Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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Because of the pleading from her boss, secretary Emily Mason S ie ZyS entz retums to work . . . with her baby. Ignoring the threat of a possible lawsuit, Eva Kova (Melanie Brandt) makes her stand as Miguel (Jeff Jones) cautiously looks on. Bachelor J n Kankosky sighs with relief when he learns his secretary will return. play 19

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ABY ON BOARD Once again it was time for stu- dents to gather their courage and try out for the fall play. i r. Jerry Elton Stover, drama direc- tor, chose a comedy for the 1986 fall play entitled The Bachelor ' s Baby. The play revolves around the life of an eligible bachelor, Oliver Custer, w ho thinks he has life made. Then his secretary. Miss Mason, tells him she is leaving to have a baby. Oliver begins a search to find a replacement. He tries a religious freak, a southern belle, and sev- eral others but none work out. Finally, his former secretary agrees to come back, with her baby. Over 60 students in grades 9 through 12 tried out. Only 15 cast members were chosen. Oli- ver Custer was played by Jim Yankosky and Miss Mason by ■ Inspecting the office as well as Mr. Cus- ter, Mrs. Ord (Amy Little) decides wheth- er Junior may stay in the office. An important part of every production is the set crew. Here they take a break to pose for a picture. story by Shelly Slentz photos bj Newberg photos by Fred Little and Paul Fall play tickles fianny bone as boss becomes babysitter so efficient secretary mother will return to work and return order to chaotic office. Shelly Slentz. Other roles includ- ed Miss Kova, Melanie Brandt- Judge Custer, Allen Schwartz; Miguel, Jeff Jones; Joan St. George, Jenny Beeching; Harry Stem, Tom Baker; Mrs. Ord, Amy Little; Mr. Robey, Paul rSewberg; Miss Lulie, Chris Scheil; Cleo, Traci Knoblauch; Miss Schaeffer, Alison Horner; Mr. Peterson, Mike Broda; Cora Flack, Lisa Meyer; Norma Jo, Lorie Thorn- hill and Junior was played by Ca- sey Holmes. Through the many weeks of seemingly endless practices, in- dividuals squeezed homework in between lines. Family and friends were put on hold and meals were rushed and oflen cold. But, when the curtain fell, the applause made it all worth- while, and the cast wouldn ' t have traded places with anyone. L4 18 play

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) Its Chad to the rescue, as Super Stuckey battles the evil forces o( John Souder At Halloween. photo by Donna Meyers It took some pushes, shoves, and those few willing to be crazy but it was proved . . . umm L4 We ' re from Leo; couldn ' t be prouder; and if you can ' t hear us, we ' ll yell a little. Mo, the word louder wasn ' t left out by mis- take. It was omitted because sometimes it was hard to hear any cheering at Leo, even at pep sessions. It seemed most stu- dents were content to just yell a little. Yes, there was a problem with school spirit, and something had to be done. So out came the few, the proud — not the Marines, but select groups of people who wanted to get the Lions roaring again. At the forefront of the war were the ever-positive cheerleaders, but even they weren ' t always happy with student spirit. Yet they were expected to be the ma- jor force in keeping spirit alive at Leo, and that meant a lot of frus- tratingly hard work. But try they did. They sponsored a variety of dress-up days ranging from toga day to twin day. Of course, they were present at the major sport- ing events to inspite the crowds to cheer the teams on. Their en- thusiasm was evident as the Leo squads won a county-wide cheer- leading contest sponsored by the Fort Wayne Flames soccer team. Other groups got involved as well. The Lion ' s Tale staff saw the problem and decided to do something about it. I felt the short-age of school spirit when I arrived. With so many students on the paper staff, I thought that would be a good place to start work on spirit rejuvination, said Mrs. Sawyer, newspaper spon- sor. The Lion ' s Tale ' s editorials and special spirit days shoved the issue up front and compelled some positive responses. Juniors and seniors did their parts to improve spirit with a Hal- loween costume day, a revived Breakfast Club, and a spirit blitz before class tourney. All the ef- forts didn ' t produce a major cure but did improve the rather ailing situation. The ones who really cared about Leo saw that school spirit couldn ' t be generated overnight, but in their persistence they proved that there was still life in these halls. As though seeking an endangered species, they found that the spirit was not ex- tinct; it was just hibernating and needed to be reawakened. — Kurt Schlatter 20 spirit