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"Traditionally on the Thursday night before Homecoming, students, former students, and citizens of McKinney join in a pep rally and bonfire. Several yells are given, and the school song is sung."

"Students enjoy the annual bonfire the night before the big game."

"Each year the varsity football team chooses four nominees for Homecoming Queen and the queen is selected in a school wide election. The 1964 nominees were Marcella Cain, Judy Cantrell, Betty Olde and Roxa Renland."

"Put the heat on Terrell" says this float from the Homecoming Parade of 1980.

The floats for the Homecoming parade in 1981 had creative ways to encourage the team to win. Messages included, "Step up to success," "Boot Bonham," "Chew the Warriors," "Blast Bonham," and "Capsize the Warriors."

"For the homecoming pep rally an football game, the cheerleaders prepared a sign to fit between the goal posts. The sign expressed the student body's good wishes to the team and coaches -- 'Go Lions!'"

During the annual Homecoming game, Mendi Springs was named Football Sweetheart and Joanna Joplin was named Homecoming Queen.

Senior Deanna Berry was voted to be Homecoming Queen. The announcement was made during the football game.