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O p i n i o n s - . - . . . ." - - - -W a\\ hoo l splYltr photos by Stephanie Mill.ott T h ~ ' I n wha( co uld we increase s c2N D , . .. .. . nB r y a n H i s h S c h a D IO c t , h e r 29,1986

Stop! Take a minute tolook atyour feUow Vikings and BryanHigh. Ask yourself theseque nons: is Bryan High a greathigh school? Are we spiritedenough?Some students would bleedblue if they cur their f inger by. accident. Students, let's face it.Where else can you find SO muchexcitement exhibited during afootball season?One who bas never waJked into

The Media:

"1think we should bring back theVikc Squad."Kella Kunz-junior

the Commons isgreeted by spiritsigns thar hang proudly, cheeringon not JUSt the football team, butother sports as well. Walk intothe gymnasium and again you areattacked by banner after bannerdisplaying district. regional, andState championship .But perhaps our unsungncrcos are our principals andfaculty. Bryan High Principaljer ry Kirby makes a great efforton [he an nouncemen rs to

announce all students who haveachieved excel lence in all of thedif ferent act ivit ies. I f you havenoticed, it is very rare rhatPrincipal Kirby or any of theother grade level principals missa school sporting event.Out ofallthe students in BryanHigh, over three-fourths of thestudent body is involved in someextracurricular act ivity, not tomention another L O O O partici-pants in me intramural program.

How Much Can It Be Trusted?

"We should have more juniors igns in the pep rallies."Chris Hanslik-junior

Students Displaying a Rampage of Viking Spiritby Blair Fannin

___ by Christine ConeThe media isa powerful sourceof information in the worldtoday. With the recent surge ininternational acnvny, peoplehave found themselves moredependent on the media thaneve_r.BU[ with this dependel\CYcomes a seed ofdoubt: how much I,

can we trust our own I:Jt tdia? Inorder to determine this, wemustfirst determine the range I I ( l dimpact of this network. .The media comes in manyforms: newspapers, magazines,television, radio-the possibili-ties are nearly unlimited. 0111=cannot open a newspaper or amagazine roday without beingbombarded with facts and figuresprovided by the media.Where would we be withoutthe media? Imagine nonewspapers, no nightly news, n c lradio. It's hard to envision. isn"t 'it? The media provides 'itmultitude of information with ~rtalmost unbelievable amount ofaccuracy.

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The media is there to provideinformation quickly andprecisely to those who cannotactually be where the news isbreaking. Even if a person isnotat the scene, he will probablyknow abq~t ' the incident withinhO!lI'\. 'the media is also there toprovide information that, while

~t earth-shattering, might be,~~ itPfOrtant to a small groupo r ~Orfle. For instance, thepeople in South Dakota, in allprobability, could care lessaboutthe BrYan Vikings. But in Bryan,texlst, the Vikings are a focalPOlOt.How do those who do notattend the games find out thescores? They find out throughword of mouth or through themedia. The larger networks andnewspapers have reporters. s tationed all over the globe. It isthe job of these reporters [Qreport the news as i t happens. as

accurately as poss ible. I f i t wasever discovered that thesenetworks were presenting newsthat was not accurate, they wouldbe forced to shut down.Most of the better knownjournalists seem to have a certaindegree of humanity, and will notknowingly dispense falseinformation. or information thatwill do irrevers ible damage to aperson 'srepurauon.Unfortunately, there are someareas of the media that havecorrupted, and many people havebeen burt by careless journalists.True journalists, however, do notneed to resort to slander [Qdispense information. It is sadthat 50 few have used their"power of the pen" and fastamendment rights to hurt othersneedlessly. It is those few thatmake if difficult for decentjournalists to ply their tradewithout people treating themwith suspicion and distrust,

Nor . ' 1The N orsem an is published by the J o ur na li sm I I c la ss of Bryan High

School. 34 0 I E. 29th, Bryan, T exes> 77802. Editorials reflect the opiniono f the writer and do no t inaoy wa y represent the v iew so ft he fa cu it y, so r admini rration of Bryan Independent Schuol District.The N o ~m an is a r ne mb ero fth e UDiversity In te r schola s ti c League .Interscholastic League P tC ! lSCQnference an d Columbia Scholastic PressAl$OCiation.

