Orion High School - Charger Yearbook (Orion, IL)

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Jlomacn of 79 4 The Senior Class sponsored 0rion's first REAL homecoming. Starting the festivities, a bon-fire and 'snake dance' was held on Thursday, October 28th. Friday night we played Reynolds for the big homecoming game winning over them 45-0. After the game 'Rocky' Atwell and Carol DeRocker wastcrowned King and Queen by Ted Jacobson, president of the Alumni Association. First at- tendants were .lo Craig and Gary Wiegelj second attendants were JoAnne Brown and Jerry Hardin. The Queen was given a bouquet of red roses and white mums. The King was given a scepter and a white carnation boutonniere. The Queen's attendants were given corsages of white mums. The King's attendants were given white carnation boutonnieres. For dancing after the coronation, the gym had been decorated to resemble a football field. The King and Queen and attendants began a progressive dance to the music of the Green River Boys. Refreshments of cider and doughnuts were served in the recrea- tion room.

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3 Z . Q SI il err I 9 I I 2 AUNT LIZZIE LOWELL ................ Pot McNeil LYNN LOWELL ........ .... P eggy Morrison STANLEY LODER ..... .... Q uentin Anderson TEssiE LOOSELIPS ...... Morybelle Sven LESTER LANGDON .... ..... A rt Schroeder MARY LANGDON .... ....... C heryl Welch VERA VERONA ............. .... D iane Robinson HUBBARD PILGRIM ................. Ray Anderson MRS. FERDINAND ANDERSON ....... FERDINAND ANDERSON ...... .... J ack Peterson NICHOLAS BRODSKY . . . . . . Glen Kerch DR. IMA BUFFOLA . .. ...... Ann Rehn ERICA STERNOFF .. .. Don na Coulter . . . . Susan Lawson 'AMW When wealthy and eccentric spinster Aunt Lizzie swoops down on her pretty young niece, Lynn Lowell, and insists that the latter accom- pany her on an ocean voyage aboard the liner Felicity, Aunt Lizzie doesn't know that Lynn is secretly married to handsome Hubbard Pilgrim and that the newlyweds are supposed to sail on the Felicity, occupying the bridal suite. Aunt Lizzie doesn't allow Lynn to talk to boys and poor Hubbard can't even communicate with his bride. Determined to put one over on Aunt Lizzie, Hubbard buys an outfit of female clothes from a maidon the ship, dons it and what happens to him as a result of his masquerade shouldn't happen to a deg! Aunf Lizzie falls overboard, almost drowns, and is only rescued by the crew by a great deal of effort. This crisis in her life causes the wealthy spinster to turn over a new leaf and she sets out to have fun and make up for lost time.

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'K V11 ,ff-1 ,gt fn- , .T AVS? f if ated 'lynn' Pham The annual Junior and Senior Prom was held at the Orion Com- munity High School on May Zi, l954. Our theme, 'Star Dust Time , was carried out very effectively. The gym was decorated with light and dark blue crepe paper walls and ceiling. Sterofoam stars in pastel shades of different sizes hung from the ceiling. A yellow moon was suspended from the center of the ceiling. A banquet prepared by the Junior mothers was served by waiters and waitresses of the Sophomore class. The theme was also carried out in the decorations on the tables. After the banquet, the guests assembled in the gym for dancing provided by the 'Melody Makers.' The big event of the evening was the crowning of the King and Queen who were Carol Mercer and Ronnie Johnson. V ' 3 ff' If