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

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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

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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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High Spirits. The two words sum up the mood of homecom- ing weekend. The feeling was ignited during the skit perfor- mance Friday evening. Later that night at the pep rally, it exploded into a bonfire and a crowd of fired-up Irish fans. At the rally, amid flying sparks, the pom pon girls and cheerleaders performed, foot- ball players gave the crowd a DSO talk. and hnmnrenminrx queen Heather Hartwig was announced. As comic relief, Fr. Fudd and Fr. Wolf did a rou- tine in drag. When the crowd Psyched, Spirited, and CFinallyJ Exhausted had left, it didn't mean the homecoming spirit had gone out. Everyone had gone inside for a homecoming jam. Saturday morning prepara- tions for the parade to Peoria Stadium began behind the Academy building. Crepe pa- per, streamers, signs, and bal- loons were taped Csometimes not so firmly! to the trucks of those brave enough to haul loads of screaming students through bumper-to-bumper parade traffic. Fans, some still screaming and chanting, others already hoarse, left the trucks and streamed into the stadium to watch Spalding rout Spring- field Southeast, 47-O. At nine o'clock that night, the homecoming dance be- gan, the grand finale to home- coming week. Held at the ele- gant Pere Marquette Hotel on Main Street, the couples danced to the music of Fly- er. Some even took a roman- tic ride in the horse-drawn car- riages. Finally, a chance to re- lax after the exhilarating high spirits of Homecoming '85. l l 1985 Homecoming Court: Tony Trad, Freshman Attendant Katie Ford, Bob Kocher, Junior Attendant Angela Hennessey, Matt Drew, Queen Heather Hartwig, Senior Attendant Misty Wikoff, Todd Brooks, Sophomore Atten- 24 dant Michele Gorman, Alex Kilgo. Senior Jim Klise joins in preparing for the parade held Saturday morning be- fore the homecoming game.