Sulphur Springs High School - Cats Paw Yearbook (Sulphur Springs, TX)

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GATHERING SPIRIT. Meredith Iennings and Staci GETTING READY. Coach Don Poe goes over the melvin cheer the Wildcats on during a pep rally on pep rally schedule with mayor David Baucom. t e square. 3 S1 l FJ FULL OF PRIDE. The Wildcats stand proud during the pep rally. ALL SMILES. Performing for the Wildcats and their fans are Sandy Woodard, Regina Baxley, Chrissi Poulos, Ianis Worrel, Suzanne Glover, and Miki Hicks. 18 Student Life

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I 1 1 'ii up .ga WE'RE NO. 1! Varsity football players join in singing the Alma Mater. WE DID IT! Iason Dietze stands proud as he wins the dress-up contest for the sophomores during one of the pep rallies. ALL ABOARD! Drill learn members encourage everyone to get aboard the Wildcat Express. I NEARLY HAD IT! Mrs. Ponder smiles happily as she beats Mrs. Law to the chair when the teachers played Musical Chairs. ii..-I 1 Pep Rallies 17

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C'I'T'Y R'A'L6L'I'E'S UGWFQ 11.35, O17 - MFI? SQUQIQG for this year as the Wildcats entered district play-offs, many individuals join- ed inthe Wildcat spirit. In addition to the regular pep rallies in the gym, the students and people got together for pep rallies on the downtown square. These rallies were held on November 21 and 28 before the Henderson and Denison play- off games. Including performances by the band, drill team, and cheerleaders, the rallies also featured several guest speakers including David Baucom, Mayor, Tim Kelty, member of the 1954 Senior class when the Wildcats won the last district championshipg and Bill Mc- Cool, a local businessman. The pep rallies showed the overall enthusiasm of Sulphur Springs. It brought out a lot of community pride for the Wildcats, Kelty said. The pep rallies on the square showed outstanding community spirit. They united the students and the people of our community, McCool said. Many businesses showed their support to the Wildcats on their businesses' mar- uees and by shoe polishing We Love flue Wildcats on their store windows. '4The square pep rallies really proved to X us that the whole town was behind us, David Pool, senior, said. I remember the pride our school and town felt the last time the Wildcats won the district play- offs. It's great that the community has so mush respect for the Wildcats, Kelty sai . The pep rallies on the ' 1 - square really helped boost our enthusiasm. Everyone was behind V t us throughout the playoffs, x f gat +-ff,-aj james Humphrey, K . as . . 1 x , v, junior ' S This was the first time in 31 years for the Wildcats to win the district play-offs. Many people who don't usually.get very excited about football were right there at the games too. Everyone got so involved in the organization of the pe rallies that it really brou ht a lot of peoplle together, Iana Gilbreati, senior, said. Pep Rallies