits, aerodynamics, ther- mody, and the metric system. Pablo Salazar shows a poster. All students had to present a project on some concept of the class. Studying the three things that regulate the flow of electricity, Herry Jiminez, David Chandler, Tino Martinez, and Miles Miller voltage change and resistance. 1 62 Biology Rosie Zapata and Jimmy Gonzales probe a dissected pig fetus to locate its organs. The dissection of fetal pigs was added this year in biology. Students visited a blood bank to observe the donor process. Physics Susan Allen and Lance Love work with direct current. 63 A rt tjrn r m v ith diverse projects finishes year with murals and ceramics Above: Working on a mural in chalk for the jun- ior-senior banquet, Curtis Lipham, Frankie Gon- zales, and David Nadrachal get down on hands and knees. Left: Zeke Ramos, Victor Garcia, and Frankie Gonzales help reglaze projects made by other students. Sometimes it takes several glazings. Below: Julie Dickason touches up the glaze of her piece before the final firing. Among the many types of work done in art classes this year were: embroidery, weaving, pottery mak- ing, drawing, and sculpture. Students made football posters and did posters for the All-Sports Banquet. They made murals for the junior-senior banquet and prom. For open-house the art classes presented an art show. In addition, students entered the Reader ' s Digest and Fire Prevention poster contests. Robert Noriega won an art scholarship to Texas Western in Snyder with his Fire Prevention poster. 4.; 64 Government Government class introduced students to the various disciplines in political science. A great amount of attention was given to vari- ous political systems, with special emphasis on the merits of democracy and the govern- ment of the United States. The course is designed to help students appreciate our system of government and become respon- sible citizens. Each senior was given an opportunity to register to vote upon becoming eighteen. The fall of 1980 was a very opportune time to teach politics and the election process in American government. Some students made political cartoons such as the one on the right by Fran Friess which won a first place award at the I.LP.C. newspaper com- petition in Austin. World History WHY NOT HAVl AN ACTOR? WE ' VE HAD A CLOWN FOR FOUR YEARS! Seeming to enjoy Coach Hopkins ' lecture are World History students: Charlie Carroll, Hector Samaniego, Mark Doan, Laura Cayce, and Anna Martinez. Free Enterprise by Donald Patton Thomas Jefferson once wrote, If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civiliza- tion, it expects what never was and never will be. History has shown that people seldom defend and preserve that which they do not understand and appreciate. Thus it is of utmost importance that stu- dents leaving high school and entering the world of private enterprise be well informed as to the essen- Coach Donald Patton and Fran Friess are in the classroom door as classes change. tials and benefits of the free enterprise system as it operates within American democratic republic. The free enterprise system is basically an eco- nomic system, but it is more than that. It is an inte- gral part of the American way of life. A proper understanding of the essentials and benefits of the system will help students to enter the world of work economically literate and responsible. ll 66 Resource Room is a program of Special Education which helps with regular classroom work, modifies curriculum, teaches basic skills, improves grade levels, offers career education and guid- ance, and provides on the job train- ing. Nv Above: Houston Powers learns new vocabulary by the traditional flash card method from teacher, Ben Soils. Right: Teaching students about careers is essential. The resource room uses pamphlets, film strips, and tapes as aides. Here Hector Tor- res learns the duties of a service sta- tion attendant. Left: Rodney Oliver studies fractions on the Sys- tems 80 machine. This machine teaches basic skills, drilling students on a specific area. If the student selects the wrong response, the machine repeats the question until the student responds correctly by pushing another button. 67 Top, Left and Right: Jon Edmundson checks a sliding door piece for fit, then takes it to the uniplane for a final adjustment. Above: George San- chez sands a gun cabinet door to get it ready for the finish. Right: Giving his bookcase its finish coat is Mike Phillips. 68 Industrial Arts Club has carnival booths, takes fishing trip on Clear Creek, has fish fry and swimming party Front Row: David Sanchez, Robert Noriega, Ben Ingham, John Pollard, Eric Neal, Ronnie Wipff; Second Row: George Sanchez, Fermin Sanchez, Lee Arredondo, Rodney Oliver, Justin Gray, Robert Mittel, Rodney Jackson, Oliver Wuest— sponsor; Back Row: Ezekiel Duran, Joseph Edmondson, Joey Samaniego, Cades Pope, Steve Jennings, Ross Bates, Layne Eddy, Mike Phillips. Industrial Arts classes learned a variety of skills. Shop I and II wood- working classes built magazine racks, gun cabinets, desks, flower pot stands — even stereo cabinets. In General Shop, students learned leather craft and made such things as belts, billfolds, ladies purses, and gun slings. The Small Engines class was taught the complete breakdown of a four cycle engine and repair of the small engine. Gen- eral drafting included pictorial drawing, orthographic projection, pattern making, and lettering. Welding classes learned ac, dc, and mig welding — cutting and brazing with oxyacetylene gases. Above: Fermin Sanchez and Robert Mittell cut pipe with a cutting torch. Left: The welding class built a long irrigation pipe trailer to use at the football field. Here, Rodney Oliver works on the hub of the trailer. 69 Vocational course guided by advisory councils Advisory councils made up of sponsors and com- munity persons studied trends and helped set goals for the different vocational departments. Right: The F.H.A. advisory council made up of Dianna Condra, Cel- este Prugel, Faye Dunnam, and James Bible meets at Pearl ' s Piz- zaria. The Homemaking II class had a dinner party for board members and administrators. They entertained kindergarteners to give them varied learning experiences. Too, they made cookies for varsity football players before each district game. Right: Dixie Richardson surveys the assorted w ashed, chop- ped vegetables ready to go into a salad for the sit-down formal dinner her group is preparing in Housing and Home Furnish- ing class. ! 70 ■1 . Distributive Education class used the General Marketing Curriculum from U. of Texas instructional materials center which included sections on indi- viduals on the job, the cus- tomer, American Free Enterprise system, man- agement, busmess poli- cies, co-workers, and careers. At the cash register, Teve Chandler checks out customer Her linda Rome in D.E. class. The Housing and Home Furnishing students prepared sit-down formal dinners in May. Above: Fran Friess fries chicken Kieve. Left: Mike Penalver fixes a lattice top on an apple pie. Math classes still use drill and practice, practice, practice. Algebra I Right; Cindy Hughes frantically works some problems in review for a test. Learning alge- bra is lots of practice. Algebra II This was an outstanding class averaging 13 A ' s per six weeks out of 21 enrolled — the highest percent of A ' s in Coach Snod- grass ' tenure in Sonora. Right: Scott Savell works a problem Coach Snod- grass ' s way — after his own way didn ' t work. Fundamentals of Math Left: Tammy Bible figures percent. 72 Business Right: Susan Allen and Tracy Thomp- son take shorthand dictation. Below: Checking her bookkeeping gvi with one of the new calculators is Leti- cia Chavez. A new course. Office Machines, was added to the business curriculum. Students learned to operate 10-key adding machines, electronic cal- culators, and some kinds of reprographic equip- ment. (Mrs. Benson is particulary proud of the office model Sharp calculators which were pur- chased for use in office Machines and Account- ing.) Students in Office Machines also studied data processing and computer concepts. This unit was climaxed with a visit to San Angelo Sav- ings and Loan ' s office where Mrs. Rosemary Mat- thews demonstrated the computer and the micro- fiche equipment used in her office. Typing I Homer Samaniego, right, placed second in district U.I.L. typing competition. 73 Vocational Opportunities Club wins six places in district sends one to state competition Front Row: Joe Edmondson, Jesus Herrera, Jon Edmondson, Lino Samaniego, Francisco Gonzales, Francisco Torres; Back Row: Keith Wall, Houston Powers, Frisby Bible, Tom Jones, Hector Torres, Mr. Reggie Williams — sponsor. In district V.O.C.T. competition in Midland, the following boys placed: Lino Samaniego — second in tool identification and in wood cutting, Houston Powers — fourth in measurement. Hector Torres — second in nail driving, and Tom Jones — first in tool iden- tification and third in cutting. Tom ' s first qualified him for state competition in Fort Worth. The club had the Smash Hit booth at the Halloween Carnival. The C.V.A.E. class completed numerous projects involving fence building, foundations, framing houses, roofing, cabinet work, and plumbing. Among their projects were work benches for the bus barn and a tool shed behind the junior high school. 74 ,1 III A ma|or pro|ect during the second semester was the con- struction of three dog houses. Here they are shown in dif- ferent states of the construction. The houses are Hearing completion as Lino Samaniego trims out one of them while Francisco Gonzales and Francisco Torres watch and help. Right; Two of the finished dog houses sit on display in front of the vocational building waiting to be delivered to the new occupants. Wouldn ' t Snoopy be jealous? Opposite page: Frisby Bible smoothes the rough edge of a lami- nated counter top. c L i L attends several tournaments bpeech Hub ife own The Speech Club ' s first produc- tion was AESOP ' S FABLES for the Halloween Carnival, played in the street. Next they provided the sup- port element for the community production of ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Members attended several speech tournaments and practice one-act play meets in addition to hosting the annual Sonora Speech Meet. The one-act was first in dis- trict and won various individual awards. Some of the activities in speech and drama classes this year were: sensitivity exercises, video-taping commercials, television script writ- ing and shooting, voice training, improvisations, body training, and concentration exercises. Drama students read a battery of classic scripts, including DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE FROGS, THE ROPE DANCERS, COME BLOW YOUR HORN, AND PICNIC. They took imagination trips and studied the methodology of method acting. Front Row: Trina Powers, Calvin Johnson, Beth Bartz; Second Row: Debra Maldonado, Tonya Evans, Brad Johnson, Tommy Sheppard, Marche Lane, Philip Kemp, Tana Tyler, David Wills; Third Row: Jennifer Spencer, Kathryn Parker, Leslie Reed, Kelly Cooper, Dennis Jolly, Jeremy Berryman, Efrain Torres; Back Row: Charlie Carroll, Mark Doan, Chrisa Cassell — sponsor, Tom Schabel, Ronnie Pollard, Hector Samaniego, Drew Wallace. ti .. Charley Carroll, Brad Johnson, Tonya Evans, and Dennis Jolly work hard at thirty- fifth Annual Sonora Speech Meet February 13-14. Right: As Jeff Brittain dries the pilon to be used in the one-act play, Rex Surber takes a break. 76 High School Students Star In Community Play Marche Lane plays Annie Oakley, David Creek is Frank Butler Far Left: Frank and Annie sing Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Left: Frank does a number with the girls, I ' m a Bad, Bad Man. Below: Annie realizes You Can ' t Get a Man with a Gun. ri.JB.C.t. keeps basketball concession stand, honors employers with banquet, makes trip to Six Flags Front Row: Lidia DeHoyos, Dianna Harding, Letlcia Chavez; Second Row: Mrs. Diann Keller— sponsor- teacher, Linda Galbreath, Lynn Foster, Beth Bartz; Back Row: Vanessa Perez, Deena DeMarco, Nereida Perez, Tammy McCurdy, and Sulema Esquivel. A chill wind sent Lidia DeHoyos after coats and sweaters for kindergar- Linda Galbreath helps kindergarteners with their bunny hats during the leners in Miss Feagin ' s room where Lidia works as an aide. Easter party in Miss Nixon ' s room where she works as an aide. Rainy weather moved the party inside. ' ' i. gwj .. Excellent choir performances reflect a lot of in-class rehearsal and practice Left: Clalene Stewart and Laura Preston play tug-owar over the music folder just passed out. Center Below: Running over the same song for the 2,000th time gets tiresome. Lower Left: Section rehearsal around the piano with Mrs. Caldwell helps get the boys ready for state mixed ensemble competition. 