Elba High School - Elbala Yearbook (Elba, AL)

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HOMECOMING the mo»t exciting day of the year wa» relebrated on the 7th of Novemlter. Manx -ludent- ha l a grand time decorating hmmToonb. rank ami con-lnicliug float.- for the paradc that afternoon. Con-t ruction of the xariou» float» took an entire week of -trenuou- ami devoted work. nwulling in broken fingernail». nia-hed thumb-. and torn jean». Tile homecoming |Mrade wa» an event of unexpn-—aide -ati-faclion. that ii . if you can call a -tonm dax xxliich Ida-led rain doxxn on the float-, melting their mullieolored decoration- into a conglomeration of -mearrd. running crepe paper which ruined the dn —e» « f -e vera I of the heaulie» on the Quern » f loat. One of the»e unfortunate- wa- the Queen of Homecoming. I.i-a Sharpie ». I.i-a. Janet. Gliri», and Sharon were «elected by their fellow cla—mate- a- the Homecoming Oucen and Court for 1 )7. . They truly repre-enled their rlaiwr» well, not only by their radiating lieauly. hut with their congenial and happy face-. The Homecoming game wa- one of the moat exciting and nerve-wracking game» of the century. The Trojan- of Charte» llendeiwon High in Troy played with an excellence which «rented to pul them at a great adxantage over the Tiger». However, their fute wa- -eltled a- the Tiger made an almo-t unbelievable come-back in the oeeond half, defeating the Trojan- by a wore of 2H-27. Cheer» and crie- of joy echoed in Tiger Stadium a- the winning point- wen -cored in the final «rcond» of the game. Defeating the Trojan- lifted the -piril- of the Kllia fan- and created an almo-phere of joy. Ihi-joy contributed to the gn at -ucce— of the Homecoming Dance which followed the game. The featun liaml wa- Sun-torm: the group pul on a fanla-lic -how ami wa- a -plcmlid way to end the Homecoming Day of 1973

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Janet Brown, ororlnl l»y Bruce Bu-li llomecoinin» Qiiin’ii I.im Sharping, es- corted b) 11 i I 11 •'111 Cooper