San Marcos High School - Crown and Sceptre Yearbook (Santa Barbara, CA)

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Q' , ,,R,, ,M ,,, L V. - e - I O Something for everyone is one way to describe the 1979 Royal Blue Revue. The Jazz Band began the night with a variety of songs, featuring solos by Todd Davison, David Gates, and Bill Hartley. Irene Martinez touched the audience when she sang White Rhythm and Blues , and Jackie Villegas executed a Spanish dance. Madrigals added a little humor to their act this year with their version of a barber shop quartet, and the appearance of Mrs. Luke, singing a farewell song as she left for the funny farm, surprised an already delighted audience. Julie Rose, Diana Bacon and Marcy Lord also performed a dance to music provided by the Jazz Band. Jon Maher and Amy Redding did a parody of Bonnie and Clyde, and Avery Austin and Melanie Doctors performed a skit called The Morning After. High points of the show were definitely the efforts of Orchesis and Gaviota Civic Ballet, starring Mr. Gemmell. The elaborate dance number by Orchesis to music from The Wiz , choreographed by Marilyn Osborn and costumed by Scott Drnavich, was breathtaking. Children as well as adults, were entertained by A Cappellals medley of Disneyland favorites. Keeping with tradition, this year's Royal Blue Revue was a success. 3 we QF

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The atmosphere of 1979's Convention and expectation charged the air of the auditorium, with a certain amount of impatience to get going. Bedecked with political garnish of lights and other gaudy things the auditorium presented a pompous was one of political chaos. High tension streamers, balloons, ivy, gigantic posters, appearance of officiality. Dressed in the crazy garb of the day, delegates scrambled about their assigned rows, while section chiefs and floor officials did their best to establish a semblance of order. Drum rolls sounded as Chairman Chuck McGlashan made his flamboyant entrance. At 8:15 President McGlashan rapped for order and officially opened the 1979 Nominating Convention. ,X-4 ,,1. . ,J 1. Chairman Chuck McGlashan presides over the convention with Trojan dignity. 2. Checking the votes, Manager Dan Whalen exercises his authority. 3. Dressed for his demonstration, Sam Root prepares for his speech. 4. Section Chief As offices went up for ballot, candidates presented their demonstrations amid confetti and screams of enthusiasm from the delegates. Speeches were often-times not understood due to a touchy sound- system, yet the delegates expressed their appreciation of the effort loudly. Voting became a chore when simple majorities were not reached by the delegations, and frustration was evident among the candidates and officials as well as the voters. Because of the drawn-out voting periods, the day began a long boring stretch. Mid-afternoon brought a three-hour voting period for a first position on the ballot, and an additional hour to decide the second positon. Delegate sections began to shrink in size as the hours accumulated, which did make voting much easier. The exhausting day finally came to an end at mid-evening, welcomed by the much reduced convention audience with an exuberant round of cheers. , ff:'2f tf'5f ,573 if .1 M Julie Cook consults with Sam Peterson, a cop. 5. Section I delegates reflect the common condition as the convention wears on. 6. Cops Holland, Kinney, and Halleck double as toga-clad slaves for a demonstration.