Brimfield High School - Spectator Yearbook (Brimfield, IL)

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This year the Brimfield schools celebrated several holidays. Among them were Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Some Halloween activities were dressing up and trick or treating at school. At Thanksgiving, kindergarten students portrayed the pilgrims and Indians at a reenactment of the first feast, while pictures of turkeys and pilgrims appeared on walls and bulletin boards everywhere. The most popular holiday, Christmas, generated much excitement with a grade school musical and class room parties, trees, lots of decorations, and a two week vacation. Later on, Valentine s Day was celebrated with student council carnations and a Yearbook sponsored dance, not to mention cards and candy hearts for sale. Even though St. Patrick’s Day fell on Sunday, students observed the traditions of “wearing of the green,” pinches for not, shamrock pins, and leprechauns. Easter brought a week off and parties just before vacation began. The final holiday of the year had to be summer vacation. Students awaited it with as much anticipation as any other Special Day. Hang in there guys, it’s only a couple more days until Christmas (top)! Aaah — Aren’t Wendell Carter and Sarah Sulaski cute together (second from top)? Couldn’t pinch Stacey Penrod because she was wearing green. Cupid had to work overtime with this foursome consisting of Mark Smith Lisa Fisher and John Baptiste Amy Sherman. Did April Hamilton see Santa Claus (far left)? First graders with their guardian angels overhead (left). Holidays — 27

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 x£cci Ufd By Kellie McMurtry Clint McKowd alias E.T. dropped in for a friendly Halloween visit (upper left). The reenactment of the first Thanksgiving included the kindergarten class dressed as Pilgrims and Indians (top middle). Melissa Foreman believed that an apple a day kept the doctor away (upper right corner). Dress code? Lisa Kirby, Aaron Friday, and Ted Connelly didn't know about a dress code (above). “Gobble, gobble, gobble was a familiar sound at the end of the fall (middle). Kim Miller and Rick Miller were smiling because they knew that they had each other. Tami Stenger solemnly gave thanks while her neighbor, Ann Almasi dug in (right). Doug Carlton didn't clown around when it came to Halloween goodies (far right). 26 — Holidays

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The cast and band posed for a final picture after a near perfect performance (top). “I’m not afraid of you!” says Johnny, played by Aaron Friday (center). The mischievous Red Chief was kidnapped and carried off in a bag by Bill Driscoll (Mark Mueller). “Me bring back wampum women to camp,” boasted Red Chief (bottom center). A tired Bill (bottom right) wanted some peace and quiet, but Red Chief wanted to know why chickens lay eggs (opposite, top). After a chase through the audience, Red Chief slammed a pie into Bill's face (opposite, center). Mother Lewis (played by Amy Carlton) led a dirty-eared Staley (John Kell) back home (opposite, bottom). a l 28 — Spring Musical