Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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Unoble to keep from smiling Missi Acheson gets o hug from 1964 Homecoming queen Debbie English, while just os hoppy escort Terry Jones ond Student Council president Mondy Jomes woit their turn. He moy hove resembled Jason from Hollo- ween but underneoth the mosk it wos only Ty Russel, o Bulldog who got involved by dressing up on Blue ond White Doy Drill Team member Vicki Delizzi helps give o standing ovotion to the queen corv didotes, who hod been introduced to the student body during the Homecoming assembly At the end of eoch assembly the student body come together to sing the Almo Moter It brought on end to Spirit Week, but the Homecoming gome ond donee were still oheod J4om ecom ing

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1’ Results A re In fl vidence was everywhere thor this wos nor jusr on or- dinary Friday. The remains of rhe week s hard work on holl decororions lay torn and crumpled beneath one's feet. One look into rhe flushed, tired faces of almost every student told rhe story — this wos THE DAY. Missy Acheson, Leonno Boarr- mon ond Srocy Wiginron nervous- ly awaited the speeches they were to moke or rhe upcoming pep assembly. ‘Everything was just too much! exclaimed Srocy Wiginron. “It wos so scary, yet so exciting oil or the some time. Students, parents ond teachers filed into rhe auditorium to hear not only the homecoming queen candidate speeches, but also rhe final results for Spirit Week competitions. It wos so great, said Colette Daniels. “Everyone come out o winner this year. The sophomores won holl decororions ond rhe skit ond rhe juniors ond seniors tied for rhe spirit banner. The queen con didores were oil winners. Their speeches were jusr excellent. The onricipotion climaxed dur- ing rhe jom-pocked gome. Three very nervous girls stood on the sidelines waiting to be introduced to rhe crowd. I floored on oir oil week. soid Leonno Baarrman. I even hod to pinch myself o few times to moke sure it wos oil for real, ond os I stood before that very huge crowd, rhe reality of it hit me. Glad that rhe onricipotion wos coming to o close, the girls listened os over rhe public address system come rhe words, And rhe 1985 Homecoming Queen is ... Missi Acheson! I just couldn't believe it, Missi soid. I hod to close my eyes for it oil to sink in, ond when I opened them, I wos facing the other way! Missi s escort, Terry Jones, wos almost os excited os Missi os he did o little donee, picked her up ond swung her around. Students weren't the only people who got in- volved with Spirit Week Teachers Dill Hoyt ond Glorio Rustmonn hove fun too They were both hits on Nerd Doy Homecoming queen Missi Acheson ond her court enjoy the moment os the bond ploys “Traces' o tribute to the Homecoming queen. 14 J4omecominy

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Everybody's Elite squad members of the Drill Teom often entertained with some fancy moves ot assemblies In football jerseys. Tino Kosrner ond Srocy Sproggtns donee to Jungle Love When Mr. Mike Copeland, principol. wos colled to the stoge during on assembly, he olwoys got something for coming up The Blue Crew members gave him o helmet but Wen- dy Reed presents him with owords the cheerleoders won ot summer comp or o voice wos silenr. nor o hand or foor srill os each wos rouched by rhe spirir The rhundering roor rhor re- sounded rhroughour rhe oudirorium each Friday morning before o foor- boll gome wos rhe combined efforrs of srudenrs os rhey shoured clapped ond sromped ro rhe rhyrhm of rhe drums “I rhink ir's greor ro be able ro hove o doy when you con jusr show off being o Bulldog, said senior Sherry Shriver. Alycio Fosrer said. I rhink ir's o good woy ro psyche up rhe foorboll players for rhe gome oheod know- ing rhe school os o whole srands behind rhem wirh rheir spirir.’' Afrer rhe iniriol bursr of spirir, srudenrs serried bock os rhe dromo ond speech srudenrs pur on o skir ro show how Bulldogs gor our of rough siruorions. Wherher ir wos o soop opero or o horem ocr. rhe Bulldogs rockled rheir opponenrs ond olwoys come our on rop The skirs were somerimes fol- lowed by o performance of rhe Drill Teom elire squod which wos olwoys well occepred by rhe srudenrs. To close rhe assembly, rhe cheerleoders come running our ro begin everyone’s fovorire yell, Borrle Cry Jumping up from rheir seors ro scream rheir cheer, rhe srudenrs filled rhe oudirorium once more only ro become serious os rhey joined rogerher ro sing rhe Almo Morer. The drums led rhe srudenrs bock ro class os rhey looked forward ro rhe gome oheod Afrer rhe ossembly. I olwoys feel good, rhe resr of rhe doy ond con r help bur cheer rhe cheers in my heod, soid Kim Colemon. 16