Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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The best of times C harles Dickens said it in the first lines of his greatest novel, A Tale of Two Cities. It was the best of times ... the author wrote, and indeed it was as his famous words were used as a theme for the annual homecoming dance. Even though everyone knew the winner by halftime Friday, Saturday night ' s crowning of the queen was an emotion-packed ceremony. Last year ' s queen Kim Grove placed the crown on Nanette Verpoort ' s head, thus repeating a tiny drama enacted in high school gyms all over the country every fall. Nearly 480 tickets for the dance were sold, and most of the girls wore long dresses, most of the guys three- piece suits or formal jackets. Credit for the fun and successful homecoming goes to the student senate, the class councils and other student organizations, all advised by Mrs. Val Vandersloot, student activities director.

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i msm 10 THE BEST OF TIMES: Homecoming couples in¬ cluded (clockwise, from top left) Tony Paterra and Martha Saunders, Matt Darcy and Kim Grove ( ' 81 homecoming queen), Mark Gresser and Rochelle Buhagiar, Bryan Bates and Lisa Farmer, Laura Elmore and Dave Bridson, Jenni¬ fer Carney and Paul Schmidt (center), and John Forster and Nancy Edelen. Nanette and her es¬ cort Bill Laurie (Class of ' 80) lead the homecom¬ ing couples in a spotlight dance. (Far Lower Right). The dancers stopped long enough to watch the crowning ceremony (Above Right and Far Right).

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Blue White I t was all blue and white as the football team swept to another league championship on the strength of a comeback win over Farmington and a strong defensive effort against Flint Northern. The band, pom pon, majorettes, coaches and fans all added to the great color of football days. And, generally mild fall weather made both participation and spectating bearable.