Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Atop their decorated car, Tania Hayes, Gret- chen Bohs, and Lisa Holland get ready to roll to the Central game. About 60 cars were in the caravan. . Charger mascot champion, Jodie Nelson Kristin Reames, Tip Arbaugh, Kris Foy, relaxes before starting to cheer again at the © Heather Clark, Trisha Plank, Kindra Talbott, ‘ Central game. Later in the game, she fell and Laurie Harris hope the Chargers can At the bonfire before the clash with Central, - , and sprained her ankle. “trash” the Blazers. fans cheer the team. The bonfire had been . reinstated with the “go-ahead” of Mr. Dale Rems, after a three-year absence. Wearing their overalls tor the Plow ’Em Under Day, Amy Alley, Lanier Archer, Stephanie Blake, and Kindra Talbott dress to show their spirit during Spirit Week. (Top to bottom) Willie Graham, Jerry Red- mond, Sean Bean, Jeff Young, Fred Her- shberger, and Melvin Thompson “act up” during Spirit Week.

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Attempting to keep the spirit rolling, Chris Carl, Chris Eikenberry, Doug Boyll, and Jeff Hayes highlight the Memorial Central game by appearing as coneheads. Goofing off at the third school dance, Brian Social Studies teacher Mr. Dave Foutz eats Adams sweeps Heather Clark off her feet at his banana split in record time to score the Mangy Awareness Week dance, spon- points for the faculty during Spirit Week on sored by the Junior class. Go Bananas Day.

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4 sea of Red and Gold fans tries to keep the eam “up,” but couldn’t keep the Blue Blazers from scoring in the last seconds to win a tight game, 13-12. : Mr. Frank Catanzarite, Mir. Dale Rems, Mrs. Carolyn Shelton, Mr. Tom Firestone, and Mr. Clyde Riley were the ‘“almost-qualified” judges for the Mangy Roar contest. During Mangy Madness Week, Mr. Ted Nofts- inger wonders why he entered the banana split-eating contest. Partner Mr. David Foutz went on to win the contest. pirit Spirit shows up Spirit is a great thing to have on your side, and Memorial students did everything they could to keep it there. The school song was played at the end of morning announcements each day that Memorial teams were ac- tive; school lockers, the student center, and the cafeteria were all decorated in a successful attempt to keep the spirit on Memorial’s side. Freshman Troy Flickinger said that less spirited kids groaned about having to listen to the school song in the mornings. Should the school stop playing the school song? “No way. The song helps to fire up the teams and the students,” Troy said. Junior Andy Sekora, a transfer from Concord, said that he was very impressed with the lockers that are decorated for the athletes. ‘It (decorating the lockers) shows the support you have for your athletes,’’ Andy said. Sophomore Sharren Fager, who decorated two lockers for Memorial’s Locker Pal program, said she did this because if an athlete worked hard in his sport, then he should be encouraged in that way by the other students. Band members were also inspired when other students decorated their lockers. And people sometimes decorated a friend’s locker for a birthday, or other special date. Students who wondered where the decorations in the student center and cafeteria came from were happy to find out that it was not elves, but Pep Club who worked so hard to keep the decorations up to date. Pep Club, sponsored by Mrs. Janet Hales, worked Sunday afternoons and after school making Memorial look so spirited. Pep Club also pass- ed out Treat Bags—bags full of can- dy that were given to each team before a special game. It also spon- sored Cake Days—during lunch the chosen team was given a decorated cake to eat in the school cafeteria. Pep Club was also responsible for the Spirit Weeks that students par- ticipated in to show support for the team in action that week. “Pep Club does a lot for the school. It helps give the students an outlet for their bizarre behavior,” said Junior Hope Gary. “Spirit Weeks break the tension of regular school weeks,” according to Junior Karmen Kelly. With two back-to-back Spirit Weeks, Pep Club was kept busy. The first bonfire in three years was planned for the night before the Central game. Three truckloads of donated wood were burned despite the drizzly weather. Steve George, custodian, said that it was a good bonfire. “‘It (the bon- fire) was hot. You really had to stand back. It was a good turnout, despite the weather.’’ About 60 cars drove in the caravan the night of the Central game, including one driven by Prin- cipal Miss Carolyn Cook. Students also showed their spirit by dressing in red and gold on Fridays, participating in Spirit Week activities, and showing up to yell at the games. Junior Jeri Berkey said, ‘Memorial has lots of spirit just because of the atmosphere; the students and the teachers all work together to keep us full of spirit. It really helps to keep school more bearable. | don’t think | could handle it (school), if Memorial weren't so full of spirit.” -o-