Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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 • Royalty loaded with Family ties As the clouds rolled in on homecoming day, the memory of last year surfaced. Oh no, not again. Please don't rain, we all thought but were al- most afraid to say out loud for fear of bringing bad luck. In the nineteen years that Mr. Peter Prewett has been our principal, it had never rained on home- coming until last year, which happened to be his son's (Bill Prewett) first year here as science teacher and Student Council sponsor. Some of us threatened to send Bill Prewett packing .back to Smackover where he says it rained three out of the six years he was in charge of homecoming there. Fortu- nately for him, the rain held off for the parade. But at 5:30, while Student Council members Tresa and Trena Adair, Jennifer Gibson, Christy Weisen- bach, and T.J. Hereford were decorating the royalty chairs, it started to rain. It's time to bring out the tarp, Trena commented. Bad luck had struck again, thought many fans. But within an hour's time 1 How long can Judy Baker hold that million dollar smile? the rain stopped, leaving the field muddy but solid enough for the royalty to walk across. The moist air may have wilted Queen Judy's hair, but it didn't dampen her smile. The corona- tion proceeded as usual. All coronations are memorable, but this one had more family ties than customary. Judy Baker's first reaction was to call her sister, Vonda who was junior maid in 1982. Freshman maid. Shan- non Dunn's grandfather, Hokey Dunn, a 1937 alum- nus was her driver for the parade. One of the queen's attendants, Blake Travis, has an older brother, Tony who is a defensive line- Bearcat fans, young or old, graduates or transfers, nave come to expect a homecoming victory. They were not disappointed. Rusty McDonald returned the opening kickoff 80 yards to stun the Waldron Bulldogs. Beatihg Waldron 12-0 put us back in the conference race. Mrs. Wilkins pins the corsage on Megan Farris. Tony Travis accepts a high-five from his Judy Baker waits eagerly for her big mo- little brother Blake, one of the atten- ment while Jean Foard fastens her pearls dants, before the homecoming game. before the ceremony. Don't you forget it

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Michelle and Amber McConnell put the Coach Scheel, Coach Cook, and Coach finishing touch on the junior float before McGowan cut the 5 feet long sandwich the parade. from Jossettes. Since Coach Scheel is on the warpath, Ty Hampton stands behind him while wait- ing for the next play. The Pound Puppy is guarded by Can- dy Crawley, Amber McConnell, Ricky Lunsford, and Dustin Blankenship dur- ing the homecoming game. Teddy bear tightly in hand for securi- ty”, Sherry Scantling heads for her next class. Homecoming da

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Homecoming Court: seventh grade maid Tiffany Julien; freshman maid Shannon Dunn; junior maid Martha VanAllen; Queen Judy Baker; senior maid Jean Foard; sophomore maid Katy Fitzgerald; and eighth grade maid Christy Walpole. Christy Walpole and Tiffany Julien con- centrate on where they are supposed to get in line. Martha VanAllen turns on her charm with the toss of her hair and a wink of her eye. Katy Fitzgerald squeals in Shannon Dunn's ear, Hey, we re on campus cam- era!'' Family ties,