La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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o A steady rain put a damper on the onnual LPHS Homecoming festivities at Kiwanis Field as South Bend Washington frompled the la Porte Slicers with o score of 21 to 0. The win marked the sixth straight win over the Slicers and also meant o Northern Indiana Conference victory for Washington, giving them a shore of the NIC crown. Trying to promote spirit, the cheer- leaders introduced a new touch to Homecoming festivities for 1972, Spirit Week. Eoch class was assigned areas within the school in which they could display posters, signs, ond messages to the players. For eoch new day of the week there was also a different theme to follow from which the students could display their spirit. Among these were decorated ties, signs, ond socks carrying chonts of Go Slicers Go , Beof Washington and Senior Power. Friday, October 28, the fons ond the Mighty Slicers were ready to foce S. B. Wash- ington with hopes of o victory. At 7:30 the gome began and the Slicers realized that their task was a difficult one. With 2:58 left in the first quarter S. B. Washington hod taken the lead with a 7-0 score. At half time the score was 14-0 producing o score that the Slicers could never over- come. The beginning of the third quorter saw another touchdown for S. B. Washington giving them a 21 point lead over the Slicers. This score remained the some for the rest of the game, making the final score 21-0. Homecoming '72' left the fons with hopes of o brighter 1973. 13

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fWTUE Q QWPGN NO UBCO UIN £PfRJT Startup above, ckxkwii . A the flam i of the traditional bonfw OOf. the ch e i od ri promote »p nt of the Orong and block. With o «mil of joy, Rondi Cholik occepts congratulation! from Peggy Smoll and Juke Frtcher 0» being nomed the Homecoming Queen for 1972. Leading the pre-gome porod through down- town to Porte 11 the LPHS Marching Band. Running for entro yordoge ii Sheer footboller Jim Szaworo. Rom-toaked font cheer for the mighty Shc r football team.

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AS THE BWFIRE BURNED THE RAINS FEU. Mony hours of planning and work were required in preparing for the Homecoming festivities. Each organization wishing to enter a girl in the queen contest was required to build a float. In 1972, clubs began collecting ideos for their floats three to four weeks prior to the celebration. Students ond teachers alike gathered in garages, barns, and community buildings to construct what they hoped would be prize winning entries. Student Council awarded a twenty-five dollar prize for the most unique ond best constructed float. Art Club received the money for their float which carried out the theme of Paw Those Panthers with on animated dizzy panther being pawed by a giant Sheer swinging a water dipper. Boys Service Club captured second ploce while Girl Reserves received third. The floats taking part in the pre-game parade followed a route from Lincoln School to Lincolnway ond then on to the high school. Dunng half-time activities fifteen girls were escorted to the field by members of Boys Service Club. The prospective queens all waited anxiously for the announcement of the new 1972 Homecoming Queen. Randi Chalik was named queen as Peggy Small was first runner-up and Julie Fischer was second runner-up. Randi received a bouquet of long-stemmed red roses as all the hoppy rain-soaked girls were presented mums by Jeff Arndt, Student Council President. M