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

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Clubs, honors, parties, games mark October October brought fair weather to the fun-loving Scots. Highlights of Octo- ber's activities included State Fair Day, Texas-O.U. weekend, HP football games, and Halloween. Eager to join in the fun, students rushed to get their club memberships. Hi-Lites sponsored their annual Mother-Daughter Tea on October 28. The newly-formed Flecord and Tapes Club held a fund raising volleyball game. The seven board members of the club also staged a bake sale to fur- ther their knowledge of the production of records and tapes. National Honor Society inducted eight new members with the traditional candle lighting ceremony on October 23. Five seniors were named National Merit Semi-Finalists for scoring in the top one half percent of this year's graduating senior class nation-wide on the PSATXNMSOT, while sixteen other seniors achieved the honor of National Merit Commendee for scoring in the top two percent. HP Cross Country track teams took first place in their first four meets, while the Varsity Football Team tackled two of their toughest competitors, Lake Highlands and Richardson. Jolly Green John: Basketballer John Briggs scores at the Record and Tape Club volleyball game. Play practice: Kris Beck, Ellen Eisenlohr, and Scott Canon rehearse Arsenic and Old Lace. ' f ' Founding lalhers: Officers ol Future Business Leaders of America plan the next meeting. Come sell away: Co-Business Managers Ann Aston and Ellen Wiggins discuss ads. October N-N, .ff

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Wonder Woman?: Sarah Kane gains yardage in the Jr.-Sr. football game. Lovely ladies: Senior women enioy their weekly Campaigners meeting. O O -I O W I'l1 I W. ' ' fi ff Tazdieg --Q... ,wp-u fi- l .f ! October ' 21