79 tSU ljL tS Successful year for choir — places first in U.LL concert, qualifies ensembles and solos for state At the Christmas concert, the choir wears their new red robes for the first time. The choir program took giant strides this year. They received new red robes with white stoles which they wore for the first time at the Christmas concert. The Girls ' Choir came up from last year ' s III to a lin U.I.L. concert singing at Stephenville. The Girls ' Medium Ensemble, the Girls ' Madrigal, and the Mixed Ensemble all made I at regional solo and ensemble competition, qualifying for state competition May 29-30 in Austin. Also qualif- ying for state by making I in Class I solos were: Susan Allen, Lance Love, Efrain Torres, Jane Penalver, Deanna Haltom, and Lisa Kelly. In addition. Patsy Samaniego and Laura Preston made I on Class II solos. The choir rounded out the year with a spring concert which was attended by a large appreci- ative audience. 80 Front Row: Diana Arevalo, Debbie Kemp, Clalene Stewart, Paula Friess, Susan Allen, Jane Penalver, Ida Castilleja; Second Row: Deanna Haltom, Becky Irwin, Patsy Samaniego, Cynthia Hughes, Angela Green, Leslie Reed; Third Row: Elia Longoria, Nina Mata, Vanessa Perez, Tammy Wipff, Tommie Duran; Fourth Row: Lisa Kelly, Rosie Moreno, Donna Moore, Laura Preston, Olivia Ramirez, Norma Guerra; Fifth Row; Chris DeMarco, Ben Ingham, Mike McMillon,, Johnny Doan, Bernardo Soils, Cathy Polocek, Efrain Torres; Back Row: Lance Love, Wesley Barton, David Creek, Bevely Caldwell, Ronnie; Anderson, Hector Samaniego. Choir presents concert May 5 to full house Left: Outstanding Choir members Susan Allen and David Creek sing Love the World Away. Below: The mixed ensemble sings the contest number, The Bells. Left: Singing You Don ' t Bring Me Flowers are Debbie Kemp and Efrain Tor- res. Above: Soloist Lance Love, singing The Gambler, is accompanied by Jane Penalver, Paul Friess, Deanna Haltom, Debbie Kemp, Clalene Stewart, Susan Allen, and Laura Preston in a number which brings the house down. rfr-.- — - ' - ' - ' ' - •li Election highlights Student Council year Right: Jessica Robledo, otherwise known as J. R. is making her speech for President of the Student Council. Below: Tonya Evans, Debbie Kemp, and Paula Friess really back J. R. for President. The Student Council sponsored the Halloween Carni- val, baskets at Christmas, and the Speech Meet Dance. They bought material for benches to be built by the CVAE class for the school yard. Highlights of the year were the campaigns for next year ' s Student Council Officers. The speeches were excellent; the posters were clever; and the elections were close. First Row Bob Snodgrass, Espy Whitehead, Treasurer; Marche Lane, Secretary; Scott Savell, Vice-President; Cades Pope, President- 2nd Row: John Blankenship, Johnny Doan, Beth Bartz, Annabelle Gonzales, Yolanda Avila, Paula Friess; 3rd Row: Albert Chavez, Julie Stewart, Mary Hanna, Pam Merrill, Sulema Esquivel, Drew Wallace; 4th Row: Delma Noriega, Renee Porras, Steven Chandler, Tracy Day, Brad Johnson, Judy Merrill. 82 M4; G.A.A s paint signs, make stickers, help with carnival U(? 5? K-fflH  : ' 5 ' :%-:r ca i sr V i? % ' . - Front Row; Gwen Kordzik — sponsor, Susan Allen — Secretary-Treasurer, Paula Friess — Vice-President, Annabelle Gonzales — President; Second Row: Tanna Tyler, Trina Powers, Beth Bartz, Rosa Noriega, Tonya Evans, Rosie Zapata, Hermelinda Robles, Judy Merrill; Third Row: Pam Merrill, Sulema Garza, Midrian Mendez, Olivia Ramirez, Norma Guerra, Maribel Perez, Ida Castilleia; Fourth Row: Kathryn Parker, Fran Friess, Marina Fernandez, Kristi Hill, Tonya Ridgeway, Tommie Duran, Noema Escobar; Back Row: Patsy Duran, Marche Lane, Patricia Bible, Lora Lee Kordzik, Jackie Johnson, Tracy Day, and Louise Ingham. The Girl ' s Athletic Association kept busy making locker stickers and painting signs for pep rallies. They bought paper and paint for their own use and for other school organizations to use as well. Besides spon- soring the cake walk at the Halloween Car- nival, the girls helped to set up for the Hal- loween queen. Their last project for the year was to send next year ' s cheerleaders and mascot to summer camp. Left: Mrs. Gwen Kordzik and Lora Lee Kordzik get ready for the cake walk at the carnival. 83 D.E.C.A. sells fruit, honors employees, participates in area D.E.CA. Front Row; Lewis Ferguson — sponsor, Steven Chandler, Luke Sanchez, Yolanda Avila, Linda Duran, Marina Fernandez, Belia Penalver, Candi Brazee; Second Row: David Beserra, Tina Arredondo, David Sanchez, James Renfro, Perry Draper, David Wills, JoAnn Guerra, Clifton Lipham, Lilia Virgen, Thomas Boone; Back Row: Wayland Dobbs, Herlinda Romo, Maria Van Hoozer, Stacy Chandler, Howard Brittain, Tommy Sheppard, Ricky Carrillo, Robert Hughes, Coy Short. D.E.C.A. members participated in the Area I D.E.C.A. contest at A.S.U. About eighty people attended the annual Employee-Employer Banquet held in the junior high snack bar. Each employer was presented a plaque of appreciation from the D.E.C.A. student employee. With the help of the employers, D.E.C.A. was able to award three $700 scholarships to graduating members Wayland Dobbs, Luke Sanchez, and JoAnn Guerra. This was the last year for D.E.C.A. spon- sor, Lewis Ferguson. After establishing and directing the Distributive Education pro- gram for five years, he retired at the end of the 1980-1981 school term. Officers receive pins from Mr. Ferguson at the banquet. Pictured: Mr. Ferguson, Marina Fernandez— reporter, Linda Duran — treasurer, Yolanda Avila— secretary, Luke Sanchez — vice-president, and Steve Chandler — president. 84 ' .: Sweetheart Beau D.E.C.A. sold citrus fruit in December again. Unloading the truck when the fruit comes in is a job for everyone. Below: Clifton Lipham and Calvin Johnson hand the boxes of fruit down from the truck t o a waiting line of workers. At the annual Employee-Employer banquet service was buffet style. Above: Several D.E.C.A. students wait in line to be served. Office Aides P ' ovide valuable services The high school office aides, as usual, did an outstanding job of pick- ing up attendance slips, running assorted errands, duplicating, filing, and general flunky work in the busiest place in the main building. Kandis Carta completed her fourth year as chief number one aide, and accord- ing to Mrs. Latta, the whole system may collapse without her. The office aides were a tremendous help in the routine phases of running the nerve center of the school — without them things would not have run so smoothly. Seated; Edmund Martinez, Marche Lane; Second Row: Rex Surber, Trina Powers, Kandis Carta, Philip Kemp; Bacl Row: David Creek, Johnny Doan, and David Wills. Un usual year for Library Aides A lot of responsibility fell to the library aides to get the library in order at the beginning of the year in Mrs. Shaw ' s absence. Mrs. Lola Beth Jones did a fine job in her place. Getting new carpet also called for extra work. Library aides helped to rearrange the check-out desk and shelves. 86 Front Row: Tom Schabel, Wesley Barton, Mike McMillon, David Martin, Mike Penalver, DeVoe Smith, Anna Martinez; Second Row: Marsha Hodges, Rosie Moreno, Chris DeMarco, Daria Kelly, Tammy Wipff, Kathryn Parker, Becky Gruber, Kathy Shaw — librarian and sponsor; Back Row: Bernardo Soils, Alex Noriego, Sulema Garza, Anna Mata, Alicia Herrera, Linda Reber, Lisa Webster, Kristi Hill. Future Teachers of America start year with breakfast 0IL s Dixie Ricliardson, Tonya Ridgeway, Tracy Day, Pam Mernl, and Charlotte Wilson — sponsor. Officers: Pam Merrill — president, Tonya Ridgeway— vice- president, Tracy Day— secretary-treasurer, and Dixie Richardson — historian. F.T.A. members served throughout the year as teacher aides during their regularly scheduled study halls. They began the year with their traditional breakfast in the Home Economics room, at which time the officers were installed. During the Girls ' Basketball Tournament, F.T.A. members served as hostesses. The year opened with the installation breakfast in the Home Economics room. Members and guests are shown above. 87 National Honor Society has National Merit Scholarship winner gives two scholarships Kandls Carta lights a candle as a part of the Induction ceremony. NHS was able to give two $200 scholarships this year. Recipients were Marche Lane and David Martin. Fund raising activities started with a bake sale at Sutton County Days and moved on to face-painting at the Hal- loween Carnival, Val-o-grams in Feb- ruary, and finally a spring bake sale. The group held their traditional tap- ping and installation-induction cere- mony and reception. They also had their annual swimming party. For the first time, a local member, Paula Friess, won the $1000 National Honor Society Merit Scholarship. Presenting a certificate to Mike Polocek, freshman with highest aver- age is Lidia DeHoyos. 88 Front Row: Sara McAndrew — sponsor, Jo Ann Guerra, Karl Hill, Annabelle Gonzales, Yolanda Avila; Second Row: Eric Neal, Cathy Polocek, Mary Hanna, Susan Allen, Kandis Carta, Paula Friess; Third Row: John Blankenship, Anna Martinez, Maray West, Tonya Ridgeway, Ram Merrill, Efrain Torres; Fourth Row: David Martin, Julie Stewart, Jackie Johnson, Marche Lane, Beth Bartz, Lynn Foster; Back Row: Lee Burch, Coby Moenning, Steve Jennings, Rick Powers, Wade Hopkins, Ervey Vallejo, Scott Savell. l,! New members stand waiting for all to get in so they can sit down for the induction service. Some of the crowd waiting in line for the NHS reception are ErveyVallejo, Mike Penalver, Marche Lane and David Martin receive their Rene Porras, Fermin Sanchez, Eddie Vallejo, and Albert Chavez. scholarships. Health— RE. American Heart Association ' s Rescue Annie helped students learn artificial respiration techniques. She is a doll which simulates human breathing. Giant Teeth models with a matching large toothbruch, x-rays and a flip chart on teeth, all courtesy of Dr. Lonnie Pol- lard, were used in the unit on dental hygiene. Left; Candy Cauthorn runs laps in the national fitness test given to P.E. students. 89 Pride pays off for Mighty Bronco Band 90 LEFTSIDE Director Weyland Rapp Flags Daphney Smith Nanette Sanchez Cathy Polocek Clalene Stewart FRONT ROW Twirlers Debra Maldonado Anna Martinez (HEAD) Mary Hanna Debbie Kemp SECOND ROW Hermellnda Reyes Patsy Duran Deanna Haltom Maria Lira Gloria Garcia Patricia Bible Rosemary Dominquez Terri Weatherford Laura Preston Anna Mata Judy Merrill Nancy Benson THIRD ROW Maray West Kathi Nelson Debbie Pohl Tammy Duren Tammy Wipff Clarabelle Arredondo Maria Van Hoozer Tanna Tyler Kelly Cooper Celia Hernandez Maribel Perez Casey Crites Lisa Webster Nina Mata Kathryn Parker Florie Mesa Tammy Hulsey Joe Shannon Drum Major Marche Lane FOURTH ROW Jerry Jimenez Angela Renfroe Melanie Kelly Sonia Mata KristiHill Marilyn Fiest Lisa Herrington Patsy Samaniego Sonya Ridgeway Sulema Garza Linda Duran Rosa Noriega Cody Gold Lynn Duckworth DeVoe Smith Billy Laxton Edmond Martinez Third consecutive U.I.L. Sweeptakes First time to represent region in State U,LL Marching Contest Official Texas hand at Lions International in Phoenix Drew Wallace Tracy Thompson FIFTH ROW Francisco Salazar Alicia Herra Jackie Johnson KariHill Annette Wilson Rene Porras Candy Cauthorn Eric Neal Angela Green Laura Cayce David Love Philip Kemp Miles Miller Rex Surber Donna Moore Zee Wootan Lora Lea Kordzik Rosie Moreno SIXTH ROW Joe Mata Mike Polocek Larry Jennings Alex Noriega Homer Samaniego Kevin West Barry Graves John Pollard Rick Powers Steve Jennings Allen Stewart Mike McMillon Armando Martinez Bernardo Solis David Creek Marney Sorenson Charlie Carroll SEVENTH ROW Robert Noriega Thomas Boone Roy Hulsey Scott Savell Joe Mata Rodney Jones Ronnie Pollard Lance Love Wesley Barton Espy Whitehead Efrain Torrez Matt Favila Randy Mounce John Blankenship Coy Short Brad Johnson RIGHTSIDE Director Ed Martinez Flags Fran Friess Tonya Ridgeway Julie Stewart Paula Friess 91 Add fun to pride and work to get a Mighty Bronco Band. Now focus on fun — pre-game time at Crane, Right: Ever wonder how Anna Martinez fixed her hair? It ' s up and down for Kristi Hill, Casey Cntes, Mike McMillon, Melanie Kelly, and Marney Sor- enson. David Chandler looks on in the background. It looks like DeVoe Smith and Brad Johnson are pulling a Texas sized wish-bone, but really they think they are going to find water with that forked peach tree limb. Patricia Bible, Lisa Herrington, and Angela Renfroe take it easy after eating. 