East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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HOMECOMING WCEH Special activities highlight ' 80 Homecomi Homecoming Week ranks as one of the most exciting events of the school year. It is a time when eve- ryone in the school has a chance to show his spirit by participating in the many activities. This year was no exception. The week was filled with many of the traditional activities such as Hat Day, Favorite T-Shirt Day, Dress-up Day and Color Day. Grub Day was added as a new version of the old Farmers ' Day. Eac h day of the week was set aside to honor a certain group of people within the school. Wednesday, Sep- tember 24, was Student Appreciation Day. This was the day that the stu- dents were honored, and school did not begin until 9 a.m. Another activity during the week was a cake-decorating contest spon- sored by Student Government. The winning cake was made by seniors Mark Rydell and Valerie Voss; second place went to seniors Kim Stark and Shelly Hansen. The third- place cake was made by junior Teg Welsher. The Scarlet spirit was kept alive with a Homecoming victory over North 50-0 at the football game Friday. The week came to a fantastic close with the traditional Homecoming Dance. The theme was We ' ve Got Tonight, and the music was fur- nished by the band Apostrophe. junior Richard Smith conceals himself as he awaits the enemy on Hat Day, one of the many Homecoming Week activities. 12 GOOD TIMES

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Piper crowned 1980-81 Queen 7 of Homecoming Homecoming! This word evoked different emotions from each member of the student body, as eve- ryone did their thing to prepare for this special event. Homecoming Week was the first of the festivities. Each day of this week was designated for a specific activity. The traditional assembly was held on Friday to honor the football play- ers and introduce the Homecoming Court and the candidates for Home- coming Queen. Suspense was almost tangible as the Student Government president, senior Kalina Reed, toreopen a white envelope and proclaimed senior Brenda Piper as the 1980-81 Home- coming Queen. Brenda was crowned by the 1979- 80 Queen, LuAnn Christiansen. The Queen ' s court included seniors Melinda White and escort Alan Gustafson; seniors Pam Eyerly and escort Rick Schultz; Queen Brenda Piper and escort, graduate Kevin Carter; juniors Traci Collins and escort Don Shultice; sopho- mores Stephanie Blanos and escort Erik Luthens; freshmen Teresa Brown and escort Allan Shepard. Enlivening the assembly by per- forming entertaining routines were the Cheerleaders, Colorguard and Steppers. Junior Robin Brady also provided entertainment by singing a song for the Queen ' s last walk. The football game against North was held that night. The Scarlet coasted to a 50-0 victory. Topping off the festivities was the Homecoming Dance, which was held in the cafeteria. We ' ve Got Tonight was the selected theme. Providing the musical entertain- ment was the band Apostrophe. A popular reaction to the dance as expressed by senior Challee Larpen- ter follows: I liked the dance, and especially the band. GOOD TIMES 11

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