Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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if Homecoming Floats A Tradition of Past Palo Verde is the first school ever not to have Homecoming floats during half time at their football game, stated Gus Luna. This year, while working on the floats, the traditional egg bombings got out of hand. Two freshmen, Katie Ulicheny and Mike Decastro, were seriously injured. Mike was hit with a rock and Katie was hit in the eye by an egg shell. In the neighborhoods where the floats were kept, homes were being vandalized. Large groups of students would come in cars and trucks and throw things at the people building the floats. Of course, during this process, windows were being broken. Innocent people, who had nothing to do with the floats, would get their cars totally covered with eggs just by driving down the street. Neighbors were calling the police and complaining about the disturbances. The day before Homecoming was to take place, Mr. Luna announced that there would be no floats. Maybe welll have floats in the future years. I don't know, said Mr. Luna, but not this year. Eggs weren't thrown by any one class in particular. Although some juniors illegally took the Senior float, burned it, and gave it back to them. Homecoming was still a big success considering there weren't any floats. The King was Scott Perales who was crowned at the Homecoming assembly. Laura Goodwin was crowned Queen at the game during half-time. Ill Myra Gantt, last year's Charlie Titan, comes back and joins William Campbell for the Homecoming game. fPhoto by S. Wagnerj U1 Laura Goodwin, Homecoming queen, gives the crowd a friendly wave as she is escorted around the field. iPhoto by C. Cowanj 01 Scott Perales, Homecoming King, escorts Rosa Lee Ruiz, a nominee for Queen. iPhoto by S. Wagnerj M1 Bill Bommersbach waits for the announc- ment of this years crowning of the King at the assembly. iPhoto by C. Cowanj Homecoming 23

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io 24 Student Activities 1985 86 Homecommg Royal! Laura Goodwin Scott Perales