Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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16 Homecoming

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Parties provide Halloween haunts ■ alloween (originally All Hallow ' s Eve) used to stir up thoughts of witches, ghosts, demons, and other things that went bump in the night. It used to be a night of terror when we were younger. As small children, we counted the hours until we went candy collecting door to door. At each door that opened we said that ever-so-familiar greeting, Trick or treat. It was the night nobody knew us, and we got all the goodies we could dream of. As we matured into high school students, we found more of a thrill by doing daring deeds on the last night of October. Often times, we found ourselves sneeking through cemeteries and abandoned houses. But overall, the most popular thing to do was to vandalize other peoples ' property. If a young teen- age had soap, toilet paper or eggs, then he was ready for adventure! It rarely fazed youngsters that there were laws and fines for these offen- ses. As serious minded college studen- ts, Halloween night was but another night for partying. But what makes it different than any other is the fact that we get to act crazier than nor- mal. Dressed in the wildest and most bizarre outfits possible, students start party-hopping early. There was always a good supply of private parties, but favorite places included campus dances and area taverns. Also, students seemed to enjoy going through local haunted houses set up by different organizations. How ever this famous autumn night was spent, it was usually in- volved in some way with students and their out-of-the-ordinary behavior. Dressed as the Mad Clasher, Jeff Nolls dan- ces with an unidentified costumed student dressed as a penguin. Halloween 15

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Royalty reign at festivities Two separate sets of royalty had brief reigns on the Butler campus during the year. Jami Shirley, Marion sophomore, and Rick Schraeder, McPherson sophomore, were crowned basketball homecoming king and queen, John Reichart, Overland Park sophomore, and Kristi Schneidewind, El Dorado sophomore reigned earlier during foot- ball season. The October football crowning was preceded by a week of homecoming festivities including a stunt night and a concert by Pure Prairie League. The homecoming celebration was marred only by the fact that the football team lost its game to Dodge City, 25-24. All the social events were sponsored by the Student Activities Council. Debbie Sawtelle, adviser to the group, remarked that more students got involved this year than had been for several years. Climaxing spirit week in February, the basketball king and queen were crowned at a Sweetheart Dance on February 16 in the Student Union. These events were also sponsored by SAC. Six finalists for football homecoming king and queen include (from left) Christie Bourne, John Reichart (king), Kristi Schneidewind (queen), Scott Kitzenberger, Jenny Corder, and Carl Glenn. Top photo: Jami Shirley and Rick Schraeder, basketball royalty, receive their honors. Homecoming 17