Trinity High School - Trojan Yearbook (Euless, TX)

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The separate classes seemed to isolate themselves from each other at the pep ral- lies, competing for the spirit stick. The junior class displayed a red and black 79 made of wood in front of their class section to show their spirit. !,,.. . V The Trinity Troy-Anns usually performed a routine at each pep rally. Here the girls who are one of the major spirit machines on campus are seen at the outdoor pep rally. Vital Spirit-Building Technique Is Pep Ralbf The most vital spirit-building technique utilized at THS is the pep rally. The majority of the time, the activity takes place in the gym, but sometimes, it occurs outside, between the P and A buildings, or even in the auditorium. Necessary ingredients of a successful pep rally include cheerleaders, drill team, pep club, band, majorettes, honorees, fthe football team and their coachlg students, faculty, and most important, pep or spirit. Obviously, the latter is a neces- sity for what is a pep rally without pep? The event begins in utter chaos as the students are dis- missed from their fourth period classes and are herded into the gym. After the majority of the participants are seated, the fight song is played by the band several times as the football team members parade into the gym and to their reserved seats. Everyone then stands as the Pledge of Allegiance is recited and the Star Spangled Banner is sung. Following the national anthem, all are asked to remain standing as the alma mater rings through the crowds which is preceded by boister- ous yelling and clapping as the fight song is played again. Soon the crowd settles and a beat of the drum can be heard as the Trinity Troy-Anns march onto the floor to perform a routine that is perfected earlier in the week. The pep rally then proceeds with a cheer introduced by the mascot. The first cheer is more often than not, Arkansas, a cheer which asks a question and always receives a definite answer. A sequence of cheers and chants led by the cheerleaders fol- low. During that time, one class leads the other two into com- peting against each other with their own class yell. The pur- pose of the competition is to gain the recognition of the week's chosen judge who will award the spirit stick to the most spir- ited class at the end of the rally. The band then performs and is sometimes accompanied by the visual aid of the majorettes, twirling talents. The newly organized flag and drum corps united to perform one of their drills at one of the earlier pep rallies. Along toward midway through the activity, Coach John Reddell comes to the microphone to sum up the past weeks' results and enthuse spirit for the upcoming game. Following a few more chants such as We're Fired Up and Ready or V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, the battle cry is announced. The faculty begins the chain of yells, followed by sophomores, juniors and seniors, respectively. The gym vibrates as each class yells during their assigned time and then, the spirit stick is awarded with the winning class going wild, boasting to the other classes. The fight song ends the pep rally as the football players leave the gym, receiving assorted goodies from members of the drill team. LOWER LEFT: The seniors won several of the spirit sticks awarded at the pep rallies. They were awarded the plaque for the best class float at the Homecoming pep rally. BELOW: The cheerleaders always added a bit of excitement to each of the pep rallies. They were responsible for planning each pep rally. beginning chants and cheers. and performing a skit every so often.

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rganizations Most Vita! Element In 1977 Homecoming Parade The annual Homecoming Parade took place this year the eve preceding the Home- coming football game against the Wichita Falls Hirschi Huskies. Organizations and the three classes of the campus entered various floats and decorated cars to partici- pate in the procession down Midway Drive. The THS Student Council sponsored the third annual Homecoming Parade. Groups of marchers, drivers and riders assembled by Dairy Queen on Main Street in Euless and proceeded down Midway Drive to the caravan's destination, the Trin- ity High parking lot. Junior Student Council member Steve Melton headed the com- mittee which organized the event and should be commended for the outstandingjob he did. BOTTOM LEFT: The Senior class won the award for the best class float. the second such award for the class. Introducing the senior float was a truck carrying several members of the class. The organization which won the best organizational float was the Choir. This was the second year that the Choir had won this award also. TOP RIGHT: Steve Melton.junior Student Council representative. is the individual who headed the com- mittee which organized the annual event. Steve's selected staff assembled all the participants an hour before the parade began to make sure that all were in their proper alignment. CENTER RIGHT: The HEB School Board representatives also participated in the Trinity Homecoming Parade. Charles Wages. superintendent of the HEB School District. along with two members of the school board and Mr. Murray, principal of THS are seen here during the course of the parade. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Trinity High marching band participated in the parade. The majorettes led the group who played as they marched. 9 N1 166 I TRIUNE

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Activities Enthuse Spirit For Game One of the most exciting occasions which occurs each school year at THS has to be the rivalry football game between the Trinity Trojans and the L. D. Bell Blue Raiders. Every year, the A B0 VE: Mrs. Keller Johnson and Tom Hall dis- cuss Spirit Week which was sponsored by the Student Council to help promote spirit for the Bell!Trinity football game. 168 X TRIUNE last district football game on the sched- ule is that against the Raiders. As one can well guess, this annual clash proves interesting and becomes the grand finale of week-long activities. This year, the Student Council spon- sored an activity for each day of the four-day school week to promote spirit for the game. Monday served as Over- all Spirit Day when the faculty and student body were asked to show their school spirit by wearing overalls. An assembly was scheduled that after- noon, featuring a rock band from Illi- nois, Freewheelin'.', Tuesday, if one were to venture about the campus, he could come across a carnival-like atmosphere with seniors displaying various styles of ties, juniors modeling exotic fashions of hats, and sophomores walking with flashy socks beneath their rolled-up pant legs. All this was a planned activ- ity for THS, fTies, Hats and Socksj, Day. Gross Out Bell Day followed next in the week-long activities as the major- ity of the Trinity populace participated by dressing in their grubbiest,' attire. This day probably gained the most response of all. The final day of Spirit Week was simply, Red and Black Day, as the students and faculty proudly displayed their school's colors. The pep rally was held in the auditorium as enthusiasm reached its peak. Following the football game which fell to the Raiders, the senior class held a disco dance in the school cafeteria. LEFT: The activity which no one really had to dress for was Gross Out Bell Day. Here, senior Brent Bradford mod- els his everyday attire. RIGHT: Faculty members participated in the week's activities alongside the stu- dents. Ms. Patsy Daunis, English teacher, poses as she expresses herself in a unique style of hat. ABOVE: Junior King McNeil shows his Trojan spirit on THS Day when seniors were asked to participate by wearing ties, juniors, some type of hat and sophomores, socks under rolled up pant legs. ABOVE: Martha O'Brien, senior, was sure to wear a tie on THS Day to let it be known that she was a senior . . . and a spirited one at that.