Belleville Township High School East - Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Come Together The 10 Best Crowd Cheers: 1. SENIORS 2. JUNIORS 3. SOPHOMORES 4. FRESHMEN 5. TOGA! 6. BELLEVILLE EAST 7. IT JUST DOESNT MATTER 8. “JUNIOR FLOAT” 9. L-A-N-C-E-R-S 10. DOWN IN FRONT

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Lancers Guide Their Team To Victory! This years Loyalty Week football game was reminicent of many other games we have played in the past: it was cold, everyone was huddled together screaming against the other team and getting hoarse, and the ground was muddy and slick. However, none of the factors stopped Belleville East from charging to an impressive victory against Collinsville: 21-0. Perhaps this continued Loyalty Week winning streak by the Lanc¬ ers can be primarily credited to the four men behind the football squad: Head Coach McGinnis, Coach Snep, Coach Thompson and Coach Voelkel. It was easy to see how the fans felt about the game but it’s hard to keep from thinking about how much pressure must be put upon the coaches in the final minutes of the game without losing your cool. Coach McGinnis replied this when asked how he felt about the game, “Despite the impending weather, the football team once again pleased the crowd with another win and made an impressive showing.” 17

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Right Now! One of the many events that take place during the year at East, are assemblies. As¬ semblies are an East tradition and have been for many years. Assemblies are held at dif¬ ferent times throughout the year. There are many purposes for having assemblies. One of the most important is to get the student body “peppy” and excited about the particular sports game to come. This allows our Lancer teams to get self-confidence and lets them know that the whole student body is behind them 100%. Also, assemblies can act as learning events. A couple of examples are the “Pepsi Assembly” and the assembly on drugs. And, of course, we have our yearly Christmas assembly so Santa Claus can come to visit us. During are assemblies we are entertained by the Lancer bands and orchestra, by our choirs, by the cheerleaders, and the pom-pon girls always have a routine ready to get us going.