Garinger High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Carrylng on a tradltlon. Sharon Mobley and Randy Little carry the wildcat banner that leads the parade. 4Funeral processlon. Ms. Mellen, Mrs. Carpenter, and Mrs. Broadwell carry the casket for the dead eagle for everyone to vlew. 4 Kentucky Frled Eagles . The Keyettes celebrate whlle rldlng atop their creatlve float, whlch won 2nd ploce among all the floats partlclpat- ing in the parade. Shout It outl Chrls Long yells through a bullhorn while Glenn Satterfield watches the Homecomlng proceed- ings. Homecoming 1 4 5

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A Blue and Gray Celebraiion xpecTaTion, pride, and colorful exciTemenT floafed Throughouf The halls of Garinger during The 25Th Homecoming celebraTion. From OcTober 45-49, The daily 40 minuTes of homeroom were devoTed To The sale of spiriT chains, and balloons To be released aT The game. Also sold by The STudenT Council were chocoIaTe kisses for The senior fooTball players as well as raffle TickeTs for The game ball. The Team received encour- agemenf in The form of cup- cakes and candy from various clubs. G.G.S. carried on The TradiTion of selling Homecoming corsages. Finally iT was Friday, The climax of The week. A parade of club floaTs preceeded The pep rally Third period. Themes such as G-.G.S. EaglebusTers made The parade worTh waTching. The French Club Took firsT place in The floaT conTesT, Their Theme was RoasTing The Eagles . The KeyeTTes' KenTucky Fried Ea- gles flooT was awarded second place, and The Senior Class received Third place wiTh a 25Th anniversary BirThday Cake floaT. Friday was pronounced Mourning Day . Who was being mourned? The Eagles were The subjecT of sympaThy ThaT day. The sure defeaT of Easf lvleck. prompTed The WildcaTs To wear black aTTire and armbands, and a mock funeral was held aT The pep rally. Principal Don Rodgers, decked ouT in black from head To Toe including sunglasses, led The Homecoming courT hopefuls in placing The finishing Touch of flowers on The coffin. The Homecoming CourT candidafes were inTroduced To a loudly cheering crowd as The pep rally began. Then Rever- end Todd Pierceall, in a dark blue gown, preached, Dearly 14fHomecoming beloved, we are gaThered here Today To geT Through This Thing called life . . He conTinued To solemnly mouTh The words of The monologue aT The beginning of Prince's smash hiT single LeT's Go Crazy . The crowd was delighTed and became even louder. Then, for The firsT Time in Garinger's hisTory, The VarsiTy cheerleaders and The LeTTergirls performed Togefher, picking up where Todd lefT off. AfTer This combined rouTine, They led The crowd in cheer afTer cheer. The noise and enThusiasm increased as The VarsiTy FooTball Team was inTroduced. One by one The players sTruTTecl con- fidenTly onTo The field. Their confidence would lead Them on To a vicTory ThaT nighT. Homecoming week was a greaT success, and Friday nighT would prove To be a WildcoT Triumph, also. Unlfy leads To vlclory. For The firsT Time in hisfory, our LeTTergirls and Varisfy cheerleaders build a pyramid TogeTher during one of The high poinfs of The Homecoming pep rally. Keeping the splrlf alive. Senior Bert Giles prepares a sign for The Key Club flooT. Splrlf ls blinding. Chris Hopkins waTches Mr. Rodgers, who is sporTing unusual affire, enjoy The pep rally.

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Going for lt. Coach Steve Shaugh- nessy discusses strategy wlth team members on the sideline bench. The strategy worked, and the Wildcats won 35-7.v A Night to Remember riday night was glorious. Unlike previous Homecom- ings, the sky was clear and the weather was perfect. Wildcat fans packed the stands to 'istanding room only . Unless you arrived early, it was virtually impossible to find a seat. Tradi- tion prevailed once again, as numerous former graduates re- turned to their alma mater for the game. Former Varsity Cheerleaders and Lettergirls eagerly performed routines with the present squad members. East Mecklenburg scored the first touchdown, but the Wildcats couldn't be held back. 46 f Homecoming Ralph lvlcKissick scored two touchdowns, and Garinger led 14-7 at half-time. During the second half, Antonio Campbell and Allen Tillman each scored a touchdown to clinch the game. That night was also an enchanting evening for Angie Smith, who was crowned 4984 Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by Harvey Finley and her court consisted of Allison Delaney, escorted by Eric Living- ston, and Liesl Battle, escorted by her father, Mr. Jack Battle. These girls had a moment of special glory that will provide memories for a lifetime. A Royal Night. Homecoming Queen Angle Smith and escort Harvey Finley smile for the camera. l Say cheese l Wild and crazy Varsity Cheerleaders Ham it up for the camera.