Temple High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Temple, TX)

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he long, black hands of the siudent center clock read 8:10 a.m., but the usual yawns, moans, and stretches were not in existence. The early moming looks of l went to go back to sleep were replaced with ear- plercing screams and the uproar of shouting voices. During a pompon routine, varsity cheerbeuicu Caral Furlow, Kathy Prater, Teri Doyle, Karen Barton, Judy Taylor, and Taml Browne, Amy Trout, and Suzy Taylor keep the spirit going to the song When the Salma Go Marching ln. Tangled balloons cause Carla and Kathy difficulty in getting their balloons off the ground. Karcn, Amy and Carla choreographed routines for the games and pap rullirm. Sfililul riiufxsiw bn:-l. 1Klfsw3'l'r1:ra1m l ,r 'z sl tlwoulghviill lool: ilu' rm-lf-vr flurl 1 1 4 l l:11d.5ymm'x'siu.i1Zx'b1 'lluv'--.i1,fw':l l r l Cll'!lVlCl gilxima. , , 3, , 'lam-5: Uzzrrvtflr,rgl'2H'3m,'v1l r wr lfv' Murzil: nr llm lrlll-'awr fl-yr rhllff, 1,31 ull just gxoi in mf: lflvsytl ry-fl Q luiui rr llllluvln 751' 'l'j,lrC. lil 1 X141 'ru l.ls,'L rn Y. w rr 4 C ' 6114 l1w 7'l:u,fz r ' arf, l w- 4'-mx .. W..-1: -,H L, 3-,AW lullp llwllu, .llll Q::QfgJ'ilou, F l 1 l , ' Lx V.. Y , -ga . , T 55- :S '54 Ll .5453 7 for l l ax S11-Lf., f 1111 'lr K 11.1 Slexiwz bfsczw '?r,Qal ?a.:fl LQALLQ: Q 1-L lrwcived in 252: yell l Q I xl QT?Li:l'L' 5 2:32 F412 1 ' H 'A Wm-mio by Eiamkcipl-3 3f3llFcoQtes! Sflcsw :func .Je 4.511 '

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The first day of school arrived and the student center buzzed wlth talk about the opening game. The band and pepperettes continued to march on the hard, asphalt parking lot, the kittens put flnlshing touches on their routines, and splrlt sales began. The long summer days of sleeping late and ubummlng around were not mlssed because the beginning of school meant the beginning of football. Posters of the players appeared in the windows of local businesses and KTEM was bombarded wlth Go get'em, Cats from local advertisers. The '76 state finalist team was looked upon as awesome and surprising, but the '77 Wildcats were a team of great PQPGCfl6lh0W1!ll'llJ'lll'lHdflllglll0I'l'llllQ pep rally. make it T happen in '77 l expectations as the football fans of Temple recalled a satisfying 15-game season which had concluded with the state play-offs at Memorial Stadium in Austin. Some fans proudly described the upcoming season as The year of the Cat, while others referred to it as The season that couldn't lose. FHA K sold blue and while spirit buttons that flashed Make it happen in '77. This was the year. The atmosphere at THS the day of the opening game was similar to D-Day in Europe during World War II. It was the day that all the hours of practice and preparation paid off. Everything and everybody were set in motion. Offensive guard Bruce Smith and center Paul Thomas go through neck exercises during pre- semon practice. Theoffenstvellne9etssettorunaRoger49 sweep. l g ,. ., ,,,.. . Asv, Q t - i 0, Ivy .. . -.v i:::,,...gv2? Y' QL3 ll Q. 5 l 5 .. . W. .-,asm - m4e..e--...- -.q-r...f.-.-....'..ae-a.....fJL2.4.4-. . -0-9. ..-. 'f'3',,-. - gif I l l I l i l I 4 H! Gill!

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Even though nearly one thousand students were crammed shoulder to shoulder and knee to back on the hard, wooden bleachers, not one body remained still. Pepperettes swayed tn turbulent motion, heels banged against the bleachers, and hands clapped until red with soreness. The players, dressed in blue and white t-shirts, faded Levis and Adidas, sat behind the solemn coaches in chairs set up on the north side of the gym. The mood of the players varled. Some nervously contemplated the game, whlle a few on the back rows folded paper airplanes out of the spirit tags which were made by the cheerleaders. '. . . itmademe want to get up and boogie' As the pep rally progressed, screams came in deafening torrents and shouts of We're Number One thundered across the gym. The sound waves bounced off the concrete gym walls, which were covered with red, white and blue spirit signs. The vibrations of tonsils could almost be felt as the intensity of the screams grew to a shrill volume. The seniors thundered, We're the greatest of the great, were the seniors '78, and everyone locked little fingers as the band began playing E 'er Victorious. When the pep rally ended and the band broke into Play That Funky Music, many students got up and danced. Freshman Teresa Darden remarked, I went to every pep rally and yelled as loud as I could. I don't know. . . itmademefeellikelwas helping the Cats win. Every pep rally was exciting. l used to dance because everytime the band played that jazz music, lt made me want to get up and boogie. Everybody went football crazy on Fridays. The game was the main conversation topic in the student center and was discussed and analyzed between bites of Big Macs, cheese plrzas, and chopped beef sandwiches. Not one dress, three-Inch platform, or nioe pair of pants was wom because it was understood that Friday was a day for grubby jeans and blue and white football shirts. PQ RaIIies!l5