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

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Barb Harrison STUDENTS RE-LIVE CHILDHOOD L' ack in your Own Backyard set the mood for the 1968-69 Homecoming activities. The true excite- ment started when five queen candidates, who were chosen by the varsity football team, were voted upon by the student body in a double assembly, October 23. The Wasson Thunderbirds chose Sally Casey to reign as their queen over all ofthe Homecoming ac- tivities as announced at the Pageant. The dance, which highlighted the Homecoming week, was held in the boys' gym on October 26. The Social Committee, under the direction of Judy Peake, decorated with brown and yellow flowers, white picket fences, and a large white parachute above the dance floor. The students and the alumni danced to music provided by The Beast, who played in an oversized sandbox decorated with white tissue flowers. During the intermission, the queen and her four attendants were presented from a house of white tis- sue flowers. Sally Casey, head A-squad cheerleader, was crowned by her escort Carl Lansing. Following the coronation of the queen, her four attendants - Carla Ancona, Pom-Pon girlg Diana Bartley, A-squad cheerleader, Barbara Harrison, co-captain of T-Bellesg and lVlaryAnn IVlcCarty, member of council - were escorted by John Nlurphy, Mike Bennett, Cito Kirk- patrick, and Louis Angone, respectively. Each ofthe girls was presented with silver necklaces. Attendant Diana Bartley l Attendant Attendant Carla Ancona A ttendant Mary Ann M cCarty if I

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GIRL NEXT DOOR HIGHLIGHTS HOMECOMING inning Slx gold medals, the Seniors, following tra- Mr. Funk accepts the annual educator award from Mr. Christensen. dition, were victorious in the Wasson Olympics. The Girl Next Door, the theme for the Homecoming Pageant, was held October 23, in the stadium. Fol- lowing a skit and parade, the challenging class com- petition started. The Class of '69 proved to be tough competition for the lower classmen in such events as the tank race and fence painting. The juniors snatched second and the baby birds finished third, Prior to the queen pres- entation, lVlr. Christensen presented lVlr. Funk with the Outstanding Educator Award, which is given to a member of the faculty each year, afterward, Sally Casey was announced as queen. Following the pageant, a carnival offered enter- tainment from the Wasson clubs. The Homecoming game was held October 25, and the Homecoming dance, which ended the week's activities, was held the 26th. Junior girls, leapzng to a hopeful victory, fall under the feet of vzctorlous seniors. Un her trzcycle Mauaze Frzcket takes a tour of her own backyard.