Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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l96l the many eye catchers. p s - Voting booths were kept busy with eager students casting their X's for favorite candidates, keeping the tabulators on their toes with ballot counting. Cn the night of the Homecoming dance, Carol Rohrbach, commissioner of student activities, stepped tolthe mike and announced the traditional words, Homecoming queen for 1961 . . . Toni Peters! Festivities were kept in full swing as the Four Preps took over in a rally that had a fully packed gymnasium in continuous applause and frequent bursts of laughter. Gary Patterson, head yell leader, took a hand, leading the bouyant group in a yell before the Preps were introduced.. Emotions were mixed as the Monarch playing field was the setting for the final event. Football: Valley vs. East Los r i 4 4. . .f W Angeles. Highlight of the game was an 85 yard kickoff return by Tom Nunno that resulted in the most spectacular touch- down of the season. At the half, a cool', and windy one, floats were the main point of interest. One of the clubs performed the March of '76, in bandaged array, the band and Monarchettes performed with spiritive gusto and a cheerful cry hit the air as the floats began their trek before the stadium audience. Queen Toni delivered her official speech as the second half of play got under way, and an excitement-filled Homecoming was ended. Just ask Toni Peters, the football players, the clubs, the princesses or anybody that participatccl. They will verify what has been true of the previous Homecomings: Vallcy's greatest endowment is spirit.

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-si-. it ,t xi A packed house, featuring the Four Preps, boosts the morale for the approaching Homecoming game. Homecoming Queens and princesses galore, floats aplenty, dancing, ban- ners, pigskins and miles of smiles. All a part of Homecoming, 1961. Everywhere faces were filled with excitement over what would come. It started with a week of elaborate publicity and voting for the individual club-sponsored candidates, spread to the Home- coming dance and crowning of an unbelieving Toni Peters, continued with a rally featuring the Four Preps in an hour of fine entertainment and was climaxed in a gridiron clash be- tween the ELA Huskies and Valley Lions. Q Before the crowning of the queen and her court, the campus saw an exuberant amount of sign and picture displaying to introduce the candidates to the student body. Elaborate ideas were put into effect. Helium-filled ballons that didn't stay up in the air and a sailboat that had no way of sailing were among

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Digg 'E' Scurcely cable to believe her good fortune, Queen Toni Peters is all smiles in spite of herself. 'FII . I almost died when it was announced