Subject:First annual Encina homecoming party Date:Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:39:15 -0800 Encina alumni, Following is Rett Smart's report on the First annual Encina homecoming party, which includes a thrilling account of the homecoming game! I wasn't able to attend this year but I'm certainly going to try and go next year. Many thanks to Rett for organizing this outing for Encina alumni! Harlan Encina webmaster -----Original Message----- From: Rett Smart To: Harlan Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 1:36 PM Subject: Re: Homecoming party Harlan, I was disappointed that more people didn't make it but those who attended had a really good time. Here is a run down: Attendees: Fred Borowski '73 and his friend Susie Michael Brown '69 Eric Carlson '73 Lorna Cline '73 Mike Fahn '73 Larry Fahn '72 Mike Greene '72 Michele (Horton) Noller '88 w/ husband (also class of '88) Ms Sandy Hunt (Civics Teacher through '72) Elliott Mandel '73 Rodney Vienna '75 We had cocktails and dinner at the Palomino Room. We then went to El Camino High to watch the game. The stands were less than half full for the Homecoming Game! Larry Fahn and I donned our LETTER JACKETS and were given the proper respect at the gate but alas, no discount. Next year I will be bringing my ENCINA ID CARD from my freshman year and hope for any discount other than a senior discount. FLASH - Eric Dahlin was taking tickets at the gate! Well worth the price of admission to see Eric again. We arrived in the first quarter of the varsity game and it was already 14-0 in favor of the River City Raiders. The place looked EXACTLY the same as it did in the 70s. Michele noted that the class of 88 was the last year of the Apaches. Larry Fahn remembered his days in the announcers booth and gave us a brief play by play for old times sake. I recalled some of the epic battles we had forged on the field in '73 to an 0-9-1 record (we tied Del Campo in our homecoming game). The home team was getting pounded pretty hard by half time and with a bench that consisted of five guys, the Bulldogs could not afford an injury to a key player. We were interviewed by a teacher who was taping for Encina TV. We may be played to the masses as either role models or what not to be when you grow up. We hope the former but lean towards the latter. Our being there seemed to bring a real sense of homecoming to those stoic parents and students in the stands...... which was good since there was no marching band, drill team, or songleaders (the mascot did have a pretty good bulldog costume) to get the crowd going. They did have cheerleaders who really had their work cut out for them. The queen and king of homecoming were crowned at the half. A student did a great aca pela version of the Encina Alma Matter (I think, Larry Fahn, being '72 class president, knew the majority of the words) . I guess they did not have the funds to have a band or a tape of the song. Her version was quite good and brought a little mist to the eyes. Third quarter - I THREATENED TO SUIT UP if things didn't improve but the Raiders were unstoppable. By the middle of the fourth quarter we were losing 42 - 0 and the alums had seen enough. The handwriting was etched on the side of Dahlin's ceramics room fence. We all adjourned to our cars with a hint of a tear in our eye and vowed that next year our numbers would increase ten fold filling the stands with grads from all classes. If you want the sensation of teleportation to your high school days, sit in the stands @ El Camino. I highly recommend the experience. We had a lot of fun. Make plans to be there next year as we are making this an annual event. HOMECOMING '99 - Be There Rett Smart '73