Salem Community High School - Salemarion Yearbook (Salem, IL)

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 i 'Ttecv s4«tyCe 0«i s4 Spirited 7( ee6 By Monica Carroll Homecoming '87 started out in the same way as the past. The Homecoming activities started off with spirit week. Tuesday October 13 was Come-As-You-Are Day. Students donned their pj's. bunnie slippers, and came as they were when they woke up. Wednesday, stu- dents wore their favorite concert T-shirts. Some creative students even dressed like groupies”. Thursday marked nerd day. This is the day students show their true co- lors! Friday was the traditional Green and Red Day. Although the Cats fell to Olney Friday night, the spirit of the students was not dampened. The traditional Student Council dance featured something that Salem had not seen for quite some time. Roulette , a live band, provided the entertainment. Chandra Lowery and Jeff Eells were crowned Homecoming Queen and King be- fore the game, unlike in past when crowning took place at halftime. Homecoming 27

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'Ttetv Znitty 0?inAt r? o tteco ni Kitty By Andrea Carr Due to the new non-discrimina- tion law. SCHS crowned the first Homecoming KING this year. For the first time in our history, the Queen would not reign alone. This law re- quires that both a male and a female be represented. And thus after hours of planning, queen candidates walked on the field followed by king candi- dates. Problems were worked out in this way where in the past couples walked on the field. This year king candidates were all football players as well, and appeared for the crowning in football attire. Student Council, sponsors of Homecoming, worked hard and it paid off. Millions of bal- loons were let off in celebration. Jeff Eells and Chandra Lowry, opposite page, were crowned. Other king can- didates were Brian Hood and Rick Darnell and queen candidates were Bonnie McLeod and Liz Niemann, all opposite page. Junior attendants were Derek Purcell and Kathy Alvis, this page top. Sophomore attendants, center, were David Forney and Sherry Gzegorek. Freshman attendants were Bryant Budde and Emily Ewing, below. Flomecoming King Jeff Eells was involved this year in various activi- ties. Some of these include football, student council, and he served as President of the National Honor Soci- ety. Queen Chandra Lowry served not only on Student Council, but par- ticipated in honors classes along with Jeff. She was also a drum major for the Marching Wildcat Band. Seniors will remember this year as having been quite unique in the school's history. Theirs was the first class to have a homecoming king due to new state laws. o Homecoming J9