New Hanover High School - Hanoverian Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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Robin Hill, Joe Murchison, Jane Allen, Mike Barr, Jayne Little, and Bill Renn practice their dance steps for the Azalea Festival Teenage Pageant. Gwen Brown, Sheila Britton, Nancy Morton, Mary Murrell, and Kathy Futch, shown at the Wilmington Public Library, participate in the Independent English program. SS Ge Sibi SU tls Us ots 26

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a q Tom Clemmons, burdened with a load of books, proceeds to next class. Through research science, Independent Eng- lish, and the advanced study program in co- ordination with Wilmington college, qualified students took advantage of public and private facilities available in the county. Going to places—such as, the Marine Bio-Medical Labor- atory, Saline Water Research Station, and the International Nickel Company—furnished mod- ern equipment and material to supplement the student's chosen assignment or project. Little Anthony and the Imperials in concert at Brogden Hall, sponsored by the Azalea Festival Teenage Division, uplifted the monotonous dura- tion of the winter months. Since this type of entertainment was well received by Wilming- tonians, the Azalea Festival Teenage Division anticipated drawing in big name groups to play in the Wilmington area in the future. Cabinet members of the student body sold mums at a dollar and five cents for the Valentine Dance held on February seventeenth. Mrs. Stanley, guidance counselor, congratulates Betty Szezerbiak for receiving the nomination for the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award.

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Pat Corcoran and Donna Brown, seniors; Susan Efird and Dottie Gieschen, juniors; Claudia Horrel and Karen Teachey (not shown), sophomores; make up the 1968 May Court. SPRING... In Wilmington the Azalea Festival marked the opening of spring. Gradually excitement built up in anticipation of the big week. Activities planned by the Azalea Festival Teenage Division included a concert by a popular group and the masquerade ball. In the weeks preceding the festival, mem- bers of the AFTD earned money for a pageant to select a high school princess and support the ac- tivities of the Official Party. A highlight of the season, the pageant ended the mounting tension over who was to be crowned the 1968 Teenage Princess. Wilmington’s Civic Youth Council, a new organization, consists of representatives elected by high school student bodies in the county. Based on enrollment, the number of representa- tives this year varied from each high school. Jimmy Boone, president; Gwen Brown, secretary; Jane Godwin, Tommy Pollard, Dottie Geischen, Joe Murchison, and Judy Walker represented New Hanover High School. The Youth Council planned and carried out community projects in- volving teenagers. — Caught in an extremely gay moment are Beverly Jacobs, May Queen, and her attendant Linda Simon. 27