Osseo High School - Oriole Yearbook (Osseo, MN)

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50th Anniversary sets mood for homecoming Furs and feathers, beads and bows were all the signs of this year's Homecoming, 'iThe Roaring 20's. The senior class did a fast job of organizing the '74 Homecoming with only a short amount of time. They decorated every night until late and came in at 6:00 in the morning to rnake sure that Homecoming would be a hit! When the lights came up on coronation night the approving iiahs from the audience assured the seniors they hadn't missed. Goldfish swallowing highlighted the activities week. Fish were being swal- lowed small or large, orange or black. Would you believe 102 fish were swal- lowed by our student body and one brave English teacher in one hour? One of the other events, station wagon cramming, never materialized because an old enough station wagon couldn't be found. The final day of activity was Dress Down To The 205 Day. Students wore everything from tuxedos to flapper dresses. This last event wound up the Homecoming activities week and readied everybody for coronation that night. Spirit and excitement was high as was visible on everyone's faces. 5i 34 b 5 7 LM. Cs. Betsy Terry and Michelle Kunz cracking another 'ifunny? Bees Knees Baby. 2. Senior attendant Peggy $trom and her escort Tom Tessman relax before entering coronation. 3. Lee Gustafson takes a final look prior to escorting senior attendant Toni Casey into the ceremony. 4. Senior attendant Jackie Fischer shares the excitement with her escort Rar.dy Hull. 5. Our Homecoming royalty assembles for a picture before visiting the iunior high. 6. ' Homecoming reached its peak when Mary Stadler, escorted by Gary Lafromboise, was crowned queen. 7. Senior attendant Lisa Helling escorted by Mike Schultz are at ease after a tense coronation.

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Seniors present homecoming . . . a victory in every way Charleston dancers, a barbershop quartet, alumni singers, and a 20's band highlighted the talent show. M.C.'s, talent, and ticket sellers dressed up in the traditional clothing of that period. The peak of the evening was when our alumni queen, Jacki Schweikert, crowned our new '74 Homecoming Queen Mary Stadler. Our Queen's next appearance was at halftime when she was accompanied onto the field by her father who replaced Gary Lafromboise, a football player. The '74 royalty was chauffeured out to the field in old antique cars to add to the 20's mood. Saying Bye-Bye Blackcat was exactly what our football team did when our Osseo gridders smothered the panthers 14-0. 2.5 w3 7 6 4 8 1 . The Homecoming halftime show featured Robin Marty balancing cups to the beat of the band. 2. Junior Royalty Janette Fischer and Todd Walker admire Janette's bouquet. 3. Charleston, a popular dance of the 20's is portrayed by flappers Candy Smith and Janice Babe. 4. Sophomore Attendants, Mary Holmes and Tom Regan, stop and relax before a hectic schedule that Homecoming Day offered them. 5. The Bootleggers beginning coronation with a snappy tune from the 20's Winchester Cathedral. 6. After hours of practice and moments of nervousness, senior Chris Simons performs the hit from Jesus Christ Superstar, uI Don't Know How To Love Him. 7. Applause! Applause! was all that was heard after Osseo's own Barbershop Quartet sang to the old favorite Coney Island Baby. 8. Junior Attendants Randi Foster and Knute Anderson shake off the last bits of nervousness.