92 Christmas Concert. And now for a brief announcement — the band is going to Phoenix in June! ' s. f fit Marche Lane is named Band Sweetheart. Band Beau, David Creek, receives congratulations w One of the numbers on the outstanding fare of the spring concert was Lance Love singing a number from THE URBAN COWBOY with the stage band. -• Ns During the spring band concert Angela Green was named outstanding band member for the year, recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. 93 Future Homemakers of America helps shut ins, honors seniors, teachers participate in state organization Front Row: Mrs. Celeste Prugel — sponsor, Robert Noriega, Linda Duran, Rodolfo Ramos, Ervey Valle|o, Sulema Esquivel; Second Row: Cissy Gallegas, Maribel Perez, Melissa Ramirez, Hermelinda Robles, Rosie Zapata, Rosle Moreno, Marina Fernandez; Third Row: Bella Penalver, Patsy Duran, Midrian Mendez, Clara Arredondo, Betty Garza, Patsy Samaniego; Fourth Row: Mike Villanueva, Joe David Favila, Joe Longoria, Arturo Galindo, Hector Samaniego; Back Row: Eddie Vallejo, Alex Noriega, Victor Garcia, Bernardo Solis. 94 . Beau Sweetheart It was another busy year for the F.H.A. They helped host the annual vocational clubs ' dance, had a picnic honoring seniors, and gave a reception for teachers. At Christmas they gave gifts to shut-ins. The local chapter was represented in the area organization by Sulema Esquivel, who served as area treasurer. Two members, Marina Fernandez and Bernardo Soils, participated in both area and state choir. The club ' s fund-raising project was the basketball concession stand which kept them busy during the first half of the season. Robert Noriega Sulema Esquivel During a slow period of the teacher reception, Rosie Zapata serves Ervey Vallejo a cup of lamaica punch. Cinco de mayo used as theme for teacher reception The Mexican holiday. Fifth of May, anniversary of the battle of Puebia, first in which the Mexican army defeated the French, set the theme for the table decoration and the refreshments at the reception F.H.A. gave for teachers May 7. The table featured a coconut cake deco- rated with a map of Mexico. The fruit punch used a Jamaica (hibis- cus blossom) tea as the base. Spe- cially made mints were served in red, white, and green, colors of Mexico. Also served were authentic empanadas. 95 J... Los Jovenes observe foreign language week Spanish Club and classes overlapped since they did club activities in class. This year the Spanish students observed For- eign Language Week v lth a hall display and by learning Mexi- can dances and songs. Club meetings featured games, pro- grams, songs, and Mexican food. Learning a Mexican folk dance are Mike Villanueva, Celia Hernan- Graciela DeHoyos, Kari Hill, and Celia Hernandez fix the display case for For- clez, Kari Hill, and Marche Lane, eign Language Week. 96 Front Row Espy Whitehead, Albert Chavez, Kari Hill, Jessica Robledo, Celia Hernandez, Mrs. Charlotte Wilson- sponsor: Second Row; Midrian Mendez, Sulema Garza, Tanna Tyler, Pam Merrill, Luke Sanchez; Third Row: Laura Cayce, Leticia DeHoyos, Betty Garza, Graciela DeHoyos, Vicki DeMarco, Ross Bates; Fourth Row: Mike Villanueva,, Joe David Favila, Rudolfo Ramos, Joe Longoria, Marney Sorenson, Marche Lane; Back Row: Cades Pope, Victor Garcia, Coby Moenning, Marilyn Fiest, Bernardo Solis. Kamera Klub Organized The new Kamera Klub ' s main p roject for the year was an old-timey photo booth at the Halloween Carnival. It turned out to be a lot of fun for everyone, except for the atmosphere getting a little heavy for the ones processing the pictures. U ll ' To the Bronco Staff The new Cannon A-E 1 ' s and accessories made taking pic- tures a lot more fun — and frustrating. They found that they could fool the foolproof cameras every time. 11, 1. Louise Ingham and Laura Cayce could not make the Austin trip without 88 and Fred. 2. The Uni- versity of Texas Bronco statue attracted the Bronco and Caballo Diablo staffs ' attention. 3. Bronco Yearbook Staff: Juan Mendoza, Ervey Vallejo, Clay Friess, Ed Hanna, Brad Johnson— Editor, Ms. Sappington— Sponsor, Daphney Smith, Dixie Richardson, Jackie Johnson, Tracy Day, Louise Ing- ham and Laura Cayce. 4. The Journalism students patiently wait for Dixie and Wlarsha in the rock garden at the front of the motel in Austin. 98 Caballo Diablo Staff Uses more pictures and a different layout to create a new look. They emphasized quality writ- ing and sent two, Jeremy Berryman and Tonya Evans, to regional UIL. 1. The Caballo Diablo staff members pose for a picture to test the new Cannon AE-1 cameras. 2. Caballo Diablo Staff: Graciela Deho- yas, Ronnie WIpff, Jeremy Berryman, Leticia Dehoyas, Ms. Sapping- ton— Sponsor, Marsha Hodges, Tonya Evans, Tracy Day— Editor, Homer Samaniego, and Dennis Jolly. 3. Dennis Jolly and Jeremy Berryman sit on the river bank in Austin and listen to some music. 5. Tonya Evans, Tracy Day and Homer Samaniego survey the vandal- ism on the stage floor. 99 -L_ 100 106E. 3rd BankAmericard Master Charge American Express DEVIL ' S RIVER MOTEL SUTTON COUNTY STEAKHOUSE IH lO GolfcourseRoad Sonora, Texas 76950 AAA (915)387-3516 387-3526 THE JAM JAR Gifts and Accessories Jane Qmith (owner) 208 B North Main 387-3904 WEB ELLIOn AGENCY PHONE 3B7-3303 209 NE MAIN BOX 678 . SONORA, TEXAS 76950 . 101 FOOD CENTER 600 Crockett Ave. 387-3438 102 ports Illustrated District 8AAA champs: Broncos advance €■ f 10 82X2 Cover of Sports Illustrated shows a JV practice scrimmage. 1 ., The Bronco football team lived up to its pre-season billing by cap- turing the newly formed 8 AAA district title. The team posted a 9-2 season record and a spot in the state playoffs for the first time in nine years. The Broncos dominated the All-District selections by placing five players on the offensive team and three on the defensive team. They also placed six members on the All-West Texas 3 AAA team and three on the All-West Texas Super Team. 104 to playoffs for first time in nine years V i . ' i. « - -. ' ' ' ■ No. Player Pos. No. Player Pos. No. 64 Player Fermin Sanchez Pos. G 73 Frisby Bible T 80 Ed Hanna TE 70 Espy Whitehead C 60 Robert Ponsetti G 12 Johnny Doan HB 71 Rodney Jones T 61 MikeVillanueva G 64 Randy Mounce G 86 Marney Sorenson QB 76 Charlie Carroll TE 81 Mark Doan TE 76 Ronnie Pollard C 75 Curry Campbell T 62 George Sanchez G Trainers 72 Wesly Barton T 30 Rodolfo Ramos FB Coaches 11 David Creek QB 42 Joe David Favila HB Jerry Hopkins 50 Ben Ingham C 84 Robert Noriega E Bob Snodgrass 63 David Sanchez T 85 Ervey Vallejo E Donald Patton 52 Cades Pope C 23 David Buitron FB Trainers 51 John Pollard C 40 RexSurber FB LeeBi rch 10 John Blankenship QB 20 Allen Stewart HB Myron Halford 82 Fernando Ramos E 41 Joe Longoria HB Managers 21 Wade Hopkins HB 65 Rodney Oliver G Coby Moenning 32 Scott Savell HB Not Shown Kevin West 71 Hector Samaniego T 20 DeVoe Smith HB )05 I I ' j-ti ' - n, -ni«fcV v-b 5 Broncos capture district title During the last minute of the Eldorado game, Frisby Bible suffers a knee injury which takes him out for the rest of the season. Here he is being loaded onto the ambulance stretcher. On the ground. Wade Hopkins has just run for a good gain again; Balllnger. 106 ' M .JUUt mm . J. if :. After a handoff from David Creek, watching, Joe Longoria is tackled behind the line for a loss of yardage to Ballinger. Broncos make a yardage gain in the Ballinger game. 107 Just playing in the rain . . . Broncos fight tough Stamford Bulldogs in bi-district play-off. i ■ ?PffllWi:Wi■•S VSWl«««SWiiKX■ i■« ■ Closing in on Stamford ' s Edward Gardiner are John Blankenship and Mike Villanueva. David Buitron causes Bulldog, Edward Gardiner to fumble. 108 David Creek runs for a gain. 4.. Cody Gold chosen Broncos Queen Left: A proud queen, Cody Gold shows the Broncos ' District 8 AAA champion- ship trophy. Under head cheerleader, Cody Gold, the cheerleaders led Bronco spirit and made pep rallies special with their clever and innovative skits. Spirited, dedicated, with a touch of showmanship and a bit of the comedienne they were: Tanna Tyler Delma Reyna Ponsetti Cody Gold Trina Powers Beth Bartz Head Cheerleader Rosa Noriega — Mascot 109 Vf — f Junior varsity posts S-Z-l season i f -T w- %-4 y -f vi ' -- w % ' «« ««■ ; KW?M«ii Front Row: Fermin Sanchez, Eddie Vallejo, Rene Porras, Francisco Gonzales, DeVoe Smith, Mike Phillips, Timmy Doan; Second Row: Kevin West- manager, Jimmy Gonzales, Zeke Duran, Alex Noriega, Cody Childress, Rick Powers, Phillip Kemp, Justin Gray, Myron Halford— trainer; Back Row; Coach Roy Evans, Clay Friess, Rick Sanchez, David Nadrachal, Micke McMillon, Marney Sorenson, Mike Pruett, Coach Terry Campbell. Junior Varsity Sonora 18 48 6 20 21 14 14 Ozona Junction Menard Ballinger Kerrville Junction Ozona Ballinger Opponent 12 28 12 6 28 Sonora 9 28 12 Freshmen Ozona Junction Iraan Brady Opponent 8 6 28 r i 110 Running for yardage on a sweep is Eddie Vallejo. • u.. Hoping for a touchdown, Marney Sorenson unloads one of his passes. The first year for Sonora High School to play a fresh- man schedule was very exciting, as well as rewarding, according to Coach Charlie Adams. The young Bron- cos ' opening game at Ozona was a very exciting 9-8 vic- tory — which sounds more like a baseball score. Their second game showed a much improved team as they beat Junction 28-0. The highlight of the season came two weeks later at Freshmen enjoy success Iraan. The freshman Broncos took on a very tough and undefeated Iraan junior varsity. Their game showed great determination and team unity as the Broncos fought to a thrilling 12-6 victory. The remainder of the season, the freshmen played a combined schedule with the junior varsity and reeled off four more victories. Suc- cess, success, success! What else can be said? Front Row: Miles Miller — manager, Joey Gorski, Louis Oliver, Robert Mittel, Drew Wallace, Roy Hulsey, Jerry Jiminez, Glenn Smith; Second Row: Billy Laxton — manager, Zeke Ramos, Eddy Lane, Tony Garza, Houston Powers, Adam Hernandez, David Love, Bary Graves; Back Row: Coach Charlie Adams, Mike Polocek, Jay Thomas, Tino Martinez, Jeff Brittain, Rodney Jones, Matt Favila, Ronnie Pollard. Front Row: Joe Shannon, Armando Martinez, Allen Stewart, John Blankenship, Scott Savell; Back Row: Virgil Burge, John Pollard, Johnny Doan, David Creek, Jeff Brittain, Marney Sorenson, Bill Shaw. Broncos place third in district 8 AAA The season was another one of improvement for the varsity boys. The Broncos were one game from .500 with a 12-13 season record. They also posted the best district record in several years with a 3-5 showing for third place. In the Sixth Annual Mason Tournament the Bron- cos brought home the third place trophy, and at the 50th Annual Ozona Tourney, they received the con- solation trophy. The Broncos placed two players, Johnny Doan and David Creek, on the 8AAA All-District team. The team captains for the 80-81 season were Seniors Johnny Doan, Lance Love, and David Creek. Return- ing lettermen for the 81-82 campaign, with their eyes on Sonora ' s first district crown ever, will be Allen Stewart, John Blankenship, Armando Marti- nez, Scott Savell, Marney Sorenson, and Jeff Brit- tain. SCHEDULE Sonora Opponent 31 Menard 41 49 Kermit 65 34 Alpine 37 38 Junction 41 54 Big Lake 79 39 Menard 37 50 Junction 43 42 Ira an 33 37 Junction 52 51 Menard 41 31 Junction 41 50 Mason 29 42 Ozona 43 47 Mason 42 42 Eldorado 33 28 Ballinger 49 37 Comanche 39 55 DelRioJ.V. 39 28 Coleman 67 66 Brady 38 54 Comanche 48 52 Mason 41 23 Coleman 54 40 • Brady 38 45 Ballinger • District Games 58 112 1 . Johnny Doan plans out his game strategy during pre-game warm up. 2. Broncos John Blankenship and Marney Sorenson set a trap on an Ozena Lion ball player. 