MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Kelly Lea . . . wants to someday model at the Apparel Mart on a refjular hasis. t Sean O ' Bnen ... is oneot the nation ' s top 4-i amateur nders in lli- ' icc elass. Paul Doubet . . . was a member ol the national soccer team — the L .S . outh 1 earn. .. pr.ililis

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I an Cannot uspenh ts (Sfat Hello, Mortal. This is Fate speaking. Don ' t get that bewildered look on your face — I ' m the guy who put Jimmy Carter in office and made it rain on your Homecoming Parade. Remember when I softened up and helped you complete that six-weeks project in three? No, no autographs today, because I ' ve got more important things to do. I merely called to inform you of a few of my recent accomplishments. These are all minor, of course — my really good ones would boggle your common, feeble mind. Let meseenow . . .I ' ve got a couple of ski champions, an actor, a pilot . . . okay, okay, I ' ll start with the motocross champion. So pay attention, for Fate doesn ' t say anything twice. Sean O ' Brien is this motorcycle master I ' m referring to ... I did a great job with him. You see, he isn ' t the type of guy you ' d see riding a Honda 50 in the field behind your house, because he ' s one of the nation ' s top 45 amateur cyclists in the 125cc class. You heard me right— top 45— in fact, Sean placed thirteenth when competing against the other 44 riders in California in October 1976. He has also won several minicycle championships and other contests, but I haven ' t time to go into these. I must consider Sean ' s future as a motorcyclist now. Let ' s see, he wants to turn pro at age 16 . . . While skillful handling and controlling of a ball never seemed to really excite me, it has always appeared to fascinate you humans. For some this ball may be a football, for others a basketball, but for Paul Doubet it is a soccer ball. Paul was a member of the national soccer team— the U.S. Youth Team, I believe — which toured Germany in the fall of 1975. The team was comprised of only 16 players under the age of 19 for this soccer tour that included the German cities of Hannover, Kiel, Hamburg, and Berlin. A once in a lifetime experience you say now — I couldn ' t have said it better. I know how most of you mortals behave whenever you ' re turned loose in a swimming pool or lake. You constantly splash and splatter water, making an absolute fool out of yourself. That ' s why I enjoy watching Rebecca Earl take part in the sport of synchronized swdmming. Here, considerable body control and graceful actions are combined while competing in the water sport she describes as a combination of figure skating and gymnastics. She has done quite well thus far, placing first in all three phases — solo, duet, and team — on both the association and regional levels. By the way, she has also travelled to such cities as Des Moines, Kansas City, Washington D.C., and Denver while competing. Kelly Lea is next on my list and I think you should at least glance at her picture — doesn ' t she look great? While many of you have school portra its that I wouldn ' t even hang in my closet, Kelly is a model who repeatedly takes good pictures. Since the age of 13, Kelly has been involved in modeling with the Sanger-Harris and Titche ' s Teen Boards. And while I wouldn ' t even consider putting many of you beneath, much less atop, a modeling stage, I have placed Kelly upon them while participating in fashion shows at Irving Mall, Northpark, and Neiman-Marcus. I understand she wants to someday model at the Apparel Mart on a regular basis in place of the occasional job offerings she gets there now. That ' s something I ' ll have to look into . . . Rebecca Earl . . . combines con si d era 1)1 e body control and Kracelul actioni- synchronized swimming. Ibc irt (if 2-i profiles

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OIo Jlfortitns nnb Jjfame J3 ttkno6jn Many of you uncoordinated mortals can ' t even stand up on land, much less on water. But the next time you ' re out stumbling around on the shore of a lake, look out across the silvery surface and you might see Sammy and Camille Duvall confidently performing tricks and stunts. They aren ' t in a boat or even swimming, but are atop a pair of water skis. Sometimes travelling at speeds faster than attained by some of those heaps you drive, Mortal, they do amazing acrobatics and slalom skiing. So . . . you won ' t believewhatl ' ve just said until you have some proof. Okay, listen. Both Sammy and Camille have been named National Overall Water Skiing Champions — Sammy winning with what tournament officials termed an astounding number of points in 1974 and Camille earning this title an incredible four consecutive years. Both skiers have also held nimierousrecords in their respective divisions — in fact, too many for me to place in your minds at once. Camille was also a member of the 1975-1976 U.S. World Water Ski Team— yes, world— and has competed in international tournaments in both Bogota, Columbia, and London, England. It may seem as though 1 have allowed them to accomplish an amazing amount thus far— and I have— but I ' m sure I can think of something else for them . . . Picture yourself in this situation. Mortal— you are standing alone on a stage, bright Ughts are beaming down upon you, and hundreds of watchful eyes— sometimes even more— are focused on you and your actions. How would you react? Don ' t try to cover it up; I can see you trembling at just the thought of Camille Duvall . . . was named National Overall Water Skiing Champion ... an incredible four consecutive years. this position as an actor or an actress. But for those of you who have passed this fear known as stage fright, let me introduce two of my best performers, Marty and JeffBongfddt. It is possible that you may have seen one of them performing in one of their many Irving Community productions or, forthoseof you who venture to Dallas, the Dallas Ptepertory Theatre While I have thus far limited Marty to these two stages, I ' ve allowed Jeff to perform at the Crystal Palace Dinner Theatre and Dallas Summer Musicals also. Most of Marty ' s parts have been as a chorus member while Jeff has done everything from chorus in Oliver and Brigadoon to Louis in The King and I and the lead part twice out of his three performances of Peter Pan. Both Marty and Jeff have theatrical futures I ' ll have to think about a little . . . ' 3i prdfiles