Arlington High School - Colt Corral Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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Programs Add To Activities Of December December was filled with the activities of many organizations. Performing before a nationwide television audience, the Arlington- High School Colt Marching Band, and the Choraliers combined with the bands and choruses of the other Arlington high schools to present the special half-time Christmas show for the Dallas Cowboy-Houston Oiler football game on December 20. In addi- tion, the choirs staged two Christ- mas assemblies instead of the tra- ditional one. Another assembly enabled sen- iors to order graduation invitations on December 8. WBAP-TV's Texas '70 show on December 27 featured AHS stu- dents as examples of typical fans and participants of Texas high school football. (A) Assistant director Mr. Jerry Massey conducts Choraliers at annual Christmas program. (B) AHS band forms fancy snow flake patterns for the Cotton Bowl game. 26 ACTIVITIES

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Homecoming Plans Result In Work; Fun After a week of float building and spirit boosting, AHS cele- brated Homecoming '70 Nov. 6. Sophomores took first place in the float contest while seniors nominated Tanya Turner, Michelle Byam, Robin McGlew, and Laurie Walker as Homecoming Queen candidates. As Student Body President George Tuttle crowned Tanya queen. Sophomore Princess Sheila Eppes and Junior Princess Nancy Pitstick looked on. This year's pep rally featured a visit from Superintendent of Schools James W. Martin, Mayor Tom Vandergriff, and Mr. Walter Echols and Mrs. Ruth Miller, who were named Coming Home King and Queen. AHS’s talented facul- ty again presented the pep rally skit this year telling the story of Colt Spirit from the time of Colum- bus to man’s moon landing. Breathless fans who witnessed the Colts’ 14-13 defeat of L. D. Bell climaxed the day by attending either the annual Homecoming dance or a reception for exes in the Student Lounge. (A) The end product of sophs' work yields winning Homecoming float. (B) Senior Jim Ward concentrates on tagging Key Club float for the yearly Homecoming parade. ACTIVITIES 25

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(A) All those people watching me make me nervous, worries Mr. Robert Cope- land os Miss Jane Robin Ellis conducts AHS Choraliers at the Dallas Cowboy game. (B) Greg Fricss listens attentively as Bob Gooding explains journalism at the High School Press Conference. (C) Faye Milner and Nelda Darden patiently wait in line to order senior graduation invitations. ACTIVITIES 27