Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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Pausing before heading down to the dance. Seniors Shelly Blumenstock and Mike Disney take their time Sheila Thompson spray paints a last minute sign for the junior float before the Homecoming parade began Saturday morning Homecoming '83 court Karen Morrison. Pat Hranka, Julie Johnston, Larry Mayberry. King Tom Bresnahan, Queen Dawn Fair-child, Denise Heilman. Eric Daly, Mary Tunis and Cole Meiseinger gather for the traditional court picture afl photos by Rembrandt Ticket takers Mr Jim Carrier and Miss Judith Streid allow Peggy Taylor and Rob Hawkins in the dance. Fixing her flower, |im Stauffer adjusts 1983 graduate Shelly Strausser's corsage 16 Homecoming

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We were 'up where we belong' The feeling of Homecoming was in the air as October 8 approached Girls nervously planning what to wear to the dance, guys getting up the nerve to ask the girl of their dreams for a date, and football players psyching themselves up for the big game are common around Homecoming time This year's Homecoming theme was Up Where We Belong ' It was an appropriate theme putting Pekin in its place with the football team ending with a 6-3 record. The Homecoming events began Friday night with the coronation of the senior king and queen, Tom Bresnahan and Dawn Fairchild. The traditional class competition in the almost anything goes games followed the coronation. The sophomores ran away with first place, leaving the seniors with a close second. But, the determined seniors fought back and won the spirit contest During the spirit contest, members of the senior class ran out on the field and built a pyramid The last of the Friday night events was the bonfire Students gathered around the bonfire until it burnt to the ground. A Homecoming parade was first on the agenda for Saturday morning. The winning float was the senior float. The parade was in preparation for the Homecoming game to follow in the afternoon. Pekin shut out Spalding by a score of 14-0. The final event of this year's Homecoming was the dance. Couples entered the decorated cafeteria and were entertained by the band Hesitation. Up Where We Belong was a Homecoming to be remembered by many. Homecoming 15

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With PCHS's big bad mascot. Greg MiBer patiently waits for the homecoming parade Proud of their class, Doug Orrick. Trevor Roe. Dave Meyer. Tim Wagle. Erin Rockhill and Mr Meyer ready the Renegade for the parade Almost finished ' Sophomore Mike English makes a few last minute touch-ups on the Key Club Homecoming float Rembrandt 14-0 against the Spalding Irish . . . Our second Homecoming victory in thirteen years Homecoming had something it has had only twice in the last thirteen years: a football victory. In 1981 Pekin defeated East Peoria 21-20 in overtime, and again this year they blanked Spalding 14-0 in a game with good defense Defense was the name of the game for the much improved Dragons. Their tight defense limited the Irish to only thirty-seven yards passing. Mark Rahn was given the Big Play Award for an interception of a Spalding pass which he ran back thirty yards for a touchdown He also has an open field tackle which prevented Spalding's Bill Kelly from going all the way for the touchdown. Pekin's defense forced the Irish to have four turnovers and only eight first downs. Offensively, Pekin had an average game in which they netted a total of 232 yards. John Campbell, who caught four passes for fifty-one yards, was named Offensive Player of the Week. Bob Shade, junior, had three receptions for thirty-five yards to help the Dragons of- fense while another junior, Mike Smith, rushed twenty-one times for seventy-five yards Pekin's punting was better this game, an average of thirty-five yards a punt was their best of the season. Only two turnovers were forced out of the Dragons; both were interceptions. DanBuctdrv Homecoming 17