Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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 Makings Of AWinner Beauty, poise, talent, and a ready smile were all ingredients in the recipe of beauty pageant winners. Local, state, and national pageants, interspersed throughout the year, offered high school girls an opportunity to compete for often valuable prizes and college scholarships, the chance to acquire self-confidence, and realize their goals. A local tradition, the Howard County Fair, provided substance and purpose for one pageant, the Howard County Fair Queen Pageant. Judges chose Gaye Goodrum as fair queen from seven senior girls, all seniors at NHS. Contestants were judged on poise, personality, and an interview held during a tea at the home of Mrs. James Sullivan, and swimsuit and evening gown competition at the Newly crowned Fair Queen Geye Goodrum readies herself tor the parade down Main Street. Chauftered by her mother, Mrs. Jim Chastain and Suaie McKinney, Renee Chaatain diaplaya her winning trophy and crown in the Howard County Fair Parade. elementary auditorium September 9 Of the contestants. Julie Backus was named first runner-up, Abby James second runner-up, and Gail Harris Miss Congeniality. Other contestants were Dea Ann Richard. Debbie Chesshir, and Pam Lingo. With the county fair queen title Gaye proceeded to the Third District Fair Queen Contest in Hope where she collected that title as well. Her float ip the Hope parade won first place in the queen's division. Julie Backus performed a jazz dance to “A Fifth of Beethoven” in the talent show. Gaye then ventured to Little Rock for the preliminaries to the Arkansas Fair Queen Pageant on October 4 when judges chose her as one of two finalists qualifying her entry in the state finals in which she was named third runner-up. Sophomore Renee Chastain outscored girls from all over the state in scholastic achievement, beauty, poise, and personality to be crowned Miss American Teenager of Arkansas As part of the pageant entertainment.

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In a GNC qualifying raca at Brofcan Bow, Oklahoma, Eddia Dildy raca fo a third placa liniah. Concantrating intansaly, daar huntar Jett Windham saarcha tor a perfect aim on hi prey. Future Farmers of America instated an intramural basketball program for the entertainment of the student body during lunch beginning in January. On outings, church groups, dates, and friends visited bowling alleys at Texarkana and DeQueen. But having to drive out of town, coupled with the rising cost of gasoline, deterred many students from sharpening their skills. The reopening of the local skating rink contributed to skating's comeback in the teen scene. For some it brought back memories of junior high days when the skating rink was the Friday and Saturday night place to be. The senior class cashed in on the sports furor by sponsoring an intramural basketball tournament in March. Students formed teams among themselves and paid $3 entrance fee per team. All teams played double elimination games. The victorious team in the boys' games played the coaches and the girls' played the women faculty. Sponsored By COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY Student Lif 15

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best fit their concept of a junior miss. Tammie Wilson, second runner-up, received the Physical Fitness Award and Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship for her talent competition, “Love Is A Rose. Cathy progressed to the Arkansas Junior Miss Pageant in Jonesboro on January 10-13. In talent competition, Cathy pantomimed “Tan Shoes and Pink Shoe Laces,” but she did not make the finals. Nominated by senior football players and chosen by the entire team, another beauty queen, Gail Harris, was chosen homecoming queen to reign over the game against the Huntsville Eagles. Superintendent Carl Barger crowned Gail in a coronation ceremony in the gym on the afternoon of the game. Her father, Mr. Ray Harris, crowned her again at Scrapper Stadium before a large homecoming crowd. Sophomore Renee Chastain won the crown in the First Annual Miss Nashville High School Pageant in February. Runners-up were Dea Ann Richard, Kelly Lovelis, Cassandra Wright, and Cheryl Steel. The 14 freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior contestants voted Cheryl Miss Congeniality, and she also received the Talent Award for her pantomime of “Ahab The Arab.” Student Life 17 tenee and the other contestants erformed a disco version of “Satur-lay Night Fever.’’ The Nashville Band Boosters .ponsored the annual Southwest Xrkansas Junior Miss Pageant on November 4 using the theme, “The Sound of Music.” The pageant drew )ight entrants from Nashville, three rom DeQueen, and two from Mineral Springs. Cathy Chism won the crown tnd shared a scholarship award with elly Callan. Kelly’s co-entrants voted o award her the Spirit of Junior Miss ward given to the contestant whom he girls felt symbolized the one who Vinners in the Miss Nashville High Pageant re fourth runner-up Cheryl Steel, third unner-up Cassandra Wright, second runner-p Kelly Lovelis, first runner-up Dea Ann tichard, and Miss Nashville High Renee :hastain. After being crowned Southwest Arkansas Junior Miss, a tearful Cathy Chism is congratulated by KNAS reporter Rick Castleberry.