turning off Centerville on the way to SGHS?
Bobby Byrum (with Mark Burt in the car) crashed his Olds Cutlass 442
into a house?
Four Square was the hot game to play at recess?
Richard Crable asked Mr. Wickersham, a bald, 7th grade History
teacher at Memorial, if he had ever been called "Chrome Dome"?
Bonnie Odem had a big party in 9th grade and someone hung a dummy
from a tall oak tree in the old cemetery behind her house, and scared
everyone to death?
Coach Evans at Memorial would say "I owe you three!", and he always
paid his debts?
The Can Brothers, a group of acrobats including Tim Bennett, Ty
Bagwell, David Morris, Joe Blum, and Steve Kent, performed at the
SGHS Talent Show and yelled "Hey!" after each stunt?
John Grinstead and Ricky Anderson had a "semi-dance contest" at the
7th grade dance in the Memorial cafeteria and Ricky did the James
Brown splits?
Larry Feagin had "Mr. Peppermint" at his 2nd grade birthday party?
Mrs. Stokes, a Science teacher at Memorial, always pushed her glasses
up with her middle finger?
"Rally Time" was raided and closed for the last time?
Unicycles were ridden to Memorial?
The only movie theater in town was "The Plaza"?
Gina Huskey, Robyn Ewert, and Karla Fraley took a cheerleader sign
that said "Grind up Garland!", put it up at GHS, and were chased by the
GHS football team?
Mr. Van Zandt, a 7th grade History teacher at Memorial, had a red sign
in his room that said "Cheating affects your vision."?
Mr. Holmes was an 8th grade History teacher at Memorial?
The "streakers" ran down the main hall smack into Mrs. Hand who was
just leaving the counselor's office?
Marcy Dickson locked herself in Coach Head's cabinet only to be
discovered the next period during a major exam?
Doughnuts, fudgsicles, chocolate milk, and cokes were the mainstays at
the morning Break?
We almost knocked each other down racing to Break?
We ate on green plates in the cafeteria?
Hans and Ton Massar arrived in 2nd grade at Caldwell from Holland,
couldn't speak English, and talked with each other on toy telephones?
Coaches Pool, Verbil, Grant, Evans and Mr. Green willingly inflicted
pain?
Pizza Villa, Aztec Park, Abbey Inn, and the hay fort at O'Banion Park
were "hot spots"?
Coach Hass left the room during all of the General Business tests which
helped keep the test scores up?
David Morris won the 9th grade Student Council Presidency at
Memorial, but the school disbanded the Student Council a week later?
Hundreds of little metal hand crickets were passed out to use the next
day to protest the dress code?
Someone drove a bulldozer towards SGHS, but missed and hit a house
next door?
The best thing about going into Memorial Jr. High was having vending
machines?
Mike Eudy tried to make a corner on Carroll Dr. in his Trans Am, ran
into a telephone pole, and totaled his car?
The Seniors had water fights on the last day of school and Larry Feagin
showed up in a fire truck?
Ron Upton, Steve Hooker, Randy Boney, and Richard Kennedy painted
Garland High School and got expelled for three days?
After painting GHS, Ron Upton wore a t-shirt to school on the following
Monday that said "Ron's Painting Service"?
The drag racing against Bryan Adams on LBJ when the police car
chasing them crashed into a lady's car?
Mr. Barnard "busted-up" a seance Jim Eidson and Hank Hutka were
having on a band trip and sent Jim home on a bus?
Becky Speight with Kathy Cheek in her 1967 Mustang sped backwards
down an aisle in the parking lot and hit several cars?
"Leapin' Larry" Holmes would hide in the parking lot to catch students
doing something?
Jack-in-the-Box and Dairy Queen were the hot places to eat and be seen?
David Vaughn and David Vonderheid sprayed mace in the air vents
during the Senior Assembly Awards Program?
Town East and the Apollo Drive-in were new?
Mr. Holmes got a pie thrown in his face?
The boys wore wigs to school?
The dress code was changed?
Charlie and the Rockets came the last time?
The Senior-Faculty basketball game was Srs. 53 - Faculty -42?
The year of the "Boom Boom" squad in football?
Carolyn Cline found out she had mono after the Colonel Ball, and
Dwayne Jones couldn't sleep for nights?
The Chemistry II students poured silver nitrate all over the Chemistry I
students?
Mr. Jeter played Santa Claus?
Shannon Shipley lost her hula skirt in the 3rd grade talent show?
Tim Bennett had to clean the ceiling going outside to lunch at Memorial?
The Renegades?
Anne Spruance and David Lyke were the perfect couple in 1st grade?
Steve Lane's wig?
John Pierce ran for Student Council in 7th grade and his speech opened
with "Hello, my name is John Pierce and I'm a hot one?"
The car Calvin Neugent threw at Coach Horn?
The SGHS vs. North Mesquite football game?
Sally Scruggs wanted Mike Marshall's ID bracelet so bad, she went out
and bought him one?
The Key Club Campout?
Coach Head wasn't a coach?
Charles Hannon got buried in the sand?
Mrs. Davis unbuttoned her shirt because she thought she had a sweater
on?
Warren King dressed up in a Batman suit and ran down the street in 7th
grade?
The 6th grade graduation banquet at Caldwell?
Debra Popnoe and Kathy Buchanan missed their cue in "Skin of Our
Teeth"?
Dick Frazier was voted "Most Obnoxious" in Biology?
Diane Jones came to school with her dress on inside out and someone
had to tell her to change it?
Mike Owens was a lion and had to dance with his tail wrapped around
Dennis Gray's waist?
Mike Grabbs backed through a sliding glass door and got stitches?
Gary Walker used to put mascara on his sideburns to make them darker?
Joan Cheatham was Lily Tomlin?
Tony Arterburn had his VW put on the sidewalk?
David Morris said "Red Eye" over the loud speaker during the
devotional at Memorial to win a bet?
Bobby Drummond played Evil Kneivel across the football field?
KBOX was the station to listen to?
The Memorial-Sam Houston games were the most important things in
life?
Friday nights at the Ridgewood Theater?
We had bonfires?
Girls wore fishnet and window pane hose?
Mrs. Burum's Theme Writing Class watched the sunrise at White Rock?
Someone spraypainted "Turrentine Sucks" in the parking lot?
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