Oak Park High School - Cambia Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Gena shines despite rains, broken tradition hange he raln not only dampened the dresses and halr on the Homecom- lng condldores, but thelr vlslons and expectations of Homecoming night as well. It wasn't how I had plctured lt. The whole atmosphere was changed due mostly to the weather, sold Rhonda James. , l was disappointed that we couldn't rlde outside of the cor- vettes, because that was a blg part that I looked forward to, com- mented Kelly Klrby. The weather dld take away some of the splrlt of Homecomlng, but the excitement of belng a Homecomlng candldate was stlll there. I was very surprised when I was told I was up for Homecomlng Queen, and very excIted, sald Llsa Athanas. Desplte the broken tradltlons, the glrls may have started a new one of thelr own, when they all went out to dinner together before the game. Going out to dinner before the game was speclal because before we were all nomlnated we really dldn't know each other, but afterwards I had a feeling of closeness for each of them, sald Debbie Russell. lt was lots of fun eating at 21! 21. Knowing soon that one of us would soon be crowned queen dldn't seem to be on anyone's mlnd. The atmosphere was very comfortable, sald Gena Brelner. All the nervousness and excl- tement mounted the mornlng of the assembly and game. I wasn't really aware of how thrllllng lt all was for me untll I heard 14 Homecomlng Queen my name over the microphone at the assembly, said Trish Ham- mond. I thought lt was neat the way Pep Club set up the format to the tradltlonal assembly differently this year. lt was a needed change, said Rhonda. The theme was Always on My Mlnd by Wlllle Nelson and was sung by Mr. Del Sutton, music teacher at New Mark Mlddle School and a 1969 Oak Park graduate. The ralny, mlsty weather on the night of Homecomlng upset the traditional procession ofthe corona- flon. The glrls had to rlde lnslde the corvettes and thelr ride was cut to only half the trlp around the field. Pep Club also wasn't able to perform thelr planned field forma- tlon of a rainbow. I was worrled about my dress getting muddy, and my shoes were slnklng ln the mud, said Kelly. Even with the worries and dlsappolntments of the glrls, they stlll enjoyed being candidates. I felt very honored to have been chosen by my senior class to be one of the seven Homecoming candldates, sald Trlsh. -Rhonda agreed, saylng, The whole experience was something that I wlll remember for the rest of my llfe. Whether I won or not wasn't as Important to me as just being nominated because l consider that an honor, sald Myllssa Yazel. Desplte the changes In Homecomlng this year, Gena felt, lt was the hlghllght of my senlor year. by Heather Collacott