New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Friday the 13th lucky for hearts When the idea for a winter dance was brought up at a Student Con- gress meeting, mennbers were very skeptical since the winter dance for the two years previous had been can- celed due to lack of interest. Thinking of ways to bring added interest to the dance was Junior Sue Holt. Between her and the dance committee, it was decided to have a semi-formal turnabout dance the night before Valentine ' s Day. Another idea was to have clubs nominate members to be the King and Queen of Hearts. Senior Lisa Gering and Scott Coff- man were first runnerup for the hon- ors. King and Queen of Hearts were Junior Gayle Rath and Senior Mike Velez. Voting for the King and Queen was done by setting coffee cans with the nominees ' pictures on them in the back of the cafeteria. Students voted for their choice by putting pennies in the cans. All the money ($20) was donated to the heart fund. On the night of the dance, approxi- mately 79 couples danced to the music by the group Destiny. Not a fantastic amount of couples, but con- sidering only five tickets had been sold on the Monday before the dance, the turnout was good. Student Congress lost about $20 on the dance, but were pleased about the turnout and said they had already had requests to sponsor the dance again next year. Hopefully, the old tradition of a winter dance was revived for future classes at New Haven. Couples attending the Sweetheart Dance, listen attentively to Pete Li and Sue Holt, awaiting the outcome of the King and Queen of Hearts. Reigning over the 1 976 Sweetheart Dance are first runnerup. Senior Scott Coffman, Masque and Gavel; King Senior Mike Velez, Spanish Club; Queen, Junior Gayle Rath, OEA; and first runnerup. Senior Lisa Gering, Wrestler- eftes.

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BULLDOGS ' SCOUR COMETS ' Homecoming ' 75 was to be on Satur- day, October 18, but due to the con- tlict ot the marching band ' s state con- test and the Girls ' Volleyball tourna- ment it was decided the best thing for all was to move the game. After much confusion and many phone calls to the Eastern Comets from Kokomo, the date of the game was finally changed to Friday, Octo- ber 17, with the parade the night before. Excitement mounted on Monday, October 13 as the long awaited Homecoming week rolled around. Students and teachers filled the halls with pant legs rolled high and wild combinations of socks sticking out from underneath. Monday was proclaimed Sock-it-to- ' em day and Sneak-up-on- ' em day. Senior Margie Louden, reaped the honors as Sock-it-to- ' em champ. Tuesday was deemed Miss Irresisti- ble day. Each guy was issued a paper bulldog, and if he spoke to a girl he had to forfeit his bulldog, Miss Irresistible , Senior Jill Losher, tallied 27 paper bulldogs. Thursday of Spirit Week was inside out day and both students and fac- ulty turned the Eastern Comets inside out by wearing their outer clothing the same way. Some of the Senior football players took the inside out literally and wore boxer shorts over their clothes. Friday, each class was to decorate their section of the gym for the after- noon pep session. It was also pro- claimed as Hats off to the Bulldogs day with students and faculty mem- bers wearing the craziest hat they could find. Seniors won the best theme, best float, best development of the theme and best decorations section in the gym. Juniors took third for their float, and Sophomores took second along with the award for the Most Spirited Class . Although the weather did not cooper- ate with the high expectations of the Homecoming fans, it didn ' t seem to hinder the players ability as they Scoured the Comets 40 to 6. Torrent rains and cold weather dampened the fans spirits, but nothing could spoil the game for Queen Shelly Lash, Despite the weather the Bulldogs came through with a 40 to 6 vic- tory. Homecoming — 21

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King Mike Velez and Queen Gayle Ratli are honored with the first dance after being crowned. Junior Julie Greenwood beams as she is reunited with her date, after he was chosen King of Hearts. % f Searching for their coats among all the others in Mrs. Margaret Hunter ' s room are Senior Gorrine Lampe and her escort ' 74 graduate Don Atteberry. Sweetheart Dance — 23 H '