Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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Queen and court set festive tone at Homecoming The traditional Homecoming ac- tivities were held on October 23, with court ceremonies, a football game against Pottsgrove, and a dance. Students voted for members of the court in their social studies classes. All nominations were included in the first round of balloting. For the queen and senior princess, five finalists were in- cluded in the second round of voting. The underclass princesses were deter- mined on the first ballot. As part of the Homecoming festivities at half-time, the court members were driven around the football field. Last year's queen, Bonnie Erb, crowned the 1977 queen, Audrey Berky. Her court in- cluded Cinny Erb, senior princess, Kelly Chamberlain, junior princess, and Linda Wadsworth, sophomore princess. After the game, a dance was held in the school dining room. Music was provided by Shotgun. A Student Council committee, headed by Donna johnson, handled all of the preparations for thelevent. .felis Top right: Following local tradition, last year's Middle: l. Retzlaff, L. Wadsworth, M, Landis, A. Homecoming Queen Bonnie Erb crowns her suc- Berky, B. Erb, B. Zuk, C, Erb, M. Hartman, K. cessor, Audrey Berky, during the Homecoming Chamberlain,R.Neiffer. ceremonies. Homecoming AHGQS Bottom left: lunior princess Kelly Chamberlain and her escort Rob Neiffer await the start of the night's festivities. Bottom right: Ginny Erb, senior princess, enjoys a light moment during a break in the music.

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Lunchtime, sales require money BASH students spend their money in a variety of ways. Lunchtime presented the greatest temptation for students to empty their pocketbooksf' Several options were available. The cafeteria offered regular type A platter lunches and an a'la carte line. The a'la carte line, recently divided into two lines to provide faster service, gave students a choice of hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, sandwiches, ice cream, cakes, pies and potato chips. A second option was the canteen in the gym lob- by. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and snacks were sold there. Milk and juice machines were located in both the cafeteria and canteen. Students also had the option of going out for lunch. Students also spent money supporting fund-raising projects sponsored by various classes and school groups. The magazine drive was a profitable enterprise for the sophomores. Prizes were awarded every day for high salesperson. In addition, Spot-O-Gold cards were received for each magazine sold, lf the number rubbed from the spot on the student's card matched a number on the posted list, the student won a prize. Prizes included skateboards, radios, swing-a-lings, candles, iron-ons, and stuffed animals. Prizes were also given for the amount of magazines a student sold. These ranged from class mugs to calculators. Early in the school year, the junior class sold calendars to raise money for their treasury. The linen calendars came in several designs. The most popular design was one representing Boyertown Senior High. The sale was successful, and the junior's profits surpassed those of last year's class. Besides fund-raising projects students spent money on admissions to concerts, plays, and dances held at school. Spending Money

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l Top left: A smiling Kevin Mackey and Laurie Giles cross the dance floor as the court formalities get underway. Bottom left: The royal couple, Jenny Burd and joel Reifsnyder, pose in front of a giant heart. Traditional Valentine dance restored, Student Council revives interest Student Council decided to restore tradition by reinstating the Valentine Court. The dance had been dropped for the past two years because of lack of student interest. Ballots listed the names of all seniors and were distributed to seniors during POD classes. The final count was taken by Student Council officers and their ad- viser, Mr. Stanley Madeja. The court was announced during school. The dance was held on February 12 in the dining room. Members of the court entered the dance through the side en- trance. Wendy Brumbach, Student Council president, announced the king, joel Reifsnyder, and queen, jenny Burd. Next, Sue Cox, Council vice-president, crowned the king and queen. The court posed for pictures and ended the for- malities with the court dance, during which the girls on the court danced with their escorts. The parents of the court members were also there to watch the proceedings. jenny received a bouquet of red roses and joel was given an identification bracelet. Each girl on the court carried a white rose, and their escorts wore boutonnieres. Middle: Front row: l. Burd Cqueenl, J. Reifsnyder lkingl, T. Antush, W. VanBuren. Row two: A. Berky, R. Heller, L. Kulp, S. Cehringer, G. Erb, R. Alter, T. Unger, 1. Steele, K. Mackey, L. Giles, R. Weller, l. Miller. 15 Bottom right: Escorted by Ron Weller, Iulie Miller receives a white rose from Sue Cox, Council vice president. The prefentation of flowers to court members as they entered is a new feature added by Student Council. Valentine's Dance