Yuma Union High School - El Saguaro Yearbook (Yuma, AZ)

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2 '7f- Sharing the throne with Queen Becky is Chris Clayton, crown bearer, son of Mr. and Mrs. jerry Clayton, Band Director, and Teresa Turpin, flower girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turpin. LEFT: The newly adorned Y-Day Queen is Becky Contreras with Student Body President, Blake DeWitt. Below her are Chris Clayton, crown bearer, and Teresa Turpin, flower girl. Court members are from left: Laurie Senko, Diana Tuttle, Indra Tissaw and Debbie Drysdale. . Soon to be divulged, Queen Becky Contreras makes sLu'e everything is in its proper order before the Homecoming activities commence. The women teachers' lounge served as the place of convengance for the five candidates. HOMECOMING 1 1

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Y-Da ,October 22 19 1 ABOVE: LEFT, escort, Dan Gloria dis- cusses the procession proceedings with drivers, Bill Rezin and Joe Almodova. RIGHT: The magical moment. Becky Contreras displays her emotion at the enunciation of her name as Y-Day Queen. Laurie Senko exposes her feelings of congratulations. The evening started with an assembly of the girls in Administration Women Teacher's Lounge. I'd like to give a hug to the four of my attendants: Debbie D., Laurie S. , Indra T. , and Diana T. who sang, joked, danced, and goofed around in 'that room. The five hopefuls were driven onto the field by joe Almodova, Ron Franklin, Chris Hengl, Dutch McDowell, and Bill Rezin. They were then excorted to their places, facing the crowd. 'Dan Gloria, Wileyjameson, Howard Meyers, Ron Peach, and Bob Steer held supporting roles. As the tension mounted, all the crowd became caught up in the moment. The introduction from Mr. Paul Traxler finally broke through the hush: and the Homecoming Queen for 1971 is Qband fanfarej Miss Becky Contreras. ..... and I would like to thank Maurine Higgins, who make Y-Day happen. 10 HOMECOMING

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Januar 8, 1972 Right: Congratulations are warmly extended to Miss Benton by her escort and close friend, Rusty Tyndall. Below: A pensive Cyd listens to last minute instructions and advice from Mrs. Bonnie Clayton, pageant co -ordinator, prior to the an- nouncement of finalists. Linda DeShazo, Anat Ariav, Cyd Benton, Karen Stenwall 11970 Junior Miss from Phoenixj, and Laurie Senko gather after the pageant to pose for their front page headline story. Cyd Benton won the 1972 Yuma Junior Miss Pageant. She played a piano medley from Tcha.ikovsky's Bb Minor Concerto and Look of Love by Burt Bacharach. She was also judged on her distinguished scholastic record, poise and appearance, and the basis of her spontaneous answer to a mysterious question by which the final decision was made. Two other Yuma High entries also placed: Linda De Shazo was named sec- ond runner-up, and Laurie Senko was third. Wara Stewart also took part in the contest. All nine local contestants practiced for two months, under the direction of Mrs. Bonnie Clayton for the january 8th presentation. 12 JUNIOR MISS .AV 21