Powers High School - Cruiser Yearbook (Powers, OR)

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Work and pleasure The Last Dance The 1985 Senior Ball was quoted by Kerry Quilhaugh to be one of the best in years . The senior class adopted a western theme and centered their cre- ative efforts around it. Bails of hay were sculpted to create an arch for the Grant March. A ceiling-high backdrop with a cowboy and horse silhouetted in the sun- set was erected to set off the surround- ings. Cowboy boots and hats, saddles, and bandanas adorned the hay-arch that set their western theme alive. Lights strung in the rafters created a starlight effect. Pony Express, a country-rock band, played until the close of the even- ing. The Grand March was unlike any oth- er Powers has seen. The seniors and their dates paraded proudly through their self- made arch with The Tennessee Waltz playing softly in the background. The couples were illuminated in a soft red glow by lamps placed in various loca- tions. Donna Wassman, accompanied by Pony Express, sang the opening song, The Tennessee Waltz , while the sen- iors put their newly learned waltz to use. The nights the seniors spent decorat- ing until two o'clock in the morning had paid off. Their final ball was a success. Page 16: top - Gretchen Stauffer, Jack Lowery, and Kelly Johnson; bottom - Gretchen Stauffer, Kelle Adamek, and Shelly Butler. Page 17: top left - Gretchen Stauffer and father, Wendell Stauffer; middle top - Tina Russell and stepfather, Jack Lehnherr; top right - Deb Mahan and father, Jim Mahan; middle right - Kelle Ada- mek and father, Noble Adamek; bottom right - Kelly Johnson escorting Niki Prindel; bottom left - group enjoying themselves at Senior Ball. 16 SENIORS