Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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is 5 x ANN MEADOR TAKES her place on The Throne, surrounded by Homecoming nominees Diane Hinckley, Ann Herndon, Lynn Cory, PaTTy Pierce, and KaThy FiTzhugh. Student Council Brings Sundance To Homecoming Winning The game againsT The DenTon Broncos 35-7 Tully carried ouT The Theme Tor The T970 Homecoming dance. The Year oT The ScoTs. Following TradiTion, The six Homecom- ing Oueen nominees cruised around Highlander STadium in conyerTibles aT halTTime. Breaking The skirT-and-iackeT cusTom. Ann Meador wore a maroon gau- cho ouTTiT. The music Tor The TesTiyiTies Tollowing The game was provided by 'Sundancefl ln a gym decoraTed like The TooTball Tield, compleTe wi'Th goal posTs, yard lines. and sTreamers, ScoTs and Their daTes danced and aTe reTreshmenTs provided by The STudenT Council. LighTs surrounded The nominees' picTures displayed aT The back OT The gym. AT I I :OO The program began, and, escorTed by a senior yarsiTy TooTball Team member, each nominee walked down a cenTer aisle To The plaTTorm To The music oT her TavoriTe song. Dan Yoder an- nounced The I97O Homecoming Oueen, Ann lvleador. Dan also broke TradiTion, Tor somehow he goT away wiThouT kissing Ann while presenTing The Tlowers. 26 o Homecoming FX ANN MEADOR T970 Homecoming Oueen -TOMECOMING PRINCESSES AND Their escorTs - TOP To BOTTOM: Lynn Cory wiTh Alan BryanT: KaThy FiTzhugh wiTh Billy Ashe: Ann Herndon wiTh STeve Van Amburghq Diane Hinckley wiTh Bond Beams: PaTTy Pierce wiTh Randy Biddle.

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at T ' '53, AS JOHN TRIPLETT hesitantly allows Francis Smylie to view his report card, Sue Stone is surprised by its contents as she catches a passing glimpse. omeeoming Increases Football Excitement With help trom a lucky coin toss, the Hi Park tootball team represented the district in the playotts although the team tied with Garland and R. L. Turner tor the 8-AAAA title. The Highlander Band at halttime enter- tained at tootball games and received two tirst division ratings in the University lnterscholastic League and Hurst Invita- tional marching contest tor the second consecutive year. Doug Garner began a new tradition at HPHS this year by designing and making a yellow, blue, and white eight-by-twelve toot tlag bearing the words HP Scots. At tootball games trom the side lines, Doug waved this Hi Park symbol to add to the spirit. Peggy Sears received the Miss Teenage Dallas title November I, and on November 2 Student Council President Dan Yoder announced Hi Park's own queen, Homecoming Queen Ann lvleador. The other nominees included Patty Pierce, Diane Hinckley, Kathy Fitzhugh, Anne Herndon, and Lynn Cory. Another outstanding student, Elizabeth Gray, selected as one ot 23 students trom Texas, received the l97O National Coun- cil ot Teachers ot English Award. Atter tive weeks ot daily rehearsals with the cast, Shannon Woolley and John Davis acted lead roles in this year's senior play, Lite With Father, pertormed on No- vember l9 and 20. November 0 25

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LEFT: Sfubborn Clarence lJohn Davisl refuses fo give in fo Vinnie lShannon Woolleyl. BOTTOM: As Vinnie discusses family maffers af brealcfasf Annie lFrancis Smyliel pafienfly awaifs orders. BELOW: ln privafe Clarence lSpence Shyflesl fries fo express his feelings fo Mary Skinner lSusan McCum- berl before he says his lasf good-bye fo her. S., Seniors Exercise Dramatic Abilities, Present Clarence Audiences viewing fhe I97O senior play, Life Wifh Fafher, saw fhe finished producf of many weelcs of rehearsal. Sev- eral problems had fo be solved, including how fo fone down some of fhe colorful language used in fhe original scripf wifh- ouf spoiling fhe flavor of fhe play. The seffing of fhe fhree-acf comedy was New York during fhe lafe l88O's. The play cenfered around fhe Day family. As parenfs, John Davis and Shannon Wool' ley, experienced fhe frials of raising four boys: Spence Shyfles, Russel Berger, Bobby Manning, and Roberf Bernsfein. The anfics of Mr. Day led fhe family fhrough a succession of five maids: Mary Jo Trice, Pam Dealy, Barbara Collier, Day's Comedy Hit Francis Smylie, and Kafhleen Brand. Tim Hughes and Sfeve Websfer porfrayed fhe worried docfors. Visifing relafives Marlene McLain and her young friend, Susan McCumber, bofhered Mr. Day. who desired only privacy. Ted Russell played fhe Reverend Dr. Floyd. Sfudenf direcfor Teresa Davidson as- sisfed direcfor Mrs. Carla McGee. Sfage direcfor David Parnell and business direc- for Bob Smifh helped organize fhe me- chanics of fhe play while Jaime Goggans and her crew, made sure fhe play re- ceived publicify. Providing cosfumes lqepf Tricia Threadgill's crew busy. The fwo performances foolc place on November I9 and 2l. Senior Play 0 27