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

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takes revenge on Plano Cats “Get a kitty’ and ‘‘pulverize Plano”’ were the catch words for September. With hopes of revenge for last year's game against Plano, spirit rose to an all-time high. To get the ball rolling, Scot supporters gave a picnic on Sep- tember 6 for the football players. The Spirit Committee and cheerleaders sold bumper stickers and blue and gold spirit towels. Students and par- ents enthusiastically waved the towels during football games. Howdy week was declared Septem- ber 11-15. The week climaxed Friday night with the annual dance in the girls’ gym. This year’s theme was ‘‘l'd like to get to know you.”’ Lads and Lassies choir dressed to the theme of the ‘‘Roaring Twenties” at their picnic on September 23. The celebration was held at White Rock Lake. For students planning their college future, College Night was the perfect opportunity to get a first-hand look at various universities in Texas and around the country. Even though stu- dents looked ahead to college, parents concentrated on the present. Back-to- School night gave parents a chance to meet the teachers and hear about the upcoming school activities Spirited spenders: Underclassman Ann Stans- bury buys a towel from Jenny Razzeto. Eye spy: Danny Presley eats up all the attention he gets as a Varsity football player. Scottie stampede: The Varsity cheerleaders and football team charge onto the field at the all- important Plano game.

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Semi-finalists earn excellent academic rank Thirteen semi-finalists and sixteen commendees represented Highland Park in this year’s National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The semi- finalists scored in the top one percent of the nation’s seniors on the PSAT NMSQT, while the commendees scored in the top two percent nation- ally. The semi-finalists were Gary Arm- strong, John Blue, Becky Chalk, Burns Cooper, Susan Fuller, Mark Hancock, Barbara Howell, Jay Marshall, Harvey Mitchell, Jamie Stockard, Dale Walter, Frank Webster, and Jon White. The commendees included Kevin Arps, Bob Bragg, Gary Davison, Kathryn Dockery, Becky Farmer, Kate Hanne- man, Helen Harrison, Spence Ken- drick, Trey Maxwell, John Miller, Yvette Myers, Mike Norton, Courtney Roark, Lise Stallcup, Tripp Stuart, and Max Wright. The semi-finalists were eligible to qualify for finalist standing if their SAT score was comparable to the PSAT score previously received. In addition to being named semi-finalists, these students qualified to compete for scholarships offered by universities. Decisions, decisions: College hunting has Math mania: Conscientious semi-finalists Mark Susan Fuller and Barbara Howell confused. Hancock, Jon White, and Dale Walter work on “Memories”: Harvey Mitchell and Burns Cooper math problems as Becky Chalk and Jamie Stock- find vocabulary words from the first grade difficult. | ard provide them with the correct answers. Career ‘“‘wise”: Frank Webster and Jay Mar- shall look for the perfect profession. National Merit © 17

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Now, class!: Parents listen attentively to Mrs. Bar- rett during Back-to-School night. Letter perfect: Allison McKenzie and Jana Lord paint a ‘‘seniorized”’ spirit sign. 3 Tra la la: Senior members of Lads and Lassies entertain other choir members at their annual pic- nic. Spotlight on S.M.U.: College representative speaks to prospective students. September @ 19