Charles M Russell High School - Russellog Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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1981 HOMECOMING ROYALTY REVEALED A sense of chill and suspense filled the air, as the orchestra softly played the theme from Ice Castles to begin the 1981 coronation ceremony. The formally dressed honor guard, consisting of the drill team, cheer- leaders, and the color guard, lined the path the royalty would soon be strolling down. The candidates proceed- ed from the doors, passing the honor guard, to their positions on the stage. Senior Joe Harding escorted Susie Christiansen, dressed in the familiar green fur cape and the Rustler crown, as the choral trio, of sen- iors Jeannette Tally, Treva Kenik, and Nancy Gloschat, sang the song If. Christianson made the traditional appearance to relinquish her crown and title to the 1981 Homecoming queen. After Mr. Robert Winters announced the day ' s festivi- ties, he revealed the top secret information all had been eagerly anticipating. Sue Ensley and Todd Lepard were proclaimed the 1981 Homecoming queen and king. While the newly crowned queen and king made the customary walk around the floor, the vocal quartet, of junior Deny Staggs, and seniors Todd Rembe, Steph- anie Dahl, and Shelly Gustin, sang the title song from Endless Love. Before the king and queen were announced, CMR was presented, for the second time, with the All Sports Trophy by Mr. George Giese, the sports editor of the Great Falls Tribune. As done in past years, the cheer- leaders from Great Falls High School, North Junior High, and the West Junio r High School gave a floral bouquet to the team for good luck in the Homecoming game. Mrs. Karol Johnson, Dean of Students, who spent many hours working with Homecoming coronation, summed it up by saying, Working with these kids is one of the best times of my year. 1. Queen Sue Ensley and King Todd Le- Pard 2. Sophomores Kris London and Scott Hartman 3. Sophomores Jackie Balzer and Mark Small 4. Juniors Anneliese Campbell and Scott Seim 5. Juniors Jana Sturde- vant and Pat Taylor 6. Seniors Renee Pe- luso and Dave Ketels- leger 7. Seniors Joni Swed- berg and Scott Beardsley 10-lntroduction

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ROWDY RUSTLERS RAISE SPIRITS FOR IN It all began on a mysterious Friday at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, 1981. It was a cool, brisk day when the happening of the parade took place. All of the suspects strolled down Central Avenue in one straight line as the crowds looked on. First came the colorguard, then came the Wranglers, band, royalty, club floats, cheerleaders, and last of all the football players. Of the over fifty entries, only three winning floats were chosen. The Office Edu- cation Association swept first place, and the sen- ior float took third place. Car entries were limited this year to only those with sponsors. That night at 7:30 p.m. the football team cap- tured their one hundredth victory with King Todd LePard scoring the first touchdown. The halftime performance featured the Wrangler Drill Team and the marching band. The Juke Box Band entertained six hundred of the agents at the traditional Homecoming dance sponsored by the drill team. The highlights of the dance included a twinkle twist-off, a special song that was dedicated to the queen, and the jitterbug contest. The winners of the twist-off were juniors Dana Hromcik and Mike Jennings who were given a $10 gift certificate to Budget Tapes and Re- cords. The winners of the jitterbug contest were senior Heidi Johnson and Orlan Strom who re- ceived two Carisch Theater passes. The dance was a wonderful turnout and very well prepared. We had to close the doors after the cafeteria became too crowded, Miss Mikie Messman con- cluded. 1 . SENIOR INVASION— Seniors Tom Polzin, Kevin Fun- yak, Mike Holland. Kurt Kuenzel, Scott Taylor, and Ter- ry Davis demonstrate the spaceship atop the senior float. 2. CROWD CRAZIES— The CMR fans cheer at the victo- rious Homecoming game Oct. 2. 3. GOOD FOOD — Senior Scott Beardsley eats a large sampling of the spaghetti at the Homecoming spaghetti dinner. 4. JUMP FOR JOY — Junior Scott Shape stands outside the locker room waiting to go on the field at the Home- coming game. 5. THE QUEEN SERENADED— Senior Sue Ensley looks on as guest Todd Barth performs a song for her written and composed by him. 6. ALWAYS A CLOWN —Senior Shawn Pidcock looks as though he is playing the part of Groucho at the spaghetti dinner. 7. TWISTING — Sophomore Sue Lowory and junior Dan Johnson compete in the twinkle twist-off contest at the Homecoming victory dance. !2-introduction