Paris High School - Owl Yearbook (Paris, TX)

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homecoming heck Winning team, winning school, winning tradition s daylight faded, a truckload of cheerleaders and an assemblage of Band and Blazette people rose a growing crowd of onlooker's spirit to an unbelievable high, enduring an hour of pure excitement. Homecoming was in full swing. Only a week before the night-rally held at the Village Shopping Center, three senior girls were chosen by popular vote for Homecoming Queen nominations. One of those three, either Carla Cobb, Toni Coleman, or Vicki Lawrence, would receive the title of Queen to represent Paris High School in one of the earliest held homecomings in its history. All classes began decorating their designated areas, spending weekends and after school afternoons to work on them. The senior class sold spirit chains to raise money and spirit for their class. Blazettes sold ribbons and pom-poms, while cheerleaders sold spirit towels for half-price to induce popularity of the item. Slowly but surely, all blue, white, and gray rolls of crepe paper and streamers began to disappear off the shelves of Paris' stores. Shoe polish was 1 6 spirit also popular not to only smear cars, but area store windows and fronts began seeing a lot more spirit-filled graffiti. The theme for Homecoming was chosen by the student council, Happy Days are Here Again. So trite in many ways, yet so true in even more. Finally, the day that everyone had been waiting for had arrived. At least half the student body was on the parking lot, either decorating club floats or zapping cars with shoe polish. immediately following the assembly, the traditional parade was underway with queen nominees atop their spoofed- up 1980 Continentals. The game to come gave spectators a run for their money as they rolled over Hallsville 34-6. During halftime festivities, Toni Coleman was announced Homecoming Queen. All headed towards T.S. Justiss Elementary where the dance was held. The Student Council sponsored dance was entertained by the live rock band, Rabbit. The one thing that made Paris High's tie with the alumni complete and unbreakable was over. Until next year. ' in' Queen nominee Carla Cobb waits for the announcer to reveal who received Homecoming Queen with her father Mr. Joe Cobb. Working on the cafeteria for the jun- ior class, Jamie Wright tapes a foot- ball on the window while trying to complete it before Homecoming arrives. l l Formally escorted across the gym floor, Queen nominee Vicki Lawrence is accompanied by Glenn Bennett as students applaud. The Homecoming pep rally let students finally see the nominees they elected Shawn Reeves escorts his sister Toni Coleman across the gym floors.

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- Being presented to the studeni body during the assembly, sopho- more nominees Kevin Taylor and Lisa Pynes wait for further presentations. Expressing their excitement, juniors Bob Holman and Nita Miller hug each other after being named 1980 Owl Sweethearts. Portraying the Ayatollah, Pat Kim- ball and his gang of terrorists per- formed their adaptation ofthe Iranian Crisis in the senior skit. During the sophomore skit, mem- bers of their class did some very strange versions of the other nomi- nees. New Showing their congratulations for Accused ol being Freshman nomi- --...Y the winning couple are senior nomi- nees Allen Temple and Karol Lynn 'ifj nees Bill Coleman and Melissa Dodd. Hargus are found guilty in the fresh- man skit. spirit 1 5

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Veekly, Wildcats gave pep talks to 'le team and crowd at pep assem- lles. Here, Butch Towers stops for pplause at the Homecoming rally. l Y 'f-fs? In Homecoming, one could not find car on the par ing lot that had not een bombarded with shoe polish. ay Garza is caught zapping a Volk- wagen that afternoon. Anticipation and anxieties came to ID end during halftime ceremonies on Dctober 5, as Toni Coleman was announced Homecoming Queen for 979. Mr. Buck Coleman escorted his laughter that night. l l spirit