Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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AMBER EMBERS IGNITE THE % , WARMTH OF COMING HOME

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Studying wasn ' t the only thing that helped you learn. It was see- ing old friends, making new ones, and being part of a group, too. Sometimes, just getting there was half the fun, as Mark Clark, emerging from his TA room, shows us. The stairs are the tricky part, though, according to Mark. The days are kept full of mean- ingful learning experiences, as il- lustrated by Mr. Pickens. This obviously hardworking, serious and diligent teacher seems to have been caught in the act of presenting some type of demon- stration to his class. That ' s why school is so enjoyable. The classwork, after-school ac- tivities, after-activity jobs, after- work games, after- . . . All in all, one tends to get rather wrapped up in what ' s going on. It seems that there ' s just no escaping the fact. School is the major part of our lives. For many of the more industrious and athletically inclined students, after school sports events fill the empty hours. Here some senior students practice shooting bas- kets with Robbie. Those inven- tive seniors! Always coming up with a different way of doing things. Actually, they are just checking out a rumor that some- one had put a hole in the top of the basket. At last, the favorite period of the day Lunch Hour. It replaces re- cess, which was an old favorite back when we were kids. Here a group of hungry underclassmen chow down with relish (not the pickle kind). ion 21

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PRIZED PROCESSION Collecting kleenex, and building ' til all hours of the night, the float committees worked to finish their floats for Thursday ' s parade. Nominees were elected for queen candidates and class representatives. In the afternoon of October 6th, students were dismissed from class to watch the band, drill squad, and floats parade over to the grade school and back. It was a chilling, exciting night Thursday, October 6th, 1977. The brightness of the stadium lights flooded the bleachers and set the mood for a night of celebration and rememberance. Everyone milled around shouting cheers and chants to keep warm. The football players, looking humble and silent, were Parading ' through the Elementary OTDol parking lot, the band and drill squad, j)£rform for the grade school kids. presented in front of the crowd on a single row of benches. Voices hushed as class respresentatives arose to present their gifts to the team. In the distance, a flame and a torch could be seen. The leader holding the torch prepared to light the fuse of another homecoming bonfire. Flames leaped higher and higher with every gust of wind. Everyone jumped back, escaping the popping sparks. The toasting heat of the fire was accompanied by hot cocoa and cookies provided by the cheerleaders. As the fire died Entries in the Homecoming float contest: Seventh grade; Eighth grade, 3rd place; Ninth grade, 2nd place; Tenth grade, 1st place; Eleventh grade; Twelfth grade. IK, -r-i „r- . Galaxy Far, Far Away 23