Delavan High School - Panther Yearbook (Delavan, MN)

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2 Hi ff' yf if J Celebrate. Celebrate. Dance to the music. You te11'em Coach!! ' n an fm I 7' Neo A tender moment ends Homecoming festivities. 'W 'EN FEET I girls! The Seniors FINALLY did it. First prize.

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Find a hole Denny!! Friday's Homecoming activities began on October 15 around 2:00. All the classes put forth their best effort this year to make the parade one of the greatest. The floats showed a lot of hard work. First prize went to the mighty seniors, who else? The parade ended in an outside pepfest lead by the Panther cheerleaders. ff ,, I f , T9 ii. f V, ' In the evening, the most important event took place. The Delavan Panthers took on The Emmons Eagles. The Panthers shut out the Eagles 22-O. The Panthers scored in the third quarter by a punt blocked by Jeff Verdoorn. Bruce Whitney picked up the ball and made a 10 yard touchdown. Their second touchdown was scored by Darwin Sprong from 17 yards. The last points came from a pass from Darwin Sprong to Scott Verdoorn. Ie- ' f A. The Panthers push for another victory Those Silly big-headed Senigf over the Eagles.

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JUNIOR-SENIOR BACK: Ken Carlson CGrandpappyD, Candy Claude Clsabelb, Jeanette Murry CHortenseD, Virginia Stenzel Cwidowj, Amy Willette CBerthaD, CENTER: Cindy Haase CSisD, Mike Verdoorn CPawD, Nancy Kretchmer CMelissaD, Darrel Behrens CSlimb, Marilyn Prins CMawj, Donna Millmann CFannie Janeb, Dennis Cole CPepperD. FRONT: Trudy Whitehead CSarah Job, Darwin Sprong fHomerj, Cindy Kruger CGracie Mayb. HBy gum they got clean away. I must be gettin' oldln Headin' For A Weddin' The Junior-Senior Class play took place November 12, 1971, at 8 p.m., under the direction of Kay Saxon and student direc- tion of Diane Osmundson. Headin' For a Weddin' is a hillbilly comedy, and takes place in the main room of a mountain cabin in Virginia. The hero, Homer Hollowbone, has fallen in love with beautiful Melissa Dugan, whose picture he found in a newspaper wrapped around some fish. He begins writing her letters, say- ing he lives in a mansion, and is a very refined, educated person, which is an ex- aggeration. He really lives in a shack with his poor, uneducated family. Maw and Fanny Jane are the hard workers. Paw eats, sleeps, and teaches Gloria, his pet skunk, tricks. Sarah Jo and Gracie May spend their time teasing Homer and chasing boys. It's been a hard winter,.and they are now in the midst of a snow storm. Widow Blairhouse and her son Slim, and daughter Bertha, who is constantly trying to 'hookn Homer, arrive to take refuge from the storm To add to the confusion, Mellissa arrives, explaining that she is on her way to marry her handsome, well-educated Homer. Even- though Homer tries to keep Melissa from discovering his identity, she learns the truth and seeks revenge.