113 Broncos come within Three points of District Championship! Front Row: Rosa Noriega, Jessica Robledo, Annabelle Gonzales, Debbie Kemp, Tonya Ridgeway; Back Row: Tonya Evans, Marray West, Coach Walter Holik, Paula Friess and Julie Stewart. According to Coach Holik, Tine Bronco Girls Bas- ketball Team is to be congratulated for a very fine season. Although these girls were plagued much of the year with injuries, they were never really out the district race until their second loss to Comanche. This loss was only by three points to the eventual district champs. I would like to thank these girls for their hard work and dedication, said Holik. They may not have come out on top in the score in many games, but they are true champions in so many important areas. I would like to recognize our four seniors, Annabelle Gonzales, Tonya Evans, Debbie Kemp, and Paula Friess. These girls were tremendous lead- ers and we will miss them greatly. We are looking forward to next year with great enthusiasm! SCHEDULE Sonora Opponent 42 El Dorado 39 37 Junction 46 25 El Dorado 56 34 Menard 42 32 Ozona 40 38 Kerrville 51 46 Junction 45 35 Llano 45 44 Brady 43 46 Ozona 50 48 Mason 54 48 McCamey 58 41 Wall 35 32 Mason 36 44 Iraan 21 49 Ballinger 35 45 Iraan 35 42 •Coleman 35 54 •Brady 42 39 •Comanche 42 39 Mason (OT) 42 35 •Coleman (30T) 39 41 •Brady 32 57 •Ballinger •Dist. Games OT Overtime 58 14 Shooting a |ump shot Rosa Noriega tries for two. Tonya Evans, Jessica Robledo, and Paula Friess watch excitedly. Annabelle Gonzales drives toward the Bronco ' s end of the court. Tonya Evans goes one-on-one against a Bal- Debbie Kemp shoots a set shot over a Coleman ballplayer, linger Bearcat. 15 e . V. girls start with a hang Front Row: Patsy Samaniego, Lisa Herrington, Angela Rentroe, Casey Crites, Judy Merrill, Patricia Bible, Kathyrn Parker, Florie Mesa, Tammy Bible Back Row; Delma Noriega, Sonya Ridgeway, Lora Lea Kordzik, Kristi Hill, Coach Gay Adams, Anna Mata, Tanna Tyler, Debra Zapata, Tommie Duran. The season for the junior varsity girls started with a bang, and the team was play- ing well. As the season progressed, they lost the high scorer, Delma Noriega, to the varsity team. The team was never quite the same after the loss, because they needed more equal scoring with the five girls left to start. Occasionally Sonya Ridgeway and Anna Mata burned the nets, but they wer- en ' t consistent in their scoring. The sea- son ' s record was not memorable, but the team grew in maturity and skills. SCHEDULE Sonora Opponent 19 El Dorado 43 50 Del Rio 32 27 Junction 35 51 Menard 37 27 Lakeview 53 26 El Dorado 37 27 Wall 37 30 Del Rio 28 28 Wall 35 35 McCamey 51 40 Ector 34 20 Iraan 30 36 Junction 39 31 El Dorado 48 30 Lakeview 61 45 Iraan 29 42 Crane 46 40 El Dorado 49 30 Ozona 28 48 Ozona 30 25 Big Lake 28 26 Crane 36 30 Ozona 27 16 l !.. . V. boys have successful season rant Row: Tino Martinez, Louis Oliver, Layne Eddie, DeVoe Smith, Timmy Doan, Drew Wallace, Mike Phillips; Back Row: Coach Virgil Burge Philip amp, Victor Garcia, Mark Doan, Matt Favila, Ronnie Pollard, Espy Whitehead, Ronnie Anderson, Ezquiel Moreno, Mike Polocek, Joey Samaniego. SCHEDULE Sonora Opponent (FRESH) 29 Ozona 37 44 Ozona 38 42 Menard 30 42 Junction 32 46 Junction 24 42 Ozona 24 48 Mason 27 47 Eldorado 44 61 Ballinger 51 (FRESH) 18 Del Rio 29 39 McCamey 37 34 Coleman 51 41 Wall 43 50 Coleman 49 42 Brady 48 43 Baliinger 51 The 1980-81 Bronco J.V. team enjoyed a very successful season. The J.V. squad ended the sea- son with an excellent 14-3 record. This fine group of J.V. players should make a great contribution to the varsity squad next year, according to Coach Burge. 17 f Golfers make regional play-off Front Row: Kevin West, TImmy Doan, DeVoe Snnith, Drew Wallace, Myron Halford; Back Row: Wade Hopkins, Johnny Doan, Jeff Brittain, John Pollard, Rick Powers, Oliver Wuest-coach. i ' i I? t iii! Head coach Hopkins has the honor of presenting his son. Wade Hopkins, the gold award for the second year at the All-Sports Banquet. The golf team won second in district play with two members. Wade Hopkins and Johnny Doan, making the all-district team. Making up the team which competed at regional in Lubbock were: Johnny Doan, Wade Hopkins, Rick Powers, DeVoe Smith, and Kevin West. At right some of them are shown in the pool of the motel where they stayed during regional. 18 Rick Powers DeVoe Smith 1 19 Tennis Teatm brings home trophies, advances to regional Front Row: Fran Friess, Angel Green, Marilyn Fiest, Mary Hanna, Jane Penalver, Rosemary Dominquez; Second Row: Miles Miller, Mike Penalver, David Martin, Patsy Samaniego, Zee Wootan; Back Row; Edmund Martinez, Eric Neal, Steve Jennings, Lee Burch, Larry Bennings, and Coach Ben Soils. ifi ' U ! This doubles team of Armando Martinez and Lee Burch advanced to the regional competition in Lub- bock and made alternate to state. A season to be proud of In possibly the best season ever, the tennis team won the overall team trophy at the Iraan tournament, posting three firsts and one second place. Players took individual trophies in several other tournaments. In district play at Coleman, Lee Burch and Armando Marti- nez won first place in Boys ' dou- bles, and Cody Gold and Mary Hanna took first place in girls ' doubles. Mike Penalver and David Martin were third and fourth in boys ' singles. Angela Green defeated last years ' sin- gles and qualified for regional competition. 120 Girls ' doubles team, Cody Gold and Mary Hanna. Rain or shine — it was mostly rain for tlie Bronco Tennis Tournament During warm-ups, Fran Friess gives it all she has. Angela Green makes a nice return in preliminary warm-up. f% Watching teammates play is almost as exciting as playing for Fran Friess. Jackie Johnson, staff photographer, chats with Mrs. Green, head fan and unofficial assistant to the coach. Mary Hanna huddles under a quilt to keep warm. Track Girls Learn Victory In Defeat 1. Juhe Stewart discusses strategies with Mrs. Adams at the Bronco Relays 2 Cathy Polocek things, Only one more time around, as she competes in the mile run. 3. Tonya Evans goes up and over in the 100 meter low hurdles. 4. Jessica Robledo psyches herself up before running anchor-leg for the mile relay team at the Bronco Relays. 122 It was indeed a pleasure group of young ladies. They their ability all year. Injuries into a real solid team early in of participating in athletics, lose when we wanted to win was the District Championshi for various reasons. We gave and honor to coach this performed to the best of kept us from developing the year, but that is part We had to learn how to so badly. Our team goal ip, but this was not to be it our best shot and came up short, and I think the girls might have learned that there can be victory in defeat. One thing that might be said about this team is that their numbers were short, but not their effort. As a coach and teacher, I appreci- ate those who put forth effort, and this group Certainly did! Coach Donald Patton 1. Diana Harding gives the mile run all she has at the Bronco relays. 2. Kristi Hill rounds the curve in the 200 meter dash. 3. Casey Crites gives 100% as she approaches the finish line of the 100 meter dash. Front Row; Tonya Evans, Jessica Robledo, Rosa Noriega, Casey Crites, Melanie Kelly, and Cathy Polocek. Back Row: Coach Adams, Clarabel Arredondo, Lora Lee Kordzik, Paula Friess, Kristi Hill, Tommie Duran, Julie Stewart, Coach Patton; 23 From Row: Coach Campbell, David Chandler, Randy Mounce, Hector Samaniego, Charlie Carroll, Cades Pope, Scott Savell, Frankie Gonzales, Zeke Ramos, and Coach Adams. Back Row: Coach Evans, Jimmy Gonzales, Jorge Sanchez, Mark Doan, Allen Stewart, Joe Longoria, Tony Garza, Albert Chavez, and Joe Shannon. Front Row: Billy Holland, Marney Sorenson, Ronnie Pollard, Mike Polocek, Rodney Jones and Tom Schabel. Back Row: Philip Kemp, Rene Porras, Eugene Gonzales, Billy Laxton, Arthur Adana and Roy Hulsey; 124 Junior Varsity captures district title Young Varsity team readies goals The varsity track team had a sue- their year. The Jr. Varsity track team cessful year. They accomplished won the district title in 1981 . They will many personal goals. The team was contribute much depth to next year ' s extremely young. Next year will be varsity team. 1 . Mark Doan Heads for the finish line in the 400 meter dash in the preliminary races at the Sonora Track meet. 2. Good-sportsmanship is shown here when Billy Laxton congratulates Mike Polocek on a good race. 3. Jorge Sanchez gathers up his warm-ups after the 400 meter dash. 4. Cades Pope finished first in the 1 00 meter dash in the preliminaries. You ' ll know him by his smile One smile was missing from the com- petition — a smile everyone looked for- ward to seeing last year. This smile belongs to one of the swellest guys around SHS, no one else but Juan Men- doza. Juan, who participated in track for the past five years, was not able to compete his senior year. He was 19, and the U.I.L. legal age to compete is 1 8. Even knowing he could not compete in meets, Juan was down at Bronco Sta- dium every afternoon running and smil- ing. The main reason, I like to run, and I know running is good for your health. I run to stay in shape and not to get fat. Juan said he enjoyed the competition involved in track. I feel, he said, that to run track, you ' ve got to have endur- ance and self-confindence. And because track is more of an individual sport, a person really has to train hard to perform well. Juan ' s high school years have been full of training — training, that not everyone could live up to. He believes you run for the quality and not for the quantity. Meanwhile, he was at most of the track meets helping out the coaches and the athletes, and also as unofficial assist- ant coach for the girl ' s track team — telling everyone they could do it. And one thing for sure — wherever he is next year, he ' ll be smiling. By Tonya Evans 125 THE CORRAL P.O. 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Clay Cade, Sonora Ele- mentary has experienced an outstanding year due to our dedicated staff, pupils, and parents. It has been a rewarding year, as evidenced by our pupils ' gains in various academic disciplines. Our curriculum had been modified to the Back to Basics design of self-contained classrooms, and our teachers and pupils have responded most com- mendably. Clay Cade — Principal Linda Young — Secretary 132 Patricia Boone: Music June Ferguson: Special Education Aide Rosa Gutierrez: Kindergarten Aide Nllda Hernandez: Second Grade Aide Yolanda Martinez: First Grade Aide Jo Ellen Neal: Special Reading Aide Elaine Newton: Special Reading Leona Rapp: Special Education Mona Simpler: Special Education Lorl Soils: Special Education Anita Splller: ESL Resource Annabel Wuest: School Nurse Cafeteria Personnel ■ont Row: Shirley Snyder, Elizabeth Stutton, Mary Creek, Lois Laxton; Back Row: Pauline Skalns, aria Chavez, Helen Johnson, Carmen Sanchez, and Cecilia Sanchez. Not pictured: Sophie Penalver. 