Nimitz High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Earl Halberhamp and Roy Curry view The Spire iTed Viking sTudenT body. Misfy SooTer performs her EasTern dancing sTyle aT The Admirals Revue. .3-,,pppsx... .fs . A . V 4 1' I r MV: ' . .Q-if .-if :wwe wg, . T . Q, Q -- -an ew. - T -, ,mvfiiy . ,giilgz-,ky QF. ,gm gfnpgf f + ,JY f 'J' fi-..?..3ff1-ff' .. ,iz mcg? if Wi: - f . I 1 :ff-515331 mir L :Q , f?TX my W K ,A lj M,-e .gg I .V'L:w:f,!-Ygsg. f-,1-R-f . r f ' ART 9 f' fL.'ffff rg,f5 - is M D D , Q? , ,, Home- connng. .. he l978-79 Valhalia Homecoming TesTiviTies began wifh The announcemenT oT The T-lomecoming Courf. lne Tivemem- ber courT was escorTed on To Tne gym Tloor aT The Grand Prairie pep rally by genTle- men Trom Their respecnve grade ievels. Clearly, There was The magic oT The WaiT Disney Theme in The air as The courT was viewed by The classmaTes who elecTed Them. ln keeping wiTh The enchanTed Theme each grade level displayed Their spiriT by decoraTing The halls oT NimiTz wiTh beloved Walf Disney characTers. The sen- ior class won TirsT prize Tor The l:anTasia' decoraTions in The caTeTeria. Each class puT Their spiriT inTo The TesTiye decoraTions wiTh hard work, de-dicaTion, buT above all. wiTh honor Tor Their class and pride in Their school. On The morning oT November 3. The cheerTul aTmosphere goT inTo Tull swing aT The Homecoming pep rally. Again. The courT was inTroduced. as well as The reTurning exes. STudenTs were reminded oT The Disney Theme as The NimiTz Band per- Tormed The Theme song from Mlhe Mickey Mouse Club. Tackle ge!! V The Freshman Class of 1982 decked The halls wiTh The spiriT OT class pride. The Valhalla Homecoming CourT is viewed by The classmafes who elecTed Them. STUDENT LIFE ,ff .i . .4 -nfl fi? 1, T

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. . . A Disney producrion Affer The pep rally, The reTurning exes were honored aT a Tea held in The audifo- rium by F.T.A. members. Many familiar faces reTurned, unforgoTTen by Their Teachers. Tellow graduafes and underclass- men. l.aTer in The day, The Homecoming Parade helped counT down The hours unTil The game againsT Trinify. The parade sTarTed aT 2 p.m. from lrving Schools STa4 dium and followed The TradiTional rouTe down SixTh STreeT and Senfer, crossing Shady Grove, Turfher down SenTer, ending on The school campus. Every sTudenT could parTicipaTe, eiTher in Their organizaTions ThaT had a car in The parade, or by waTch- ing The spiriTed parade. AT 6:30 in The evening, sTudenTs refurned To The Nimifz baseball Tield To waTch The Torching of The symbolic V bonfire. The flames represenTed The burn- ing pride Thaf The sTudenT body feels for Their school, as The V sTood for Valhalla, VicTory, and mosT imporTanTly, Vikings. Vikings were enTerTained laTer ThaT N31 A n 'fp nighT aT Two showings of The Admirals Revue, a TalenT show sponsored by The choir. LasT-minuTe preparaTions were made for The Homecoming game and dance on SaTurday. November 4. Mums and bou- Tonnieres were picked up while suiTs and dresses were cleaned for The big magic momenf. The final momenf came aT lasT wiTh The Viking win over The Trinify Tro- ians, I4-7. HalfTime was a special momenf for The courT and all Vikings, wiTh The suspenseful crowning of Tina Taylor as The I979 Homecoming Queen. The Vikas per- Tormed a ladder rouTine To The band's ren- diTion of ZippiTy-Doo-Dah. AfTer The game, The special momenTs of Homecoming ended wiTh couples going ouf To eaT and going To The dance, which lasfed unTil I in The morning. Facing e crucial fourfh-and-short siTuaTion, The Vikes pick up The firsT down on a quarferback sneak and go on To deTeaT The TriniTy Troians. W 1 .1 a, ' .'-Z. 'T ' T as-59'-vf ' -.- sz i E -i i il Refurning axes visif The sighTs around Then The dance. .