Millington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Millington, TN)

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Miss Millington The Miss Millington Pageant, which is held in the spring, is sponsored by the Millington Band Booster Club to help the band with expenses. To compete in the pageant, one must attend Millington Central High School or live in Millington and be between the ages of 15 and 21. The contestants compete in the categories of casual and formal attire, and personal interview. This year’s pageant marked the return of Miss Millington 1984, Sandra Warner, to crown this year’s winner. The people responsible for making this difficult decision were Clay Boatwright, Rick Cacamisi, Betty Daughtery, Robert Hall, and Russ McDonald. When the judges made their decision, the master of ceremonies announced the winners as follows: 4th runner-up. Lisa Perry; 3rd runner-up, Rhonda Frazier; 2nd runner-up, Cheryl Broughton; 1st runner-up, Jane Barnes; and Miss Millington 1985, Miss Alesha Bellora. As Miss Millington. Alesha received a $100 (J.S. Savings Bond from the booster club and a $ 100 G.S. Savings Bond from the Millington Optimist Club. In addition, she has participated in various events, such as riding in the Community Day Parade and handing out trophies at the Millington Antique Car Show. Top Left: Alesha Bellora is crowned Miss Millington 1985. Lower Right: Alesha models her casual attire. Lower Left: First runner up — Jane Barnes, second runner up — Cheryl Broughton, third runner up — Rhonda Frazier, fourth runner up — Lisa Perry. Miss Millington 29

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Trojans Use Their Talents The various activities and honors at Millington give students not only school pride, but pride in themselves as well. Many of the students involved in these extra benefits have gained greater understanding of their own capabilities and limitations. There is a kaleidoscope of activities that shine forth year after year at MCHS. Among these activities are the theatre department, band, choir, ROTC, the talent show, and Miss Millington. The theatre department annually presents a musical production and is also involved with speech and debate. There are several bands included in the MCHS band program. These include marching band, concert band, and stage band. The Veteran’s Day parade and the Ole Miss Drill Competition are two activities that the MCHS ROTC program participate in. The talent show is sponsored every year at MCHS by the yearbook staff, and the winners move on to competition at the Mid-South Fair Talent Show. The Miss Millington pageant is another annual event that many students participate in. The various honors at MCHS are closely related to the academic prowess of the student. The Student Council and Principal's Advisory Committee are respected students at MCHS. These student government organizations are made up of students who are elected by their classes. The Student Council members spend homeroom each morning coordinating various school activities and the Principal's Advisory committee meets periodically with Mr. Morton to discuss student reactions to school policy. Arete is another honor organization at MCHS. Students who have received an academic letter are named to this organization. The students in two activities at MCHS spend the entire school year trying to capture the moments that mean the most to each student. The yearbook staff and the Trojan newspaper staff meet fifth period each day and strive to bring MCHS what it wants. Many of the students involved with these publications go on to become members of Quill and Scroll, a literary honor society. There about 1500 students at Millington and all of them have a special role to play in making it the best school in the county. The opportunities for success at MCHS are immense because of the variety of extracurricular activities and honor organizations. The students who have talent can certainly put it to use here. 28 activities and honors

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Glimpses The production Glimpses was a series of monologues concerning the problems faced by today's teenagers. The program was performed for the student body and also for the patrons of the fine arts program. The cast included the following students: Evelyn Acosta, Alesha Bellora, Bernadette Bradford, Ray Chester, Randy Chunn, Suzanna Croft, Lori Fortune, Cindy Greer, Scott Howard, Kathy Morrison, Tim Plunk, Sybil Ransom, Anna Reynante, Jake Ward, and Dennis Yount. Top: The finale. Bottom: The Glimpses Gang at the opening of the show. 30 theater