Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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HOMECOMING Pep rally is greeted with pride, spirit, and enthusiasm “The pride is definitely back this year. This year is definitely different from the other three years of high school. just had a good feeling about all of Homecom¬ ing, especially this year with Brunswick as our ri¬ vals. It was a good way to start out our year in the Pioneer Conference. I hope after our class is gone the pride will con¬ tinue.” — Matt Hall his year’s Homecoming theme, Pride of the Pio¬ neer, was reflected through¬ out Spirit Week. Student Council sponsored lunch¬ time contests such as horses- tick races, rootbeer chug, and the horseshoe toss. In addition to these, the school participated in spirit link and United Way contests to raise money. At the Homecoming pep rally, more contests were held to determine the Spirit Week winners. After points were tallied for the tug of war, mummy wrap, and the float and effigy competition, the seniors were declared the winners, proving to be the most spirited in the school. As the rally neared its end, a nervous Homecoming Court of Janiene Tischke, Eva Smietana, Stephanie Beard, Brit Dietrichs, and Jenny Barnes awaited the announcement of Queen. The crowd cheered in ap¬ proval as Brit Dietrichs re¬ ceived the title of 1986 Homecoming Queen. Eva Smietana commented, “I was surprised to be named to the Homecoming Court. It was an honor I never expect¬ ed. “People participated more in assemblies and spir¬ it contests. Last year they were boring but this year was more fun.” “Getting in¬ volved with Homecoming this year,” said Kristen Kal- let, “ was lots of fun and a really good experience.” Student Council Vice Presi¬ dent, Joe Ebner summed up Homecoming by saying, “It was a real success because the amount of spirit generat¬ ed was phenomenal.” B2 by Jennifer Buckloh and Nancy Bohl (Far Left:) Sherrie Donahue and Renee Barengo cheer on their senior classmates during the Tug-of-war. Both were selected as Homecoming candidates. (Left:) Leading the crowd in cheering, the football players get psyched to beat Brunswick. Medina won their first Homecoming game in ten years by a score of 17-14. Bonfire goes smoothly I- n addition to the other EBlchanges last year, the bon¬ fire was also different. Every¬ thing went quite well, consider¬ ing it was not postponed due to rain or burned before hand, as in previous years. What is the purpose of the bonfire? It is held to raise spirits and increase school pride. Burning the mascot of the op¬ posing team provides support for the football team, but most of all the bonfire is held to bring people together to just have a great evening. The 1986 bonfire accom¬ plished all of these things suc¬ cessfully. The freshman class, with wood donated by local companies, built the bonfire. President Cindy Kisner stated, “Everything went well because a lot of people showed up to help build it.” by Jennifer Buckloh and Nancy Bohl Homecoming 13

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(Top:) Sophomores Katie Dillon and Joe Meier vie for points during the mummy wrap. In spite of their efforts, the sophomores only placed third in the Spirit Week competition. (Above:) Triumphantly, senior Bill Doraty carries off the spirit trophy after the senior victory at the pep rally. The seniors rejoiced at their first Spirit Week victory. (Right:) Teeth gritted, Andy Sutandar and Jeremy Van Boxel pull for a possible freshman victory. (Far Right:) Freshmen contributed a massive bonfire to their first Homecoming. Both the freshmen and the sophomores constructed effigies of the opposing Brunswick Blue Devils to throw into the fire. (Right:) Traditionally, „ students attend the bonfire £ after the Homecoming § parade and pep rally. With no exception this year, hundreds of students showed up for the festivities. 12 Homecoming

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Larry Crooks HOMECOMING Pride and spirit Make Homecoming Memorable. “Homecoming 1986 will always be a special mem¬ ory for me. The amount of excitement and spirit, especially at the pep ral¬ ly, was incredible. It was an honor to be named queen — one of the best moments of my life. — Brit Dietrichs. omecoming and Spirit Week are usually quite similar; however, 1986 was different. The pride was back. More people got involved in activities such as horsestick races, a root beer chug, spirit link competition, building floats and effigies, and the pep rally. Not only was it a year of new found pride, it was a new start for all areas of school competition. Entering the Pio¬ neer Conference gave Medina High School the chance to show even more people how much pride and confidence the school really has. This also gave Student Council the idea for the Homecoming theme, “Pride of the Pioneer”. The football team added their own touch to make Homecoming special. For the first time in ten years, Medina won the Homecoming game. Final results, after overtime; Medina 17, Brunswick 14. Ju¬ nior Jan Stekelenburg said, “Homecoming was better this year because the football team won. This helped to raise spir¬ its.” A roaring student cheer¬ ing section helped the cheer¬ leaders with chants and pro¬ vided even more support for the team. “This was different than other games,” said Mike Laribee, a cheering student, “because people don ' t usually get that involved.” The traditional Homecom¬ ing dance went well, creating a good turnout. Junior Jean¬ ette Wing summed up the evening by simply saying, “It was great. The music was good and everyone was having a really fun time.” D2 By Nancy Bohl and Jennifer Buckloh (Above:) Ann Kemp. Kristi Ebner, Kris Krepp, Shannon Dunbrack, and Jenny Krejci put the finishing touches on the junior float. (Above Right:) Medina’s first overtime in history resulted in a 17-14 victory over Brunswick. (Right:) 1986 Homecoming candidates Row 1: E. Smietana, S. Beard, B Dietrichs, J. Barnes, J. Tischke. Row 2: R Barengo, C. Klein, A. Whitnablc, L. Strasser, S. Donahue, M. Swank, L. Mclzer, S. Smith, L. Soto. Row 3: M. Schultz, and B. Walth. (Right:) Sophomore Ben Cox expresses his feelings about the Spirit Week competitions by saying, “Participation was fun, but I got root beer up my nose.” 14 Homecoming