Academy of Our Lady / Spalding Institute - Summa Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Hall decorators used crepe paper, bal- loons, and signs, spray-painted on butcher paper to pep up the Academy building, even the entrance to the girls' gym. Juniors won the hall decs competi- tion. Seniors placed second, followed by sophomores and freshmen. i 'IBPK3 Kim Klise 81 Chuck Meismer, portraying Chicago movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, introduced each skit. Homecoming dress-up week gave senior Phil Tallon a chance to show off his nerd fashion sense. Note these daring accessories: galoshes and taped glass- es.

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We Meet Again eee, Dean Lowder and Mark Lamb dress up as cheerleaders to add excitement to a pep-rally, Kathy McLaughlin informs students about the way St. Jude cares for cancer patients Q AV .- Aga t n News 25 cameraman and Spalding Alum, Lee Hall, gets a piece of the action, Garry Moore reports on the lieutenant governor's visit to school. MlU Mf1t' X 8 Y ff' ,J

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Hall Decked and Skits-o-phrenic! On Sunday afternoon for three hours, hall decorations went up. On Monday morning in five minutes, hall decs came down. The hall decorators let out a sigh. That's Homecom- ing. Homecoming '85 to be ex- act. Theme: At the Movies. Freshmen became Masters of the Universe for their hall. Sophomores went Back to the Future. Juniors followed the yellow-brick road and seniors transformed themselves into the 'soul men', Jake and El- wood, the Blues Brothers. Decorating the halls was only the first step in the home- coming festivities, though. Spirit days invited students to rummage through their attics and dress according to themes, including the Blues Brothers, 50's dress, nerd day, and purple-gold-and-white. At the end of the week came the variety show, titled At the Movies. Back to the Future, presented by the sophomore class kicked the evening off. ln the skit, Springfield Southeast punks Matt Buchner and Da- vid Gamache, steal Spalding's lucky football and are pursued by three Spalding students. fTony Tradd, Todd Waldsch- midt and Dawn Diekoffj By stepping on the school seal, they all go through a time warp into the 1950's and see faculty members as high schoolers. Juniors continued the show with The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy fMichelle Dentinoj and Toto fTom Gilfillanj travel to Oz only to witness the demise of the Wizard fBrent Lonteeni as he is busted by the Miami Vice duo, Crockett and Tubbs fMatt Tadie and Francisco DeLa- Cruzj. Despite its dramatic slow-motion finale, the skit lost out to the sophomores and seniors, probably due to its lack of relation to homecoming festivities. ln the senior skit, Springfield Southeast didn't take Spald- ing's lucky spirit stick or lucky Hun FW? 'fl 'MUS I 'Wi fllllillrli SUI ' 'W SKI :li THE -qs gnu ggpulz Ill I I Zllllltf whatever: they stole Coach McMahon fSteve Zerboniaj. The Blues Brothers, Jake fTom Dwyerj and Elwood tTom Pennl are responsible for re- turning him in time for the homecoming game. With such novelties as a white Ray Charles tSumner Borinj and a tandem bicycle as the Bluesmobile, the Seniors came in on top. Sophomores were second and Juniors fol- lowed them. Skits was, by no means, the end of homecoming festivities. Still to come the bonfire, pep rally, parade, game, and dance. Thugs Matt Smith and Dave Law- less guard the kidnapped Coach McMahon fSteve Zerbonial in the first place senior skit. Using the popular cartoon, He-Man, as a model, freshmen decorated the fourth floor of the Academy: the first event of their first homecoming. A f it .:. J Qi. ,L I .t N' road. Behind the scenes at skits, Father Bruce King helps Dave Herrera with his tin-man costume before the junior sets off on the yellow brick 23