Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Displaying the first place bicentennial door of Ms. Cathy Bennett's home- room are newsman Bill Balleza, Ms. Lavera Sims, Ms. Barbara Johns, and Ms. Carol Jordan. MacArthur's Bicentennial float, the Right to Petition, carried Senators Donna Howard, Jolinda Franklin, Joaquin Tristan and Sylvia Rodriguez. They held a large model of The Constitution of the United States and repre- sented famous people and moments in America's history. 'iii' AJ. S.D. celebrates Bicentennial The United States is 200 years old. And in a single year, 200 years of struggle and victory were celebrated. That year was I976. Anyone who witnessed the activities scheduled by Houston as a part of their salute to America in 1976 must have felt proud of their country. One activity held was the city-wide celebration at the Astrohall, where schools from all over the area displayed exhibits and artwork, presented skits, and had their school's choir singing popular songs of American spirit. The exhibits were as simple as murals of Spanish villages and outlandish as a huge 50 foot cake with red, white and blue trimming. The Aldine district was no exception in the bicentennial celebration. At Aldine Stadium, after a postponement of two days because of rain, all the schools in the district presented floats they had been working on for several weeks. These floats, depicting important events in Ameri- can history, were driven across the football field, through an outline of the United States. A brief description of each float was read off as it passed. MacArthur's float, the Right to Petition, featured a Constitution theme. lt was an oversized copy of the constitution, with students dressed as petitioners through the years. icont. on pg. 271 V1 nn vial DQAXQK VOTES tial' W MEH 24 bicentennial Z'

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WNAQ E Posing as Aldine Cheerleaders are Ms. Chris Kahn, Mr. Charles Meyers, Ms. Marty Chrisman, Mr. Jim Harrel, Ms. Janet King, Mr. Bill Brown, Ms. Babara Tyson, Mr. Bill Broussard, Ms. Lyn Hamilton and Mr. Kerry Rock. With the excitement of I 5 RAHS came the construction of a pyramid of people with the final rch trumpeting its collapse. After finishing a cheer Mr. Charles Meyers prepares himself for an acro- baticiump. Y' . teachers 23

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General s Brigade members Lisa Wulf, Linda Hardy and JRosaIie Palamores were also a part of the Bicentennial Parade Celebration at Aldine Stadium, May 4. A 50 foot birthday cake was constructed in the Astrohall for America's 200th birthday. It was decorated with great American scenes. in Q bicentennial 25