Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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f Lori Rice Marty Fella Joe Wilgroth THE GANG’S ALL HERE After being introduced by Coach Me-losky, the team displays their unity. Knowing this could be the year to break a losing streak, the guys were more than determined to bring home a victory. SHOWING OFF. Quarterback Dan Howard displays his award, best hands , which was presented to him by the varsity cheerleaders at the pep rally. All graduating players received an award from the cheerleader?; ARTIST AT WORK. Putting final touches on her sign, powderpuff member Lani Uhl works to spark the spirit at the pep rally. Along with Student Council, the powder-puff team decorated the gym for the afternoon’s event.

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LONG LIVE THE KING. After collecting the most money for YEA. newly crowned “Ugly Man on Campus Eric Gieske reigns supreme at his coronation during the events of the annual pep rally. Sean Sell was first runner up Other members of the court were George Yaniger. Jessie Collis. and Kurt DeBeilis. little bit of tradition was changed by the addition of a parade before the bonfire. This was done to involve the community in our activities. “When Mr. Kovacs came to Student Council, he said that unless we could make the bonfire better, it would be abolished,” said Sherry Reccek. The car contest sponsored by the Football Boosters. YEA was the winner with the ugly man float. ‘Tne clubs that got involved made it come ;ogether. Without the help of everyone, this would not have worked,” stated Pat Vulcano. Turkey Day festivities concluded with one of the most exciting games in recent years. Not only did the kids win, but they thrilled us through the last seconds of the game. THE-BEST-KEEPS GETTING Marry Fella TRIUMPHANT TWOSOME. Complimenting each other on fheir outstanding performances. Ryan Grube and Ron Ondrejca make their way to the locker room after a victory over Catty. Marty Fella

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Let us give THANKS Marty FeHa TAKING THE STAGE. One of the three drum majors. Monica Jurasits directs the Big'N' Band in front of 8,000 people at the 65th annual Turkey Day game. The halftime show provided a welcome relief from the tension of the first half. The lively music restored their faith as to the outcome of the game. T he game started slowly and the dreary weather affected our team's performance. Costly mistakes lead to a 10-0 halftime Catasaqua lead. “The coaches weren’t mad, they were just disappointed. After halftime we proved ourselves.’’ stated Scott Persing. The second half was an entirely different game as the Kids played exceptionally well. The defense overpowered the THE- BEST-KEEPS GETTING Roughies, preventing them from scoring. Ron Ondrejca, with his offensive teammates, scored the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left to give the Kids an outstanding 13-0 victory . . . Northhampton High School’s first victory since 1977. “It’s been nine years of turmoil for Northampton, and our emotions took over in the fourth quarter. We all were playing on adreneline.” Kwn Hemjry HEADS OH TAILS? The Northampton and Catasaqua team captains gather to start off the Turkey Day game with the traditional coin toss. Catasaqua won the toss and chose to receive the kickoff. They also received the silver dollar used for the coin toss. Turkey day