Plainview High School - Plain View Yearbook (Plainview, TX)

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Chuck Haigood helps the Senior Class become “Number one collectors” for the homecoming bon- fire. Silhouetted against the brightness of the homecoming bonfire, a PHS couple watch the flames leap higher. Opening halftime festivities, Sophomore Class President Bobby Hall and Queen Cheryl Cox walk toward center field. Junior Class President Robert Carter escorts Princess Lori Young off the field after halftime ceremonies. 20

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Lords, ladies share spotlight Royalty mounts the throne as Queen Cheryl smiles at the formal court. Pages Olivia Hernandez, Karrol Henry, Debra Burnett, and Angela Herron complete the picture. October 12—It was a night to remember. At 8 p.m., the traditional spotlights focused upon narrators Tommy Culpepper and Carol Cook, and “Coronation ’73” had begun. With Karen Schoppa at the organ, the lords and ladies of the Senior Class, approxi- mately forty-eight in number, each took a turn “front and center” and became a part of the royal court. At the heighth of the evening, heralded by trumpets, Princess Lori Young made her appearance, escorted by Kenneth Martin. Her Royal Highness, Queen Cheryl Cox, next walked down the traditional red carpet in the footsteps of former PHS queens. Crowned by Student Council President Mark Mangum, and awarded the scepter by Senior Class President Nick Grant, the Queen addressed her royal subjects. Music by the A Cappella Choir rounded out the evening in the PHS auditorium. Jerry Wilboum and Debbie Thomas share a quiet moment at the after-Coronation dance which enhanced the evening. 19

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Bonfire begins PHS homecoming Practice pays off as the PHS Marching Band forms the name “Cox” perfectly, honoring Queen Cheryl at halftime. “We gather together. ...” PHS’ers of these and other days converged on the campus Sept. 28-29 for the annual homecoming events. With school dismissed at 3 p.m. for gathering firewood, students began to prepare for the Friday night bonfire. Varsity cheerleaders led the pep rally portion of the evening, along with spirited music provided by the PHS band. Saturday’s events in Bulldog Stadium began with a Royal Scarlet performance to the tune of “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ’Round the Old Oak Tree.” The Dogs turned back Amarillo 21-6 in the gridiron classic. Queen Cheryl Cox and Princess Lori Young were honored at halftime by the PHS Band, the Student Council, and the Speech Department. A Student Council-sponsored dance with “Rat Madness” closed out homecoming 73. Doug Berry “tells it like it is” as several hundred PHS’ers gather at the homecoming bonfire.