King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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' Everything You ' ve Always Wanted To Know About Christmas, But Were Afraid to Ask ' ' The Christmas season meant hours of planning and practice for many students. National Honor Society presented Everything You ' ve Always Wanted to Know About Christmas, but Were Afraid to Ask, during two assemblies for the student body. Tic Toe Toy House was the theme of the Royalette Christmas Review. Per- formances were given in the evening and during school hours Dec. 13-14. EMH held its annual Christmas pro- gram complete with a visit from Santa Claus. Santa also made a stop at King Young Life as part of a skit put on by students. 1. Sophomore Representative Linda Thompson gathers coys for needy children as part of a Student Council project. 2. Santa Claus (James Mabry) listens to Mary Bcecroft ' s requests dur- ing the EMH Christmas program. 3. Jumping on Santa ' s (Hank Ellsworth) lap Allen Austin discusses what he wants for Christmas during a Young Life skit. 4. Two of the six geese a-lay- ing in the NHS play are Tracy Geedcs and Leah McNair, 5, Kathleen Baldwin and Denise Akin enjoy the Royalette Christmas Party after an evening performance of Tic Toe Toy House. 6. Christmas skit night at Young Life brings Santa, alias Hank Ellsworth to town.

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January brings snow The Coastal Bend greeted an unex- pected visitor the morning of Jan. 11. The visitor, snow, came to Corpus for the first time in six years. The visit was brief, and people were enjoying the beach and warm weather a week later. Man and Media classes presented a Student Film Festival Jan. 10-12. Many students took part in the annual March of Dimes KEYS Mar- chathon. Semester tests were given the week of the 15th with the 19th a holiday for students. Seventy-four Seniors were graduated at mid term. The first half of district basketball ended in a three way tie for first place with King, Miller, and Carroll all on top. The Royalettes performed at the UCC-LSU basketball game in the Coliseum. Student Council was busy with the publication of directories, planning for the Favorites ' Dance, and washing cars as a money-making project. The nation mourned the death of Lyndon B. Johnson. Jan. 23 President Nixon announced a cease-fire with North Vietnam to begin Saturday, Jan. 27, 1973. 1. Stopping to admire the work of cold weather and a sprinkler are Becky Roe, Randy Kinnett, Ramiro Herrcra, and Cyndie Buckley. 2. Paul Alexander and Bill Scogin present what is known in the AESOP program as class par- ticipation. 3. Setting things up for the Student Film Festival is Alan Blankenship. 4. David Russell begs his date, Graford Rogers, not to be angy with him. 5. It kind of just went up in flames, explains John Watson. 6. Students take a break between classes to enjoy a rare South Texas snowfall.