133 «p Brandy Bauldree Claudia Chapa Joel Cox Sylvia Domlnquez Jason Farmer Michelle Faz Ellda Gandar Araceli Gloria Michael Gonzalez Trinidad Guerra Frank Guzman Oscar Jimenez Angela Jones Stephen Miles Sylvia Ozuna William Payne Nora Regalado Brian Rogers Leejay Taylor Jammy Thomas Cathy Turnbull Earnestina Valdez 134 Kindergarten Mrs. Maria Sotelo • i Monica Alvarado Rebecca Arnett Bobby Beasley Carmen Burch Leslie Carrasco Freddie Chavarria Kathy Cooke Brian Faris Anette Gamez Domingo Gomez Sissie Gutierrez Matthew Hazelton Lori Jardee William Matthews Jessica Ortiz Cody Parker Cristina Ramirez Thomas Roberts Traesha Robertson Abel Rodriguez Adrian Sanchez Joshua Smith Mark Young Miss Cindy Feagin dergarten Kindergarten Mrs. Barbara Tyler Jason Archer Summer Barnes Rodney Conger Alberto Contreras Michelle Franklin Diana Galindo Roman Galindo William Gomez William Haltom Robby Hocutt April Holik Elizabeth Lilly Brenda Lopez Elaine Martinez Jerry Maskill Patrick McAndrew Greg McCravey Rebecca Olson Veronica Perez Debra Sanchez Bradley Schaeffer Nabi Smith Virginia Talmantes Jason Wood 135 1 r Connie Aguilar Cody Arnedit Juanita Barber Nicky Castilleja Elton Floras Andres Garcia Thomas Hines Katrina Humphreys Misty James Shane Keller James L uckie Elsa Lumbreras Anna Luna Armando Martinez Christopher McDonald Lorna Olenick Cynthia Reyes Armando Robles Elba Schwiening Stephanie Sentena Michael Street Joanna Teaff 136 Kindergarten yj Daniel Anderson Jami Archer Eva Castilleja Lance Castro Monica Chavez Whitney Condra Yolanda Deluna Edward DrajDer Stephanie Ducioame Mayra Garza Bill Lamb Misty Martin Adam Mirike Travis Morgan Marco Palos Chris Perez Erica Ramos William Renfroe Charlene Rojas Eric Stubbs Stephanie Virgen William Wardlaw Kin Miss Wanda Nixon dergarter PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE %: Vf ' ' Stephanie Ducioame says, Look Mom, I ' m the ori Jardee seems to be enjoying the Easter Bunnvl Easter party almost as much as her can- died apple. Traesha Robertson looks on as Mark Young and Annette Gamez dig right in. After a long, playful day of school, Yolanda DeLuna, Stephanie Vee, and Misty Martin are ready for a rest. 137 Blake Adkins Bryan Beasely Isabel Capuchina Louis Castro Sandra Cappa Rosalinda Contreras Betty Sue Ellzey Erica Fonseca Cindy Galindo Christopher Garza Christopher Hazelton Jessica Johnson Julia Jones Lisa Mata Kelly Pierson Homero Reyes Salvador Rodriguez Lora Skains Cody Stokes Carolyn Traywick Cruz Valdez Jennifer Wyatt Roberto Zapata First Grade Mrs. Joella Graves 138 Gabriel Alvarado Michelle Ballesteros Cenisa Cauthorn Laura Chalk Cheryloy Clanton Brandon Draper Benancio Garza Tami Hodges David Hooper Michelle Lamulle Billy Lippman Juan Luna Maria Martinez Brandy McDougal Antonio Murillo Gloriz Perez Richard Perkins Lea Romero Priscilla Sanchez Diana Tabarez Jericho Thorp Russel Dickson First Grade Proudly displaying their artwork are Chad Lan, Mellisa Olsen, and Jennifer Williams. First Grade Hi Harvey Badillo Jennifer Barton Jose Buitron Tracy Crites Melinda Crouch Juanita Gandar Jaime Guerra Michael Harris Stoney Holmes Dawn Reese Michelle Lozano Ubaldo Luna Yvonne Mendez Jennifer Merrill Daniel Morin Griselda Ozuna Vonda Patlan Gina Perez Aurelio Sanchez Oran Williams Robert Zook 140 First Grade Mrs. June Williams Bryan Bateman Terrie Craddock Steven Esche Caria Estrada Dana Evans Wesley Griffin Melissa Guerra Norma Guiterrez Ella Herrera Chad Land Daniel Mata David Medina Pedro Perez Angle Samaniego Tamara Stokes Fernando Tobias Floyd Trainer Fernando Valdez Jennifer Williams Laura Wingren Melissa Olson Mrs. Sandra Elliott -.- First Grade -- I ' ll — 1ll T - TT ' First Grade Rebecca Benavides Elva Castilleja Jody Castilleja Larry Chalk Federico Chavez Jimmy Davis Angela Dunlap Tammy Fisher Max Gamez Monica Gonzales Jeannie James Elizabeth Noriega Greg Parker Alfred Perez Keianne Pounds Leticia Regalado Christopher Rojas Amy Simmons Shane Stubbs Jennifer Tankersley Mack Wardlaw Any season is football season to Brandon Draper, Dan Morin and Chris Hazelton, who play during recess. 141 Ti Melanie Balmos Laura Barlemann Ector Castilleja Tate Fincher Laura Flores Gregorio Fonseca Jason Fowler EricGalindo Melissa Gallagher Sonia Gonzales Eric Hernandez Rosa Hernandez Sherry Hocutt Erica Martinez Debbie Mata Mike Merrill Christene Ogburn Lori Renfroe Criz Samaniego Eric Sanchez MarkShanabarger Craig Speers Federico Valdez Thomas Wilson 142 Second Grade Second Grade Mrs. Margaret Burch Mrs. Dixie Bible PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE m- Chris Bolt William Burch Keyes Caruthers Olga Chavez Tana Churchill Terri Castro Kimberlee Covington Eric Espinoza Francisco Gonnez Johnny Guerra Consuelo Lumbreras James Marks Emily McAndrew David Mirike Shelly Morgan Alfredo Ozuna Lana Payne Patricia Perez Rebecca Pope Daniel Ramirez Belinda Robles Pedro Romero Mary Sanchez Kimberly Vaughn Sara de la Garza Second Grade Mrs. Susie Moore Gina Abalos Ma rcy Adams Richard Black Joe Campos Hector Chapa Joseph Dunlap Rachel Favila Gina Gamez Cecilio Garza Martha Garcia Jesus Hernandez Lucinda Mendoza Lucy Otwell Michelle Payne David Ramirez James Scott Macy Sena April Spiller Kenneth Stephens Angela Stewart Michael Torrance Andrea Virgen Kelly Webster 143 Second Grade Amy Fields Johnny Flitton Sammy Gregory Holly Huckabee Martina Luna Sapata Pate! Oscar Perez Pedro Perez Kathy Perkins Melinda Rainwater KImberly Ramirez Juan Reyna Richard Samaniego Peter San Miguel Melinda Sanchez Jacquelyn Skains Second Grade 144 Bobby Arnett Maria Barajas Christyna Beasley Brenda Capuchin Ruben Castillo Brian Dietz Nicole Ducioame Toney Duren Yvette Gamez George Garcia Amie Gibson Travis High Kendra McAnally TraChell McDougal Janelle Martinez Rita Mesa Diana Perez Jesus Perez Jesus Reyes Andra Robledo Allison Schwiening Trinidad Sentena Blayze Sykes Russell Traywick _, SCHOOL DAYS WERE FUN DAYS 1. Christina Mesely and Rita Mesa entertain themselves during recess. 2. Laura Flores admires the display of Melanie Balmos, the little Avon lady. 3. A little bit of push and shove going on at recess between Vicki Anderson, Angie Stewart, and Jaimie Marks. 4. Look mom, no hands, Sammy Gregory catches with his chin. 5. Future Broncos: Edward San Miguel, Oscar Perez, Russel Crenwelge, and 1 45 Wil Trainer. E. E. Sawyer, Jr., Vice-Pres. Vestel Askew, Vice-Pres. Armer F. Earwood President J.W.Elliott, Sec. Glen Fisher, Manager SONORA WOOL MOHAIR COMPANY Box 588 Located In The Heart Of The Stockman ' s Paradise Sonora, Texas 76950 Phone: 915—387-2543 ' 50 A ,bL ANOIMOHAIR C MP AN ELLIOTT EXXON SERVICE STATION 387-2244 Hwy. 290 (915)387-2515 A K Parts Supply Specializing in Automotive needs Ray Whittington Owner 213 W. 3rd St. Sonora, Texas 76950 Doyle Morgan Insurance CHUCK WAGON P O Box n85 387 2491 THE C A LUCKETTS One Stop For Everything SONORA. TEXAS 76950 Phone AC 915 Office 387-39 12 Home 387-2847 213 East Main Sonora. Texas 76950 146 1 TiDCO SQUARE SONORA, TEXAS Jimmy Cahill, President 387-2947 • Rock Specialists • Locations • Roads • Pits CARL J. CAHILL, INC. OIL FIELD CONTRACTOR PHONE 915-387-2524 BOX 1154 SONORA, TEXAS 76950 . INC. 147 I ! A. P. Avila and Son Sprinkler System 387-3769 Sonora, Texas HULL OIL Gasoline and Diesel 702 Glasscock 387-2909 Tedford Jewelry The finest in diamonds, watches, and fine jewelry. Downtown Sonora Country Fried Chicken ' n Fish P.O. 482 387-3748 148 jacka: September May 1981 MIDDLE 9CH00L Cover Design by Brandy Wallace Iwy ' ■ Something new and something old Mario Sotelo: Principal The landmark building below was given a new look for its new designation as The Middle School. It was painted inside and sandblasted out- side and the trim painted. ; .  ■■ •  If - . . ■ tm •iit— -.1 ' .-r 7r ■ . ■ ■— J Ifc- ' . ..- 150 ■ — ' jjwrgft i Tg appBgMiag Middle School has good first year The Sonora Middle School was created for the 1980-81 school year with Mario Sotelo as its first principal. It began with 5 third grades, 5 fourth grades, and 5 fifth grades — making a total enrollment of 319. Third grade was self-con- tained, fourth and fifth semi-departmentalized. Said Sotelo, The year has been very successful and has been marked by a lot of progress in the areas of parental involvement and overall achievement. Secretary: Vicki Higln Jeanette Andrews: Special Reading Carole Karnes: Girls P.E. Bill Dempsey: Boys P.E. Irene Speers: Special Reading Aide Maria Santos: Third Grade Aide Irma Favila: Fourth Grade Aide Loma Surber: Fifth Grade Aide Karen Ogburn: Special Reading Aide W f ' Jake Kimbrel John Mastracco Amy Perez Teresa Perez Rolando Reyes Nancy Rodriguez Mark Rogers Sylvia Sanchez Sammy Sentena Chas Thompson Deyna Vargas Cathy Vaughn Heather Walicek 3A Third 152 . AlbericoCapuchina Christina Deluna Kristi Farmer Francis Flores Tim Fowler Sandra Fuentes Brittany Kemp Betsy Knight Melissa Lira Chris Penny Shane Perkins Donna Pierson Stephanie Powers Carol Ramirez Raquel Ramos Anton Reyes Cody Scroggins LaDonna Snyder Bella Soils Christi Spain Carl Vargas Keith Wallace Mrs. Nancy Brockman Third Grade 3D Third 3C Third Manuel Martinez Hector Mendez Diana Mosely Cindy Ramirez Juan Ramirez Steve Ramirez Armandina Sanchez Fred Sanford DeWayne Shannabarger Deana Stafford Tina Vickers Brandy Wallace Ron Weaver Da rcy Wilson 3B Third Grade CarlCahil Sabrina Carruth Elvira Capuchin Monica Castillo Esmeralda Castilleja Glinda Castro Leticia Chavez Angela Ellzey Abel Gamez Victor Garza Bobby Hanson Dobbi Hickey Fernando Jimenez Rochelle Jones Jimmy Luckie Mikal Martin Amy Pair Missy Patlan Vonna Pierson Carlos Sandoval Jeremy Taylor Robin Vela Glinda Castro shows her neat, orderly desk. Straightening out their papers are Sabrina Carruth and Rochelle Jones. Finished with lunch, Todd Keller and Jake Kimbrel pick up their trays to take them to be washed. 155 Fourth Grade A AndyGalindo DerkHarle Angie Johnson Jesse Lynch Lisa Martinez Teresa Munoz Erasmo Perez Patrick Prieto Ernest Reyes Blake Trainer Paul Vargas Sylvia Virgen Trey Wardlaw Brandi Ware Daria West Terri Castro 156 Susan Fraga Audra Galindo Jeremy Gibson Michael Harrison Tuana Hartley Stephanie Hinton Darold Malik Sallie Merrill • Anna Mesa Ruben Mesa Pepe Perez Kristy Perkins ChaldoSalazar Lee Roy Sanchez Lanette Shanabarger April Smith Norma Sosa Michael Todd William Waggoner PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE Fourth Grade C Fourth Grade E Rex Love Monica Mata Cindy Ogburn Adam Palos Melinda Patlan Norma Ramirez Eloisa Samaniego Hal Snyder DeckySpiller Jorge Torres Sandy Turnbull Francisco Valdez Danny Vaughn Johnny York 157 Kimberly Afford Mario Avila Osbauldo Castaneda Kim Cooke Mark Esche Mina Faz Terry Freeman Dido Garcia Mitzi Joy Jimmy Keese Arnulfo Mendoza Candise Patlan Michelle Perez Wendy Ramirez David Rodriguez Annette Shanabarger Carl Speers Traci Teaff Corina Villanueva Eddie Virgen Tomas Zapata Fourth Grade B Mrs. Jan Pair 158 Fourth r i  Mrs. Verna Raphelt mUMiii ' s ti miJusii Leah Brown Ben Cayce Chris Chavarria Amanda Covey BerniceGalindo Monica Garza Clay Graves Gaye Lisa Martinez Richard Martinez Matt Miles Felicia Noriega Jessie Noriega Manisha Pate! Brad Pohl Ramiro Reyes Burt Rushing Daymon Skains Tina Smith Ricky Subia Billy Torrance Michelle Villanueva Tray Wardlaw and Ruben Masa prepare to paint. Anna Balch, Nancy Joy, Stephanie Hinton, and Brandy Ware listen to Mrs. Friess ' instructions on painting. This is the way to start. As Palmira Chavez glues cotton I on her bunny, LeeRoy Sanchez checks her work. ! Jeremy Gibson glues an ear on his balloon base to make a cot- ton bunny. 159 rSp Fifth Grade Jamy Cearly Kenneth Conger Caria Crites Traci Donaldson Dora Escalante Mirella Faz Stephanie Fulcher F atricla Garza Rodney Haltom Robert Harris Billy Hartley John Herrera Brandon Hickey Shelly Luckle Kirk Joy Cody Lozano Hugo Lujan Beatrice Luna Monica Maldonado Sean Matthews Preccia Miller Stephanie Morgan Eddy Perez Linda Quattlebaum Maribel Sentena Elsa Trevino Bobby Walicek 160 Wendy Anderson Sylvia Arevalo Maria Barajas Leila Bouhassis Michael Castilleja Maria Castillo Camille Cauthorn Janle Cearly Cynthia Doran Neil Dunlap Tracy Fincher Freddy Garza Cynthia Gomez Curtis Howard Nicky Huckabee Cleve Jones Chris Karnes Gabriel Lopez Peter Perez Daria Provines Jennifer Ramirez Mary Ross Cynthia Sosa Gigi Speers Matilda Tobias Wayne Tyler Joe Vela Mrs. Ruth Esche Fifth Grade Lancey Lowe Sammy Mata Michelle Olenick Tommy Preston Ellsa Reyes Lisa Samaniego Jennifer San Miguel Dena Smith Donnie Tankersly Rosa Trevino Kelly Whitehead During the last minute rehearsal for the fifth grade Christmas program, these girls wait their turn. 162 Playground scene, Take my picture! ' Fifth Grade Mrs. Nancy Pohl Gregory Anderson Amy Arebalo Cynthia Arevalo Teresa Artiaga Joey Badgett John Brinegar Tricia Brown Dewayne Butler Johnny Chance Justin Condra Christa Cook Robbi Dickenson Elisandro Duenes Zane Dunnam Javier Galvan Joe David Garza Ann Marie Herrera Michelle Jones Bobby Kelly Lena Laxton Geneva Lee Joe Maskill David McDonald Jose Mendoza Rachel Mark Davy Ross Alisia Sanchez These fifth graders listen to final instructions for the Christmas program. One way the resource class meets students individualized needs is by work- ing with them on their levels to help them reinforce basic skills — mainly in read- ing — so they can catch up or keep up in t heir other classes. Students spend from one to two hours daily in the resource class where they receive individual- ized instruction. 163 r HersheVs Food way FOODWAY 505 S.E. 