Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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The spirit of National Earth Day was observed when students and teachers banned together and gave ’ole M.H.S. a good scrub down from noon-hour to 3:30. Left-Mr. Huffman gives advice to Virgil Cooper and Tom Alber as they prepare to clean the door to the shop. Above-Mrs. Shoemaker takes a “breather” with Barb Garman after a job well-done. A hop, skip, and a jump is all Varsity cheerleader Pam Craig needs to do to show her school spirit. A new look was given to the M.H.S. gym when Mrs. Finney, with the aid of a brush, painted school Mas- cot “CHAMP” on the South wall. M.H.S.er’s were not always physically spirited. Here, Dave Merideth studies quietly in Study Hall. Winning the first Homecoming game in four years brought out the emotions of M.H.S.er’s. And there was spirit. Need we say more? 3

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In 1970-71 much uncertainty clouded M.H.S. A 90 percent change in faculty, a change in traditional school policies, and the possibility of our school combining with Akron in- spired a common bond between all stu- dents. A feeling of spirit prevailed as we realized that we were being judged by the community and neighboring schools through our spirit. Mr. Webster defines spirit as “en- thusiastic loyalty.” To Mentone stu- dents spirit meant much more. It was a feeling that captivated and united us as we faced the uncertainty and unrest that surrounded us. The spirit of pride for our school and our community was real, alive, and growing. It was expressed many times and in many different ways. It was flexible and changed often. But most important it was a part of us and a part of our year. Yes, many things happened in our world in 1971. There was joy, frustra- tion, sorrow, worry, peace, excitement, confusion,... and there was spirit! The halls of M.H.S. appear quiet with the early morning sun rays and the first student. But with the arrival of more students M.H.S. loses its tranquility and becomes alive with the sounds of spirit. . . .AND THERE WAS SPIRIT M.H.S. students often find that 'spirit of mind’ is cultivated by moments of relaxation. Here, Ron and Deb pause before returning to classes. The “Spirit of Giving” was shown when 30 faculty members and students donated blood to the Red Cross Blood Bank. Bob rests after donating a pint of blood to the worthy cause. 2

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CLASSES COMPETE; SPIRIT SPARKED BY “LITTLE WOODSTOCK” Members of the Varsity and “B” teams view the downtown pep rally from their honored seats upon the fire truck. “Hey, let’s haul some more wood tonight.” That’s the way it sounded as the battle raged on. It began as an unannounced contest among classes to get wood for the Pep Rally bonfire. But things got out-of-hand as the members ignored the splinters and hard work to haul wood for their class. Each class added tremendously to the giant “woodstock,” but through buy- ing the Sophomores wood, the Seniors managed to defeat the Juniors in the unofficial contest. Although some arguments and hard feelings came about, the contest made this Pep Rally one-of-a-kind and it won’t be easily forgotten. The Pep Rally night finally came and the spirited students paraded through the town led by the Pep Band and followed by a truck decorated by the Seniors. After the bonfire the en- thusiastic fans congregated in the gym for yells and announcement of the Homecoming candidates. The Senior class also won a contest based on per- centage of class members present. To close the evening the cheerleaders sponsored a record hop. A small portion of M.H.S.’s “Little Woodstock,” students of all classes were dismayed when they discovered they must move a smaller portion for the bonfire to abide with State Fire Officials. Sr. Homecoming candidates express their happiness and congratu- late each other upon their announcement at the pep rally. 4