Reggie W'JltiamsNews Bditor Sports EditorKa rl a H awki ns J a y FDbet 'Staff~

"Spirit comes from [he inside,rules contain it."Tracy HolJigao-Senior

If you, by chance, have everventured to another high schoolin Texas, did you compare howclean our school is?Ourc:ustodial~aaIT i doing an excellent jobunder the supervision ofAssistant Principal Terry Couch.Everywhere you look there is~piril displayed in some form orfashion in our school. Our pastViking~ (Senior class of 1979-1980) lef[us the emblem that isinthe center of [he Commons.

Veronica AlmanzaLori BrosqwmA ll en H o ua le ySharon J a m e sNina Juxwski

..[ think w e sho u Id bring back thespirit stick and encourage [hestudents togoto the games whereeveryone would enjoy it moreand because their friends wouldbe their."Suez-ann Holmes-junior

Phrases of our alma mater are instained glass above the officedoors. Even our secretaries revealtheir school spirit by wearingbuttons and spirit ribbon .Listen up, Vikings. \Vc aresitting on a gold mine of spiritand pride. Ifwe keep this pace. up. Bryan Higb may burst itsbubble of big blue pride.

Gabrielle LtseMissy SmithJe remy Webster~w"mbaus


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F e a t u r e s M f r B ry M l th S c h . . 1Oct .h r 2 9 ,1 98 6..Boston Journeys To Success Gabriel Returns 'Hammering' Out The Hits

_ by Lori Brossmannby Blair FaMlncombination that isevery would-be percussionist ' dream.The high quali ty of each songmakes it easy to predict futurehHS and more difficult 10 choosetunes the public will notembrace. Title to look for are"Big Time," "That VoiceAgain" and the duet" Don' t GiveUp." Near me end of "RedRain" Gabriel 's haunting vocalsbecome a passionate cry thatmakes "Red Rain" So's bestsong, destined for success.

A few years ago when PeterGabriel's own success wasl imited, he might have advisedhimself, "Don't Give Up."However, with his latest workclimbing the charts, he can nowboast in "Big Time," "I'm on myway-I'm making it." So is tbework of a talented artist no longermonkeying around.

A couple of years ago "Shockthe tonkey" shot to famewithout anyone having a cluewhat monkey-shocking was. Theold Peter Gabriel tune irritated afew people who resented beingbombarded by his nonsenselyrics evcry t ime they turned onthe radio.There is good news for thosefolks-Peter Gabriel isback, buthe isso much better! So presentsa new, softer and more sensibleside of Gabriel . This new style ismore in the mainstream andshould attract a broader audience[han Gabriel's previous workdid.As yet, two songs have beenreleased. Out for four month ,"Sledgehammer" is finallyslipping in the charts. but afteronly five weeks, BillboardMagazine rates "InYour Eyes"as the thirty-ninth most popular

song in the nation.Afler hearing "Sledge-hammer," listeners might get rhewrong impression of So; theyshould know that the suggestivetom: of" lcdgehammer" is not

As the saying goes, "goodthings co me to th-osewho wait."Such isthe case with Bosten whotook six years to produce ThirdStalt!. The sounds that come ourof this album are well worthwaiting six years to hear.Third Stage is tht setting foran "organ-powered" Durer spacet rip onto a musical planet led bylead vocalist Tom Scbo~.After putting on the seat belts.ease back (0, the first track,. .Amanda," On(:e the first fe wl ines are sung, it 1$ nor hard topick OUt the uniqw:: voi ofScholz th at m ake s B os1 on tiseabove all th e rest, Throughoutth e album you might think thatyou are hearing violinsibowner ~ rhose are electri


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4 N o r l . l II l . .B ry . .. H 1 Sh S c h e e lOct.hr 29,1986Viking Traditions Remain Strong

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Mums Are Back, Bigg

1-__by Karla HawkinsHomecoming for most peoplemeans a queen, a dance, and ofcourse, a mum.Mums can be small, large,modest or f lashy. Whatever theoccasion, 8mum can be designedfor that special day. Home-coming mums are traditionallyworn to school the day of thegame, as well as to the festivities

that night.For most people, especiallyguys, it can be hard picking out asuitable mum and one within anaffordable price range."I tell my mom what I wantonit and she orders it. Shesometimes plys half, " seniorMichael Neveau said.The average cost of a mum isbetween :20-S30. Prices mayvary. depending on size and.detail of mum. There is no limiton how much one can pay for amum, but the lowest a nice mumcan be purchased for is usuallyabout S 11.50."The highest priced mumwe've ever sold, to my knowledgewas laSt year of S159," BobbieSteele of Nan's Blossom Shopsaid. "It had all the works plusflashing lights."

