Bishop Boyle High School - Lance Yearbook (Homestead, PA)

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HOMECOMING 70 October 9 and 10, homecoming week- end, 1970. The week's activities had all been building to a climax. First the voting for homecoming Queen, then black and gold day, followed by a well-attended pep rally in the auditorium. On Friday night at seven-thirty a crowd of students, alumni, and other interested spectators assem- bled in the lot adjacent to the Munhall Utilities Building. The band had already begun to play as Mr. Bober climbed onto Al Lutheran’s beer truck to lead the big- gest pep rally of the year. The bonfire was then lighted and not until the Spar- tan was burned alive did the crowd begin to disperse.

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BLACK AND GOLD DAY One of the first traditions a Freshman discovers at Boyle is Black and Gold Day. Each homeroom decorates with every- thing from crepe paper and cardboard to paint and paper flowers. The purpose for this intense decoration is twofold. First, set Serra, Boyle's traditional rival, up for mockery, Second, vie for a monetary prize for the best decorated room. Also included in the plans for the day is a live wire . A catchy phrase for the “live wire” is chosen, and is repeated by the students in the halls. The live wire”, a student unknown to the others, counts how many times he hears it. The student who says it to him for the 100th time wins a prize. This year’s phrase was Down the Eagles. A pep rally in the gym finishes the day. Cheerleaders yell, the coaches give rous- ing speeches, players are called to the front, and the students sing the Alma Ma- ter before leaving, to return home where they prepare for the Big Game.

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The majority of the students then went to the dance in the school gym. It was by far the most crowded dance of the year, and one of the best organized, even to the point of stamping hands for identification. There were almost as many alumni as there were students and no one even began to leave until ten-thirty.