Breck School - Mustang Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Homecomng is ihoughr to formed by priestesses cctfed the victory celebration, coled o corbohydrote confections be on onbenr rituol procticed or cheerteoders to incite the peo donee, held ofterwords Al- coled doughnuts were served educorionol centers The pie to frenzy Their sovogery though « is difficult to deter Homecoming or Dreck lasted o was evident when they chose mine what the people did or week during September (lunar two huenons to be sacrificed, this dance, it is known that o month) from the 11th to the coled Homecomng King and musical group named Solar 18th. the toy day being mosr Queen Everyone chonred in- Knights performed, and that HOMECOMING 1981 import onr This ritual consisted of several traditions One involved costumes. During the week's fes tunties, the Upper schoolers wore costumes ond the bey received prizes Derh Koplon won on Costume Day. Kim Hewitt on Ethnic Day, Dob Pen dergoy on Job Day. ond the bey 1950 s era costume was worn by Paulo Lohmonn Mony activities occurred on the final day According to the Homecomng traditions, the mqjonry wore blue ond gold veyments Next, Dreck gathered for what was caled “Pep fey This ceremony was per comorions believed to sound something like Ooo-ahr. whie yomping ond dopprng Afterwords, come the Gomes Troined acolytes com peted in otNetic tools The vary ty footbol team triumphed over Shartuck ID 7. while the varsity soccer team tied SPA I V Shomxk was also defeated by the voteybal ond tennis teams Those who weren't competing cheered w c y on the sideknes Evemng festivities nduded a ceremony colled Halftime, which consKted of porodng and. ogoin. ntuakyc dapping Mony former yudents returned to Dreck for Homecomng and The aewey donee croze Jeans Anonymous The Royal Court Dob Pendergoy and Trocey tenemon. Wes Deedon ond Yvonne Hetser. Oen Douglas and Dee Homson, Dovtd Grubb ond Kersrin Anderson. Mke ScNienberg ond Amy Geary Peggy Foyer onnopores o chonce to spfce John Robinson ond Seon Homson booy ftunmg improves the dtspoyren os wel os the musdes Shannon Donovan ond louro My Cfi. 10

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. . . GUIDED THEM (coor from pg 8) t was o coBec-rive offering ro rhe Musrong Spedol Anglophile foods were prepored and served ro rhe mony guesrs. The Blessing of rhe Ani-mois wos otso in honor of rhe Musrong. Mony of rhe school's community kept per animals or home, represenring rhe anmol spirit of rhe Mustong, ond brought them eoch yeor ro rhe ceremony ro be approved Archoeologisrs hove decided rhor on rhe strength of their daro, two special events oc-cured in 1981. The first wos rhor ground wos broken for rhe new chapel. The second wos rhe Dedicorion in which vor-ious pons of rhe budding were blessed ond named after friends ond donors The com muniry celebrored by holding o greot bonquer colled o Porluck ond pomdparing in recreorionol ocnviries. A relatively new rrodWon wos rhe progrom wirh the Min-nesoro Orchesrro Professional musidons helped studenrs increase rher skills on cenoin instruments. Once o yea rhe Orchesrro gove o privore concen fa the school. Perhops rhe mosr popukx rrodirion wos rhe May Quest progrom The Upper School ended studies ond went on off-compus Quests, rrovelyudy programs, a mini-courses on compus. 9 Musrong mascot grows beneath brush.

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A prirmive othleric competition known os footbol Ceremony vehicle used during Holfnme Jeff Roney ond Joen Von Oppen drive the bal down the field Homecomng Kng ond Queen Den Douglos ond Amy Geory Dno Vdkoff defends herself 11