Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Mike Lankford, representing the jolly juniors accepts the Spirit jug for their extra pep during thetweek's activities. tbottomj After the pep assembly, cheers soar to their height from students gathered around the Bon Fire, the first of three night activities during the Homecoming week festivities.

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Homecoming Brings a Spirited Week Colored leaves, crisp fresh air, the ringing of bands in parades, and the excitement of the football season mark the highlights of fall and the coming of the homecoming season. Homecoming week, 1968, started off with gaily poster-covered walls. Go Bulldogs! Sink the Pirates! papered every space and floor of MHS. From freshmen to seniors, students racked their brains for time and talents to win the Spirit lug for their efforts in decorating their assigned floors. Tuesday was watch the arms day for the sign of crossbones. During the day, when two people met in the halls, the first to cross his index fingers could legally punch his friend in the arm. It turned into what some students thought of as a painful experience. Tension arose among the girls on Wednesday with the announcement of the queen candidates. Starting the day off at 8 a.m., cheers came from the flagpole as the Bulldogs spirit flag was raised. The Pep Band was there leading yelling students with Onward Bulldogs and Beer, Beer. When the cheerleaders had shouted out the last words of VICTORY, students retired to the halls as the Dixie Grays filled the floors with blaring sounds of victory songs. During Friday nights game, majorette Kathy Atkins fright! urges the Bulldogs to Go get 'em! Ibottomj V-I-C-T-O-R-Y Seniors' battle cry overpowers underclassmen. i i i 16 Student Life

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Tradition Molds '69 Homecoming With Thursday came the excitement of the tradi- tional bonfire That night, students filled the gym for a rousing pep assembly ending with the twisting, twining of the snake dance to the bonfire. As snap- ping sparks came from the fire, fans yelled, sang, and danced to boost the mighty Bulldogs on to vic- tory. Spirit reached a peak the next day at the close of school with a pep assembly in the gym. Queen candi- dates received mum corsages, cheerleaders jumped, and students screamed with pride. The end of the assembly found the walls echoing V-I, V-I, V-I-C-T, T-O, T-O, T-O-R-Y as students poured out the door to join the Homecoming parade. Pep Squad tried to form straight lines, candidates balanced themselves on convertibles, and floats maneuvered into proper order as the parade started down Curtis Street toward town. As night approached, so did the unseasonably cold weather with the mercury going down to a shivering 40 degrees. Flanking the Bulldog mural stretched across the goal posts, girls dressed in red and white lined a path on both sides to the players' benches. Confetti flew everywhere as the Bulldogs dashed through the mural to start the forty-firsttraditional home- coming game. Half-time activities featured the queen coronation with john Willer, director of the Dixie Grays, as master of ceremonies. Despite the 28-0 score in favor of the Pirates which had dampened the hopes of Mexico fans, home- coming spirit still danced to the music'of the Palace Guard Saturday night as they honored Queen Betty Fuemmeler and her court. Sock it to me yells Dinnetta Austin, right, and her sister Demois Austin, Cabovel as they lead their friends in a cheer for the mighty Bulldogs during the Homecoming pep assembly. Coach lnlow frightl gives Steve Sayers a pep talk before sending him back into the game.