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

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18 @ September ABOVE: Junior women back up the team LEFT: ‘That's entertainment!’ Thespian officers Shelley Brandt, Shannon Sayles and Debbie Kirby put on a show at the first club meeting BELOW: Whistles, cheers, and clapping from Var- sity football players generate spirit in the crowd.

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ABOVE: ‘‘Pleasures of Time’’ provides the BELOW: History comes alive as Terry Walker and music for dancers Anne Bunten and Allen Ceil Holmes reenact the gold rush during an oral Cohen at the ‘‘Beginnings”’ dance. presentation for their class. o Spirit ascends with buttons at year’s start Bumper stickers and ‘‘Scots got pride’ buttons emphasized the spirit demonstrated by students as the foot- ball season got off to a good start in early September. Spirit was boosted at the games by the cheerleaders’ use of a new porta- ble public address system. At the “Beginnings” dance follow- ing the first football game, seniors Florence Baldwin and Johnny Delat- our, juniors Tori Thomas and Bart Irby, sophomores Camille Musolino and Dean Miller, and freshmen Ellen Wig- gins and Tod Farrell received the title of class “‘friendliest.”’ Spirit committee members had their first caravan September 24 to the Mac- Arthur football game. They formed a spirit line and cheered their team on to victory. Students joined interest clubs, elected officers, and planned pro- grams. Highland Park graduate Hunter Farrell gave a program on his summer experience in Chile during the first meeting of the American Field Service. Sharon Sigler played the piano, and Craig Arps pounded the drums, while Louis Hexter, Bart Irby, and Shelley Brant sang during a Hi-Lite assembly. Advisories elected their homeroom representatives, who were then appointed to committees by the Stu- dent Council officers. In late September the Lads and Las- sies choir held their annual picnic at Winfrey Point. Members dressed as cowboys and cowgirls for the ‘‘west- ern’’ theme. Seniors Debbie Baze and Scott Davis received the encouraging news that they had won a $1,250 per year scholarship for four years from Texas A M University. September @ 17

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Pn ee i — es ai Semifinalists get recognition for high scores Twenty-one Hi Park seniors attained semifinalist standing in the 1977 National Merit scholarship com- petition, becoming the second largest group in Highland Park history to receive this honor. Scoring in the top half of one per- cent of all seniors nationwide on the 1975 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test National Merit Scholarship Quali- fying Test, these students were among 15,000 achieving semifinalist rank. Students named as semifinalists were Michael Barry, Courtenay Bass, Deborah Baze, Catherine Cantwell, Dianne Carlson, Gary Cooper, Ruth Copeland (the highest scorer in the state of Texas), Scott Davis, Dorothy Dickson, Jon Dickson, Philip Franklin, Laura Hanley, Jack Hanneman, Mar- cia Haynes, Chris Hewitt, Drake Jack- man, Pat Rice, Robert Ruff, Shannon Sayles, Mark Srere, and Lynne With- ers. Scoring in the top two percent of the country’s seniors taking the test, 20 Scots received Letters of Commenda- tion for their achievement. With the girls outnumbering the boys almost two to one, the commendees were Anne Aldredge, Anne Badgett, Mara Boto, Bob Bullington, Elizabeth Cant- well, Susan Cregor, Ron Gjemre, Suzanna Hart, Betsy Hochstim, David Hodge, Jimmy Johnston, John McKnight, David Mills, Mike McNamara, Delaney Murchison, Becky Rainwater, Kira Rathjen, Sharon Sigler, Katie Stocks, and Mar- sha Thompson. ABOVE LEFT: Taking time out from their studies, National Merit semifinalists Gary Cooper, Drake Jackman, Chris Hewitt, Dianne Carlson, Scott Davis, and Jack Hanneman spend an afternoon fishing. CENTER LEFT: With homework postponed until a later time, semifinalists Shannon Sayles, Rob- ert Ruff, Pat Rice, Philip Franklin, Marcia Haynes, and Michael Barry entertain themselves at a local playground. LEFT: Merit scholars Catherine Cantwell, Mark Srere, Jon Dickson, Laura Hanley, and Dorothy Dickson relax after a day of studying. National Merit @ 19