Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Between double assemblies things go better with Coke. Jerry says that Coke refreshes you best. Standing apprehensively before an assembly, Jerry waits for studenw to be seated. Eric Bostwick listens carefully to the sound of the F alconaires

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20 ASSEMBLIES ueen presentations . . . ward meetings . . . speak- ers. . . Mitchell tribute to Walt Disney. . . Sing Out '68 . . . inauguration. Each of these types of as- semblies was part of Jerry Hofmann's job as Secre- tary of Assemblies. Along with his faculty adviser, Mr. Paris, he not only scheduled the dates of perform- ances but also kept an eye on the performance of each assembly in progress. A warm welcome by the student body was ex- tended to the Air Force Academy Falconaires Octo ber 4. Similar receptions were given to Congressman Evans' appearance on October 29 and to former Iowa Governor Leo Hoegh the next day. The many pep assemblies held this year were planned jointly with Morale Committee and were re- sponsible for the high level of pep throughout the year. President Nick Rossi leads T-Birds on a Terror hunt preceding Palmer game In the senior class assembly, candidates for class presidentpatiently await their turns to present their views on election issues.

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SOCIAL nything from the Long Branch Saloon to Back In Your Own Back Yard was available to Wasson students at the five 1968-69 school dances. Decora- tions were more varied and imaginative this year as the Social Committee was trying to get away from the traditional use of crepe paper as a decorating device. The Long Branch Saloon was highlighted by a bar at which refreshments were served, bales of hay sur- rounding the stage, and many old railroad lanterns hanging from the ceiling. The Homecoming Dance, Back In Your Own Back Yard, featured a flower- covered house and a lowered-ceiling effect which was created by the use of a giant parachute. The annual Sno-Ball dance, Somewhere My Love, was creatively done in white and silver decorations, which gave the illusion of a romantic winter wonderland. Under the direction of Secretary of Social Judi Peake, the committee spent long hours after school preparing the decorations. On the Friday and Satur- day before a dance, members flocked to school to put up the decorations in the cafeteria or the boys' gym. Wasson upperclassmen man the refreshment bar at Long Branch Saloon SOCIAL COMMITTEE - FRONT ROW: Gail Barnes, Kathy Kraft, Deb Sutherland, Judi Peake, SECVQTBVY of social: Christy Belcher, Susan Roadifer, Kathy Claassen, Sharon FOWISYV ROW TWO: Mardi Higgins, Bette Blasing, Gen: Cox, Vonna Watson, Jim Ross, Karan Martin, Pattie Brotherton, Melena Smith, Valerie Sweanor, Darcy Kennedy. ROW THREE: Sharon Roadifer, Cheryl Kelsey, Barb Bishop, Sue Hoffman, Cathy Evans, Colette Kelsey, Betty Gaspari, Mar- lene Biornsrucl, Susan Duncan, Kay Gensicke. ROW FOUR: Debbie Williams, Kathy Baker, Nora Hartman, Cindy Nevius, Jill Schaefer, Bonnie Bashore, Jackie Brotherton, Janet Con- nolly. ROW FIVE: Richard Cotton, Cathy Butkovich, Jim Sereff, Diana Dazey, Deanne Foster, Vicki Yernington, Cathy Bonner, Kris Kooker, Jane Allen. BACK ROW: Johnny Knippers, Randy McAdam, Gordon Smith. Steve Powell. Richard Yandell, Jim Bonner, Debbie Jensen, Corey Connell.