Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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Pep sessions for Homecoming and Basketball Sectionals were possible with the help of the cheerleaders and their sponsor, Miss Black. For many students, the wrestling convo was their first look at a wrestling match. CONVOCATIONS! Audience participation made the weight¬ lifting convo even more entertaining. Convocations 21

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To Suit Your Tastes — It was the “Year of the Convo¬ cations”. In addition to pep ses¬ sions during football and basket¬ ball seasons, Lowell students had the chance to be a part of four different assembly programs dur¬ ing the school day. In the fall, the physical educa¬ tion department sponsored a weightlifting exhibition featuring a champion weightlifter. Students and faculty were part of the pro¬ gram as volunteer “weights” for the lifts. During the winter, the wrestling teams of Lowell and Rensselaer showed their muscles in an exhibi¬ tion match with Lowell defeating Rensselaer, 40-24. For entertainment, the Ball State University Choir made Low¬ ell one of its stops on their tour. In the spring, Student Council spon¬ sored a multi-screen film with pop music background. Whatever your interests, from sports to music, there was a con¬ vocation for you!

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Throughout the season, Dennis Smith excelled as one of the Red Devils’ best for running with the ball. Photo by Mr. Pat Kennedy, Sr. Wishbone Brings Good Luck Lowell boasted one of the best defenses in the Lake Suburban Conference. Photo by Mr. Pat Kennedy, Sr. Lowell’s 1982 Football Team could be said to have had their most successful season in nine years. In fact, it was the first time in 12 years they had won three games in a row and the first time in nine years Lowell had seen a Homecoming victory. The team as a whole had over 1000 yards rush¬ ing and they scored more points in one game, against River Forest, than any other LHS football team had in the past nine years. They finished their season 5-5. Much of this success can be at¬ tributed to the new Wishbone Of¬ fense and the coaching staff. Coach Joe Lorig had seen differ¬ ent teams running the Wishbone ever since he was in college in 1970 and Coach Jim Goetz had played Wishbone in high school. “It seemed that every team that I ever saw who ran the Wish¬ bone tended to move the ball more effectively,” Coach Lorig ex¬ plained. “Looking at it from a de¬ fensive point of view, I hadn’t ever been with a team that was very successful at stopping it. Training started late last season and during the summer, team members attended a Wishbone Camp in Wisconsin. The Wishbone Offense seemed to be the key to what was a year of firsts for the Red Devils. 22 Varsity Football