Irvine High School - Citadel Yearbook (Irvine, CA)

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SPIRIT TALKS Senior Yvonne Alexander leads students in spinted pepraily activities in trie gym Lisa Cauley HOME TEAM CHEER Steve Bass. Andrea Pro- haski, Donna Getzinger (back row), LeAnne Payne. Kirk Mills, and Soma Desai display spint lor the Vaquero football team at Ifie Newport Harbor game CLASSIC SPIRIT Junior Megan Williams con- centrates on the lunchtime class competitions in the amphitheater Spirit 1 7

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HOT WHEELS SenKx Jim Miele tides a tricycle foe his class m compelilion al lunch during Homecoming Week NOSE DIVE Senior Roy Lester Junior Julius Patam Sophomore Marty MarK«. ar d Freshman I Rudder compete m I in tfie amphitheater Competitions for spirit At the opening of the new school year, the celebration for Irvine High ' s tenth year began With the theme lOth Year Anniver- sary. ' class competitions commenced with an opening rally which included a surprise cake Expressions of curiosity and excitement were observed from many faces as Vice Principal Mike Tague sprang out from a gigantic white cake for the celebration Throughout the year classes com- peted to be named the most spirited. The games were based on a point system Points were gained when classes expressed spirit at rallies, games and competitions The class that placed first in an event earned 10 points, then 5 points, 3 points and 1 point were awarded for second, third, and lourth place, respoctivoly At the end of the year, the class with the most points won the competition The theme idea for the year and class competitions originated from the Olympic ceremonies in 1984 The spirit which was found in the Olympics pro vided the motivation for using themes which encouraged school spirit and dedication The purpose of class competitions was to get the whole school spirited Wf. ' would like this to be a tradition said Pep Squad Captain Jenny A tew students expressed their opi nions of class competitions I see It as a chance for students to participate and show spirit in school activities, said Junior Tori Herbert. ' I like it because students can com- pete to support their own class, noted Junior Jamie Radzik, a participant in the pie throwing competition Besides, its a lot of fun being in front of the whole school and hearing your class cheer you on, he added Another source of spirit was Homecoming week with the theme Spirit of America while focused on the music throughout the century The first day ' s theme was the music and style of the roaring twenties The 50 s was the theme of the second day The 60-70 s followed for the third day, while spirit was shown for our Homecoming game by the blue and green attire which was worn on the final day of Homecoming Week Even more spirit was shown when many students wore blue and green on the days of football games Other spirit events included hat day, Hawaiian day, bermuda day, Santa Claus day. St Patrick ' s day, and The ides of March day Spirit and excitement, found in the cvi.-nls throughout the year at IHS, li.ivi- .illowcd students to put their DREAMS IN ACTION. by Karon Readoy and Jack Naqvi (..OMAWAIAN OpIllNUl CltllH U Madr dioptay 16 Spirit

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■ CO J (y ) THS BUD S FOR YOU Pal Caktefon carefully sorts llwough Ihe Vatenime camalions (ex the one thai belongs lo his date Jeaneite Merrill BAR HOPPING Junior Ray Mazelin and Amy Jamar lake advantage ol Ihe dance s beverage baf lor a relreshmenl ho bw-? ' - J I T Albf n and Jameb f ! f Valentine ' s celebration iU i Sparkles with success Huk ' Jm The Sweetheart s Ball continued to rry on the tradition of being a Sadie Hawkins dance, again the court con sisted of just guys I like the idea of a Sadie Hawkins dance because it gives the girls a chance to ask any guy out Senior Patty Koehler. The Sweethear presented with lei members hv the court sisted ' Pnnct Jl J dre Sini ( ' court bo X tl ' l body ,: I sludei art) I e I Sweethe! ' 0 f ' O ' )- ' ' them something to look torwar j , the dance It also makes them want to ifV come to Ihe dance, said Senior Jen- ! Lr y nlferShennan. I jfi i i lj( fjn Itie couples arrival they were ' ) grcfMcd with carnations Each carna tion had a hfjarl name tag with a cow ,j ?,plo s names on it (girls names first) It was fun looking for your own cat nation It gave the danco a more per 18 Sweethearts Ball - - IS K ( ( sonal feeling, said Senior Quevedo. To help reduce the cost of the dance the Senior Council decided lo get a new photographer Each picture cost less than they did last cost less this year and ch faster They also had a ok with everyone ' s picture I liked, said Junior Megan it 140 couples ((TCfided the at the Plaz g afes in Irvine the cost ffly dollars per cou Thu i Hl ere was created by jncil lent two hours decorating the by putting up pink and white alloons. red hearts, and red ribbons on ttie rails, said Senior Council member Andrea Dworzak. As for llie rTuisic, vidi ' o l)J Kuit Hunter provided contemporary music for the students to dance to I like the video DJ txicauso if you don t like to dance or you don t foel like dancing you can always watch the videos, said Koehler •IB OqOq Oonaghy «ul Slovr by RacholleFry ■ ' ■ ' •u