Immaculate Conception High School - Postscript Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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FATHER Iohn O'Connor presides at N the wake for the Living Dead in services held Thursday morning of Spirit Week. 1 nf???V' i12,ff2lvfJ' ,ima of YW 1 12!spirit week Sophomores got SPIRIT! proclaim At the sidelines with freshman football boisterous fans at the homecoming pep players, Father Wilkening waits to rally. deliver his talk at Friday's pep rally.

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t X., 4 if 5 As a man controls a puppet. seniors manipulate their muppets Kathy Marren and Amy Schiller. K Strangers meet in the night HAT FRESHMAN DOESN'T DREAD being initiated? None, from the looks on their faces at 7:30 a.m., September 21. The seniors showed surprising originality by devising unexpected variations on the school uniform. During the day, freshman were dressed as bridesmaids, fruit salads, Supermen, Mickey Mice, and members of the opposite sex. These various characters were gathered together for a pep rally in which the freshmen stands resembled a conglomeration of Halloween rejects. Humiliation continued through the afternoon as Mike Rakos' little brothers became cheerleaders at the girls' volleyball game, while other seniors frantically searched for the finishing touches to complete their costumes for that night. As evening drew near, melodies of We love you, seniors! could be heard in shopping malls, the terminals of O'Hare airport and local bars, before and after the dance, which began at 8:00. Freshmen 2 along with their big brothers and sisters arrived at the dance at various times, depending on the nature of their pre-dance activities. Most of the action - kissing and costume contests, kneeling and push-the-penny- with-your-nose races - started at nine o'clock, with Kathy Devereux's Miss Piggy taking the prize for best costume. The bubble people , created by Ian Franzen, Terri Ragona, Caryl Trotta and Linnea Zuardo won the honor of having the most original costumes. After the dance, many other fun activities took place, such as visits to Elmhurst College Dorms, grocery stores, and Sally's Stage. Many Senior girls and their little sisters prolonged the night with sleepovers at Sheri Van Petten's and Mary Ann Thallemer's. Initiation, though anticipated with anxiety by forewarned freshmen, was, for both seniors and freshmen, an unforgettable experience. For many freshmen, Initiation would be remembered as the dance in which they found friends in Strangers in the Night. Is it a look of approval or is something else on the face of Linda Kaczmarek's lit- tle sister. 113'-V Seniors order their freshmen to get down, to the ground as they race on their knees to the finish. few 0 H initiationfii

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Gentlemen, start your engines. The seniors wheelbarrow race had everyone rolling ,during Thursday's lunch hours. ad, Back-to-back running doesn't look too hard when performed by race winners Katie Kerrigan and Mary Kane at Friday night's pep rally. Kimmy Mayberry helps her fellow juniors lay the yellow brick road through, the G.A. the last day of Spirit Week. 'T PURPLE, RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN FILLED the eyes of the freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors during this year's Spirit Week. Though Spirit Week was a week earlier and a day shorter than last year, students were still ready to begin the week's activities. Games, the traditional penny drive, and button and T- shirt sales added more to lunch than just eating. Sue McCune, a new junior at I.C., never before participated in a Spirit Week such as I.C.'s. She commented, I couldn't believe the spirit everyone has. They are all so rowdy. I liked it a lot. On Thursday, bright and early, the halls were filled with people from every class decorating and trying to impress the teachers for votes. Every possible inch of each hall was covered with decorations, but the sophomores proved to be RED hot as they won the Spirit Day contest for their work on the third floor. When asked how she felt about winning, Lisa Berti exclaimed, Great! Great! After a long day's rest because of the Pope's visit to Chicago, students, alumni, parents, and faculty eagerly filled the gym for the 1979 Homecoming Pep Rally. The pep rally started off with a solemn funeral for the death of a St. Ed's player and an I.C. player. Subsequently, I.C. rose from the living dead. The Pom-pon girls, cheerleaders, and faculty put on skits in which Sr. Mary Catherine arose as Super School Spirit. Crowning the queen ended the excitement of the evening. Anxiety mounted as the rose was passed among the escorts. After the suspense, Laura Bach was awarded the rose by Pat Morgan. Compared to last year, the people who helped with Spirit Week '79 did a much better job. It's probably the best week of the school year, expressed Mary Burns. spirit week!13