Fairborn High School - Flight Yearbook (Fairborn, OH)

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fter being announced. Seniors Mike Shirley and Susan Weinbrandt smile for the cameras as they reign as Homecoming King and Queen. [WTmH p... up... and away ... To help raise iJffl spirit, the Varsity Cheerleaders made a banner to be released the night of the Homecoming game against the Xenia Bucaneers. strong watch the excitement of the Homecom- ing dance. R.$p n -Uf orking together to make the commons 1 WIW llook glamorous. Elizabeth Davisson. Mollie Mayer. Geri Manning. Mara Spann. Car- rie McKinley. Christa Trainer. Sonya Walton. Jackie Jones. Kathy Herd, and Anne Mizerik decorate on Friday before Homecoming. 12 Homecoming

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Feeling In The Air And That's Spirit They didn’t have much to cheer about, going into a game playing a team second in the state. Never- theless. the Skyhawk crowd cheered all throughout the evening as if the team was winning by one hundred points. It was another Homecoming game and something to get excited about! Early Friday afternoon. Student Congress started decorating the sta- dium. They used 800 balloons and several banners. Spirit chains, made earlier in the week, draped the stands. Junior Varsity cheerleader. Heather Barnhart commented. The stands looked really colorful and it seemed to add excitement to the fans. To start the evening s events. A Cappella choir combined with Marching Band, for the first time, and sang The Star Spangled Ban- ner. Dawn Brewer, a junior A Cap- pella choir member commented. It was a real privilege to sing and be a part of the festivities. I also felt more spirited. Each in a shiny convertible, the R Spain 4 Ith the help of Marching band. A Cap- ] pelta Choir sings The Star Spangled Banner Band members. Junior Michael Goldstein and Senior Mechelle Lamb stand at- tentively during the performance. Homecoming 1985 Homecoming attendants were chauffeured around the track. Selected by their peers, each felt the specialness of the evening. Freshman attendant Charlene Cunn- ingham. commented. ”1 was really nervous but really happy to be chosen as a representative for my class. When the time came for the crowning of the king and queen. Prin- cipal Mr. Paul Frederick announced Mike Shirley and Susan Weinbrandt as the reigning royalty. It was a big surprise and also a great honor to represent my class as queen. com- mented Susan. Then the Hawks took the field against Xenia. Right away the Bucs stopped Fairborn's offensive attack by allowing them only nine yards. Then Xenia ran the ball down the field for a couple of scores, leaving Fairborn with nothing at the half. At halftime, with heads held high and smiles lighting their faces, the Skyhawk Force marched onto the field to perform. Their show included Ciera and the newly-written Alma Mater directed by Field Commander Kim Furness. Sam Beegle. a junior band member commented. I feel the band performed extremely well that night. After the performance, the team was ready to go a few more rounds with Xenia. Unfortunately, the Bucs were ready too and the second half ended up almost identical to the first. Senior Varsity player Darryl Staats said. We moved the ball better and didn't give up.” Despite the Hawks' efforts. Xenia manager to score a couple more times, leaving the final score Xenia 30 and Fairborn 0. Even with the outcome of the game, the people in the stands didn't lose their spirit. In their eyes, the team had been a part of the Home- coming fun. and that was what made that night one to remember. Beth Bailey, the Junior attendant agreed, “Even though our team lost, every- one still had spirit, and that made the game a lot of fun. ■ utting a slick on their Xenia opponent. Senior Shawn Coxen and Brian Rathbun show teamwork in tackling. 11

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•tressed up for the night s glamour. Senior 1 Alison Stearns and Sophomore Rick Pumroy share a magic moment at the Homecom- ing dance. Spirit Feeling Homecoming conr. pirits undaunted by the previous night's loss, Homecoming couples headed for the commons and A Cherished Night! Sponsored by Student Congress, the traditional Homecoming dance was held on Saturday night after the game. Prior to the dance couples enjoyed everything from home cooked meals to dinner at Red Lobster, Grubsteak. or the Stockyards Inn. But the real highlight of the evening wasn't nec- essarily where they ate, but the ex- citement of the dance. Filled with excitement and dressed in anything from their Sunday best to casual dresses, sweaters to suits topped off with hats, couples first noticed the table decorations. Baby jars wrapped in burlap with bows and dried flowers accented the tables. The scenery was perfect for the theme A Cherished Night.' I think Student Congress did a great job, commented Junior Kim McGraw. Picture taking was a big thing, some people even came just to have pictures taken. The background for the Cherished Night was made up of stars, a half-moon and the clouds. Smiles were abundant as nervous couples waited to be photographed under a shining moon. Around 11 o'clock students con- gregated watching impatiently as the King, Queen and their court were in- troduced. Among the court were Seniors Tony DeLisio and Michelle Dyer, two Green Joint Vocational students chosen to serve among the court. Michelle commented, I'm glad GVS was finally included in the activities of Fairborn because we are part of the high school too. When the night came to an end. after lots of dancing and talking to new and old friends, most agreed it had been an exciting evening. It was one of the greatest times of my life and I was really glad I went. said Senior Heath Ryan. ■ 1985 Homecoming Court: Senior stand-in Scott Hoag. Sophomore Sandy Clark. Seniors. Tony DeLisio. Michelle Dyer. John Fulton, Bobbie Wharton, Queen Susan Weinbrandt. King Mike Shirley. Kraig Aukerman. Tina DEpiro. Freshman Greg Cyrus. Charlene Cunningham, and Juniors Geoff 8arbier and Beth Bailey. Homecoming