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I  SUMMARY



                                                                     Homecoming week  began  aturday, October twenty-
                                                                   ninth  with  tyle  and  grace.  There  wa  a  emi-formal
                                                                   dance where the Finali  t  for  the 19  - 9 Homecoming
                                                                   Court were announced.
                                                                     Monday  morning  arrived  and  the  clru:  e
                                                                    pirit race  in  earne  t.  Ten ion  mounted  a
                                                                   winner  were announced. Each night the cia  e  worked
                                                                   diligently on their  kit  and float  , hoping for a fir  t place
                                                                   win  that would  put them over the top.
                                                                     W edne  day wa  full of fa  taction and fun a  the clas  e
                                                                   tried to beat each other at everything from  quare  tuff-
                                                                   ing to tricycle racing. The  enior  won early and barely
                                                                   managed to keep their lead to win fir  t  place, while the
                                                                   Junior  came in  econd, and the  ophomore  brought up
                                                                   the rear with third place. Thur day evening, as alumni,
                                                                   parent , and friend  looked on, the cia  e  howed their
                                                                   pirit through drama.  Then everyone adjourned to the
                                                                   bonfire  and  the  annual  burning  of  the  Homecoming
                                                                  Game  enemy,  thi  year  the  Vanguard  Knight  .  At the
                                                                  bonfire the  urpri  ing re  ult  of the  kit competition were
                                                                  given:  ophomore  , fir  t;  enior  ,  econd;  and Junior  ,
                                                                  third. Afterward  , everyone returned to their clas  float
                                                                  to  put on  the fini  hing touche  .
                                                                    Friday finally arrived, murky and muggy with prom-
                                                                  i e  of rain. At the pep rally each clas  chanted it  omnip-
                                                                  otence, but in the true Tiger  pirit by the end of the pep
                                                                  rally the entire gym wa  cheering for the Tiger  . Miracu-
                                                                  lou ly, by parade time the  kie  were a beautiful and clear
                                                                  blue. The parade wa  a  ucce  and everyone waited im-
                                                                  patiently for  that evening'  fe  tivitie  .
                                                                    A  halftime neared, alumni watched current  tudent ,
                                                                  and remembered when they too had been anxiou  for that
                                                                  moment when their clas  would be announced winner of
                                                                  Homecoming. Thi  year the  enior  felt the  en  e of exhi-
                                                                  leration from  winning a  they congratulated each other
                                                                  on  their victory.  They then extended their congratula-
                                                                  tion  to the undercla  men on a job well done.  Evening
                                                                  wa  till  not over,  Tracy  alzer  wa  announced  Home-
                                                                  coming Queen to an enthu  ia  tic crowd. And to give it an
                                                                  even  more  perfect  ending,  the  Tiger  turned  out  the
                                                                  light  on  the  anguard Knight  37  to 2.
                                                                                                    - Mi  y Turbeville





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