Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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Dreams Come True For most girls, winning a beauty pageant is nothing more than a dream, rekindled every year as they watch the Miss America Pageant. They imagine themselves on television, flirting with the Master of Ceremonies and hoping they will be one of the twelve semi-finalists. For Dena Kay Floyd, Brenda Archer, Cathy Hargis, Denise Radebaugh, Kelley Lovelis, and Anna Sue Westfall, that dream became a reality as each of them won honors in various area and state pageants. Dena Kay was honored by selection as the 1979 Howard County Fair Queen on the basis of an interview, evening gown and bathing suit competition. In addition to reigning over the fair events Dena Kay also represented Howard county 1979 Miss Nashville High, Renee Chastain, gives Brenda Archer a congratulatory hug after Brenda was named Miss Congeniality. Talent competition winner Oena Kay Floyd introduces her talent number, Proud Mary, as |eff Riley and Keith Smith get set to play. Howard County Rodeo Queen Denise Radebaugh proudly displays the trophy and flower bouquet that she won along with her title. in the District Three Pageant in Hope and the State Pageant in Little Rock. Chosen as the 1979 Rodeo Queen, Denise Radebaugh went on to the State Rodeo Queen Pageant. On the first day of the action-packed two-day event, Denise and the other contestants were honored at the Arkansas State Fair Parade and Rodeo. The second day was set aside for contestant interviews and horse- 26 Student Life

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On April 22, the student body crowded into the gym to hear the newly-formed rock group Freedom Jam. Freedom Jam gave the concert free of charge to promote their full-length concert on the ensuing Friday at the school auditorium. In Ihe Student Council talent show, David Teague sings Kenny Rogers' big hit, The Gambler accompanied by Mrs. Eva Jewell Johnson. The First Baptist youth group Inspiration performed religious songs for the student audience April 28. The eight-member group, under the direction of Mr. John Robert Schirmer, included Phil Brown, Suzan Pile, Andy Lyons, Denise Leverett, Lee Boozer, Jeff Starr, Tim Ponder, and a Mineral Springs student, Tracy Collins. Virginia Power assisted Mr. Schirmer with the sound equipment as well as being the group alternate. Two former Nashville students, Martha Bowers and Renee Eudy performed with the Southern Arkansas University (SAU) Singers May 2. The band sang and choreographed popular songs from A Chorus Line and Cabaret. The senior class raised an all-time high of $722 from the annual senior slave sale. The class auctioned 48 seniors and two sponsors, Mrs. Ponder and Mr. Allison. Mr. Bob St. John, practice teacher for junior high agri, auctioned the slaves in the assembly on Thursday, May 8. On Tuesday, May 13, the NHS Band gave a final concert for the student body. Many of the songs — those from pep rallies and athletic contests — recalled fond memories of the past year. The students would not always remember what they did in a certain class on a certain day. However, they nearly all would remember the assemblies in Scrapper Gymnasium. Henderson State University Stage Band I gives its rendition of the popular song Send in the Clowns to the assembled students. Pepsi Skate Team members in the background describe their teammates' maneuvers on his skateboard for the student audience. Student life 25

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The winner and runners-up in the Miss Nashville High Pageant are: Dena Floyd, Miss Nashville High; Casandra Marshall, second runner-up; Felicia Jordan, third runner-up; Pattie Jones, fourth runner-up; and Kelley Lovelis, first runner-up. Superintendent Carl Barger congratulates newly-crowned Miss Nashville High Dena Floyd with a kiss to her cheek. manship competition. When the final results were announced, Denise was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. This was truly an honor since this title was bestowed upon her by her peers — not her judges. In the 1979 Southwest Arkansas Junior Miss Pageant, two NHS contestants won awards. Based on a panel of qualified educators' reviews of each contestant's high school transcript, Anna Westfall received the scholarship achievement award, which included a $75 scholarship. Cathy Hargis received a $75 scholarship for winning the poise and appearance division. She also won the Spirit of Junior Miss Award. This award was determined by the vote of the contestants themselves. They were asked to vote for the girl whom they felt best represented the spirit of the Junior Miss Pageant. Sharon Cromer, Kim Canous, Sandy Garner, Andrea Lyons, and Suzan Pile of Nashville also participated in the Junior Miss activities. The Miss Nashville High Pageant drew a total of thirteen contestants. After a Thursday night and Friday night of practice, the girls were kept busy all day Saturday with judges' interviews and sportswear competition. During the pageant, the contes- tants performed a talent and modeled an evening gown. After all was said and done, Dena Kay Floyd was crowned Miss Nashville High by Superintendent Carl Barger. Dena was chosen by the judges over, of course, the twelve other contestants, but more specifically the four other semifinalists. The four, in order of finish, were: Kelley Lovelis, first runner-up; Casandra Marshall, second runner-up; Felicia Jordan, third runner-up; and Patti Jones, fourth runner-up. Dena was the talent competition winner. She sang Ike and Tina Turner's big hit Proud Mary. Red Line, a group of NHS students, served as Dena's back-up. As in all beauty pageants, the Senior Cathy Hargis accepts the flowers that signify that she is the Spirit of lunior Miss winner from last year's |r. Miss, Cathy Chism. Miss Nashville High Pageant had a Miss Congeniality. The contestants chose Brenda Archer as that girl. Last year's Miss Nashville High, Renee Chastain, returned to NHS from Little Rock, where she had moved during the year, to crown the winners. The pageants were dreams come true for the winners as well as the non-winners. The friendship and the experience that these competitions gave to each contestant would be treasured memories for years to come. Student Life 27