Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Mardi Gras was the Theme of the first Junior social of the year and perhaps one of The gayest which was held on January 20 in The cafeteria. All students were supposed to come in cos- tume and masks were given aT The door to Those who weren't already wearing them. Many differ- ent characters could be seen aT The party. There were surfers, baseball players, The girl from Gold- finger , a clown, and even a member of The Ku Klui Klan. The highlight of The evening was a parade, Typi- cal of The real Mardi Gras, in which each club was represented by a float that may or may not have held Together during The event. To help The others keep in step, Richard Murray, a member of the band, led in his camouflage suit, beating a base drum. During the parade, iudges looked over The vari- ous costumes and chose the best-dressed boy and girl. Shirley Simkins' as Mary Poppins and Earl Chessher won first prize. Ping pong was played in The student lounge, while in the cafeteria, students danced to music by The Golden Spades . Refreshments were also served in the student lounge. Harry Klawinski and Bruce Aldrich of The Golden Spades tune up for the next. number. I20 Norman Graham threatens a terrified Pat Bosko and Tommye ardi Gras The Q4 Mystery girl, Gay Chastain, serves cokes in the student lounge

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ublication of A.I-LS. Newspaper am Dunn, editorial director, and assistant editor, Ray Graham, Hey Babe, whatcha doin' Saturday QW Y in 4 2 K X 'Win 'PQ-' ry to think of a headline for a story. night? This appears to be the question X Bruce Larson is asking Sharon Baker, ad- vertising editor on the Mustang . L uy., ' ' ,W 'N if 'cy' Linda King proofreads her story before she turns it in to the editor for final inspection. MRS. ROWENA LIGHTFOOT Sponsor Sell those adsl, Get that storyl, Meet that deadline! These are a few of the familiar orders given to the members of the Mustang staff. The Aldine High School paper is in its thirty-first year of publication. it was previously called the Mars Comet , then the name was changed to the Com- et , and now is called the Mustang . This year seventeen issues of the paper was published, at 160 dollars per issue. This is one of the reasons why the nine members of the staff have to sell ads, to help pay for the production of the Mus- tang. ln order for a student to be eligible to work on the Mustang staff he must have had, or be taking journalism. Every year, the staff is iudged by the lnterscholastic League, and they follow the Leagues recommendations in gathering informa- tion for their stories. The main purpose of the Mustang is to try to promote general welfare of the school, students, and faculty. When gather- ing material for their articles, the staff members try to cover all departments and activities equally. According to Mrs. Rowena Lightfoot, sponsor of the Mustang, The one thing that the staff always has to remember, is to show the commendations of students, teachers, and administrators that de- serve recognition, in a style that is most appeal- ing to the readers. II9

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