Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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the year was lll0fiVHfi0ll f l -i , , .Q xl i .:' lx Q, 0 711- f Y X uv ' f W ,. , I' l X ' 0 l i . l ll .ww ' L1 .-' l v' t 4 I i , T Q ---- ' Ma .' -. ' ' ' - i' ' P a De ' t partment head Mrs. Gall Drago and lv .5 , Q Cindy Bowden laugh in the English wc: -1 go room kitchen Equipped with a refrigc 'lv X l ea li tor, sink, and freedom to smoke, the wc ' 'l?'i'i-, - AQ- -V. , room attracted teachers from all over - 'f '- ' building. i we II here is a distinct possibility Il iam ultx v..j,'-if ... we someone in my class this y will be the President oft United States thirty years from no And I would like to be thought of as individual who is teaching the futi President ot the United States. Engl teacher Mrs. Marsha Williams summ up her feelings about teaching. Perhaps not every faculty meml regarded their job so significantly, all worked at getting the subject mat across. Showing up at 7:40 each mo' ing, much earlier if proctoring make tests or standing bus duty, the face went beyond their immediate respor bilities. Citing the difference between St ford and her last teaching assignm Oracle Sponsor Peggy Schneider s The teachers are so supportive of c another. They are always ready to off kind word just when you need it mos Teachers sponsored clubs, counse their students, participated in pep r skits, dressed up for Halloween a generally added color to the school Two faculty basketball games, Evelyn Palmer's spirit Christmas tree a departmental t-shirts also contribu to adding color and making teach into a group of individuals known faculty. Unfolding a letter, En lish teacher bara Greer reads undgsturbed by side forces. Periodically letters fr Mrs. Henry Farmer, last year's Engl Department chairperson, would arr with current news from lndia.

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White-Zinnecker Band creates meIodiousti9S Clad in sa-cowboy haf to help boost Spartan spirit, Freshman Todd Foltzsblaredfhis trumpet with the band to encourageiothers at the pep rally. Toddliked the band's unpre- dictable antics at the rallies because, s They were so much fun and so crazy. S T S S i lntroducedfto rStratford's March- ing Band during early morning prac- tices inthe summer, Sandy Smith, r freshman,is'aid her first impression T was, kind of scary! Toddsstayed on because he Vhacl always wanted to T be in marching, band. He started playing the trumpet insfifth grade and had been in band for four years already to Stratford, i ,Sandys bered, li didn't l didn't know ' She also sr socializing the r was the I' 3' 'F T37 8 f S ,a f 1 tg S Q g' A S White, Cheryl P 5 gr ' whine, Tom X S V Wilkes, Allison I j Williams, Brad 5' Williams, Derek is - , Wilson, Kevin 1 A - Wilson, Tracy Wolford, Cheryl Wolowiec, jeff Womack, jason Woollen, Mark Wunstel, julie t R T 4 York, judy Young, Adam Youngs, Bruce Zeh, Wayne Zelip, Lloyd Zinnecker, Lisa freshmen 237

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,ZS 1 fi V I , . 8,4 l I ncing back, Baseball Coach Gary h stands suited out at a varsity base- game. With a younger brother nding the school, Coach Koch often :ded in with the students. lnstructing the varsity team early before a game in Tully Stadium, Coach George Saenz looks intent on his point. The team arrived at games an hour and a half beforehand to warm up and get psyched up. Holding her coffee, freshman, sopho- more, and junior English teacher Mrs. lan Groves relaxes between periods. Also in charge of Future Teachers Asso- ciation, she commented, My students have made their own decisions as to whether or not they will pursue teach- ing and if they feel it has been a suc- cessful venture, faculty 239