Southern Garrett County High School - Highlander Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Homecoming Queen Renee Sharpless Autumn Glory Queen Wendy Grove STUDENT LIFE Wendy: The float was. . scary .. on to Yearbook: Wendy, how were you chosen as Autumn Glory Queen? Wendy: All of the candidates had to fill out an applica- tion which asked for a list of our school activities, our community activities, and a paragraph explaining why we felt we would be a good candidate for Autumn Glory Queen. A committee of teachers and students made the final choice. Yearbook: Renee, how were you chosen as Homecom- ing Queen? Renee: First of all, the queen candidate had to be a member of GAA and her escort had to be a member of the football team. A list of the girls in GAA was sent around to the homerooms. From that list, seniors voted for their favorite candidates. The candidate with the most votes became queen with the others becoming her court. Yearbook: Wendy, were you excited about being queen? Wendy: It was a great honor and I was really looking forward to representing Southern High School in the Gar- rett County Autumn Glory Festival. I had always looked up to the queens before and I felt very honored. Yearbook: Renee, did you feel honored becoming Homecoming Queen? Renee: Yes, because, like Wendy, I had always looked up to the queens in the past and I always wished I could someday be out there representing my school and my classmates. Yearbook: Wendy, what were your thoughts as you rode high on the float in the parade? Wendy: First of all, if anyone saw the float, they could see that it was very high and kind of scary because there really wasn’t much to hold on to. I was kind of afraid I 8 Division Page wasn’t much to hold Renee: I had a little bit of both fear and honor. might fall off and make a complete fool of myself. But, for the most part, I was very happy. I felt I got a lot more support than I thought I would, and people I hadn’t seen in a long time and many people I didn’t even recognize knew me and waved back to me. Yearbook: How much waving did you do? Wendy: A lot and I did a lot of smiling, too. Yearbook: Did your arm and smile get tired? Wendy: My arm didn’t get as tired as my smile. My mouth got really tired, but I had to keep smiling anyway. Yearbook: Wendy, what was your reaction to seeing your picture plastered all over the Autumn Glory literature? Wendy: At first, I was really self-conscious about it because some of the pictures weren't the most flattering, but after a while, I got used to it and was really proud. Yearbook: Renee, it appeared to the yearbook staff there was a lot more support this year for Homecoming and hall decorating, etc. Did you think so? Renee: Yes, I thought there was a lot more support this year. In the past the Homecoming Court or anything to do with it never got as much attention as it did this year. Yearbook: Why do you think there was a change this year? Renee: There were more seniors in GAA this year and they wanted to make their last Homecoming the best. I thought the dance, overall, was the best one I have ever been to. Yearbook: Renee, what was your reaction dancing in front of everyone? Renee: A little bit of both fear and honor. I feared that everyone was watching me but it was also a great honor.

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@ Tim Sanders and Jamie Thom- as tensely concentrate on the outcome of the Southern-Mus- selman game. 4 Chelle White entertains the photographer while Tracy Martin looks on with amusement. @ Heather Savage, Miss Jane Avery, and Chris Oliverio dis- play their Halloween spirit. @ Debbie Mason shows her unique hair style on Crazy Hair Day. Opening 7

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Wendy Grove, Autumn Glory Queen, rides the antique fire truck in the Fireman's Parade with Oakland fireman, Joe Helbig, driving. E oe § ‘ ‘ a ee ee a 4 ; @ Homecoming Queen Renee Wendy and Renee discuss Sharpless and escort Scott their roles as queens. O'Neill smile as Renee is an- nounced Queen Division Page 9