Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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The cheerleaders welcome the fall sports teams as they enter the stadium for the outdoor as¬ sembly at the beginning of school. The wild-n-crazy Free Fare rocked the auditorium with popular music during an all- I it’ want a touchdown, yelled Bob Beeler as he impersonates school assembly. a cheerleader in assembly. Assemblies 19

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S-P-I-R-I-T Let’s hear it! During the year we gathered as a student body to show our loyal support for all of our mighty Maroon teams. The fall season was kicked off with the annual outdoor assembly in the Stadium. Next came October and the annual Hobo Day assembly, followed by the assembly to fire up the football team for the big game with Belleville East. At the Class Competition assembly in December, the seniors cheered their way to victory by cap¬ turing the spirit trophy from the Class of ' 87. The rock band. Free Fare, came to enter¬ tain us in the Auditorium in February. Pat Hulliung flips ' ' for the Class of 86. Kevin Whitehead. Jeff Het enhausen. Hob Beeler, Rick Rujawitz, and Bill Keith Beyer ' s enthusiasm shot him straight to the top. Frerichs get into the spirit before the Spirit Assembly. For the Brst time at an assembly, other Maroon teams in addition to sports teams were honored for their achievements. 18 Assemblies

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Dances are festive events School dances were especially festive oc¬ casions. At the annual Christmas Dance, everyone was in the holiday spirit. Freshmen and sophomores were the major¬ ity at informal dances after football and bas¬ ketball games. But juniors and seniors dominated the crowd at the Prom, the social event of the school year. 1. Santa got into the spirit and danced at the Christmas Dance. 2. Mr. Fritz Kunze took a moment to tell Santa that he had been a good boy all year. 3. From goers mingled in the cafeteria foyer, enjoying the romantic mood of “Moonlight Serenade. ” 4. Formal dress styles went to different lengths this year. 5. Couples were serenaded by moonlight and music on Prom night. 20 Dances