Parkland High School - Arena Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Linda Gomez Crowned Most Beautlful for Disco Music, a crystall ball, and a modern backdrop set the stage for 'Saturday Night Fever', the theme of the 1977-78 beauty pageant which saw Linda Gomez, a junior representing the Capetwirlers crowned Parkland's Most Beautiful Girl. First runner-up was Keile Orthober, sophomore, representing GALS with Diane Schlueter, senior chosen second runner-up. The Miss Congeniality a- ward went to senior, Donna Vigil who represented Art Club. Sponsored by the Publications Depart- ment, this year's pageant was tuned in to the disco scene. The twenty-eight contes- tants were divided into three groups performing dance numbers as a part of the pageant. Emcees were Lisa Barnhard and Holly Salter. The first dance to Staying Alive, was clone by Patti Andree fVarsity Cheer- leadersj, Tamara Brantley Uunior Classy, Vicki Wright fSenior Classj, Linda Garret- son QB-Team Cheerleadersj, Valerie Mon- teil fFreshman Cheerleadersj, Kelie Orthober QGALSJ, Pat Trueblood QFHAQ, Janet Turner fGymnasticsi, Jennifer Cole fBandi, and Jeanette Jones QStudent Councilj. The next dance TaIe of three cities, was performed by Julie Castro iLibraryi, Cathy Walker QHEROQ, Liz Butcher QOEAT, Yolanda Gonzales iHistory Clubj, Laura Waltrip QB-Bandl, Diane Schlueter iMo- dern Dancej, Laurie Plank tSpeech and Dramaj, Anna Glasgow QSophomoresj, and Margie Barrientos UCTQ. Lastly was Dance, Dance, Dance, danced by Carol Beard QNHSJ, Toni Sutter fannualj, Sandy Edmonson fChoirJ, Jen- nifer Bonner QFreshman Classy, Linda Gomez fCapetwirlersJ, Therese Myers fSki Clubj Sara Vasquez QROTCJ, Donna Vigil tArt Clubi, and Carri Gentry QDECAQ. It takes a lot of work to put on the pageant. Included in the show were the Capetwirlers, Modern Dancers, Choir, and a special dance group made up of Jose Hernandez and Margie Barrientos and Andrew Hargraves and Pam Dubay. Set decorations by the Art Club and programs by OEA highlighted to program. The girls were iudged in the different dress. First was School Dress, the Sports- wear, lastly was Formal Dress. The question all contestants were asked was, What is your place in the world of Tomorrow? Liza Frye, last years most Beautiful presented the flowers to Linda Gomez this year's most Beautiful. 26

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Edna Jackson, Vir 'l Glas ow Most Popular Q. ,k,, N gy g 5 Senior class members selected the two students they felt were most popular among all the students at Parkland. Chosen Virgil Glasgow has been an active parti- cipant in sports for the four years he attended Parkland, winning honors in track nearly every year and participating in Football every year. He won district track honors in the 100 and 220-yard dashes as a freshman and went to regionals in the 100 and long iump as a iunior. He was a two-year member of varsity football, making quite a mark in 2-AAAA as a running back. Edna Jackson has also been active while at Parkland. She is this year's co-captain of Varsity Cheerleaders, having been a member ofthe Varsity Squad forthe past two years. She is a very friendly person and very likeable. She twice received the Miss Congeniality Award in the annual beauty contest. Edna has been the freshman Class Favorite, sophomore Class President and recipient of the Optimist Award her sophomore year. She has been active in gymnastics and girls' track. She was named the 1977 Homecoming Queen. 25 s S

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1978 In 'Saturday Night Fever' Setting Opposite page: Linda Gomez, Most Beautiful 1977-78. Top: left to right: Pattie Andree, Linda Garretson, Keile Orthober, Jeanette Jones, Liz Butcher, Diane Schlueter, Margie Barrientos, Carol Beard, Sandy Edmonson and Linda Gomez, the ten finalists. Below: First runner-up, Keile Orthober receives a bouquet from 1977-78 Most Handsome Boy, David Meeks..Middle: Diane Schlueter, second runner-up and David Meeks. Right: Donna Vigil was named Miss Congeniality by the twenty-eight contestants. 27