Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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70 PREPARATIC5-N PAYS GFI: Mission Accomplished omeooming in- troduced a new procedure for se- lecting the homecoming queen. The senior high classes nominated the girls for the Homecom- ing Court. The names of the five seniors, four jun- iors, and four sopho- mores most often nomi- nated were submitted to the football players. From those girls they se- lected three seniors, two juniors, and two sopho- mores to represent the school. The queen was chosen from the three seniors and announced Friday night. To build the excite- ment of Homecoming Gerald Presley, Wayne Brown, David Kersey, Kev- in Kendrick, and Donald Snyder work on the senior float for Friday's night competition. night, the week, and even month beforehand, were of equal importance. The cheerleaders began work- ing through lunch, hom- eroom and after school in September in order to en- sure perfection on that night. It seemed like we had to compact months of planning into one week. We had many emotions - the excitement of who would be on the court, the dance, and the frustration of planning, practicing, and trying to get every- thing perfect, exclaimed Sonya Walker, captain of the senior high cheerlead- ers. Each day of homecom- ing week was set apart to show school spirit. One day was Green and White Day. Painted faces and green, spray painted hair were common. Grades '7-12 par- ticipated in showing school spirit. The annual bonfire was held Thursday night, but school spirit wasn't as evi- dent as in the days prior to this. It didn't go as well as in the past because there weren't enough people there to show their school spirit, said Ashley Phelps. The hardwork of the cheerleaders and the par- ticipation of the students paid off to produce a suc- cessful Homecoming. X Student Life .sw

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I-ICDIVIECGIVIING SURPRISES Sonyo Welker Receives Crown ho's going to get Homecoming Queen? What will the Homecoming Court look like? VVho will win the banner and float competitions? These questions were bouncing around campus during the days preceding homecoming and were all revealed during pep assemblies and the foot- ball game on Homecom- ing Day, October 17th. Many classes partici- pated in the banner and float competitions. Some showed school spirit and others were there just to be a part of the competition and have fun, said Jarrod Davis. The VICA Club dominated the float com- petition, while surpris- Y'1'0 ingly, the seventh graders' banner won against a stiff competition. During the pep assem- bly, senior high football players escorted the Homecoming Maids in front of the student body, while announcer, Miss Penny Elliott, gave a brief personal history of each. Other unexpected things happened, too. Lit- tle did anyone know, ju- nior maids Camie Bailey and Amy Hogan would wear the same formal at- tire. Amy Hogan stated that she almost died and some people even came up and asked her if they did it on purpose. The dance with the theme of If For Only One Night had a larger turnout than in pre- vious years. Lee Cook said this could have been the re- sult of several factors: win- ning the game, the oppor- tunity of having pictures made with a date, or just simple desire to attend. Homecoming Queen, Sonya Walker, along with her senior maids, Beth Harrelson and Laura Hav- ens, junior maids, Camie Bailey and Amy Hogan, and sophomore maids, Cel- este Bowers and Wende Moseley made up the Homecoming Court. It was a great honor being a sophomore maid, I was nervous through all of the ceremonies, but I had a lot of fun! commented Cel- este Bowers. The Oak Grove Hornets soared past the Altheimer Red Devils 40-6, to make a spirit-filled week complete. Along with their escorts, Wende Moseley, Amy Ho- gan, Laura Havens, So- nya Walker, Beth Harrelson, Student Life O Camie Bailey and Celeste Bowers made up the 1986-87 Oak Grove Homecoming Court.