Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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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

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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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1971 Homecoming Celebrated with Theme of A successful and exciting Home- coming was celebrated by the Red- skins on Oct. 15. The traditional event was keyed to the theme Right On Redskins, No. 1 in '71. Activities during the week of Homecoming included Color Day, a pep rally, election of the court, and the Homecoming parade. The climax came when the Red- skins took on the Perry Bulldogs at Capital Stadium and defeated them, with 26-6 as the final score. During the special halftime show, the lVlarching Redskin Band per- formed and the 1970 Homecoming Queen, Debbie Ray, presented flowers to Aquilina Alexander as she was named the new Home- coming Oueen for 1971. 'Rl' '17 'suv --Q, ,cf-f V uwmn xwumuu Riding in a parade, especially the Homecoming parade, can be fun, as La Vonne Shivers and Rita deMontmollin find out on the afternoon of Oct. 13. SHOP lin Cheerleaders and school masco ts help spread spirit to Tallahassee in the annual Homecoming Parade. 74 f 'D