Lewis Central High School - Titan Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

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l'm glad my parents are involved with the school and support all l do. Jomie Gomble Many parents attend games to see how well their team is competing. Mrs, Leinen, mother of senior Lisa, watches intently to the Titanettes at a bas- ketball game. Getting rides home from school is a necessity for some students. For Senior Jodi Rude, editor of yearbook, parental transportation became fre- quent. One way for parents to see how their students were faring academically was to attend parent- fteacher conferences, They were held once a se- fT16ST6l'.

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Without a community to support them, LC depended upon lts parents getting involved Since Lewis Central School District was mostly out of city limits and re- ceived little or no community support from Council Bluffs, it relied on stu- dents, faculty and its parents for sup- port. With many extra-curricular activities offered, no matter what sport or club a student was involved in, parents came into view. llWith good parental support, the stu- dent will have a better state of mind to achieve their goals set in the extra-cur- ricular activities, if not, it may cause a conflict within the family unit, com- mented assistant principal Richard Tan- nahill. Parents basically supported the school in three ways. They worked on committees to help raise money and spirit for the activies their children were involved in. They transported their chil- dren to and from school for after-school functions, since there was no metropoli- tan bus system available. They also at- tended activities their children were ac- tive in, such as sport games, concerts, and other functions. One booster club, Music Parents, was established to help raise money for ac- tivities during the year for vocal and in- strumental music. They organized and ran the annual Music Patron's Day, one of their fundraisers. They also bought and ran the concession stand at the basketball games to raise money. They also aided in the raising of more than 530,000 for new band uniforms in a span of less than two years. Another group of parents, for sports, was the All-Sports Athletic Booster Club. Their main purpose was to help raise spirit and money for all the sports, uThey work hard and make a lot of events that may never have been possi- ble, noted Charles Martin, instrumen- tal music instructor about parents' par- ticipation in committees such as those. Many students who were active in ex- tra-curricular activities, and didn't have their own transportation, relied on par- ents to supply it. uSeveral times my par- ents were found traveling between school and home, more than once in a day, in order for my brother and I to get to a student council meeting, a game, a choir concert, or other after-school functions, said senior Laurinda Shaw of her parents' support. The most direct support given by the parents was attendance at functions after school. Parents came to many or all of the games their children played in and parents of other students also sup- ported the Titans by attending many events. Students of sports, cheerleading, and pom pon recognized their parents on Parents' Night held for each sport. Par- ticipating students met their parents midway on the gym floor and gave their mother a carnation or rose. Whether it was support through com- mittees, transportation, or attendance, parents played a major role in the in- volvement of not only their school chil- dren, but also the entire district. lO Parents

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Sparks flew between students of all grades as the l984 Homecoming became Stiff competition for spirit It was the best homecoming Lewis Central ever had in years according to Jon King, student council president, yet controversy seemed to overshadow the entire week. Monday as students were decked out in dresses and suits, everyone wanted to know if the senior float had been dis- qualified. ln order to raise money to build their float, the seniors sold pop- corn door to door which was against the rules set for homecoming. After school on Wednesday, a num- ber of students, still wearing pajamas and diapers from the day's activities, stayed to help decorate the halls. It was then found that the senior's float had not been disqualified after all. Early Thursday morning the halls were judged, and it appeared as if the seniors had won. But, when the scores were added again, it was dicovered the sen- iors were awarded lO more points than the possible lOO. After extra points were taken away, the juniors became the actual winners by four points. Thursday evening following the crowning of Jon King and Lisa Sanford as Lewis Central's homecoming royalty, a pep rally divided students into their respective four classes as chants of '85, '86, '87, and '88 rang through the gym. Thursday's l'Glenwood Nerd con- test winner was to be announced at the pep rally and while the nerds strutted out onto the floor, screams became even louder and tempers flared. A fight The l984-85 Homecoming Court Row l, J. Clark, S. Pyles, Row 2, M. Bjork, Queen L. Sanford King J. King, C. Bakken, Row 3, J. Peterson, K. Bakken, Row 4, J. Viberg, A. Schoening, B. Lahey, Row 5, B. Spitzmiller, B. Glass, T. Scheidle. Pos. E One activity during homecoming is hall decorat- ing. Students spend hours taping, painting and drawing school and class spirit on the walls and windows. I2 Homecoming between classes nearly broke out along th sidelines and a number of seniors car- ried Junior Nerd Tyler O'Brien off the floor. Class skits, to be performed at the pep rally, raised one of the largest prob- lems of the week. Since both juniors and seniors had a uRambusters theme, each wondered if the other had stolen their idea. ln the end it all worked out because neither skits were anything alike. Prior to the game on Friday, a float parade was scheduled. lt would have been the first in a number of years, but due to continuous rains, the parade had to be cancelled. Therefore, floats that classes and clubs put a lot of time and money into spent homecoming locked in garages. Capping off the week was a night free of controversy. For three hours students of LC danced around a room that is usu- ally filled with lunch tables and books, except Saturday night when all was sub- stituted for streamers, balloons, dim lights, and music. Arguments were for- gotten as the week came to an end. l