Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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b Dugan It seemed like the h'aditional CavOILcade way, but this year man As each girl stepped onto the brightly lit8 stage she was me! by a handsome youn- bla ckm tux o. This was Harem, since escorts had never before been presented in me Coronation. e entire festival had changed. In the past years. CavOILcade Port Arthur 5 Celebration 0; 0 night and me The celebxahbn itself was held in Odober, rty e ved to be a busy month. Two weeks before the Coronation, t e

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FINALISTS - Shannon Hnward, Angela Skralace, hawn Fomenm, Amanda Symon, Queen Apnl I COULD BE SAILING - Princess Nicole ludice Weeks, Shem Gaspard, Tammy Clark, and Tanu stands against a glittering sailboat background, smil- Romx m ing ior vet another pmure uvhmo by R, Tritiun wgix-r.w:b : EHW IN HER RUFFLED SPLENDOR 7 Princess Sanna Drago mkes her Ion awaited walk on smge as her coumless ruffles nail the floor whom by Roy Triticm SPUNKY SMILE y Prmcess Candace Phares show ing her personalny, struts perkuly and Hashes a smile as she walks nu slage whom byl Drago NO JACKET REQUIRED 7 Queen April Works and escort, Chnsliaan Sanam, are all smiles as they are bombarded by photographex's flashes whom CavVOilyCade 15 by Hollien

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fihfty- live girls were involved in a style sh ow which repreented most of the met- chants at Central Mall. In addition official festivities began the following week with a Port Arthur Little Theatre Production of 0011 owing week contained very little sleep, and a party at Get Down Brown 5 after the various foot, ball games on Frida ni ht The night of the Coronation arrived as rin esses ga athered backstag e at the Civic enter, frantically Agrlalnhinie for hairspray an noise one caught phrauses such as, Will someone m3! numbe r I cant find my Plovesf and Doe oesr anyone have red itlps tick?M My charm teacher says I need red lipstick Finally the p feant began. The girls slined up and Waite for their turns to walk the stage. Knocking knees hidden beneath white skirts of taffeta, satin, and lace The evening climaxed of course, with the announcement of the new 1985 CavOILcade Queen and her court. They were: Queen: April Weeks, First Runner- up: Sherri Gaspard, Second Runner 11 Amanda Simon, Finalists: Tammie Clar , Shawn Fontenot,'1'amara Romero, Angela Sttaface, Miss Congeniality: Shannon Howard. The celebration ended the next day with a parade which was followed b a party for the Court and Princesses. he girls parted knowing that they had been a part of a worthwhile experience.