Charles Page High School - Sandite Yearbook (Sand Springs, OK)

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LAND OE THE GIANTS - Crown bearer Jason Christmas, Flower girl Tiffany Christmas and robe bearer johnny Lamb prepare to present the queen with royal accessories. IF THE CROWN FITS, WEAR IT! - Senior basketball queen Danna Mills waits for her kiss as senior escort Rusty Shuler crowns her, THE QUEEN AND HER COURT - The homecoming royal- ty pose for one last picture while the crowd watches the game. , Basketball Royalty 43

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Cagers Honor Queen, Attendants The Cinderella fairytale could de- scribe the basketball homecoming sit- uation February 19 when the Sandites hosted the Cleveland Tigers. The ueen, Danna Mills, was transformed flrorn a hot and sweaty basketball player into a beautiful, graceful, and perfumed queen. Miss Danna Mills, decked-out in blue, was attended by senior jamie Bales, wearing yellow, junior Angie Ballard in pink, and sophomore Kim Johnson dressed in lavender. All of the dresses were floor-len th silk cov- ered by lace. The beautifil members of the basketball royalt were escorted to mid-court during the halftime of the game. The escorts, comprised of the seven senior basketballers, were Brent Wil- cox, Bill Dudek, Rick Perdue, Darren Boone, Damon Downing, Rusty Shuler, and Greg Potter. Also, one ju- nior, Greg Vaughn served as escort during the ceremony. The coronation came to a finale when captain Rusty Shuler planted the traditional kiss upon Miss Mills' ips. Whenever Rusty wiped off his mouth after he kissed me I just about died. But when he explained that he was 'ust wiping off the lipstick I was terribly relieved, stated Danna. . HERE SHE COMES - Senior attendant jamie Bales walks proudly with her escorts seniors Rick Perdue and Billy Dudek, 42 Basketball Royalty l . E LACED IN SILK - junior attendant Angie Bal- lard strolls down the coronation path with her escorts Darren Boone and Damon Downing. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM - Sophomore at- tendant Kim johnson casually takes her place near the queen while Greg Vaughn and Brent Wilcox escort her,

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JUMP, MICHELLE, IUMP - Junior Mi- chelle Baird 1305 extends herself over a defending guard just in time to get the shot off in a junior varsity game. in N 'Wm-s OH NO YOU DONT - Junior guard Joan Billington f31j sets up to stop a pass by her Okmulgee opponent while Tracy Harvey C.34l prepares for a steal. Minutewomen Dominate Central Tourney The irls' basketball team played extremely well, proving their prestige by beating Broken Arrow in the first major clash of the year. The girl roundballers prolonged their reputation by being crowned champion at the Central Invitational Tournament. The task proved diffi- cult as the team beat Eastwood Baptist and added injury to both Rogers and Okmulgee. The girls started racticin the first day of school anal: concluded it in March. Many long hours were spent trying to place the ball through the hoop and it all seemed to pay off, as the team ained recognition in the Tribune, wliich ranked them continu- ously in the top ten. The girls also added the East Cen- tral Tournament to their collection of trophies, but this time taking third. Vinita fell prey to the Sandites and Collinsville s ueaked by to beat the hometownersqby one point. But the girls showed their spirit by bouncing ack to win against host East Centra to be handed the third place trophy. 'il believe we played extremely good ball and upset a good many teams. Our goal is to win the state tourna- ment, stated junior Barbi Johnson. 44 Basketball