South Garland High School - Sabre Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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TOP, OPPOSITE PAGE: The band played the fight song as they march through the halls the day of the South Garland-Garland football game. BOTTOM, OPPOSITE PAGE: The South Garland and Garland bands perform together during half-time activities at the first battle between the Owls and the Colonels. TOP: Journalism students Anita Chase, Kelly Richards, Ginger Pound, and Beth Beaird attend the Nixon Rally held at S.M.U. Moody Coliseum October ll, 1968. BOTTOM: South Garland students show their enthusiasm for the Colonels on the day of the Garland game. 57

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Interest cmd Enthusiasm l TOP, OPPOSITE PAGE: Mrs. Lydia Todd serves Jeannie Cummings and Sherry Doublin the annual Thanksgiving dinner. LEFT, OPPOSITE PAGE: Civics classes presidential and vice-presidential candidates are ll. to r.I Rick Yaeger and Mark Eichner, Democrats, Kirk McClendon and Mike Mosser, Republicans, and Ricky Alberts and Ron Spurlock, American Party. RIGHT, OPPOSITE PAGE: Gary Flynt conducts Republican, Democratic and American Party conventions during break. ABOVE: Gloria Cisneros sells cakes at the National Honor Society Bake Sale. Clubs turned their efforts to fund rais- ing in view of the approaching holiday season. Testing schedules took up the last six weeks in November. Six weeks tests, SAT and ACT for Seniors, Test of Academic Progress for Juniors, and Longe-Thron- dike lntelligence Test for Sophomores were all included. Mock elections of the civics classes were a notable occurrence. The nominees for President and Vice-President and their respective parties were Kirk McClendon- Mike Mosser, Republican Party, Rick Yae- ger-Mark Eichner, Democratic Party, and Ricky Alberts-Ron Spurlock, American Independent Party. Proceedings for elect- ing the candidates were the same as in the national elections held November 5. Candidates campaigned by making signs, holding rallies at break, and giving speeches to each civics class. In the mock elections as in the national election the Republican candidates received the most electoral votes thus winning the elec- tion. Kandy Kennemer was chosen Miss November at the beginning of the month by the Garland Daily News. The sporting scene saw the end of football season on November 15 when SG lost to Highland Park by two points. The hit record by Dion, Abraham, Martin, and John commemorated John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. The Boston Strangler was the most controversial film of November, while Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell and Hooked on a Feeling by B. H. Thomas were number one hits in the music field. 59