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

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Pecice on Eorth December issued passports to fun and activity. Clubs and organizations turned toward aiding the underprivilegedg ex- pressing concern for their fellow man by providing food bas- kets for the needy. The Y-Teens carried their spirit of giving just a bit further. Each member adopted an orphan for a day, providing him with small gifts. The first annual Christmas Dance was held at Winfrey Point on Whiterock Lake. ' The Student Council's white flocked Christmas tree fes- tooned with red and blue bulbs was set in the cafeteria for everyone's enjoyment. Student Council also sponsored a door decoration contest. Miss Grace Mahaffy's homeroom took top honors in this contest. Special entertainment prepared for the holiday season in- cluded the choral presentation with a flag lowering ceremony plus a special band concert. The world saw the release of the Pueblo crew and watched the suspense-filled, historical six-day Apollo Moon flight through a highly advanced communications system. A summation of top hits in '68 listed The Vogues with My Special Angel and Diana Ross and the Supremes with Love Child. Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand as well as Bullitt starring Steve McQueen became popular motion pictures in December. 60

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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

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s .. ..' . S TOP, OPPOSITE PAGE: Paz En La Tierra, Peace on Earth, is the theme for the winning door for the door decoration contest. The winner is Miss Grace Mahaffy's homeroom. LEFT, OPPOSITE PAGE: Student Coun- ciI's white flocked tree adds to the Christmas spirit at South Garland. RIGHT, OPPOSITE PAGE: Top Teens, a Dallas-Ft. Worth singing group, per- forms at S.G. for the student body. TOP: Mrs. Beth Backus directs the A Cappella during the annual Christ- mas Concert. BOTTOM: Cathy Pink- erton, Debbie Jones, Rick Yeager, and Bill Salamon, mourn the death of Amy played by Becky White in Act 3 of Denny and the WItches. bl F