Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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S eniors and Spirit From Goo shave to half-time wrestling, it was the week to be rude T he seniors reached for the sky and the window cleaner as Homecoming ’86 got underway. We went schizo and bombed the Devil ' s Commons.” said Pete Dobri- jevich. Despite some discrepancies in the seniors’ commons decorations, everything was straightened out be¬ fore Spirit Week got into full swing. The bonfire and parade were moved to the night of the game to boost spirit. This year’s Powder Puff teams were changed to Freshman- Senior vs. Sophomore-Junior. Half-time activities included the big wrestling grudge match betweeen Chris Bruiser” Biele¬ feld, Jim Crusher” Phillips, Jason “Hacksaw” Lewis, and the Mystery Man” Rusty Bielefeld. “Class competition hasn’t been working, and this was an origi¬ nal idea to break out of the bore¬ dom,” Chris Bielefeld said. One of the highlights of the week was the Goo Shave” during the bonfire. “I had to get it shaved for basket¬ ball anyway, said Jim. Paul Hel- mick, Doug Bryant, and Mark Man- cilla did the honors Homecoming night. Watch out! The seniors aren’t fin¬ ished yet. This is our warm-up for Section¬ als,” Mark Mancilla said. Tory Kincius The seniors reach for the sky and cheer on the Red Devils while trav¬ eling down Commercial Avenue on their float in the Homecoming pa¬ rade. The glow of the bonfire warms Laura Dancula and Moira McMillan as they await the start of the game. Homecoming 11

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T he Team to Play After earning the title “The Homecoming Team,’ Lowell finally had the chance to play. S ome teamshavebeen la¬ beled indestructive while others have been termed weak. The Devils havebeendubbed “The Homecoming Team”. While playing in theLake Suburban Con¬ ference. theteam has competedin a tota ' of four Homecoming games out of nine games. “Lowell’s past record and size are the reasons Lowell has be¬ come known as the ' Homecoming Team ' ,” Coach Bill Brechler said. One fan, Chris Bielefeld, de¬ scribed the game, “It was the longest game I ' ve ever seen. The team tried their hardest, but they were outnumbered and it’s hard to play when you have to go up against somebody fresh each play.” After the first half, Craig Ander¬ son and Susan Donovan were crowned 1986 Homecoming King and Queen. The Homecoming Court was seniors, Nicole Guske, Eric Wornoff, Melissa Laking, Ke¬ vin Lemp, Kerri Watson, and Paul Skorka; juniors, Sue Billard, Ryan Nestor, Rusty Merrills, and Jeff Busselburg; sophomores, Jenny Miller and Mark Kacius; freshmen, Mindy Mader and Greg Ford. After a long struggle in the rain, Lowell lost to the Highland Trojans 44-7. Rusty Maas Ready and waiting, Lowell’s of¬ fense faces off against Highland in a game that would have an un¬ happy ending with a score of Low¬ ell 7, Highland 44. Breaking through a sign that read Highland Homecoming ' 86, Kyle Weaver is greeted by the cheer¬ leaders before the start of the game. 12 H Bcoming