Garland High School - Owls Nest Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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ALONE ON THE DANCE FLOOR. senior Donna Quinn and date, graduate Anthony Goodwin, demonstrate their ability as they country and western dance to Alabama's hit, Mountain Mu- sic. 750 hear surprise announ ement limosines with uni- 8 Student Life formed chauffers behind the wheels pulled up in front of the school. Males dressed in the la- test tux fashions and females wearing dresses covered with delicate lace and colored ribbons emerged. Tension mounted as names were called, Candidates took their places beside the others as each nervously wondered, Will I be the class' top choice? The answer came as Principal Bob Price, master of ceremo- nies, announced each category's winner at the special ceremonies preceding the annual Popularity Ball held Feb, 4. Well over 750 parents and fel- low students witnessed the an- nouncement of winners in the 25 categories beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Afterwards, 350 of them cele- brated at the dance, 'lAffair of the I-leart,' held in the cafeteria until 10:30 p.m. Weeks before, Student Coun- cil had asked each student to nominate fellow classmates in each category. Over 130 stu- dents received the special invita- tions sent to nominees. For the first time, candidates did not know for what category they had been nominated until they were called from their seats in the auditorium. When nominees and dates were introduced and took their walk over the bridge at the start of the ceremony, no mention of category was uttered by the master of ceremonies. ul-laving the nominees called up from the audience really made the presentation more ex- citing, said senior Karen Kay, selected Most Likely to Suc- ceed. Mrs. Linda Bailey, Student Council sponsor, proudly added, No one thought we could keep it secret, but we did! Highlighting the evening's an- nouncements, seniors Kevin Burnett and Elaine Jones re- ceived the nod from the seniors as Mr. and Miss GHS. Student Council members cre- ated a park-like atmosphere for the ceremony's decorations. Be- sides the bridge over which can- didates made their initial appear- ance, the auditorium stage sported trees, plants, park lcontinued on page 211 l i 4 i

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TAKING 0Nthe tedious job of decorat ing for the annual Popularity Ball, sopho- more Robert Waggoner and senior Ke vin Burnett, Student Council members, help construct the backdrop for the cou- ples pictures. A5 HE IS INTRODUCED as a nomi- nee, senior Noel Bowman helps his date senior Michelle Miller down the stairs of the auditorium stage to take their seats. AS SENIOR Sheila Trammel enjoys her last Pop Ball, she and her date, graduate Chris Fortenberry, converse quietly. 20 Student Life l X W :Qs X sqx X 1 Y fmt . air A X i f 'iii t 'gi t iw is X 9 at Ei. i I wg rir ,J l , 1,6 P l ,gn 2353