Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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vvievt y of what? Homecoming week? Yes, there was homecoming, but where was the tradition? Last year we had backwards day. This year we had hat day. Yippie! Yai, yea! said Senior KristyCrisemer. On the flip side, said Student Body President Michelle Brown, We chose ' low risk ' days to get more people to participate. To raise spirit, The Sound blasted the top 40 in the Avenue. On Friday the homecoming assembly started with the classes divided from Powder Puff. But soon Beat Wooster! replaced all the segregated cheers. Channel Two news reporters discuss football strategies for the homecoming game with Captain Frank Granier. Weeks before this, a handful of students worked to get their floats put together. Yet even that event hacldissension. Some people believed the sophomores should have won instead of the seniors. The senior float displayed more homecoming spirit, said Mr. Kidder, one of the three judges. Perhaps the only homecom- ing activity that was not clut- tered with controversy was the traditional room decorating con- test . . . there wasn ' t one, but that didn ' t stop Mr. Granier, whose classroom displayed spirit from wall to wall. by Michelle Heun Floats Homecoming Week r4

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The senior class makes a comeback after their Powder Puff loss- Seniors Kathy Heath, Kerstine Johnson, Heather Crossley, Betty Swirczek, Michelle Heun and Greg Mason Twist and Shout on the winning senior float, 87 Steps to Success. Juniors Dave Hewlett, Danny Johnson and Rene Martinez Whip Them Colts on the junior float. Hulk Hogan dominates the Wooster Colts in Mr. Granier ' s decorated room, complete with miniature football field and stands. With mittens on her hands to ward off the unseasonably cold weather in September, Betty Swirczek masters us- ing the staple gun while decorating the senior float. The sophomores shake it up on their se- cond place float, 89 is Heavenly. 12

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I couldn ' t believe it. I was so surprised and shocked and really happy, said Katie McCulloch, escorted by her brother, David McCulloch. It was great having my brother there to keep me warm and laughing through the whole thing, said Alyssa Davis, escorted by her brother. Matt Davis. I was really excited when I found out. 1 feel it was an honor to be nominated, said Holly Kauffman, escorted by her brother, lamey Rathmann. A n.t.i-ci.p.a.t.i-o-n Oh, what a wet and wild night Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head seemed to be the most appropriate song for the Homecoming football game. Rain continually swept over the night and the Queen candidates. The five nominees were Holly Kauffman, Katie McCulloch, Tayna Neuschwander, Shannon Moreland and Alyssa Davis. The candidates expressed ex- citement and honor at being nominated. Shannon Moreland described what Homecoming meant to her: Homecoming means students showing lots of school spirit by getting involved in school activities throughout the week. To sum it all up, it meant an exciting, fun-filled, action-packed week for all of us to enjoy. The intensity and excitement for the Queen candidates came to a climax when the second buzzer went off indicating halftime. The shiny antique cars followed after the floats. Each car carried a nominee for Queen. The nominees were intro- duced and escorted onto the field. The candidates clinched their escorts ' hands as freezing rain and hail stormed over the field. The sound of Mr. Henry ' s voice echoed, And the winner is . . . Tayna Neuschwander! I was so surprised. I was in a daze. It didn ' t hit me until three o ' clock the next morning. I feel so honored to be the 1986 Homecoming Queen for Carson High School, said Tayna. 14