Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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1 . 7 S jf A one S Q at M P. 'YK' ' f Y , , f J f .ff i Eajesf' wfffc mt The campus of Marcos De Niza was bursting with excitement during Spirit Week, which promoted school spirit in preparation for the Homecoming game. Students enthusiastically participated in many events. Wednesday was Pajama Day when students could come to school dressed in their night clothes. Long johns were the warmest of cos- tumes, but teddy bears were the ones closest to the heart. On Thursday, Hero Day, students were able to portray their childhood idols. Students and faculty dressed in everything from the Blues Brothers to kissing bandits. Also on Thursday night, the annual spirit bonfire was held, at which time seniors were auctioned off to the highest bidder to be a slave for the entire day and night on Friday. Friday found students wearing their Homecoming week T-shirts to show off their spirit and enthusiasm for the Homecoming game that night.All in all, the week was successful, filled with nu- merous unusual events. Above left: Lisa Davis shows off her senior slave day attire while Karla Monniger looks ong Above right: Andrea liminez and friend prepare for nap time on Pajama day, Center: Terri Dorsey and Tina Espinoza get a piggyback ride from Corwyn Lacy during Homecoming week, Bottom: Sherri lenniges helps in selling carnations during Home- coming week. Student Life 21

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l Top left: Greg Streech dresses as his favorite idol, a blues brother, on hero dayg Top right: jared Rittenhouse and Nicole Young set up the decora- tions for the Homecoming dance in the gymg Above: Gioia Pitts and Gerardo De Los Santos 20 0 Student Life ,f wiv? 41 share a moment of friendship on pajama day dur- ing Homecoming Weekg Right: Michelle Guzman assists in decorating the gym by blowing up bal- loons for the Homecoming dance. l I K uf' lwmw , M 5' ' , ,,,, ,i

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mt we me 5 A romantic theme for Homecoming 1986, Heaven in Your Eyes, reflected the emotions and spirits of Marcos' stu- dents. The week before the homecom- ing game, the funfilled spirit days helped to boost student moral. Twelve candidates, paired into six couples, competed for the titles of homecoming king and queen. Melissa Beamsley, Cathy Copple, Samantha Thomas, Lisa Mancuso, Kristy Edwards, and Lisa Davis were all nominees for homecoming queen. jeff Haugen, Brett Hofmann, Martin Despain, Sean War- ren, Gerard De Los Santos, and jeff San- uik were nominated for the 1986 homecoming king. Stand-ins were nec- essary for a few of the male candidates because of their participation on the football team that night. The participants in the ceremony were not chauffeured around the track in convertibles as they were last year because of an installation of a new track. Instead, they were introduced as they strolled across the turf and stood in their designated places to form an open triangle. The suspense was ended when Lisa Mancuso and Sean Warren were announced the 1986 Queen and King toward the end of the ritual at half-time. The attendance of alumni at the game was tremendous. Included among them were several cheerleaders from last year who made a special ap- pearance at the game and performed along with the current cheerleaders. A special feature to this once-a-year oc- casion was a fireworks display including an illuminated sign that urged Go Pa- dres. Top: Lisa Mancuso shares a hug with her brother jim after being announced the 1986 Homecom- ing Queen. Bottom left: Keate Despain stands in for his brother, Martin Despain, while escorting Samantha Thomas across the field at the home- coming ceremony. Bottom right: Cathy Copple and Brett Hofmann smile as they await the results for king and queen. 22 Student Life