(All pictures taken from the McKinley Tech Yearbook: Techite 1979 Volume 67)
Homecoming
Prom
Class Day
Baccalaureate Service
Commencement
Homecoming
Date: October 1978
Miss McKinley Contestants
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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
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Miss and Mr McKinley - Gaye Collins and Wayne Linsey
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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. 
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Class Day
Date: Friday, May 18, 1979
Time: 1 PM
Location: McKinley High School Auditorium
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Senior Superlatives
|
Category
|
Female
|
Male
|
| Sweetest Personality |
Pamela Merritt |
Eric Wood |
| Best Dressed |
Pamela Green |
Guy Middleton |
| Craziest |
Annette Carson
|
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 |
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Prom
Date: Friday, May 25, 1979
Time: 8 PM to 11 PM
Location: Hyatt Regency, Main Ballroom
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Baccalaureate Service
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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Commencement
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
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