Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Stadium brings Homecoming home to Wallace tf h • N 5 ufjS A humid, ninety-degree night, wilting mums, a standing-room only crowd, a 0 - 0 tie, and a suspenseful halftime add up to only one thing — Homecoming 71 . Both offense and defense looked good as the Hornets held back the powerful Brickies while pushing the ball closer to the goal line. A pass into the end zone appeared to put the Hornets ahead by six, but it was ruled out-of-bounds and no good. Despite the setback, the team continued to play superbly and kept the Brickies to a scoreless tie. During halftime, a new tradition min¬ gled with the old as JoAnn Swigon was crowned Homecoming Queen 71 . The Homecoming ceremonies were con¬ ducted without a float this year in an ef¬ fort to safeguard the new all-weather track from damage. The queen and her court stood on a decorated platform be¬ fore the enthusiastic crowd. The roses, the autographed football, and the cheers of the crowd completed the atmosphere as a new tradition began — a Homecom¬ ing at home. V Student Life —

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1 Crowds thrive on the excitement of Homecoming. 2 The Y6cum “bomb” reflects the Wallace and Hobart rivalry. 3 JoAnn Swigon reigns as the 1971-72 Football Homecoming Queen. 4 “Sircus” goes all out for the Homecoming dance. 5 “Let me at them!” 6 The Homecoming Court and escorts: Gayla Kes- ter, Bob Liedke, Mary Slama, Paul Diamond, Queen JoAnn Swigon. Steve Ger- sack, Claudia Pendleton, Rick Yellich, Carolyn Harris, and Tony Duncan. 26 — Student Life

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—Student support launches surge and lounge The new student lounge and surge area combined to form a “people’s place.” It was a place for people to meet together, to learn together, to eat to¬ gether, to work together, and to just sim¬ ply be together. The size and capacity of the combined halls was first tested the night of Home¬ coming as more than 800 students jam¬ med the surge to dance to the music of “Sircus. The success of Homecoming led to further utilization of the halls as the surge hosted the Girls’ Club Turna¬ bout, the Drill Team’s Halloween Dance, and the Hi-Y’s Sweetheart Ball. The surge area was not reserved for dancing alone, however. It became the scene for playing ping-pong, painting signs, running track, and signing year¬ books. The student lounge jukebox added to the demand of the surge as stu¬ dents gradually initiated it as the place to socialize during lunch hours. These same halls were crowded in the evenings as well as basketball fans bought conces¬ sions and talked during game halftimes. v A 1 Bob Krieger paddles his way through the ping-pong tournament. 2 Kathy Sorchevich, Carol Atkisson, and Janet Peek converge in the surge. 3 Between- class-traffic-jams are a common sight. 4 The R.O.T.C. units practice regularly in the surge amidst hallway traffic. 5 Matrons always have their hands full dur¬ ing lunch hour confusion. 6 Mickey Mouse comes to light as Nelson Allen ap¬ plies finishing touches for the Girls’ Club Turnabout. 7 Eileen Davis and David Rogers dance up a storm at the Hi-Y Sweetheart Ball. 28 — Student Life