Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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' Bless you child! Teresa Trainer, ilias Mother Theresa, felt Hke bless- ngLisa Mullett. imooch. Providing a good laugh for js and a kiss for her son, Mike Grib- ben ' s mom joined a few other ' s who lielped out. Extraterrestrial spirit. E.T. helped boost a few spirits by riding atop the Senior float before phoning home. Working for the weekend. Members of band, flags, and Homecoming Court get ready for the upcoming Homecoming weekend. Catch that Apache spirit! Hundreds of W-H.S. fans did so by forming a tunnel and rooting their favorite team. Homecoming — 21

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r Homecoming Spirit! WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND The air was full of Apache spirit and enthusiasm. The halls were filled with students dressed in outrageous costumes. An- nouncements spilled over the p. a. system non-stop. And we were gearing up to fit the last piece into the Homecoming collage— the Homecoming game. As you might have guessed, this was the scenario of Spirit Week. And it could have been the scenario of the latest creepshow! Some people were seen roaming about the halls on punk day behind wild look- ing shades and wearing psychedelic tints of lipstick with hair painted in all im- aginable colors. On this day, mini skirts and thin ties sud- denly became fashionable and it was OK to listen to punk rock groups like the Plasmatics in the parking lot before the 8:00 bell. On other days, we showed up at school wearing our work clothes or the grubby rags which are normally reserved for around-the-house jobs. Many enjoyed the opportunity to dress weird without drawing stares and blank looks— although a few did anyway! In little ways though, no two Homecommings are the same. One change from years before was that the tradi- tional powderpuff games were dropped for soccer. Un- fortunately, much of the stu- dent body didn ' t like the idea so the games were called off. — continued Packs of punks. Swarms of punks like Barbara Bateman filled the school with their flashy costumes on punk day. Flashy Flasher. On occupation day. Angle Case did her part and said: My name is Looting Lennie, if I haven ' t got it, there isn ' t any. 20— Homecoming

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- Homecoming spirit! Weekend cant — conti nued Finally the awaited weekend came! We all pitched in to create a spirited pep session that gave us one last chance to scream at the top of our lungs before the game that evening. Amid all the cheering, several male members of each class got fired up when they were blind- folded and told to expect a smack on the lips from cheerleaders. After being kiss- ed, they guessed which cheerleaders were responsible. Because their eyes were under cover, little did each one know that their mothers did the kiss- ing. Although the cheerleaders didn ' t do the honors, at least their mothers loved them! That night, Apache warriors charged onto the field through a tunnel formed by hundreds of W.H.S. fans. Even though our team put up a tough fight, Wabash fans left dissapointed as Southwood took the game with a single point, the final score being 7-6. All was not lost though. Hal ftime ceremonies were held in the warmth of a 70 degree heat wave. They included the crowning of Kent Mullett and Caroline Martin as Homecom- ing King and Queen and Tom Mattern was awarded with the title of Mr. Alumni for 1982. In addition, class floats were displayed so everyone could ap- preciate the hard work that was invested in each one. The Senior float tooks honors as the best with a theme based on the movie E.T., which became a box office blockbuster in the sum- mer of 1982. From kick off until touchdown, all of Homecoming was a good time for everyone. A lot of effort was put forth to in- sure a great outcome. Float builders worked long and hard to build the best float. Our foot- ball team began practicing twice a day that week so they could give it their best shot that Friday. And we got to shed our school clothes and dress in not- so-tradional outfits for a week. All of this for one weekend! What could be a better time than that? « ■ !■ ' • ■ ttL S M M es m r Homecoming Court. Front Row: Caryn Sparling, Kay Williams, Trud; Graves, Mary Alexander, Robin Roberts, Caroline Martin. Back Row: Joi Butterbaugh, Kent Mullett, Rob Dillingham, Jon Thurlow, Tim Middleton Kurt Binkerd. 22— Homecoming