Douglas Southall Freeman High School - Historian Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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They stood in a semi-circle, teeth clenched, fingers crossed, and hearts beating furiously. The winner was announced. A shreik, cried from the field, was drowned in the yelling and clapping of an excited audience. A sudden hush fell over the stadium. Once more there was tenseness and anticipation. Then the second name was called out and bedlam broke loose again. The new Homecoming Queen, Ginger Helfin, and her Maid of Honor, Sarah Adams, circled around the track for a final ride, waving and laughing with the viewers. The floats, which had faithfully been worked on each night for the past month, despite piles of homework, paraded through the stadium during the pre-game activities. The Senior class float portraying a Sesame Street scene with the theme, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles,” won the first prize. The juniors’ “Space the Cadets” float, and the sophomores dinosaur float captured second and third place. To add to the excitement of the evening, the Homecoming game against Benedictine brought a big win. The thrill of Homecoming was not over yet. Early the next morning, sleepy students got ready to go to school. Not for classes, of course, but to decorate the gym for the Homecoming dance, the theme of which was “Golden Days and Silver Years.” The dance was handled somewhat differently than it has been in past years. For the first time, the ICC sponsored it and many clubs were involved in its production. The clubs sold tickets before school and during both lunches. Key Club alone sold over sixty sets of tickets. Rebelettes I and II and Interact were in charge of decorations. In keeping with the theme, they used the idea of fads from the last twenty-five years. Elvis, Frampton, King Kong, Pink Panther, and graffiti posters lined the walls. Many students remembered the Homecoming dances of the past that never got off the ground, which prevented them from immediately buying tickets. The publicity didn’t fully start until the week of the dance. Although the Publicity Committee got off to a slow start, they made up for it with catchy slogans and posters. “I Know” buttons were passed around until almost everyone in the school wore one. The Homecoming weekend proved to be an exciting way to “ ot. coca eR celebrate Freeman’s 25th anniversary. meee «Mee: ee ag km The queen and her court, During a ie eer. ht” ae we halftime festivities, senior Ginger ee age “5 Ma Heflin learns that she has won the tai + honor of homecoming queen as : Senior princess Susan Hall and ee =... dunior princess Kathy Stansell loc Ba Oe aa ; a on. 16 Homecoming

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eee’ 6 + gece Pane | MaRS Play time. Senior Todd Phillips, Juniors Charlie Roest and Neelu Chawla, and sophomore Trac Greenwood get ready to play a game of volleyball after school. Flower child. Senior Shelly Walker rests because of her hurt leg while the band plays at The Richmond Blues Dedication at the coliseum. Busy But Fun Fall Recreation 15

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Eee a Golden Days sand Silver Years Music man. The Grand Marshal of Homecomin Steve Basset relaxes in his downtown Richmon home. Float fun. Sophomores Dana Frostic and Walt Western learn the fundamentals of dragon pulling while working after school on their class Oat. ORR wa Homecoming 17