McKinley Tech High School
Class Of 1979
Senior Year Events
(All pictures taken from the McKinley Tech Yearbook: Techite 1979 Volume 67)
Date: October 1978
Miss McKinley Contestants
Miss McKinley and her court
l-r Arleta Jones: fourth runner-up, Pamela Merritt: third runner-up, Mealnie Murray: Miss Gray: Gaye Collins:Miss McKinley, Stephane Durant: Miss Gray, Pamela Green: first runner-up, Gladys Hollis:second runner-up
Miss and Mr McKinley - Gaye Collins and Wayne Linsey
The homecoming parade included a hearse with a sign that read "The remains of Dunbar HS Football Team". Unfortuanley, the joke was on McKinley because we lost to Dunbar 0 - 6.
Date: Friday, May 18, 1979
Time: 1 PM
Location: McKinley High School Auditorium
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Senior Superlatives
Category Female Male Annette Carson
Sweetest Personality
Pamela Merritt
Eric Wood
Best Dressed
Pamela Green
Guy Middleton
Craziest
Joseph Walker
Most Talented
Gaye Collins
Wayne Lindsay
Tallest
Karen Lilly
Juan Jones
Most Attractive
Sandra Paige
Daniel Francois
Best Couple
Robin Reis
Reggie Bradshaw
Most Unforgettable
Faye Phillips
Clyde Penn
Smartest
Deborah Addo
Chad Uy
Most Helpful
Lynette Middleton
Warren Head
Most Frank
Wanda Harris
Guy Middleton
Most Talkative
Pamela Green
Jed Worrell
Quietest
Belinda Taylor
Darryl Carson
Tardiest
Carolyn Wood
Rick Holmes
Most Likely to Succeed
Deborah Addo
Chad Uy
Best Actor & Actress
Pamela Merritt
Calvin Matthews
Most Poised
Sherry Foster
Christopher George
Most Poetic
Edith Thompson
Jerry Bullock
Best Leader
Carolyn Johnson
Clyde Penn
Most Versatile
Meta Gwyn
Uchechi Opaigbeogu
Date: Friday, May 25, 1979
Time: 8 PM to 11 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency, Main Ballroom
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Date: Sunday, June 3, 1979
Time: 3 PM
Location: McKinley High School Auditorium
Guest Speaker: Rev. Richard K. Thompson, Pastor Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church
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Date: Tuesday, June 5, 1979
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Constitution Hall
Guest Speaker: Arrington Dixon - Chairman of the DC City Council
Valedictorian: Chad Uy
Salutatorian: Deborah Addo
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After Graduation Disco
Location: The Clubhouse 1296 Upshur Street NW