___ by Gabrielle Lege

Bryan was not only welcommgin a newera1n 1971, but alsonewideas, new traditions, and newfaces which were to make up thefirst Vikings' of Bryan HighSchool.One tradition set by the newVikings was the election of ahomecoming queen or footbal lsweetheart as she was called then.In 1971 the football sweetheartwas Becky Shenkir, a sehiorcheerleader and senior clasfavorite.According to the 1972 Saga,Shenkir was presented to the

school by senior twirler RitaFields and senior football playerDavid Shelfer at the bonfirewhich was pan of the pregameactivities to boost spirit. Shelferpresented roses to Shenkir andshe was later e coned to thehomecoming dance by RickyHoward, a senior baseball.player.Shenkir, now Mrs. ChrisCaywood. is or iginally fromCameron, Texas and now lives inConroe, Texas with her husbandand daughter. After graduatingfrom Bryan High School.Caywood completed two years of

college. She is presently workingasa teachers' aid, asshe has donefor the past ten years.In a telephone interviewCaywood said, "We didn't reallyhave any traditions, things wereJUSt sort of dead. W e dido 'tbringanything from SPA over with us.Itwa s up to us to come up withOUt own traditions. Everythingwas new and everyone did alittleof everything. ""I really wish I could be there[0see the homecoming. ImissBryan High."

These are j l ls t a few of (h e restaurants students chose 10go to onHomecoming night.

Restaurants:The Perfect Homecoming Date Starts Heret ' . r) { . J Iby Missy Smllh

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One of the most importantquestions concerning Home-. Jcoming is-Where to eat? In !Bryan-College Station, there aremany fine eating establishments.It 's just which one to choose?MoS[ guys leave i t up [0 theirdates to decide on the restaurant,Terry Krolczyk, senior. said 'Td

like to rake my date some p I I l . c Fcasuat,'bur nice. Itall depentiS'OJlher taste."junlor ,Deanne Farr said..."I'dlike to go some place nice andexpensive."S.u:akand Ale is probablv the

first to come (0 mind whenthinking nice and expensive. Theelegant but relaxed surroundingsmake it a popular place for aHomecoming dinner of steakwith all- [he trimmings.Some people prefer theInt imate scene. James Barren,senior, said" I'd l i k e [0take her [0

Cenare's because it's romantic."Ccnare's cozy tables-for-twocreates the setting for a'memorable Homecoming eventfeaturing Italian cuisine.Seafood lovers will find thatRed Lobster's fr ied shrimp and

catfish served in a casual seningsatisfies their taste buds.Pelican's Wharf caters toeveryone' tastes. For somethingout of the ordinary, the Wharfserves Hawaiian Chicken alongwith the traditional steak andshrimp entrees.The average cost runs betweenSl5 and ~20 among all of theserestaurants.Steak and Ale will takereservations for the nigbr, whileCenare's, Red Lobster, andPelican's Wharf will be firstcome, first served.

Decorations for thebe anything from flashingto bunny rails . Tradidecorations includewhite satin ribbons.footballs, helmets, . .. < : , . . . . , L J " .cowboy hats. and minstruments,Several new ideasdecorating a mum thisinclude striped satin orribbon and glitter writing.


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dilplay I is year's ",011 popillar mum sryl e s .

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"A You're Itl plaque' and abunny tai lare a few new ideas wehave at our shop," Rspokesperson for Christy'sflowers said.The mum itse lf is called a BallMum which is a chrysanthe-mum-like flower. To add variety,roses or dyed carnations can be

placed around the mum.Balloons and boutineers arealso popular during home-coming. Huge balloons costapproximate ly SIS, while smallerones can range from ~1.25-$3.Girls sometimes buy rheir dates aboutineer, but ir's a matter ofpreference."Traditions are going down.People are not buying as manymums as they use to," MandyTucker of Nita's said."Ilike to wear one mum to theschool. but at the same time Iwould like to wear as many as Icould," senior Donya McQueensaid."I like to save my mum for thedance," jun io r Jcne lle Wilsonsaid.

