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

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1 vnu. 46 The MacArthur Flash. Coasting over the finish line Ms. Jean Border slows down to avond an accident 3 F'1 at Pop Gun Annie Annie Escobedo shows her school spirit by dressmg as a hunter for Sadue Hawklns And the race IS on Coach Jam Murlllo Jungle call Vuctor Garza stands by as Mark Sutton and Mlchael Dxaz play back ground for the rest of the band off to a fast start to fII'1ISh up flrst for Yearbook Staff sodne hawkins day 49

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.92 L wl- -I-I 3 48 sadie hawkins day lt usually happens sometime in February Men start exercising caution when they walk about Girls start speeding up their paces Anyone from the hills of Arkan sas can explain the strange phenomenon that s going on it s Sadie Hawkins time Some people get confused when Sadie Hawkins Day comes around because they re not sure of what it is The strange OJ practice of girls running after guys in hopes of catching and marrying them began In Dogpatch Arkan sas from the Al Capp comic strip Lil Abner The char acters In this newspaper serial were all hlllbillles sporting ragged clothes straw hats and other necessities of coun try life like lugs of moonshine and corn cob pipes One of the female hillbillies Sadie Hawkins was extremely ugly and therefore could neve attract a suitable mate She became so desperate that she chased after all the men in Dogpatch until she caught a husband MacArthur students have been practicing this moun tain tradition for about eight years Each year the festivl ties are furthered by the races sponsored by the publica tions department Costumes get zanler girls run faster and boys sometimes run slower A few of the original cus toms have been altered by the sophistication of MacA rthur hillbillies Today girls arent as desperate as Sadie Hawkins so the boys usually get away with just a :ss Frank Agular sf- 1 The Party Gang. , 7 Teresa Sowell Jamie Wilkerson and ' ' David Parrish sit and enioy the last few minutes of the Sadie Hawkins races. The worst was over. The Grddy up coral Contestants man aged to go home after wit y broken ankles but breath were out of It s index finger up Ms Deborah Sterling prepares for the eggroll in behalf of the Drill Team Concentrate. In preparation for eggroll Mr. Jere Galloway looks ahea the finish line . . . way way across e gym. . 'Q 9 1 ,, t .. .qw t

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50 coronoli pe please. . . . V :ln-I T Best All Around winner A Greenleaf, and escort Kimmie ee af I 4- I i l Best All Around Freshman runners-up, Billy Scrogglns, Kevin Greenleaf, Paul Hinoiosa, Lori Wisembaker, Alecia Abra- ham and Tamara Shirley. lnnl',22l1 , Ml Freshman Best All Around win- ner Alicia Abraham. il- 'l I ,. . ' JI rl. I A- Most handsome runner-up, Kevin man, and winner Scott Hallmark. rg Most handsome runner-up, Billy Scrog- gins and escort Janet Woodyard. ,M .f,u Chris-