Miami Killian Senior High School - Catamount Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Seniors Then. summer was over. The final days of high school life for some nine hundred seniors began. lf was a big sfep, buf gradually and excifingly. former iuniors fook fhe posifion fo lead underclassmen in anofher, I Care Abouf Killian year. Despife fhe splif shiff, seniors sfill mef friends during morning and affernoon breaks and befween shiffs fo exchange hellos and speak of weekend plans. To kick off fhe l97Il72 year. seniors acfed as four-guides fo freshmen af orienfafion. They poinfed ouf favorife classrooms, feachers. lounging areas, and gave a few fips on how fo survive fhe four long years. Before fhe second six weeks began, fhe l97I foofball season was under way wifh ifs pep rallies fo loosen fension and sfadium bleachers fo scream and sfomp on. Wifh fhe excifemenf of The firsf game. seniors knew 'rhe remaining season would be greaf. Each week a new and fhrilling game was played under brighl' lighfs amidsf colorful shakers. Bofh shiffs mef. shoufed, laughed. and cried fogefh- er over vicfories and losses. Even fo fhe soff-hearfed and oldrfashioned, foofball was a fhing of beaufy and fradifion. lf was fun fo dress in sneakers and ieans fo pile in a friend's car and drive fo fhe sfa- dium amidsf bumper fo bumper fraffic. Then, everybody would chip in nickels and dimes fo pay for parking: only fo ar- rive affer kick-off. Bu? scrounging was well worfh fhe exfra efforf. Touchdowns and half-fime performances made up for losf fime. With final seconds remaining, vicfory cheers SCREAMED. The nighf ouf was only half over. Many headed back fo Killian, honking horns fo ioin in fhe vicfory celebrafion wifh a parfy or ice cream.

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Seniors Escaped MaelsTrom, LeT'l' Agonies, Worries To Underclassmen Ending all Too soon, iT was home To sTudy Tor a psychology exam The Tollowing day. As The holiday season drew nearer, TesTiviTies oT I97I Homecoming Week Took place wiTh The crowning oT Dolores Burch as Queen aT The semi Tormal dance. Residing graciously in her courT were senior princesses Cheryl Bogh, Sue McDonald. Yvonne ParTin, and Debbie STaTTord. Seniors parTicipaTed in Three days oT gooTy cosTumes, green and gold .? 'TW ouTTiTs, and cameras on dress-up day. A maior evenT was a hayride sponsored only Tor seniors. Dressed in grub cloThes wiTh guiTars in hand, seniors cuddled To- gefher on a renTed Truck amid The sTraw To sing Tolksongs and Toss sTraw aT one anoTher. AT The close oT The week, The ioinT eTTorT oT The Senior Board and ln- Terclub Council assembled The second annual bonTire pep rally. STudenTs wan- dered in To eiTher siT on blankeTs, gaze aT The Tlames, and lisTen To The crackles oT The Tire or ioin in The cheers Tor The up- coming game againsT Miami Beach. ThaT evening, a Train oT cars and vans decoraTed wiTh pasTel sTreamers, posT- ers, and beaT Tags paraded To The sTadi- um To celebraTe. A TradiTional parT oT homecoming was The reTurn oT alumni To TeasT in memories ThaT were once an ev- eryday rouTine. l-lalT-Time Tears oT ioy rolled down Taces. The Queen and her courT were presenTed as Tingles oT happiness ran Through everyones body. IT was Their way oT saying Tarewell To The TooTball season which had become a parT oT Their lives. A special honor awarded To The varsi- Ty TooTball Team was The Greg STead Bowl. The Top Two TooTball Teams. Killian and Edison, played in The Orange Bowl in a Tinal eTTorT To collecT Tunds Tor Greg STead. a Miami Edison TooTball player paralyzed during a game. Area high school sTudenTs donaTed conTribuTions Trom car washes and gave pockeT money To help pay hospiTal bills. Numerous peo- ple TelT as iT They had really accom- plished a meaningTul Task by parTicipa- Tion i'n The Tund raising acTiviTies. The smell oT pine Trees, candy canes, and holly placed seniors in a holiday mood. To liven up spiriT. sTudenTs hung bells. misTleToe. and ornamenTs on Trees and Chanukah bushes in TavoriTe class- rooms. The Teeling oT warmTh and Trien- dliness radiaTed on everyone's Tace. Even Teachers assisTed in Taping up TwisT- ed red and green sTre-amers, paper snow Tlakes, and elves. Bob SisTik, Key Club vice-presidenT, oTTered his sTurdy, TrusTy knee as SanTa Claus, and Tried To re- member speciTic orders. Over The vacaTion, Campus LiTe's YouTh Tor ChrisT, enioyed a Tive-day Trip, via bus, To GaTlinburg, Tennessee. The mounTainous TourisT village was wall To wall sTudenTs Trom The EasTern UniTed STaTes. ExpecTed snow-capped moun- Tains were merely a dream. Rain and cool weaTher prevailed mosT oT The Time, ' buT The weaTher never sTopped exciTe- menT. Many Took up mounTain climbing as a rugged, weT, and dirTy sporT. BuT, knowing ThaT scenic picTures oT purple mounTain Tops, museums. and new Triends were Taken, The Trip became un- TorgeTTable. Senior Board, consisTing oT homeroom presidenTs and concerned seniors, was direcTed by Bob Davis, presidenT: Mike Foreman, vice-presidenT: Lynn RoberTs, secreTary: and Priscilla CanTwell, Treasur- er. Miss Cinda HunTzinger sponsored The senior class and advised on ideas and TradiTions. Selling green and gold Killian pennanTs during The breaks and shiTTs in- creased revenue Tor The spring prom. For ValenTine's Day, The season oT spring love and peace, The Senior Board Took numerous orders Tor pink, red. whiTe, and yellow carnaTions. lT was The symbol oT liTeTime admiraTion given To special Triends on a unique occasion. WheTher one soTT, pink Tlower or Two dozen long sTemmed carnaTions, The verses on The cards remained meaning- Tul. Finally spring vacaTion popped up. Senior skip day was a TradiTion and, Tak- ing advanTage. seniors prepared Tor a picnic lunch in The sun and surT, only To end The day wiTh a parTy oT sunburnT bodies and brighT smiles. BuT, There was always The crowd ThaT preferred a peaceTul day in a park, lounging under swaying palm Trees and lisTening To The soTT sounds oT TluTes whis- Tling careTree Tunes. Then, There was The bike riding group ThaT pedaled miles in a single day, shed-