Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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Preserving The Past Conremporaires carolling through rhe halls or Christmastime .. . dosses compering in rhe tug-of-war contest during Spirit Week .. . rhe parode of the Homecoming queen and her court during halftime of rhe Homecoming game . . . rhe pep assembly prior to rhe Schlarman football game ... TRADITIONS .. . they were all around us and helped to provide a much needed stability to school life The tradition of rhe Spirit Viking began 14 years ago Mark Ross, the most recent Spirit Viking, commented that acting as rhe Spirit Viking made me feel as if I were really participating in making memories ...” Reinstated after an absence of 30 years, floor building tools precedence over hall decorations during Spirit Week Floor building isn't as popular as rhe hall decorations for some students, bur rhe student parricipa rion did increase from last year,” remarked Senior class president Scott Burton A tradition that rhe sophomore class co- INTO THE LEATHER. Suiting up for rhe pep assembly Mark Ross, rhe 14rh of a long Ime of Spinr Vikings. purs on rhe freshing touches ro his uniform before he plants rhe choBenge operated in was rhe decorating of rhe 12 foot tree in rhe main hall. I don't think it should be stopped because it's something rhe sophomore class does that no one else does. This activity identifies our doss with rhe rest of rhe school and adds ro rhe Christmas season,” sophomore Lynn Eicken ex plained Providing holiday spirit ro rhe student body, rhe Conremporaires shared Christmas with others Chrisrmos is a beautiful rime of the year We enjoy carolling through rhe halls ro rhe various runes of traditional carols and madrigal classical selections,” commented Conremporaire Chris Askam Announcing football games since 1956, Mr John Sanders felt that most of our traditions are lost becouse of rhe relatively new faculty Students in rhe 1960's and 1970's did nor believe in traditions, so most were given up ” When osked if rrodirions should be broken Mr. Sanders disagreed Trodinons are what holds this school together ” TINSEL. TREES. AND TEAMWORK. Shoring o joke Lynn Eicken and Reggie Chopmon carry on rhe oonuol rrodinon of decorating the 12 foot sophomore Christ mos tree which stood outs de of Mr Smith's office

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FELT TIP OR BALL POINT? Scouring for losr minure school supplies. Scorr Alexander. Joe Legg. ond Jon Walker find o selection hard ro handle because of rheir mdeosiveness Time's Up! Warning bell blares or 7:55 a m. The new freshmen soon scurry dear of rhe hallways like mice in a maze, searching for rheir elusive homerooms A new year in rhe process. Greenie Kelly Hunr described coming ro D H.S os being ejecred from firsr class ond placed inro coachAh, rhe life of a freshmen Frusrroring wasn'r ir? Freshmen have always had ir rough Like looking for a doss on rhe fourrh floor and finding our rheir direcrions from o seemingly rrusrworrhy Senior were somehow deceiving. Many sophomores felr rhar ofrer a grueling freshman year, ir was smoorh sailing ro graduanon. Coming back ro D H.S..'' srar-ed Kiran Rokolla, is like going ro your firsr closs reunion. Juniors or rhis poinr in rime were finally upperclassmen and were excired abour rackling a new year wirh some consider -arion ro rhe prepararion for a rowdy Senior year Mark Drowning srared, I can'r really say I feel any differenr. bur ir is a lor more reassuring being an upperdassmen now, I now feel like I've accomplished some-rhing. As for Seniors, rhe glory, and fun, of rheir losr year of high school has fizzled our Mosr realized rhar rhis was rhe losr chance ro buckle down ond moke somerhing of rhemselves before rhey go our on rheir own Coming back ro school is monoro-nous anymore The rhrill of seeing old friends and rhe nervous sromoch aches hove diminished. Bur afrer graduarion I'm sure I'll miss ir like everyone else and wish for a chance ro reunire wirh old friends. When you rhink abour ir, each year is like a closs reunion; ir's jusr nor over o long dura-rion of rime, inrerprered Senior David Slifer The srorr of school also meanr rhe srarr of rhe Danville Vikings' foorball season, fall holidays ond Friday nighrs wirh friends, which rend ro be well appreciared, more due ro rhe lack of free rime during rhe school year. Overall, rhe srarr of each new school year is a beginning in rhe righr direcrion. Orher rhan rhe evenly and rirually disrribur-ed homework, school offers a lor of memorable and rreosured rimes, borh educorion-olly and socially Welcome Dock! HOMEWORK AGAIN! Milse Heod and Scorr Tahoo ponder over rheir homework m hopes of finishing rhe assignment be fore doss yorrs SILVER STREAK. Priming rhe foorboll field for action, SHOPPING AROUND. Cord Arthur Dougherty morlss off rhe yordlines before rhe ond Decky Hendricks, with season kickoff wirh Schlormon Dmne Morhews. rake o whiff of some Ralph Lauren perfume IN rhe Swing of Things 17

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TRANSFORMATION IN A DAY. Trying ro moke fhe gym less like o gym for Homecom ing. Uso Thompson and Debbie Norrker create o conopy of srreomers over rhe bleachers Student council members were released from doss rhe doy be fore rhe donee ro prepare rhe gym STOMP ON THE maroons OUT ON TOP. During holfnme of rhe Homecoming football gome, rhe floor of rhe Senior doss received rop ratings MEANINGFUL MEDITATION, rtobt ? tkelne and Jeff Morshol shore in o moment of prayer prior ro rhe Morroon gome Teom proyer before every foorbol gome is o special rroditon among rhe othleres or Don vdle High IN the Swing of Things 19