Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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DECKED OUT. Pick Chay spends his leisure time improving his English skills on Tacky ' Tourist Day. j

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A TIGHT SQUEEZE. leff Lawrence wedges himself through the ala carte line. | JicI; y IJO - Week. Nerds could be seen scrambling out of every corner with armloads of books. Nerds with ick hair were to the left and sloppy skirts were to the d trousers were so short that ' le socks and wing-tip shoes gje on signs. Striped shirts WB to the neck with a col- K)encils and rulers in the R Almost every student did the Nerd Walk: quick, careful st.eps followed by rabbit-like glances from side to side. One nerd, Jeff Lawrence, said he walked like a pregnant lady carries her baby. However, Jeff wasn ' t the only one who showed school spirit that day: Mr. Leach played the role of a nerd like a professional. Jeff was par- ticularly impressed with the way his pants were the same color as Mr. Leach ' s, only one shade darker. Jeff said that his most embarassing mo- and my eleven books flew all over th place. Although others had grease hair, Jeff ' s hair was oiled with Criscc It took two washings to get my hai; clean: once with Joy (takes grease ou of your way) and once with regula; shampoo, replied Jeff. Close atttenj tion to nerdy details like this is the ob vious reason why Jeff was awardeC first place at the Homecoming pep ses sion for his nerdy attire.

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COMEDY SHOP: Industrial arts student Mike SPACEY FACES. The Martian antics of Mrs. Coldren doesn ' t clown around when it comes to Gorman fail to amuse Fred DiGenova, but Fred taking notes. makes Mrs. Herbert chuckle. GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK early beloved, we are gathered here today to pay our final respects . . . The mournful sobs of Mrs. Gorman, Mrs. Denney, and Mrs. Oswalt filled the stuffy afternoon air. However, as they looked out into the endless sea of black, they didn ' t see doleful expressions. Instead, they watched 800 faces break into smiles and heard chuckles erupt from the stands. The homecoming pep session was in full swing. The eulogy delivered by Mrs. Bible on September 27 was to pay lasting tribute to the Madison-Grant Argyls who had been trampled by the Apaches. This particular skit has pro- bably seen its day in many a high school pep rally. However, there was nothing ordinary about Black Friday. After all, it isn ' t every day that Fifth Gongressional District Representative Bud Hillis strolls into the Coolman Gym. Mr. Hillis presented us with a plaque for raising $2362.50 for the African Relief Fund last year. Before handing the award to Miss Geible, Congressman Hillis praised our efort by saying, Part of education is learn- ing to look outside your own lives and community to help those around you, and you have certainly done that. Later on, Mrs. Gorman and Mrs. Herbert tried their best to make Benji Jasen and Fred DiGenova snicker in the Make me Laugh Contest. However, these two seniors wouldn ' t succomb, despite the martian anten- nas atop Mrs. Gorman ' s head and the Groucho Marx nose clinging to Mrs. Herbert ' s face. S-P-I-R-I-T, SPIRIT, LET ' S HEAR IT! . . . echoed through the throng as the cheerleaders conducted the tradi- tional class competition yell. The seniors had the final say with Go 86 , although the sophomores gave them a run for their money. Finally, as the hands of the clock ap- proached 2:45, students joined together in singing the school song. Those who didn ' t know the words (everyone except a couple of cheerleaders) looked at the song sheets passed out by Mr. Mitchell. Clearly, this was one homecoming pep session that would go down in history. 00 o o ADMIT ONE HOMECOMING