Baker High School - Novus Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Baker ' s Junior Miss Finalists Many senior girls from each school tried out to compete in the 1982 Junior Miss America Pageant, and Baker was honored to have 5 finalists. They were: Lee Anne Cooke. Connie Gilley. Carol Anne Gibbs. Teena Scott and Rey Toole. They competed against other senior girls in talent presentation, physical fitness and personal interviews. Carol Anne Gibbs was the first runner up in the Mobile County Junior Miss America Pageant. She received a scholarship to Spring Hill College through Junior Miss. Senior. Connie Gilley danced for her talent in the 1981 Junior Miss Pageant. Carol Anne Gibbs accompanied herself on the pi ano while singing Breaking Up Is Hard To Po in the Junior Miss Pageant. Valley Girl. Rey Toole, presented Shakespeare ' s Romeo and Juliet after the style of Moon Zappa ' s Valley Girl for her talent. tits 49

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Azalea Trail Maids Felicia Jernigan is a BHS Varsity cheerleader as well as an Azalea Trail Maid. Apart from representing Baker as an Azalea Trail Maid, Shari Urbanski also represents her Alma Mater as a member of the 1982-33 Dance Team. Azalea Trail Maid. Sherri Elmore is a member of the BHS Student Council and Who ' s Who Among Ameri- can High School Students. Kandy Blackburn. Azalea Trail Maid, was awarded the third runner-up in the 1983 Hornet Night Beauty Pageant. Azalea Trail Maid. Lisa La Fe. graduated eighth in grade point average rank in the Class of 1983. The Azalea Trail Maids represent Mo- bile in many public functions each year. They are selected from each school in the county and then the finalists are selected along with the Azalea Trail Queen and her Court. Baker ' s 1982-83 maids were Kandy Blackburn, Sherri Elmore, Lisa LaFe, Shari Urbanski and Felicia Jernigan. They served throughout the year at many func- tions, such as the South Alabama Jaguars Basketball Games, the Azalea Trail Run, the Senior Bowl and the Junior Miss Pag- eant. 48 Azalea Trail Maids

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March Gras: A Mobile Tradition Mardi Gras 1983 was no different from any Mardi Gras in the past with revelry and celebration. But where did it all come from? The LeMoyne Brothers, in 1702, brought their Latin celebration of Mardi Gras with them to the New World. The first record- ed Mardi Gras celebration on the Gulf Coast was the Societe de la Saint Louis. Mobile ' s Mystic societies were begun dur- ing the I830 ' s. The Striper ' s Independent Society, organized in 1842, became the ol- dest of Mobile ' s Mystic Societies. The Crescent City, New Orleans, got its carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations from Mobile. In the early l85Cs, several Mobilians succeeded in taking the tradi- tion along with them to New Orleans, which is now Mobile ' s only opposition in Mardi Gras proceedings. After the Civil War, a man named Joe Cain received the Mardi Gras jubilee in Mobile. He has since been celebrated on Mardi Gras Sunday with the Joe Cain pa- rade. Since then, the joy and nonsense of Mardi Gras is anticipated by young and old alike, and when the season comes upon us each year, we can feel the excitement in the air! Senior, Mary Jane Rice, was crowned queen of the Mystic Stripers in Mardi Gras 1983. Her father has been a member of the Mystic Stripers for more than a decade and he was Mary Jane ' s king. Mary Jane rode on the queen ' s float in the Stripers parade, and then reigned over the Striper ' s Ball. 5C Activities