Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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A jubilant David Sayre accepted the first place award for the winning hall presented to the seniors by Prin- cipal Raymond Arbogast. This was the first time in four years the seniors won. Gym doors provided the setting of the barn scene in the seniors' three dimensional movie. At half-time the homecoming court waded onto the field as the highlight of the game ap- proached. The procession was led by the three senior candidates for queen. Nancy Alexander was first with her escort, David Sayre, followed by Patti Craigo, escorted by Phil Curtis, and Joyce Seed, escorted by Bill Hall. The court was completed with the junior attendant, Lola Payne with her escort, Wayne Simmons, and sophomore attendant Teresa Spence with escort, Jerry Tyler. Ray Little, president of the stu- dent body, and Brenda Gibson, president of the GAA, followed as the moment for coronation arrived. Tribe Aban-don-hopi, in the senior hall, was the site of the Wildcat stronghold over the beaten Indians. 13

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HOMECOMING 1967 The Junior Class satirized the coaches during their vital strategy sessions. A take-off on television shows sets the theme for the sophomore hall. The spirit of homecoming was in the air as an enthusiastic student body began the annual tradition of decorating halls and floats. Victory Theatre won first place for the seniors in the hall division, with a three-dimen- sional animated movie Show- down at Underwood Corral. The second spot was held by the juniors as they caged the Indians to the theme We're Coming To Take Them Away. The sopho- mores took their part with Tele- vision Land , tuning in to the Wildcat-Indian football game. The float division offered separate class and club com- petition. Taking the lead among the class floats, the seniors created the Cats Are Burning the Indians at Their Own Stakes. Next we re the juniors with Tip a Canoe and Indians Too. The sophomore float was decorated as a Time Tunnel. The clubs par- ticipated with various floats, headed by the FBLA float entitled File the Indians Under 'L' for Losers. Sunshine and breezes opened the big day on October 15, 1966, but before the festivities were able to get underway the clouds burst with a downpour of rain that endured throughout the evening. As the cars and floats formed a line for the parade the rain con- tinued to fall, forcing convertibles to raise their tops and causing floats to droop as they became saturated. The rain would not give in and neither would the Wildcats, so the parade pro- ceeded. The stage was then set for the Nitro-Sissonville game as loyal fans sat dripping in the stands. 12

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HOMECOMING COURT Patti Craigo, with her escort, Phil Curtis, smiles radiantly after being crowned Miss Wildcat 1966-67. Miss Wildcat and her court, from LEFT TO RIGHT: Teresa Spence, Sophomore attendant; Jerry Tyler; Joyce Seed, Senior attendant; Bill Hall; Patti Craigo, Miss Wildcat; Phil Curtis, escort; Nancy Alexander, Senior attendant: David Sayre; Lola Payne, Junior attendant; and Wayne Simmons. STANDING in back to crown the new Miss Wildcat is Ray Little, president of the student body. 14