Bishop Gorman High School - Archive Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Gael A Thon ,o ,Ae- fa .fs M 5- 'S Y V K2 ' 1 F - 1 Lip .D pg. 51 Q sg ,. uv ' i- -A ff 'iii is 71,1 if . H335 'fQ , ,Ls i 2 1, 4.- 18x Ti., n A ion Lip Sync Contest E ---iw 'IJ The Lip-Sync champions, Weekend Edition lLiz Trantham, La Tanya Morris, Shasta Rama- don, and Shywana Turnerl show us how it's done. 21 The runner-up, Pandoras, strut their stuff for an enthusiatic crowd! 35 The Flash- backs take us back to the 60's with the song Hair . 47 The Surf Babes take on a Surf Safa- ri with the Beach Boys. Sl Miss Cunningham gives us a glimpse of the fashion during the 60's. 63 The teachers sing the song Hair , and Mr. Machinski can't figure out why he doesn't have any. 75 The Lip-Sync champions bow to their audience, 'N-..-w .,,. Vw, l 'v Homecoming 23

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5-,s-.-:ami i it ,Q 1 Q I ,riff , M 3? qi Q X YV X 'V .f,,l,., V ,tl ig 4 N , N I ,F ,i ,,.i V ,, , ,. .ir ., 4 . eeig-,fs 5 Ig., 2 - ' 4 H 1- 2 , , i. , W , ., The first annual Gael-a-thon lip- sync contest was held in the fabulous Bishop Gorman Ballroom lbetter known as the gyml. Seven groups participated in the contest which was part of the Homecoming week celebration. They were: lin order of appearancel The Soundwave Goodbye doing the song One More Minute , Come Together doing Come Together 5 The Hangers doing just Hang Loose , The Surf Babes doin Surfin' Sa- fari , The Pandoras going In and Out of My Life in a Day , The Weekend Edition doing Kind of 22 Homecoming Girls We Like , and last but not least, the faculty entry of The Flashbacks doing Hair . The prize for the winner was S50.00. The Flashbacks were cho- sen by the judges as the winners, but the declined the award so Week- end,Edition claimed the champion- ship. Ms. Virginia Cunningham, sci- ence teacher, and member of The Flashbacks had a great time. It was great getting out the old 60's clothes. Overall the first annual Gael-a-thon was a tremendous suc- cess.

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l ...W , . M, The 1986-87 Bishop Gorman Homecoming celebration began at ll a.m. when Powder Puff was held. Later that night, the first annu- al Gaelathon was held. Wednesday, Octo- ber 22, was designated as Dress up day . Sen- iors were asked to dress as tourists and juniors dressed in their jeans and t-shirts. Sophmores dressed as hippies straight from the '60s while freshman were dressed in their sweats. Thursday, October 23, was Rival day , the students were asked to dress in the colors of their hated rivals the, Valley Vikings. The cam- 24 Homecoming pus was filled with a maze of students dressed in red, white, blue. Friday, October 24, was Orange and BIue day. The campus was a sea of students decked in orange and blue, show- ing their school spirit. At 11:30 a.m. class was dismissed and the Homecominng assembly got underway. The spirit of Gorman filled the gym as students, faculty, and Alumni cheered on the football team. At 7:30 p.m., the main attraction of the week began, the Homecom- ing Game. At the half, the 1986 Homecoming queen and her court were announced. On Saturday, October 25, Homecoming week continued with the Alumni Memorial Mass , which was held at 4 p.m. The week culminat- ed with the Blue Moon Homecoming dance. Queen Jenni Kolesar and her court reigned over the festivities which were held at Alexis Park. The dance capped of another ex- citing Homecoming week.