Holland High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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fran, 4 ,, X mai .1 The Homecoming dance, held at the Holland Civic Center and was a highlight of the Festival. As the last notes of the band sponsored by Horizon and the Student Council, was a great died away, everyone agreed that this truly had been An Affair success. Queen Bonita and her court reigned graciously through- to Remember . out the bonhre. game. and dance. The traditional sweater dance The Coronation was entirely different. The names of the top five girls were not revealed to the student body until the bonfire, where they were introduced by Mayor Bill Kail. The queen's name was known to no one until she was intro- duced at the Coronation. Even the queen herself did not know until ten minutes before Coronation time. An impressive ramp which led up to the stage of the Civic Center where the queen was crowned was decorated by the Student Council. A lovely gold crown was the background of the stage decorations and beautiful Coronation flowers covered the front of the stage - a beautiful setting for a lovely queen and court. Kay Gushen, Judy Dorn, Ruth Smith, and Janice Harbin were driven to the game in a 1958 Edsel. ABOVE: The bonfire, lit by Football Co-captains Jack Scully and Ron Kuyers, blazes brightly. BELOXV: The names of the top five. Ruth Smith, Janice Harbin. Kay Gushen, Bonita Kolean. and Judy Dorn, were revealed at the bonfire. The happy girls were escorted by Ron Kuyers, Jack Scully. Bruce Van Leuwen, Joe Howard. and Tom Buis. V, Q f. w ' N 3 ' -. rf , S Q Q .1 V A K E.-as - Xia: 2' - ' t ii ,, , ,, W, ,,,,,,,, YW, ,, ,,,, ,, , W, ,,,,,,, 7 ,,,,, Y, ,,,,,,, Y ,,,, , ,,,, , ,,,, W ,,,, I JI,

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Kal' Gushen Ruth Smith ,sean Queen Bonita Kolean Janice Harbin Judy DOYII The theme for the 1957 Cor- onation was An Affair To Re- member . The Coronation was held at the Civic Center where the lovely queen, Bonita Kolean, and her court, Kay Gushen, Ruth Smith, Janice Harbin, and Judy Dorn, were graciously enter- tained by Holland High School students. A crown of sweetheart roses was placed on Queen Bon- ita's head by Mayor Bill Kail. The queen was dressed in white with the members of her court wearing yellow and green. The ceremony was a beautiful one and will long be remembered by Holland High School students. ki.

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N-,pwwwgww ..QM,,-t llllCL'Il Pmnllilfl Zlllti i1S1' t'0l1l'l !'Cigll at U16 CO1'OI'lI:1IiOI1. Front Gu5hQ1'1, and Tom Buig, Bggk IOXVI Kfgygf Bill Kgil gud row, left to right: jack Scully, jan Harbin. Ruth Smith, and Queen Bgnita Kolean, Ron Kuyers. Second row: joe Howard. Judy Dorn. Kay In one of the most dramatic moments of the Coronation. Mayor Kail crowns Queen Bonita. W Laurie Nyhoff and Peter Yan Howe serve as the queen'5 attendants. LEFT: Janice Harbin and the Horal ramp present 21 pretty picture together. The ramp was a new idea this year and added much to the decoration,