East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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this speciai night, at hait time, in sion mounted as Screams, pom poms and excitement tiiied the air on October 10, 1988. On the homecoming game the announcement ot the 1988 Homecoming Queen was made. Ten the homecoming court and their escorts crossed the tieid. A stunning Micheiie Bagby w as contidentiy escorted onto the tieid toiiow ed by Leigh Biggers, Katrin Biack, B. T. Brendte,Tittany Landers, Christine LaSteiia, Missy Mechum,Tish Muitis, toy Noe, DebraPeriin, Susan Pitts, Stephanie Piybon, and Titt any Raiey. The entire court was radiant. Ati awaited the big announcement. Mary Manning, homecoming chairperson, tinaiiy announced second runner up as B. i. Brendie, tirst runner up as Micheiie Bagby, and . . . drum roii piease . . .The 1986 Homecoming Queen as Susan Pitts! The crowd wiidiy cheered as the 1985 Homecoming Queen, Keiiy Sioan, returned to crown Susan. This was not eyen ciose to being the end ot the night. The tootbaii team piayed a strategic game and annihiiated East Gaston with a score ot 27 to 0. Pt winning team, a beautitui court, and a gigantic crowd then iett the tieid and ioined in a student congress- sponsored Mevdican Fiesta Dance. Music, iights, and dancing ciosed the night tor the Eagies, but that was oniy the high point ot Homecoming. The whoie week was a ceiebrationi Ciyinettes soid Homecoming carnations. Ey ery day ot the week was a speciai, spirited eyentz Monday was ciubfciass day, Tuesday was dress-up day, Wednesday was hat day, Thursday was Hawaiian day, and Friday was biue-goid day. in aii, Homecoming was a week to go down in history books. Homecoming night w as a night no student wiii eyer torget, especiaiiy our ioyed court. Proud Eagie: Second runner-up, B. t. Brendie gives the Eagie Noe iooks into her proud tather's eyes. sign. Eve Contact: toy 72 H We

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bara NTchoTs Up an capacrty ut Mrs. Bar tor-Senror Prom. tron Center tn downtown Chartotte was the settrng tor the prom, T'Up, , eopte and hundreds ot hattoons tttted the hattroom and Tobhy areas to s Barbara Nichots, gurded the prom charrpersons and commrttees to U and Away was to have atot ot students attend. uivery we wanted tt to he drtterentf' sard Mrs. Nrchots. tun tor the students as wett as tor the d wtth the outcome ot the dtn d Away . Tu- d the 1988 Tun The Marnott Conv en May 10, 1986. ATmost one thousand p nror dass advtsors, Mrs. Tanice Danret and Mr . puttrng on 'Xa nrght to remember . The marn goat tor UUp, p, year you atw ays have a certarn group ot peopte gotng, and thts year TXTh achers entoy ed gotng and tetttt was a dass act sard Mrs. Danket. Tt was ' tatt tett Ttke the student body was wett-behaved and were very pte ase eshments, drtnks and tav ors were served wtth a touch ot dass. Outtrtte ertut tob ot keeptng everyone happy. o tand out trom the rest and she was very successtut. ' charrpersons' hardw ork was rewarded 'oattoons on each ne ot e te Marnott s 'r hotet. dants, retr td a wond thrs pr m s commrttee Tumns ot They were o tacutty. The ttrst prom hetd at ther Thanks to the Sophomore Atten ' to resembte warters, they d Perrin, worked hard to make rrrng, she reptred, 1TThe prom terpteces on each tahte and co ce ttoor packed at att trmes. TT hes, streettamp posts, ' hattoon tce and whrte on Debra ut the ev e TH asket cen ' the dan ark 'oenc hot-arr btack Charrpers , she tett abo '0Te ntght. ' on-tttted 'o P.M.,keeprn?, ' rs. Nrchots. 'r hattoons, p teces and a ' d Senror Wh by Prom en asked how a wondertut and memora The battroom was decorated wrth hatto srde ot the band, HThe Maxx. They ptayed trom 8-17. the best dance bands we have ever had at our proms, sard M To resembte an outdoor park, the Tohhy areas were decorated wtth hot at ,'oaTToon trees, and a ttow er cart. The tood area was decorated wtth ttow er centerp scutpture. The htghtrght ot the evenrng was the C-r and March where the prom commrttee charrpersons and Tunror an dass otttcers w atked on the dance ttoor wtth thetr dates, to the prom song 'Up, Up, and Away. X'That w as the best w ay to recognrze the peopte that made the prom posstbte sard Debra Verttn. Summrng tt up, Mrs. Damet satd, utt was very sophrstrcated and somethrng everyone wttt rememherV' Star gaing: Susan Wits wtshes she coutd be dancrng, but her Picture-perfect: Brent Grove and Satty Dunn get ready tor a prom date ts nowhere to he tound shot. 1