Celeste Athletes Feted at All-Sports Banquet The school colors of blue and white were featured at an all-sports banquet honoring the participating athletes in the Celeste School's sports program this year. This banquet was sponsored by the Booster Club and was attended by some one hundred and forty fans and athletes. All sports of the school's program were represented somewhere in the gym as the walls of the gym represented scoreboards for each of the sports. These followed the theme of the pep song "Hang Another Victory on the Blue Devils' Line." In all sports victories outnumbered by far the losses. Pennants with CELESTE BLUE DEVILS 1963-1964 spelled out on them were hung directly in front of the bleachers on either side of the gym. Blue and white streamers and balloons featuring every sport of the schools program were hung from over head. These created a completely all-sports atmosphere above the tables. The banquet tables were covered with white and blue runners down the center of each. The Celeste Blue Devil, stenciled in white on blue paper, was depicted on each program. These programs also served as place cards as each person in attendance had his name on one of these programs. The table decorations of the head table included a blue and white chrysanthemum centerpiec! e and the outstanding trophies that Celeste had won this year. The other tables had representatives of each sport on them as centerpieces. Miss Linda Cardwell, football sweetheart of 1964, acted as Mistress of Ceremonies for the program. Mr. Charles Dupre gave the invocation. The president of the Blue Devil Booster Club, Mr. C. J. Childress, welcomed the speaker and other guests. Responses to his greeting were given by David Pruitt, football tri-captain, and Nancy Stapleton, Head Majorette. Coach Jimmy Felty made a few comments for himself and Coach T. B. Weatherley, Jr., about the past football and girls' basketball season. Mr. G. W. Tillerson, coach of the boys' basketball team, expressed his appreciation to the fans who followed him and his team to Austin and the State Tournament and presented twelve of the boys gold basketballs as awards for winning the regional championship. Those who received the gold basketball were Lloyd Lanier, Howard Roach, Jerry Weatherley, Ronnie Clinton, Mark Hackney, Monty Blakemore, W. S. Giles, Larry Martin, Joe Rodriguez, and Guille Seigler. Joe Tillerson and David Pruitt also received a gold basketball, but a special honor went along with these for them as Mr. Tillerson announced that these two had been selected on the 43-B All-District Basketball First Team. Marsha Gilliam was named to the girls' All-District Team. The guest speaker, Mr. Floyd Gass, athletic director of Austin College at Sherman, made a very interesting talk about athletics and school and community. The banquet was adjourned as everyone stood and sang the school song. (March 27, 1964, The Celeste Courier)