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

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Honor highlights dance Military Ball commemorates 25 years in IROTC Senior Melissa Pollard reigned as queen during the 25th Annual Military Ball Ian. 31 at the Biggs Field NCO Open Mess. In celebration of the event that marked a quarter century of IROTC at Burges, cadets spent months preparing for the dance. Earlier in the year, cadets sold candy to pay for the ball, said Cadet Lt. Col. Chris Mendoza. Court members were chosen in November. Representing Ross Iunior High School was Carmelita Iubilado, freshman prin- cess. Other royalty included: Lisa Rogers, sophomore princess, Alicia Alba, junior princess, and senior Shirley Abraham, lady-in-waiting. Sally Cortez was selected as Rifle Team Sweetheart while Elvia Ruvalcaba repre- sented the Drill Team. Entertainment at the dance was pro- vided by Rene's Disco, Mendoza contin- ued. Cadet Dianna Strait was the mis- tress of ceremonies. Each member of the court was escorted by a uniformed cadet and passed under the school saber guard. After the queen's Coronation, a formal dance ensued. The title 'Queen' means to me the honor bestowed on me to represent my fellow cadets at the Military Ball, said Pollard. She expressed her wish to do so in a proper and respectable manner. CHOSEN AS QUEEN of this year's military ball, senior Melissa Pollard reigned over the dance that celebrated 25 years of Iunior Reserve Officers Train- ing Corps at Burges. AND THE WINNERS ARE Cadet Lt. Col. Chris Mendoza writes the names of the newly elected mili- tary court on the chalkboard in the IROTC room in November. E L f 26 IROTC Court

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MEMBERS OF THE military court were. back: Carmelita Iubilado, Alicia Alba. Sally Cortez and Elvia Ruvalcaba. Front: Lisa Rogers, Melissa Pollard and Shirley Abraham. ELECTING A QUEEN is not so easy when one has eight candidates to choose from as junior Ieff Brand discovers while casting his vote for the military queen. IROTC Court 27