Salida High School - Resume Yearbook (Salida, CO)

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Queen candidate Kathy Hollenbeck, at left. rides in the parade with candidate Rochelle Beauchamp. Queen Cindy Martellaro. and can- didate Susan Huntington. In January. Miss Hol- lenbeck. while skating, broke one arm and badly “bent” another while Miss Huntington seriously cut her thumb and one finger in a meat sheer. Junior Tonya Elmer and Teacher Barbara Adams, right center, help get the Foreign Lan- guage Club Float underway. Although the club boasts nearly 40 members, only three built the float. During halftime of the football game, team captains Bill Manshiem. Tim Ashley, and Keith Mazza. opposite page, present traditional roses and necklace to Queen Cindy, while her escort Martin Maltas watches. It took teamwork to get the necklace clasped, however, with Mazza hold- ing up her hair, Ashley working at the clasp, and Manshiem offering suggestions. “Bear” Scott Sandell keeps his eye on “Ranger” Henry God- dard, left center, as they nde on the first place sophomore float. Brenda Dominick and Laurie Dearing. at left, ride atop the Student Council Float and toss .candy to hundreds of spectators who lined F Street. Originality — Homecoming 9

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Rangers Don't 'Bear' A Chance Preparations for Homecoming began Monday, Oct. 3, when each class began construction of its float with an allowance of $25 for materials. An assembly on Friday, Oct. 7 began annual Homecoming fes- tivities. The student body voted Cindy Martellaro to reign over the weekend activities and the senior class chose Rochelle Beauchamp, Susan Huntington and Kathy Hollenbeck as other candidates. The Homecoming Parade started its journey down “F” Street a short time after the con- clusion of the assembly. The sophomore class had the win- ning float with the theme “Rang- ers Don’t Bear a Chance.” A prize of $25 was awarded to sophomores by Student Council. F.B.L.A. took first place honors in the club division with the theme “Ranger Ambulance Service.” The group won the $10 prize offered by Student Coun- cil. The traditional pep rally and snake dance were held Friday evening. The pep rally, held at 2nd and “F” Streets, began at 7:30 p.m. with the Snake Dance startinjg at 7:45 p.m. leading to the High School. The bonfire, sponsored by “S” Club, was lit and rapidly fried the Ranger dummy. On Saturday, at the football game against the Lewis Palmer “Rangers,” the crowd proved that the excitement was far from over. The Spartan victory added a special touch to 1977 Home- coming. The final activity of the week- end was the Homecoming Dance which began at 9 p.m. and ended at midnight. Pep Club and Student Council plan- ned and decorated for the dance. The theme, “Stairway to Heaven,” set the mood. The crowd danced to music of “Fly- ing Wedge” from Colorado Springs. “They played a good variety of songs, but I liked the Beatles selections the best,” said Junior Kirby O’Connor. 8 Originality — Homecoming

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Original Meaning Is Forgotten The original meaning of Homecoming is often forgotten. Homecoming is defined as the return of a group of people on a special occasion to a place for- merly frequented. Homecoming at Salida High School was created so that alumni could come back to watch the football game, go to the dance, and most of all to renew old friendships. Homecoming now is centered around students presently in high school. When asked about the original meaning of Home- coming, one student com- mented, “It’s when we make floats for the parade, we pick a queen, and we have a snake dance and bonfire.” When asked why all this was done, the response was, “to cele- brate the football game.” Most of the alumni that returned for Homecoming were students who graduated in 1976 and 1977. Although older alumni living in Salida turned out for the football game, few alumni living out of town returned. Approximately one-third of the 1977 class is presently attending a four year college, one-third is working, and the remaining third is either attend- ing trade school, married or looking for work. 10 Originality — Homecoming