Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Jefferson Contention The late afternoon sun cast a golden mist over Cen- tral’s campus. A gentle, autumn wind drifted through the trees. A quiet, contented feeling seemed to have settled over everything. Suddenly a disrupting bell clanged somewhere within the school and 2200 students came pouring onto the front lawn. Why all the excite- ment? This was the outdoor pep aud before the big football game against West. Earlier in the day. senior class officers put up three gigantic banners on the school’s balcony and pillars. By yelling enthusiastically, students demonstrated that pep auds could be effective. However, the most thrilling show of spirit came during the Jefferson pep aud. just before the champion- ship football game. The senior class distributed “We Try Harder buttons, donated by Avis Rent-A-Car, earlier in the week. The school was truly united and brimming with excitement. The gymnasium’s walls shook with re- sounding cheers. This same vibrant feeling carried through to the game. Banners covered Central’s side of the stadium; band members spelled out Imps in the tubas’ bells with net and felt. Although school spirit and pep auds had been rightly criticized, the students' display of loyalty before and dur- ing the Jefferson game proved the student body was still backing Central. Determination is the all-important word football coach Jim Fox emphasizes to the student body preceding the JcITcrson game.

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Energetic Support Inspired by Outdoor Aud,

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