Austin High School - Comet Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Turkey Dag Brings Welcome Holidays As cool November days wear on, stu- dents begin to dream of the welcome re- lief brought by the Thanksgiving holidays. Carefree students leave school Nov. 25 for a four-day weekend. Diversified student talent is displayed at the annual Student Council Talent Show, Nov. 3-4. Under the direction of Frank CPancho3 Neal, it is one of the most suc- cessful ever presented. Donna Taylor, pianist, is named best individual performer. When the curtain rises Nov. 19, Red Dragon players assume their positions for the opening nightof TheGlass Menagerie. Sid O'Keefe, Linda Raines, ErnestSharpe, and Mike Adams demonstrate their ex- cellent acting ability in their star roles. Nov 3-4 TalentShow Nov 4 IVlaroons vs. Killeen Kangaroos Nov 11 Veterans' Day Austin B's vs. Temple B's Nov. 12 lVlaroons vs. Temple Wildcats Homecoming Dance Nov 13 UIL Band Contest Nov 19 The Glass Menagerie Nov 23 lVlaroons vs. Harlandale Nov 24 Goliath and the Dragon Nov 25-28 Thanksgiving holidays Nov 26 Nlaroons vs. Jones of Houston Nov 30 Maroonsvs. Harlandale Presenting Student Council Fall president Grady Rylander a pennant symbolizing Austin's sistership with the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte is Mr. Victor Sumner, president of the Texas Good Neighbor Council. Miss Corinne Herndon and Linda Buerger put the band girls' excess energy rightj. initiating the new members are Hoyle Osborne, GeneAttal,Carol Ellison, and Pee Jay Miller. a year, to test on the pull-up bars. The girls take physical fitness tests three times

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Nominated for Homecoming queen were Kay Wood, Peaches Burns, Martha Kubecka, Demra Meyer, and Bitsy Bailey. Homecoming evening began with the Austin-Temple game, the last game of the 1965 season. By crushing the Wildcats 36-7, the Maroons gave a perfect start for the annual Homecoming activities.After the game, students migrated from Nelson Field to the Austin High gym for the Homecomingdance.Providingmusicforthe dance were the Whigs. Nominees for Homecomingqueen were Kay Wood, Peaches Burns, Martha Kubecka, Bitsy Bailey and Demra Meyer. Demra was announced queen at the half- time and also presented later that evening at the dance. She was selected by popular vote of the student body. Members of the B-team were nominee escorts: Gordon Griffin CDemraJ, Jim Geary CMarthaJ, Jeff Gray CKayJ, Tommy Barton QBitSyD, and David Ford CPeachesJ. Singing and playing wholeheartedly were the Whigs, who provided music for the animated dancing. At the pep rally before the victorious Homecoming game with Temple, the Maroon band drums up spirit. Admitting Connie Kirk and other students to the Homecoming dance and collecting tickets are Dean of Girls Mrs. Laginia Hale and Student Council president Grady Rylander. 26 l