Cascia Hall High School - Towers (Tulsa, OK)

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At 7:30 PM on Thursday, October 1, the lights went down and the 1981 Giant Pep Rally began. Emcees Andy Iones and Pam Freeland, nervous in front of an invisible but not inaudible audience, introduced themselves and the show was under way. The dancers - girls in flapper gowns, guys wearing knickers and argylexsocks trotted into the gym. The crowd was greatly amused by the excellent costumes and fine dancing. The cheerleaders then displayed their prowess in the art of cheerleading, forming a four person pyramid and performing their own unique dance. Next up was Coach Frank Grimm who spoke about the upcoming game. He told the audience of the Cascia Homecoming tradition: to always play a team ranked TOP: THE hosts Pam Freeland and Andy Iones welcome football players and crowd to 1981 Homecoming Pep Rally. MIDDLE LEFT AND RIGHT: DANCERS in knickers and flapper outfits swoon the crowd to The Sting. LEFT: THE climax of the evening: Lynn Doyle is the crowned queen with her escort Eric Biggerstaff. ABOVE: CHEERLEADERS once again complete triple pyramid. BELOW: SPEAKING of past Cas- cia experience is Dr. Thomas F. Staley. 9 higher than ourselves. Certainly this year the tradition was not changed, for Cascia, ranked last in our conference, was to play state ranked fsixthl Cleveland. The audience's hopes for victory, though, soared as Coach Grimm informed them of the team's hard work throughout the week and their preparedness. Andy and Pam then brought the show to it's climax by announcing the queen and her court. Lynn Doyle won the honor of becoming the 1981 Homecoming Queen and there could not have been a better choice. The audience and the team roared with delight as Lynn and her escort, Eric Biggerstaff, approached the throne. Guest speaker Dr. Thomas F. Staley wound up the ceremonies with his excellent presentation. A graduate of Cascia Hall himself, Dr. Staley was able to carry a bit further the idea of tradition here at Cascia and the history behind it. He also told the unforgettable story of his recent visit to Cleveland High School and the strange sights which he confronted there. At 8:45 PM the lights were turned back on and the 1981 Homecoming Pep Rally was concluded. As a whole it can be said that this pep rally was one of the best ever assembled and produced here at Cascia. Without the joint effort of seniors from Monte Casino and Cascia, it would never have gotten off the ground.

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Instead of having classes decorate the school with floats, the administration felt that it would be better if various groups of students would make wall murals. Cash prizes were awarded to the three posters judged the best. A sophomore group led by Rick Davies and Kevin Martin took the top prize, outdistancing eight other groups. The administration cited high cost and poor class participation as reasons for abandoning float competition. The mural contest was also supposed to encourage cooperation and participation among members of all grades. Because of it's success the wall murals will become a part of the Cascia tradition of Homecoming. TOP LEFT: WEARY from long hours of work, Andy Iones, Lynn Doyle and Rick Carpenter overlook the fin- ished product. TOP RIGHT: GUIDED by Mrs. Cushing, practice for queen and court court walk continue. LEFT: STUDENTS attach mural to wall. ABOVE: TENNIS team and Fr. Perez finish second place mural depicting Teddy Roo- sevelt and netted Tiger.

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XWIKQ. It - ,G 4 f' ' will F-'I Q., Nxt. 6 at vnttttmtt sw' T Before the game even started the crowd knew that they were going to see one of the finest games played at Cascia in the recent years. Expectations were high this night and the football team fulfilled them all. Up until they met Cascia Hall, Cleveland had had only twelve points scored on them all year ffour gamesl. By the end of the first half of play the Comman- does had scored fourteen points on Cleveland, while Cleveland had scored only twelve. The first half was clearly dominated by Cascia. Halftime festivities were highlighted by the Cleveland marching band and the presenta- tion of the Homecoming queen, Lynn Doyle, and court. The queen and her entire court were chauf- feured to the fifty yard line in old and extravagant autos, among them a 1935 Mercedes Gazelle, a Rolls Royce, and an antique MC. This was by far the fanciest presentation of queen and court in Cascia history and certainly added A Touch of Class . The second half of the game proved to be more exciting than the first. With only three minutes remaining in the game, the score twenty-eight lCascial to twenty- six lClevelandl, and Cleveland attempting the two point conver- sion to tie the game, the Cascia defense held. This crucial play helped Cascia to hold the lead for the rest of the game: the final score being 28-26. TOP: MONTE Casino Pep Club's first class spirit banner at end of spirit line before game. MIDDLE: COMMANDO is about to take down Cleveland quarterback for loss. ABOVE LEFT: SENIOR atten- dant Dedi Witt and escort Fred Mueller approach midfield for half- time festivities. ABOVE: SENIOR and junior class attendants along with queen Lucy Doyle. LEFT: TEAM and fans celebrate after close victory.