Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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Spirit week helped students get ready for the game. Senior Jayne Laird shows her school spirit by wearing her college tee-shirt. For the first time the yell contest was held before the game. Sophomore lettergirls help boost spirit during their cheer. € Shelli Jewett Shell« Jewett The parade occurred Thursday night before the homecoming game. The LC Marching Band parades through the streets of Dyer.

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Juniors place 1st in events pirit accompanies festivities Every fall for one week people act crazier, spend hours making tissue flowers, and take time out for art work, as in painting signs that dis¬ play Indian spirit. Homecoming al¬ ways gets me excited, I love the op¬ portunity to act crazy and blame it on Homecoming, said Leo Bonin ( 12 ). The contests this year were again of great importance. The rivalry among the classes is at its peak, commented B.J. Malkowski (II). The school really looked great with all the decorations up, said Amy The excitement of spirit week gets Homecoming off to a great start, added Kelly Benefiel (12). Perez (II). The juniors really took pride and swept away with all the first places. The hall contest was won by the ju¬ niors with the theme of Jungle Book, while the sophomores took second with their version of Loony Tunes. Seniors took third place by having their hall take the form of Sesame Street. The freshmen followed with a Bubble Gum theme. The making of respective floats was sponsored by the class cabinets and after weeks of preparation were ready for the parade, which was held in Dyer the evening before the game. Again the juniors placed first, followed by the sophomores with their float. Freshmen placed third and seniors last. Spirit week consist¬ ed of college tee-shirt day, followed by dress-up day, followed by sweat suit day and then LC shirt day. Stu¬ dents were encouraged to partici¬ pate by dressing appropriately on the designated day to help spark school spirit for the upcoming game. Angela Bonner (10) said, I think a lot of people participated in spirit week because everyone is comfortable in sweats. Instead of the yell contest being held at the usual school pep rally, the contest was held before the game. Students gathered in specified sec¬ tions of the bleachers according to class to yell their cheer. The results were announced at half-time. Ju¬ niors took first place, followed by the sophomores, the freshmen took third place and the seniors finished last. by Chris Sovich and Ardean Wietecha Kelly Benefiel Halls were decorated the night before home Finding cars for the parade was difficult. Jim coming and judged the next morning. Ric Conners. Kim Lee. Olga Gasich and Andy Sad- Mauch. Sherry Olesek and others stay to deco- dler sit back and enjoy the scenery, rate. 24 Homecoming

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Cold brings couples closer ance finalizes H.C. events Although the cold and rain ham¬ pered the game, the traditional lighting of the letters I.N.D.I.A.N.S. 1 were lit before the game. While the letters burned, excitement in the crowd grew-, everyone was anx¬ ious to know who would be crowned king and queen. As the players left the field at halftime, the score was 03; the Indi¬ ans were losing to the Griffith Pan¬ thers. While the players were get¬ ting their pep talk, Kathy Snow and Jeff Hupke were crowned king and The whole game didn’t even seem like homecoming, stat¬ ed Joe Roach, varsity player. queen. Other candidates were Kim Yelich, Ric Mauch, Olga Gasich, Andy Saddler, Kim Lee, and Jim Con¬ ners; juniors Laura Duran and Jeff White, sophomores Kari Ashby and Jason Gerlach; freshmen Heather Gall and Wayne Collins. As the game came to an end the Indians were defeated 14-15. The Panthers walked off in triumph while the Indians walked off in de¬ feat. I was so upset because the seniors didn’t win any of the con¬ tests. The only good thing was that Jeff Hupke and Kathy Snow were crowned king and queen,’’ com¬ mented varsity football player Joe Roach. A tradition that always follows the night after the game is the Home¬ coming dance. The dance is semi- formal and is usually from about 7-10 p.m. Many couples waited to get their pictures taken while the others gathered to dance. A D.J. provided the entertainment, leaving everyone else to have a great time. Senior Jen¬ nifer Nava stated, Although I did not have too much fun with my date the dance was still very enjoyable and the D.J. sounded really great. By Cindy Potter Wrapped bottles are used as vases for a final touch in the decorations. A group of freinds gather to relax and enjoy the music. 26 Homecoming