Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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, ,WMI Queen SALLY OLANDER CONNIE SWENSON PAT ERICKSON Harvest Moon Shines on Homecoming A beaming queen and her two attendants reign at this year's home- coming, Shown are Pat Erickson, Sally Olander and Connie Swenson.

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President of Student Council, Randy Johnson crowns Sally Olander, Homecoming Queen. lt is my pleasure to present to you at this time, the queen of the 1956 East High Homecoming, Miss Sally Olanderf, Randy Johnson, president of this year's Student Council, spoke these words to the large crowd of spectators at the fifth annual Homecoming festivities in Beyer Stadium, October 12. Attending Queen Sally Olander were runners-up Connie Swen- son and Pat Erickson. To begin the half-time activities of the Elgin-East football game, the East High band marched onto the field and played a song for the queen candidates. The parade of decorated floats, sponsored by various school organizations, was followed by the presentation of the bouquet of roses to the queen. Harvest Moon was the title of the Homecoming dance held in the school gymnasium immediately fol- lowing the football game. The gym was decorated in shades of yellow and brown, with corn stalks, and pumpkins. Suspended from the ceiling in the center of the dance floor, was a huge amber moon. Dancing in the gym was to the music of Bill Engberg's orches- tra. The crowning of the queen at the dance climaxed the eveningis festivities at East High's fifth annual Homecoming. The Hi-C Club float luias one of the many outstanding floats in this yeafs half time ceremonies. Riding on the float are Karen Van Steemcyck and Bart Aspling. 'Zfffffsf :'4 ' 4 40 wo, I 0073,

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