Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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A13J-A2B with... S airit Indicated by the roaring crowds at various school events, a unifying spirit was generated in the student body as students participated in many ac- tivities during the school year. The overall participation of each class in the rallies was phenomenal, said Senior, Kristina Spaeth. Not only did it form a close bond between the students, but it also boosted their pride in Irvine High School. Activities such as Homecoming Week, the Homecoming Dance and the Sweethearts Ball and the Spirit Olympics helped alleviate the tensions of students resulting from their academic schedules and gave them opportunities to be with friends. I like to go to the dances, said Senior Jeanette Venegas, because it allows me to go out with my friends and to get dressed up as well! With the decorations and music adding special effects to both nights, the campus changed from the ordinary to having a magical atmosphere, said senior Jill Muchow. JUNIORS DON ' T TAKE NO UH JIVE!: Cheering for their mascot Tigger, Kari Boothroyd, Lisa Sasaki and Swati Athanikar rise to the occasion at the Homecoming Rally. During Homecoming Week, the campus took on a different image as students donned colorful costumes representing the theme of Disney Days. Disney Days was such a creative theme, said senior Ron Lee. It allowed the students to show their spirit. When the Los Angeles Games came to a close, the Olympic spirit never left Irvine as a new tradition called the Spirit Olyumpics was starte d. The Olympics not onfy gave the students a chance to demonstrate their pride for Irvine High, but also to show spirit for their classes. All of those class competitions were great because it gave everyone a chance to participate, have fun and go crazy! said junior Julie Zorn. Whether it was yelling during the rallies or dressing up during spirit days, students exhibited energy throughout the year which created a blaze of emotion. SENIOR SPIRIT: Blue hair and red punk glasses reveal Colin Tepfer ' s wild side during one of Homecoming ' s Disney Days. Division 1 1

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Mickey Mouse craze invades campus The theme of Disney Days for Homecoming Week (October 29 to November 2) transformed the campus from a regular school setting into Ir- vine ' s own Magic Kingdom. The decorations were neat, said Senior Brandi Suttle. The balloons and the streamers enlivened the whole school and helped the students forget the drudge of school work for the en- tire week. Frontier Day, sponsored by the sophomore and freshmen classes, kicked off the week-long activities. Costumed in western garb, students were treated to a country barbecue (hotdogs) in the amphitheater. Highlighting the day was the First An- nual Chill Cook-Off where the blue rib- bon was shared by Shannon Zech and MikeTague ' sTAs. I thought that it was fun for the students to judge and to taste the chili for themselves although they weren ' t the official judges, said Senior Chris Halberstadt. I think we were all just eating and being merry. On Halloween, students wore everything from the ever-traditional BEAUTY SCHOOL DROP-OUT: Imitating Rebecca Thomas during the Homecoming rally against Mission Viego, Jeff Fisher prances around the gym hoping to win the unofficial beauty contest, BOPPING FOR THE CROWD: Disguised as Cyn- di Lauper, Bridgette Jeffcoat mimics her unusual pose for her cheering crowd that gave her first place in the costume contest. witches costumes to togas during the Spook ' s and Spirit ' s Day sponsored by the junior class. During the lun- chtime festivities, class competitions such as a mating call contest and a limbo contest were held. The whole thing was good, clean fun, said Senior Pam Orton. It was great to see that a lot of people decid- ed to show their spirit by dressing up. On Thursday, the campus changed into a wonderland. It was Fantasy Day and students dressed as fairies or Disney characters and some were in their own creations. Lunchtime festivities included a pie-eating contest (no hands allowed) , and a best costume contest. I think that the activities were a lot better this year than last year, said Junior Martin Walter, and there was more spirit because it seemed like there was more student participation. Ending Homecoming Week was the traditional Color Day and students wore blue and green and Mickey Mouse ears. During Color Day, the whole campus, including the interiors of the buildings, was decorated with posters, signs, balloons and streamers by students in a class competition. At the noontime activities, the Modern Americans entertained the crowd in the amphitheater. Homecoming Week was just in- credible, said Chris Koutures, junior. The whole week was a suc- cess because of the competitions and student involvement. My favorite day was Color day, because the students generated more pride for their classes and for their school that day by decorating the biiildings to show their spirit, said Senior Sheri Bowser. — by Gia Villanueva Albert and James Albert and James 12 Homecoming Week