Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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These freshmen show school spirit by wearing their favorite hat on hat day This was just one of the ways the freshman class showed that it had found the “Knight spirit. By wearing her Assumption Jacket, junior Doreen Bleuer doesn't have to wait for a red and white day to show her school colors. Red-white days