Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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Homecoming ’88 On October 23, 1987, SWMHS celebrated its annual Homecoming. The festivities kicked off with the Pep Rally that morning. All the fall sports teams were in- troduced by the members of the Student Council, and cheered on bv the crowd. The Seniors proved their dominance by crush- ing the underclassmen in the tug of war. Although the Seniors felt that they were cheated, the Juniors were ruled the loudest in the Class Cheer Competition. As the day turned to night, the activities got underway. While the Bombers struggled on the football field, the Home- coming floats were on display. During half- time, the junior reigned victorious. After the float competition, the Homecoming Court, which consisted of Geralvn Geisler, 1 Karen Szewczky, Heather Traverse, Bar- bara Willis, and Peggy Woods, paraded the field. Tension filled the air. A jubilant Karen Szewczyk was crowned Homecom- ing Queen. The audience cheered in agree- ment with the decision. Unfortunately, the crowd's enthusiasm diminished because of the Bombers loss to Wood bridge. 18 Student Lite

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The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco celebrated its 50th birthday. About 250,000 people jammed onto the bridge for an anni- versary walk across the span. Another 500,000 packed the bridge approaches but were denied access because the engineers feared the span could not support the weight. A 24-day strike by the NFL players ended in mid-October when the union capitulated and went to court instead of trying to fight the club owners at the bargaining table. The Senate rejected President Reagan's nomination of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court by a 58- 42 vote, which ended a long con- tentious debate over a judge alterna- tely portrayed as a brilliant jurist and a dangerous extremist. In the six years since Americans first heard of a mysterious immunity-robbing disease from which no one recovers, AIDS has killed nearly 25,000 Americans, millions of dollars have poured into medical research and President Reagan has proclaimed the plague Public Health Enemy No. 1. Kirby Puckkett and Jeff Raerdon of the Minnesota Twins celebrate their World Se- ries victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins won the seventh and final game of the series 4-2. The year also brought with it the deaths ot some eternally famous biggies. Student Life 17

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 Seniors cheer on their fellow classmates. Pat Kilcomons officiates the tug of war competition. Taking command of the pep rally. Senior Council President Ken Damato addresses the crowd. The Class of '88 Homecoming Queen, Karen Szewczyk, poses with date John Drwal. Student Life 19