MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Marion farrell Start with one money-hungry organization, take a free Friday night, and produce an array of different tunes agreeable with many tastes in music. Add a few lively record spinners and a week's worth of wacky an- nouncements. A dance is born. Booster Club headed up the year with a dance for all who had participated in the Booster Blitz. Then each classjoined in the spirit and sponsored a dance or two. PTA broke in to provide enjoyment while col- lecting money for senior ac- tivities. As Halloween rolled around, the Cardettes and Cardette parents pulled together to sponsor a Hallo- ween dance. It was fun to dress up and dance around like a bunch of goblins! exclaimed freshman Melanie Tarvin. Stu- dent Council held other special dances such as the Homecom- ing dance and Valentine's dance. Various D.j.'s were added to spark life, entertainment, and attendance. Senior Chris Prawdzik set up most of the dances, helping sponsors prepare for an exciting even- ing. Other seniors, including john Money, Chris Weir, Tad johnson, Todd Davis, and Casey White, assisted throughout the year. Senior johnny Cantu added his own flair with his special dance lessonsf, Prawdzik explained, l'The dances were fantastic, and those who showed up were great, but the crowd response just wasn't what it used to be. Although the dance attendence dwindled from year to year, dancing still remained good, clean fun on the weekends, not to mention great exercise. Above: Freshman Kevin Hughes becomes totally caught up in his dancing. Dances were held throughtout the year for the enjoyment of students and to help raise money for their classes. fphoto byjason Cecil l nces Give Students Option for Friday Nights Right: junior Niki Eichman and her date Brian Pilgreen con- gregate out in the cor- ridor while the Home- coming dance continues in the South Cafeteria. Many different types of apparel were worn to Homecoming. This uni- que couple chose to make it a formal occasion by wearing tuxedos. fphoto by john Money Fai' Right: juniors Scott Lollar and Patience Colby lead the group at the dance following the football game, Qlhoto by Melinda Price 2 8 Dances Q awww-f

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Amy Goyette So who are you going out with this week? Dating was always a big issue to students at Mac. Some peo- ple followed a versatile route, going out with a different per- son every week. Senior jodi Loyd explained, Ml liked going out with different people to ex- plore diverse personalities and to find common interests. Some courageous people braved the Russian Roulette of relationships: blind dating. Senior Linda Choi voiced her opinion of this chancy practice, I hated blind dating! As a favor to my friend, I went out with a friend of the guy she wanted to date. Both the date and the guy were horrible! It seemed almost everyone dread- ed blind dates, junior Darla Trenum contributed. The subject of Dutch treat often came up. Most guys were ambivalent about Dutch dating. Senior Marc Neilson com- mented, When you asked a girl out, on the first date, the guy paid for everything. But if you continued to date the same girl, she politely paid for herself from time to time. Usually, the girls l went out with offered to pay for themselves anywayf' Some girls felt that the guy should always pay. 'fWell, especially if the date happened to be a romantic, candlelight dinner, senior Lisa Finan amended. Some people carried on record-breaking relationships. These people Uwent togetheru for weeks, months, even years, to the amazement of friends, and sometimes, the disapproval of parents. These long-lasting relationships had disadvan- tages as well as advantages, I had a relationship with the same person for three and a half years. It did give me a cer- tain sense of security, but it also hampered other possible rela- tionships that might have been more fulfilling, injected Loyd. Girlfriends and boyfriends of people who had already graduated sometimes had a hard time with the dating game. Senior Amy Galyon, whose boyfriend Charles jor- dan graduated the year before she did, clarified, It was okay if our weekends were sometimes too busy for dating because Charles ate lunch with me at least two times a weekfi The subject of dating was always on the tip of everyone's tongue. Who dated whom, blind dates that turned into fiascos. and who had just broken up were objects of much discussion at Mac. Right: Senior Roddy Lawson and junior Caroline jones are inter- rupted while taking a moonlit walk on the canal. Far Right: Senior Shelly Eason and sophomore D.j. jones share one of those special Hmomentsf' Qnhotos by jill Yandry Below: Seniors Jody Loyd and Amy Galyon discuss the pros and cons of blind dating. fphoto by Sung Park 41.-I-- agus- IS f N5x ASE is 'GL Dating 27

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,.. .. W, , W 'MSR hd j' Vy A 1 f ff J 14 . Above: Seniors johnny Cantu, Tommy Smith, and Allison Miller serve up Cokes at the Valentine dance to help their class raise prom funds. fphoto byjohn Money Right: juniors jason Cecil and Heather Hell- inghausen share a friendly dance. bhoto by Casey White Below: Senior Chris Weir frightl tries to get classmate Chris Graham's attention in order to point out a pretty girl at the dance. lohoto byjohn Money l i,,EsW.'Ni Dances