Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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CROWNING the 1988 Prom King Rhet Schultz is senior Stacey Morris. The king then crowns the queen. ENTERING THE ORIENT are seniors Pete Wolke and Kelly Chandler. The couples crossed over an oriental bridge before coming to the dance area. JOINING the prom king and queen in the traditional dance after the crowning ceremony are the rest of the prom couples. Over 160 couples attended the annual spring dance. A VARIETY OF FOR-MALS were worn by girls this year. Short or long dresses were popular this year with personal preference being the trend. RELAXING COUPLES are (from left) Theresa Marks, John Eichorn, Veronica Schaeffer, and Casey Kamps. They enjoyed reading their fortunes from the fortune cookies provided as table decorations. PICTURE PERFECT senior Krista Hess and her date Brian DeBolt pose in front of a Chinese setting for their prom picture. Newcomb photography took the pictures and provided the backdrop. Prom

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Prom celebration cey Morris crowned the Prom King, senior Rhet Schultz and he in turn crowned the Queen, senior Linda Fletcher. Rhet and Linda’s court were as follows: seniors; Denys Booth, Dawn DeYoung, Felicia Megdal, Chris Hughes, Chris Lampert, Eric Smith; and juniors Tracy Granucci, Erin O’Donnell, Keri Martinsen, Darla Mitchell, Tony Brauner, B.Z. Brown, J.J. DeForest, and Matt Hamilton. After the crowning, the King and Queen with their court participated in the traditional dance. The election of the court was an allschool one, a change from previous years. A ccording to the Chinese calendar, 1988 is the Year of the Dragon. From that calendar the ASB officers chose the theme for the Ju-nior-Senor Prom. On May 7, from 8:00 to 12:00 pm over 160 couples danced under a three dimensional dragon constructed of red balloons and miniature white lights. To make the atmosphere even more like that of the theme, the entrance to the Girl’s Gym was decorated like an oriental garden complete with a pond and walk bridge. Inside the gym was outlined with silver stars and Chinese lanterns. The tables were decorated with black and red fans. The tickets for the ’88 prom cost $22 per couple. The increase in the cost was partially due to the cost of having the Prom catered by a local restaurant. Chinese finger foods and fortune cookies were available for the couples along with the traditional bottle of Mar-tinellis. The Prom committee had Neukom photography return to take the pictures, with a Chinese garden scene also. At 10:00 the Prom Court and their escorts walked through the entrance way and were introduced. Senior Sta- ROVING REPORTER, senior Keith Hitchcock interviews foreign exchange student Luciano Montenegro and his date Rachel Stewart, from South Medford, before entering the Prom. Keith also interviewed couples at several different restaurants throughout the Rogue Valley. ROYAL WALK by Prom King Rhet Schultz and Queen Linda Fletcher. They were chosen by an all-school election. 24 Prom

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SMILING SIBLINGS senior Dawn DeYoung and brother sophomore Ryan DeYoung walk down the center stage during crowning ceremony. The ceremony was performed at ten o’clock on May 7, 1988. SWAYING SOUNDS from the sound group Vortex was enjoyed by the students throughout the special evening. Over the dance floor a three-dimensional dragon safeguarded the gym. PROM MEMORIES are preserved on tape with senior Keith Hitchcock’s interviews of Prom-goers. Junior Greg Watson and date freshman Brandy Dennis were asked before entering the gym about their dinner and preprom activities. CROWNED by Prom King Rhet Schultz is the queen Linda Fletcher. The Prom Court consisted of eight juniors and eight seniors. Pron.