Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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The atmosphere in the gym is intense as Dr. Stuelpe signals to begin the final tug. Armwrestling is one of the many strenuous events in the Class Tourney as Mark Toar- mino ' s flexed biceps demonstrate. ■ney he

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During Class Tourney ANYTHING GOES IN THE COMBAT ZONE The spirited class of ' 83 proves that it is number one after having finished in first place at the tourney. — photo by Jim McKinley Juniors win! exclaimed Mr. Gabet to the frenzied crowd. Jokingly, the seniors chanted, Liar! Cheater! Scum! repeatedly. Leaping into the air and cheering, the juniors were ecstatic at the announcement of their victory of the Class Tourney. When asked about the proceedings of the Tourney, Mr. Gabet stat ed, It went very smoothly. Even though some had to lose, everyone took it pretty well. At 5:30, on the evening of the Tourney, the gym began to fill with students from every grade, including some from the junior high, who could not compete, but enjoyed viewing the games. Excitement started to stir inside of everyone at the thought of the up and coming competi- tion. Beginning with several fast paced ping pong games, hard spiking volleyball, and the long stretch egg toss competi- tions, the tourney moved on to the other events such as handwalking, muscle- --,... f % r s -v . t r bound armwrestling, and fast breaking basketball. Summing up the evening was the mouth freezing ice cream eating con- test, and the daredeviling obstacle course. Scott Miller added his thoughts about the evening, The highlight of it all was Tricia Tappy ' s freethrow shots. However, there was one event that everyone could participate in: the knock down, drag out, tug-of-war. In unison, the total strength of the class could be pro- ven by this event. Apparently, though, the entire strength of the senior class was not proven. Todd Delagrange stated, I wish more of the senior class would have shown up. Other events that gained points for each class were section decoration, spirit and class participation. Each class was assigned a section of the bleachers for decoration, and the opportunity to show their spirit. Each class also had a color that represented them. The seniors wore 24 - Class Tourney Student Life

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— photos by Jim McKmley The tugof-war is a chance to prove the strength of an entire class. Here the juniors work together to pull off a victory. For freshman Brlgg Del- Inger, the high point of the obstacle course is the rope climb. ANYTHING Conf. blue, the juniors wore green, the sophomores yellow and the freshmen donned maroon. Class participation was judged on the tug-of-war and on the number of students that attended the Tourney from each class. When the final scores were tallied, there were: 17 points for the sophomores, 48 for the freshmen, 90 points for the seniors, and a winning 109 1 2 points for the juniors. After the Tourney, there was a two hour dance sponsored by the Student Council and was operated by Dr. J. and Company. Even though most students were exhausted from the physical exertion at the Tourney, all of the classes danced together with no hard feelings from the previous events of the evening. Jim Burns confessed his feelings about the whole evening, Personally, I thought it was fun, con- sidering who won! — Ann ShawH 26 - Class Tourney Student Life