Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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l Eisenhower before the re- New Field Creates Endless Enthusiasm The l986- l 987 school year became very special in Eisenhower's history. For the first time since our opening, we enjoyed a home football season actually played at home, and our track team was able to run on an all- weather track. The football field and track came about due to the efforts of the Ath- letic Boosters who arranged with the school board for the 5200000 field and track to be built, with the Boosters paying for the 525,000 con- cession stand. The benches, scoreboard, and high jump- ing areas were paid for by other Eisenhower organiza- tions, with the speaker sys- tem being provided through the profits from the pop ma- chines. Eisenhower's Student Council had a field dedica- tion ceremony planned for our first home game on Sep- tember l3, but due to the teachers' strike, the game was rescheduled to Septem- ber ll, and the ceremony was postponed. Eisenhower won the game on the llth, and the enthusiasm shown by the E.l-l.S. students at that game showed just how much the students cared about their school and their new field. Our first football game after the strike was on Octo- ber l l, against Rantoul. The E.l-l.S. Student Council ar- ranged for two hundred black, white, and gold bal- loons to be sold to the fans before the game. Student 411-544. Council President Kyle An- derson gave a short speech and all of the balloons were released simultaneously to signify the opening of our field. Everyone then joined in the singing of the school song. The opening of this field sparked more enthusi- asm at football games than has been seen at Eisenhower for a long time. The momen- tum created by the students was so incredible that it con- tinued, uninterrupted, into the basketball season and throughout all the activities of our school this year. The enthusiastic display of school spirit which we enjoyed this year made the entire student body of l986-87 feel proud. ntly rebuilt track and field 2 Beginning the long con- struction Finally' A new field, after many years' 'Sl' New Field