Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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‘Seniors Reign'' proclaim classmates Laurie Highlighting the Homecoming parade, Sara Brown. Betty Shnare and Kathy Frazier Thomas and Dave Benassi reign as king and queen The 1979 Homecoming court is from If to rt. Debbie Reynolds. Steve Sullivan. Lisa Hasler. Brad Barnard. King Dave Benassi. 1978 Queen Kay Golan, 1978 King Rob Hercreg. 1979 Queen Sara Thomas, Cindy Grapperhaus. Terry Watson. Keli Bouris, and Stan Hudson Homecoming 22

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Sexy legs were chosen out of the adorable legs of the football team but of course only one pair of legs on each campus would be acclaimed the Sexy Legs Andy Hannan of East and Gregg Blunier of West are walking Sexy Legs of 79. Spirit? Spirit? Who's got the spirit? This year's mysteriously hidden Spirit Footballs were uncovered by Barry Grimes of East and Jeff Schurman of West. Barry retrieved the Spirit Football in the counselors' offices while on West Jeff discovered the football behind a Student Council sign. Homecoming 79 was the year for firsts. Petitions were used to nominate candidates for the court, along with the new first hour voting procedure One of the most important firsts was the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen Thursday night. This allowed them to reign over the game and dance. Dave Benassi and Sara Thomas were announced the new reigning royalty with their court including Keli Bouris, Cindy Grapperhaus, Lisa Hasler, Debbie Reynolds, Brad Barnard, Stan Hudson, Steve Sullivan, and Terry Watson Both the sophomore and senior skit followed the Tarzan and Jane theme The juniors' skit was a take-off of Fantasy Island. The freshmen weren't represented by a skit. The senior skit was well received by the A short gain was accomplished as Quarterback Cheney Hunt hands oft to Halfback Dave Riley Tackled by two Raiders. Halfback Earl Riley goes down Escaping a tackle is 5. Earl Riley Attempting a field goal is 32, Todd DeGroot Homecoming 21

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Hand-in-hand these two students. Jim Steele and Teresa Taylor, enter the Jungle Paradise . audience. However, the junior skit won after a tie was broken by a panel ot three judges. Smoke, heat, and ashes. Your idea of a fun night? If so, the bonfire was the place for you. A near record crowd of 400, including a conservative estimate of 40 undercover policemen, were at the scene. The Jungle Paradise theme triggered a mass of palm trees and apes in the parade. Large gusts ot wind ripped flags and sent pomps flying from floats. Jungle fever was best exhibited by the junior float which won first place. Fencing Club placed second, and the seniors established third place. When East Peoria scored on the third play of the game on a 59-yard touchdown pass, most in the stands thought it was going to be another long night for the Chinks. The rest of the game was nip-n-tuck with both squads delivering long scoring drives only to be shut-down by the opposing defense. Pekin’s Homecoming game ended in overtime, 6-0, and became the MS-10's first and only overtime game of the season. Though the air held a windy chill Saturday night, East Campus cafeteria was warm with the feeling of a Jungle Paradise . The climax of the 79 homecoming week came Oct. 13, when students and alumni danced from 8 to 11 pm. The sounds lurking from PCHS's jungle were that of the DeCounter Brothers. The band's song in honor of the homecoming royalty highlighted the dance. Approximately 50 students worked for eight hours to transform the cafeteria into the jungle theme. The Homecoming dance provided a romantic atmosphere lor one couple, Diane Tolbert and Mark Trumpy Many couples enjoyed an enchanted evening at the Jungle Paradise during the Homecoming dance Homecoming 23