Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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Queen Pam Minter at coronation. Need we say more? The Homecoming football game was played at Stocker Stadium at 1:30. The mighty Tiger team beat the Montrose Indians by a score of 13-8. During halftime the royalty was crowned. Final chariot races were held and the winners of the various competitions were announced. The annual Homecoming dance was held that night in the GJHS cafeteria from 9:00 to midnight. The royalty and their escorts danced to the tune of “Let the Good Times Roll”. The dance was sponsored by Student Council and Night Fire Sound System provided the music.

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Homecoming parade largest ever Teachers Claude Gonzales, Susan Warp, and Clarence Ross came up with an oriental stvle chariot for the parade Two Girls League members are rolling right along in the parade with the Homecoming theme on their banner. “Let the Good Times Roll was the theme this year for Homecoming. Activities began on Monday Oct. 8 with an assembly honoring the 1979-80 royalty. Other activities included Dress-up Day on Monday, a Lick 'em Stomp ’em Tie 'em up Day Tuesday and Wednesday was Cowboy Day. Wednesday night at Stocker Stadium it wax the senior girls against the junior girls in a powder-puff football game. The senior team, cheered on by a squad of senior guys, defeated the juniors 14-0. T-shirt and Jersey Day was on Thursday followed by Orange and Black Day. A pep assembly was held Friday afternoon. Students were then dismissed to go to the parade. With a total of 73 entries in the parade, Grand Junction High School boasted its largest Homecoming parade in history. Carrying on the tradition of floats, mini-floats were exhibited along with local bands, chariots and banners. These entries were put into 8 catagor-ies. Receiving first place for club chariot was the senior girls. Also receiving a title in club competition was Boys League for having the fastest chariot. A tie for first place occured between the varsity Cheerleaders and the Foreign Language Club for club banners. FHA pulled out a winning float for their club. In class competition sophomores received first place for their chariot while senior girls took second and junior class third. The fastest chariot was made and run by the junior class. Sophomores came away with a First place class float. The final catagory was class banners in which the senior class took first. 12 School Life

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Girls reign over annual fall events With the outstanding spirit and enthusiasm of the 1979-80 Tigers, Homecoming Queen Pam Minter and her court Alice Munro, senior attendant; Diane Smith, junior attendant; and Brenda Wertz, sophomore attendant showed true Tiger pride. 1. Pam plays in the leaves. 2. Diane shows perfect skateboard form. 3. Brenda enjoys the fall weather. 4. Alice takes a break.