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

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Am 3 AJ ...rv TOP: Junior Grady Newton demonstrates the uses of the video tape system as he films a Friday pep rally. ABOVE: Saturday Highlander work crews aren't all work as Betsy McKie surprises her partner Martha jones with a birthday Cake. RIGHT: Roundballer Danny Houpt takes careful aim at a basketball scrimmage. 26 0 November

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. U ,... 45 in 9 Seniors Prepare for Play Production Roundballers Shoot for District Title, Highland Park received two awards for winning Sweepstakes through choir, orchestra, and band in State contests. Dr. Elgin Ware, vice-president of the school board, presented the awards to Dr. Sigler. Leila Walsh also received a special award for being an outstanding high school performer. Senior actors and actresses portrayed New York characters for the senior play, Up the Down Staircase during Novem- ber. Thirty-eight characters including the leads played by Kari Addington, Celia Boynton, Wilson Neely, Kyle Col- lins, and Sa Coleman rehearsed in prep- aration for the performances on December 6, 7, and 8. Marc Brandt, Mark Pitzer and Com- pany won a grand prize of S25 for their performance of Leroy Brown in the junior-senior AFS Talent show. Marilyn Roark received the same honor for play- ing a musical arrangement from Chopin on the piano in the freshmen-sopho- more performance, National Honor Society initiated 37 members November 12 with a candle- light ceremony. Officers, Martha jones, Marinda Elliott, Louise Brown, and Ruth Wallace explained that Leadership, Scholarship, Character, and Service were the basic standards expected of National Honor Society members. The ceremony ended with Dr. Sigler's pres- enting the initiates with certificates. Leading a Christian life was the topic on which Dr. W. A. Criswell and Dr. james T. Draper spoke to the students during Religious Emphasis Week spon- sored by Hi-Lites. HP roundballers began their pre-sea- son with two scrimmages against Bryan Adams and Thomas jefferson high school. Pre-season scrimmages contin- ued through December in preparation for district games. Deer hunting, sunbathing in Hawaii, and skiing in Aspen served as relaxation for holiday students during Thanksgiv- ing and the rest of November. JL . iq, 7,-v '?f H M'f.xw,. .. -A , -Q . M-'5 ' l Pu' T v-. ., . .3 .gf -i- rf' 7 November' 25

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lOl-IN ALDREDGE WELCOMES AFS student Goran Eklof from Orebro, Sweden, who stayed with lohn and his family for the scho - 1 ol1973 1974 year. Lured by boogie-woogie tunes and rock melodies, students flocked to the annual AFS Talent Show. One of the three major fund-raising projects of the AFS club, the talent show attracted magic acts, gymnastic exhib- itions and a variety of singing groups. Marc Brandt and his group won a S25 prize for their performance of Leroy Brown at the junior-senior show, while Marilyn Roark won a cash prize at the freshman-sophomore talent show for her piano concerto. Carnation sales for Valentine's Day and the sale of AFS bonds at Open House and College Night helped to cover expenses for sending students from Highland Park abroad and bring- ing foreign students to live with HP families for the school year. Ingrid Himmelbaur of Modling, Aust- ria, observed that Americans are a very active people. She enjoyed playing tennis and dancing to the sound of the American blues. Ingrid commented that she liked to walk everywhere, not being accustomed to so many cars. Her stay INGRID Himmelbaur prepares S'STUl e for her birthday party. reshm MARC BRANDT, AFS junior-senior talent show winner, jives to Leroy Brown. APS Presents Annual Talent Shows, Sells Carnations to Budding Lovers with junior Susan Pierce introduced Ingrid to Young Life, Y-Teens, Hi-Lites and the Travel Club. Goran Eklof, alias George from Orebro, Sweden, explained his reason for participating in the AFS program as I wanted to learn more English and live in another culture. Goran enjoyed the Highland Park football games but com- mented that they lack the fast-moving excitement of Swedish soccer. Along with his 'fbrother lohn Aldredge, Goran had an active interest in photog- raphy and took pictures for The Bag- pipe. With Ingrid, Goran held member- ship in the Travel Club and on the Round Table. Lisa Irby and Marina Elliott were cho- sen as last year's AFS Americans Abroad finalists. Lisa spent a summer in Bogota, Colombia, at the Miguel Guzman's home. She lived with five brothers and sisters, none of whom spoke English. American Field Service HP finalists chosen this year included seniors Pat LaRocca, leff Sone, Nancy Windrow and junior Susan Turner. AFS 0 27