Syracuse High School - Rocket Yearbook (Syracuse, NE)

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Rocket Homecoming festivities complete. Candidates for Homecoming Royalty Sherry Hespen and Kathy Vrana. Homecoming festivities were given a roaring start with a bonfire pep rally Thursday night before the big game. Coach Wagner and the varsity captains added their cries for a Plattsmouth defeat to the turmoil. And summing up the devotion of students to their team, the cheerleaders recited a poem en- titled t'We love you Rockets. In conclusion, a Plattsmouth dummy was hurled into the fire to secure a victory. The next night, October 20, the Rockets found themselves slugging it out against the determined Blue Devils. The game ended happily for SHS fans with a score of 26-13 in favor of the green and white. Lois Brehm announcing Homecoming Royalty. Gary Weiler and Jerry Wiebusch give pep talk at evening rally prior to Homecoming.

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A victory over Plattsmouth Blue Devils made l l HOMECOMING ROYALTY: Larry Hill, Gary Spicer, Gary bearers Don Aden, Merri Jo Johnson, Sherry Hespen, Linda Weiler, King Jerry Weibusch, Queen Kathy Vrana, crown- Neibuhr, Marilyn Brehm. CROWN BEARERS: Merri Jo Johnson and Don Aden. .0 Students danced in the misty world of Dream- land , waiting for the magic moment when a royal couple would claim their throne. Mistress of cere- monies, Lois Brehm, held the dancers attention as she announced the selection of Kathy Vrana and Jerry Wiebusch as 67 Homecoming Queen and King. Sharing the spotlight were senior attendants Sherry Hespen and Gary Wieler. Linda Niebuhr and Gary Spicer served as Junior attendants while Sophomore attendants Marilyn Brehm and Larry Hill, completed the royalty. Crown bearers were Merri Jo Johnson and Don Aden. Supplying the music was the combo, Beethoven's Fifth. The parent sponsors at the dance were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hespen, Mr. and Mrs. Don Vrana, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wieler.

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SHS celebrates the season to be jolIy. -qi CHRISTMAS ROYALTY: Second Attendant, Jerry Wiebuschg Weilerg Queen, Sherry Hespen, First Attendant, Roxanne Johnsg First Attendant, Steve Meyerg Santa, Wayne Heather, King, Gary Second Attendant, Kathy Vrana. Christmas vacation started off with a bang this year with the Christmas Dance on December 22. The senior class decorated the stage with snowflakes and mistletoe to fill the dancers with the holiday spirit. A throne set on clouds of snow awaited the royalty to be crowned that night. The dancing ended when Santa Claus dropped in to supervise the coronation. Queen Sherry Hes- pen and King Gary Weiler ascended the throne to receive their crowns of mistletoe and holly. At- tendants Roxanne Johns, Steve Meyer, Kathy Vrana, and Jerry Wiebusch, were selected by popular vote from the senior class, took their places of honor next to the royal couple. The H7 Legends supplied the music. Santa enjoys dancing with Mrs. Robert Weiler after coronation.