East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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W... Drag Queen '87: Randall Phillips struts his stuff at the Powder Puff z football game. To put it bluntly: East Mecklenburg expresses their deepest sympa- thy for what they believe is Ashbrook's inevitable fate. aQf'f5,ii:? rt- ,W . 'B I if tt.. . Finger Gesttirest Tommy.Gentry takes. a break from a Big Mac K t .Ji A is as Q Attack to join his friends in a salute. X Q 5 The Iceboxes: Our football team could even put the Refrigerator ' Q ' he cold. SCHOOL SPIRIT 79

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E . I X raiiies and other spirit reiated activities, but hoois in the system. wd iiThis seemed hard to tind schooi spirit this year with the non-evdistence ot pep East students worked around these obstacies to make East one ot the most spirited sc it you made it to any ot the tootbaii games or basketbaii games this year you might have noticed tithe cro . was a new idea to promote schooi spirit , commented Heidi Sioan, student body president, 'We wouid teii the students each week to dress up according to the theme we chose and the game that night wouid be centered around ' student showing up at a game wearing the attire ot the week wouid receive a t-shirt showing they had raiiies, Student Congress worked around this by setting up a nighttime hiie the Civitans burned a cottin symboiiiing revenge t they pian more ot these in the tuture ' t which en a part o state ruied ou nd iettergir s p t idea andi re tt tootbaii gam owed pom po the idea. Any t iithe crowd. t in-schooi pep ' i ertormed w aiiy hope tha e. This even - rings, tOO be Ev en though the bontire. The band, cheerieaders, a against the Ctreenw aves ot Ashbrook. uit was a grea stated Hope Hoiiey, a sophomore. One event that remained a part ot the uEast Tr adition was the annuai Powder Eu pitted the 'Senior women against the Hiunior Giris gave us a chance in roie reversai. The guys borr wigs, skirts, and makeup and made up the cheers and chants ot their choice to show the giris that they had spirit X'The whoie night was a biast and we enioyed the chance to dress up in dr ag, remarked Randaii Philips, a Senior Powder Putt cheerieader. Aithough ruies and reguiations otten caused maior WCut-backs in East spirit, with a iittie creativity and a iot ot e tound new ways to give our athietes the much needed support and to prove that when it comes to spirit, DADDY! ' siy and deceittui maneuvers. Otten an innocent gathering, such as ingenuity w East aiways NC-OT YOUR Looks are deceiving: This year the iunior giris were noted tor their this one, was actuaiiy a torm ot a detensive huttie. R 2 FF I 78 SC HOOL SPIRIT

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is A can annuai Fights were dim and the audience was in a state ot anticipation as Fast Meckienburg presented its taient show. Opening the show was a men's ensembie which brought about cheering and appiause . The mood was set and act upon act provided pure entertainment. Variety was a mayor theme ot this years' presentation. Acts ranged trom dancing and toik music to singing quartets and rock bands. Catch 22, an aii giris' band, returned to the stage tor the second year in a row. Pertorming to tunes trom the Monkees and Aretha Fr ankiin, these tour women reaiiy put on a show. Pts tar as opening night iitters, drummer Edie Franktin said, Wilith two minutes to set up a drum set in the dark f who has time to be nerv ous The dance group Rhythm with Missy Mechum captivated the audience as did Theresa Briggs and Carmen Webber. Viewers were aiso awarded by being presented with sev er ai taiented singers. Such songs as the theme trom uSt. Fimo's Fire and TTThe Rose were sung in duets and soios. iutie Gagtione stated atter attending the show, TTPop's Pourri made me reaiize how many reaiiy taiented students we have. Two shows were presented Thursday and Friday, February T2 and 13. Heading the production were Mr. F.imore and Mrs. Howard with assistance trom Katie McGuire and Brenttey Stephens. Protits trom TTPop's Pourri were divided between the drama and chorai departments. Fiigibiiity tor the show came through iudged auditions. Fractices began two days bet ore the big night with one dress rehearsai. Cindy Bean, a Senior, said, it i reaiiy was nervous but once i stepped on stage to sing, i knew it was aii worth iti The highiight ot the evening came with the iast act. it w as a iazz band made up ot tour taiented musicians. On keyboards was Brian Pace, drums Darren iessee, and brass iine f Spencer Friediander and David Wright. Together they provided a sound which ev ery one enioy ed iistening to. So remember when you see that ev er so tamiiiar name up in tights f they iust might have had their beginning at uPop's Pourri Froiickin' foursome: These guys reaiiy knew how to entertain. rd vvd, .9 as ' W,..,? 5, ,gg W 1 ,f f 'J' .fi f Q ,,.. , f M g'i. T T rrrr frra F . 'Hr wma 4: , , 'R rf' ,V Q, , It Vg , M y , ts 4, , V' f ,, fi Q M I W +93 X 4 I Q 5? .-44,5 AV 4, 7 A, 5 7, I ' t OPS - V 2 Q p P ,f A gs Jn, OURR' .. , , T .T r e just . at