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

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Ralph Wright co-ordinates every movement to hit for two in a fast break. Driving across the line, Duane Kelley looks for the op- position as Rob McFarland follows closely behind. Surrounded by three opponents, Stan Farm er picks ol? a rebound for City.

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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

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Final strings are pulled as Peggy Gondek, Dave Nicklas, and Karen Prast prepare clothing bags for shipment. competitive spirit benefits charities Throughout the year various charity drives have spurred the competitive spirit ot Elston's students. Every means- legal, that is-was used to accumulate the record breaking total of 31328.18 in the i964 Elston Squeeze, which was divided among the Exchange Student Fund and six other charities. The student council sponsored they Squeeze and awarded trophies to the two winning homerooms. In the tall the collection of clothing for the Honor Society's annual drive topped all previous years. The bags were sent to welfare centers where they were dis- tributed to needy families. 24