Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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Roles are reversed as Harold Bushpies is crowned king by host John Howells Harold's escort. Debbie Fiore, calmly watches. m a S fllllll SVZ while hundreds of balloons, bought by Student Government, filled the air, “Could It Be Magic” wasn't the theme of just an ordinary Junior Prom. The class of '78’s prom broke tradition in more ways than one. Moving the date from the dead of winter to the warmth of spring. serving a smorgasbord dinner, and including kings into the royal family were a few examples of the zesty spirit possessed by this class. Fashion at the prom ranged from very formal gowns to casual pantsuits for the gals and from suits to tuxedos for guys. One brave male ■HI ■ X A gave the German Club's float top honors for the second consecutive year with the juniors and Student Government's entries coming in second and third respectively. Tears flowed when Shelly Feldman, 1975 queen, crowned Maureen Shaughncssy as her successor •t Donna Haines and her escort relax after din ner in the quiet atmosphere. Hostess Jane Coringrato greets Tom Gammon and Sheri Saf-fell as they walk through the trellis at the door.

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Showing I heir pearly whiles. Celeste Tauber they beam with happiness during their nde float. Student Government also helped the Jour and the loveable Great Pumkin. both sponsored around the track at Homecoming In addition to nalism Club by decorating the stands and by fill by Student Government, delight spectators as putting Celeste up for queen and making their ,ng the air with balloons First place award, for the second year in a row. is awarded to the German Club for its original cuckoo clock. The Quill Scroll International Honor Society presented a trophy to the winner. Shyly flashing a smile. Maureen Shaughnessy. '76 Homecoming queen, waits as Shelly Feldman. '75 queen, adjusts her crown Maureen's escort for the evening. John Percival. conceals his emotions we kept planning things,” said Brian Harrison, Student Government president. “You didn't have to have a lot of people to have a lot of fun.” Quill and Scroll Society, faced by problems from the visiting band and a few rude spectators, coordinated Homecoming. Promises were made by many students to help build floats, but it was only through the loyalty of a few students that the 10 outstanding floats were completed on time for Homecoming festivities at the Dieruff game October 30. Five Student Government boys slept in the bus garage, while a group of dedicated band members spent the night at Sue Evans' home across from the school so they could get an early start on their floats. “Initially, Dieruffs band director refused to allow the Zephyr band to perform during an entire half-time.' said Berni Cherski, yearbook editor. “But we were able to work around him.” Berni and Sue Wuchtcr, newspaper editor, organized the festivities. The seven people who served as judges continued

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Fl ♦. S'om chivary still exists as Dave Bowen, Harry Phillips, and Bob Kern prove this by Retting punch for their dates. Hr Catching a glimpse of the prom, Sondra Brown and Jani Sheetz watch the dancers. T» U . 0 w. 'Could It Be Magic. wonders romantically inclined couples as they slow dance to the theme song played by the group Trouble Times not only wore tails, but also startled other promgoers with his elegant top hat and cane. Tony Vlahovic waited until the majority of couples was seated for his grand entrance into the ballroom. “This was just something no one ever did before,' explained Tony, “and I decided 1 was the one to do it! While Tony captured the couples' attention at the beginning of the prom, Harold Bushpies was the male that captured their hearts for the remainder of the evening. Crowned by John Howells, senior class host, Harold was shocked when he was crowned king. “The whole thing if kind of funny,” said Harold. “I really didn’t know what it would be like to be a king!” Problems developed when several of the male nominees did not want to go along with the idea of being candidates. “Most of the guys said the idea was dumb at first,” commented one nominee. continued