Denison High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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Neewollah King, Queen Crowned, Entertained Neewollah is a Halloween Variety show sponsored by Den-Teens. Sixteen seniors, fourteen juniors and fourteen sophomores were chosen by classmates for royalty. Campaigning began and each vote cost a penny. Winners were determined by the amount of money that was raised for each candidate. The proceeds are used for Den-Teen service projects. King and Queen were seniors Greg Johnson and Mary Tillman. Prince and Princess were juniors Brent Mosier and Cindi Sikes. Duke and Duchess were sophomores Art Arthur and Jana Jackson. I wanna talk now. — John Hefner and Greg Johnson share their monologue with everyone to get a few laughs. The jokes were a little corny, but that's show biz. You've heard of heavy cheers — Varsity cheerleaders are a big hit as they perform their skit to “Ball and Jack.’’ They are Valerie Purdue, Beverly Hardy, Darla Neasbitt, Shelly Mayes, Shannon Tarver and Joan Maxwell. A morbid scene — The announcers of Neewollah worked up a skit to fit the occasion. The setting was in a morgue with a living corpse. Activities —

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“After you. No, after you.” — Mary Tillman and Greg Johnson, Neewollah Queen and King, ascend the throne. Royalty was crowned at the beginning of the variety presentation and they were then entertained with skits, songs and other routines. Freaking Out? — Junior Varsity cheerleaders are “handing” out a routine to the music “Freak Out.” They are Sonya Skinner, Jana Jackson, Doni Harrel-son and Dana Douglas. Corny Drill Team — The Stingerettes performed a routine to “Popcorn. Each girl portrayed a kernel of corn. They are Leslie Tabor, Shelly Neasbitt, Donna Brennan and Letia Winfree.

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Homecoming 1979 Yellow Jacket Annual Mary Faber Top Nominees — Karol Arthur, Shannon Tarver, Mary Tillman, Darla Neasbitt (top), Karen Singleton, Monica Potts, Valerie Purdue, Rachel Rainwater and Sharon Steele competed for Homecoming Queen's crown. orv