Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The exuberant cheerleaders, (junior and senior males) c heered the senior girls, coached by Jim Johnstone, on to victory. During the evening the crowd watched as the cheerleaders destroyed an effigy of the Galesburg Silver Streaks in the tradi¬ tional pre-game bonfire. Thursday was the culmination of the many contests. Senate’s banana-eating contest took place during lunch ending in a tie be¬ tween Marsten Bradley and Dave Brass- sner. The voting for the WATCHTOWER- SENATE sponsored “Super-Grin contest was done during class periods, leaving the winner unknown to all until the Homecoming assembly. The Homecoming court and football squad was presented at the Friday as¬ sembly . Sophomores took pride in their third place float. Duck ‘Em”, that featured Donald Duck Dunking a Silver Streak. Leading the 1974 Homecoming parade was the RIHS Band and Flag Corps. 1 1 Seniors Deb Jepsen, Linda Bishop, Linda Rossati, and Julie Heriford take advantage of their last homecoming by hitching a ride on Chery Kay’s decorated Volkswagen. 16 Homecoming

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The Northwest Missouri State University Tower Choir entertained students at the homecoming assembly, with light arrangements of modern tunes. Jamie Lardner rides alongside the Junior float ad vertismg its sponsors. !f‘ Junior Float ! c savored gj Joes AM n ea di Is ' aftd Juniors were proud of their second place float. Lick ’EM Their over-sized dog was clad in a football helmet and of course was licking a bone. Homecoming royalty Sheri Brown. Doug Bell, and Lori Brooks rode through the parade in an antique car.