Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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HOWTI E Homecoming mid-week erupted on Octo- ber l4, with the more than sold out Air Band, as many people were standing and sitting in the aisles. Seven hundred and thirty tickets were sold by the student council, but the packed house also included previous acts and numer- ous bouncers. Tryouts were very tight and competitiveg 39 bands tried out and only 17 made the billing. Srs. Jill Gebhart and Kristie Roser organized the night's festivities. The entertainment be- gan with Masters of Ceremonies Srs. Lisa Cannon and Shannon Wells jamming to Led Zeppelin's Hot Dogg Srs. Jamaal Hill and Eric Coyer were also MC's. The airband included a wide variety of music, ranging from Sonny and Cher 's I've Got You Babe fSr. Jeff Arneson and Jr. John Cripej to Meta11ica's For Whom the Bell Tolls Urs. Brad Burnside, David Carol, Steve Hughes, and Gary Davisj. Sr. Koren Wash- ington, the only soloist who dared the stage, performed Diamonds by Janet Jackson.The event also included much crowd participation with The Village People's YMCA and We are The World. lt was better than last year. There was a very wide variety of acts, said Fr. Amy Czeczok. A barrel of fun! said MC Lisa Cannon,but a barrel of money it wasn't.. Money was not re- warded for first place, as theAir Band was no longer a contest . Without a first place, the incentive is gone and the quality goes down, said Sr. Shelly Hamilton, a two time Air Band veteran. It was O.K., but it should have been a contest instead of a concert, said Sr. spectator Nate Villalon. Nevertheless, Air Band was still another sellout and a popular highlight during Home- coming week. This year's was a blast. Even though the competition is gone, the excitement and craziness of getting up on stage was good enough for me, said Sr. Todd Madden, a three time Air Band veteran. e are the biggest group to participate in Air Band! OHS for Africa brings the crowd to its feet with enthusiasm during their We are the World performance. Copy' T' HallStith Lay t: J yDarlcymdTylerSnlnnx QH5 'Uflffrfi -l Arr Band V 'V , I

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'Y' fi, af am 1 1 s, fan: 1' 4' 1 1 oung men, Srs. Todd Madden, IJ. Szabo, Doug Rulison, and Paul McNeil wow the crowd with their performance of the Village People's YMCA. Liulrhxdin if J f' WC Evm Huxmy inging the only live song to the crowd, Master of Ceremonies Sr. Shannon Wells entertains the audience while the limi Hendrix Experi- ence sets up on the stage. . Activites.. n a prinoely perfomiance, Sr. Maurice Sparks and his group Prince and Shena Easton show that they've 'Got the Look. The group received an enthusiastic reception from the audience.

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EST OF TIMES Ready , O.K.?! ! The students were more than ready for the amiual Homecoming game at their pep assem- bly the day ofthe game. The assembly started with a jump when the senior class filed into the assembly doing the bunny hop. At the assem- bly the students were involved in various ac- tivities. Events such as a pie eating contest, skateboard race, and a softball activity were held to promote class spirit. The winner of these activities was the junior class. Jr. Bill Evert said, The pie eating contest was the funniest because it was fun to watch our friends make fools of themselves. The cheer- leaders and pom pons did a routine together to get the crowd psyched for the game. One ofthe poms, Sr. Sarah Bate, said, It's satisfying to perform in front of a crowd that has so much spirit because you feel like they are appreciat- ing what you do. Following the pep assembly was a parade that was described by Mr. Ben Bowen as being the longest parade in the history of the school. The co-chairmen ofthe parade were Srs.Negar Ayromloo-Zadeh and Kristin Gebhart, Kristin said, The quality of the floats this year was really exciting. The classes put a lot of time and effort into it. The floats ranged from the elaborate senior float, with a replica of a news- paper that spun around on it, to the Octagon float, which was a single car decorated in streamers and balloons. At halftime of the game, the freshman float was announced the winner of the float building contest . Fr. Josh Lancaster said, Although we worked all weekend at Katie Ga1loway's house, it didn't seem like work really because it was just fun. Sr. Pat O'Keefe said, I think the parade was an exhilarating experience for everyone. A great deal of preparations had been made for the parade, from the people who organized it to those who participated in it. One of the members of the band, Sr. Brad Evilsizer said, We put in a lot of hours in to be the 'baddest. ' Negar said, I thought the parade was a success because of all the hard work everyone, not just the committee members, put into it. Activities sr Kelly G-risaeunr xtra! Extra! Read all about it! Sr. Todd Green put the finishing touches on the sen- iors' second place float. The float repre- sented a newspaper of Homecoming events. e're number one! Fr. Andy Davis cele- brates his c1ass's victory in the float competition. Their float used a clock cmshing a Mustang to beat the seniors.