Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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CHECKING: Mr. Dunn checks the special passes that allow the stu- dents to leave for lunch. The spe- cial passes were distributed by the second period teachers. CRUNCH! Kim Kouches chooses to eat delicious french fries. No- vember 13 and 20 were designated as off campus lunch days. OCTOBER ATTENDANCE

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I ' ssismm m OCTOBER attendance For the first time in three years, and as a reward for those who had perfect at- tendance, Stroman stu- dents were allowed to eat off campus for lunch. On Fridays, November 13 and 20, students poured from the campus with excite- ment, breaking the long line of closed campus lunches. 1 thought is was great! It was refreshing and a break from the ordinary, said Sarah Hammack and Mari Rincon. Following attendance re- wards such as handing out ice cream sandwiches, cokes and chips, dismiss- ing school fifteen minutes early, and extended lunch- es were well excepted by students. It was nice go- ing home for lunch. I got to watch my soaps. said Sabrina Rubio. The sudden break from closed campus lunches was not without it ' s problems. There were a few very minor accidents, but the biggest prob- lem was getting back to school on time. I thought it was great even though 1 re- ceived two tardies. Who ' s heard of com- ing back on time? said Emi Ramirez. Some students like juniors Pam Rickman and Wence Guiterrez felt that the condition for the off campus luch reward , which was to be present the whole month of Oc- tober, was too strict. I think they should at least allow us to leave on Friday all of the time if we are here all week, said Guiterrez. If a per- son was absent one day they still should ' ve been able to go. said Rickman. The whole purpose of the off campus lunch re- ward, of course, was to encourage students to attend school through- out the month of Octo- ber and regularly after that. The result led stu- dents to view school in a different light. It gave students a good reason to come to school, said Guiterrez. I actually had something else to look forward to besides 3:30. MUNCHING: Vanessa Chacon enjoys eating out at Whataburger on the days of open cam- pus. Whataburger at- tracts many high school students. LEAVING: Most people ate out on the open campus days. Some students chose to pick up the food and eat it where it wasn ' t so crowded. it OCTOBER ATTENDANCE

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Pep rallies are for getting LOUD! It ' s 8 a.m. on a Fri- day morning in Octo- ber. The band, with the drums beating, leads the way to the gym for the pep rally. Al- though most of the stu- dent body didn ' t at- tend the weekly pep rallies, those who did, felt the excitement slowly creeping into their veins as they heard the band play. Fifties Day found JoAnn Stovall, princi- pal, serenaded by choir members, as they sang a medley of 50 ' s hits. The highlight of each rally was the class challenge as each class tried to out yell the oth- er in order to win the spirit banner. Arms were flying and people danced in competition for the banner. They help boost the morale of the team, said Michael Delesma, senior football player, of the pep rallies.The ex- citement that pulsates through the gym really gets the students pepped up. Pep rallies fire me up and get me ready for the game, Jason Gusman said. THE TWIST: Entertaining the school can be full of fun. Trent Green and Yolanda Brown of the Rockin ' Raiders dance the twist at the 50s day pep rally. LET ' S HEAR IT: During the early morning pep rally, the classes competed for the spirit banner. The freshmen tried hard and finally re- ceived the banner at the final pep rally. HOMECOMING: Celebrating the twentieth homecoming, a night pep rally was held at the track. All graduates were rec- ognized and several special guests were present. Football team members Richard DeLe- on,30, Alex Solis,24, and Donald Ramey, 15, enjoy the entertainment. PEP RALLIES