Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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A gafhermg continued from page 9 group sold 900 tickets, made STTOO, and served better food than last year. The Spartans' charge to a 35-7 lead set the spirit for the half-time cere- mony. After the band's kaleidoscope drill to The VVinner's Circle and the Spartanaires' Can Can routine in their traditional pink and yellow skirts, the names of the finalists were announced: Leslie Abramson, Laurie Graham, Robin Herring, Ellen Hopkins, Melissa Melville, and Sally Olmo. Each girl was escorted on to the field by her father. Then Mr. Richard Lawson announced, The T978 Homecoming Queen of Stratford High School is Miss Laurie Graham, After she won, Laurie recalled, My dad kissed me, Then Lisa tSeaman, 1977 Homecoming Queenl walked of frzefm' over and gave me flowers, Mom met us at the sideline. She was happy and was laughing. Breaking tradition the Homecom- ing Dance was held in the gym instead of the snack bar. As a result of electrical problems, records occa- sionally stopped in the middle and the lights had to be left on. It lthe dancej could have been a lot better, commented lunior Mar- gie NtlcCrory. We left early and nent to Houlahan'sf' Many couples chose to go out to eat, go dancing at a club, or take a hayride sponsored by Senior Therese Rutledge. The state-ranked football team clinched the evening's success with a victory over the Alief Hastings Bears,-18-6, making the event worth coming home to. Homecoming Chili Supper tickets were being sold to Mrs. Dana King and her son leff linsetj at S2 a plate. 'cx As it turned out the marching Spartans raised enough money to purchase a brand new sound system. The ravishing beauty, Coach Gary Koc is escorted by Senior Otis Wilcots as h poses as a homecoming nominee fror Spring Woods High School in the moc elections at the homecoming pep rall' l chose to escort Coach Koch becaus he was close to my height. I think h should have definitely won, said Otis. H, i l..-.----f .,'1'- ,.-:..??.'. E-'T:e.'3 1:5513 H .J IO homecoming 5 NX. if

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A pink squirt suddenly attacked the jun- ior Girls at the Steve Martin pep rally. lt covered me totally, exclaimed junior Carol Thelen. She added that it was a surprise to everyone, and caught every- one completely off guard. fywiwtims, Ui Q v tr' Santa Claus, alias Social Studies teacher Mr. Gordon Utz, asks Senior football player Craig james what he would like for Christmas at the Plano pep rally, December 22. Craig replied, All l want for Christmas is the state champion- ship, TZ pep rallies 5 , 'R -'di mmm ra No pep rally crowds cheered in a hot gym january 5. After fifteen straight weeks of getting up to yell before first period, students' Fridays finally got back to normal, The first pep rally for Port Neches began right in style, hardly anyone sus- pecting this would become a weekly habit until Christmas. I thought it was great, no, fantastic, because everyone came to it, stated Senior Carey Wolow- iec. Sandy Smith, freshman, added, lt was fun, but I really didn't know what to expect for my first pep rally. Costumes for pep rallies were as var- ied as the people wearing them. The movie Animal House inspired one of the favorite costumes, the toga, better known as the all-American sheet. Another successful costume was dress- ing up as Steve Martin. The saying, l'm a wild and crazy guy, appeared on many Halloween-dressed backs. Squeeze mel appeared on Craig james' back as he posed as a tube of toothpaste. Decorating the gym added to the fun, and sometimes hassles of the pep ral- lies. Senior Girls usually performed this task, but a few times underclassmen were assigned the honor, junior Girls president Angela Scarborough remarked, After a while we all kind of got on each other's nerves, but we still had a real good time. It was good expea rience for next year. junior Girl Wendy Hoge added, Decorating the gym was just as much fun as the pep rally the H592 . lQ ' 's next morning. Besides decorating, skits emphasizir the opposing teams' weaknesses wei presented. The jolly Green Giant ar Little Green Sprouts were parts of a Sei ior Girls skit, and the Senior Boys pe formed a jazz dance and wearing socl as gloves to imitate the Spartanaire Senior Boy Mike Million stated, ' thought the routine was great conside ing we only planned it out that mori ing.' Meanwhile, Senior Girls were ent lessly giving their assigned footba players gifts to boost their spirit. Aw. from the traditional spirit boxes, the came up with everything from bak bottles filled with candy to giant he shey kisses. For the Spring Woods pe rally, the players received a box of Dui kin Munchkins. Ellen Murray, preside of Senior Girls said that the guys we getting sick of candy and the chang was greatly appreciated. Guests for the pep rallies include Mayor jim McConn and Congressma Bill Archer, Presenting a plaque reco nizing the football team for its exce lence, the mayor said how happy l was to have three winning footbz teams from Houston: The Houston O ers, the Houston Cougars, and the Stra ford Spartans. Congressman Archi received a t-shirt and immediately put on. Kidnapping Band Director Ranc Fitch in hopes of prolonging the pe rally was a new antic of the Senior Boy