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

Page 28 text:

24 WDER U P000 I O O CPO OFOF ! -00 . Xl Q06 Oo s 670 c0066 H small crowd of anxious parents waited curiously in the stands as the cheerleaders warmed up on the sidelines. Yes, it was time for one last football ame for the year but something was a little quit different than the other games. Even though we played f-,, - hard, the important thing i , -1 K was that we all had a good x. , x time-,, ffm jennifer Kennedy Senior '51 . T -. ' The time had finally arrived and everythin was set for the annual clash of the senior and junior girls in the Key Club sponsored powder puff football game. December 14 was the big day and only two weeks prior to that had the teams began organizing. The girls had practic- ed diligently with the supervision of their peer coaches who set the pace with strategic game lans. To Begin the game, the junior offense was Student Life to ready to try their hand at this challeng- ing sport. Yet, the senior defense was ready to take on the rookies. Time passed quickly as both teams were desperately trying to put six points on the board. At half time neither of- fense had made a clean break for a touchdown. The game continued through the sec- ond half and determination was evident on both ends of the field as the 0-0 stand-off lingered through three quarters. As the minutes ticked off the clock it looked as if the scoreless tie would be the final outcome, but things took a turn. With only a few minutes left in the game Lisa Dickey, junior, ran out- side and across the goal line for the first 6 points of the game. The cheers of ela- tion streaked across the field as the seniors grasped what had just happened. Amy Dickey ran the ball on the next play for two more points. On the following series the seniors' offense made their strongest drive toward the goal, but fell short at the last seconds. At the sound of the buzzer the clock displayed 8-0, juniors the victor. iii 2' i ggi, J' .. Wig, K fix ' i - -gi. 4 ' ,. in . -we ,- are-v-1-f 'Hifi 4--i2.f81 .. - f J . Gil

Page 27 text:

C0 EDY ard W 'U QVVSUCIC Q 6 CeSSfu N the adjustments had been made. The play date was chan ed from Nov. 22 to Nov. 24 because tile state play- offs were also scheduled for Nov. 22. The fall drama roduction of You Can't Take It With You finall open- ed after anxious cast andy crew members anticipated their debut. The last minute changes were really a benefit to us, Kathy Wood, assistant director, remarked. The allowed us more time to take care of details. The three-hour production by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman takes place in the early 1940's. A comedy about a slightly insane family of in- dividualists, the play takes place in one room called the everyone for himself room fthe living roomj. In the house, owned b Martin Vanderhof, David Alcorn, the characters do as they lease, no questions asked. This light-hearted comedy proved to be a success, much to the delight of Miss Walker, new drama teacher and direc- tor ofthe play. The seventeen cast members and large crew had a sense of satisfaction as the performances came to a close. I went crazy for a while thinking we'd never pull it all together, but I was thrilled with the actual perfor- mances, lay Iohnson, senior, commented. The cast included, Dana McComb as Penelope Sycamoreg Iennifer Teer, Essieg Kiesha Sherman, Rhebag Mark Yant. Paul Sycamore, Stephen Gillem, ' . The actual perfor- H , , mance made all the ' -1 hard work 1 er V, worthwhile. AQ Dana McComb, Senior 5' Mr. DePinnag Damon Crain, Edg Sean Franklin, Donaldg David Alcorn, Mar- tin Vanderhofg Karen Osborn, Alice, Mike McCaffrey, Henderson, Merv Brott, Tony Kirbyg Richard Covington, Boris Kolenkhovg Iulie Iohnston, Gay Wellingtong Iay Iohnson, Mr. Kirbyg Angie Marcis, Mrs. Kirby, Laura Lun- dgren, Olga, William Hill, the many and Scott Thompson, the second man. You Can't Take lt With You 23

Page 29 text:

A MOMENT OF FRUSTRATION From the SET! HUT! The junior and senior gowder puff sidelines, seniors Carrie Wallace, Chrissi Poulos teams show their stance waiting for t e ball to be and Gena Watson show concern for their team- hiked. mates in action on the field. ..,. 9. 'Vw A I 4 ,,, 3, ,I sam. .J , ,pw sl A 0' 4 M- 2' ,.. o M- 4 W . H a. '- 'ac -4' - 1, ' . N -47' THE HEAT IS ON. Referee, Ed Kranz, moves in to see the action as senior Iennifer Kennedy makes a run for it and junior, Carla Baucom, tries for the tackle. FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT. For halftime entertain- ment Chris Barton, freshman, Mark Yant, junior and Brian Bench, senior, strut their stuff. Powder Puff 25