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Betty Lu Is Named Pioneer High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1968

Betty Lu Is Named Pioneer High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1968 image
Year:
1968
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 26, 1968
Caption:
Homecoming, Pioneer Style: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School's 1968 Homecoming queen, Betty Lu (center), a senior, smiles prettily on being announced winner of the annual queen contest at last night's football game between Pioneer High and Battle Creek Central. Members of her court at left are (left to right) Nan Hutchings, a senior; Sandy Harris (partly hidden from view), a junior; and Barbara Watkins, a sophomore. At right (left to right) are blond Fran Durner, a senior, Jill Steinman, a junior; and Kathy Kitchenmaster, a sophomore. A Homecoming parade preceded the queen crowning.

Pioneer High School Homecoming Queen Candidates, October 1968

Pioneer High School Homecoming Queen Candidates, October 1968 image
Year:
1968
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 20, 1968
Caption:
Homecoming Lasses: The members of the Pioneer High School 1968 Homecoming Court pose prettily for our photographer. They are (back row, from left) juniors Sandy Harris and Jill Steinman, sophomores Kathy Kitchenmaster and Barbara Watkins and (front row, from left) seniors Nan Hutchings, Fran Durner and Betty Lu. Misses Hutchings and Lu were named to last year's Homecoming Court. The queen will be selected and crowned during the halftime ceremonies of Saturday's football game against Battle Creek Central High School. Festivities start at 6 p.m. Friday with a Homecoming Parade.

Sandy Harris Poses in Evening Gown, October 1968 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Sandy Harris Poses in Evening Gown, October 1968 image
Year:
1968
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 29, 1968
Caption:
Poses In Gown: Sandy Harris, a member of Pioneer High School's 1968 Homecoming court, poses for our photographer in her evening gown. Miss Harris, a junior, was inadvertently hidden in a picture taken Friday of the Homecoming queen and court during the Pioneer football game. The previous picture was published in Saturday's editions of The News.

Seven Candidates in the Running for Pioneer High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1969 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Seven Candidates in the Running for Pioneer High School's Homecoming Queen, October 1969 image
Year:
1969
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 12, 1969
Caption:
Queen Candidates: These seven candidates for homecoming queen at Pioneer High School set the pace for a lively week of activities prior to the Friday and Saturday night highlights. The teens (from left) are: Cathy Lawrence, sophomore; Ann Walker, junior; Chris Scollard, junior; Kathy Stojakovich, sophomore; Sandy Harris, senior; Jill Steinman, senior; and Dee Doerr, senior.
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AACHM Oral History: Carol Allen

Carol AllenCarol Allen was born in Alton, Illinois in 1945. Her parents Janie and Thomas Ross moved to Ann Arbor in 1951 and purchased a home on Fifth Avenue. Her father was a cook and her mother was a nurse’s aid and custodian. Carol recalls raising her son Carl Jr. with her husband while living on the second floor of her family’s home. She got her associate’s degree in practical nursing and worked in that field for most of her career. In January 2023 she and her husband Carl celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They have two sons and several grandchildren.

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AACHM Oral History: Sandra Harris

Sandra HarrisSandra Harris was born in 1952 in West Virginia, where her father was a coal miner. Her family moved to Ann Arbor when she was in second grade. Harris remembers being on the homecoming court at Pioneer High School and participating in student-led marches during the late 1960s. She received her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Eastern Michigan University. She was a school administrator in the Ann Arbor Public Schools as well as other districts. In addition to her service as an educator, she was also a longtime caretaker for her nephew and her mother.

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