Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Keeping his eye onthe ball, Pitcher and First Baseman Craig lames stretches over home base to try and send one out ofthe ball park during the Waltrip game. 110 sports Sidelined by a hamstring, Kevin Cat- fish Pointer is attended by SBISD trainer Charlie Henry at the Alief Hast- ings game. Kevin, also a pole vaulter, scored a Spartan touchdown in that 49-7 victory. 4 Springing off the floor in order to a oomph to a bump, Stephanie Bross well as teammate Karen Brinkley, wel. protective knee pads. Although only in the second quar' the Spartans dominated Port-Nec Groves in the first game of the sea The Spartans went on to enjoy an un feated season and a state champi- ship. V.. Looking ahead, Robbie Hendricks pares to dribble down court in game of the junior varsity against Westchester.

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..,-5-K i Dec got involved in Vocational Education IVOEJ because she it was a good opportunity to the area of business and find It a career which would help me in UIUFE years. She worked as a secre- for Dr. O. Scott Hume, M.D. Her d. COOF inator Mrs. johnson arranged honored wilh meril Lisa Kantoff had a well rounded back- ground of Homemaking and did very good work in all these areas, com- mented Mrs. Cathy Carter, Homemak- ing teacher. Lisa, a senior, commented that she enjoyed taking these courses and sometimes used them at home by cooking a lot of meals. Lisa also had a big involvement with F.H.A., being an officer of the club for three years. I enjoyed doing the community service projects with the girls working together. The best part I thought was planning the banquets. Lisa plans to use her background and go into the interior design field. V. 0. 0. of things in her secretarial job. I tran- scribed information on patient's charts from a cassette. I also did some book- keeping and filed insurance. Overall, Lisa, a senior, gained the experience and knowledge needed for her job from the classroom. I enjoyed the work and it made me realize that Houston is really for her. Lisa did a variety Xu .s vi: XA great! homemalzing 1 -4' .0. Both Sandra Wausen and Richard Reitz excelled in Physical Education, each enjoying certain aspects. Sandra, a sophomore, enjoyed the jogging pro- gram, saying I could really see an improvement, like I was able to run two miles straight by the end of the pro- gram. Sandra couldn't be a part of other sports because she had a heavy course load and needed the time to study. Richard, a senior, enjoyed help- ing to coach the girl's basketball team who beat the teacher's team by 24 points. Watching a lot of basketball and football games on television and at public events kept Richard busy, while Sandra followed the Oakland Raiders. honors 109

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n sports the basics of running, Workouts and exercising were put an expanded use when Spartan ath- fs hit the playing field. he team effort took hold as varsity tball won the 17AAAA State Champi- ,hip. District titles went to both the nis team and the sophomore football tad, while varsity volleyball placed ond in district play. Individual efforts tennis team members Ellen Hopkins I Mary O'Rourke led to a state cham- nsip in girls'doubles. arsity basketball finished with an n season playing under a new coach with a predominantly junior team. teanwhile sophomore footballers Emed of state in '80 as they enjoyed -loss season. Although such records ,not happen for the other underclass Eds, the teams and coaches stuck the workouts on the basics that ld bring a championship season. 'wiched between two opponents, Lisa Brath over the two mile cross country route. rding to Tit Henderson, who also runs cross try, each school is responsible tor setting up own course. One time we ran over a golf fe . . . said Tit. the year was e t i u n wud' l 7' N Ni inggood use ofa time out during a e against the Memorial Mustangs, tans Bill Alford, Dave Woods, Mark Ben Langston, and Bill Purcell dis- strategy with Coaches Guy Barre lynn Funk. l Y ,au -6 ' '51 KX ' 'Q Mm ... i.s...? W-.X .xg H x sports ill