Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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Heidi Adams plunges along in the race. A Mountain Fair Homecoming: the return of a group of people especially on a special occasion to a place former- ly frequented or regarded as home, according to Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. People that have graduated in the past come back and visit every once in a while. Since G.M.H.S. is ony ten years old, Homecoming is a time for the students who still regard it as their home , Some day all those who have graduated from G.M.H.S. can come back and visit the Home of the Rams. One of the Homecoming traditions everywhere is the football game. To raise student morale, a pep assembly was organized. Crazy things such as plunger propelled skateboards and class competi- tion was a part of it. The faculty band played a few tunes. It was also notable for the unusual political campaign speeches. The homecoming game was played against Columbine, but our score was a little lower than theirs when the final buzzer went off. Through the years, there has been a girls pow- der puff football game where the Juniors compete against the Seniors. They don't train as long as for a regular football season but they work hard to get ready for the game. The whole student body gets out of class to go down to the field, sit in the grass along the sides, and watch the flags fly! The Senior girls won the game with two touchdowns to one. Tami Davis, Junior said, I liked coming close to beating the Seniors. The Sideline students weren't the only encour- agers of the players. The male cheerleaders were there also. Some had balloons in their shirts, while others didn't wear shirts, and all of them had hairy legs! Some new Senior cheerleaders, Anthony Flores, Tim Walmer, Greg Meyers, Burt Nelson, and Rob Spykstra, help root their team to victory, The Homecoming game vs. Columbine. Homecoming - 189

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Alumni, Greg VanDyke, Val Hepp, Cindy Johnson, and Bret Hardesty, return for the special event. Prancing fancy in the Homecoming parade. A good view of the Freshman float. ' A Week For Remembering Homecoming week at GMHS was filled with many activities. This year, there were only two spirit days. The Seniors planned their own 'Senior Weird Day' in which some punked out, others wore pajamas, as well as anything else they felt like wearing. Senate planned a university T-shirt day. In the middle of the week, a float display was held at Green Mountain Plaza, under the buzzing neon lights. Refreshments were sold by various organizations and floats, decorated trucks and cars were also present. The Sophomores received first place in the float competition. The Juniors were second, Seniors third, and Freshmen fourth. The next day was the parade. It chained its way from Dunstan Jr. High all the way up to Green Mountain High. Students From Dunstan, Devinny Elementary, and GMHS were all let out of school around twelve to watch the moving links. Waving at people, looking for a car you know, and scram- bling for candy are details that make the parade personal and exciting. There was a unique truck this year not by a club, but a private organization. It was a Solidarity float accompanied by a public relations person handing out flyers 'advocating the violent overthrow' of Senate and the power be- hind it. The individuals participating wore masks over their faces and a dummy hung from a gal- lows. The Homecoming dance was the rounding off event. Everyone had been talking about who was going to ask who to the dance since the second week of school. The attendants were presented at Thursday's pep assembly. The Freshmen were Lucia Toman and Tracy Ellis, the Sophomore cou- ple was Karen Parsons and Tim Wright, the Ju- niors were Julie Chavez and Vance Stillman, and the Seniors were Sarah Cappelluchi and Steve Rons, Sheri Johnson and Joe VanDyke, Sabrina Forrest and V.J. Greco, and Annette Vitry and Chuck Reid. The king and queen were announced at the football game that evening. All anxious anticipation ended when Annette Vitry and Chuck Reid rang out through the stadium. Reid said, The queen gets a cape and crown but the king doesn't get anything. I cried about itf' Senate organized the dress-up event. People listened and danced to the Western music of Horse Thief Can- yon. As 11:00 rolled around, the week's activities ended along with the 1982 Mountain Fairf' Homecoming - 191