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Winning- by Gabrlielle Lege

In 1971, a new decade wasbeing ushered in. The skirts wereshan, the hair was long, mostparents had recently completedschool, and Bryan had a brandnew building o n the corner o fBriarcresc and East 29th ftreet.1971 was the first year forVikings in Bryan and everythingwas new, Itwas up tothe formersophomore and junior Broncos ofSFA, who were now the juniorand senior Vikings of Bryan HigbSchool, to se t the standards andtradi tions for a U Vikings whowould follow them. Of all thestandards and traditions set bythe first Vikings perhaps thegreatest and most enduring isHomecoming.One tradition the classes of1972 and 1973 se t was h .a ving abonfire before Homecoming andpresenting the Homecomingqueen, which was a tremendousspirit booster. Although a crewwas hired to build the bonfire,

Homecoming FestivitiesSchools Have Unique Ideas About It- by Karla Hawkins

High Schools throughoutTexas may celebrate theirHomecomings similarly ordifferently from Bryan High..Most high schools use the bas icidea of Homecoming queen, butwith a. few exU"3S.Many high schools in Bryan'sdistrict arc celebratingHomecoming in unique ways.Humble High School makeshomecoming super special.Con tests are he ld all week longbetween the grade levels.Co m peti tion s iet ude float:building, pyramid building, halldecorating and spir it perform-ances,Float building and halldecorating are the biggest eventsfor Humble Homecomings. Aparade is held for the pare n e sandstudents that week to display thefloats and [0select a winner. Halldecorating is also a competitiveevent between the grade levels.Grades 9-11 nominate a princeand princess for each grade leveland seniors nominate a king andqueen. The king and queen areannounced at the: Homecominggame at halftime.

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The dance isheld on Saturdayfrom 8 p.m.-12 a .m, in theschool. The [heme this year is"Hooray for Hollywood."New Caney High Schoolcelebrations are siMilar toHumble. There are dress up dayseveryday Homecoming week.Friday of Homecoming a cardecorating contest is held afterschool. Any dub or organizationat the school may enter with a 55registration fee. Each dubdecorates a car to show howmuch spirit the school has. Thefirs[ place club gets S100 andsecond place ge ts 550. Facultymembers are the judges.Seniors nominate a queen anda kmg. Two dukes and rwoducheses, Sf leered from grades 9~11. are part of the court,The dance is held on Saturdayfrom 8 p.m.-II p.m. Refresh-ments are served and pictures aretaken of the couples, if desired."We decided to have ourdances on Saturday instead ofFriday because the cheerleaders,football players and all the othergrau ps that part icipate in

Homecoming

students were more thanwelcome [0 come and help our.That first year at Bryan HighSchool, the Homecoming queenwas called a football sweetheart..The varsity football ream wouldnominate senior girlS at BryanHigh School for the title offootball sweetheart, then juniorand senior football players wouldvote on the nominees. The firstfootball sweetheart orHomecoming queen at BryanHigh School was seniorcheerleader Becky Shenkir.The Homecoming buster wa smade by the Bryan High School'sfirst Pan American Gub. Thefirst year at Bryan High Schooldubs sponsored dances andmade buste rs for each footba llgame.At the homecoming dance,girls were not presented mums,bur bouquets of red roses. In aninterview, Shenkir said thatcouples did not go 01.1.[ to eat

before or after the dance.Of all the trad itions se t by thef irst Vikings. winning pas been

the mos[ endunng. "that night ofNovember 12, 1971,. Bryan HighSchool's first homecoming, theyplayed Waco High-Seh.ool inViking Stadium and won byascore of 54-6.Fifteen years late r, the 1986Vikings still carryon the spiri t ofthe first juniors and seniors ofBryan High School. ; ,IIOver the years the Vikingshave found other ways to keepthe spirit going besides ha.ving abonfire as pan of Homecomingpregame activities. Today theVikings decorate the balls ofBHS, leuing their imaginationsgo wild with only a theme set bythe Class Council to guide them.Also, the Vikings today have theindu lgence of having morning Iand during-school pep rallies, In.1971 the gymnasium was not ye tcompleted. soall pen rallies were

acnviues have more time to getready," one spokesperson fromNew Caney said.A& M Consolidated's Home-coming night is similar toBryan's. There is a senior queenelected and two ducheses fromeach grade level. The winners areannounced atthe Homecominggame. The queen and her COUftarc escorted by their fathers. Thedress is formal.Act ivit ies indude a Bonfare-Bonfire which is held onWednesday prior to homecomingacross the street from the school.The Bonfare is a carnival typeact ivity with booths ser up bythestudents. Games and contests areheld in the booth:.s as a Iundraiser,Late r that night the Bonfire takesplace. These act ivit ies start offwith a snakewalk. The snakewalkis when all the srudenrs make asingle file l ine and walk aroundthe whole school [0the activities.Friduy n ight a fte r the game adance is he ld in [he school untilI a.rn, This year, OfficeEd uc al io n As soci a ri 0n issponsoring the dance.

