Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Band members began practicing during the summer to perfect routines and pieces. Trying to keep cool on a hot August day, percus- sionists, Cindy Klesel, Gaylen Youngblood, Chris Aguayo and Gretchen Reinke, take refuge in the shade of an oak tree. Tammy Coleman watches intently as the team prepares to kick for the extra point at the San An- tonio Churchhill game. Stroman won 20-14. ! tebbie Chapa and Tonya Prosen eagerly watch the i lird quarter begin, following their halftime perfor- ! lance during the CC Carroll game. Have You Heard? 5

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W orking together, helping each other HAVE YOU HEARD? Papers rustle in preparation for assignments. The Voices of lecturing teachers crescendo notes to remember. Pens and pencils swish across the page in an ef- fort to record the pertinent points. Muffled giggles, quizzical smiles, inter- mingle with the silence. The stage is set. The drama begins. Administrators, faculty, staff and students interact naturally to achieve harmony. That harmony is evident in the smiles, in the pats on the back and in the efforts of true Raiders. Through the victories as well as the defeats, there is always someone to share the laughter or the tears. Great job! Outstanding work! Now, class, you ' re going to have to study a little harder. If there ' s anything that I can do to help, please let me know. Spirit was high sis the cheerleaders and Darron Cardosa, mascot, led the team onto the field prior to the Alice game. If the Raiders won that all-important game, they would go to the playoffs for the very first time. However, Stroman had a heart-breaking defeat of 37-18.

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1 ogether achieving goals Have You Heard? Harmonize. That ' s it. That ' s what Raiders do! HAVE YOU HEARD? Whether preparing for a debate, or practicing for a play, or rehearsing for a concert, or learning new plays for a game, or adjusting to new policies mandated by the state or local school board. Raiders work through the discord toward harmony. Despite the tense moments, despite the frustrations, disappointments and in- conveniences, the desire to achieve and to accomplish take precedence. That desire brings a strange mixture of sounds — sobs, grunts, groans, cheers, ap- plause, silence. Listen through the pages and remember the sights and sounds of the school year. We ' re the Stroman Raiders and we couldn ' t be prouder . . . HAVE YOU HEARD? It ' s 3:29 p.m., Dec. 14, and Christmas holidays are just a minute away for Denise Mc- Cue, Suzanne Wilkinson, Felicia Retiz and Sylvia Perez. Tammy Davis, Joyce Williams and Melanu Gadsen sway to the beat of the Stroman foot ball version of Leroy Brown during the pej rally prior to the Victoria High football game. 6 Have You Heard? Looking forward to 12 school days off for Christmas, Lydia Hobbs, Missy King and Charlotte Herman, along with all the other students, were pleasantly surprised when the holidays were extended by almost two days due to the snow fall Jan. 2 and 3. As director of student activities, Mr. Joe Mar- tinez comes in contact with students more often than the other administrators have a a chance to.