Santa Monica High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

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. X' V, :H -w.:f,.,,,,,,-1 , The year, as well as the decade, quickly drew to a close, but within the final days of 1979, Samohi celebrated one of its most awaited annual traditions, Homecoming. The Associated Student Body planned the week's events, but the involvement of students and faculty carried those plans out, making the last Homecoming celebration of the seventies a memorable one. The theme Odin Goes Disney reigned supreme during the week of October 22, beginning Monday, Tomorrowland Day, with a lunch time disco dance in the Humanities Cen- ter. Tuesday recreated Adventureland with an obstacle course at lunch, following the election earlier that day that would choose the Homecoming Queen from among the sev- en previously elected princesses. The Fantasyland celebra- tion on Wednesday offered a dress-up day, overflowing with the many strange costumes it had to offer. Club and class sponsored booths in the quad displayed a flourish of tempting delicacy items as well as gifts to make a Frontier- land Thursday a tasty day. Campus on Thursday showed the aftermath of tissue-mania from the night before, with the evidence streaming from every convenient tree. Excitement increased as Homecoming Eve approached, leaving Homecoming Day just beneath the tissue. - 'rw' A Url X .

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