Class of 1979
"Proud and fine in '79"
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Class of 1979 "Proud and fine in '79" |
Class of '79 Fun Facts
| School Mascot..................................... | Ragin' Raider |
| School Motto....................................... | Ragin Raiders will fight to the end. |
| School Colors...................................... | Maroon and White |
| Class Motto........................................ | "We're the Proud. We're the Fine. We're the Class of '79!" |
| Class Flower........................................ | White Rose |
| Class Song........................................... | "Always and Forever" |
| Principal............................................... | Charles Vann |
| Administrative Principal..................... | Walter Edwards |
| 9th Grade Principal............................. | Virgil Hydes |
| 10th Grade Principal........................... | Charles Hudson |
| 11th Grade Principal........................... | Susan Cook |
| 12th Grade Principal........................... | David Mathias |
| Valedictorian....................................... | John Dalton |
| Homecoming Queen........................... | Wendy Henry |
| Homecoming Runner Ups................... | Becky Hollas
Leigh Ann Ray Cissy Parks |
| Miss Northbrook Pagent.................... | Reenie McDougall - Winner
Miriam Rickard - 1st runner up Kelley Walker - 2nd runner up Karen Eberts - 3rd runner up Beth Stark - 4th runner up |
| Talent Show Winners......................... | Kim Norwood - 1st Place
Lloyd Krishner -2nd Place Randy Wahtke, Bruce Puttnum, and Mark Porter - 3rd Place |
| Student Council................................... | Debbie Haase - President
Becky Hollas - Vice President Carolyn Burke - Treasurer Nancy Thompson - Parliamentarian |
| First Day of School............................. | August 28, 1978 |
| Last Day of School............................. | May 31, 1979 |
| Popular Music 1979............................ | Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
Contact - Edwin Starr Come to Me - France Joli Ring My Bell - Anita Ward I've Got the Next Dance - Deniece Williams No One Gets the Prize/The Boss - Diana Ross Move on Up/Up Up Up - Destination Hot Stuff/Bad Girls - Donna Summer I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor |
| Popular Movies 1979.......................... | Apocalypse Now, The China Syndrome, Escape from Alcatraz, Rocky
II,
Life of Brian, Alien, The Wanderers, North Dallas 40, Mad Max, More American Graffiti |
| Popular Movies 1978.......................... | National Lampoon's Animal House, Up in Smoke, The Deer Hunter, Hooper, Superman, Grease, Halloween, Jaws 2, The Buddy Holly Story |
| Popular Hangouts................................ | Mr. Gatti's Pizza
Dairy Queen Little Italianos Pizza Pub Pizza Inn |
| Senior Prom......................................... | May 4, 1979 at the Astrovillage Hotel w/Band "Doppleganger" |
| Graduation.......................................... | May 26, 1979 Spring Branch Coliseum |
| Commencement Address.................... | Nancy Kaye Thompson |
| Yearbook............................................. | El Conquistador |
| Theater Productions............................ | "Dracula"
"Mame" "Christmas in the Land of Oz" |
| Varsity Football Games...................... | NB vs. Dulles 8-17
NB vs. La Marque 9-0 NB vs. Stroman 14-6 NB vs. Memorial 17-7 NB vs. Hastings 22-20 NB vs. Spring Branch 0-12 NB vs. Elsik 27-7 NB vs. Westchester 2-28 NB vs. Stratford 12-54 NB vs. Spring Woods 3-14 |
| Varsity Cheerleaders......................... | Wendy Henry, Lorre Moore, Joyce Nippler, Trisha LaRue
Jeff Grymes, Craig Culver, Chris Jones, Greg Boegner |
| Junior Varsity Cheerleaders.............. | Sandy Champion, Leigh McLeod, Jo Ellen Henry, Ursula Ives,
Judy Jamail, Kelly Howard, Janet Mackery,C heryl Powell |
| Number of Yearbooks Printed............ | 1,400 |
| Number of Valentine Carnations Sold | 13,000 |
| Number of Seniors Graduating.......... | 466 |
| Foreign Exchange Students................ | Katja Born - West Germany
Jan Zawadzki - Canada Hiroko Kobayashi - Japan Jan Kampinga - Netherlands Gilles Tavernard - France |
| Scholarships........................................ | Wesley Riddle - West Point |
| Top Ten Graduating Seniors.............. | 1. John Dalton - Baylor University
2. John Tsai - Stanford or Rice University 3. Mark Porter - University of Texas 4. Kathleen Hudson - Texas A&M University 5. Richard Zimmerman - Rice University or Texas A&M 6. Debbie Haase - Baylor University 7. Tim Heerensperger - University of St. Thomas 8. Nancy Thompson - Texas A&M University 9. Glenn Bratt - University of Minnesota 10. Linda Rivers - University of Texas |
| Politics.................................................. | US President - James E. "Jimmy" Carter (1977-1981)
US Vice President - Walter F. Mondale (1977-1981) |
| Current Events in 1979....................... | Shah overthrown in Iranian revolution.
Three Mile Island nuclear accident in US. US embassy in Iran seized by "students" and embassy staff held hostage. Soviets forces invade Afghanistan. Voyager I discovers faint ring system around Jupiter. Visicalc, first spreadsheet software introduced. Former US space station, Skylab, re-enters the Earth's atmosphere and debris is scattered in the Indian Ocean and Western Australia |