Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Senior Jenny Miller hikes the ball for a 35-14 victory in the powder puff football game. Senior quarterback Mike Schlictmg completes a touchdown pass against West The game ended in a 20-14 loss Homecoming

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ON MONDAY layed by the school band, There is no place like Assumption . . . echoed loudly at the pep rally Friday, September 25. Cheerleading squads boomed cheers and Knight Kompany performed precision dance routines in the brightly decorated gym The Queen, Sara Broderick, and her royalty were again introduced, and Sara addressed the school with words of thanks to the seniors and enthusiasm for the upcoming Saturday night game. Changes occurred in that the senior skit and tape which had been performed by senior girls was deleted Senior Carrie Menke stated, The skit gave you the chance to get to know other senior girls, who you really didn’t know. Not allowing it or the tape really took away that opportunity for senior unitv. Saturday night, September 26, one could feel the excitement in the air, as the football team stampeded across the field Although the team and fans were psyched up about the game against West, it resulted in a 20-14 loss. At halftime along with usual court presentation, a portrait of Mr. Ray Ambrose, a deceased teacher, was dedicated to the school by the Alumni Association Sunday the cafe was transformed into an array of streamers and balloons, with the theme, “In the Air To-Knight. The biggest change was a Sunday night dance from 8-11 with school scheduled the next day. The student council hired graduate Leo Kelley's band, which played a wide range of music from head bangin' to mellow Also included in the festivities, although a weekend later, was the powder puff football game at Glen Armil Park, involving senior and junior girls Seniors outnumbered juniors resulting in an undecided score and were therefore challenged to a rematch the following Sunday, which the seniors won 35-14 The eleven candidates for homecoming royalty consist of seniors Bridget Glowacki, Carey Betcher, Lisa Arguello. Maggie Feeney. Jenny Feeney. Jenny Trilk, Katrina Merritt. Sara Broderick. Chris Harris. Nicole Huber, and Saori Uchino. Homecoming

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 A earing her historical Homecoming hat, Sr Donna Donovan shows she has become a true Knight over the years. The hat had every Homecoming pin since 1974. )ne Cardinal fan, Chris Griffith, and one Alabama fan, Dan Conroy, add up to two Knight fans Trading in his football helmet for a fishing hat. senior Mike Schlichting seems confident about the upcoming game against Burling- ton Assumption won by a score of 6-0. pirit It is the feeling that goes through you as your team scores, the feeling that makes you proud of school. Spirit is the feeling that was found in abundance through the halls of Assumption. ou say red. We say white. let students show school spirit.” 1 1— Red, white, red, white. This A special red and white day was L L typical cheer was one of held on the Friday before Y many featuring the Homecoming. A special contest was I traditional school colors of held in which the class with the red and white. Students greatest number of students wearing wearing these colors filled red and white would be allowed to the hallway on game days. Players wear jeans on the following Monday. and cheerleaders wore their The freshmen led the school in spirit, uniforms and the rest of the with the Juniors and Seniors student body pulled out favorite following close behind. red and white apparel in a chance Other special days were held to forget about the dress code for throughout the year, as announced a day. Red and white days were by Mr Tom Sunderbruch, to further used to fire up the teams that increase school spirit. One of these played that night as well as to get was “Jim McMahon day when the prospective crowd ready to everyone imitated the crazy Chicago cheer on the Knights. Bears' quarterback by wearing their Many teachers favored red and favorite pair of sunglasses. white days because they felt such Suspender day was another of these days were a good way to promote days. Although less popular than school spirit, and others felt these sunglasses day. it still went over days were needed to let students well. When hat day came around express their individuality. Mr students and faculty alike dug into Dave Wolfe said the purpose was their closets and pulled out their “to give the students a chance to favorite and in some cases the deviate from the dress code and wildest hats they could find. Hats of show a little more of themselves. all types appeared on the heads of Mr Tom Lawler, an opponent to students walking the halls of the rule requiring male teachers to Assumption. Some had special wear ties, jokingly asked it he too meanings, however, baseball caps could forget about the dress code were the most popular. The favorite if he wore red and white. day of seniors was jeans day, in Freshman John Purcell felt these which they could wear jeans without days were important to school Fr. Paul Deyo being able to put them unity. He said, “Red and white in the RLC for a change. Paul days are special because seniors Henkhaus said, “these individual and freshmen alike can take part. days provided for each class time to Red and white days were show their class, as well as their added after disappearing two school support. These days fired up years ago. These reinstated days ball players and made them feel were met with great approval from appreciated. students. Senior Chris Wolfe said, “Red and white days were greatly missed. They are a great way to 12 Red-white days