Dupo Community High School - El Tigre Yearbook (Dupo, IL)

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As juniors we were upperclassmen and starting to feel our responsibilities as leaders. Jumping in with enthusiasm, we found a Junior Committee room with an accumulation of dust and a grimy popcorn machine. We weren't sure if Ms. Robbins was going to faint first or cry. She pulled herself together and we attacked the problem with zeal. Our guys brought glory to our class through athletics. The football team went to the state quarterfinals, losing by only one touchdown in overtime. We won second in Homecoming and the girls' volleyball team won the district championship for the first time. As our junior year drew to a close we began to brace ourselves for the Junior-Senior Prom, “Fantasia.” We turned our dull, barren gym into a world of fantasy with frogs, mushrooms, flowers, and a big castle. As seniors we were handed the greatest leadership responsibility ever. We started the year with a bang by winning our second allschool trophy for Homecoming. Our football team went to state playoffs for the third time in our four years. Many of our guys were again named all-conference but Scott Haberl went one step further and was named all-state. We sent a delegation representing the U.S. to the McKendree Model U.N. and out of 50 delegations were selected in the top five. Several class members received special honors. We are the first class in twenty-one years to have a National Merit Finalist: Brian Stewart. We will continue to grow in maturity as we pass one more milestone. We are the class of '79. 7

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The Junior-Senior Prom evolved around the theme Dreamboat Annie, a popular song by the rock group, Heart. The dance of '79 was truly a “ship of dreams” for the prom court, which consisted of juniors selected by the class and the queen, Diana Odehnal, who was chosen by the senior class. 1BH The 1977 Queen Beth Anderson was escorted by Mike Kelly. The attendants are: Teri Conley, escorted by Brian Nobbe; Lori Dell, escorted by Eric Snyder: Lois McGarry, escorted by Nick Hebei: Melissa Nolte. escorted by Kevin Miller: Janet Tilton, escorted by Marc Dell: Lisa Wittenbrink. escorted by Joe Feltmeyer; and QUEEN Diane Odehnal, escorted by John Wynn. «Mi 9