John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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CO CO 73 OCX Head cheerleader Beih Benge T ' «; - ' 82 cAwr ead ' erj, with Beth hanging in (he middle, per- As treasurer of the senior class, Beth Benge giv cheers the district champs at the form one of their many stunts at the Lanier pep rally. reading at Baccalaureate services May 23. Alice pep rally. 187

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dSeih and ilHiich ihare duties nonors and fvlendii As two of Reagan ' s Who ' s Who, Beth Benge and Mitchell Young were also named Mr. and Miss Reagan, an honor voted on by the teachers and given to two students who show outstanding leadership qualities and excel in spirit and interest for Reagan. Both Mitch and Beth have been totally involved in Reagan activities since their freshmen years. Mitch indicated that he became so involved in Reagan activities because his brother had been. He nudged me towards running for Student Council treasurer my junior year; I did run and I won, and I felt good about it. I then decid- ed to run for other offices and do other things for Reagan, said Mitch. Mitch divided his time between many student government clubs (including four years of Student Council, Junior Council, Senior club and Spirit of ' 82 club). Marching Band and National Honor Society. Beth enjoyed getting involved with the spirit of Reagan activities. I can ' t say that one thing prompted me; I just started get- ting involved as a freshman and enjoyed doing things for Reagan and its students, said Beth. She was a freshman cheerleader, varsity cheerleader, and then head cheerleader her senior year. She was also a member of Student Council all four years, a partici- pant of Beauty Revue all four years, and was crowned Homecoming Queen her senior year. Mitch and Beth both stated that being in- volved helped them deal with teachers and students better, and the best thing was get- ting to know all the students they were in- volved with. Tht 1982 Mr. anj Miss Reagan, Mitch Young and Beth Benge. were presented at the Beauty Revue in As secrttary and presidttu of the Student Council Beth Benge and P ' ' - Mitch Young were always concerned with Reagan activities. 186

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fantasies come true for dSeaatu r si euue nominees De plane, de plane, called out Jesse Garcia, as he ran across the stage of the Large Gym, Friday April 2. It was Reagan ' s version of Fantasy Island and all of the candidates for Most Beautiful and Most Handsome stepped off the airplane for a contest of the finest. Judges for the evening were Marie Danel, of Vogue Beauty College, Barbara McKnight, director of MEI productions and Rhonda Spurlock, fashion co- ordinator for Dillards of Austin. Standing in for Mr. Rourke were Dave Jarrott and Barbara Smith. All of the candidates were presented in their finest and during an intermission for the judges, the announcement of Who ' s Who was presented. The finalists were then presented and runners-up were announced along with Most Beautiful and Most Handsome. Mernet Cavil won Most Beautiful for the third year in a row and Daniel Zamora won Most Handsome. As each contestant was presented to the audience, Jarrot or Smith read a list of the contestant ' s hobbies, activities and, in some cases, his or her most embarassing moment. The cardboard plane, plants, runway and lights were the results of work by the Reagan choirs and Mr. Ken Steele. Most Beautiful and Most Handsome: Mernet Ca Zamora. First runner-up Cheryl Tannous is escorted by second imnner-up, Darron Fleming. Brih B Dgc C)iiihi Broolu Onby Creosluw Jimcs Dipper Lisa Gebrlu Ellion Hill Cliff Keeling DemuMixweU Kerri Moorcx Graver Neil Kim Reiuig Hope Run Mirk Turner Oxid Villiims Milcb Young Ptiry Bailey Mike Bakei 188