Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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T Club initiations, special days and holidays come along . . . ust when everything seems normal 4 School has been in session for several weel s and a routine has set in. Classes are basically the same and a pattern for a normal school day is accepted. However, all of a sudden, something is not the same. A few people look different, even strange. They are dressed funny and some even are wearing signs around their necks. But, Homecoming week has passed. 50s Day has occured. There are no more dress up days planned. Deadra Connor and Micah Williams, GOAL Club initiates, willingly take part in the in- itiation activities. It ' s a lot of fun. said Williams. r % It is club initiation time. GOAL Club members wore wierd clothing one day and painted faces the next. FFA members wore signs around their necks. Even though we couldn ' t make anyone do wild or strange things, said Grace Barrera, sophomore, it was fun watching them dress up. And then came Halloween. Although Mrs. JoAnn Stovall, principal, announced that masks could not be worn and that dress code would be inforced on Oct. 31, some students did use their imagination and come in costume within the limitations of the dress code. Just when everything seemed normal . . . ' 1 1 1 On Halloween. Kim Haley became a clown, in looks only. As an office assis- tant, she performed her duties as nor- mally as someone who is dressed like a clown could. Dress up days are always fun during Homecoming week. Mary Neumann tries her best to look like a nerd as she does routine activites during the day Just when everything seemed normal

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I Whether a hamburger or pizza, noon is a special time of day . . et ' s do lunch L It is an inservice day and you have just finished sleeping late for the first time in weeks. Getting dressed, you see that the digital read out on the alarm clock reads 1 1:25 a.m. Thinking of the hunger pains in your stomach you call your best friend and say Let ' s do lunch . Choices line Navarro Street. Do you deserve a break today? Is this a Burger King town and do they know how burgers SHOULD be, or is Wendy ' s Big Classic really the good stuff? But then there are also other choices. For instance, there is always the old stand by, Mr. Gatti ' s; and if you really feel like stepping out, drive just a little fur- ther and there is Red Lobster. While one might enjoy the eating pleasure of a fast food restaurant there is still the subtle quality of a During both lunch periods, students file through both cafeteria lines making their lunch selections. Students could purchase a complete hot lunch for $1.10. Chris Escalante munches out on some chocolate treats during his lunch. Some students preferred to buy candy or chips at the snack stand, also in the cafeteria. home-cooked meal. On the other hand, you have your regular school day and you still have your meal choices. There is the snack bar, where you can choose bet- ween a fish burger and nachos, or there ' s the hot lunch line, where they serve a variety of food every day. For dessert, a person can choose from a large selection of Blue Bell ice cream flavors which are sold for fifty cents a scoop in the cafeteria. For those who bring their lunches, there are varieties of drinks, candy and snack machines on the second (west) patio. No matter when you do lunch or where you do lunch there will always be , choices of what to munch. Madeline Mendieta savors her ice cream cone during lunch at school. Traditionally everyone complains about school lunches, however, everyone agrees that the Blue Bell ice cream stand is terrific. Let ' s Do Lunch

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Shorts and summertime clothing was discarded on It was during the first two weeks of October when the cold weather came. The first norther of the season blew in late the previous after- noon, with cold, hard blowing winds waking a few people up during the night. Waking up that nnorn- ing was hard to do. As soon as someone ' s bare feet hit the kitchen tile, it was a cold, cruel reminder that autumn was a little bit early this year. As students dressed for school, shorts, favorite attire for both guys and girls just the day before, were dis- carded on the floor. Long-sleeved shirts, sweaters and jackets were dug out of the back of the closet. The mood in class seemed to be changed as well. I was kind of sur- prised when I walked in- to first period and it wasn ' t loud. I was shocked, said Maurice Tolbert, junior. Even though the cold weather only lasted a few days, gone were the 90 to 100 degree days of September. The weath- er was cooler; fall had arrived. Ann Valdez made sure she had her jacket when she used the outside pay phone located in front of the central office. When a cold wind blows, it seems to be even colder on the breezeways. Frankie Motal. John Justis, Dorothy Motal, Belinda McCrory and Janet Kocian enjoy talking out- side now that the cooler weather has arrived. Grace Barrera, Sharon Whitby, Karey Janak and Micole Mathis sport their letter jackets on the day it first got cold. Even when it is only a little cool, one will find students wearing their letter jackets to school. The day it got cold