Stone High School - Echo Yearbook (Wiggins, MS)

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3-4- Homecoming And So It Ends As the spirit chains are stretched along the gym floor, The hula girls await the beginning of Timmy Roberts holds aloft the sign of the winning class. the music. 2 e SENIORS. -g---P ,,..g.--l---' H Whlle the band played Salute to Hawali, the court crossed the fleld. The hula girls swaying gracefully ln their grass skirts tantallzlngly told a Hawaiian story. Mr. Baucum crowned Rosa Lott queen and presented her with a Hawaiian koscaque. The flower girl was Candy Fountain and the crown bearer was Jason Rouse. After the queen was crowned, the flre god of the volcano erupted as a fitting climax to the Homecoming Ceremonies. Wlth the start of the game, the scene changed completely. The Tomcats were looklng good at half time with a 6 to O lead. But by the end of the game our team had been overpowered again, loslng 12-6 to Pearl Rlver Central. And so another Homecoming Week came to an end with the nlght's actlvltles culmlnlatlng with a dance at the Country Club. Wlth time running out, everyone pitched in to flnlsh the Hawaiian flowers for the Homecoming Float. Student LlfelHomecomlng 39

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Homecoming Homecoming Queen And Escort 78 Senlors and freshmen were really havlng a close race in splrlt chalns and noone knew who had won until the pep rally. When the annual staff rolled out the links the seniors' chaln looked longer, but everyone had heard the rumor that the freshmen had won. Mr. Baucum called out the totals starting wlth the class having the fewest llnks. The juniors were on the bottom, followed by the sophomores. By thls time freshmen and seniors were standing and screaming like crazy. Everybody in the whole school was caught up In the battling mood. Even though the freshmen had more people on their side, lt dldn't help them too much because they still came ln second. The seniors had preserved tradltlon by wlnnlng agaln. After the vlctory cheers, the judges announced the seniors as double vlctors by awarding them the splrlt stlck. Wlth Mr. Baucum's famous words, You have ten mlnutes, everyone dispersed from the gym and moved on to slxth period, where they sat anxiously awaltlng the 2:55 bell which put us a little closer to the ballgame. At 6:15 those partlclpatlng ln the Homecoming ceremony began arrlvlng at Perk. At seven sharp the band flled on the fleld, flanked by the flags as hula girls wlth Hawallan flowers ln their hair and around their ankles. As the cheerleaders passed the stands on their float, they threw mlnature footballs to the crowd, trylng to get them fired up for the game. Then came the Homecoming Float, a tropical paradlse filled with exotlc birds, lush green plants, a grass shack at the base of the volcano and the lovely Queen wlth her Hawallan maidens. Durlng the Falr Parade, Rosa Lott and her Hawallan maids smile for the crowd. 38 Student L lfelHomecomIng x, ts, A Wy. 5. is 44' ,ar Rosa Lott Ricky Stone ,ff-f ' is

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Floats, Rides, And Cotton Candy The Falr, a sure slgn of fall. On September 12, despite the fact that there was not a hint of fall ln the air, fair posters began popping up everywhere as Dolph Alexander and Garvin and Harry Weaver braved the rain to tack up signs announcing Fair Week, October 2-6. Although the fair was three weeks away excitement was already rising. Girls began slgnlng up to enter the Falr Queen Contest and various organizations began to throw around ideas for floats to enter In the parade. Those who were planning to exhibit animals in the livestock shows or the pet show lntenslfled their training and grooming to get their animals ready. Others started looklng around for canned goods, handicrafts, or plants they could enter ln the fair exhibits. And everywhere there was talk of what rides would be available and who would win a stuffed animal or dunk a fireman. On September 26 at Malone Hall, the 48 Falr Queen contestants nervously awaited the judges' decision. When it finally came, the audience applauded with approval as Patti McDaniel was named Queen with Denlse Taylor, First Alternate, Barbara Wells, Second Alternate, Harriett De Jarnett, Third Alternate: and Lisa Morgan, Fourth Alternate. Monday morning found most students discussing the rapidly approaching Fair Day. All week creative ideas were put to practical use as floats began to take shape. And everyone was excited about getting out early Friday. And then Frlday dawned bright, beautifully sunny, and COOL. Fall had came and so had Fair Day. Everyone scurried around putting finishing touches on floats. Suddenly it was 12:00 - time for the Fair Parade to assemble at the Courthouse. At 1:00 all the floats were llned up and the parade began. With the Stone High Band leading the way, the parade moved slowly down Third Street to College and on up the hill to 1st Street. A left turn on 1st and the parade passed ln front of the throngs of people llnlng the street. Then all too soon floats disappeared from view and the parade was over. 40 Student LlfelFair Fair Queen, Pattl McDaniel, concentrates on throwing a piece of candy to a bystander. if 27'-,,, ,.,,,,,.. is .M '11, , U Q L tn. 'ni- 2 4 I IVR ,S .Vu These students enjoy getting out of school early to go to the parade.