Camden High School - Gold and Black Yearbook (Camden, SC)

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From Jeans ln December, we did it again. We of humor. judges for the pageantwere succeeded in having another great Gold Ruth Ann Collins, Harvey Golden, and and Black Pageant.The theme, A Night Martha Dreher. Lloyd Brewer, Minister in Winter Wonderland, was very ap- of Music at the First Baptist Church, propriate since Christmas was close. provided background music. As es- Decorating the stage with a starry sky, corts, David Smith, Mickey Ansley, and Christmas trees, and a bridge was a full Greg Lucas offered encouragement as day's work. they helped the girls off stage. Eric As time for the pageant to begin ap- Goforth, Danny lollay, Sparky Al- proached, the auditorium steadily fil- t Jewels marode, john Looney, and Terry Ansley took care ofthe lightning and backstage work. Rusty Davis, a local musician, sang and played the guitar for enter- tainment. Many other students helped out by selling Cokes, distributing pro- grams, and selling tickets. Lots of prac- tice and work went into making the Gold and Black Pageant quite a success. led, and backstage jitters spread th rough the contestants. They success- fully managed to hide their nervous- ness, and each one looked lovely as she walked across the stage and through the audience. Kevin Branham and johnny Banks did a fine job as emcees and also added a bit Watching intently as the beauties parade by, en- thusiastic parents and friends cheer on their favo- rite contestants. Manning the Coke machine in the lobby of Phelps Auditorium, Pam Rudd, Sabrina Culclasu re, Susie Tatum, and Donna Rudd work to satisfy the thirsty Gold and Black Pageant audience. Behind the scenes at the Miss Gold and Black Pageant, Eric Goforth controls the lighting to give just the right effect. Seated front and center to et the best view, the judges, Mrs. Ruth Ann Coiins, Mr. Harvey Gol- den, and Mrs. Martha Dreher consider the qual- ities of each contestant. I t 22 Miss Gold and Black Pageant

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At Camden High School, some things are traditional. Every yearjuniors put hours of work into preparing for the all important junior-Senior. Seniors count the days until graduation exercises. Another tradition is the Miss Gold and Black Pageant, sponsored every year by the Gold and Black Staff. Some students feel that these activities have become almost meaningless to the majority. Other students think that the traditions will never die out. avorite Five The five finalists of the Miss Gold and Black Pageant have divided opinions on the subject. After thinking, they made the following comments: Unfortu- nately, I do feel that as the years have progressed, the high school traditions have lost some meaning. I don't feel that the meaning has been completely lost, but much of the enthusiasm is gone. Such traditions have lost their mean- ing to a majority of students, however, there are those who hold on to such ceremonies for the sake of tradition only. Tradition has gone down in some aspects. The two main reasons for the loss of tradition are apathy and bad communication. High school traditions haven't lost their meaning. I try to enjoy all school functions. I feel su re that these traditions will be continued for a long time. -:Q ff -:sf cf 'iff ex-tax-Q-:fx-ex-ex-ess -zzz- cs ez: cs fa 435 j 431 MMM JZZZQMM . My Z! jfil ezyaalyl ' jfmlaf 1: C2 G I 0 '-3 W Q fs CE .Maj imma? emma HM 172410, tgp tgfgmlaf 2643! cess? 24 Miss Gold and Black Finalists