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The facilities made it possible to do a much better job in science, art, music, remedial reading, use of library, special education, and other areas. The active student council presented a Colt floor mat to the school, sponsored a Valentine dance and also a door decoration contest for Christmas. The Junior Honor Soci- ety inducted fourteen new members. Students gathered in the snack bar to watch the inau- guration of President Reagan and Vice-President Bush and the news of the release of the U.S. hostages from Iran presented on T.V. The average attendance for the year was over 95%. Junior High had an outstanding year in all activities: foot- ball, basketball, track, tennis, choir, band, and U.I.L. liter- ary events. They hosted a track meet, a basketball tourna- ment, and a U.I.L. literary meet. They held a science, art, and history fair in conjunction with Texas Public School Week. They saw the films, THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY and ANIMAL FARM, and heard three convicts present an anti- drug program, Operation Kick It. Smith Neal; Principal Barbara Jennings: Secretary Snack Bar Edna Duren Jan Doucioame Brenda Martin Charles Adams: Coach, Drivers ' Ed. Melinda Brandon: Health, P.E., History Virgil Burge: P.E., Coach Bevely Caldwell: Choir 168 Becky Cassell: Special Reading Alice Cox: Sixth Grade Self- Contained Claudia Dempsey: Language Arts, Math Victor Esche: Art Kay Holdridge: Language Arts, Spanish, Decision Making Reed Jennings: History JanKruse: P.E., Coach Richard Lopez: Social Studies, Coach Carol Love: Science Susan Mendenhall: Science Jacqueline Polocek: Language Arts, Reading Willie Raphelt: Math Weyland Rapp: Band Director Nancy Tittle: Math, English Jinger Wagner: Special Education Zenobia Wootan: Librarian Nellie Adkins: Special Education Aide Jacque Baker: Special Reading Aide Doris Samaniego: Special Education Aide Barbara Sykes: Aide 169 fi Eighth Grade Veronica Perez Elsa Quiroz Marsha Pohl Edna Reyes John Paul Ponsetti Joe Will Ross Rebecca Powers Daniel Samaniego Grade Prieto Regina Samaniego Abel Sanchez Isamel Sanchez Greg Stewart Margarite Valdez TimShabel Debbie Shannon John Snyder Chad Stewart Velma Virgen Beverly White Mario Sotelo Lea Whitehead Melanie Willian s Mark York Alma Zapata Santiago Faz, Abel Romero, and Ruben Subia help with the science fair. Helping wash dishes during the teacher reception which the homemaking class gave are Elsa Galindo and Alma Zapata. Christmas is coming; that ' s why Tessa Joy is happy. Mary Lou Arredondo Chris Artiaga Scott Badgett Suzanna Benavides Jonathan Berryman Daveda Bible Shelia Boone Jorgellna Buitron Irma Capuchina Brian Cascadden Rachel Chavez Wayne Collins Jose Castillo Courtney Cauthorn Angela Cearley Peter Chavez Jim Cooper Rebecca Coronado Chayse Dannheim Lisa Ducioame Manuel Duran Terry Duren Samuel Galindo Gilbert Galvan Joe Esquivel Danny Farmer Danny Flores Dwayne Freeman Rosalinda Galvan Yvonne Gamez Jorge Garcia Patsy Garcia 173 Elizabeth Garza Mario Guerra Odilia Garza Darren Halford Covey Gonzales Nora Gonzales John Dale Gordon Lori Ann Guerra 174 Kevin Harrell Kelly Harrison Cynthia HInton Craig Hopper Seventh Grade Mary Huckaby Dorothy Jiminez Lisa Hughes Tracy Hulsey Cindi Irwin Ronnie Jackson Tessa Joy Sherry Kirby Curt Kneese Stacey Kohutek James Lee Glen Love Janice Lowe Alberto Luna Edward Mata Mike McBride Bobby Joe McHargue John Merrill E - ' '  ¥ £f ' fftf Tammy Martin John David Martinez Matt Miller Stacey Miller Debra Moore Asha Patel Debra Ann Mosely Todd Phillips Eliot Nixon LxiuiseOlenick Emily Palos Jesse Paredes Rora Prieto Esau Ramirez Donna Sue Rapp Keith Rapp Max Reyes Nadine Sanchez Sidonna Ridgeway Ricardo Sanchez Sonny Samaniego Joe Simmons Elizabeth Samuels Wesley Skains Philip Vargas Rose Ann Vela Bobby McHargue makes himself a name pla- que in CVAE. Rodney Spears Trudy Taylor Elias Torres Wayford Tyler Tiffany Wallace Leslie Webster Lori Webster Javier Ramirez 175 r Sixth Christopher Aguirre Rachel B enavides Corie Avila Micheal Benson Leslie Barber Matt Black Janet Barleman Sandra Blankenship Angelina Carrasco Jamie Castillo Traci Cascaden Lane Cayce Milton Castilleja Renne Chance Monica Castilleja Doug Chandler Sandra Subia smiles as she finishes her coke. Penny Clemmons Lourdes Contreras Billy Collins Jose Contreras Mario Coronado Carrie Cox Christie Crim Verna Cumming Robert Davis Thomas DeHoyos GayAnn Dobbs Barry Dodd Grade David Dodd Chris Driskell Lynn Ducioame Ismael Duenes Good friends and good food mal e good fellowshiip for Kristin Keel, Carrie Cox, and Emily Gonzales. Mirian Elquezabal Santiago Faz Brian Ellington Javier Flores LuisEscalante Valerie Flores Holly Estep Mike Friess Irene Galindo IrmaGalindo Rita Galindo Jannette Gandar Enereyda Garza Emily Gonzales Luis Gonzales Dina Graves David Guerra Pedro Guerra Willie Hall Jason Hearn Nancy Herrera Tammy Holguin Michael Hooper Tina Hulsey Sixth Grader Kristie McCurdy Sandra Merril Christe McLaughlin Gail Mesa TammiJones Geneva Luna Kristin Keel Maria Martinez Jeff Kimbrel Sandra Martinez Robin Kneese Kate Matthews Shawna McLaughlin Jim Miles Gina McMillon John Noriega Josefina Mendoza Lisa Paredes Cesar Mercado Mayuri Patel Lunch Time Luie Gonzales and Rene Jackson enjoy lunch. Shannon Payne Genero Perez Ray Pope Alma Quiroz Adelita Ramirez David Ramirez David Ramirez Eddie Ramirez Jose Manuel Ramirez Rene Ramirez Fora Salazar Laura Salazar Arturo Reyes Juana Maria Robles Abel Romero Shannon Rushing Priscilla Samaniego Joe San Miguel Shaumaria Scoggins Shannon Scott Buddy Sena Mickey Sharp Sandra Subia Jack Sykes Sharia Snider Joe Paul Soils Lauri Sotelo Ruben Subia Chris Taylor Aldo Tobias Jari Todd Mario Torres Barry Dodd has his own class in the hall. Marshal Tyler Bertha Valdez Rebecca Vela Maurice Vickers Luis Villanueva John Young Rachel Castilleja 179 V Front Row: Doug Martin— Vice-President, Cathy Doran— Treasurer, Rebecca Powers— Secretary, Anita Balch— President Kay Holdridge— Sponsor; Seccnd Row: Jim Cooper, Victor Fuentes, Tim Schabel, Wayne Hill, Joe Will Ross, Craig Hooper ' Mario Sotelo; Thrid Row: Cynthia Hinton, Sidonna Ridgeway, Stacy Snider, Stacey Miller, Tessa Joy, Carol Cayce, Karia Jungk, Sherri Ellison; Back Row: Lea Whitehead, Lisa Ducioame, Asha Patel, Lori Ann Guerra, Mary Huckaby ' carrie Sorenson, Gladys Arredondo, Patsy Perez, Oscar Gutierrez, Chad Stewart. s t u d 1 c 1 e o n u t n ' 1 1! ■ ' ' ! c • 180 Front Row: Peter Chavez, Abel Sanchez, Tim Schabel, Cathy Doran, Jody Luttrell; Back Row: Nancy Title-Sponsor, Milton Castilleja, Jesse Guerra, Debbie Bible, Bonnie Jackson, Maria Martinez. c h o 1 r Front Row Michelle Wagner, Marge Black, Janice Gomez, Cathy Doran, Betsy Allen, Anita Balch, Carol Cayce; Second Row: Jesse Carrillo, Maurice Vickers Manuel Duran, Eddie Ramirez, Jonathan Berryman, Sylvia Galindo, Maria Garcia; Third Row: Joe Esquivel, Laura Salazar, Suzanna Benavides, Rebecca Coronado, Asha Patel, Belinda Mendez, Edna Reyes, Alma Zapata, Ida Coronado; Back Row: Luis Contreras, Jose Escalante, Ismael Sanchez, David Noriega, Beverly Caldwell— Sponsor, Patsy Perez, Gladys Arredondo, Patty Duenes, Connie Herrera, Genera Luna. Front Row: Michael Noriega, Edward Mata, Phillip Vargas, Bobby McHargue; Second Row: Reggie Williams— Sponsor, Manuel Arredondo Alfred Luna, Victor Lira, Esau Ramirez, Ruben Garza; Back Row: Jose Castillo, Gilbert Martinez, Abel Sanchez, Jesse Guerra. 181 Eighth grade band repeats sweepstakes Front Row: Cathy Doran, Aimee Middleton, Deaborah Bible, Margo Hinton, Carol Cayce, Marsha Pohl; Second Row: Greg Stewart, Ricky Mesa, Osca Gutierrez, Robert Fierro, Joe Will Ross, Debbie Shannon, Karia Jungk, Leah Evans, Margarita Valdez, Betty Perez, Rebecca Hulsey; Third Row: Rebecci Powers, Anita Balch, Jody Luttrell, Tim Schabel, Danny Samaniego, John Paul Ponsetti, Mark York, Glen Jones, Daniel Garza, Darryl Moore, Scot Miller, Michael Barton, John Castro, Chad Stewart, Arturo Gandar; Back Row; Victor Fuentes, Doug Martin, Lonnie Blankenship, Mario Sotelo. 182 Seventh Grade Band ront Row: Nora Gonzales, Tammy Martin, Janice Lowe, Lori Guerra, Yvonne Gamez, Tessa Joy, Carrie Sorenson, Debra Moore; Second Row: Lori ebster, Emily Palos, Leslie Webster, Sherry Kirby, Bonnie Jackson, Sam Galindo, Jim Cooper, John David Martinez, Trudy Taylor, Tiffany Wallace, Courtney Cauthorn, Stacey Snider, Wayne Collins, Debrah Moseley, Odilia Garza, Cindi Irwin, Lisa Hughes; Third Row: Sonny Smaniego, Danny Farmer, esley Skains, Matt Miller, Louis Olenick, Glenn Love, Terry Duren, Kevin Harrell, Chris Artiaga, Dorothy Jimenez, Sheila Boone, Rachel Chavez, lewayne Freeman, Elias Torres, Mary Huckaby, Rodney Speers, Tracey Hulsey, Nadine Sanchez; Fourth Row: Curt Kneese, Sidonna Ridgeway, Deveda lible, Cynthia Hinton, Scott Badgett, Jesse Paredes; Back Row: Shannon Turner, Todd Phillips, Keith Rapp, Stacey Kohutek, Craig Hopper, Abe laruthers, Wayford Tyler. Sixth Grade Band ront Row: Gail Mesa, Janet Barleman, Lauri Sotelo, Sondra Merrill, Kelly Cahill, Kristin Keel, Robin Knesse, Priscilla Samaniego, Angie Carrasco, Gay mn Dobbs, Maria Martinez; Second Row: Sandra Subia, Rita Galindo, Leslie Barber, Juanita Robles, Carrie Cox, Rachel Castilleja, David Ramirez, ammy Jones, Jim Miles, Saumarie Scoggins, Lynell Jones, Javier Flores, Gena McMillon, Milton Castilleja, Bertha Valdez, Shawn Smith; Third Row: ihawna McLaughlin, Maria Barron, Christe McLaughlin, Valerie Flores, Chris Driskell, Lisa Paredes, Tina Hulsey, Corie Avila, Monica Castilleja, annette Gandar, Billy Collins, Michael Hooper, Joe Paul Soils, Marshall Tyler, Kate Matthews, Tammy Holguin, Mickey Sharp, Emily Gonzales, Sandy JIankenship, John Young, Jeff Kimbrel, Barry Dodd; Fourth Row: Buddy Sena, David Dodd, Jack Sykes, Sharia Snider, Shannon Payne, Penny ;iemons. Alma Quiroz, Wayne Jackson, Dina Graves, John Paul Noriega, David Guerra, Sandra Martinez, Chris Taylor; Back Row: Stevie Love, Jari ' odd, Jason Hearn, Traci Cascadden, Charles Taylor, Thomas DeHoyos, Michael Benson, Ismael Duenes, Shannon Rushing, Rene Ramirez, Michael ■riess. Eighth Grade Cohs The eighth grade Colts went through an undefeated season 7-0. f 2 k S2 j feSiil io wti, ie 71 1 :o i|s i,ei , i . ■ 1 « «:- ' i:« t . Front Row: Arturo Gandar — Manager, Danny Samaniego, Mark York, Joe Noriega, Darryl Moore, Mark Gomez, Glenn Jones, Mario Sotelo, Tim Schabel, John Ponsetti, Jody Luttrell — Manager; Second Row: Jesse Guerra, Ruben Garza, George Gandar, Wayne Hill, Joe Will Ross, Doug Martin, Joe Flint, Oscar Gutierez, Lonnie Blankenship, John David Castro, Edward Mata; Back Row: Coach Oliver Wuest, Ismael Sanchez, Abel Sanchez, Scott Miller, Ricky Mesa, Victor Lira, Gilbert Martinez, David Noriega, Robert Beal, Brian Cascadden, Chad Stewart, Daniel Garza, Coach Richard Lopez. Seventh Grade Colts The Sonora seventh grade Colts football team enjoyed a good season, going 5-2 for the year. COLTS OPP. 40 Junction 26 Menard 40 Ozona 18 Kerrville 33 Ballinger 6 32 Junction 46 Ballinger 20 Front Row: Waytord Tyler — Manager, Wesley Skains, Javier Ramirez, Matt Miller, Peter Chavez, Stacey Kohutek, Todd Phillips, John Berryman, Richard Sanchez, Terry Duren, Lewis Olenick; Second Row: Danny Farmer, Mike McBride, James Lee, Sonny Samaniego, Manuel Duran, Sam Galindo, Wayne Collins, Jesse Paredes, Eddie Ramirez, Alberto Luna, Craig Hopper, Arturo Reyna; Back Row: Coach Virgel Burge, Glen Love, John David Martinez, Curt Kneese, Rodney Speers, Esau Ramirez, Milton Castilleia, Dwayne Freeman, John Paul Noriega, Jim Cooper, John Merrill, Joe Simmons, Coach Bill Demsey. 