James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Far Above: The Homecoming Court posed for a picture with Principal Algie Oldham after the pep assembly. Homecoming 19

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n It Was An Honor 99 The tension was building as the announcer was about to announce the name of the 1983-84 homecoming queen. This year ' s queen and her court were driven to the field in a caravan of convertibles. After a ride around the Jackson Field, each girl along with her escort was introduced to the audi- ence. It was a honor to be on the homecoming court, commented Chris Vanderhayden ' 84. At the end of the cere- mony came the announce- ment of the new queen. Valerie Ross ' 84 was es- corted by Rick Romeo and crowned homecoming queen by Mr. Oldham. Being chosen to become the homecoming queen, stated Valerie Ross gave me such an excited feeling inside. Members of the court were Carol Mincy escorted by Kenny Sanders; Michele Stepanek escorted by Chris Lowe; Stefanie San- defur escorted by Frank Horvath; Valerie Fritcsh escorted by Brent Clod go; Kandis Perry escorted by Scott Schmok; Susan Pe- ters escorted by Greg Seanor; Valerie Pienia- kiewicz escorted by Matt Weides; Dawn Medich es- corted by Chris Jordan; Susan Herczeg escorted by Brian Murray and Chris Vanderhayden escorted by Rick Foster. After the Wildcat defeat of LaSalle a dance was held to finish off a cold, but memorable evening. Above: Following the homecom- ing ceremony, Michele Stepanek ' 84 and Susan Peters ' 84 were escorted to the homecoming dance. Above Right: Principal Algie Oldham crowned Valerie Ross ' 84 the 1983-84 Homecoming Queen. Right: Some former Riley stu- dents also took part in home- coming. Scott Schmok ' 83 es- corted Kandis Perry ' 84. 18 Homecoming

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A Language In Itself Fashion, a term depict- ing the style of a certain time period was clearly seen this past year at Riley. The trends set this year range in a large variety of catagories. One style, which has almost become a tradition, is preppy. From their tailored khaki pants neatly pressed oxfords, and hod sweaters down to their bare ankles and boat shoes, preppies were a large part of this year ' s stu- dent body. Two styles, which are of- ten confused or assumed to be the same, are punk and new wave. The punk look was achieved through wild hair-cuts, often in more than one color, and wild clothes to match. Black was a dominant col- or choice for punk people along with such accesories as studded bracelets and belts. New wave was not violent, but a means of self- expression through a vari- ety of colors and styles combined to create an original dress code. Some items desired for the new wave look were bright col- ored pants of varied lengths accompanied by a pair of boots or pumps. Fashion is a language in itself, comments Chris Tucker ' 86. It adds style and finesse to the school. 20 Fads And Fashions