South Park High School - Spindletop Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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FLYING BALLOONS . . . John Johnson catches balloons used as campaign gimmick by one of the candidates. Petitions began circulating around South Park as candidates announced their intentions to run for a Student Council office. When the petitions and filing fees had been recorded, a list of 25 candidates was chalked up. Campaigning became more vigorous as candidates and their managers combined efforts to pull in more votes. Posters and handbills covered the walls, and students Wore ribbons to signify their choice of candidates. The student body attended an assem- bly held by the candidates and heard political ora- tory thunder as candidates made their promises of office. Students, realizing their responsibilities as voters, paid the required penny poll taxes and voted for the candidates they believed to have the best qualifica- tions. Votes were tabulated and after a run-off elec- tion, a council headed by Texas Waddell rolled into office. Council Elections, Mock Olympic' I NOMINATE . . . Seniors Janie Bauer and Peggy O'Pry support Ruthie Bauer at the campaign speeches. wah aoMlNATk I 1 voMlNA TH,g:1mH CATTY CAMPAICNER . . . Sharon West trots down the aisles of South Park's auditorium.

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l OH! THOSE LEGS . . . P Warren, L. Musgrove, E Jones, J. Wright, G. Owens 1 G. O'Briar1, R. Ward, and B W day, lead '4Varsity.,' South Park MAKE THAT BASKET! . . . Paula Bourque, junior, tries to make a basket at the Powder Puff game while Betty Burleigh watches helplessly. FRILLS AND FROLICS . . . Kathy Kenesson lines up the proud contestants as they show-off their frilly aprons. Finalists are G. Hill, C. Buteaud, B. Gilliam, B. Pate, F. Fazand, W. Magee, R. Brown, and G. Snider. Gilliam, cheerleaders for u

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OOPS! . . . Carolyn Bythewood heads for a spill in the low-hurdle balloon bust. SCOOTIN, ON . . . South Park students try their skill in the scooter relay for girls while their supporters cheer them on. Spark Spring Activities FELLOW ON THE RUN . . . Gail Owens strains 1n an effort to win the tricycle dash. For more than a hundred Greenies March 29 was a day of thrills, spills, and chills when L,Academie Fran- caise sponsored the first South Park Olympics. The stumbles and falls of the contestants in the low hurdle balloon bust, three-legged sack relay, and the scooter relay lent hilarious comedy to the mock Olym- pics. The muscular section of the teams exerted their strength in the raw egg put and the paper plate discus throw. A cloud of dust was all that could be seen when the boys dashed to their tricycles for the 100-yard tricycle dash. After the dust had settled, viewers and judges doubled over in laughter as they saw that some con- testants had overshot the mark and landed in front of their tricycles. The Key Club won first place in the South Park Olympics, followed by the Senior Hi-Y in second place, and the Spindletop Staff in third place.