184 COLTS OPP. 12 Junction 6 22 Menard 20 Ballinger 6 14 Kerrville 22 14 Junction 16 18 Ozona 34 Ballinger 6 ' -v Seventh Grade Basketball 1 r I s Front Row: Trudy Taylor, Tiffany Wallace, Stacy Snider, Sidonna Ridgeway, Cynthia Hinton, Lori Webster, Stacey Miller, Rachel Chavez, Janice Lowe, Dorothy J iminez; Middle Row: Tracey Hulsey, Lisa Hughes, Tammy Martin, Deveda Bible, Tessa Joy, Lesli Webster, Yvonne Gamez, Nora Gonzales, Sheila Boone, Debra Moore, Odilia Garza, Nadine Sanchez; Back Row: Coach Jan Kruse, Mary Huckaby, Courtney Cauthorn, Tracy Cascadden, Sherri Kirby, Cindy Irwin, Lori Ann Guerra, Carrie Sorenson, Bonnie Jackson, Renee Chance, Emily Palos. Front Row: Matt Miller, Todd Philips, Jonathan Berryman, Peter Chavez, Kevin Harrell, Jessie Paredes; Middle Row: Terry Duran, James Lee, Craig Hooper, Sonny Samaniego, Manuel Duran, Ricardo Sanchez, Scott Badgett, Mike McBride; Back Row: Coach Bill Dempsey, Alberto Luna, Jim Cooper, Abe Cauthrus, Rodney Speers, Glenn Love, John David Martinez, Milton Castilleja, Esau Ramirez, Danny Farmer, Wayford Tyler, 185 Eighth Grade Basketball 7 A A A D 5 t r m 1 C t C h a m P s Front Row: Margarita Valdez, Betsy Allen, Edna Reyes, Cathy Doran, Margo Hinton, Janice Gomez, Rebecca Powers, Alisha Bills; Middle Row: Melanie Williams, Belinda Mendez, Anita Balch, Alma Zapata, Connie Herrera, Aimee Middleton, Sherry Ellison, Marsha Pohl, Patty Duenes, Veronica Perez; Back Row: Coach Jan Kruse, Leah Evans, Gina Black, Gladys Arredondo, Regina Samaniego, Rebecca Hulsey, Karia Jungk, Debbie Bible, Debbie Shannon, Lea Whitehead, Carol Cayce. B o y s 186 Front Row: Danny Samaniego, Joe Will Ross, Wayne Hill, Jesse Guerra, Tim Schabel, Doug Martin, Michael Barton; Back Row: Coach Charlie Adams, Oscar Gutierrez, Robert Beal, David Noriega, Scott Miller, Lonnie Blankenship, Gilbert Martinez, Ricky Mesa, Coach Richard Lopez. Tennis - I 111.- I- — ■ .- . ? aM i Front Row: Sherry Kirby, Nadine Sanchez, Lea Whitehead, Sidonna Ridgeway, Margo Hinton, and Cathy Doran; Back Row: Coach Bil Dempsey, Tim Schabel, Wayford Tyler, Darryl Moore, Scott Miller, Brian Cascadden, Doug Martin, Joe Will Ross, and Matt Miller. Colt cheerleaders support sports Bonnie Jackson, Anita Balch, Rachel Chavez, Becca Powers, Janis Gomez, Sidonna Ridgeway. 187 a d District Champs Front Row: Carol Cayce, Elsa Galindo, Alma Zapata, Janice Gomez, Anita Balch, Rebecca Powers; Back Row: Coach Walter Holik, Leah Evans, Gina Black, Debbie Shannon, Karia Jungk, Tammy Bible, Coach Kruse. Second in District Front Row: Mark York, Jose Escalante, Edward Mata, Phillip Vargas, Luis Contreras, Jody Luttrell; Second Row: Ruben Garza, Jessie Guerra, Gilbert Martinez, Victor Lira, George Gandar; Back Row: Coach Richard Lopez, Ricky Mesa, Scott Miller, Chad Stewart, Ismael I 88 Sanchez, Abel Sanchez, David Noriega, Coach Virgel Burge. District Champs s Front Row: Cynthia Hinton, Stacey Miller, Lynelle Jones, Nora Gonzales, Tiffany Wallace, Janice Lowe, Lesli Webster; Second Row: Tracy Hulsey, Lisa Hughes, Donna Rapp, Daveda Bible, Tessa Joy, Rachel Chavez, Lori Webster; Back Row: Coach Kruse, Cindy Irwin, Tammy Martin, Courtney, Cauthorn, Traci Cascadden, Bonnie Jackson, Carrie Sorenson, Mary Huckabee, Coach Walter Holik. a District Champs — Undefeated in seven track meets i Front Row: Max R eyes, Sonny Samaniego, Peter Chavez, Bobby McHargue, Manuel Duran, Ricardo Sanchez; Second Row: Terry Duren — manager, Chris Artiaga, Milton Castilleja, Esau Ramirez, Mike McBride, Jim Cooper, John Paul Noriega; Back Row: Coach Virgel Burge, Curt Kneese, John David Martinez, Glen Love, Rodney Speers, Elias Torres, Coach Richard Lopez. 189 hnq Oil Compamyji p. O. 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Box i 161 Sonora, Texas 76950 Jerry, Nancy Brad Johnson Phones: 387-58 1 I 387-5388 Then suddenly it is spring bringing U.I.L. Literary events, track, tennis, golf, the junior-senior banquet and prom, spring concerts, awards and the All ' Sports Banquet Top Right: First we stand in line to be served. Cen- ter and Lower Right: Then we dig in to the steak and potatoes a la Branding Iron. Below: Among other awards given is this spittoon presented to Coach Patton by Paula Friess as Tonya Evans reads the dedication. SUSAN ALLEN: Chior l-IV, Outstanding Choir Member IV, UIL State Solo and Ensemble ll-iV; Band III, State Band Vocalist III; National Honor Society ll-IV; GAA ' s lll-IV, Treasurer IV; Drill Team II; UIL Readywriting lll-IV, Third in State III, Alternate to State IV; National Merit Commended Student; High Honor Graduate. ERNESTINA ARREDONDO: DECA Club lll- IV, Treasurer IV; PEL II. 196 Awards, Awards! That ' s what it ' s all about Left; Wesley Barton accepts the Nathan ' s Award. Lower Left: A new body was given to Jessica Robledo by teammates. Below: Basketball girls present a plaque to Coach Adams and show the scrapbook they made for Coach Holik. OLANDA AVILA: National Honor Society ll-IV, resident IV; Spanish Club ll-ill; Student ouncil IV; DECA IV, Secretary IV; Band III!, IL Solo and Ensemble I, All-District Band I; hoir ll-ill, UIL Solo and Ensemble; DECA weetheart IV; Senior Honors Graduate. ESLEY BARTON: Spanish Club III; Library ide ll-IV; Choir IV; Football l-IV, All-District ffense and Defense lll-IV, All-West Texas and ll-West Texas Super Team IV, Nathan ' s Award ' , Co-Captain IV. BETH BARTZ: UIL One-Act Play Cast IMV, Best Actress II, AllStar Cast District ll-IV, Area and Regional All-Star Cast III; UIL Poetry Interpretation Second in District III, Regional Qualifier III; Speech Club ll-IV, President IV; GAA ' s l-IV; HECE IV; Class Secretary IV; Cheerleader ll-IV; Basketball I; Track l-ll; Band l-lll; National Honor Society lll-IV. HOWARD BRITTAIN: Industrial Arts Club I; DECA IV; Football Manager III; Tennis l-lll. 197 announcements come, can graduation be far behind? ).: ' So here they are at last! Above: Calvin Johnson. Top Right: Juan Mendoza and David Martin help pass them out. Center Right: Seniors compare packets. In front Cody Gold, Debbie Kemp, and Trina Powers. Fran Friess, Paula Friess, Linda. Lower Right: Galbreath, and Dianna Harding. LEE BURCH: Salutatorian; Outstanding Academic Achievement IJ-III; Nattonal Honor Society IIIV; Spanish Club III; Band I- II; 4-H Club III; Student Trainer in Football ii-iV; Basketball II; Tennis l-IV, Third Place Regional IV. CURRY CAMPBELL: Football I II-IV; Track I. IV; Basketball 198 Spring scenes Left: Stacy Chandler points out Piggy in LORD OF THE FLIES poster in English IV. Lower Left: This pup went straight to the office — so Rex Surber could show her to Mrs. Latta. Below: Fifth period study hall Uno game in session: Fran Friess, Kandis Carta, Annabelle Gon- zales, and Howard Brittain. Lower Right: Someone said, Happy Birthday, Tonya Evans, with yellow roses. ANDIS CARTA: Valedictorian; Physical cience Award I; Biology Award II; Driver ' s Ed. ward II; Outstanding Stu dent Award Mill; UIL cience Regional Qualifier, Third in District III; :hemistry Award III; English Award IV; NHS !!■  ; Spanish Club III!!; Track I, lettered; Art how First Place IV; Treasurer Student Council II. TACY CHANDLER: Student Council Secretary nd Treasurer Ml; DECA IV; Band l-lll; Track I- II; Basketball l-lll, Free-Throw Award II; Class ;avorite I- IV; Lions Club Queen Candidate IV. STEVEN CHANDLER: Student Council DECA lll-IV, President lll-IV. III-IV; LETICIA CHAVEZ: Physical Education Award I; Shorthand UIL Regional Qualifier III; Senior Honors Graduate; National Honor Society ll-IV; HECE III-IV; President IV; Student Council IV. 199 Signs of Spring songs, squirrels, senior it is Top Left: Lance Love tries to think of something for a journal entry, but Ed Hanna seems to favor a quick nap. Above: This little fellow was seen flirting about Room I window well. Top Right: During rehearsal for the choir concert. Patsy Samaniego runs through her number. Right: Ronnie Wipff and Philip Kemp play back up music for the choir con- cert. 200 DAVID CREEK: Band IIV, State Solo and Ensemble lllll, Baad Beau IIIV, Band Council IV; Choir IV, Outstanding Choir Member IV, State Solo and Ensemble IV; Spanish Club Hill; Football l-IV, All-District lll-IV, All-West Texas and All-West Texas Super Team IV, Captain IV; Basketball l-IV, All-District ll-IV, Captain IV, Outstanding Basketball Award lll-IV; Citizenship Award II; Who ' s Who Among American High Students lll-IV; Class Favorite I. LETICIA DEHOYOS: Spanish Club lll-IV; Newspaper Staff IV. Seniors keep out! Juniors at work in teacher ' s lounge r i f All spring, the juniors worked especially during 6th period, making their own decorations for the banquet and prom. Top Left; Julie Stewart works on the Gil ley ' s sign. Top Right: Trying to figure ou where all the chains go are Coby Moen ning, Pam Merrill, and Efrain Torres Left: So that ' s how it works — so becom ing, too. Charlie Carroll and Allen Stewart supervise John Blankenship. JDIA DEHOYOS: High Honor Graduate; Art I ward; Spanish I Award; Third Place Soil and Water Conservation Essay; UIL Shorthand Dompetition; HECE IV, Vice-President; NHS II- IV; Second Place Fire Prevention Contest I; yearbook Staff III. DEENA DEMARCO: HECE IV; GAA ' s III; Transfer Student III. JOHNNY DOAN: Student Council I, III, IV; Class President I, III, IV; Football l-IV, Honorable Mention II, IV; Basketball l-IV, All-District IV; Golf l-IV, All-District IV; Outstanding Basketball Player Award IV; Best Ail-Around Athlete IV; Basketball Captain IV. WAYLAND DOBBS: Senior Honors Graduate; Woodworking I Award I; Industrial Arts Club I- IV; DECA IV; Football; FFA. 201 ANightatGilley ' s starts with Texas Barbeque served buffet style Above: Gilley ' s Garters prove popular favors. Above Center: Marilyn Fiest serves Lee Burch. Above Right: Serving line moves slowly for Efrain Torres, Cissy Gallegos, Arturo Galindo, Tonya Ridgeway, and Maria Van Hoozer. Opposite Page Top Left: Mike McMillon, Maray West, Cathy Polocek, David Nadrachal. Center Left: Joe David Favila, Sulema Esquivel, Yolanda Avila, Kandis Carta. Lower Left: Mike Villanueva, Nanette Sanchez, Rosa Noriega, George Sanchez, Joe Longoria. Lower Right: Hector Samaniego, Frisby Bible, Perry Don Draper. SULEMA ESQUIVEL: FHA i-IV, Treasurer II, Parliamentarian III, President IV, Area II Treasurer IV, Sweetheart IV; Yearbook Staff, III; Spanish Club III; HECE IV; Student Council IV. TONYA EVANS: Senior Honors Graduate; Journalism Award IV; Newspaper Staff IV; Duet-Acting IV; UIL Feature Writing Regional Qualifier, Alternate to State; GAA ' s I-IV; Speech Club I-IV; Kamera Club IV; Track I- IV, Regional Qualifier I-IV; Basketball I-IV. 202 Urtih-umh ' good! Rex Surber and Cades Pope liven up the reading of the senior wills. I Ai iflARINA CHAVEZ FERNANDEZ: FHA ll-IV, State ind Area Choir IV; FTA III; GAA ' s l-IV; DECA IV, Reporter IV; Choir III, State Solo and Ensemble. .YNN FOSTER: NHS IMV, Secretary III; Class i ice-President III; UIL Poetry State Championship I; UIL Debate State Championship I; Excellence in Health; English II Award; Algebra II Award; Persuasive Speaking II; Debate 1,111; High Honor Graduate. FRAN FRIESS: Spanish Club III: GAA ' s l-IV; 4-H l-IV, Treasurer I, Secretary HIV; Tennis l-IV; Basketball I; Band l-IV, Vice President IV, Flags l-IV, State Solo and Ensemble III; Halloween Queen IV; Miss Personality ll-lll. PAULA FRIESS: Senior Honor Graduate; National Honor Society Merit Scholarship; GAA ' s l-IV, Vice-President III; Spanish Club III; Speech Club II; Class Vice-President II; Choir Representative IV; Ail-Around Girl Athlete III; Track l-IV, Regional Qualifier l-IV, Mile Relay third in Regional III, third in State II; Choir IV; Band IV; Flag Corps l-IV, Head Flag III. 203 Music to dance to they liked it fast or slow, roclc or country y Above: Enjoying a slow dance are Eric Neal, Lisa Webster, Rosa Noriega, and Jorge Sanchez. Top Riglit: Nanette Sanchez and Mike Villanueva find out that it ' s hard to carry on a private conversation while dancing. Right: Showing their style while doing the Cotton-eyed Joe are Kari Hill, Lance Love, Fran Friess and Rick P owers. OPPOSITE PAGE Top Left: Julie Stewart and Espy Whitehead dance to the music which went from URBAN COWBOY to SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. Top Right: Scott Savell and Susan Allen were Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of the Prom. Bottom Left: Debra Zapata goes for a change of pace as the D.J. plays some Disco. Bottom Center: Howard Brittain ' s idea of adding a little swank is wearing his tie as a hatband. Bottom Left: Brad Johnson tries one last time to talk Mrs. McAndrew into these few Necessary points. LINDA GALBREATH: HECE IV; FHA III; Spanish Club III; Tennis I; Track III. TILA GALINDO: VAC IV; H.E. IIMV. CODY GOLD: Band MV, State Ensmeble II; One-Act Play IV, District Best Actress IV; Class Vice-President l-ll; GAA ' s l-IV; Tennis l-IV, Regional Qualifier ll-IV; Basketball l-ll; Cheerleader lll-IV, Head lll-IV; All-School Favorite III; Halloween Queen II, Candidate I; Most Beautiful i n Class I. 204 NNABELLE GONZALES: American History ward; GAA ' s i-iV, President IV; Spanish Club l-ili; NHS ll-iV, Treasurer III, Vice-President IV; Student Council ll-IV; Class Treasurer IV; Yearbook Staff IV; Track l-lll. Regional Qualifier I, Regional Finalist II, State Qualifier III; Basketball I-IV, Captain IV, All-District Ill-iV, Most Outstanding Girl Basketball Player IV; Most Beautiful IV; Art Show first and third place IV; High Honor Graduate; Kappa Gamma Scholarship. ANGELA GREEN: Band I-IV, State Solo and Ensemble ll-IV, John Philip Sousa Award IV; Choir lll-IV, State Solo and Ensemble lll-IV; Tennis I-IV, Regional Qualifier IV. JO ANN GUERRA: Spanish II Award III; Algebra II Award III; Advanced Math Award IV; Basketball I; Track I; NHS ll-IV, Treasurer IV; DECA IV; Spanish Club III; FHA ll-lll. Secretary II, Treasurer III; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students IV; DECA Scholarship; High Honors Graduate. 