Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL)

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Bloomites to Mcigic of For Ecist -W ii Joan Boyd and Tom Smith congratulate Gerry Clarey and Virginia Willis 35 l'l1eY Sllz SW' rounded by court members Harry Osterman, Sharon Galiene, Pat Noll, and Ron Mllnes. Pat Noll and Joe Bullaro cut an Oriental rug to a rock and roll tune. ho By the light of glowing Chinese lan- terns dancers whirled to the music of Johnny Marlowe's orchestra at the i956 Homecoming, Oriental Fantasy. The air of glamor and excitement was heightened by the mystic spell of the Far East. Tension mounted until ii o'clock, when beneath a flowing red canopy, Queen Virginia Willis and King Gerald Clarey were crowned by last year's royal couple, Tom Smith and Joan Boyd. ,

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'0rien'roI Fantasy Introduces if sfnxq 9351- 'U'- Cl ff: Queen Virginia Willis and King Gerry Clarey pose for a post-coronafion portrait. 19

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The victorious Trojan, Charles Didrickson, arrives on a Peporama float drawn by the conquered Wildcat slaves. Peporomo Reploces Snoke Donce Not a pep rally, not a dance, but a combination of both constituted the first Peporama to be held at Bloom. A king-sized rally on the football field generated the enthusiasm which stu- dents worked off at a dance in the gym. Bloom traditionally holds some sort of activity on the eve of the annual Bloom-Thornton game. Up until this year it was the snake dance, but with the wonderful acceptance of the Pep- orama by Bloomites, this will probably become the yearly event. The Peporama Princess, Virginia Willis is crowned by Dr. Metcalf