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held in Viking Stadium.A footbal l sweetheart is nolonger elected by the. footballteam. bUI the idea behind thetradition is kept alive by [heelection of a Homecomingqueen. The Homecoming queenis e lected by the entire studentbody. This. democratic traditionwas started in 1972 with thesecond homecoming.Today the lady Vikings arepresented mums and sometimesroses by their Homecomingdates. The ladies are also takenout to eat before the game. at radi tion eerlier Vikings did nothave.Although the V ik in gs o f 1986are in .many ways different from[he first Vikings, al.fVikings stillshare thewinnin~ spirit, thepride, and the loveof Bryan HighSchool. . '

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6-N,n'1B ry . . H i , . S .. . . ,O.t,~or29,1986 N e w sNew SurroundingsForeign

by-Sharon JamesNot only have new changesarrived at BHS, hut also newpeople from different countries.Melanie Yandell, a ophomorefrom Australia, got her fir~ltaste

of America eight ~ears ago. She

Students IAdapting To. tayed a year here then movedback to Austral ia and stayedthere for seven years.After her father accepted ateaching position at A&MUniversity thi year, Yandellbecame familiar with the di!.rinct

Variety Offered In UIL- byJeremyWebster------

teams."This change in districts willimprove our program since theother schools in this dist rict aremuch more competitive inacademic events than theprevious ones. They go 'al l out 'for l i n : n r r y ' competitions," shesaid.Faculty members gave severalreasons why students shouJd joinin! l!:J1L competitions.II'llVJL gives students anu,ruillrstanding of competitionand" provides a sense of

accomplishment. Besides, VILisa to} of fun," Seleer said.r "MosI importanrly," AssistantPrincipal Jerry Ellis said, "OurUIL coaches try [0 build thetudents' academic skills."The UIL events include:Accounting, Journalism,Ca lcu la to r Applications,Number Sense, One-Act Play.Ready Writing, Science, Speech,Debate, Spelling and Typing.Selcer summed up the push formore participants when she said,"There's definitely a pJace foreveryone."

differences between bot+countnes' ruhures."In Australia the schools arcsmaller, about the same size asthe gym. There aren't anv extra-curricular activitie ," saidYandell, who view Bryan High as.more relaxed.Maroubra Bay, the school Iastattended by Yandell before shecame to Bryan High, has astricter dress code."We have to wear a uniform.Make-up or things l ike earringsaren't allowed and the hair has tobe pushed back," said Yandell.Yandell feels that Australiansanpear younger than American '5.She comments that America'steenage students have moreprivileges than those of Australia.Seoul, Korea was home acouple of years ago to KimberlyChae, a senior at Bryan Higb.She f irst arr ived in Houstonwith her family and stayed with

Reyes cl aims that schools inGuatemala arc smaller and mucheasier... Each school day lasts fivehours and there isn't muchstudying tobe done. The subjectsarc very Similar to subjectsstudied III American schools,"Reyes said.School sports and spirit ralliesare non-existent.Guatemala celebrate moreholiday than America. orne areEaster, Christmas and severalother religious holidays. Thisbeing so, studems receive moreholidays from school.Mthough Reyes has leftGuatemala for reasons of politicsand underdevelopment, hesho ....S no resentment toward hishome country and no reluctanceon going back when Guatemalachange. "I t' s my home country;where 1 was born," Reyes said.

Galeh Reyes an d Melanie Yandel], bolh from /{]I'eign countries, are getting ataste 0 / th4 American ItJesty/e. photos by Stephanie Mills

Speech Club Offers Several Challengesby Chrlatln. eon.

Inan effort to s trengthen theBHS standing in academiccompetitions. administrators andfacuJty members have begun acampaign to interest students inUIL literary events."A lot of students are notinvolved in extra-curricularactivitie . We feel that ifstudentshave a home-an extra-curricular activity-t.hey will dobet ter in theclassroom. UIL canprovide this home," campusUIL Chairperson Anne Linnesaid.According to Linne, BHS wasonce a powerhouse in UILliterary events."Several years between 1972and 1980, we took. students toboth the regional and statecompetition in most of theevents," Linne said. .

