Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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. wg, M s E1 .ff , i ai if , Q' J, out with weights are Seniors Most talented Senior, Cheri Edwards, Balancing on the parallel bars, Senior and lim May. Both Har- practices her jazz routine. Cheri has Connie Pratt begins her compulsory and lifted weights for 5 taken jazz for6 years. routine at the Magic Circle Gym. .,. .dv-Y' - 'N i A A ,, 'VY 'fr ,, ,,, .ii 15' 1 f as Y E. .,, , l- I N 5'-.f 1 . ws sparetime sports 149

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eeki itness I jog in all weather. I think it's neat to run in the rain, If I were to sud- danly stop jogging, I would feel hor- ri e. Running outside of school hours enhanced track team members' par- ticipation in their regular school events. Sophomore Karen Sullivan said that Coach Becky Ryder sug- gested her running in addition to 'I think it's neat to run in the rain.' regular practice and Karen said that even when I feel tired, I know jog- ging makes my body feel good. A real devotion to health seemed to prompt all this free time activity. Whether to enhance their school sports activities or for their personal achievement, students worked on their own. lim May, senior, said about his weight lifting, It's weird it's real hard at first, but after- wards it's worth it. ee iii 148 sparetime sports ..- 717' uf'i 7 aft' ' s 111' Swaying to the music, Senior Cheri Holding tight to his board, Edwards finishes up an evening session Dale Overmeyer scales new at the Houston Academy of Dance on with his skateboard, Dale is Memorial Drive. many Spartans interested in ing.

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Shedding his warmup suit, record breaker Bob Moran participates in the two mile event to set a 9:59 record. Breaking the school record for the 100 yard dash by .2 seconds, Senior Craig james comes in first place with Senior Todd Stewart trailing right behind for second place at the district meet at Alief. i t. J -. 0 , 1 - . ,aa l . A Q Q 1 1 . gl I 1 3 lt 2 Y 'W in 'Q' 'S A ' p ix' 1 nfl i Watching his feet clear the bar, junior Kevin Poynter, whose record height was 13'6 , pole vaults successfully over the bar. With a smooth handofi Senior N ic Sco- vell takes the baton from junior Lance Tearnan in the mile relay at the district meet at Alief. 150 boys track fixes A l E' lv 47 M , hm V ,Q 0 . ' his -gms, fm Y' f ,J F f-5 ,g i , ff . ss, i f' -' - A ' , .azvifx ' ,.,-,:i.:,I:fff W ' It . r . if f 'ly , 4 , , V .- W V rg, grip ' l r F 445 K 1 . 1,4 . 1 qi 1 A 4' aa' . ,...-. .. Mt ,fri ' f f' ee n v w 4 ' ,t sw . ' 1-49 sJv?'2 v ., '-'. ,, 'Q ff ' -- ' f '60, .phi - -gi. a- If , ,gm ,W-gs, n s gf' ' ,,,, ,fs fiifilgy X F ' ff' 1 A-1-L-.1 fa. 'W , 1 at . ' w .U 1 32 if ' f ad , A 1 ' ,O w,,...f ' ,K -53, an 'H v V ' ' , K. sf, - 4-V. .. - ' t . . .,, L1 f f- - ,Q ,ii H i'xm:mt..- . V .215 f as szzmfi img? lm ' ti' 2 .V ,ff '46 4 FU '-'ff --. -fg. , U sing legs, arms, shoulders a fast feet, boys track participat in running, jumping, discus thro ing, shot putting and vaulting, goi from early january and winding the season at the eighth meet Ai 20. Coached by Richard Taylor, Vl liam Garrison, and Guy Stafford, I boys divided into four groups a practiced according to their eve For example, the milers ran long c tances, the sprinters did sprints al the field guys practiced th events, said Coach Taylor. The practices created a mc competitive team that ended f season breaking ten records, in We finished fifth in districtl vidually and in relay. Senior Moran led the field with re the one and two mile runs, with and 9:59, the two mile cross and shared two relay records. The point scoring system awarded ten points for first eight to second place, six to