University of Washington - Tyee Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S Husky saxophonists lift the spirits of their audience at the '87 home-coming ratty. « HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN, Alexander Sassi and Vickio Howie express their delight at being chosen to preside over this year's homecoming. MONA (FIRNSTAHL) BUCKLEY reigned 8$ the Univorsity of Washington's first homecoming queen Monica Hart from KIRO TV welcomes Buckley back for the Homecoming festivities. Homecoming-15

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HOMECOMING COMES ALIVE 1937 Homecoming Queen Returns On a brisk. October evening. a searchlight beckoned several hundred University of Washington students and alumni to the north steps of the campus Quad — the site of the 1987 Homecoming Rally. After more than a decade of dubious interest in homecoming festivities, this year’s rally suggested a renewed enthusiasm for these traditions. I’ve been to every homecoming since I was a freshman and this was the best one I've ever seen. UW senior Alexander Sassi said. Sassi presided over homecoming festivities as 1987’s homecoming king. The homecoming queen was Vickie Howie, a graduate student pursuing her M.A. in communications. It’s an honor to be chosen as royalty, Sassi said. And it was really an honor to have the homecoming queen from fifty years ago introduce us. That queen was Mona (Firn-stahl) Buckley. The crowd welcomed her. the UW’s first homecoming queen with sustained applause. The '87 rally crowd included Monica Hart from KIRO TV. Husky football coach Don James, alumni football player Don Heinrich and the Husky band and rally Squad. Students and alumni swayed to the jazz music, and whistled and applauded for the rally squad. Huge, colorful displays marked another homecoming tradition: the sign contest. Michelle Lorda, Greek homecoming chairperson, said the criteria for judging Greek signs were incorporation of a theme, creativity and the use of house front. Each fraternity and sorority made its own sign. or. rather, what often appeared to be an entire theatrical set. The first-place winner among the fraternities was Theta Chi for its re-enactment of a stadium scene, including an announcer and fans. Alpha Gamma Delta took first place among the sororities for its graveyard scene, which portrayed the theme Husky spirits are rising. The main purpose of the contest. Lorda said, was to show our alums we're glad to see them. Many of them come back and cruise around to see the signs. A PERFORMANCE by the Husky Rally Squad heightens enthusiasm lor the game between the Huskies and Oregon State's Beavers. by Linda Erickson X Chris D. Stuvek photos

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Let the Show Go On. . . A SEA OF HUSKY spirit soars with the score Kevin M. Lohman photo » POWERPLAY — the essential element. Kevin M. Lohman photo 18-Homecoming » HUSKY CHEERLEADER energetic to the tinish. Kevin M. Lohman photo