Ukiah High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Ukiah, CA)

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THE ROYAL COUPLE. Mary Zama and Sfeve Gehring proudly accept their title of Homecoming Queen and King WE WIN! In triumph for the second year in a row, Doug Drennan raises the Spirit Bell. Moments later other members of the class of ' 86 poured out of the stands to mob him in wild celebration 10 • The Ceremony — iJL

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The Students Our school, so quiet and solemn on this brisk Sunday afternoon. Walking along the hallways, usually full of laughter and screams, one realizes how different it is here today without students. During the week people gather, talking and sharing secrets, walking around just to pass the time, or standing by the cafetorium trying to gulp enough food to last them through the day. Today they are gone. The wall where the row of cowboys usually sits is now occupied by a flock of birds. It looks lonely. The area between the pool and the vending machines, the old smoking area, is devoid of cigarette butts. Where smoke once lingered in the air and provoked the school board and student-parent groups to hold many discussions, there is now . . . well, cleanliness. The Tri looks like the heart of the school. The place where students gather to eat, talk and lough is now just an empty pit in the middle of campus. Without the students the school is quiet and undisturbed. The students, with all of their energy, shake the gym during rallies and make the school come olive with their joy and pain. The huge white buildings with orange doors was built for students. Without them the buildings are just that: buildings. School will come olive again on Mon- day, and emotion will once more fill these empty, lifeless buildings. The students

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A CASUAL DINNER? The Wilcat Den furnished the relaxing dinner that these candidates from Ukiohilite and the band enjoyed before their big moment GEE, I WONDER WHO ' S GOING TO WIN? Awaiting halttime of the big game, Rick Shippey, Alexia Lopes, and Mary Zaina look preoccupied. The Ceremony Despite a few minor mixups, the Home- coming ceremony, the first ever held in our new stadium, was a success. Courtney DeSclvatore, who choired the group from Student Leadership which organized the evening, introduced a few changes. The couples ate in the Wildcat Den instead of a local restaurant, and Homecoming was moved up several weeks to avoid rain. Most of those present rated the evening a success. One candidate remarked, There were a lot of changes in this year ' s ceremonies. Even though we didn ' t win, the experience was awesome, The evening began with the introduc- tion of the candidate couples as they ar- rived before the new home stands in cars lent by various dealers and private citizens. Keenan Nelson and Dede Mayfield, the evening ' s emcees, intro- duced the anxious couples as they took their special seats. As the first half of the game ended, our award-winning band marched onto the field to perform. After they quieted, the couples took their places on the track be- fore an expectant audience. The father of each queen candidate presented his daughter with a box containing a flower, a tradition started only last year. Although there was a mixup in the col- ors of the flowers, the confusion was set- tled quickly; and Mary Zaina and Steve Gehring from Block U were crowned King and Queen. Konelle McDermott and Howard Hayes of French Club were first runners-up, and Lisa Sciochetti and Brian White of FFA were second runners-up. Other candidates included Rick Shippey and Alexia Lopes, CSF; Tammy Oman and Scott Grodin, Bond: Angle Argall and Eric Brouwer, Annual; Tami Moyer and Nick Norton, Commercial Club; Julie Vedollo and Fred Heolly, American Indian Youth; Ana Carillo and Roger Melendrez, MAYO, and Jamie Menzmer and Ken Spurlock, Ukiahlite. The Ceremony • 11