Roseburg High School - Umpqua Yearbook (Roseburg, OR)

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Mr. George Gratke, local banker, stirs enthusiasm for the game. Excited by a week of unending activity, the ASB clubs rallied to make Homecoming 1965 the best ever. Key Club painted an old jalopy in the purple and white colors of South Eugene and sold swings with heavy sledge hammers. Campus musclemen, and a few senior girls, eagerly spent their dimes for four chances at demolishing the old relic. Their motto was the lower the car, the lower the score —for South Eugene. Mr. Irresistible was the money-making contest sponsored by the Pepsters. Intense competition saw the RHS girls putting coins in the jars designated for seven handsome boys. Lucky senior Darrell Elliott was crowned Mr. Irresistible at the downtown rally and was presented with a tall trophy of foil-covered cans. Shortened classes on Friday gave all students the chance to participate in a serpentine over town for the annual downtown rally. Mr. George Gratke was this year’s speaker and gave an arousing pep talk. With wild cheers, the students made it known to downtown merchants who would win the game. Homecoming ended happily with the Girls' League dance after the football victory. Live music was provided by the Caminos, a combo from the U of O. Tall tee-pees helped portray the chosen theme, Pow-Wow '65, to the many students and alumni attending the dance. The shiny crown of Mr. Irresistible is given to Darrell Elliott. From an unusual vantage point, rally mascot Jennifer views the game Fall 17

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Becoming a member of the 1965 Homecoming Court turns into o thrilling reality for Queen Debbie DeBernardi and royal princesses Judy Brittel, Loretta Todd, Mariellen Lorenz, Lynn Grant, Barb Terho, Molly Forrest, and Sue Flury as Coach Thornton completes the coronation. Bonfire Makes Night A Blazing Success Continuing a tradition, Key Club once again super- vised the annual Homecoming bonfire held at Stewart Park. Mike Wetherell and his spirited crew spent two days stacking tires and lumber donated by local mills in hopes of making the blaze the biggest in recent years. The fire would have been the largest in RHS history had not the local police made the boys extract about 150 tires from the growing stack on the afternoon before the fire. While the fire burned brightly, students and alumni set their eyes to the decorated platform where the Var- sity cheerleaders led a short pep rally. When school spirit was at its peak. Coach Thornton introduced the eight senior princesses elected by the entire student body by secret ballot. Following the Coach’s pep talk, the seven lovely princesses were crowned by their varsity football escorts to the cheers of the crowd. Breaking into happy tears, radiant Debbie DeBernardi was crowned 1965 Homecoming Queen by Coach Thornton. Besides the floral crowns, the court received engraved bracelets from Key Club president Steve Erickson. The bonfire and school spirit soon died down and the crowd dispersed, confident of the next night's win over the South Eugene Axemen. Beaming Queen Debbie extends friendly waves to parade watchers. Fall 19