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re: Mu Alpha Theta State Convention

Posted on 3/27/26 at 12:03 pm to
Posted by Rds21275
Member since Sep 2024
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Posted on 3/27/26 at 12:03 pm to
We attended in the early 90s when it was at the Belmont.

It was dated dump in the hood then, and now it's worthless vacant land in the hood.

It's hard to believe that place was once a destination for stars (including Clark Gable and others) visiting Baton Rouge. Then again, the Beatles stayed at a hotel/motel on Chef Highway when they played Tad Gormley.
This post was edited on 3/27/26 at 12:05 pm
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10185 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 12:04 pm to
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In the mid and late seventies, believe it or not, Bonnabel High School dominated this.
In the early to mid 70's, East Jefferson dominated MAO. After Bonnabel spun off to another school in 1975, EJ and Bonnabel together created a voting bloc that ruled MAO politics. Credit to Jacqueline Dilman, the EJ advisor for that. EJ and Bonnabel would divy up the offices as they wished.

The 2 years I went to the convention, '75, '76, East Jefferson crushed all competition in the competitive events.
This post was edited on 3/27/26 at 12:15 pm
Posted by yaboidarrell
westbank
Member since Feb 2017
6447 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 12:08 pm to
Guarantee the winners will be Indians or East Asians
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40955 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:03 pm to
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Who are the favorites this year???


Asians from Baton Rouge High are probably close to even money bets

I went 3x in the 90s. They had one night where they had a dance you could attend, as well as a game / activity room at same time.

I went to dance. 90 percent of the guys went to the game room.

Dance was like shooting fish in a barrel…
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2964 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:49 pm to
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Then again, the Beatles stayed at a hotel/motel on Chef Highway when they played Tad Gormley.


The Congress Inn. Beatles management had them booked to stay way out in the sticks instead of a ritzy hotel downtown (like the Monteleone, Roosevelt, or the old St. Charles Hotel) because it might be easier to keep mobbing fans away. It didn't work.
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2964 posts
Posted on 3/27/26 at 1:54 pm to
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In the early to mid 70's, East Jefferson dominated MAO. After Bonnabel spun off to another school in 1975, EJ and Bonnabel together created a voting bloc that ruled MAO politics. Credit to Jacqueline Dilman, the EJ advisor for that.

Yep, I remember Mrs. Dillman, who I had for geometry in my only year at EJ (79-80). And MAO was a BIG deal at EJ during that time.

EJ also kicked butt at the Foreign Language Fest at USL in Lafayette at that time. They won overall in 1980 (I went for French) and in 1981 when I went representing Grace King.

I can still remember every line of those two French poems I had to recite...
This post was edited on 3/28/26 at 1:22 pm
Posted by CWilken21
Gnawlins
Member since Mar 2005
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Posted on 3/27/26 at 3:50 pm to
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Who are the favorites this year???
Jesuit's aiming for a 3 peat
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