Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Mist blankets spectators, royalty Homecoming weekend dawned with cold rain Friday morning. A faculty veto on roller skates, tricycles, and other forms of locomotion, for safety reasons, put a damper on Spirit Day. Mercifully, the rain let up by dusk. At game time, thick, heavy mist wrapped the field, generating an air of mystery for the half-time ceremony. The eight Homecoming queen candidates rode into view in golf carts as Sue Erceg, dance chairman, introduced them over the PA system. With the wind whipping their hair and dresses, the girls made their way across the muddy field. Queen Susan Ruge said she was so nervous I wasn ' t aware of the weather. Every so often I saw someone I knew— that made it easier. Four weeks of planning culminated by four hours of decorating transformed the south balcony into a secluded cornfield, with an orange cellophane harvest moon hovering above. Scarecrows, corn shocks, and autumn weeds adorned the walls, with pumpkins planted on the floor as a final touch. In these rustic surroundings, 155 couples danced to the rock of Wheatstone Bridge. 14 ABOVE: Bordering the 40-yard-long aisle, on- lookers anticipate the arrival of the Homecoming Court. ABOVE RIGHT: Homecoming Court includes Ann Adgate, Julie Bibler, Karen Burey, Linda Ficken, and Deb Lanyi. RIGHT: Inheriting the crown of Homecoming Princess from her sister Janet, Karen Maiers em- braces Rachel Bretscher, both members of the Court.

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LEFT : Bailiff, Ed Bertholet swears in Mary Jo Nu- land before she can testify for the defense. BELOW: Doing a reading about housewives ' morn- ing gossip over coffee are Mary Beth Waldschmidt, Keith Wetmore, and Sarah Matern. BOTTOM: While questioning Harry Manolopoulos, Keith Wetmore tries to unfold the truth about Faulkner ' s murder. 13

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LEFT : Overcoming her initial reaction of shock and surprise . Homecoming Queen Sue Ruge leaves the football field at half-time, MIDDLE: Dancers Chris Steck and JoAnne Learn- ing boogie to a medley of tunes from the late 50 ' s-70 ' s. BELOW: Mary Staley and Phil Pflughaupt discuss the evening over cider and cookies served by sophomore volunteers.