Walker County High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Jasper, AL)

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There are many highlights in the Homecoming season, and one of the most exciting is the election of Home- coming Queen. To become a contestant for Home- coming Queen, you must raise money. This year, the contestants raised money by selling everything from car- nations and cookies, to spirit boosters and hats. At the end of the two week competition, the top five money rais- ers are in the Homecoming Court. The Queen is then chosen from the top five, by popular vote of the student body. An outstanding sum of $13,000 was raised by the contestants this year. The top five were Tammy Land, Tammy O ' Rear, Rhonda Duncan, Lisa Love, and Laura Lothenore was elected Homecoming Queen by the student body. We ' re in the money Mirror, mirror on the wall, who ' s the fairest of them all: Laura Lothenore. The crowning of the Homecoming Queen is a long awaited event for Laura as Traci Salmon does the honors. Escorted by Daniel Craven, Laura begins her ' reign as the 1 979 Homecoming Queen. Student Life 27

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The 1979 Homecoming Court; Tammy O ' Rear, Rhonda D uncan, Queen Laura Lothenore, Lisa Love, and Tammy Land. One of the Homecoming Court, Tammy, raisea $1800 for the Student Council. A junior here at Walker, Tammy worked hard to attain her place in the court. Along with her many duties as a cheerleader and active Senior, Rhonda found time to be in the Homecoming Court. Contributing her share to the $13,000 raised by the contestants, Lisa helped make this a record setting year. 26 Student Life

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The Junior Miss Pageant is a pag- eant designed for senior high school girls, where judging is based on youth fitness, poise and appearance, scho- lastic achievement, talent, and judges ' interview. In November, Monique Key, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Key, participated in the Walker County Junior Miss Pag- eant. For her talent, she played Themes from Mephisto Waltz, and won the title over 14 other contest- ants. In January, Monique went to Mont- gomery to compete for the title of Ala- bama ' s Junior Miss. There the 46 con- testants toured Huntington and Jud- son Colleges, Troy State University, and met Lillian Carter. In the prelimi- nary competition, Monique won the scholastic achievement and Kodak awards. On the night of the finale, in front of her family and friends, Moni- que was crowned Alabama ' s Junior Miss for 1980 by last year ' s winner, Beth Harris. Some of the prizes Monique received upon winning the title were a $5,000 tuition scholarship to the col- lege of her choice, a $1,000 ward- robe, a full add-a-bead necklace, a Kodak Teie-lnstamatic Camera, a set of World Book Encyclopedias, exercise equipment, and an engraved sterling silver tray. America ' s Junior Miss Pageant is held in Mobile, Alabama during the summer. There are 50 girls in the pag- eant who represent each state in the union. The winner of the national pag- eant receives a $1 5,000 tuition schol- arship. Walker Qenior captures state title 1979 Jr. Miss, Beth Harris, relinquislied her title to an excited winner. Alabama ' s Junior Miss — Monique Key 28 Student Life