Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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H 7 A teepee large enough to harbor the pep band during a rally fills the main hall as part of sectional decor. Jim Duffy, Mr. Red, and Becky Hart, Miss Green, with their autographed basketballs in hand, agree that Mr. Pete Russ0's homeroom door is worthy of its first place plaque. and excitement of school spirit at AHS Everyone gets the feeling of sectional week by decorating' their homeroom doors and by wearing not just a little red and green but as much as possible. ,155 W 32 fi mics! 5 y 1,'i'?lf: at iw if 33523135 wig

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The victory campaign during Red and Green Week brings a snake dance formation of screaming boys banging through the halls before homeroom period each day. School spirit is like a fire. It begins as a small spark, spreads uncontrollably, and bursts into flames of enthusiasm and excitement. What touches off that spark? What causes the burning fire to plant itself and grow in the minds and hearts of every human in its path? No one knows. It's just there. The joys, the sorrows, the victories, the heartaches are just there. School spirit cannot be explained, it cannot be controlled, it cannot be matched. Anderson High School always has been known for school spirit. The transfer of this unparalleled emotion from the old Wigwam to the high school and a neighboring gym resulted in only slight change. Gaily decorated doors, red and green ornamented halls, and indescribable student out- fits were as Varied and outstanding as ever during Sectional week. No school is really a school with- out that strange feeling of spirit, and AHS had it in abundance in 1961. Uncontrollable fire is just enthusiasm Actions of the team and referees can almost be visualized by the expressions of happiness, disappoint- ment, and tenseness in some of the faces of the 120 members of cheerblock.

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