Concordia High School - Hurkaru Yearbook (Concordia, KS)

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HOMECOMING IS... sweating and toiling and hoping that the float will get done, crossing your fingers for the Homecoming queen, timidly watching the clouds tor signs of rain. mounting tensions before the game. screaming and yelling as the home team approaches the field. another memorable week of spin it and fun. 1987 88 Homecoming Royalty. Jenmter Waters. Shawn Hood. Kim Mueller. Jan Rasmussen. Kristi Sherwood and athletes Trent Coppoc. Alan Boling Terry Peltier. Tad Colins, and Carl Shuler 8 Homecoming

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All activities ot Constitution Day culminated In a gigantic gala celebration on September 16th. The community wide celebration was held outdoors at the football stadium with approximately 2000 In attendance. The event started with the elementary children, dressed appropriately In red, white, and blue, each releasing red, white, and blue bal- loons. Rev. Sllkman, of the Concordia Ministerial Associ- ation, opened the ceremony. The VFW and American Le- gion presented the colors, and Traci Charbonneau, stu- dent council president, led the Pledge of Allegiance. City and county ottlclals, state representatives, members of the legal profession, and the Veterans were special guests. A mass choir of students from K-12 sang the Battle Hymn Of The Republic. Ken Heinz rehearsed and the led the mass choir. The Honorable Judge Denell Tacha of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals was the featured speaker.

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Kim Mueller was crowned as the Panthers Homecoming queen for 1987, during halftime of the foot- ball game with the Superior Wildcats, Oc- tober 2 Her attendants were Jennifer Waters, Shawn Hood. Jan Rasmussen, and Kristi Sherwood They were chauf- feured around the track to the grand- stand in convertibles, by Seniors Bryan Vignery, Kendall Talley, Jeff Burdett, Terry Calgren. and Matt Stolzenburg During the memorable ride the band serenaded them with the song, Somewhere Out There A capacity crowd of approxi- mately 1400 red-clad fans added even more to the excitement which had been building up all week The crowd fell silent as they anxiously awaited for CHS princi- pal Mike Aytes to announce the queen Following the queen's selection was the anticipated winner of the traditional Spirit Stick, an overwhelming shout of joy was heard as the Seniors won the coveted award. The Panther gridsters highlighted the evening and caught the excitement of the crowd by making tracks all over the Superior Wildcats, winning (13-0). A dance by 99KG topped off the weeks activities as Homecoming 1987 came to an awesome and memorable close Homecoming 9 ■ Kim Mueller reigned as Homecoming queen at the home footbal game against Superior Her escort was Terry Peltier