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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Western fad changes Spree The annual Spinsters ' Spree was held Saturday, March 7. The Spree had a western twist to it. The theme was Saturday Night Hoe-down ' Some people came dressed in their western jeans and cowboy hats in order to fit the theme. Others stuck to tradition with semi-formal dresses and suits. Spree provided something for eve- ryone to do. Many people took advantage of the chance to get even with someone by sending them to the jail. Others were caught up in the romance of the evening and were married at the marriage booth provided. For those who didn ' t want to send anyone to jail, and felt that they wer- en ' t quite ready for marriage, disc jockey J. Michael McCoy provided the music for dancing. Instead of buying a boutonniere for her date, each girl was supposed to make one to match thetheme. The boutonnieres were judged at the dance on the basis of who had used the most creativity, and how well the theme was incorporated into the boutonniere. Julie Nelson won the contest with the boutonniere that she designed for her date, Greg Hiler. Seniors Jack Baker and Denise Waychoff were chosen as Spree King and Queen. Their court included junior representatives Kirk Larson and Traci Collins; sophomore repre- sentatives Todd Anderson and Maria Polich; and freshman represenatives Rusty Stuart and Brenda Johnson. Senior Joe Morrill and junior Tami Painter are dressed and ready for the hoe-down. The Shotgun Wedding proved to be a popular booth at the Spinsters ' Spree. Here no shotgun was needed to persuade juniors Doug Layton and Maria Ford to participate in the mock ceremony. This type of event has become a traditional part of the annual dance. 14 GOOD TIMES