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

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NHHS STUDENTS SHOW their enthusiasm during the Homecoming Pep session. The floor be- comes covered with toilet paper as the team is announced. DURING SENIOR PAJAMA day Kelly Kreiger and Chad Blumenhurst show off their pajamas while hamming it up for a pose. DIFFERENT 13 PIECES STUDENT LIFE

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Spirit Shines Through During Homecoming Go, Fight, Win! Bulldogs! Cheering was one of the many things that went along with the well-known spirit week, otherwise known as Homecoming. Homecoming means students filled with spirit and backing their team, commented senior Lisa Boyles. Home- coming meant a lot to the student body, teachers, coaches, not to men- tion the football team. This week was the main highlight of the year and stu- dents were involved in various activi- ties, with spirit week being the most popular. Last year spirit week consisted of sweat day on Monday. During the day we could see sweats advertising Indi- ana to Yale or the ever so popular Care Bears. On Tuesday all seniors wore their pajamas, while the rest of the student body dressed in fifties at- tire. On Wednesday students and teachers could be seen dressed in Ha- waiian print shirts and laies, Some of the extras on this day were frisbees and beach balls, in addition to the mir- rored and risky business styled sung- lasses. Thursday was dress up day. We saw the versatility of the student body as almost everyone had decked out for the occasion; the ladies in dresses and the gentlemen in slacks. It was a very neat but unusual sight. com- mented Freddie Bredemeyer. When the long awaited day, Friday, arrived most students were in the high- est of spirits. The football team looked forward to the up and coming even- ing, and the fans were eager to cheer them on. During the school day the students dressed in the colors of purple and gold to show support of their team. I thought it was fun, ev- eryone seemed to get into the spirit BRINGING OUT THE laughter in everyone Mr. Eller. Mr. Blombach, Mr. Derby, and Mr. Stephan put on one of the expected wild skits during the pep session. WITH THE TRADITIONAL SWEAT DAY. Senior Daine Evans is seen wearing Indiana across his chest. and dressing for the certain spirit days, sophomore Paul Mason com- mented. Along with the big day came many more long awaited activities. During the in-school pep session the cheer- leaders put on a skit that involved the Senior players. They had a different song for every individual senior that gave a clue of the players personal- ities described by others. Some examples of the songs were Dress You Up by Madonna describing Heath Hostetlor, describing John Banet was Winnie Pooh with Rumbly in my Tubmly. Eric Stine was Loverboy by Billy Ocean, Scott Renier was Carwasher. If Ya Think I ' m Sexy by Rod Stewart de- scribing Pat Baumgartner. Nick Burris was described by ZZ Top as Sharp Dressed Man. John Gerardot was de- scribed as He ' s So Shy, Bill Rondots was Big, Bad and Dennis Brocks was I ' m Alive. It was really fun because the students were really rowdy, stated senior Rod Anderson. Also arousing more spirit among students, a few un- known seniors distributed rolls of toilet paper to the senior class, who in turn took advantage of the situation and T-peed the gymnasium. Students al- ways seem to get into the Homecom- ing pep sessions but this years was bet- ter than I anticipated, commented Julie Beard. Then came one of the most awaited moments; the crowning of the Home- coming Queen. Senior Sandi Burns was announced as Queen. Her senior Court included Michelle Love and Kim Odem. — Heidy Hamm DIFFERENT 12 PIECES STUDENT LIFE

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Homecoming Events Reveal New Talents Homecoming week brought spirit and hard work for many students at New Haven. Student Council put a lot of time into Homecoming. The main events organized by Student Council included Class Banners, Powder Puff, Spirit Week, and the Parade. Each of these events re- quired individual committees. The parade committee, headed up by Kirsten Stine, organized the parade route, selected grand mar- shals, made the parade line up, and contacted various people. The Powder Puff committee, chaired by Jeff Grabill, found announcer, cheerleaders, coaches, and offi- cials, and organized the game. Each class also had to prepare for building a float for the parade and making a class banner. This took weeks of hard work and time. The Senior Class won the float competi- tion with their theme of Keep Climbing . The class banner compe- tition was won by the Sophomores, who chose the theme of The Spirit Continues In The Class of ' 88 . The Powder Puff game was an ex- citing and fun-filled evening for those who participated and came to support their favorite teams. With their exceptional running offense, the Junior Freshman team defeat- ed the Senior Sophomore team by a final score of 14-6. The first two touchdowns for the Junior Fresh- man team were scored by Lisa Bed- well and Jodi Fitzgerald, with Steph- anie Gratz bringing in the two point conversion. The only touchdown for the senior Sophomore team was made by a hand off from Joan Dy- ben to Carmella Harris who then ran the ball in. The coaches for the Sen- ior Sophomore team were varsity football players, Heath Hostetler, Eric Stine, Doug Leonard, Nick Burris, and Scott Renier, Jeff Grabill, Rob Norton, Jeff Kintz, and Kirk Jacuay coached the victorious Junior- Freshman team. Senior coach Doug Leonard commented, The girls played a heck of a game con- sidering the time we had to prepare for it. The Howard Cosells who an- nounced the game were Pat Baum- gartner and Jared Darlington. In addition to the Powder Puff Game, the side-lines had their own kind of action. Sexy male cheer- leaders, John Dicks, Matt Brown, John Kanable, Stormy Brock, Bob Treat, and John Gerardot compet- ed in the Southwest Championship Westling Match. Stormy Brown, who was thought to be the winner of the match, was disqualified for using a foreign object. Therefore, Pencil- Neck John dicks was determined the winner. Senior cheerleader Matt Brown, who refereed the wrestling match said, Cheering was a lot of fun, but my mothers bra and wig made me itch. The spirit and enthusiasm contin- ued throughout the evening culmi- nating with the all-community pep session at the high school. The queens court and the NNHS football team were introduced. The rowdi- ness of the crowd was evident and it was clear that Homecoming ' 85 would be a huge success. — Kelley Koehlinger AS CARRIE FEDELE and Ellen Felten ride on the senior float during the homecoming parade, they show that the uncomparable senior spirit still lives on. DIFFERENT 14 PIECES STUDENT LIFE