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lack and gold balloons and streamers lined the main entrance of the senior high. Beat those Trojans ’, We re 1 , “Go for the Gold”, was what the posters read. Black and gold articles of clothing, painted faces and streaked hair, panther paws drawn on faces and hands could be seen on the many students who were roaming through the halls of the high school. Students were sitting on the ledge discussing the night ' s upcoming events. Who was going with whom? What were the plans for the night? All week long students had been preparing for this day by participating in Spirit Week activities, decorat- ing class floats and cars, attending Activities Night. Finally, the day had arrived Oct. 9, 1987-Homecoming! Over the past several years students only attended school for half day on Homecoming day. This year students were told they would have to attend a full day of school. Well, I really didn ' t think we should leave the school, because we need a lot of school spirit to win games, said junior Corey Miller. During sixth hour the annual pep session was held in the varsity gym. The excitement and tension in the air could be felt as one looked for a seat among friends and got caught up in the music the pep band was playing. Once everyone was seated, Booster Club President, senior Kim Companik started things off by saying Are you ready for a big win tonight? and then introduced coach Les Thornton. Mr. Thornton first started things off by introducing the football team. He gave an encouraging pep talk to the team and the students and then asked everyone to come on out and back the Panthers for a victory. It was now time for the Cheer- leaders, Pantherettes, and Sweatergirls to show the football players what they do while the players are out on the field or in the lockeroom. First up were the cheerleaders. They gave an incentive cheer to boost the morale of the team and to get everyone into the winning spirit. Up next, were the Pantherettes. They performed one of their favorite halftime routines that brought the audience cheering. For the first time in years the Sweatergirls were allowed to perform. They did an amusing skit about the coach and football omeeoming Court of 87 ' : Jamie Budack. Craig Gall (Not pictured). Mary Jane Grubach, Ray Jajowka, Tiffany Griffee, Brian Kretz, Ti na Felski, Chris Karp, Tammy Childers, and Ken Herd. 10 — Homecoming team. The session was ending with the school song, and after this the students were dismissed for the day. At 5:00 decorated cars and class floats lined the streets. Homecoming Queen candidates in their gowns sat upon sports cars. Cheerleaders, Pantherettes, Sweatergirls, the Pep Band, and students carrying class signs were ready in position. This was the signal that everyone was ready for the annual Homecoming parade to start. The parade started from the Franklin Elementary school parking lot and ended at the Griffith Junior High parking lot. Finally, the awaited game against our arch rivals-the High- land Trojans was ready to begin. Excitement was in the air, not only about the football game, but about who would be crowned Homecoming King and Queen! At halftime, the Pep Band and Pantherettes performed for the crowd and then paved the way for the Homecoming candidates to be escort- ed on to the field. This year’s candidates were seniors, Jamie Budack, Craig Gall, Tammy Childers, Ken Herd, Mary Jane Grubach, Ray Jajowka, Tina Felski, Chris Karp, Tiffa ny Griffee, and Brian Kretz. Booster Club President senior Kim Companik placed the winning crown on this year’s Homecoming King Chris Karp. The best part about Home- coming said Chris Karp was, My friends, family, and the excitement of winning.” Now, it was time for senior class president Dave Lee to crown royalty. This year’s Homecom- ing Queen was Tiffany Griffee. Having everyone coming up to me, hugging and congratulating me and winning with a great king,” Tiffany Griffee said, was to her, the best part of Homecoming. To everyone ' s dismay, the Panthers were unfortunately defeated by the Trojans. It was really disappointing that the Panthers lost the game, because everybody was all psyched up for a victory against the Highland Trojans, said junior Stacey Mahns. For those who were ready for some fun, many went on up to the dance. Rock tunes and slow songs were played until 11:00 p.m. The dance compensated for the loss of the game. I had a blast, said senior Ruth Rodriquez.
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e ve got the spirit yes we do, we ' ve got spirit how about you? This little saying may sound familiar. It is a cheer often chanted at the football and basketball games. One week out of each school year students are given the chance to show just how much Panther spirit they really have by participating in Spirit Week. This week is the ever popular tradition for students to get just a little crazy and just a little wild, and show their true Panther spirit. Participating in Spirit Week is all in preparation for Homecoming! Monday kicked off the week with college sweatshirt, hat, and sunglasses day. Dark and crazy colored glasses were worn. Sunvisors all the way up to winter caps gave stu- dent ' s the chance to wear hats in school; which is normally not allowed. Sweatshirts with favorite college names and logos could be seen on many students also. Have you ever had one of those mornings where you woke up late or got dressed in the dark? Then, when you arrived at school you discovered your clothes were inside out or even backwards! Well, your not alone. At least on Tuesday you wouldn ' t have been, because Tuesday was inside out or backwards day. Creative student ' s wore jean jackets and jeans inside out and dresses or shirts back- wards. Better come to school in your best apparel on Wednesday because Wednesday was dress up day. Students attended a convocation first hour to see the Homecoming candidates. The convocation really kicked! The Homecoming candi- dates looked really good! I liked the gowns. The queen candidates looked really pretty. The king candidates looked especially good, said junior Tonya Parsons. Punk rockers, boxers, babies, males dressed as females. and vice versa, and even Trojanbusters. If you could name it you probably saw it on Thursday ' s costume day. Thursday night was the host for Activities Night. Stu- dents were able to participate in a variety of events. Such activities included the water toss, human pyramid, body pass, relay races, and the contest that everyone participates in, the class yelling contest. As always the king and queen candidates were subjected to doing a variety of crazy events. Lying on the ground with their hands behind their backs was what had to be done before the candidates could enjoy eating a nice creamy pie! Eating licorice without the use of hands, running an obstacle course, king candidates wrapping queen candidates in toilet paper, were just some of the silly things that the candidates were forced to do. The night ' s activities ended with the tug of war between the classes. I think activities night was a lot of fun and it was a blast; especially watching the Homecom ing candidates do all those crazy things, said senior Julie Lamprecht. Friday was black and gold day. Not only did students wear black and gold clothes, but some even got into the panther spirit and painted their faces or hair black and gold. Some even drew Panther paws on their faces and hands. Earning the most spirit points for the week was the sopho- more class, who became the winners of Spirit Week. In past years, the senior class had always won Spirit Week and to many seniors, not winning was a disappointment. Senior Christina Carter said, I wasn’t disappointed that we didn ' t win. I was really mad, because I had participated in every event, and I wish the whole senior class would have also.” I participated in Spirit Week because it is a great way to show your school spirit,” said senior Dawn Smith. e are 1 , We are 1 , en thusiastically sang out the junior class during the class yelling contest held on Ac tivities Night. Homecoming — 9
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