North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Senior Bill Habig can not decide if he wants to play football or decorate halls. Spirit Week ?

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Spirit week does explode As 1 stuiii)led into school at 7:45 tJonday ncming in my favorite rai sweatshirt and faded jeans, I sud- denly realized that today was for dressing up, not down. Well, here goes, I thought, maybe no one will notice! T hey did! On Tuesday morning, 1 gathered ny buttons, all k.7 of them, 115 sailor hat and iny sunglasses and was off. On tliis day. Redskins scurried to their classes , metal, all shapes, sizes, and sayings, jingle- jangled with each step. Hats and glasses ranged frcm berets to lamp shades and from giant greed shaded to punk, glasses. On Wednesday, who dressed ya day , we looked more like a delegation of martian invaders in our trash bags and leg warmers or uncomfortable backwards clothing than a group of normal higji school students. No won- der the Japanese pupils were wary to come inside. Later that evening at the Junior-Senior Women ' s Football Game, Jiiob Noel was named Homecoming King. The Seniors, in the coM rain, demoKshed the Juniors, 26-0. After- wards, the glow of the bon-fire and the sparkle of the fireworks warnBd the heart. This will be a day never forgotten. Filming a wes tern at North Side? a stranger nay have asked on Hiursday ccwboy and Indian day. Ccwboy boots nade a clickety- lock on the liard tile floor as the soft-leather of the Indian moccasins crept silently along. Cowboy hats and feathers and Indian head bands bobbed up and dcwn as everyone hastened througji the halls. Friday was a great way to end a great week. Red and white was the thane for the day. With each turn, the colors came in swarms of loyal participants. Ihe pep session was better than all others when each class performed their own skits, in- cluding a very unsophisticated chorus line, a mock spirit explosion, a tribute to pack-man, and a senior beach party. Later that evening, dur- ing half-time of the Hcmecoming foot- ball gaiiE, Kelly Gtaves was named Homecoming Queen, and the fireworks once again excited the fans. The Redskins rolled over the Wayne Generals by a score 2U-7, the first win of the season. Following the game was the Hcmecoming Dance where T.K. Productions spun tunes from Chicago, Air Supply, Journey, plus many others. Dancing bodies full of ex- citement shook and wiggled to the beat of the mosic. For HomecoDiLng ' 82, North Side spirit literally exploded! Story by: Sonia Shearer Scott Bass, Paul Gibson, Bob Kirby, Darren Dunbar, Bob Noel, Jeff Reese, Jon Wood, Sam Householder, Steve Carroll were all members of the king ' s court. 6 Spirit Week

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Homecoming spirit explosion becomes best in many years If asked to sum up ilomecoiiiLng in one word, the word wauM be spirit. The spirit of freshman, sophanores, juniors, seniors, faculty, and alunni is mixed to ether and the result is a spirit explosion. The spirit seans to flow through North Side during HcEECondng, and one just can ' t help but be carried alon in the wake. Senior Christine Dennis adds, It ' s really incredible how mxih enthusiasm can be generated by one word. Just about everyone gets invol- ved. Before choosing the theme of Spir- it Explosion to represent Homecom- injj and the activities involved in this very special week. Student Council must liave had a premonition. In this premonition they saw halls filled with posters; windows and floors painted with a variety of syiriDols; hats, shades, buttons, and leis; cowboys and Indians, red and white; women football players; chants Senior Rene Gerardot and Homecoming King Bob Noel share a special joke during the court ' s dance. O-o-o-o, ah-h-h! Fireworks add to the repertoire of Homecoming events. O-o-o, ah-h-h! Senior Kelly Graves gasps as the announcement names her Homecoming Queen 1982. story by: Kathy Smith and cheers; toilet paper soaring tlirough the air; the band playing Varsity ; an Indian called Chief Mac strutting the traditional war-dance; and over 16UU students stomping, clapping, and cheering. What all this boils down to is too nuch spirit to be contained in one building, so it flowed out onto the football field for the grand finale. Amidst the crowning of a Hcmecom- ing queen, fireworks, the signing of a special covenant, and spirit seep- ing out of the stands, the Redskin football team pulled off a Homecoming victory. Afterwards, when the Hone- coming dance was over, so was Homecom- ing itself. The happenings new became just memories to be recalled and smiled at, and Homecoming, well..., it was a week, a time, to be looked forward to when the spirit would explode, once again, next year. 8 Homecoming