Gillespie High School - Gillespian Yearbook (Gillespie, IL)

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Juniors and seniors dig in to the buffet-style banquet. Paula LaDame, Jim Alpi, and Donna Kalvin were among sopho- more coolies who served at the banquet. Robin AAorizio and Bud Dufner (right) exerted many hours in the interest of decorating the gym. 28

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Surprised and happy are the words to describe Denise Wondolofski as she is announced 1969 Homecoming Queen. Couples share romantic aura of Sweetheart Dance. Each year at G.C.H.S. in Feb- ruary the Future Homemakers of America (F.H.A.) present an an- nual event of the school calen- dar known as the Sweetheart Dance. It was held in the gym- nasium on Saturday, February 15. Cupids and hearts of red and white were the main deco- rations used to carry through the theme, Love Makes the World Go Round. Beginning at 8:00 p.m., dance music for the occasion was fur- nished by The Creations.' At 10:30 the coronation began as the candidates entered the gym through a red and white heart- shaped portal. When the last candidate and her escort had taken their places on stage, it was announced that Miss Denise Wondolofski, a sen- ior F.H.A. member, had been voted by her fellow F.H.A. mem- bers to reign as the 1969 Sweet- heart Queen. To become a candidate Denise and her fellow candidates had to attain a minimum number of points in FHA work to be nom- inated by the organization. Denise and her escort, Joel Blevins, led the final dance of the evening. 27 garet Brown and Art Gobble, Denise Schnur and Jerry Ross, Regina Dunn and Dennis Hausman, as they waited to hear who among them had been chosen Queen of the Sweetheart.

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Juniors produce “Oriental Gardens” for seniors’ prom. The 1969 Junior-Senior Ban- quet and Prom was held on May 3. The theme of this year's Prom was Oriental Gardens. Colorful streamers and a bamboo wall decorated the cafeteria, and a large dragon eyed the juniors, seniors, guests, and faculty who attended the banquet. Prom guests entered the Orien- tal Gardens through a large gold and pink pagoda lit by lanterns. Twining upward from the brick wall were strips of yellow, or- ange and red crepe paper. Color- ful lanterns hung from the ceil- ing. At the foot of the stage were two large fans, one on Ginny Jones and Gary Dufner pause for a moment of conversation with Roger Fenton. either side of the rickshaw, coolie, an Oriental woman. The main attraction on the stage was the huge, fire-breathing dragon hanging behind The Hootch, who provided the music for the dance. An arched bridge crossed a small pool in the middle of the gym floor. At 11 o'clock Principal and Mrs. Emil Borgini led the grand march during which Kathy Girar- dini and Tom Ottersburg, presi- dent and vice-president of the junior class led Artie Bazzarone and Mike Herron to the center of the gym to be crowned 1969 Prom Queen and King. 29