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

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Phyllis DillerfMr. Rogers look-alike con- test added a new dimension to spirit week. While girls frizzed their hair and put on their short and oddly bright colored dresses, Greg Jackson demonstrated Mr. Rogers off the T.V. with a beer can in his pocket and a few nips here and there. Seniors made look-alike day a little more personal as all came dressed as their hero. While the troops led by Scott Sharp and George Dicks took over the office in the name of Bulldogism, Brent Murphy and Phil McCommons rocked the auditeria with their renditions of Ted Nugent and Angus Young. And once again in the name of Homecom- ing, girls took to the winning grounds of John Young Stadium. They're hitting us out there, confided one girl to Mr. Monahan as the Juniors and Freshmen went to win their first victory at the Powder Puff game. 4 3 i 1,- f a rl ,ig IN combat form, six seniors took over the office Spirit Week declaring war on the Braves. A W Q . s- ,ff ,sg ' . if ,, 4 lf: or 4' ww, get .A g egg, ,X .i. .fr ,. - yr' , 71:25 , fill J -s 4 .1 Homecoming-23

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Spirit take-over The pep session took on a different-if not awkward-feeling as the presidents of both the sophomore and freshmen classes apolo- gized for remarks shouted to each other. The crowning of the Homecoming queen was a highlight of the festivities. Each girl was escorted across the gym floor to a seat. Last year's queen, Julie Hill, sat in the throne until she had been relieved by Brenda Schortgen, who would reign over the parade. It seemed as if the week had just started when no sooner Homecoming night was there. After weeks of making and stuffing Kleenex flowers into chicken wire, the floats slowly pulled out of garages and creaked down the length of the parade route. From being burnt to being chased up trees, Bell- mont took the butt of humor as the parade wound into the Homecoming game and even- tually into the dance. People entered through the gate after pay- ing 32.00 for a ticket and slowly climbing the steps of the stadium, clutching to their ther- moses of coffee and blankets. More and more people packed into the stadium until it flowed over onto the extra bleachers that had been set up. The wind blew a cold chill through the night air. Cou- ples huddled close with blankets wrapped around themselves as they watched Greg Jackson run 64 yards to make the score 35-3. While the game was going on the field, other happenings were taking place else- where. In the parking lot, two E.M.Sfs were flashing their orange lights into the night while sirens added to the noise made by the crowd, as they put a New Haven student into its back section. The night slowly died down with the Home- coming Dance and the music of Phoenix. For the first time in years, students rocked and then swayed to the school's own music pro- vided by students and grads of New Haven. Couples clinging to each other, friends shouting back and forth walked across the parking lot where leaves and yellow and pur- ple Kleenex flowers mixed and blew togeth- er. The night had died, and on the first Mon- day of October, New Haven took back its ordinary look of Nike tennis shoes-and con- cert T-shirts had found their place again. NEXT to the flames of the bonfire, cheerleaders LINED up and trying to keep warm, Melinda Tracey Lockard and Linda Bischoff attempt to Ritter, Diane Moore, Brenda Schortgen, Kelli lead a Bulldog crowd in some post-powder-puff Sanderson, Lori Henry and Dawn Christianer cheers. make up the '81 queen and court. Homecoming-25