Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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PREMIERE NIGHT AT A.C. BOWERS TIME W 514 gehstTo? ml0 ono» H 300 » 04fWWTOGO 1. The Dukes got off to an early lead. 2. Julianne Pettenger looks for spirit from the crowd. 3. Mr. Kennedy gets personal attention from Mr. Tieken at the concession stand. 4. What is it? (Traci Brimm. Paula Snyder. Kim Diehl. 5. Matt Eaton gets set to unload the bomb. 6. Tina Sheridan greets people at the gate while Mary Melvin looks on. 7. Dixon runs into some Barbs. 8. The stands begin to fill up early.

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REBUILDING THE CASTLE Many structural changes came to Dixon High this year, to both the ex- terior and interior areas of the cam- pus. The custodians had a busy sum- mer between the usual shifting of classrooms and an extensive amount of painting, including the third floor corridor, second floor lockers, and all restroom partitions, ceilings, and walls. Fall construction centered on areas inside and outside school boundaries. The cafeteria, teacher, and Lincoln Statue Drive parking spaces were resurfaced, and the road between the bandshell and the river was repaired and graveled. The football field, track and fence, like the road, were refurbished from the damage done in the deluge of early 1985 flooding. The major renovations of '85-’86 came as part of a $3.4 million con- tracting project for the entire dis- trict. The plans, which included clay- tiling the roof, installing an energy management system, new windows on much of the building, and replac- ing the intercom system, were put to the test that fall with the bulk of the work completed the following spring. Above: Bob Pfeifer finds his work electrifying. Right: Changing room 128 from classroom to an office is a slow, tedious process. Below: Al Laidig reveals an infamous plan. Below right: Taming the wild forests of Oixon. 7

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3 The time was 8:47. The date: Friday, October 6, 1985. The familiar sound of the xylophonic scale blasted over the P.A. system. Then the announcement: Tonight is our first home football game. We expect students to be on their best behavior, as if they were in the classroom. An outcry of laughter arose from all parts of the building, as the class of '86 had partying on their minds. The bleachers filled early, in spite of a heat wave which prompted some schools to release students early. By the start of the varsity game, the high school section was packed, with most other places at near capacity. Simultaneously, the Dukes were getting set to take on the DeKalb Barbs, a team previously ranked fourth in the state. Dixon played exceptionally well in the early going, creating a 14-0 lead before DeKalb rallied to tie the game at 14 by the half. A hard-fought second half resulted with the score deadlocked: Dukes 21, Barbs 21. On the first overtime series, both teams scored TDs. After DeKalb failed the two-point conversion, Dixon had a chance to win but muffed the extra point. In double OT, the visitors took the lead 34-27, and an ensuing Barb inter- ception ended Dixon’s bid. But the Duke's performance made for one of the most exciting games of the season. 9