Flora High School - Harstan (Flora, IL)

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4 Dancing to the music of ' 'Mainstreet''. Prom 1979 was a romantic reflection of the song 1 'Reminiscing1'. Couples were escorted into the ce -lestial atmosphere of a midnight blue ceiling highlighted with silver stars and a winking moon. The band 1 'Mainstreet'' provided the music for the evening. Following the reading of the Senior Class Wills by emcee, Randy Olson, ' 'Mainstreet'' Softly played the theme song as retiring queen Nancy Zimmerman crowned Kyra Schroeder 1979 Prom Queen. Shari Schwaninger escorted by Tim Tolliver, Donna Henson escorted by Mike Warren, Kyra Schroeder escorted by Dave Henson, Nancy Zimmerman escorted by John Casolari, Kathy Stanley escorted by Scott Welge, Lisa Lane escorted by Lonnie Murbarger, Linda Martin escorted by Kevin Ray, and Susan Stanford escorted by Jack Erbacher. Nancy Zimmerman congratulates Kyra Schroeder. 9 Kyra Schroeder, 1979 Prom Queen. Carla Reynolds, Janna Dawkins, and their dates.

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Flora High School students this year decided to 1 'Jog Along With Doug'1 for Student Body President. There were originally five candidates but Doug Slagley, Linda Martin, and Lee Lewis battled it out in the end. The 1978-79 Student Body President Scott Welge finished his reign on May 15, 1979 when Doug was inaugurated in front of the student body by Senior Class President Kathy Stanley. The induction brought an end to Scott's successful year. Scott Welge congratulates the newly elected Student Body President, Doug Slagley. Doug's fans cheer wildly. Lee's campaigners say, ' 'Don't be a plainpocket, vote for Lee . 8 Susan Stanford, Linda Martin, Doug Slagley, Leisha Fry, Lee Lewis, and Bob Briscoe are thinking, Nervous is why you need Soft'n Dry .

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It was February 22, 1979 and high school students heard over the radio there would be no school for them today. Early that morning vandals had broken into the B building through a kitchen window. They had vandalized the vending machines and tried to set several fires in the cafeteria. Then the vandals made their way to the office where they set another fire. Continuing on their rampage, they set a third fire in Mr. River's room upstairs which damaged Mrs. Spitzner's room, also. Other things had been vandalized as well. The faculty and many high school students spent Friday, February 23, 1979 trying to clean as much as possible the grime and soot from the buildings. When students returned February 28, 1979 after a long weekend due to the fire and an ice storm, there was much more damage than what most of them had suspected. The dismal, smokey odor, new locations for classes, and smoke damaged items were just the beginning. A few weeks after the fire, students were informed that the hallway upstairs of Building B would no longer be used. Then a couple of days before Easter vacation the main hallway of Building B was closed permanently because of a sagging beam holding up the ceiling. Students were rerouted through the small gym and learning center. The P. E. girls were also banned from their locker rooms due to the danger of collapse above them. As of the close of the 1978-79 school year no solutions have been reached as to what will be done for the Flora High School. This is what was left of Mr. River's bookshelf. The vandals left a note on the chalkboard for students as well as a mess in Mr. River's room.