Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Oh-well, we guess there'll always just be Assumption Girls! Silhoutted against the bonfire AHS stu- dents are enflamed with spirit. Peek-a-boo it's Lisa Arguello amid the pep-aud deco- rations.

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all-school dance, the first cy- cle of classes, then our first quarter grades. Apart from the serious side of studies, weekends meant games, parties, jobs, and eating out, which led to endless diets. Homecoming and Turnabout provided special dances to spend time with that some- one special. For everyone, there was no turning back, because once inside, life at AHS meant we had become Knights. Whether inside or outside of the school building, life at Assumption was exciting. One hundred and eighty days, two thousand eight hundred and eighty mods were spent living inside AHS. Yet, no one doubted that this life had quality. Exciting activities and events abounded. With sum- mer came tans, vacations, workshops, camps, jobs, or just plain old loafing time. Then fall came with the first

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1985 Homecoming court back row Tracy Fiese. Queen Elisa Fichtner. Erin Conroy. Front row Cathy Thomas and Carrie Jensen. w Homecoming for me wos very special and ir will always bring bock greor memories. Elisa Fichrner Crowned by the Firelight Even a steady damp drizzle didn't stop Assumption stu- dents from coming to the bonfire Thursday October 3. 1985. Students waited, wondering who the homecoming queen would be. A parade started in the front park- ing lot then circled around to the back lot, passing a crowd of stu- dents, parents, teachers and alum- ni which waited and cheered. The band headed the line followed by cheerleaders and the ten nomi- nees in Corvettes. The nominees were Gina Bressanelli. Erin Conroy, Kathleen Feeney, Elisa Fichtner, Tracy Fiese, Carrie Jensen, Julie Light, Teresa Pohlmeyer. Cheryl Purcell and Cathy Thomas. Follow- ing the Corvettes came the Knight Kompany dancers. Then everyone swarmed to the lower practice field, where the bonfire was already blazing. Stu- dents spontaneously formed a cir- cle around the fire as cheerleaders sparked the crowd with cheers. Ex- citement and tension ran through the crowd as Mr. Tom Sunderbruch took the mike and announced Elisa Fichtner as queen. After the crowning students gathered around the bonfire once again. It was great to be a part of this new tradition at Assumption, said junior Scott Barton. You could tell it was Friday by all the spirit in the halls. Flails had been decorated on Wednesday and everyone wore red and white to show school spirit. Starting off the day was a Mass celebrated by Fr. David Steinle. Lashon Lucas spoke on how the freshmen were a part of the school and they did have a lot of school spirit. Senior skit practice was an ad- venture in itself. Senior girls met at Lindsey Park in the evenings. Fr. Da- vid Steinle helped the girls, giving them pointers. When the weather started to get too cold they met at Eileen Burke's house. Beginning at 1:20 p.m. alumni started to gather around the bal- cony to watch and remember their own senior year. The pep-rally started with the cheerleaders, the court was announced, and then the Knight Kompany dancers did a dance to ‘‘The Bird.” Steve Kete- laar from KIIK presented the senior tape, which poked fun at the senior guys. Singing to the tune of Califor- nia Girls, the senior girls presented the skit called Assumption Guys. homecomng 9