Kenton High School - Echo Yearbook (Kenton, OH)

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CAT SPIRIT POWER Homecoming 1980 — 9

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HOMECOMING 1980 SENIOR ATTENDANT, USA HOLIDAY, ESCORTED BY SHAWN MOORE. SENIOR ATTENDANT. KRISTI POLAND. ESCORT- ED BY VIC OSBVN. 8 — Homecoming 1980 SOPHOMORE ATTENDANT. LOU ANN HASTINGS. ES- CORTED BY GORDIE CA- TIEN. im m THE JUNIOR ATTENDANT. TARA LANCE. ESCORTED BY GREG McKEE. Homecoming queen, Stephanie Hughes, escorted hy Mike Holmes. Special friends are hard to find, hut you’re extra special and one of a kind This uas part of a poem I wrote for a very close friend and it expresses my feelings toward ev- eryone here at Kenton High School for making Homecoming and my senior year very wonder- ful Thank you again. — Stephanie

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HOMECOMINGS In the fall of 1939, Kenton High Schools' traditional Homecoming had its beginnings. The first homecoming queen. Miss Ann Botchlett, and her two senior at- tendants were elected by the members of the football team. The crowning of the queen by the foot- ball captain was the main event of a dance following the game. The queen was given a white satin lined red velvet robe to wear as The first Homecoming Queen of Kenton High School, Miss Ann Bot- cheltt. homecoming queen. This tradition continues to the present. In 1947, the tradition of having two senior attendants was changed by the student council to one from each class. In 1951, several more changes were made in the now traditional fall event. The football team no longer elected the queen and her court; instead, the entire school elected the members of the homecoming court. At the football game, the queen and her atten- dants rode in open convertibles 10 — Homecomings of the Past around the track for the crowd to see. The actual crowning was still done at the dance after the foot- ball game. The queen was usually attired in a formal as were were her attendants for the post game dance. About 1960, the court and queen began to dress in identical style formats for the dance. In 1966. the formats were dropped for a more casual look and the queen was crowned at the pre- game ceremonies. Approximately five years ago, the procedure for selecting the homecoming queen and court were changed again. Students in each class may nomi- nate any girl they wish to repre- sent their class at homecoming. Seniors only select the homecom- ing queen. The top three girls from each class are listed on a sec- ond Ixtllot from which the winners are selected. The announcement of the name of the homecoming queen is made just before the foot- ball game. Recently, the past years homecoming queen has been pre- sent to crown the new queen. In the fall of 1980, Kenton High School put in an all-weather track and the traditional turn around the field in open cars is no longer possible. Other homecoming events no longer practiced are the Thursday night pep rally and pa- rade. The Kenton band would lead students, the football team, and the queen and court from the downtown of Kenton to Robinson Field for a bonfire and pep rally. Presently, a combined Junior- Senior High School pep rally is held on Friday afternoon in the stadium. The senior high has also been having hall decorating con- test for the classes and the classes and the cheerleaders held a Ixin- ner contest for clubs this past year. Homecoming, a part of student life that traces its roots back forty- one years, will continue to be a part of Kenton High School tradi- tions for many years to come. —Kim Dickson The 1958 Homecoming Queen, Miss Jolene Johnson, and her court of Gloria Lones; Susan Collinsworth; Judy Mabrey; Judy Jump.