Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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With PCHS's big bad mascot. Greg MiBer patiently waits for the homecoming parade Proud of their class, Doug Orrick. Trevor Roe. Dave Meyer. Tim Wagle. Erin Rockhill and Mr Meyer ready the Renegade for the parade Almost finished ' Sophomore Mike English makes a few last minute touch-ups on the Key Club Homecoming float Rembrandt 14-0 against the Spalding Irish . . . Our second Homecoming victory in thirteen years Homecoming had something it has had only twice in the last thirteen years: a football victory. In 1981 Pekin defeated East Peoria 21-20 in overtime, and again this year they blanked Spalding 14-0 in a game with good defense Defense was the name of the game for the much improved Dragons. Their tight defense limited the Irish to only thirty-seven yards passing. Mark Rahn was given the Big Play Award for an interception of a Spalding pass which he ran back thirty yards for a touchdown He also has an open field tackle which prevented Spalding's Bill Kelly from going all the way for the touchdown. Pekin's defense forced the Irish to have four turnovers and only eight first downs. Offensively, Pekin had an average game in which they netted a total of 232 yards. John Campbell, who caught four passes for fifty-one yards, was named Offensive Player of the Week. Bob Shade, junior, had three receptions for thirty-five yards to help the Dragons of- fense while another junior, Mike Smith, rushed twenty-one times for seventy-five yards Pekin's punting was better this game, an average of thirty-five yards a punt was their best of the season. Only two turnovers were forced out of the Dragons; both were interceptions. DanBuctdrv Homecoming 17

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Pausing before heading down to the dance. Seniors Shelly Blumenstock and Mike Disney take their time Sheila Thompson spray paints a last minute sign for the junior float before the Homecoming parade began Saturday morning Homecoming '83 court Karen Morrison. Pat Hranka, Julie Johnston, Larry Mayberry. King Tom Bresnahan, Queen Dawn Fair-child, Denise Heilman. Eric Daly, Mary Tunis and Cole Meiseinger gather for the traditional court picture afl photos by Rembrandt Ticket takers Mr Jim Carrier and Miss Judith Streid allow Peggy Taylor and Rob Hawkins in the dance. Fixing her flower, |im Stauffer adjusts 1983 graduate Shelly Strausser's corsage 16 Homecoming

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Dances, drives, flowergrams Student Council plans many activities for the school year Student Council has planned and participated in many events throughout the school year. Student Council gives the students a chance to become more involved in activities Student Council started the year with the Student Council picnic for the faculty. After the picnic we played softball, which the faculty won, Ron Oliver, intercampus president said. They sponsored a back to school dance for which they had the largest turnout ever, more than 600 people attended. In October they planned all of the Homecoming events. The Homecoming events started off with the corona-tionof King Tom Breshnahan and Queen Dawn Fairchild and that was followed by Almost Anything Coes. At dusk they had the Bonfire at the bottom of East Campus hill. Saturday brought the parade and that night the Homecoming dance. Student Council held a canned food drive around Thanksgiving. More than 20 families in the area received food baskets. We have also had two successive dances of more than 300 people They were the Sadie Hawkins dance and an after-game dance. They sold candy grams to the stu- dent body and more than 1,500 were delivered on both campuses. A Valentine dance was held in which MTV performed. Student Council hosted the Midstate 8 Student Council meeting and they had an all school carnival in March. In April they sold flowergrams and then they sponsored Student Council week with elections at the end of the week The results were announced that night at a Victory Dance. A pot luck was held for 11 members of the Student Council in May. Also, all student Council members participated in a trip to Six Flags T«jnyj Johnson Dickson 18 Student Council