Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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students and parents enjoy the Parent ' s Day picnic behind the football field. ebecca Copp and her parents are greeted y Dr. Ed Miller at a reception in the upper nion. PuMng Autag students dig into the make your own sundae special In the Oaks. After the ice cream, the variety show talent of Jill Shol- ly, Kip Stottlemyer, Dave Schultz and Jill Hood entertained all. 19 Parents Weekend A

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Special Weekend friends and parents visit Special People Blend In With Campus Weekends break up the monot- ony of study at MC but on two special weekends, study was next to impossible when competing against visitors and MAC activities. First came Parents ' weekend during September when berries galore struck campus in Union food and decorations in keeping with MAC ' S theme Have a Berry Good Time with Parents. Special events were coffee and dough- nuts with faculty, a picnic lunch on the football field with parent recognition before the game, and a variety show of music by cam- pus performers. Next came Friends weekend in the spring. With so many fresh faces, the campus acquired a boisterous, almost electric atmo- sphere which upperclassmen usu- ally associate with the arrival of the new freshmen in the fall. The feeling pervaded each walk to a union meal and the weekend dances. East Hall sponsored the air- band contest held at Wampler Au- ditorium, a place big enough to let loose by cheering for the winning band The Bangles, made of Mi- chelle Snyder, Judi Jarrett, Gina Ormsby, and Jenny Williams. MAC sponsored other activities to let off the steam, including a slide show of friends. All in all, homework and study were made to wait until after par- ents and friends had left. t!%mT, Dale Largent, Kurt Zimmerman, and Mark Cawood perform during an Oaks Variety Show Parent ' s Weekend. The crowd watches the game intensely as the Spartans rack up another victory. 18 Friends Weekend

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Homecoming week was kicked off with a campus wide gotcha game. Students lurked around corners, staking out their next victims and hid in their rooms to avoid being assassinated. Other events during the week included a dating game, powder puff foot- ball, a variety game show in the Oaks, a bonfire, and the play. The Diviners. Saturday ' s events began with the homecoming parade. That morning alumni got a chance to revisit their alma mater, and see the soccer team defeat St. Joseph ' s with a goal scored by Juan Flores in the final second of the first period of overtime. That afternoon, students and alumni CdtJcJt Tlob pOdt were not disappointed as the football team defeated Bluffton College with a field goal scored by Scott Hinshaw in the final sec- onds of the game. During half- time, Dave Schultz and Sheila Yoder were crowned king and queen. Following the game, a number of clubs, organizations, and Resident Halls set up games and booths in the PERC to help make the carnival a success. Lights, revolving mirrors, lasers, balloons, and even fog made the homecoming dance, put on by Randy Self and Dave Strohl, a spectacular ending to the week ' s festivities. • , ; isjKswmsi. The cheerleading squad rides atop the firetruck in the opening parade. Senior co-captains Dave Allbritten, Todd Saylor, Mike MacLain and coach Bob Cor- nell pin the ' 86 football to the traditional h omecoming banner. 20 Homecoming