Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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O N THE STEPLADDER, Tom Ertel helps decorate the student center with the help of Spirit Club members for the Homecoming dance. é¢ e’ve got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit, how about you?”’ It started many grueling weeks before August 28. Club leaders were preparing for the first Homecoming in years that would involve a queen and her court. It was when school began, however, that the ideas and the involvement soared to new heights. Signs were painted, dance arrangements were made, and kids began to throw blue and white, right and left. On September 20 students scurried from the building and began transforming their cars into miniature floats, preparing for the parade later that evening. When the band sounded and the parade began, chants and cheers began in the stands. This continued until victory was proven. Central’s striving for spirit refused to lighten after Homecoming. As the Memorial Central game approached. ECHS was filled with spirit not just within the school but within all the students as they burst out of their normal routine to become wild and crazy during Spirit Week. Spirit Week ended with a bang and a laugh at a rowdy pep rally—a time when faculty and students exploded with spirit as one. “We've got spirit, yes we do,” and students participated in it more each day. Pride was reflected through attitude, but spirit made people respect the fact that “We are the best, you've got it, ECHS!”” Student Life Division 7

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MEMORIAL NERDS for the day WITH A FLICK of a cigar “ener include (seated) Jodi DeGolier, and an alluring smile, S t Kelly Kersting and Tina Dibley. Julie O’Dell and Katie McKen- pir Standing are Jodi Price, Tracey na aim for a spirit point. — ee Bond, Rochelle Krause, Dan Doyle, Tracey Taylor, and Jeff Hagedorn. ENTRAL’S PRINCE, Joe Spano, flashes his baby eee at the judges during t : HOOSIERS’ PRIDE, Bobby Knight Pies (alias Steve Brown) gets ready to throw a chair at the judges. n explosion took place as Central students mat- ched, mixed and combined ideas to start off Spirit Week with a bang. The object was to gain yet another victory over Memorial. Monday started off as students tried to lick the competition by consuming two cases of dum- dum suckers at five for a quarter. Blazers stumbled into school on Tuesday dressed as Memorial nerds. Although no one could compare to the opposing school’s “‘nerdiness,’’ Central students con- glomerated stripes, plaids, prints and solids to be as “nerdy’’ as possible. Wednesday followed with glitter and glamour. Most people dressed as their favorite star to gain points for their class. He-weigh-in day was the theme for Thursday as students dressed in “‘Hawaiian’’ attire and weighed in the football players of each class. With 4,400 pounds, the freshmen players won. As the week came to a close on Friday, Central was a wave of blue and white. At the end of the day the Blazers got together and displayed their emotions at the first pep rally. Building pyramids, cheering on graduating years, and having a contest for best blue and white costume polished off the spirit points for the week. Anne Holdeman’s surprising ‘‘striptease’’ brought out a lot of enthusiasm from the crowd. An even more attention grasper was Principal Robert Million’s in- sistence on calling the Mangy Lion the Mangy ‘‘Bear”’ (reminiscent of the Colonial mascot). Mr. Tom Kurth’s positive remarks and excitement for the game gave the crowd and the players enough energy to bring a 14-0 victory and ‘‘Mangy”’ home for the fifth year in a row. EMORIAL ARTISTS for a day, ane Sobczak and Jenni Woods’ | Seer acs HEECH AND CHONG or camp out in ‘A’ hall. Ceti narcs appear on the Central stage during Hollywood Star Day. REFERRING TO OL’ MANGY BEAR, new principal Robert Million confuses his old mascot at Clay with Central's lion. Spirit Week 9