Arlington Heights High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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HOWDY WEEK Seniorsg Iuniors Welcome New Classes Howdy Week, 1969, presented a new challenge. The returning dlunior and Senior Classes were ., , faced with the ifficult job of familiarizing sopho- S mores, and for the first time, freshmen, with the ' clubs and organizations on the Hill. To assist the students in etting acquainted, t tt? name ribbons were provider? during the week. :tai Halls were decked with posters, each vying with one another to interest prospective members to join their clubs. The organizations were given one last chance at the newcomers in a special program. Landing at 3 . Heights in their space ship, the SS Greencheese, f two moonmen were escorted and introduced by the ROTC to the various clubs, with each clu , ,af trying to persuade the moonmen to 'oin. Student N l A Wk' Council resident Pete Ceren officialll welcomed cg if the new Iclasses, urging student suppolft of school functions. Completing the week, seniors Tyler Pierson and Christy Mercer, 1969 Howdy King and Queen, e ii crowned sophomores Eric Horn and Beckie Ray and freshmen Mark Iulian and Patt Fur Howd Kings and Queens. y yi y ?. v 57 M2 fu. tm . ., M i if st' 3 1 ' U 7Y vH' 2 'ef l 'V -' N T Q 'V ?ffl39?17,L': ' f'Tf'3af.i? t 'Xt .iff ' Beckie Ray, Eric Horn, Patty Fury, and Mark Julian, reign over Howdy Week. Put your. little foot . . . chants senior George Rojas to joe Don McDonald. Moonmen, seniors Bill Fuller and Mark Hines, visit the Hill during the Howdy Program. I8

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SPRING-,ACTIVITIES Senior Activities Close Memorable Year Taxa N IVJQ KV, I7 . . fi, ! f rin all , rf f 2 Seniors Gary ,lolinson and Danni -Xbshire proutllx irispwt tht- N969 Ye'1I0u'jar'l.'fgLtl1e- morning be-fore Annual Dar. With spring came an air of antici- plation o coming activities on the ill. Spring Fever Week, sponsored by the Stu ent Council, began with a speech by YoungLife,s regional di- rtizctiord Scott gvlalili ey. The vyeelif iln- cu e acar as ,t e Batteo t e Bands, l'The I-Iauntingi' - a feature length rRovie,1and an exciting cli- max - nnua Day. The theme of the Annual Daly pro- gram? SnowH White and t e 1? war si' or ow to Fit a Cast o Thousands into One Lousy Fairy Tale, set the pace for an amusing performance. he piresentations o the 1969 Yellow loc et and its dedi- catee, Miss Helen Hale, highlighted the production. 1 I I Traditional activities were sched- ulid fprltfhe gnioriis' llast gllays in high sc oo. r. ay c e, ice Princi- pal and Senior Adlviser, assisted in tlge Igfeparatgon of the functions. In t e ass o 1969, 637 seniors re- ceived diplomas and honors at the graduation ceremonies presided over by. Principal Iohn Sharp. The graduation exercises were conduct- ed at Will Rogers Memorial Audito- rium. Winnin district, bi-district, re- ional, and quarter final honors, the i ellow Iacket baseball team went all the way to the semi-final playoffs, taking third place awards in all-state competition. F, .W ,xx fllblllltllllllllillllg with her students. Nliss Helen Hale, 1969 YJ dedicatee, displays qualities ofa great teacher. I7

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xi? Tommy Roberts and Bill Fuller pass time during lunvh at the THSPA Convvnti br' N, 'K :ei. s is a holduplv warns senior Doug Griffey to Kay Pmdllslomme, sophomore-. .L S Q9 Sidney Cozby adds finishing touches to Dub Stocker before the AY. Beauty Competition CLUB ACTIVITIES 4 School Functions Highlight Season Basketball games, beauty contests, and conven- tions were he d throughout the year, providing a change of pace for the student ody. In ecember, Allied Youth formed a basketball team challenging the KFIZ Courtjesters and KXOL Bumbling Basketeers. Led by seniors Bob Cauthen, Bill Lane, and lay Dee Iones, the A.Y. team never trailed, roaring to a 60-47 victory over the Iesters and a 56-48 win over the Basketeers. A.Y. beauties competed in a beauty contest with boys vying for the crown. Greg Fer uson emer ed victorious with class winners inclucing senior Igub Stocker, junior Pat O'Malley, sophomore Tom Mercer, and fresh- man Buddy Sample. NASA astronaut, Dr. Philli Chapman s oke to a special school assembly in Oliztober. Dr. Clhapman expressed his views on such subjects as having women astronauts, as well as answering questions from the floor. On December 6, three bus loads of journalism students attended the Texas Hi h School Press As- sociation Convention held at TXi1U in Denton. Pub- lications workers assembled for various sessions concerning yearbook, school newspaper, literary magazine, and photography. Bad weather hin- dered the annual picnic, but after eating in the buses, the staffers braved the drizzle for a game of touch football.