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

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Sadie Hawkins activities feature assemblies, races Kicking off Sadie Hawkins Festivities Monday, Feb. lo, 'comedian and Five Star Herald Editor Maureen McShan asked, What did the baby porcupine say when he backed 'ito the cactus? ls that you, Mamma? l This was the beginning of a hectic week. Four separate lomeroom assemblies were held on Monday to introduce the hr. and Ms. Dogpatch contestants. Each organization lntered their candidates, who were dressed in their best Dogpatch Duds and prepared a lug for penny votes and a ke. Throughout the week contestants pleaded for votes etter known as moneyj. Friday, Feb. 20 students infiltrated e school dressed in blue leans, cut-offs, overalls, peasant louses, tattered skirts, faces covered with freckles and eculiar hair styles. The races, seventh period Friday were a

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A special event of the Sadie Hawkins Day Races is the crowning of Mr. and Ms. Dogpatch of MacArthur High. Tim Sowell and Dianna Hawkins receive the honor for 1976. Hopping right along are Richard Weaver, Donald Clark, Herbert Oubre, and William Wilkenson, com- petitors for the boy's sack race. V, .Q Air Conditioning is Mike Rawls as a contestant in the boy's trike race. 72 sadie hawkins 7 'U Q, Scrambling onto her tricycle is Lupe Selvero as Rhonda Fudge goes pedaling by Leaping with a single bound across the finish line is band member, Marinr Eiland. i l i

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Sadie Hawkins fc0nZ.j Clubs were allowed one entry in each race. ln sponsor's, boy's, and girl's divi- sions, tricycle, sack, and hipwalk races were a part ofthe action as Timmy Sowell and Dianna Hawkins were crowned Mr. and Ms. Dogpatch. The Band, winning the most events was awarded the Grand Sweepstakes Trophy with a total of T2 points. The S1100 collected will benefit the Five Star Herald. Music was provided by Z Flat. Paper Staffers Toni Taplin and Tommy Shurley tell 1 corny ioke as they are introduced as Dogpatch contest Clnls. U 74 sadie hawkins P l Z 1 r 1 Q, After introducing themselves as Dogpatch contestants Seniors Donald Clark and Ronna Lout relax and enioy the rest ofthe program.