Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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“And now announcing this year’s Homecoming King and Queen . . .” Senior Robyn Harris tells the fans in the bleachers the good news. Cheerleaders are the main part of any pep assembly becuase without them it would be difficult to show school spirit. The cheerleaders await anxiously to show the whole school just how spirited they are. Another Niles West tradition is carried out. The burning of the effigy, in this case the Highland Park Giant, symbolizes Indian strength and the spirit needed for a victory. Varsity football captains Jeff Okamura, Tony Tripicchio, and Jim Baffa wait to make their Homecoming speech. Many activities took place at the assembly in hopes of getting the team ready for the big game. 27

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New Homecoming Activity; A Success Niles West held its first after-school pep assembly on Friday, October 28. Just like last year’s twilight pep rally, it was held outside at Basrak Field. This change was made in an attempt to gather more people together for the assembly. At the assembly, last year’s Homecom¬ ing King, Van Stamos, and Queen, Cindy Atsaves, crowned Jacqueline Plonus and Steve Erickson as the new Queen and King. They also acknowledged Homecom¬ ing Court members Lynne Levey, Jackie Levin, Devra Lipsky, Staci Munic, Jeff Joss, Tony Konsewicz, Joey Rodgers, and Ramsey Rodgers. The assembly continued with speeches made by Robyn Harris and Erica Stone. Fans helped cheer along with the Varsity Cheerleaders. The assembly was highlight¬ ed by the routine done by the Pom Pon Squad. The traditional burning of the Highland Park effigy brought the assem¬ bly to its end. The Homecoming Parade followed the conclusion of the assembly. At the outdoor assembly the varsity football players show their enthusiasm by cheering on the speakers, their captains, Tony Tripicchio, Jeff Okamura, and Jim Baffa.

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Go-Go-Go I-n-dians! GO-GO-GO, I-N-DIANS! This is what you would have heard at the Homecoming assembly from all the enthusiastic classes in their traditional contest to see who had the most spirit. Another part of the festivi¬ ties was the competition among all the clubs in making a spirit panel. The spirit panel was a decorated board representing the group. The Art Council won for the second consecutive year with their talent and creative design. The second part of the assembly was an introduction of the football and soccer teams’ coaching staffs. The coaches intro¬ duced their team members and team stars, along with some new categories to recog¬ nize certain players. These players were named as having the best smile, being the team clown, being voted “centerfold”, having most team spirit, and being most- self-conscious. The cheerleaders joined the pom-pon girls in displaying their ability to dance. Along with the exciting new dance to the theme song from “Risky Business” were some pretty impressive mounts and forma¬ tions. The pom-pon girls always put on an impressive show, but their explosive rou¬ tine to the song from “Staying Alive” and their shimmering new pom-pons really ended the assembly in high spirits. This is their year! The highlight of the assembly was the naming of the Homecoming Court, which consisted of five senior girls and five senior guys all very excited to have been chosen to be on court.