Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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From Fantasy to Reality Homecoming Queen candidates, and their escorts ore Jeanne Butler, escorted by Ricky Bollenboch. Donna Nordman, escorted by Joe Buchanan, and Borbora Kizzior, escorted by NkJsy Gregg The candidates seemed to be step- ping right out of fontosylond onto the field os the breeze rustled their billow- ing skirts and cascaded their hair in the wind. The night of homecoming was one filled with suspense, emotions, and the will power and determination to beat the Wolverines; but the highlight of the night wos the crowning of the 1979-60 homecoming queen of half- time. For the queen candidates, the five days were filled with anticipation ond preparation for the special moment ot halftime. To each one of the girls the excitement, the love ond the butterflies were oil worth the honor they felt in their hearts. Waiting for those magic words to echo from the press box, hearts were pounding, fingers were gripping the supportive arms of their escorts, ond then . . . Our 1979-80 Homecoming Queen is . . . Miss Joye Watson!” The moment hod come ond for Joye it wos o moment she wished she could hold on to forever. The crown wos presented by the returning 1978-79 A.H.S. Homecom- ing Queen. Miss Debbie English. The victory of the Bulldogs over the Shownee Wolverines interlocked the cli- max of homecoming week. That night oil the Altus fons In the stadium felt the emotion pocked into this traditional event. For the students, the entire five days of spirit week wos planned ond pre- sented by the student council. The spirit wasn't hard to conjure up - it was al- ways there. 14 Homecomrvg

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 Bulldog Spirit 5 preserved here in rhe Senior hot os rhe DuUdog is our 1 fon Teoching Bulldogs new tricks s no problem for rhese Senior ond Sophomore cors betoo9ng ro Sherri Hon ond Kevin Gerhort 1 decoranons rhor nighr, three of rhe seniors' hir men traveled ro rhe home of Todd Tims, where rhe juniors' meeting wos in process on rhe porto Armed wirh 22 worer boHoons, rhe seniors bombarded rhe unexpected juniors — ond turned rheir class meeting mro o splosh parry1 A new idea wos brought on by rhe Student Council's invention of sporrs day on Thursday Anorher new idea wos rhor rhe sophomdres won AAirch Lumry ond PoHy Padden achieved first ond second, while senior Jimmy Firrh girlied his woy mro third by dressing up os Dr Penee Richards Then come rhe hall decorations Classes were given only one hour in which ro turn rheir holls mro rhe 8rh, 9rh. ond 10rh wonders of rhe world Juniors ond seniors wondered how rhe sophomores won The doy wos blue ond white doy Whar wasn't blue ond white was filled wirh spirit. The spirit lingered in rhe oir oil doy; rhe school wos proud, it was o single being Everyone felt rhe some, after o week of separation ond competition, rhe seniors, juniors, ond sophomores were urnred. Sprtf Week

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1976-1979 Homecoming Queen Miss Debbe English crowns rhe 19791980 Homecoming Queen Miss Joye Worson O.he Queen Fontosy reolly did come true for Joye Worson os she reolized she was obour ro become rhe 1979 1980 Homecommg Ojeen Homecoming 15