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

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JS students show their spirit by par- iipation in the Big Blue Wave. During an outside pep rally held at the field house, cheerleaders Michele Psencik, Donna McCrea, and Leslie Sheffield ignite a Wildcat frenzy as the crowd waits to send off the fighting Cats to another victory. iw'-1 gi X 5 Photo by Steve Thompson The tradition continued as seniors Karen Hattemer and John Sawyer were crowned Mr,and Miss Spirit of 1979. Band members display their excite- ment at a pep rally while the drum- mers keep the beat to the cheer, Cats Fight! Pep Rallies! 13

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Before the Temple-Klein game, a car painting contest was held to show spirit to back the Cats. Leslie Sheffield received first place with her brilliantly decorated car. THS students unite to inspire victories Pep Rally fnounj a body coming together for the single purpose of inspiring or filling with energy. That's what took place every Friday morning at eight o'clock when the big gym filled up with wall to wall peo- ple coming to show their sup- port for the Temple High School football. It all began with early morn- ing practices for the band and pepperettes while students fil- tered into the gym and filled the bleachers. Practice in the parking lot ended right before eight, leaving just enough time for a group of blue and white checked pinafores to take their places in the gym next to the band, ready to support the cheerleaders with a yell or a shout. The cheer- leaders were already appear- ing on the floor warming up the crowd of students, while outside the gym doors a group of white fishnet shirts slowly began to form. At the Sound of the fight song played by the band, the mighty Tem- 12 X Student Life ple Wildcats broke through a small run-through and strode single file across the gym floor to their seats at the end of the QYVU- Each Friday this routine was followed by lots of excited cheering and yelling, as well as spirit speeches by various people, some sort of skit, and a few quiet moments as every- one stood and sang the school song. Students who gave a little more spirit were not over- looked as Mr. and Miss Spirit awards went to John Sawyer and Karen Hattemer. Other students painted signs and cars to show their support. In a car painting contest, Leslie Sheffield won first place for the best decorated car. Though there were fifteen pep rallies, some held as send-offs at the field house, spirit always soared high, and each carried on the same hope, determination, and con- fidence of yet another football victory. iilifmit Showing their enthusiasm for mighty Wildcats at a Friday pep rally, pepperettes perform a l routine to the band's music.

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Mums, game, dance - homecoming tradition Homecoming became a common word mentioned among students as excite- ment built for one of the big- gest activities of the year. Two assemblies took place to present the nominees for homecoming queen, the sec- ond of which turned out to be one of the most hysterical and unexpected events in Home- coming history, Though not on the ballot, an additional nominee was informally intro- duced by seniors Mike Blanc- hat and Sean Flynn, who ran out on stage and screamed, 'Here he is -the homecom- ing queen for the Seniors of '80 - Helen of Temple! At that, Helen, portrayed by John Sawyer, dressed in a blue and white dress complete with stuffing, pranced out on stage. After several visits with various members of the administration, the three cul- prits were sent to MID for a day. Concerning this esca- pade, senior Beth Bernirig commented, lt showed how much spirit our senior class really has. I don't think the punishment should have been that bad, though. The Homecoming finalists, Michele Psenick, Cathy Moore, Kim Chandler, Joy Davis, Natalie Woodward, Gladys Carr, Flose Fisher, and Virginia Cruz were accompa- nied onto the field at halftime by representatives of their clubs. Rose Fisher was named the 1979 Homecoming queen and escorted off the field by Principal Jack Gunlock. Following the 27-0 victory over the Ftound Flock Dragons came the Homecoming Dance sponsored by the junior class and held in the Student Cen- ter. Mrs. Melanie Henson, one of the dance chaperones, said, The dance was very successful, l thought. The big- gest comment made by stu- dents was that it was one of the most decorated and color- ful dances we've had, Seniors Derry Mraz, 'J D Holt, and Kenneth Davis runs left and picks up Scott McQueen. iniured at the begin- big yardage against the Ftound Flock ning of the season, stand along the sidelines during the Homecoming football game, 74 Student Life Dragons i Photo by Daniel Sha