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

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Midnight Riders is an organization which generates spirit by T.P.-ing the football players houses the nights before the games. Starry-eyed senior Midnight Riders, Amy Cozza and Vanessa Johnson give the Indians their thumbs up at the all school pep assembly. no pep assembly would be complete without the varsity cheerleaders and the senior class. The pep assembly gives seniors a chance to outchant the underclassmen. Dressed as Mouseketeers, Deans Jerry Kupfer- berg and Larry Erickson show their school spir¬ it. Several faculty members joined in the home¬ coming activities by dressing as the Mouseke¬ teers and singing Mickey Mouse at the pep assembly. homecoming Pep Assembly 25

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Rah, rah! Go big red! T hird floor is dismissed. ' ' On October 20th the home¬ coming pep assembly was held. The gym was packed with adrenalin filled students. The freshmen and sophomores struggled up the stairs to the balcony of the gym while a certain amount of seniority ranked as the juniors and seniors sat on the main floor. The seniors were the first to begin chanting that they ranked supreme. That was followed by the juniors challenging them. The sophomores then came in and told the freshmen to go home, while the freshmen sat back and watched this ab¬ surdity. Chris Ross, the mascot, ran out to get the fresh¬ men to cheer. Reluctantly, they did so. however, once they got going there was no stopping them. Once in a while they ' d get so bold as to tell the seniors to go home. This created chaos in the gymnasium. Dr. Ring then chimed in with an introduction for the band. Mr. Koch and the band then struck up several tunes and the Senior Midnight Rid¬ ers did the bunny hop. While all of this was going on the homecoming court was introduced. The court nominees for queen were Elaine Barrington, Patricia Kerstein, Shar¬ on Lapp, Tami Moss, and Devra Resnick and nominees for king Erik Bataller, Gary Korrub, B.J. Miller, Fred Pyter, and Dale Sherman. Over all it was fun and good times for about an hour and a half. The rest of the day brought red and white, spirit and a shortened mod schedule. Standing before their peers are the nominees for homecoming King and Queen. The nominees for queen were seniors Tami Moss, Sharon Lapp, Patricia Kerstein, Elaine Barrington, and Devra Resnick. The nominees for king were seniors Gary Korrub, Dale Sherman, B.J. Miller, Eric Ba¬ taller, and Fred Pyter. Helaine Miller The Indians show their school spirit at the all school pep assembly, during homecoming week. On their minds is determination to grind the Bulldogs into Goofy chow. 24 homecoming Pep Assembly

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Busy bodies G ood morning and welcome to the Wonderful World of Disney ' was the greeting received by many tacky tourists on the morning of October 20. It was the first day of Homecoming week and six day passes were being handed out at all entrances to school. In honor of tacky tourist day. Goofy s traveling game for the day was packing and unpacking suitcases full of tacky clothes. Each member of a team had to put on all the garments before they put them back in the suitcase. Tuesday was a ride on the Jungle Cruise. Khaki was everywhere as people were dressed for a jungle safari. During the lunch mods students bowled with coconuts. Juniors and seniors nominated homecoming court members. Wednesday, in honor of the in-school pep rally it was Indian Fan-tasia day. The seniors wore Goofy Red. The juniors wore Snow White , sopho¬ mores were Dum Blue and the freshmen wore Cinder yellow. The nomi¬ nations for the homecoming court were announced. The lucky ones honored by nomination were Erik Bataller, Gary Korrub, B.J. Miller, Fred Pyter, and Dale Sherman. Th e nominee for Queen were Elaine Barring¬ ton, Patricia Kirstein, Sharon Lapp, Tami Moss, and Devra Resnick. Dur¬ ing the assembly the school was introduced to the fall teams along with the Senior Midnight Riders, the Cheerleaders, the Pom Pon Squad, and the Indian Mascot. Thursday would have made Walt Disney proud. The halls were filled with everyone from Mickey Mouse to Tweedle Dum. It was favorite Disney Character Day! Trivia questions about Disney were asked in the cafeteria during lunch mods, along with the entire school voting for King and Queen. Friday roused school spirit to the maximum! It was Eleven Little Indians Day and everyone dressed in red and white to help psych the team to victory. Friday night was the Polynesian Bulldog Roast . The King and Queen, Fred Pyter and Tami Moss, were announced. The Luau followed the pep rally in the cafeteria. Saturday morning was the parade of Walt Disney Saturday Morning Classics. The football games were in the afternoon, and at 8:00pm Cinderella ' s Ball was held in the gym. It was the best homecoming week we ' ve ever seen! exclaimed Lauri Margolin and Erik Bataller. Devra Resnick M » mm ha homecoming activities inspire student bowlers to test their skill. Senior Goran Lukic looks in amazement as his ball heads for a strike. Freshmen twist and shout the night away. The Polynesian Luau, held after the Twilight Pep assembly, was not only a great place to mingle and dance, but it provided shelter from the rain which poured on the football field during the pep-assembly. Seniors Devra Resnick, Michele Feinberg, and Dena Abrams dress in tacky tourist clothing during Homecoming Week. Tourist day was just one of the many activities held during the week. Homecoming Activities