Monroe High School - M Book Yearbook (Monroe, WI)

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Duringthe half lime of a basketball game, Andrew Turner and Todd Nelson exhibit t shirts which support KUN DMC. I he popular group performs rapping music. Todd Schlucsche addresses the student body and faculty at one of the pep rallies for the fall sports. Cheerleaders, skits, coaches, players, and the traditional Victory spirit yell are all part of pep rallies. Keeping up the tradition which seems to kick off the fabled senioritis, Julie Rackow wears a toga. The Wednesday of Homecoming week has found seniors for many years sporting sheets for senior Toga Day. Before school during homecoming week, Dan Neuenschwander helps his classmates put up one of the senior banners. The words on the banner read, The Cat will lead us to victory . ' STUDENT LIFE 7

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Professor Henry Higgins, played by Brent Brayko, takes down notes on the accents of the cockneys at Covent Garden during the opening of the musical Mv Fair Ladv. Due to the football playoffs, the final performance was a Sunday matinee. Student ■dcje DEADBEAT DOLDRUMS Most MHS'ers experience the deadbeat doldrum syndrome. The symptoms of this terrible condition include falling asleep in interesting classes, dark circles under the eyes, and numb brains. So what causes this disease? Working until close at a fast food place, going to three meetings in one night, rehearsing until late hours, writing essays until two in the morning, reading a five hundred page novel in one night or just staying out with friends too late. All of these factors lead to the dreadful deadbeat doldrum syndrome. The plain fact is that students are too busy. They try to cram so much into one day that they exhaust themselves. However, at times, they have no desire to do anything but laze around, but instead they are forced into long hours by teachers, bosses, coaches, parents and advisors. Can a student choose to avoid this problem? Well, he can drop out of society to become a T.V. junkie who bloats on food. However, most students seem to add more hours to their lives by becoming more active. Most students are never able to overcome the disease until the day of graduation. Then, reality hits them — they are depressed because they have nothing to do. High school life is a no win situation which ends up with zombie students who have the deadbeat doldrum syndrome. To all students who have ever experienced the deadbeat doldrums, we take our hats off to you! 6 STUDENT LIFE

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SPIRIT FLIES TO VICTORY Fresh, piping hot scrambled eggs, steaming ham, and sweet cinnamon rolls made up the scrumptious FHA breakfast which started many people off on Homecoming week at MHS. Along with the kick-off breakfast, many other activities accompanied this fun-filled week. On Monday, sweatshirt and tie day brought laughter and excitement to many people who joined in on the fun. Tuesday's event, sports day, saw many athletes and non-athletes alike participate. While underclassmen dressed from rags to riches on Wednesday, the seniors wore sheets for the traditional senior toga day. Even though Thursday brought cool weather, everyone showed their spirit by wearing jams, sun-glasses and print shirts for Jamaican Day. Thursday evening, a large crowd of people came to T.R. Holyoke Field to share the spirit of Homecoming Week. Starting out the evening's fun, the cheerleaders presented a pep rally. Following the pep rally, the seniors dominated the faculty in a tug-of-war game. Todd Schluesche, the emcee, announced Michelle Tindell as the 1986 MHS Homecoming Queen. Other candidates were Liz Erlandson and Michelle Bruess. After the presentation, the annual powder puff football game began. In years past, the game had been played uppers vs. the lowers . The tradition had to be broken this year due to a shortage of lowers. Therefore, the teams consisted of the freshmen and seniors vs. the winning sophomores and juniors. Students started off the day Friday by wearing a wave of red and white. The Homecoming parade began after the band marched through the halls to dismiss classes. Most students and many other people, including Monroe residents and recent graduates, flocked to watch the parade. As spirits rose, so did the hopes of a victory later that evening. The varsity game against Monona Grove began at 7:30 p.m. A huge crowd came to cheer the Cheesemakers on to a victory of 21-0. The half-time show provided fans with a touch of the bull ring. Cindy Weckerly tamed the terrible bull. To end the week's exciting events, the annual Homecoming Dance was sponsored by Key Club. The semi-formal dance was well attended by the students of MHS as a final salute to Homecoming '86. Although on crutches, l.isa Zimmerman shows her spirit by dressing up on Senior Toga Day. This traditional day always comes on a Wednesday. )on Deininger and Shelly Perry represent the senior float in the Homecoming Parade. Come to Cheese Days! Oops, wrong parade! was their slogan. The 1986 MHS Homecoming Court: Front Row; Scott Lancaster, Neil Whitehead, Michelle Bruess, Rob Daniels, Liz Erlandson, Mark Inman, Michelle Tindell, and Mark Rieder. Back Row; Stacie Corbin, Todd Masshardt, Angie Oakland, Keith Goepfert, Kim Riese, Greg Hubbard, Kelly Knoke, Gary Wuthrich, and Todd Schluesche. 8 HOMECOMINC