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

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The varsity cheerleaders work hard to earn the name “varsity”. Along with attractive formations and dance were clever mounts whose message is spelled out clearly in red and white. A spirit panel is no ordinary piece of pegboard. The Art Council won first prize for the second year in a row. mmm Learning a pom pon routine is no easy task. Junior Stephanie Resnick executes her coordination by balancing on one knee. The cheerleaders and pom pon girls did a great job to keep the crowd going, but Mrs. Friedman and Mr. Odlivak show everyone who’s the real crowd warmer! 29

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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.

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Parade: Homecoming Day Finale The Homecoming Parade, sponsored by Student Union, took place October 28 im¬ mediately after the indoor assembly. As the various floats traveled through the streets of Lincolnwood, Niles, Skokie, and Morton Grove they were judged in terms of originality, neatness, and theme. The winners of the three categories were: car - Senior Class Cabinet; float - Recycling; and truck - Wrestlettes. Sophomores Judy DeAcetis and Kris Justesen commented,” The floats this year were more creative than those in last year’s parade. Hearing the band play and seeing the pride in our school displayed by both the people participating in the parade and the spectators helped make the parade a success.” All those present showed great enthusi¬ asm and spirit which continued through¬ out Homecoming weekend. “How!” This is probably what you would hear from senior Brenda Hill. The war paint and ancient Indian decorations are worn to represent the most sacred part of spirit at Niles West, our mascot. 77 30 “76 trombones led the big parade!” Trombones weren’t the only instruments that led the parade. The Niles West Marching Band was a main attraction with its big sound.