Menifee County High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Frenchburg, KY)

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When you come into MCHS Wednesday, you could have sworn that you were back in the Old West, with all the rootin', tootin', shootin' cowboys. There was a little old lady who was running around the halls with a gun holding up people. We later found out it was the wild Grandma Catch the Wildcat Wave. Half-time entertainment Rose, played by Linda Rose, b Sarah Trimble who was dressed for Wednesday's Western Day. The students and the faculty were dressed in cowboy boots, six shooters, bonnets, handkerchiefs, and old-fashioned dresses. The Junior Class had the highest percentage of parti- cipants in Western Day. The individual winner was junior Bart Wells. ir—cr On Tuesday morning MCHS was beginning to change. The classes began to put posters, signs, and sayings up in their class's hall. The biggest change in the school came when some new students ap- peared at MCHS. The new students looked like things that came out of the movie Revenge of the Nerds. The new students were Nerds ! We later found out they weren't new students at all, but old students who were dressed like nerds because Tuesday was Nerd Day. The students and faculty both dressed up on this day. They wore the ugliest clothes they could find, black-rimmed glasses, pocket protectors, and mismatched shoes. The class that had the highest percentage to participate that day was the Junior Class again. The student nerd of all nerds was Senior Oscar Brewer. The faculty nerd of all nerds was Mr. John P. Mayer. B. J. Ledford led the crowd in spirit on Homecoming Night. The outside temperature was about fifty degrees Thursday morning, but when you walked into the building, you would have sworn that the temperature must have been in the nineties because everyone was wearing shorts. Looking at the students in the school, you would have thought that you were in the Bahamas, Hawaii, Florida, or some other tropical place. But since Thursday was Hawaiian Day most of the student body was dressed in jams, tank tops, sunglasses, and sandals. To go along with their outfits, they had sunblock on their noses, and they were carrying radios. The Senior Class had the highest percentage of participants that day. The individual winner was a junior. Junior Williams. When Friday rolled around and you walked into MCHS, all you could see was green and white. Just about everybody had on green and white. The seniors and juniors tied with one hundred percent of their classes wear- ing green and white. The individual winner was Richard Murphy. Each class had decorated its hall in all kinds of ways. They displayed catchy sayings and unique posters. The sophomore hall won, and the senior hall got second. As Friday went on, you could really feel the school spirit building. The spirit finally came to a climax at the pep rally during seventh period. As students entered the gym, they were excited about the games that night between the Wildcats and Lions. The cheerleaders announced all the winners of the week. They then began yelling chants, and the crowd soon joined in. Then the spirit stick was brought out, and the classes began yelling their own class names. Each class took its turn, but the juniors won. The seniors didn't like having to go against a class twice their size, so they challenged any forty juniors to a yelling match. Before anyone knew what was going on, the whole crowd had 18 Homecoming

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The other candidates were: Sandy Baker es- corted by Tim Smith; Terisa Berry escorted by Tracy Mayabb; Melody Bryant escorted by R. T. Little; Sherrie Day escorted by Scott Ballard; Garietta Mayabb escorted by Shawn Nickell; Lynn Mays escorted by Jim Lawson; Wanda Mays escorted by Johnny Rose; Rhonda Spencer es- corted by Greg Brown; Robin Setty escorted by Winford Moore; and Angie Williams escorted by John Combs. April Williams and Kim Cooper helped present the flowers to candidates. Denise Ruper, escorted by William Mayer, is not pictured. Homecoming 17

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Robin Setty and Missy Stamper are the life of the dance. No, Toby, I won't dance with you, Sonya says. Byron Craig keeps the dance rockin' with his musical selections. The outstanding decorations help the dance stay Brad and Teresa enjoy a moment away from Robert, exciting. piled onto the floor into two huge groups of people. The challenge was never really contended with, so the juniors were the champs. The bell then rang, and the gym emptied while everyone went home. The gym stayed empty for only a couple of hours, and then people began coming in to get ready for the game between the Menifee County Ladycats and the Lewis County Lions. As the game got started, the crowd began get- ting excited. B.J. Ledford, a former student, really got the crowd going when he started the wave and several cheers. The Ladycats jumped out to an early lead, and they never fell behind. The girls won by the score of 49 to 32. Both Jami Trimble and Ahaunna Stamper had an outstanding night; each scored thirteen points to lead the team. After the Ladycats beat the Lady Lions, the Homecoming Queen candidates were presented. Each contestant had placed jars out in the community to collect money to win. Each contestant was escorted by one of the boys' basketball players. Teresa Brown, last year's queen, presented flowers to Queen Jamie Henry and the First Runner- up, Jeannine Craft. J.D. Trimble, principal, crowned the queen. April Williams and Kim Cooper helped present flowers to each contestant. After the ceremony, the crowd went wild at the start of the Wildcats versus Lions game. The wave began again, and the victory started. The boys beat the Lions 72 to 63. The Wildcats had outstanding performances by Oscar Brewer, Tim Smith, Scott Halsey, and Shawn Nickell. Then the ballgames and queen contest went on. After the game there was a Homecoming Dance. The first dance was played for the queen and her escort. The song was Glory of Love. As the night went on, the dance got better and better. Seniors Crystal Mayer and Missy Stamper, along with MCHS graduate B. J. Ledford, displayed the modern art of dancing. As the crowd livened with dedications to boyfirends and girlfriends, the dance floor got smaller and the night seemed longer. Chaperones Martha Reed and John Mayer soon grew tired of the modern dances and exhibited how the older generation danced. Sbon the magic ended, and as the moon rose to settle over the night, the week's celebration came to an end. Homecoming 19