DeKalb High School - Saber Yearbook (Waterloo, IN)

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Again this year the spirit was great for the Barons. The crowd supported the team and carried the enthusiasm throughout the season. The fans were an important part to the team this year. They would be on their feet yelling and screaming until the last second of the game, which brought a lot of victo- ries. The team could look up in the stands and see the sea of red and know that their fans were with them. This was true even on the road where sometimes there were near- ly as many Baron fans in the stands as there were fans for the home team. One game which no one will forget is the victory over Northrop at Regional. Both schools were celebrating until the game officials said that Northrop’s last- split-second shot was no good and DeKalb had won. Then there was only one team celebrating and that was the DeKalb Bar- ons. “R-O-W-D-I-E” is a word in one of our cheers and a word to describe DeKalb Baron fans, at left during a home game, and below after the controversial Regional victory over Fort Wayne Northrop. Fans At Games ® 27

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Our Baron mascot holds up the red, white, and As things get close during a game at the Colise- black DB flag used by the Boys’ Pep Club to um, Baron fans hope for a swing of momentum encourage school spirit. in “Big Red’s” favor. 4 Greg Littlejohn, also known as “'Kegger,” helps “Go! Fight! Win!” was a favorite yell in the the cheerleaders lead the crowd in a cheer to stands as the Barons fought for the Regional another Baron victory. crown and a chance at Semi-state. 26 °¢ Fans At Games

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Speecal Days Guild School Spirit Dress-up days gave students a chance to really go all out and show their school spirit. It was a great way to get out of the same old monotony of the day’s schedule and added a little more interest on our way to classes. Sectional week was the main event of the year when the spirit rose to the max. A lot of time and work went into decorating the halls and planning the week’s spirit days and pep session. The seniors decorated lockers and awarded prizes to the best ones. Signs and sheets that were hung in the senior hall added more glamour and excitement to the week’s happenings. The juniors spaced out and used astro- nauts to represent each school in our sec- tional. As each team was eliminated, it was also taken off the junior hall. Their hall was star-studded and really showed that junior spirit. Everyone got the spirit when they walked down the sophomore hall and saw the flashing disco light in the showcase. All the signs expressed the good spirit of the sophomores and wished the Barons good luck. Monday not only showed our Baron spirit, but our M A S H spirit as well, by having an army day. Tuesday rocked on with a ’50’s day and everyone sweated it out Wednesday on sweatsuit day. Thursday was red, black, and white day and the week finally came to a freaky end by having a crazy day on Friday. M A S H day gives Mark Northouse a chance to take Jim Kimple prisoner (top, right) and Jenny Grimm's letter sweater is one sign of the ‘50's during sectional week spirit days. — - a . Marie Spratt wears the Baron head and Greg Littlejohn drags a toy train along at the pep session before the Garrett football game. 28 © Spirit Days |