Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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4 I.) Coach Tjaden seems to be explaining the exact strategy of the ame. 2.) Todd Phelps gets a hug from Debbie Bintner, the newly announced queen. 3.) Randy Juelsgaard escorts Countess Joni Bauer to her chair. 4.) The court rides on the seniors first-place float through the parade. 5.) The happy face of a queen. (Debbie Bintner) 6.) Thursday night's activities included the starting of the bonfire before the pep rally. The traditional snake dance proceeded the fire. 7.) Drill team member Teresa Eddy freezes as the band's routine ends. 7 homecoming 1 1

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fCihibctMtotv lA Muig 10 homecoming f-ffruc C'tOC ty B.f-f.C. Chuck by G xs l Uglthung Thursday hosted the annual bonfire at the dump. All week, the cheerleaders had been busy carrying and collecting boxes for the fire. Following a pep rally, the traditional dummy was thrown into the blazing furnace to its death. A snake dance was led up through Main Street, winding its way through cars, both parked and mov- ing!! . . and the 1978-79 Homecoming king and queen are . . . Paul Nielsen and Debbie Bintner! Amidst cheering and clapping and many yelled congratulations, tears poured down already wet cheeks, not only of the honorees. but also several students. Such mass confusion only contributed to the fun. Although the game ended with a disappointing 0-28. the guys put up one heck of a fight. The new royalty was introduced at half- time along with the results of the floats. I'll never forget climbing out of the back of a pick-up in a long dress, joked Joni Bauer. Tak- ing first prize were the seniors, while the juniors took second. Even the seventh grade got in on the excitement by winning third with their float. The game may have been a disappointment, but the music of Glitch'' really perked everyone up, including the students, teach- ers and alumni. Homecoming 78 may be but history now, but will not be forgotten for a long, long time, for there is but one Home- coming 78 and you can be sure that E.H.S. made the most out of it.

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Ifolds yeosi ckctl Student Council was a chance for me to see how school government can help or hinder the student body, senior Tami Petersen said. Tami. was elected president of the student council for the 1978-79 school year. Two other members from each class also represented the Student Council. They planned and spon- sored many activities and discussed various problems of the school. Everyone agreed that one of the most memorable moments was decorating for homecoming. They also enjoyed decorat- ing the Christmas tree and preparing Santa's speech. The student council paid for the assemblies and homecom- ing. The Christmas movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman was also furnished by the student council. Junior. Dawn Kitelinger summarized. I had a lot of fun in student council and I felt it was very worthwhile. I). Cindy Kilworth. a senior student council member, relaxes and inspects the progress of the tree decoraters. 2). 1st. Row L to R B. Hill. D. Jacobsen 2nd Row. T. Thomas. J. Rockwell, clockwise: M. Benton. C. Akers. S. Jacobsen. C. Kilworth. L. Thompson. D. Kitelinger. T. Benton. J. Pedersen standing: Pres. Tami Red Petersen 3.) The student council was unable to provide a lot of assemblies, but they did manage to provide the student body with Jeff Cornett. He has preformed with a lot of popular groups and entertained the student body with popular music. 12 student council