Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Gary Harbert ' 83 clowns around with a camera at Mini Olympics. Teams add to the already wet and rainy condi- tions by participating in the water balloon toss. Those cute cats, the Carfiel ds, have a ball while J mi MINI OLYMPICS 25 -

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Crashes, Dashes, and Splashes Highlight Mini Olympics Where can you find exhilarating rides, frightened faces, funny costumes and thrills of aU kinds? Kings Island, maybe? No, it ' s at the 1983 Mini Olympics which was held on April 29. Prior to the eventful day, seniors who wished to participate grouped together in teams of 10, 5 girls and 5 boys. Each team chose its own neime and made its own costumes. Altogether, 21 teams were formed. On the day of Mini Olympics, all teams were required to wear their costumes. One team, the RoUing Stones, was seen rolling down the haU on wheels and this made getting up and down stairs tricky for them. Other teams, like the Kellogg Kids and the Grmifighters, were all boxed in and found moving quickly difficult. The Scrubbing Bubbles were atten- tion getters as well a traffic blockers in the halls. Ironically, the Midnight Munchies could have been named the Friday ' s School Lunchies since both were pizza. A convocation was held giving teams a chance to parade their costvmies for an auditorium fuU of jimiors and seniors. Mr. Dave Bertram, Mrs. Sharon Kuntz, and Mrs. Joann Brown were the costume judges. Mr. Ken JCnabel emceed the convocation as well as the outdoor activities that followed. Olympics were held on the Perry Meridian track. As rain-threatening clouds rolled in, the first event got underway. It was a wagon relay. Girls from each team were pushed, not pulled, by their male teammates. Many girls closed their eyes and clin- ched their teeth as guys maneuvered them around bumps at top speeds. The results were head-on crashes, lost earrings, and lots of fun. The next event was the three- legged race. A few teams got off on the wrong foot with torn pillow cases. Other teams like the Pvmk Rockers just couldn ' t seem to get together. The Garflelds came out the victors, but all teams experienced the true meaning of togetherness. The activity which required the mos ' athletic skiU took the most time. It was a relay involving four steps. One person from each team had to jump rope with a hula hoop twice and then run and tag the next person. This person in turn did two somersaults and tagged the third member who had to nm backwards and tag the fourth and final member. This participant crawled tmder a tun- nel of hurdles, jogged through some tires and ran the home stretch to the finish line. As the rain began to fall, the teams screamed their support to their competing teanmiates. The last event was the popular water balloon toss which lasted for only sixty seconds. The contest broke into a free-for-all water balloon fight that lasted until every balloon had been burst and until every Mini- Olympic participant was totally dren- ched. Finally, the moment came that aU the teams had been waiting for: the awards. The all-aroimd trophies were given first. Fourth place was awarded to the Not-So-Ready-for- Prime-Time Players, and third place went to the Clown-Arounds. Rimners-up position was awarded to the Garfields and first place was awarded to the Gumfighters. The best costiune awards were distributed as the finale. The third place trophy was achieved by Kellogg Kids. Runner s-up honors went to the tantalizing Julius Juicers, and the first place trophy was awarded to«those lovable cats, the Garfields. All the teams excitedly dashed to their cars as the rain continued to fall. All the seniors shouted their ex- citement about the future proving that the dreary weather hadn ' t dulled their enthusiasm. Mini Olympics was just one more happy experience they could add to their book of high school memories. 24 MINI OLYMPICS

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