East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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And the winner is . .. : Amy Benzenhoefer is announced our new '87f'88 'Carrousel Princess. Queen for a day: Carrousel Princess, Amy Benzenhoefer, gives us her winning srnile. Surfer Barbie: Marti Beck walks across the stage in search of her lost Ken. Strut that sluff!: Angela Wilson proudly models her outfit in the casual wear segment. gh l Bribery will get you nowhere: The professional judges vote strictly on perfor- mance and appearance. CARROUSEL 17

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During the course of the re- hearsals, I had gotten a chance to meet several new people. There is no such thing as the joy of competition. My experi- ence of the pageant was one of a close network and a lot of fun. -Marion Humphrey For me?I: Tiffany Landers congratulates Amy Hart with red roses. 16 CARROUSEL ,4 ayzrmzra Safran de of September twenty- Ooz sixth, thirty-six of East Q9 ,gs Meclds most beautiful Q40 women displayed their all-out best to compete for the lICarrousel Princess title. As they walked the aisle, with their escorts proudly by their side, they were intro- duced by Dave Marcus and Brownie Rogers. They entered the stage in their Sunday dress and introduced them- selves to the audience and the judges by telling them a little about their plans for the future. Next came the casual wear segment. This openly revealed each girls true personality as they strutted out in their any day, anyway outfits. The final segment brought a murmur to the crowd and a tear to each parents' eye as each contestant came out in their glam- orous evening gowns. At the closing of the formal wear seg- ment, the judges had the pain-staking job of narrowing it down to the top ten finalists. Those ten responded to a pop question, and from that the five finalists were chosen. As anxiety and happiness filled the air, Marcus and Rogers announced the win- ners. Fourth runner-up: Amy Hart, third runner-up: Brennan Pastor, second run- ner-up: Courtney Dickinson, first run- ner-up: Debbie Daumit. As the last fina- list was left standing, Amy Benzenhoefer was named our new lICarrousel Prin- cess. Pastor shared her experience as a Carrousel contestant by saying, vCar- rousel was an exciting night, but so frightening. I really thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown on stage. Overall, I had a great time, it was a lot of fun. V.. J alll.. A pretty picture: The Carrousel contestants give the crowd one last look before the night comes to a close.

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The Eagles captivated the audi- ence with their performances at the talent show, Pop's Pourri. an-Q-H 1... -e Very Impressive: lennifer Hall and Suzanne Be- longia demonstrate their spectacular gymnastics ability in their talent show routine. 18 POP'S POURRI Clirrtf akzglrf in U15 Spotlight talent show, llPop's QS N, Pourrif' was presented 49,5 C5 X on Wednesday and visa Q00 Thursday, October 7 ,Q and 8. They were nights of inexpensive yet won- derful entertainment. The audience loved the talented and numerous Mens Ensemble, who opened the show. Following the Mens Ensemble were many solos and duet vo- cal performances ranging from love songs such as 'Endless Love to the country tune, uSweet Dreams. Mi- chael Williams and Mark Evangelist both sang original compositions. Kisha Hill displayed her fast-talking ability as she rapped to the song TTPeter Piper. The jazz dance done by Shannon Wightman really impressed the audi- ence as did the dancefgymnastics rou- tine done by Suzanne Belongia and jennifer Hall. lason Banks entertained the crowd with his magic show, llThe Amazing Chop-a-Lot. Closing the show was l'The Inmates, a rock band featur- ing lim West, Michael Williams, Lane Boland, Darrell Ussery, and Dave Ru- sak. The group really aroused the audi- ence with their great musical talent. Directed by Mr. Tom Elmore and Mrs. Linda Howard, the talent show proved to be a true success. Stacie Dick- inson said, llBefore l went to Pops Pourri, l never realized that there were so many talented students at East. On the nights of October 7 and 8, the Eagles were definitely mln the Spotlight. Limber Legs: Shannon Wightman does a split during her jazz dance.