Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Disappointed Homecoming spectators slosh their way back to their car after salvaging balloons from the flooded football field. With a memorable Homecoming . . . Students and alumni alike displayed traditional colorful spirit as they greeted the first big festivity of the year— Homecoming. Many captivating events led up to the big night and maintained a perpetual flow of excitement even following the dance. Girls, clad in blue and white, proudly sported large white mums with navy-blue R s on them on the day of the long awaited game. The Homecoming Queen and her court were announced during a pep assembly, relieving the anticipation and suspense that had been felt for weeks. Patsy Messer, Jeanne Altman, Becky Bjork, Queen Carol McCollum, Joanie Sandler, Ann Merkel, and Debbie Jones stand and smile after being introduced at the Homecoming game.

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Leave my half of your blanket alone! complains Becky Willis to her fellow Riderettes. rooms filled with anxious faces — and each one knew that he had no choice but to do his best, for this is what is expected at Roosevelt. Dim and colored lights, laughing and jok- ing voices, dancing and lingering feet, all jammed into the girls ' gym so that it could barely be recognized by its class-time occu- pants. The cafeteria echoed popular songs from a juke-box as students munched dough- nuts and drank pop. Open-houses and hoot- enannies achieved their purpose of breaking students away from their study routines. Those brief moments of fun felt at open- houses are something never to be forgotten. i4 Game-weary students pack the girls ' gym to listen to the Shilo Three at Roosevelt ' s first Hootenanny. 5

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Balloons are ready to fly as soon as the Homecoming Queen an J Scr courr ere introduced. The splendor and excitement of Homecoming usually seem to end so soon, but this year the weatherman thoughtfully and unexpectedly offered two homecoming games. In the falling rain, drenched but hopeful Roosevelt followers awaited the kickoff. Even the foresighted fans equipped with umbrellas and rainwear were unable to escape the torrential downpour, but, with pride, most fans remained in their coveted seats until the announcement came that the game had been rescheduled. The mounting enthusiasm made students all the more determined to have a victory. On a clear evening the following Saturday that goal was happily accomplished. Stu- dents then hurried home to change and depart for the dance, a dramatic ending to a memorable Homecoming, 1963. Her Majesty Carol McCollum is escorted to the throne by Jeff Newland at the Homecoming dance.