Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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20 Who Sags e Don't Have SPIRIT School Spirit. What is it? you ask. Well, it's something that- adds a little ex- citement to the dull routine of school life. Imagine coming to school, doing your assignments, passing those long, dreadful tests and going home afterwardsg not at- tending any club meetings, afterschool practice, pep rallies, or sports events. School would be totally unbearable if it were just work, work, work. Students wouldn't have a chance to have any fun or crack a few jokes before hitting the books. Spirit Week is a great time for students to let their true colors show. Fausto Meza - 12 said, Spirit Week is a fun change in everyone's weekly routine and also a great time to bring a camera. During the school year there are many events devoted to increasing school spirit. The pep rallies for the football games are the most popular. ln years past, these pep rallies were held during school, but unfor- tunately, House Bill 72 changed all of that and now pep rallies are held after school. Because of this, attendance isn't as good as it used to be. Jennifer Roccaforte - 12 said, The pep rallies were good at times, but they could have been better if more people would have shown up to cheer the Jackets on. During these pep rallies students are encouraged to cheer their team on to vic- tory, which they did often since the Jackets made it all the way to the Dome. This also increased a lot of people's school spirit. Kevin Davis - 12 com- mented, l was flabbergasted by the arousement of the fans. The Hussars, Band, Football team and Clubs wouldn't be very successful without the help of those spirited fans cheering. - Karen Fabra THE GANG - Gabe Hemapdez - 12, Bobby Chaiuon, John Sherman - 12 and Clayton Helm - 12 find the game funny but not Todd Colletti - 12 and Ricky Malveaux - ll. 1.5 ,N ,La 1 ...A 5 SHOW THAT SPIRIT - Kelli Brammer' - thinka that her yellow jackets are number one they trample all over Central. .al Photo by Jeff Jacl ,L 1 f 1' l ' Photo Shannon Hue l'LL GET IT FROM HOWARD COSELLE - Ti Gonzales - 12 cheers the Jackets on and gets TUDENT IFE play by play on her walkman.

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F fm wi' 1 RAGEDDY ANN JOINS THE HUSSARS - No it's just Laurie Porras - 12 dressed up for costume day and she didn't have time to change. NOW THAT'S DEDICATION - Scott Jackson - ll shows his true school spirit by having T. J. shaved in the back of his flat top. Everyone should have some pride in his own school. Losing give no reason about your school. You should be proud of Thomas Jefferson and sg. stick up for it when 'U :r ,g necessary. We win a lot Q and even when we 2, lose we do it in IQ: style and learn ' from it. Damon Polk - ll School without school spirit would be like being in a morgue for g, four years. A school needs spirit because it makes it interesting and a bit more fun to come to school. lt also helps our sports-teams when they need it. lt really helps boost morale. Having spirit sort of unifies the school, making us all pull together like a family in order to create a greater sense of spirit. Being a Hussar you need to have school spirit. Laurie Porras - 12 I 7 f rrzayq ounlza school spirit. School spirit makes you proud to be s part of Thomas Jefferson. School spirit puts enthusiasm into the student body. lt can even help athletes go that extra mile to win a game or run that hun- dred yards lust a few seconds faster to break that record. Even though l won't be here, l hope that school spirit will be even better next W I The school year was very exciting this year, with the help of year. Glen Mire THE FEAR LEADERS - Scott Jackson - ll, Donald Bescher - ll, Robert Chesson - ll, Albert Edmonson - ll show up the cheerleaders at the city wide pep rally the night before the homecoming game. TUDENT IFE 21