Burges High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Candy Hill was elecfed fo reign as Lady-in-Wailing 'lo The Queen. ,, 20 Adding lhe aura of a colorful speclrac- ular, members of lhe courf climaxed iheir inlroducfion 'ro 'lhe crowd wilh 'lhe Grand March, reinslaied in 'lhe ceremony for 'rhe firsi' +ime in several years. As befilfing 'their posifions, Queen Debbie Galloway and her escort Col. Arfhur Ramirez, lead off The dancing. This 'rradifion finished The formalilies, leaving The res? of fhe evening free for a few bugaloos and an occasional walfz. Lou Barfon and his orchesfra provided lhe music for +he evening.

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,wg B1 As The chmax OT The evenTTul week, radianT Karen Day was crowned Homecoming Queen by Coach John Birkhead. The Queen and courT were enTerTained by The dance proclucTions oT Orchesis, a modern dance honorary socieTy. QPIIZH' IGNITEQ STUDENT BODY EnThusiasm sparked acTiviTies during The week oT OcT. I4-I9, To make Homecoming '68 a momenTous happening. Such spiriT signs as MusTang TerriTory, Purple Power, and Trample The Troopers adorned The halls and lawns on Edgemere, accenTuaTing The drive Tor vicTory. AT The pep rally on Friday, Mrs. Helen Ramsdale, English Teacher, accepTed The MOST OUT- sTanding GraduaTe award Tor her son, Dr. Dan Ramsdale, who was unable To aTTend. The game againsT EasTwood highlighTed The spiriTed week. The 27-20 deTeaT oT The MusTangs can besT be described as A blaze oT loyalTy Tor The Team which burns brighTly in vicTory and is Tanned, noT ex- Tinguished by The winds oT deTeaT, Queen Karen Day and her courT were presenTed aT The halTTime show and crowned aT The CoronaTion Ball The nexT nighT. HalTTime acTiviTies included The presenTaTion OT red roses To Karen Day 'from lasT year's Homecoming queen. JaneT JohnQ SON. her

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ree Fell in lhe Forrest a social sahre was fhe firsl maior produclion of H-ie drama classes +his year. . PLAYS SEI' The inlerplay of red. while. and blue sfreamers and a gliHering saber guard crealed an aurora of pa+rio'ric elegance of +he Mililary Ball Nov. 5. Queen Debbie Galloway and her courl danced 'lo 'rhe music of Lou Barron while forly guesls ob- served lhe procession and grand march. A surprising fall of early snow resulied noi' only in a play day for 'rhe sludenls. bul' also in a five day Thanksgiving holiday. Tes'rs are a musi' in high school and pre- college +es'rs are no exceprion. Fulure- minded seniors and juniors alike slaved over Scholaslic Aplirude Tesls wifh sweafy palms. Upon receiving scores, many were pleased wi+h iheir grades while olhers. dis- couraged. would relrurn in Spring, defer- rninecl 'lo do beH'er. UTUMN PACE Gnalsun gridders were powered on +o a I4--O vicfory over Chere Ami of Ausfin in The annual Filly Bowl. Boosfers of The acfion were. +op, Sammy Arfaguiley middle, Donny Mehl, and Kennefh Hicks: bollom, John Leeper, Joe Carick. and Tren? Edmond. 2I