Manchester High School - Crest Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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■ i Teleported through space, fans entered the gates and approached the stands: the Everglades. Eerie, mis- ty, swampy. Kenapocomoco field transformed by the rain as if the Eel crawled over its banks, making mud. Fans resisting the second-quarter downpour with umbrellas, garbage bags, and hip boots watch reflec- tions of their team across the water. Homecoming game played with flippers and snorkles. Fifteen seconds of excitement as an interception and 98-yard run scored six points. Halftime ceremonies, moved to the gym after the game, saw Rich Burch and Jessica Spencer crowned. A discount dance followed. All week the Junior Class predicted victory for their Speilberg creation The Jaws of Defeat Await the Norse and they were right. We caught Sharky down at the 45-yard line before the game! reported a jubi- lant junior. Dress-up days during the week produced an assort- ment of Rambos, hairy women, aliens, a Zorro, and a defender of Toothopolis. Through it all ABC filmed. Like the rain, spirit poured from the enveloping clouds. Cheerleaders boomed through the fog and fans peered hopefully from their umbrellas as the Squires below mutated from red to mud-brown on the field. li€MEC€HINS

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Good Morning, America! The ABC crew shot the final feet of vid- eotape and packed for New York, ending a year in Small Town, USA. Although at times the lights and cameras were a distracting intrusion, ABC's visit was a welcome change of pace to everyday small-town life. During Homecoming pep session, the seniors delighted the school with a realistic and humorous re-cre- ation of an ABC interview. Good Day ABC! J3C ABC A ©CCD MCENINC ABC