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

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BEAUTY, POISE, and grace are shown by Lisa Boone in the Junior Miss Evening Gown competition. DEBBIE RAGLE smiles after re- ceiving her Talent Award for an excelient performance in the Gar- land Junior Miss Pageani. Labor Day

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Labor Day Heat Rises Labor Day was not just a day of rest in Garland. lt was a weekend of sleep and going to the lake, but it also brought the Jaycee Jubilee Festival including a parade, a carnival, and the Junior Miss Pageant. During the morning was the parade in which efforts of North Garland students were revealed through several organizations. The Band marched and played the music entitled t'Seahawk. Drum Major Chris Knighten stated, The band looked very good although we did have a few problems. The Mam'selles wore sailor-styled uniforms and did a march routine to the music Popeye Because there were no judges, the Mayor's Cup was not awarded to the best high school drill team. North Garland Cheer- leaders found a new way to spread Raider spirit throughout the parade route. They used gocarts, stopping at different intervals in the parade to lead cheers. Heat was a major factor in the parade. The temperature was 95 degrees plus when the parade started at 10 a.m., and was well beyond 100 degrees before the parade route was complete. Highlight of the weekend was the junior Miss Pageant, also sponsored by the Jay- cees. Enthusiastic girls from North Garland competed with girls from other Garland High Schools. Girls spent time together and Student Life made new friends. Lisa Boone commented, Working as close together and as we did, we met a lot of people. The girls from North Garland who competed were Kori Collins, Lisa Corder, Lynette Mitchell, Debbie Ragle, Lisa Baskin, Leigh Underwood, Regina Reimer, Sheila Sudderth, Lisa Boone, Amy Fowler, and Robin McDonald. For the Monday evening competition,entertainment consisted of everything from dancing and acrobatics to prose interpretation and singing. THE NORTH GARLAND BAND percussion section plays the music Popeye for the Mam'selles. LISA BASKIN, contestant in the Junior Miss Pageant, waves to spectators as she rides in Gar- land's Annual Labor Day Parade. Each girl displayed her accomplishments. Toward the end of the evening, time had come for the finalists to be announced. Four of the finalists represented North Garland High School. These girls were Debbie Ragle, Regina Reimer, Kore Collins, and Lisa Corder. Then came the final moment when the tense anxiety in the air could be felt, and the winners were announced. Debbie Ragle was fourth runner up. Lisa Corder was third runner-up, followed by Regina Reimer as second runner up. PERFORMING HER physical fitness routine for the pageant is Sheila Sudderth. 3' i l l s

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lt's That Time Cf The Week Again .. lt's that time of the week again when Raider spirit is coming to a boiling point. lt can't be surpressed a mo- ment longer, for the Raider fans would probably burst at the seams. Fortunately, for the health of the students as well as for the sake of the janitors, on Friday morning Raiders get to show their spirit before the pep rally by yelling out with devotion. They shout out about how the Raiders are going to Swat the Skeeters or Defeather the Owls or do some other ghastly deed to win that night's football game. By shouting louder than others, individual classes win red, white and blue spirit sticks, proof that they have more spirit and better lungs. When the Texas weather gives its usual cloudless days, the students are al- lowed to hold their rallies outside on the North Garland football field, located on the backside of the student parking lot. When they are attended the classes run on an assembly schedule. The first three periods are shortened so students can attend this activity. But when the Xu. , PEP TALKS are given by the Varsity football players. Half- back Harold Hill talks encour- agingly to Raider fans. Student Life monotonously sunny weather failed to continue on game days, the pep rallies are held in the boy's gym. With an enjoyed day of shorter classes, pep rallies are even more fantastic by the end of sixth period. As the students crowd into the doors of the gym, everyone can hear the music of the band filtering through the halls. After the mad dash to the bleachers where everyone scrambles for a good seat by his or her best friend, what everyone is waiting for happens. The band stands up from their seats in the bleachers and begins to play an accompaniment of The North Garland Fight Song for a grand entrance of the Varsity cheerleaders fol- lowed closely by the Varsity football team. The digni- fied Mam'seIles are poised in their new uniformsg the bouncy La Petites are anx- ious to start. Last and most important, there is our own Raider Sam who is the last of stage characters for a Raider pep rally. After cheers to boost morale and the announcement of the spirit- stick winners, the varsity cheerleaders run off to prepare for a short satirical skit about the Mighty Raiders and the clumsy with laughter. Later while changing their costumes, sophomore and freshman cheerleaders fill in with arousing cheers, dancing to an accompaniment from the band. After a word or two from members of the football team and a few more cheers come the one-for-all and all-for-one type of victory chants from all four classes followed by a victory chant from Raider fans. Finally, when all is silent and serious, fans holds their hands in the air with hearts opposing team. By the end of thumping loudly as they sing the skit they have the watching students and faculty members bursting the North Garland Alma Mater. AT THE PANTHER PEP RALLY, Varsity cheerleader Rhonda McDowell gives her all in yelling cheers and chants. POSED AS RAIDER SAM, Susan Odum participates as the North Garland Alma Mater is played at the closing of the pep rally.