Gillespie High School - Gillespian Yearbook (Gillespie, IL)

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Artie Bazzarone was crowned 1968 Homecoming Queen by Student Council President Mike Herron; Artie's escort was Kent Tallman. Homecoming Queen candidates and their escorts were Marilyn Duncan and Joe Baimi; Jeanne Ugo and Wayne Sobberi; Kathy Gi- rardini and Pat Manning; Karen Saric and John Halpin. 16

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The combined efforts of the G.A.A. and the F.H.A. produced the witch's caldron and gingerbread house of Hansel and Gretel featuring Lonnie Nickles, Jill Hol- man, and Marilyn Minton. Tom Ottersburg assists Mary Lou Sandretto with the creation of the genie's hat for the juniors' float. 1968 Homecoming parade stirs spirit for Miner win. The Marching Miners estab- lished an up-beat pace for the line of student-filled floats, cars, and trucks which comprised the annual Homecoming parade. Two weeks before Homecom- ing the Student Council an- nounced the parade's theme of Fairy Tales and groups began to plan their entries. On Monday work began on the conversion of collected materials into the colorful units which would high- light the parade. Activity at the various construction sites grew to a feverish pitch as the week progressed. After an early class dismissal on Friday, students placed the Many independent groups of students like the senior girls and junior boys (left) entered cars and trucks to express their sense of school spirit. finishing touches on their week's work. As the procession rolled through the spectator-lined streets of Gillespie and Benld, the panel of judges selected the best executed expression of school spirit in keeping with the theme. The sophomores captured first-place with We Know We Can adapted from the story of The Engine That Could. Other entries included the juniors' wish for a victory with Aladdin's Lamp, the seniors' whose old woman's shoe was intended to Stomp 'Em, and the F.F.A.- G.A.A.'s request that, as in Han- sel and Gretel, the Miners eat 'em up. 15

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Homecoming Coronation Features New Ceremony. Carl Mansholt and Marianne Leone; John Saracco and Emma Sobberi; Mike Rosetto and Debbie Hayes; Tony Dunn and Patty Ugo. After the victorious Home- coming football game, students, faculty, and alumni crowded the gym for the 1968 Homecoming Dance. The couples enjoyed dancing to the music of Dutch Schultz and The Harlem Policy Boys. At 10:30 the couples left the floor and the pace of the music slowed as the coronation began. The ceremony was different from that of past years. Patterned af- ter the crowning of St. Louis' Veiled Prophet Queen, the cor- onation featured freshman pages who preceded each candidate, bearing to the announcers scrolls describing the fashion and activities of the girls who com- peted for the title of Homecom- ing Queen. Appearing in order were the candidates representing each of the classes—sophomores, juniors and seniors. The classes had met two weeks previous to select three girls from their number to represent them in the Homecom- ing festivities. With all of the candidates ar- rayed at the foot of the stage, the pages appeared a final time to deliver the scroll which pro- claimed Miss Artie Bazzarone the choice of the student body for 1968 Homecoming Queen. Many couples enjoyed the dance which climaxed Homecoming week at G.C.H.S. Gail Re eft) receives a scroll from freshman page Janis Ruffatto as Jim Sullivan prepares to announce the entry of another candidate. 17