ACrown of Hope A s a service project to help send children to Camp Wyldewood, GATA social club sponsored the annual Winter Festival. The basketball team nominated three girls for the honor of being crowned Wmterfest Queen. The three girls were presented to the student body in chapel and then voted on. Miss Carla Barnett, a junior from Tulsa, OK, was crowned Winter Festival Queen for 198Z Carla was a nursing major, member of Shantih social club, Queen for Theta Tau men's social club. Her attendants were Miss Kim Tyler, a senior from Dallas, and Miss Julia Brimer, a sophomore from Bradford, AR. Each class was represented by their respective choices. Miss Jenna Shipman from Shreveport, LA, represented the freshman class. Miss Tracy Brown from Jonesboro represented the sophomore class. From Corning, AR Miss Lee Heidbreder represented the junior class. Miss Maria Haynes from St. Louis represented the senior class. Throughout the game the women of GATA collected money, carrying around their GATA mugs and cups. They were able to raise the money needed for their endeavors. Being crowned Winter Festival Queen was an honor in itself. It was considered a "homecoming'' ceremony of basketball. Queen Carla Barnett felt "it was an honor to be nominated by the basketball team, even more of an honor to be crowned Queen. It is also nice to know that Winter Festival is associated with such a good cause:'+ Winter Imperial. Carla Barnett, a junior nursing major from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a member of Shantih social club and served as a Queen for Theta Tau. Carla was crowned Winter Festival Queen for 1987. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Royal Court. Front row: Tmcy Brown, Jenny Shipman. Sitting: Kim Tyler, Carla Barnett, Julia Brimer. Back row: Maria Haynes, ue Heidbreder. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Winter Festival
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