Texarkana College - TC Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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'There She is . . ' Miss Texarkana College For Rita Anne Hawthorne, the 1975-76 TCC Beauty Pageant will be an unforgettable event. Time and time again she will relive those moments and remember her feelings when she first realized that she was Miss Texar- kana College. Rita Anne, a graduate of Ashdown Arkansas High School, is a freshman business major at TC. Gail Patterson was first runner up, Debbie Braddock was second runner up and Terri Lynn Rose was chosen Miss Congeniality. The theme for this year's pageant was A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody. Eleven girls competed in the categories which included casual dress, swim suit, and evening gown competition. Bob Evans served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Music was provided by Evans, the TC en- semble andthe TC singers. Below left: Cheryl Ward, Miss TC '74, placesthe crown on Rita Anne Hawthorne, Miss TC '75. Below right: A smiling Rita Hawthorne takes the traditional walk as Miss TC '75. . .

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The reigning Miss Texarkana for 1975 is TC student Paula Rashke. Beauty Pageants have proven to be successful ventures for Paula. Besides winning Miss Texarkana 1975, Paula was first runner-up to Miss TCC 1974, and she was second runner-up to Miss Arkan- sas Universe 1975, Paula was initiated into Phi Theta Kappa during the fall semester of 1975. Her plans are to major in Secre- tarial Science. She was nomi- nated for Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Col- leges during her sophomore year at TC. Paula's name has appeared on the Dean's Listas a resultof her high academic average. 'v: . . 1 .A 1 it g .V l 5 wx If Ll..,..e-e. e ,eve e Bob Stewart, an active participant in the nursing department, is planning to be Registered Nurse. Bob, whose hometown is Raleigh, North Carolina, has been a memberoftheTexarkana Nursing Students Association while en- rolled inthe nursing program, and he has served as president of the club this year. Also, Bob has served on the Student Faculty Curriculum Committee and the Nursing Department Publicity Committee. News about the events taking place at TC has been a major concern of Mike Terrel these past two years at TC. During his Freshman year at TC, Mike worked on the staff of the Campus News and he rose up through the ranks to attain the position of Editor of the Campus News his sophomore year. Mike has been an active member of the Chess Club, serving as vice-president in 1974 and as president in 1975-76. Mike's name has appeared on the Dean's list, and he was nominated his sophomore year for Who's Who Among Students in Ameri- can Junior Colleges. f T ff' 7525 .'V if -59 X A 1 'gp-U --.xr QA. s 1 .1 x I

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EJ Left: First runner up, Gail Patterson, is a freshman business adminis- tration major and a graduate of Hooks High School. Below: Second runner up Debbie Braddock is a graduate of Texas High and a freshman at TC. f wsf, ik is i ,ff Terri Lynn Rose. a sophomore from Hooks Texas majoring in business. was chosen Miss Congeniality by the other contestants. X vb' is-lg 1 'A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody' -A 1: s ssse s :H L-if .iii .3 , , , The four winners line up after being presented their trophies and roses. From left to right are Gail Patterson, Rita Anne Hawthorne, Debbie Braddock, and Terri Lynn Rose.