Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The ' 87 Homecoming court included Juniors, Shawn O ' Conner and Tom Waites, Sophomores Francie Taylor and Paul Thompson, Freshmen Colleen Taylor and Eric Fisher. Senior Amy Asher showed great school pride by decorating her truck for the Homecoming parade which took place at half-time. To help raise spirit and morale from the au- dience, Junior Chris Bell yelled out cheers at the Homecoming football game. Aj p . - a yisl jt ujl A ' Ui - t -L ' jLjijijiJU ' ' U - ,iZ .r Homecoming 19

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Decatur Fest ' 87 New Traditions Begin Buttons, princesses and a donkey were all a part of the Hawks new tra- dition. The homecoming festivities began with Tuesday being Nerd Day, Wednes- doy being Button Day, Thursday being Fire-up Day, and Friday, continuing the old traditions. Blue and Gold Day. Also, Friday the highly-awaited selections of prince and princess for each class were announced. For the Freshman Class Eric Fisher and Colleen Taylor were elected. For the Sophomore Class Paul Thompson and Francie Taylor were elected, and reigning over the Junior Class were Tom Waites and Shawn O ' Connor. Later that night at halftime, the Senior Class king and queen were announced. Crowned king was Brian Harrington and queen, Amy Asher. Along with the crown- ing of king and queen came another new Decatur tradition — the kiss the donkey contest. Mr. Walpole was the lucky teach- er who got the privilege of kissing the donkey. As the night grew old, the Hawks grew stronger. Even with the loss to the Wildcats, 16 to 7, the Hawks fought alli the way to the end. After all the excitement of the Home- coming game, the first Decatur Fest Homecoming Dance took place. The dance was sponsored by Student Council, who supplied the disc jockey and arranged a hayride for all the guests at the dance. All of these new traditions, along with the old, brought joy and pleasure to all Decatur students. This years Senior doss elected Brion Horrington and Amy Asher os their Homecoming King and Queen. Mr. Wopole started the tradition of kissing the donkey at Homecoming this year. He was the recipient of the contest to help raise money. 18 Homecoming

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Enjoying the colder weather, Senior J ' Lynn Mayes models a white fur. This mansion could be home, sweet home, for o On the wish list of many students is an ex- person someday. Many students wanted a spa- %t pensive car such as the Z28. cious home in tfie future. ■ i D i M .u-y 20 Feature