Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Debbie AIl American Girls was the theme for the annual Miss RHS Pageant held last spring on April 16, 1971. The girls dressed up in outfits that depicted the states they were to represent. They were then asked to tell about their chosen state. They also did a group dance routine and for the grand finale, the girls modeled their evening gowns. Chosen from among 30 girls, Deb- bie Russell was crowned Queen as she accepted the title of Miss RHS. Sponsored by her homeroom, Deb- bie was chosen by the judges to reign over school-wide activities during the school year 1971-72. Aquilina Alexander, Cathy Cul- breth, Gwen Little, and Connie Johnston were Runner-ups- The new Miss RHS, Debbie Russell, sheds tears of happiness as she takes the traditional walk after being crowned 72 Russell Takes Stand as Miss RHS Each of the 30 girls competing in routine, done to a '7azzy version of Sonny played by the Stage Band. the pageant are participating in a group dance Miss RHS of 7970-77, Ava Jane Sawyer, places her queen's headdress on Debbie at the Junior-Senior Prom.

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Chorus Musical Titled Dates and Mates The chorus musical comedy, Dates and IVlates , was performed Thurs- day, lVlarch 9 and Friday, lVlarch 10. It was presented by the choral depart- ment in the Student Center. Centered around a Space-age dating and mating program, the play took place in the office of Space Age Pro- grammers, where computerized dat- ing and mating services are per- formed very simply . The play was about the conflict be- tween the mechanical computer and the human brain in this far-out type of situation comedy. Because Rickards was chosen as the site forthe regional basketball tourn- ament, the musical was changed from IVlarch 3-4 to lVlarch 9-10. Tic- kets for the play were sold at school by members of the cast and the choral department. iffy s W David Sawyer as Mn Benson is watched by other members of the cast as he has fits of pam after he rs star struck by a beau tlful young girl

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for 1971-72 Year 5 I . , 2 s For the talent part of the pageant, Aquilina Alexander displays her southern belle costume representing Georgia. 5 QQ lLeftl Linda Par- key holds the flow- ers she received as she was chosen by the other contest- ants to be Miss Congeniality . lBelowl Filled with hope, the five final- ists are named: Aquilina Alex- ander, Cathy Cul- bre th, Connie Johnston, Gwen Little, and Debbie Russell. X. 16.4.5 Eff ' Q C, -,-, ,, ,,,. tcwo V , 2? e l A is gt , ff? .k EAA' 'V , ka, . ' ,gg ,W 73