North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

Page 28 text:

r day bo 'ELa Gif' rw- ,N f. , Q After the tug-ot-war between cheerleaders from North and South Garland, Stephanie Caldwell, Marcy Box, Diane Palmer and Tim Leigh enjoy Cokes and talk. Y ji ,V gy .. Xu First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Congressman Jim Maddox greet the public with a friendly wave. In the talent competition of the Junior Miss Pag- eant, Claire Willbern sings the theme song from Mahogany, gg, iv., ns ggi L rf . wt N i nii

Page 27 text:

A reluctant ending and a fresh start Students, realizing that the freedom of ummer vacation was coming to an end, .irned their attention towards school ance again. On August 18, senior portraits were nade. Portraits were traded with friends, liven to relatives and put in graduation innouncements. The three poses taken vere drape, cap and gown and invironmental for girls, tuxedo, cap and iown and environmental for boys. A :olor change was made from red feather lrapes, previously used in senior iictures, to black. Lisa Dunlop commented, They looked much prettier han the red and seemed to compliment ill the girls' features well. While preparing for football season a 'ariety of groups could be found holding early rehearsals aroundthe school. Band nembers rolled out of bed early in order o be on the back parking lot by 6:30 a.m. t this time they learned and rehearsed arching drills for half-time performances in the fall. Playing rehearsals were held at night to learn music to be used for marching drills and pep rallies. The cheerleaders kept busy by painting signs to decorate the halls with and raise enthusiasm throughout the school. Registration opened school doors bringing all students together to register, receive locker numbers and locker combinations. Students were given the opportunity to purchase a yearbook. Student Council members promoted school spirit by selling keychains and stickers. Also during registration, spirit t- shirts were sold the senior class. For many freshmen, orientation relieved some of their fears about high school. On August 18 approximately 400 freshmen piled into the auditorium. From there they divided, half going on a tour of the school, the others met in classrooms where they were informed of school +1-1-Stihl' fbff- 'V ft A 'hug' 'S-:we X. . ' policies and given an opponunity to ask questions. Following this there was a mock pep rally held in the gymnasium displaying what Fridays during football season were like. When asked how she felt about freshman orientation, Sherri Neuville replied lt was kind of fun but even after the tour l still didn't know where everything was. Mixed emotions were experienced by the student body when they realized that school would start soon. Kathleen Kirby summed up the general feeling when she said lt was hard getting up in the morning but l was anticipating all the fun activities of my senior year. While some were reluctant to give up their leisure time, most were anxious to see old faces and meet new people. Business stall member Lisa McGahen sells year- books during registration at the cost of 51260. Traditionally sold by the Senior Class, Johnna Winters sells spirit t-shirts during registration for 56. ,,4:2? Q F: --if Ea 'QPR tn. X 5 x tai

Page 29 text:

37, if mi. Ml? N. ' .: X r-4 xxx 'N 1 Et x: 'Wm A Af. Fourth year, People lined the streets of downtown Garland in anticipation of the thirty-third annual Garland Jaycees Labor Day Parade. Representing NG in the parade were Mam'selles, La Petites, the Raider marching band, cheerleaders, bellguards and the Rodeo Club. Performing an umbrella routine to Championship, the Mam'selles received the Mayor's Cup Award for the fourth consecutive year. lt was a lot of hard work, but lt was worth it. Winning the Mayor's Cup helped us keep up our reputation of being number one, com- mented Tina Dailey, a junior Mam'selle. Bringing many spectators to the parade was the attendance of the First Lady Rosalynn Carter. ln order for Mrs. Carter to dedicate the downtown square and plant a tree, the parade, which was scheduled tor 10:00 a.m., started two Smile! Smile! Smile! drills Tena Pullen as she par- ticipates in the Labor Day Parade. Umbrellas add to the Mam'seIles performance to Championship in the Labor Day Parade. Greased Lightning sets the titties mood for a modern jazz routine performed by Johnna Winter in the Junior Miss Pageant. first lady hours late. She then joined the parade route down Garland Road. After the parade, festivities continued with a carnival at Central Park and the completion of the Junior Miss Pageant. Nine of the Junior Miss contestants were from North Garland. Charlotte Brown, Kim Rice and Claire Willbern were three of the five finalists with Charlotte winning Saturday night talent and Kim winning Sunday night talent. Charlotte also received second runner up. Another con- testant, Sheri Johnson, was awarded the Spirited Junior Miss trophy and a dozen roses for her high spirits throughout the pageant. As the excitement of the three day weekend simmered, students as well as adults, were reminded that the fun was over and regular schedules were to be resumed. Precision and liming is revealed by Sandy Wilson in the physical iitness competition of the pageant ri JOQQW Ae IXD UW