Aurora Central High School - Borealis Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Ratt came to Red Rocks September, 1,1985. This Heavy Metal group includes: Waren De Martini, Bobby Blotzer, Ste- phen Pearcy, Juan Croucier and Robbin Crosby. s..,,N' Nu- The contraversial band, Motley Crue pertormed at McNicoIas Sports Are- na on November 17. The popularity of this group increases: it includes Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Nikki Sixx. Curt Smith and Roland Orzahal make up this extremely popular band from England Tears For Fears making their tirst appearance here. They per- formed at Red Rocks on September 8. Concerts I'

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.. . xT 's .. lit' X t lony Vangytenbeek and Tony Davis challenge each other o an All-Star Wrestling match while John Green and ret- iree Dave Hall look on. ln the end, Fief. Hall beats everyone and lifts up his shirt revealing the word Central. n an early winter pep assembly Juniors Steve Basham and Heidi Baker compete lor first place. Class competitions Jromoted school spirit. Seniors, Chris Widhalm and Jill Browne, race to win the class competition. Jill had to put on Chris's uniform before the other classes completed the exchange. Asscmblies made students rowdy and urged them to gompcfc The roof was coming off at Au- rora Central High School. The reason for this was an Aurora Central pep assembly. Sam Hew- son, science teacher, always ran into the gym excited and ready to perform, l'm never expecting what Mr. Hewson will do next, said senior Tonya Shear. The cheerleaders showed their spirit also, the crowd started to get rowdy and the assembly began. The kids are the ones that get me fired up! said Hewson. ln re- turn the students reacted. Mr, Hewson promotes so much spirit in us, said Senior Heather Sel- lars. He introduced many skits, competitions, sports in season and any awards throughout the entire 40 minutes of each assem- bly. During the assemblies, there were many certain main events. In the October pep asembly, some of the boys' football team portrayed whistling pigmies, with stomachs painted as faces and shortened pants. They froliced around the gym and whistled to the beat ofthe music. On the De- cember 13th assembly, the main attraction was the all-star wres- tling match performed by some of the school staff, including Tony VanGytenbeek, Steve Rath, John Green and Tony Davis. Central's pep assemblies were so extraordinary that others rec- ognized them. During the De- cember 13th assembly, Channel 9 News heard and then taped the assembly for their evening news- cast. Other schools came to Au- rora Central to the assemblies to see the action for themselves, and to improve their pep assem- blies. There was always the part when all of the school got rowdy. This was the class competition. First, the freshman, with, Fresh- man, freshman, don't be shy, stand and give your battle cry, V- I-C-T-O-R-Y, that's our freshman battle cry! and on up through the sophomore, junior, and sen- ior classes - each cheering for class competition ruler. The first pep assembly of the year, the sophomores took the competi- tion. There were four teachers along with Mr. Hewson judging the competition along with his all-knowing spirit stick . Class competition did not end with the spirit stick, there were other class competitions. During the first pep assembly in Octo- ber, there was the bubble blow- ing contest. The first class to blow a bubble with a fresh piece of bubble gum would be the vic- tors. With each class that com- peted, everyone got into the con- test and got involved as part of the school. There is a lot of time and effort put into the organization of every pep assembly by Hewson. I go home and think of ideas the kids might enjoy, said Hewson. The entire school benefits' from the immense work put into each as- sembly. ln each assembly we ex- pressed our school spirit, we had fun, and thanks to a little item known as the assembly schedule, we got out of each class early on these days! - by Liane Gould Pep Assemblies

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Kids leee sulueuer eoueerts eueh ure uuique uud totally cgueifiuu The excitement grew as the day passed. People had been there since the previous night to assure themselves good seats. Sun-burns, Bermuda shorts, and sunglasses were the basic sce- nery around Red Rocks. People of all ages filled the amphitheater at it's opening waiting to see Huey Lewis and The News. Huey Lewis and The News was one of the biggest concerts to come to Red Rocks in Feyline's 1985 Summer of Stars. Huey Lewis sold out four consecutive shows in early August. Opening with 'Power of Love' really got the crowd excited for an excellent show, said sophomore Bose Al- leva, who attended Huey Lewis on the first night. Math teacher, Linda Masters attended the con- cert on the last night, The older songs were some of the best, she commented after the show. Each show was electrifying in it's own right. All the concerts this summer possessed this same kind of in- tencity for their audience. Some of the other concerts this summer were: Howard Jones, Batt, Bon- nie James Dio and Tears for Fears. The price of tickets ranged from approximately S14 to S20 a person. Howard Jones was al- v Q . e 9 Xxlf Huey Lewis and The News had four consecutive sold out shows at Red Rocks, June 9-12. The News consist of Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper, Jonny Collea, Mario Cipollina, and Bill Gibson. ways known for his elaborate stage show, and his June 12th engagement was no exception. His mime and life-sized mario- nettes enhanced an excellent show. Jason Reiter commented that one of the highlights of the Batt concert there was a drinking con- test between the lead singer Ste- phen Pearcy and drummer Bob- by Blotzer. Another Heavy Met- al concert, Flonie James Dio, was credited for having an excel- lent stage show including a me- chanical dragon with lazer eyes and smokey breath. Tears for Fears was another obviously enjoyed concert by many. People waited for the news of a date for the concert. When the date was announced, many rushed to get tickets. Feyline succeeded this year in providing a wide variety of con- certs for every taste in entertain- ment. From Heavy Meatal to country, gospel to New Wave, reggea to classical, every taste imaginable was accomidated. All concert-goers seemed to be pleased with their particular con- cert experiences during the 1985 S63SOl'l. - by Chris Copper and Kay Masters Howard Jones is known for his elaborate stage show, and his show this summer was no exception. He performed at Bed Rocks on June 12. Concerts 23