205 Top Left: Sponsors Gaile Cade and Walter Holik take a turn about the floor. Top Right: Out in front, Brad Johnson and Tracy Thompson. The cowboy is Cades Pope. Above: John Bianken- ship and Anna Martinez. Right: Tracy Day and Mike Phillips. Far Right: Cathy Polocek gets ready to run to the car in the rain. ED HANNA: Industrial Arts Club III; Kanera Club IV; Yearbook Staff IV; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students III; Basketball I; Football l-IV; Track l-lll. Regional Qualifier ll-lll. DIANNA HARDING: GAA ' s Mill; FHA III; HECE IV, Secretary-Treasurer IV; Kamera Klub IV; National Honor Society ll-IV; Track ll-IV, Regional Qualifier in Mile Roun II, District Champs III. 206 Senior Vespers May 17 Some hurry; Some wait Left: It takes Annabelle Gonzales, Herlinda Romo, and Celia Hernan- dez to get Marina Fernandez ' col- lar right. Lower Left: Happy sen- iors: Trina Powers, Cody Gold, Stacy Chandler, Vicki Sheppard, and Lynn Foster. Below: Candi- dates for Cutiest Couple Kandis Carta and Wayland Dobbs. ELIA HERNANDEZ: Band l-IV; FHA l-lll, ■easurer III; 4-H Sewing and Cooking; Los )venes Spanish Club lll-IV, Vice-President IV; asketball l-lll. m HILL: Miss SHS; High Honor Graduate; it(zenship Award III; DAR Good Citizenship ward; Who ' s Who Annong American High :hool Students 11,1V; Girls ' Track Manager l-lll; ational Honor Soceity ll-IV, Secretary IV; panish Club lll-IV, Secretary IV; GAA ' s IIV; and l-IV, Band Council IV, State Solo and nsemble l-IV; Basketball I. CHANDRA HUGHES BEN INGHAM: Industrial Arts Club lll-IV; Choir IV; Football l-IV; Basketball I; Class Favorite IV. 207 Waiting! 208 CALVIN JOHNSON: One-Act Play III, District Honorable Mention; Speech Club, Vice- President III; DECA Club IV; Basketball III. DENNIS A. JOLLY: Newspaper Staff IV; Speech Club ll-IV; CVAE and VOCT II; Basketball III. DEBBIE KEMP: One-Act Play III; Speech Club III; Library Aide III; Band l-IV, Stage Band Vocalist IV, Twirler II, IV; Choir lll-IV, State Solo and Ensemble lll-IV; Basketball I- IV; Tennis I; Track II; NHS IV; Senior Honors Graduate; David B. Law Memorial Scholarship. On your mark, get set — and go vespers, and gowns, and funny hats bring graduation very near Top Left: Yolanda Avila processes, watching to keep her pace. Top Right: Seniors wait to be seated. Left: David Creek reads the scripture. Above: A special number is presented by senior choir mem- bers. OPPOSITE PAGE Top Left: Rex Surber and Marche Lane need another drink of water. Top Right: Lidia and Leticia DeHoyos, Tila Galindo, JoAnn Guerra, Tina Arredondo, and Yolanda Avila (leaning in front of Leticia Chavez). Center Left: Wesley Barton, Juan Mendoza, Ervey Vallejo, Luke Sanchez, Robert Noriega, and Mike Villanueva. Lower Left: Calvin Johnson, Debbie Kemp, and Howard Brittain. Lower Right: Line up and get ready. It ' s almost time to go in. kRCHE LANE: UIL Ready Writing l-IV, nionai Qualifier i-V, State li-lll; English Award II; World History Award III; Health Award I; vernment Award IV; One-Act Play IV; NHS II- Band l-IV, Vice-President III, President IV, jm Major ll-IV, Flag Corps l-ll. Flag Corp ptain II, Band Sweetheart IV; Student Council :retary IV; Class Secretary III; Spanish Club Speech Club lll-IV; Track l-lll, State Qualifier Regional Qualifier l-lll. District Champ 880 . dash l-ll; Class Favorite II; High Honor aduate; NHS Scholarship; William H. nforth I Dare You Award. CLIFTON LIPHAM: DECA IV; FFA l-ll; Greenhand Award I; Football l-ll. LANCE LOVE: UIL Science lll-IV; FTA Secretary III; 4-H l-IV, Vice-President III, President IV; Band l-IV, Stage Band Vocalist IV, Solo and Ensemble l-lll; Choir IV, State Solo and Ensemble IV; Track l-ll; Basketball ll-IV. 209 May 22, 1981 Time a little before commencement Place Bronco fieldhouse Weather fair and windy Right: Hurrying to the fieldhouse are Beth Bartz and Rex Surber. Far Right; Embarrassed to be caught in rollers, Marina Fernan- dez rushes to the fieldhouse to brush her hair. Above: Coach Patton approves Dennis Jol- ly ' s new ring. Right: Sulema Esquivel helps Lynn Foster pin her hat on. DAVID MARTIN: Band l-lll, State U.I.L. Solo and Ensemble ll-lll; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students IV; U.I.L. Science IV; National Honor Society; Los Jovenes Spanish Club III; Stage Band ll-lll; Band Council III; Industrial Arts Club I; Tennis l-IV; NHS Scholarship IV. ALFONSO MENDOZA: CVAE lll-IV; VOCT III- IV; FHA lll-IV; Los Jovenes Spanish Club I; VAC lll-IV. 210 Commencemen t is about to begin The class of 1981 makes last minute preparations Upper Left: Marche Lane straightens Karl Hill ' s stole. Above: Fran Friess pulls up her gown to fix her dress. Left: Looking in the mirror, Daphney Smith is intent on getting her hat on straight. JUAN MENDOZA: Fundamentals of Math Award I; Los Jovenes Spanish Club ll-IV; Yearbook Staff IV; Track l-lll, Regional Qualifier lllll; Best All-Around Citizen Award IV; Los Amigos Lucinda Favila Memorial Scholarship IV. RICKY MUNS: CVAE IIIIV; VOCT IV; DECA Club IV;H.E. IIIIV;VACIV. ROBERT NORIEGA: FHA l-iV, Beau IV; Industiral Arts Club, Treasurer IV; Football l-IV; Track III, Regional Qualifier I. CADES POPE: Student Council President IV; Industrial Arts Club IV; Football l-IV, All-District Honorable Mention Center III; Track IIV, Regional Qualifier 400 m. relay IV; William H. Danforth I Dare You Award IV. 21 Smiles and Tears in Top Left: Valedictorian, Kandis Carta, looks a little serious, perhaps thinking of her speech. Top Right: That graduation will mean separation from friends and class- mates puts Angela Green and David Creek in a somber mood. Above: Leticia Cha- vez pins her hat to keep it on. Right: Mary Hanna and Johnny Doan, too, have some solemn thoughts about changes graduation will bring. a: 212 TRINA POWERS: Persuasive Speaking, fourth in district IV; GAA ' s l-IV; Cheerleader ll-IV; Speech Club MV, Secretary IV; Track I; Basketball Ml; Rodeo l-IV, Rodeo Queen II; Most Beautiful ll-lll; Lions ' Club Queen Candidate lll-IV; Senior Honors Graduate. JAMES RENFROE: Drafting Award II; DECA lll-IV. At last! — time to line up Left: The time has come, and seniors spil out the fieldhouse door to get lined up for the march down the field to GRADUATION. Below: Debbie Kemp stops for one last sip of water. Bottom: The class of 1981 ready to graduate. DIXIE RICHARDSON: Key club lllll; FTA IV; Basketball II; Tennis III; Yearbook Staff IV. HERLINDA ROMO: DECA IV; PEL III. DAVID SANCHEZ: Industrial Arts Club l-IV, Vice- President; FHA III; Track I; Football IMV, All- District Offense and Defense and All-West Texas IV; Mr. SHS IV; Yearbook Staff IV. LUKE SANCHEZ: DECA Club, Vice-President IV; FHA I; Spanish Club Los Jovenes IV; Industrial Arts Club lllll; DECA Scholarship. 213 Coming down the last lap of a 12-year stretch Right: David Sanchez, followed by Luke Sanchez, passes the grandstand. Cen- ter: The class is in place ready to be seated for graduation. Lower Row: Lee Burch, salutatorian makes his speech, and then valedictorian, Kandis Carta speaks. The honor graduates are recognized, shown here, Ervey Vallejo. Among scholarhships given were these awarded to Wayland Dobbs, Luke San- chez, and Jo Ann Guerra by DECA Club. VICKI SHEPPARD: DECA IV; GAA ' s l-lll; Speech Club l-lll; One-Act Play (makeup) I- IV; Basketball l-ll. DAPHNEY SMITH: Band l-IV, Flag III, Head Flag IV, Solo and Ensemble ll-lll; Yearbook Staff IV; Basketball l-lll; Track II. 214 Where to from here? Top Left: Sam Stewart, board president, presents Herlinda Romo her diploma. Top Center: Dorothy Pope has the privilege of presenting son Cades his diploma. Top Right: Lance Love remembers to reach for his tassel to put on the Graduate side. Left: Beth Bartz and Sulema Esquivel march and turn for the recessional. Above: Time for smiles, congratulations, and sentiment. Alfonzo and Juan Mendoza, Kari Hill, and David Creek. 1EX SURBER: District One-Act AllStar Cast, IV; )tate Band Solo and Ensemble III!!; Industrial rts Club 1,11; Band IIV; Stage Band IV; Drama V, Vice-President of class IV; Office Aide IV; ■ootball l-IV; All-District team lll-IV; All-West rexasteam IV; Mr. Personality ll-lll. :RVEY VALLEJO: NHS; Honor Graduate; ndustrial Arts Club l-IV; FHA l-IV, Vice- ' resident; Track I; Football l-IV, All-District and Ml-West Texas Offense III, IV; Yearbook Staff IV. MIGUEL VILLANUEVA, JR.: FHA l-IV, Football I- IV, Honorable Mention Linebacker lll-IV; Los Jovenes Spanish Club lll-IV. 215 That about wraps it up f- for another year at SHS D f ,  - ,- v=. The gowns come off quickly, are turned in, and it is all over. Cades Pope, Ben Ingham, and Howard Brittain have it well in hand. Stacy Chandler slips out of her gown. And that ' s how it looks from here on graduation day — 1981. It has been a happy year — one filled with outstand- ing achievements in all areas — music, sports, the arts, and academics. It is a year we can all look back on with pride and pleasure. The joy of the closing of this school year is touched, though, with sadness. Along with the fifty-nine seniors who are leaving, six teachers will not be back either. Coach Donald Patton announced his retirement, bringing tears to everyone ' s eyes. Chris Cassell, Lewis Ferguson, Kathy and Bill Shaw, and Jan- cie Balmos are leaving, also, and will be missed. On the local scene, Sonora ' s growth continues with the opening of a new Gibson ' s and the Circle S Auto- motive, and with the remodeling of the Dairy Queen. Of special interest is the youth activity club which has been established to provide recreation for students. On the state level, draft registration was reinstated, causing mixed emotions. The legal age for drinking will be 1 9 instead of 1 8, as of September. The U.S. space shuttle flight was a great success this spring. In our close race with the Soviet space pro- gram, we lauched ahead of them by ten years. A first in science this year was the birth of the world ' s first test tube twins. On the darker side, after it was announced that an attempt had been made on President Reagan ' s life, high school students shared the same feelings as those in 1964 when J.F.K. was shot. We had a feeling of unbelief and shock that this could happen in our country. Then just as we were recovering from this hor- rifying event, the news reached us of yet another assassination attempt, this time on Pope John Paul. Another public figure, John Lennon, was shot and killed this year. Steve McQueen and Joe Louis both died this year. The students ' favorite choices of enterainment this year were movies, music, television, and, of course, riding around. Celebration, the hit song by Kool and the Gang, seemed to be the seniors ' class song. The movie, URBAN COWBOY, put an abrupt end to last year ' s disco craze in Sonora. Of the television shows, the most popular was Dallas. Its main character, J. R. Ewing, was the only fictional T.V. character who ever made the front page of newspapers across the nation. All My Children, the daytime soap opera, was the only topic all the students showed enough knowledge of to discuss intelligently. This year has been unique in its own way. One of the things that we are most thankful for is that for the first time in several years, the seniors class and or some other class has not suffered the tragedy of losing one of its members. No other year has been exactly like this one; no year ever will be again. The Bronco Staff sincerely hopes you will enjoy and treasure this guide to 1980-81. 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