Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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ROYALTY. For Homecoming celebration, Queen candidates were chosen by Stuco and the football team chose the King candidates. Chosen were Jimmy Lee Helfrich, Gina Marie Cunningham. Edgar Willis Ward. Patricia Marie Peintner, Keith Edward Sauber. Susan Ann Strobl, Kennith Lynn Ward. Terri Lynn Burke, Michael Robert Kassel- man, Michelle Ann Thomas. Crownbearers: Jacquelyn Matzenbacher and Thomas Stickney. (Photo by Ahrens) THE QUEEN AND HER COURT, (above) The 1982 Queen Patty Harrington elected by the Student Body. With her are Shelly Thomas. Terri Burke, Susan Strobl. Gina Cunningham, and Patty Peintner. The Homecoming float was designed by Stuco. Photo by Ahrens) CROWNING MOMENT, (right) Jay Ingalls crowned Patty Harrington during the afternoon coronation ceremony. Following the coronation, the cheerleaders held a pep assembly for Ellinwood graduates in front of the American Legion on 1st Street. (Photo by Casey) 11

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10 Bluebird rocks Homecoming ’82 Homecoming this year was just that-a coming home of past gradu- ates, but on a much larger scale than usual. Graduates from as far back as 1914 and as far away as Alaska returned for the “Gathering of Eagles,” a reunion of approxi- mately 1500 former graduates. The festivities started with the crowning ceremony Friday after- noon. Seniors Monte Miller and Sta- cie Brown served as emcees for the ceremony, calming the nerves of the candidates and amusing the au- dience by cracking jokes about each of the candidates. Chosen by the football team, King Jay Ingalls crowned Patty Harrington, who was chosen queen by the student body. To close the ceremony, Senior Darrell Seitz sang the theme song “Up Where We Belong,” and the cheerleaders led the audience in the school before going downtown for a city-wide pep assembly. THE ROYAL COUPLE. Patty Harrington and Jay Ingalls were elected as the 1982-83 queen and king. After the football team defeated Kinsley, students returned to the gym and danced to the music of Blue Bird. Open Arms by Journey was dedicated to the couple. (Photo by Ahrens) IN THE SPOTLIGHT, (right) Senior Darrell Seitz was chosen by the Student Council to sing the homecoming theme song during the coronation. Student Council, also picked the theme, “Up Where We Belong.” The Council chose to keep the theme secret until the ceremony on Oct. 22. (Photo by Ahrens) AND NOW. Stacie Brown and Monte Miller read humorous comments about the royalty can- didates during the coronation on October 22. Stuco chose Brown and Miller to emcee the event. (Photo by Casey)

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The Final Days: Exciting activities conclude year The last few weeks of school were filled with excite- ment and anticipation for everyone, but especially for the seniors. About three weeks before school was out, Senioritis struck three-quarters of the student body. The juniors were trying to get ready for Prom, the freshmen and sophomores were ready to get out and the seniors were pretending to be ready for graduation, when all the while they weren’t fooling anyone. For the seniors, the coming of the final weeks of school brought home the harsh fact that high school was almost over. They only had a few more weeks together as a class. Before long they would all go their separate ways. Deciding to make the best of it, they prepared for the last formal party of their high school years. Prom 1983 was a complete success as far as most were concerned. Students and teachers alike danced to the music of Myth. After prom, the group split up to attend one or more of the various parties and breakfasts held in their honor. The final week of school was a week filled with anxi- ety and sadness for most seniors. It was the time to clean out lockers, finish up semester tests and say good-bye to old friends. It was the time to close the doors an high school and look ahead to see what the future held. Graduation was the crowning moment for the seniors. Following the traditional Invocation and recognition of retiring personnel, the 55 member class was pronounced graduated and each member was presented a Certificate of Attendance, with diplomas mailed later. STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Jr. Craig Amerine works on a mural that was used to decorate the walls of the Black Angus during Prom. (Photo by Carpenter) 12