Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Change of Tradition Reach the beach? No. Brenna Barner, Kelley Yost, and Missy Mashburn just show their Homecoming spirit on Beach Day. Kim Merchant and Joy Margheim attempt to show Scott Rand, David Heckman, and Jeff Mills what they do on the sidelines. By mutual agreement, the guys agreed to stay with football. Among approximately 245 othti students. Darla Degan. Scott Hudson, Eldie Cline, Lon Maser, and Ross Hofmann dance the final Homecoming hours away. The KMOR music machine provided the music. Displayed on the mam entrance to Bulldog territory is the winning form with which the sophomores won the hall decorating contest. With little reminders such as these, how could anyone forget his Homecoming spirit? Homecoming 7

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omecoming '85 Sees a An important slice of any school's life is it's Homecoming. Alliance High was no exception, although many of its Homecoming traditions were changed. First of all. a voluntary voting stand was set up by the FBLA club so that students could vote for Homecoming royalty when convenient. Instead of holding coronation on Friday afternoon, this year it was changed to Thursday night, prior to the burning of the A . The constant drizzle of rain experienced throughout the week of October 7, became a downpour Friday, the day of the Homecoming parade. Although most students never saw them, the floats were still judged on the following Monday morning, with the Juniors taking the $25 prize. Four awards were given for hall decorations in '85. The overall winners, having the Most School Spirit, were the sophomores. The Best Decorations were those made by the juniors, and the Good Sport Award went to the freshmen. The class with the Most Class Pride was the Class of '86--the Seniors. The 1985 Homecoming court includes: Second Attendants Rod Stark and Oeena Contoms, Queen Kelley Yost. King Doug Hart, and First Attendants Nancy Schnell. and Scott Rand The crown bearers are Austin Forney and Renee Tritle. (Below) A paper Indian is burned in effigy foretelling of the Bulldogs' convincing 32-6 defeat of the Ogallala Indians. Although many traditions were changed, many remained the same. Student Council again sponsored many fun days and activities. Scheduled activities included Button Day, Super Hero and Kid Day, Beach Day, Blue and White Day, Dress-up and Jersey Day, wagon races, a jersey auction, and a style review. Of course, the winning tradition of Alliance High Homecomings was upheld with a 32-6 victory over the Ogallala Indians. Another change of tradition included the changing of the dance from Friday night to Saturday evening. To the tunes of KMOR, couples danced the remaining 1985 Homecoming hours away. 6 Homecoming

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roken Bones Become A Close your eyes for a moment. Picture a tree. A big tree with lots and lots of branches-the perfect climbing tree. Now, picture yourself climbing up this tree. Branch after branch, the ground getting farther and farther away. Higher and higher,straight to the top. Then, suddenly, your foot slips. Panic seizes you. Your hands grope the air, searching for a branch. You're falling, falling, falling. The ground leaps up to meet you. You hit with a thud. A sharp pain electrifies your leg. A visit to the doctor tells you that it is broken. You must wear a cast. Many people in many places have experienced injuries requiring casts, braces, splints or other support devices. Although breaking a bone may seem like a nice attention getter, cast wearers would often prefer to go unnoticed.Sophomore Kim Ryba exclaimed, It's so embarrassing and I hate this ugly boot-thing I have to wear!' Casts,braces and splints alike can be quite uncomfortable. Nancy Schnell said that the worst thing about her ankle brace was, When I have an itch, I can't get to it. Broken bones can be big inconveniences. They may cause limited activity, severe uncomfortableness and difficulty getting from one place to another. Often a second person is required to carry the injured person's books. Itching and general pain may cause sleepless nights and it can be a task to take a shower. Despite all these disadvantages, there are some advantages too. Who else gets to leave every class five minutes early with someone to help him and then still doesn't get into trouble when he arrives for his next class five minutes late? 8 Opening