Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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PRIZED PROCESSION Collecting kleenex, and building ' til all hours of the night, the float committees worked to finish their floats for Thursday ' s parade. Nominees were elected for queen candidates and class representatives. In the afternoon of October 6th, students were dismissed from class to watch the band, drill squad, and floats parade over to the grade school and back. It was a chilling, exciting night Thursday, October 6th, 1977. The brightness of the stadium lights flooded the bleachers and set the mood for a night of celebration and rememberance. Everyone milled around shouting cheers and chants to keep warm. The football players, looking humble and silent, were Parading ' through the Elementary OTDol parking lot, the band and drill squad, j)£rform for the grade school kids. presented in front of the crowd on a single row of benches. Voices hushed as class respresentatives arose to present their gifts to the team. In the distance, a flame and a torch could be seen. The leader holding the torch prepared to light the fuse of another homecoming bonfire. Flames leaped higher and higher with every gust of wind. Everyone jumped back, escaping the popping sparks. The toasting heat of the fire was accompanied by hot cocoa and cookies provided by the cheerleaders. As the fire died Entries in the Homecoming float contest: Seventh grade; Eighth grade, 3rd place; Ninth grade, 2nd place; Tenth grade, 1st place; Eleventh grade; Twelfth grade. IK, -r-i „r- . Galaxy Far, Far Away 23

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AMBER EMBERS IGNITE THE % , WARMTH OF COMING HOME

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' jms QUEEN CANDIDATES COURT down, one could sit and watch concentrating faces, glowing on the other side of the fire, bodies wrapped in huge blankets or small groups of people huddled together, laughing. Seeing foot- Senior Melinda Yockey Escorted By Steve Palumbo Junior ' Laura Mountz Escorted By Kerry Miller 1977 Homecoming queen, Sheila Burg- er, places the crown on the happy, Melin- da Yockey, the new Homecoming queen. ball players loaded down with their class gifts of training bras. Brut cologne, and other goodies gave everyone a sense of close- ness and success for homecom- ing. Slowly people headed for their cars or the school building as the red and orange coals gave their last glow and pieces of wood col- lapsed to their final death. On this night, it seemed that the care and excitement between players and fans had created even more warmth than the fire. On Friday, homecoming night festivities began with a pizza sup- per sponsored by the junior and senior classes. Alumni were wel- comed and they joined in with present students to exchange greetings and hopeful predictions of a Lion victory. It was overcast, but the rain held off as the game began. The fans huddled closer together to keep S ' liipr Lorene Lloyd Escorted By Ron Klopfenstein Sophomore Lori Burger Escorted By Charlie Klea Senior Vicki Moore Escorted By Kevin Souder Freshman Kelly Miller Escorted By Robbie Hartnett 24 Galaxy Far, Far Away