Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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FQ? 11 ' 'SW -' Xl 1 I . i 1 1 , , The huge homecoming crowd enjoys the game and all the extras. 'Xi N ' - L , x ,, X, 1 IL I i i - l L- f 5 XX gf Zia! xvf , gcc, f The class of 1987's winning float sits ready to slug the bugs and also its competition. ,J ' f XX I 'XXI' . J A f l ' , i ' If . f i .W .rl'1', w'mw K ' , -1 . , ' -, , we ..,... N 10 Homecoming Drum majors, Anthony MacLennan and Darlene Powell, lead the marching Newly crowned homecoming king, band onto the field for their half-time performance. Brian Mitchell, raises his hands to signify V for victory.

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We All eed EBCDDY TI-I RE N wut, MW s ,fe 'A f ' ,JW . Junior sponsor. Mr.WilIlam Mc- Creafy. and Douglas Warren appear unaware of the pending navel attack by a giant hornet. 15. J.. E That's what friends are for Dionne Warwick may never have worked on a homecoming float, but her lyrics certainly applied to this creative endeavor. Members of the loosely-formed float com- mittees quickly learned that life is much more bearable when one has friends whom one can depend on. Experienced float builders, whose friendships dated to their freshman float- building days, rekindled those friendships and developed new ones with the rookies as they prepared for homecoming '85. Arriving before the game to set up ticket sales, faculty members Mr. Ray- mond Browne, Mr. Garlan Howard, and Mr. Duane Blankenhorn converse before the crowd arrives. it i 1 Building floats in confined areas made it nearly impossible not to get close to classmates and co-workers. The resulting sense of unity helped to overcome the headaches, sacrifices, and fatigue. And, when the prepara- tions seemed too much to cope with, there was always a friend there to lean on. Right when l was ready to hang it up, a friend came by and smeared paper mache glop all over me. l realized then that it didn't mat- ter how the float turned out, on- ly that I was with friends, commented senior Misty Blaine. Non float-builders were not exempt from preparations either. The football team prac- ticed long and hard, the color guard drilled, and the band worked on its pre-game and halftime routines. King and queen candidates spent time grooming and dressing in an- ticipation of being crowned. Faculty members arrived early to help organize the last-minute details. The entire Tech com- munity became preoccupied with putting on a good show for what they hoped would be a large crowd of alumni - those students of years gone by who paid their dues stuffing chicken wire, rehearsing halftime routines, and com- peting for Tech High School. T Homecoming 9

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Traditions Updated fo HCDMECO Homecoming '85 was a month late and a down short. Originally scheduled for the Broad Ripple game on September 27, the annual alumni reunion was moved to the Howe game on Gctober 18, to allow additional time for planning new activities and in- volving more people. Added to the array of tradi- tional homecoming festivities were a powderpuff football game, a bonfire, and greater competition in the homecom- ing float and banner contests. All four classes, several organizations, and at least one independent group of students swelled the list of entries for the homecoming parade. The Class of '87 won the float competition for the third consecutive year and placed itself in a position to become the first class ever to sweep the competion throughout its four years at Tech. Crowning the homecoming royalty, Queen Robin Sanders and King Brian Mitchell, was Tech alumnus, Bruce Pillow, a successful actor on the daytime drama, All My Children, who came home to Indiana for the filming of the movie Hoosiers, Completing the homecoming court were queen candidates D'Ondra Coleman, Leona Flanigan, Sharon Fowlkes, and Remitha Stewart and king candidates Phillip Alexander, Steve O'Neal, Steve Pittman, and Aaron Zinnerman. ln the rivalry on the field, Tech played a lackluster first half, handing Howe a 20-O ad- vantage. Taking charge in the third quarter, however, the Titan defense shutdown the Hornets and inspired the of- fense. Two fourth quarter touchdowns moved the Titans to within six points with a score of 20-14. Driving for a score during the final seconds of the game, the offense stalled on the one-yard line. Tech ran out of downs as the clock expired. Although the team provided plenty of excitement and suspense, it was unable to secure a come-from-behind victory. Before being crowned homecoming Football player Tim Lutes watches queen, varsity cheerleader Robin the game while Michael Sabian gets last Sanders peps up the crowd. minute instructions. is Homecoming 1 1 II