"But afler 1980, Students andteachers began [0 get too busyand eventually lost rhetcommittment it takes to do well.r'UIL Event Coordinator M 8 I JYSdcer said.According to Selcer, the newdistr ict competitors wil l be ac n a l l e r i g e to the BHS literary

A1tbough many people knowthat BHS has a speech c lub, fewpeople know anything about it.The speech club, like many otherdubs, has been prepar ing for,and participating in, differenttournaments.Students who competed in the

relatives.III moveri !{\B rv an th is vear [0he independent. Someday Iwould l ike to l ive in New York,"Chac said.Korean students attend . ixclasses a day, Monday throughSaiurday. During the summer[hey are expected to workSeveral different types ofmusic are to Chae's liking."1 like all kinds of music:classic, soul, rock, punk --anything that sounds good,"Chae said.She also enjoys two-dayweekends and the fact thatAmericans celebrate moreholidavs,Even though Chae is fond ofsports at Bryan High, her favoriteSport is karate.. l!nlike Chae, Galeb Reyes, ajumor from Guatemala, likesonly two sports: soccer andswimming.

speech tournament on October24 had an opponunity tocompete in several areas otherthan the traditional oratorypresentations. Instead oforatory,which involves writing,memorizing, and presenting anoriginal speech, these partici-

BHS Welcomes New Teachersby Bryan WIHhau.

There were no new historyteachers however.' The twocourses most filled with newteachers are speciaJ services andsciences. Kirby said this isbecause o f the increase o fstudents in chemistry.Elleene Wiese isa new teacherwho came from Dulles High.Wiese said that BHS issimilar toDunes, but just a little smalle r."Bryan High School is a nicebunch of people," Wiese said.Krista Allen, who teachesintroduction to computerprogramming, said it's her firstyear as a teacher. She had been astudent teacher at Midway Highin Waco. Allen said this is abigger school than before, andthat she really likes [headministration.

pants also had the chance tocompete in extemporaneous,prose, humorous inrerpretarion,impromptu, dramatic interpreta-tion, or debate.Exrernp part icipants must befamiliar with all major currentevents. The student is given achoice from three topics. atwhich time he is given thirtyminutes to prepare a formalspeech. .

Poetry and prose are the easiestfor many participants. Theseareas involve the reading ofpieces of prose.Humorous and dramaticinterpretation resemble acting. inthese divisions, the studentprorrays one or more charactersin a ten-minute performance.For impromptu speeches thestudent is given one minute toprepare a five-minute speech onone of three topics.

For those wbo dislikememorizing and acting, there isalways debate. In debate, thestudent knows the topic beforecompetition, and is expected toprepare for it, Debate is muchlike a trial. Each side representshis case, then the judgedetermines which side ispresented better.Although . the idea of givingspeeches might sound boring,there are many other optionsopen to the interested student.

Seventeen teachers wereadded to the BHS facuJty thisyear, bringing the total teachingstaff to .113.The majori ty of teachers areBHS are women who arefollowing their husbands fromjob to job. Principal Jerry kirbysaid one reason for the loss ofmany of last year's teachers isseveral of their husbands losttheir oil-related jobs. Others leftwhen their husbands werepromoted. Some of them ret ired...Al l the new teachers that are

at BHS this year came [0us ..~irb~ said. He also said since ~eliv~ m. an area with a majorumversity, we have a teachermarket.The new teachers this year arespread throughout all courses.


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S e o r t s N o r . . .. .B ry n tU s h Schu lOoto~er29, 1986 7Go Big BlueViking Offense On The Move As Playoffs Approach

The Bryan Viking Footballteam started off [he season on adismal note, a 21-3 I s to theTemple Wildcats in a torrentialdownpour in Temple onSeptember 6.Bryan bounced back wirh a 2 4 -12 victory over the Bay CityBlackcats as the Viking offemivecharge was led by ReggieWilliams. The senior fullbackrumbled for 13 0 yards in theimpressive showing by the Vikes.Tailback Tim Benford added 175yards receiving and rushing toaid the offense.

