Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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UPPER LEFT: Sophomore Susan Har- well gets drenched with water in the water ride during Homecoming week. UPPER RIGHT: Peggy Dennis captured first place in the “Ugliest Student contest with her modified down cos- tume. LOWER RIGHT: Mr. Bunton, industrial arts teacher, stretches the rules by carrying the faculty's tricycle as junior Rick Morse roars down the back stretch. LOWER CENTER: One of the uptown windows decorated by the cheerleaders for Homecoming festivi- ties was that of The Flying Frenchman clothing store. LOWER LEFT: The 1975 Homecoming bonfire burns with the rivalry between Bishop McNamara and Mo me nee.

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HAPPENINGS throughout the year kept the stu- dent body and faculty involved in anything from tug-o-wars to the all- important prom. Student Council did their best to provide a variety of events to be active with. The first Valentines Dance took place in early February. As always. Homecoming occu- pied the majority of the time. Jun- iors Deena Kincaid and Terri Clark, at left, did their part to make the parade a success by dressing as clowns to please the young and young-at-heart. Winnie-the-Pooh captivated chil- dren and adults alike with four per- formances in early March. Momence High didn't celebrate a bicentennial but did graduate its 100th class. A look through the following pages will be a permanent reminder of what happened during the 1975-76 school year.

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 Broken bikes stop race but Homecoming endures f For the third consecutive year. Student Council put together a lot of fun and adventure for the student body at MHS. The week was run a little differently this year. Instead of the annual tape race, a yarn contest was conducted. Each class was to bring in as much red, white and blue yarn as possible in keeping with a Bicenten- nial theme. The yarn was then rolled into balls. The Juniors captured this event. A poster contest was another week-long activity. Classes turned in posters bearing spirit-boosting theme. Student Council members dis- played the posters throughout MHS’s halls. The Junior class turned in the most artwork. Tuesday of “Spirit Week was “T-shirt and Sock Day. A few stu- dents and faculty put on their favorite t-shirts and rolled up their jeans or removed their shoes to display their crazy footwear. Wednesday was the traditional race day with trike race, the tug-’o'- war and, something new this year, the water ride. The trike race was disqualified because most of the tricycles failed to withstand their loads. The class of '76 emerged victorious from the tug-’o’-war. They defeated each class, losing only to the faculty. Each class designated five members to participate in the water ride. The “lucky rider was required to don a football helmet rigged with a fruit-juice can. The other four members attempted to pour water in the can as their rider pedalled past their ladders on a bike. Damp victors of the event were the faculty followed by slightly soggy seniors, fresh- men, juniors and sophomores. The cheerleaders’ recipe for an “Irish Stew highlighted the Thurs- day pep assembly. Results of voting during the noon hours for the ugli- est student contest was announced. Senior Peggy Dennis enjoyed the honor. 1