Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Student Enthusiasm

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Homecoming Generates The doy began with twenty nervous, young lodtes collecnhg thousands of colorfuT ttssue popet flowers The candidates and their friends rushed to transform thetr trucks into bright wagons of o corovorw At SIX o'clock they Joined th Elston's parking lot for lost minute THSTFUCHOOS Ohd picture taking, Leading the procession, the bond ftHed the night air with strains of HLoyolty 05 people filed out of homes ond businesses to watch the porode pass by The fttst two quarters of the game displayed the most ogressive footboll seen oll year with Elston ond ETHhort rUhhthg heed to head The half time festivities began 05 the bond matched onto the field. Eoch pickup drove In front of the cheering tons to deliver its candidate and her escort The lost ftve trucks contained the finalists Debro Byrd, for Human Relonons Ctub, followed by Tracey Horhb for the Dohlites; Louro Htgdeh, cheer leodets; Liso Lisok, RT; and Kristina Vogehius sponsored by the Student Councilt Lost yeor's queen, Debbte Wyko, took the envelope and prepared to thOUhce the winner. NThe hew Homecoming Queen for 1980 IS . . followed by 0 brief, yet agonizing pause, TTKristiho Vogehius! Pandemonium swept over the crowd as flosh bulbs lit the sky and EIston's 1980 Homecoming Queen began her reign Mt. Horbon warmly cong'otwotes the new Homecomthg Queen, Krtstmo Vogentus The five finalists anxiously CWON the cmouncemeht of the whher The cheerleadet's devilish ock won Most Wogmot ve T'ucls Award The sideline supporters eecou'cged thet' 'ecmthotes O we fteld The Muppets helped to hsptte homecomthg sptnt Emcee Joy Jackson and former queen, Debbte Wyko watt fot the fotefuT ehveToDe

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Strength, Money And Cheers A mounting sense of exciremenr wos evidenr os rhe Elsron srudenr body participated in rhe onnuol Closs Olympics. Srudenrs cheered their conresronrs on 05 rhe four classes compered ogoinsr each other in activities such as mixed rug-of- wors, balloon pop, boron reloy, single sock race and boskerboll reloy. When rhe final results were announced, seniors took first place wirh 31 poinrs. The Sophomores placed second wirh 29 points, 0 jubilant Junior class followed wirh 22 0nd Iosr, bur cerroinly nor Ieosr, come rhe Freshmen with 7 points. Along with Class Olympics, Vorsiry cheerleading rry-ours were held. Tryours rook place in rwo days On rhe firsr day rhe girls oudirioned in from of Miss Smidr. Their rryours consisted of various gymnastics, TLoonry, on original cheer, plus rwo mounts and o sideline cheer. On the final day the girls performed in from of rhe srudenr body for rhe final decision. Losr yeor marked 0 beginning of 0 new voting sysrem. In rhe posr cheerleaders had been chosen olmosr enrirely by srudenr vorer The new sysrem limirs rhe student body r0 0 30 percent vore, leaving 70 percent of rhe vore wirh vorsiry cooch, Miss Smidr, TB ream coochh Miss Leonard, and principal, Mr. Herbert. The seven girls rhor were chosen reflect that the new system is highly successful. Annually Elsron does irs porr for choriry, when srudenrs Squeeze rheir pockers for rhe few remaining pennies which evenruolly odd up. This Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Freirog Mrs. Fritz was proven by rhe rorol, $828309, which was raised and divided among 7 choririesi Four hundred and sixry dollars each wenr ro; LoPorre Counry March of Dimes, American Red Cross, Michigan Ciry Scholarship fund, American Cancer Society, LoPorre County Eosrer Seals, Heorr Associorion, 0nd rhe Elsron Murol Fun. Recognirion trophies were awarded to 13 homerooms who collected over 100 dollars for squeeze. The Sophomore closs occumulored the largest rorol conrriburion of $905.80 and received the Champion Class Award All homeroom conrriburions end all class projecr earnings were combined ro arrive or the class rorol. Mrs. Thomos' homeroom, rhe 10-F- 4'5, with o rorol of $450 received rhe Grand Champion Award.