Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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K , EX X 'i -'1 F1 I . ....... Q .v Mr. Jones gingerly sets the match to the pile, com- mencing the spirited evening ofthe Bonfire. 'F there is no la porte These words were yelled in the past, and they will be screamed in the future There is no La Porte! Never has competitive spirit been so strong or deeply rooted in the students of Elston. After defeating La Porte in the basketball sectionals, this feeling fades into the depths of the mind, only to be aroused again in the spring with the beginning of track. Warm summer breezes, how- ever, clear all thoughts of school from a person's head. But as the air begins to chill and football cleats and players' voices are heard in the parking lot after school, we look to the future the wild enthusiasm of the crowd at the burning of the La Porte dummy and the opening kickoff of the La Porte game.

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Mike Frageman and Frank Jakubowski mimic the La Porte coach and his wife at the pep session before the La Porte game. basketball, basketball, basketball! On a Friday typical of December, January, or Febru- ary students sense a strange restlessness and anti- cipation. Every person knows what it is . . . a time of spirit, pep sessions, and BASKETBALL. Of all the events in the school year, that of basket- ball is the most spectacular. Even novv it is easy to imagine the excitement and suspense, hear the deaf- ening roar of the crovvd, remember the iammed halls, cold drafts, and smell of popcorn and smoke at half time, and the overwhelming feeling of victory or defeat at the sound of the final buzzer. Coach Doug Adams has a slight disagreement over a referee's decision at the Indianapolis Wood game. 22