The Vikings opened with abang against the McCulloughHighlanders as the offenseexploded on the second play fromscrimmage. As wingback ShawnCooley sprinted 71 yards for alead taking touchdown. Benfordled the rushing attack wi th 166yards and Chris Warren addedthree field goals and three extrapoints for the 30-0 wm over theHighlanders. The Viking defenseheld McCullough to 195 totalyards as Byron Schoepf, IraMcMillian, Tony Thomas andTim Moore were heldaccountable for seven intercep-tions.Tim Bedford led the offensiveattack against the KingwoodMustangs as Bryan abandonedth e passing arrack. Benford set anew school rushing record of31Oyards shattering the old mark setby Buggy Sanders of 244.Benford started the of fensiverout with an 80 yard run on thefirst play from scrimmage andfollowed up with touchdownruns of 3, 59, and another 80yarder behind Bryan's punishingoffensive line. The Viking The football ream cOllies through the blister ready for the Conroe game. ,Shaw's Vikings Tuning Up For 1986 Basketball Season

by Allen Housley _Jay Fisher

PUll! Madison runs for rhe goal line at the New Caney game.

--- by Reggie Williams ----- h :8, 1While the footbal l seaso n iscoming to an end, the basketballteam is looking for the little"spark" that brought them adistrict championship last year.Last year [he Vikesaccomplished an impressivedistrict record of 10 wins andonly 2 l o ss e s, Th.ey went on tobedefeated in the fi rst round of theplayoffs . This year the Viki~are expecting just as muchcompetition."The district is going to betough. I don 't know how tough,but it will be tough," HeadCoach Bill Shaw said. "We can'tcount out teams l ikeMcCullough, Conroe andHuntsville."

Returning to lead m e Vilcings'include starters: Ira McMillian.Soott McGee and CharlesLocket t, a ll sen iors , and JamesRogers and Paul Arevalo,juniors.Senior Bradley Schroeter and[unior Brad Kooecskv will alsoadd to the already plentiful attackof the Vikings. Shaw said theseguys will help the team a greatdeal Reginald Lawson is alsoexpected to add much depth tothe Viking squad.Head manager John Shannonand head trainer Reggie Williamswill also be vital members of theteam. Shaw said they wil l be hisright and left arms."A good trainer and manager

Point Guard Scott McGeeagrees."This year the district willbe achallenge," McGee said. "It willbe a real big challenge."

may not play, bU[ they are wwtha whole lot of points," ShaWsaid.Shaw said he will not etrabgethe offensive and defensivegames too much. He does not

Returning letterman Brad Kopeukyrobable Starter Reginald Lawson

defense held Kingwood to threepoints' and was led by BobbyHoliday's 20 tackle effort.On October 10 the Vikingsextended N ew Caney's losingstreak to 36. The Vikingsdominated, scoring on every firsthalf possession except the last.Viking strong safety IraMcMillian opened the scoring

with a 90 yard interceptionreturn on the second play f rom, scrimmage. Bryan's total offenseamounted [0 455 yards whileentertaining N ew Caney'shomecoming crowd.Backup halfback PaulMadison gained 140 yards onseven carries. The Viking passinggame, quieted most of the season,produced a season-high 148yards on 9 of 13 passing f rom atrio of Viking quarterbacks,Mark Ful ler, Scott Wright , andTommy Brodigan. Chris Warrenadded seven ext ra poin ts whilethe defense held New Caney to14 3 total yards on offense.Conroe became the fifthstraight loser to the Vikin~ in a42-21 battle in Viking stadiumOctober 17. The Vikings are nowundefeated in district with arecord of4-0. Benford rushed for124 yards and added 87 yardsreceiving and three touchdowns.Williarm also rushed for 124yards and tw o touchdowns.Conroe's 21 points is the mostallowed indistrict by m e Vikingsthis year as Bryan's pass defensefaltered in the second half.The Vikings continued theirquest for the 15~5Adistrict titleOctober 24 against Huntsville.Results were not available atpress time.

want to get complicated. He willgo with a man- lo-man defenseand a spread or motion typeoffense.Right now the team is in off-season. The V ik es a re c o nd it io n -ing themselves by runningaround the track. They are alsoscrimmaging at times duringsix th pe riod. S haw hasint roduced some of his plays tothe team for [he f ir st time."I was looking forward [0

practicing after school SO I couldfurther evaluate my players,which in tum will help mt fit thepieces of the Bryan Vikingbasketball puzzle together,"Sbaw said.IIphoto. by Brya" ~I~au.


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