Homestead High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Catch That Pepp Feeling lt's what our school's made of! lt's got to be, or without it the days never would have liv- ened up. Hopefully we all had some in us. What is this you say? This addictive quality is known as pep. And we sure had a lot of it. Commented senior Bob Roebuck, There seemed to be even more pep after the basketball section- als. Pep came in every shape and size imaginable. The big- gestgroup wasthe band.They practiced every day just to make us feel peppy at the home basketball and football games. Don't forget the pep sessions either. The feeling never would have been the same without them playing Another One Bitesthe Dust, or our school song. The cheerleaders helped make everyone feel peppy too. And in a way they were the leaders of all the pep. Re- plied senior varsity captain Cathy McCracken, lt's really hard to get everyone peppy, and it's even harder to keep t 1 Jumping for joy! Sophomores Kelly Johnstone and Mindy Eickhoff cele- brate a basketball victory together. I'm so embarrassed! Laughing at a joke by the cheerleaders, seniors Stan Crosley and Chris Cunningham watch senior Tim Meiss' reaction. 155211 them that way. These peppy leaders arranged pep ses- sions, spirit weeks and cheered us on to victories. Walking through the crowd- ed halls, it wasn't hard to see all the pep. Decorated halls and lockers in blue and gold, dressing up for spirit week or filling the stands during Friday night games and tournaments were the most popular ways of showing pep. Even the little things like buying a school li- cense plate or pencil from the Back Room brought pep out- side the school. But, stated senior Al Pierce, The school's spirit seems to wear off during the spring when spring fever hits everyone. There were different ways of showing pep but the easiest way was to attend a pep ses- sion. Just why do you think they're called pep sessions anyway? But, replied senior Sue Stinnett, There are a lot of kids who show pep, but then there are the ones who don't even go to the pep sessions. And senior Cheryl Scott add- er .SML ed, The biggest problem with the pep sessions is that they don't honor all the sports equally. Pep was the only thing that kept us from falling asleep in class or looking forward to that big test, and without it, coming to school every day never would have been the same.- ,IT What great voices! Homestead's own singing quartet seniors Dave Bar- fell, Brad Beauchamp, Paul Ciesielski and junior Steve Hart, sing their own song to the student body. T

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Something Worth Cheering About Whomp 'em up side of the head, Spartans got the power for a victory tonight, Spartans fight! Sound famil- iar? Keeping the spirit flowing all year was a hard task. Thank goodness we were able to do it. Every 1,110 of us. lt wasn't just certain groups of people though. Sure, active groups such as the cheerleaders and the band motivated students, but without the student body as a whole, spirit would never have been established. Spirit week, pep sessions and activity periods through- out the year boosted school spirit, but that wasn't always enough. Junior Brenda Bridge said, Looking across the court and seeing a huge cheerblock makes you feel terrible-especially if your school doesn't have one! A lot of students didn't want to get involved, or they just didn't care about school pride. But, those who did dress up for spirit week, attend sporting events, attend pep sessions or contribute a part of them- selves to the school, all added a special touch. The speech team, Student Government, performing arts, Campus Life, and sports kept many involved. But stated ju- nior Kim Boroff, We really need some active clubs, then people who normally don't get involved wouIdl Even though it took a big win to get some people up and out to attend home basketball and football games, we managed to give our Spartans the ap- plause they needed to move on. But, replied senior Mary Derheimer, Sometimes the spirit wasn't what it should have been. We really did 'whomp' a lot. But it never could have been done without the spirit of loyal students.- 'Jf fl ax!-4 -- L That's the way to go! Watching the WMEE and faculty basketball game freshman Walter Evans and sopho- more Chad Pequignot cheer on the faculty. Punk Out! All dressed up for spirit week, senior Mark Clapper yokes around in Mr, Dick Shenfelds health class. ISS .il 1-, ! 1' 1 ' 1 t yl If Xa K 1 Y 9 t . s.,. 'tak l 'si . 4 if -w. I. u 4

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