Villa Park High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Villa Park, CA)

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Last year ' s king. Pat Glenn and Oueen Shannon Geary were chauf- feured in a maroon Duesenburg lim- ousine so that Shannon could crown the queen. At the assembly the court was escorted by their mothers and the king was an- nounced. Mrs. Piper, David Piper, Mrs. Kuli. Mark Kuli, Mrs. Domer, Ken Domer, Mrs. Halligan, Kevin Halligan, Mrs. AUred, and Steve AUred. Ken Domer, previously crowned king at the homecoming assembly, stands with Ranae Randels. Homecoming 15

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Voted queen by the student body, Ranae Randels ' nanrve is announced during the halftinie celebration at the Villa Park and El Modena football ganne. The court, announced at halftinne, stand writh their fathers and Ken Domer: Mr. Reese, Cari Reese, Mr. Vi- cario, Kristin Vicario, Terry Myers, Ranae Randels, Nicole Genova, Mr. Genova, Gina Mater, and Mr. Mater. Balloons rose to celebrate the crowning of A Homecoming is a traditional event that occurs at every school. However, it seems that most of the student body takes it for granted. Only a select few, headed by Ms. Thielman, know how much plan- ning and hard work actually go into the event. Homecoming re quires so much planning, hours and energy, stated Ms. Thielman, All of this paid off however when everything turned out as planned. Homecoming was the cli max of an enthusiastic spirit week The homecoming court was an Nevj By Frank Paulson nounced in the amphitheater at lunch. The court consisted of Ni- cole Genova, Gina Mater, Ranae Randels, Cari Reese, Kristen Vi- cario, Steve Allred, Ken Domer, Kevin Halligan, Mark Kuli, and Da- vid Piper. Nicole Genova com- mented, I was totally surprised and happy to be selected. It was a great honor. Ken Domer was crowned King by last year ' s Homecoming King Pat Glen. I was honored that my fellow students chose me to be their king. Queen Ranae Randels was this year ' s Homecoming Queen. 1 was total- ly surprised and happy, but 1 wish that everyone could have exper- ienced what I did! The highlights of the evenmg were when an unidentified student (Chris Meyer) ran across the field in red mesh underwear during the ceremony and the cheerleaders and football boosters let nearly 400 balloons go, except for Keri Uchy- til, who held on to hers. 14 Opening

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Past Putrid Pep Paucity Pulverized by Basted with blue make-up and rice, Billy Stevens com- petes for the title of Mr. Spir- it. Even his bizarre costume couldn ' t clinch the title. By Jeff Randall The advent ot torty-two cheer- headed by Keri Uchytil and Bar- leaders may have seemed like the downfall of a sacred institution, the traditional eighteen cheer- leaders. But there were benefits. Now we can cover all the sports, from girls tennis to varsity football. Last year we received a lot of flak about not enough cheerleaders at the lesser attend- ed sports, stated head yell lead er, Barbara Dunn. It was obvious last year that there was a decline in spint. With an increase in cheerleaders, we can increase enthusiasm through- out the student body, added song leader Genalyn Talevera. The twenty-five varsity cheer- ! iders were broken down into tou: ); II ' .v yell squads bara Dunn and two song squads led by Ranae Randels and Kelly Kmdt. If the varsity squad couldn ' t make the event, the junior varsity would cover it. The thirteen J.V. ' s were broken down into two squads headed by Trayce Thomas and Caryl Martian. Ms. Julia Theilman commented on her decision to have forty-two cheerleaders. It was the best thing I have ever done. Thirty-eight cheerleaders, four mascots, and one pep commis- sioner weren ' t all that bad. After all they did a job supporting athle- tic events, and that ' s what cheer- leading is all about. Varsity cheer leaders Jode Els- berry, Deanna Holte, Barbara Dunn, Nyla New- man, Leah Car- penter, Sherry Seabold, Gina Mater, Robin Iwa- saki, Laura Giates, Kathleen Naruse, and Jill Siegel complete their introduc- tory routine at a I pep eissembly. While Trayce Thomas and An- gie Molinari wait | to talte the stage,