Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Jane Faircloth Selected as Miss Anumpa Senior jane Faircloth received the title ofMissAnumpa for the 1973 school year. Senior girls were voted on by the student body to represent this year's annual. Ten girls were nominated by the student body and one of the ten was chosen for the Miss Anumpa honor. lane has attended Rickards for the past four years. While at Rickards she became head majorette in the Marching Redskins Band and was also Civitan Sweetheart. ln her sophomore and junior years she was voted class queen. jane was also sponsored as a contestant in the Miss RHS Pageant during herjunior year. When jane' was told she was the new Miss Anumpa she was shocked She was presented with a red rose by yearbook editor Adriene Bryant. During the presentation lane expressed her happiness. R1 - j JQJT. V .' V ips-, , ' ,, ,, Q sq, .V 5-.ir 1211 T -gfff KA bovej jane Faircloth serves as MissAnumpa 1973. fLeftj During majorette practice jane polishes up on one of the routines that is used during band appearances.

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Prom, Graduation Highlight Springtime Graduation ceremonies were held for the Class of 1972 on Friday, june 9. A total of 260 seniors were graduated at Capital Field at 8 p.m. Afterwards, many of them enjoyed an all-night party staged by their par- ents. Baccalaureate was on Monday, june 5, in the gym. A system of rotation was set up by the County that the three high schools could graduate seniors on dif- ferent nights, all using Capital Field. Rickards drew the Friday night choice last year and would then move up to Wednesday night for 1973 and Thursday for 1974. The annual junior-Senior Prom was held in the lower level of the Northwood Mall May 20. Theme for the occasion, A Grecian Holiday, was chosen by the lun- ior Class. Eli rendered music and Miss RHS, Debbie Pichard, officially received the traditional headdress. The Prom was one of the last Rickards' activities the 1972 seniors were able to participate in. Rhebert Harbison, a junior then, and Mike Warner, a senior, model tuxedos they might choose to wear to last year's Prom. 7972 Senior Dottie Barnes receives her diploma from Mr. Mike Beaudoin of the School Board while Mr. Pat Weaver and Supt. Freeman Ashmore look on. Kiwanis Barnes and others wait pa- tiently in line to receive their graduation honors.

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1-iii Clarence Little boosts the Redskin spirit during the pep rally. Deborah Rush Honore And your 1972 Homecoming Queen is . . . Deborah Rush! This announcement during halftime of the football game was the climax to Homecoming activities. wi K. This year's Homecoming activities were numerous and H well organized. In the week-long scheduled events 4,6 Monday was Color Day and Pin the Rattlers Day. Tuesday was Hobo Day and a slave auction was held in the courtyard, to sell 30 squaws and braves. Slave Day and the Homecoming Parade were Wednes- day. This was the largest parade in Rickards' history. Thursday was Hush Dayf' and a pep rally was held to fire up the Redskins spirit. Rickards played FAMU for the football game that night, and won by the smashing score of 48-20. The festivities were ended on Friday with the Home- coming Dance. The featured band for the evening was Funk Incorporated, and jim Ballard rendered music for the intermission. The court was reannounced and the Queen was crowned by the 1971 Homecoming Queen, i 'i, Aquilina Alexander. fLeftj Going once, going twice. . . Sold! says auctioneer Coach Hernandez as students bid on squaws and braves. , C.-1 . .pi i.,.Q-...sq , Q., 1 f T. QALQ JI' If L 1'-U gif r TF 43 X. - S Z x ibn., wi. H Redskins Come Thru Internationally decorates the Homecoming float entered by lnternational Club. For the second straight year the club won Hrst place in the parade.