Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Participants in Little Kids Day, Helen Pratt. Regina Gray. Tina Marrick. Renee Street. Doug Warner. Charlie Rose. Terry Biddle. Arnee Love. Lola Mason. Rhonda Gibson. Lisa Cornish. Leslie Whitner. Lynn Havlish. and Rae Ann Dodge, show their spirit as well as have a whompin good time. In the waning moment of the biggest game of the season, Blazer fans sweep the sky with their blue pom- poms and jubilantly inform Memorial that the Mangy Lion is returning home. More interested in her sucker than her English assignment. Carrie McKee lets loose a big grin. » r

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Standing in one of the more colorful areas of downtown Elkhart are Todd North, Lisa Vite. and Karen Minelli. enjoying the fall colors. Mr. and Mrs. Great Pumpkin invite Rick Bums. Scott Gude. Barb Donavan, and Amy Qeaveland to spend Halloween with them. Although the fall was infiltrated by school, students were able to set aside time to enjoy the beauty and sereneness of this multi-colored season. On many occasions an early sign of spring fever blossomed into fall fever as many students prefered to wallow within nature rather than their studies. Yet some students, like Beth Batten, were unable to find sufficient time to enjoy the beauty of fall. Beth expresses her regret in the following poem: WHERE HAS ALL THE TIME GONE What has happened to the time I once had; The time I cherished so— The beautiful, fragile minutes and hours That died, when touched, like wildflowers. A time when I had time for things Like taking walks and wading streams. Time to think and time to know How green grass smells where warm winds blow. I needed time to know myself, A shy elusive stranger. 1 tried so hard to catch and hold The thing that makes us all grow old. The peaceful sun glides down behind the trees that surround Indiana Lake relinquishing the last moments of faj . Fall 9

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Mr. B. “Whips the Charger horse on the N.H.S. float. Accompanying Mr. B. is Lori Stickel. Chris Quinn, and Mike Pritchard. by Me Me Chung 7 CVI UZ (m£ Powder Puff adds to spirit in 21-0 romp over Chargers As the years roll by Spirit Week becomes a tradition that blurs into bittersweet memories. But for a number of reasons, Spirit Week '78 was special. The week began on a spirited note with Overall and Hat Day. Hats and overalls were adorned by teachers as well as students. To make the short school week complete, the first annual Powder Puff football game was held between the senior and junior girls under the lights of Rice Field. After weeks of “intensive practice and the aide of several guys who were kind enough to donate their cheerleading and coaching service, the senior girls expertly stole the victory by winning 13-0. On Thursday, the numerous clubs and organizations spent the day stuffing chicken wire in order to participate in the Spirit Parade that evening. At 6:00 p.m. the floats and streamer-streaked cars proceeded down Main Street. The bonfire which followed displayed the ignited Blazer spirit. The evening of truth finally arrived. The question in Blazer fans' minds was, “Will this be the year?” The Blazer team was not going to disappoint them. The packed stands went wild and crazy” as the determined Blazer team scored one phenomenal touchdown after another, not budging once to give Memorial a fighting chance. Blazer fans poured onto the field at the close of the game with a 21-0 victory. All the preparations had finally paid off and the senior football players brought back Mangy! Spirit Week 11