Eldorado High School - Sunburst Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Wynn Hanlon and Franca Bruno orga- nize the Homecoming grams up in the Press Box. Cori Bower, waves to the crowd while on the Honor Society Float. ,, ,, Q-ff' i t - ,. ,,,,.., . W-M: if -- s- r if 'f I ,, V 1 f 5 1 J 1 L r 1. 1 f , mi, aw V flf' W . .QW ZFVQMA ' 'Wyfw' EEE ' fr , .nt my WSWS? f, 1 jf- or -miilifw ' M,2fiW??5i' - :V L -rw H f WV ff w.w-sm., ,, H. -,ff4r2m.,,,, I 'f www-,w:-, ,f ' ff ,f-,M.:.. . ,, f, 1--W -- f 'fwiwf yr . . rf . ,,,,,, -wh.. Q , fs During the J.V. pre-game, the candle light- Warren Gray goes out on a limb to ing ceremony drew close emotions. help his school, even ifit means chal- lenging danger. Students were awed by the spectacu- lar fireworks display which kicked off halftime. 22 Pre-game 81 Half-time

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s I l 1 S Tourist Day produced many interesting participants. Warren Gray, senior, helps prepare decora- tions for Eldorado's hall decorating contest. ELDORADO SPIRIT HINES THROUGH wesome. That's one word that describes Homecoming '87. Filled with fun and spir- it, the majority of the student body, and even faculty, participat- ed in some way. Monday marked Punk Rock day, with students creating new styles iiof dyed hair and crazy outfits. Tuesday,was , Do as the Romans do as students wore togas for Toga Day . On Wednesday the halls looked like the set of Ukeverige of me Nerds as students and faculty. carried s a , around their favorite lunchboxes. Thursday was Tour- ist'Day . withiiiawaiin outfits and beach apparel! brightening the halls ofllldorado. Friday-marited traditional Maroon and Gold day with students going so far as to paint their faces and hairwith our school colors. Thursday. the day of the Junior Varsity Homecoming game, Student Council and various students lit the E on Sunrise Mountain as more students and Student Council members held a candle-light rally on the football field de- spite the pouring rain. Jenny Makowski, sen- ior, stated Homecom- ing week was a VERY creative week. There were a lot of good cos- tumes. This truly has to be one of theybest Q Homecoming weeks ever in the history of 4 Eldorado. It just goes to show everyone that the E.I'I.S. student body plus facul- ty have plenty of spirit waiting to be cut loose at the most unpredict- able moments. Way to go Eldor- ado! All iniall, Homecoming '87 was full of memories that will un- doubtedly last a lifetime. Karen Ellertson, Senior, puts her effort into the Hall decorating contest. Meianie Suzzi gges an out for punk day, Lgve that hair. 1 i 1 Homecoming Week .www

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The Senior class proudly shows off their outra- geous float during the Homecoming Halftime pa- SUNDEVILS PRCVE T'S NCT OVER 'TILL T'S O rade. t began in mid-summer, the antici- pation was overwhelming: the day finally came: the 1987 Homecom- ing Game. It was October 25, 1987 and the Eldorado Sundevils were pre- paring to take on the West- ern Warriors. The floats were lined up ready to join the parade, as were the ex- pensive cars, all hand- somely decorated. Maroon and gold crepe paper and balloons adorned the field. Earlier in the day, the as the game began. Strong gusts of wind began to whip through the stands and threatened to destroy the decora- tions. As many of the floats fell apart, one stood tall: the Seniors'. Their ban- ner proudly read the Homecoming theme. lt's Not Over 'Til lt's Over. Within minutes the rain came to a stop as the game went into full swing. The Song- leaders and Cheer- leaders, though soaking .cd ,... ' g . weatherman had predicted it would be cold with a chance of thundershowers. The parade began at 5:50 p.m. with a lengthy procession of floats and cars. The crowd cheered as their respective floats and cars passed by. As the Homecoming Royalty passed by in their cars, the rain began to fall. As the procession made it's final trek around wet, took the field to cheer the team onto vic- tgryn The Crgwd, Corn- posed of students, par- ents, and alumni, cheered along to mo- tivate the team to beat Western, thus winning the first Homecoming game for Eldorado in live years. The entire stu- dent body combined to make this the best Homecoming in the history Eldor- ado, and proved, lt's Not Over 'Til lt's Over. the field, it began to pour. Students and alumni huddled to keep warm and dry Michelle Cave, Junior Class President, gives the crew the 'go' sign to light the Us Pre-game 84 Half-time