Remember your senior English class at good ol’ Wherever High? Remember getting very bored listening to old Mrs. Crankshaw talking about the symbolism of colors in Moby Dick’? Remember how your mind started wandering? Remember that creepy kid with the big ears who sat on the front row and raised his hand every time Mrs. Crankshaw asked a question and he answered with words you never heard of and you wished that just once he would answer wrong and say something stupid? He’s a United States Senator now. Remember that weird girl with the blond hair who always bugged you the way she hissed her S’s and never laughed at your jokes? She just won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Who would have ever guessed it . . . Think back. Now turn the page. If you went to high school in these parts, one of these stars might have been the kid sitting next to you.
Phyllis George
Denton High 1967
Drama Club; A Cappella Choir; Officer, Thespian Club; Varsity cheerleader; Talent Show Solo Pianist (“Pink Panther,” “Tea For Two”); First Period Office Assistant; Homecoming queen nominee; Valentine Sweetheart Nominee; Miss Denton High.
– From The Bronco
Brenda Vaccaro
Thomas Jefferson 1958 (Transferred from Hockaday School. No activities at T.J.)
– From The Document
William Royce Scaggs
St. Mark’s 1962 “Boz” entered the fold at SM from Piano High as sophomore . . . soon adjusted to the ways of the big city and ran for student council office the same year . . . lettered in soccer three years … his unorthodox sliding tackle won him a spot on the All-Conference team . . . was vice-president of the junior class and served as senior class committee member. . . excelled in track at high hurdles and pole vault. . . cheerleader his junior and senior years . . . participated in everything . . . hopes to join other “Black Orchids” at Wisconsin U.
– From Marksmen
Mike Murphey
Adamson 1963
Key Club; Cheerleader; National Honor Society; National Thespians; Debate Letterman, two years; National Forensic League; Mu Alpha Theta; Select Chorus; Winner Law Essay Contest; Who’s Who; Most Popular Senior Boy.
– From The Oak
Phyllis George
Former Miss America and current CBS-TV sportscaster.
Michael Murphey
Singer-songwriter-musician. Hits include “Wildfire,” “Geronimo’s Cadillac” and “Cosmic Cowboy.”
Brenda Vaccaro
Film and TV star. Recent movies: Airport ’77, Once Is Not Enough.
Boz Scaggs
Recording artist. Most recent smash LP: Silk Degrees.
H. Stanley Marcus
Forest High 1921
A.A.; Triple C; Hi-Y; President Freshman Class ’18; Forest Literary Society; Standard Debating Society, charter member; Sergeant-at-Arms, Vice-President; Better English Campaign Speaker; Declamation Contest ’18; Forester staff ’18, ’19, ’21; Annual staff ’19; F.A.H.S. Orchestra’21; Corporal R.O.T.C; Charter member Auditores Caesaris; Chairman Senior Pin, Ring and Invitation Committee; Minstrel ’20; Advertising Manager Minstrel ’21; Winner Most Natural Boy Contest ’21; Favorite Food: Chicken Feed; Favorite Pastime: Going to 101; “Was this the face that launched a thousand votes?”
– From The Forester
John Deutschendorf
Arlington Heights High 1961
Football, 58, 59, 60; AY, Chorus, 59, 60,61.
– From The Yellow Jacket
Jim Wright
Adamson 1939
Entered from Oklahoma City, 1936; Student Council; President Progressive Club; President National Thespian Club; Peace Forum; Vice-President Senior Hi-Y; Football; Debate team; Crack Company; Extemporaneous Speaking; Scholarship Club; School Efficiency Award; Candidate for President of Southern Association of Student Government; President 4A Class; Dramatic Club.
– From The Oak
Stanley Marcus
Chairman Emeritus, Neiman-Marcus.
John Denver
Hit recording artist. Top recordings include “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Sunshine on my Shoulder” and “Rocky Mountain High.”
Jim Wright
Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Jayne Mansfield
Sex goddess, calendar girl, actress.
Vera Jayne (Honey) Peers
Highland Park 1950
Orchestra 1947-’50; Hi-Lites 1947-’50; Riding Club 1948; Orchestra
Solo Contest 1947-’49; Music Festival 1948, ’49.
– From The Highlander
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