Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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AT HOMECOMING An onlooker as the Medford football player is burned in effigy in the Homecoming bonfire built by the Jr. Class (below). (right) Remember me? I'm Freddie the football that's used at all the Cardinal football games and here I'm just relaxing after a hard game. Homecoming. 23

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TRADITIONS ARE BROKEN The fans in the stand cheer the team on despite the cold weather, and they sure eniov doing it! 17 As part of the Homecoming festivities this year, the LHS Band hosted their 1st Invita- tional. Here Patti Wartgow. the drum majorette, is directing the Band while they march in perfect formation. HOMECOMING Homecoming 1973 brought about a slow changing of traditions as old ones were dropped and new innova- tions and ideas were added. The festivities started as usual on Thursday night as the cheerleaders and the band, dressed in outlandish costumes, led the squirming snake dance through the downtown streets to their final destination - the huge bonfire built by members of the junior Class. As the Medford football player was burned in effigy, Coach Lou Pirotta introduced the Cardinal football players amid the cheers of the fired- up crowd. But unlike other years, no class floats were built. Most generally agreed that not enough students participated in their own class float's construction, so this tradition found its way out of the usual Homecoming. No parade was held Friday afternoon, so the student body prepared to cheer their team on to victory. That evening, however, the team suffered a crushing loss to the hands of the Medford Red Raiders, 27-0. The Cardinal Marching Band performed a fantastic half time field show as the Queen and her attendants were pre- sented before the crowd. On Saturday, the first PF Band In- vitational was held. Seven bands marched in a parade, interspersed with Homecoming Attendants. That after- noon, after being judged on street appearance, each band presented an original field show. A composite score of both events determined the winner of the competition. Saturday capped the activities when the dance was held with the music of Hay Fever in the background. This year, with the efforts of several senior girls, the gym was decorated very lavishly in the school colors - red and white - with balloons hanging from the ceiling to provide a carnival effect. Senior attendants Gary Liebelt and Debi Graffunder crowned King Jim Nessman and Queen Debi Singer. Other attendants included juniors Steve Pritzl and Joyce Skotterud, sophomores Ann Marie Fuhrman and Wayne Daubner, and freshmen Dolly Pala- check and Ed Engel. Thus ended the different, yet excitingly new Home- coming.

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Members of the 1973 Homecoming Court included freshman Ed Engel, sophomore Wayne Daubner. junior Steve Pritzl, senior Gary Liebelt. Crownbearer Gary Wartgow. King Jim Nessman. Queen Debi Singer, senior Deb Graffunder. junior Joyce Skotterud. sophomore Ann Marie Fuhrman. freshman Dolly Palacheck. Not seen is Crownbearer Robin Singer. HOMECOMING '73 DRAWS TO A CLOSE The Torch photographer caught the Freshmen Attendants Dolly Palacheck and Ed Engel smiling as they sat relaxing from the excitement of the Grand March Dancing to the music of Hay Fever is Queen Debi Singer and King Jim Nessman. 24