Preston High School - Heritage Jayette Yearbook (Preston, MN)

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1976 HOMECOMING ATTENDANTS (Left): 1 ( l Roto Mike Nehrinp ami Jnrl Ebner. 2n«l Roh—Jody Dornink and Sue Quanrud. (Above): Senior» float wins in their dm-ion with the theme of Cream of Card Soup ’. (Be- low): To add to the exeitement of Homeeominp Week, the hand and flap pirb perform a diffi- cultly executed half time performance after many lonp hour of work in preparation for thi . 12

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8th grade Parade Winning Float (Below): nd Davc Mcnaink. 2nd Row-Judy Grant Jays Have A Royal Flush.” Homecoming and HenUe Dorn ink Attendants (Above): 1st Row—Joel Ebner The 1976 Homecoming l egaii as King and Queen, Dan Christianson and Tami McKenzie, opened the ceremo- nies. The candidates were announced, and Mr. Hoeffner gave a pep talk on our upcoming game. Queen Tanti arose to crown the 1976 King. Every- one was at the edge of their seats when Joe Afseth was crowned. W hen the screams died down former King Dan moved towards the queen candi- dates. After what seemed to he an eternity he kissed Lori Brand and our 1976 Queen was chosen. The bonfire, built by the sophomore class, cele- brated the event. Friday morning began with the con- structing of floats. The Seniors showed their approval of the new sys- tem by putting the entire Senior class either on or in Mike Nehring’s pickup. The Juniors, not to be out- done. constructed a human pyramid. The first half of the game didn't prove very rewarding. But the hand gave an impressive half time show. Also at half time, the winning floats were an- nounced; the 8th grade won with. The Jays Have A Royal Flush.” the Seniors won with. Cream Of Cards Soup. Queen Lori and her court ended the half time festivities. The second half started off well with Pre- ston scoring a touchdown, hut they could not stop the Cards. The final score was 28-6. 11

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Gridders Grind Out Good Season FOOTBALL (Above): Ut Row Rob (ro man. Peter S»lie. Eric Ben»on. Steve Sunde. Jim B«-rg. David Damme. Paul Mangan. Ka»b Priebe. Paul Little. Brett ( '.orson. Steve Speer. 2nd Row—Pat Falkner. Bob McKenzie. Joe Af eth. Chuck Bettor. Mike Nebring. Dave Mensink. Kevin Reick». Bob Barlow. Mark Spelbaug. Dean Aug. Tom Hagan. 3rd Row—Frank Jantzewski. Coach, t.bip Hampel. Kevin Haug.»tad. John RiMau. Mark Laixm. Dave Sny- der. Bruce Miller. Tom Scheevel. Jim Slop tad. Steve Ri.»tau. Dick lrip.li. Coach, 4th Row Kurt Reirk». Matt McBride. Flip Huggenvik. Scott Ru-tad. Barry Dahl. Keith Denny. Steve Larimer. Rahn Klein. Matt Bradt. Darren Aug. Tom Scheevel. The victorious Bluejays of 1976 compiled a very respectable record of 8-1. Although the Jay failed to win the conference championship, they proved their willingness ami proved themselves by outscoring their opponents 150-66. The offensive line consisted of Boh McKenzie, Charles Bes- to r. Kevin Reirks, Bruce Miller. Dave Snyder. Mark Larson, and John Ristau. These players did a fine job of holding hack the teams and opening holes for Mike Nehring, Pat Falkncr. Dave Mensink. and Joe Afseth. This year Dave Mensink led the team in rushing with 1,144 yards in 262 carries, an average of 4.36 yards a carry, and scor- ing 12 touchdowns. Dave also led the team in tackles followed by Boh McKenzie and Charles Bestor. This year, the Seniors on the team were Mike Nehring, Pat Falkner, Dave Mensink. and Joe Afseth. Also a pecial tribute to those hoys who did not plav. but worked hard in practices. If they had not been there the team would not have done so well. The B team was coached by Mr. Irish. They compiled a 2-4 record. The B team boys all worked very hard, and those coming up to join the A team are sure to he a valuable asset. The C team, coached by Mr. Falkner. had a very Irving season this year. Although the little Jays record wasn;t very reward- ing, they showed much spirit and determination. 13