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

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OrgattiaKations Bring Spirit to Peak Spirit, a precious commodity at any high school, made a strong showing at Perry, but spirit was temper- mental and needed some motivation before it would siurface. Luckily, Perry had five, active, spirit-raising organizations to bring the school ' s spirit level to its peak. The year began with the Marching Band, Drum Majors, Falconettes, and Rifle Corps making their debut on the football field. After months of intense practice through the unbearable sum- mer heat, they executed their contest show, Spys in the Night, which eventually took them to an impressive showing in the district contest. The band ' s pre-game and half time shows entertained the crowd, raised the crowd ' s spirit level, and kept it there. By the time the team reached the field, the crowd gave them a rousing cheer because they were excited with a Httle help from the band. Lisa Narmore ' 87 felt The marching band is a very big part 80 SPIRIT CLUBS

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Lisa Shaw ' g meeting. gives her vote at a Rotnes President Anita Copass ' 84 checks a present ' s tag during the annual Roines Christmas gift exchange . Female Team Perry members keep step to aerobic music. Geraldine Bryant ' 86, Laurie Harris ' 86, and Wendy Smith ' 86 twist to one of the year ' s popular tunes, Stayin ' Alive. Doris Porter ' 87 does jumping jacks during Team Perry ' s aerobic program. Team Perry was designed to provide opportunity for positive interaction among students through school-sponsored activities, said sponsor Mrs. Carol Snorten. Homeroom seminars became popular events, for they often featured dynamic guest speakers. Those speakers included Indiana State Representative Bill Crawford and body builder, Tom Zupansic. Team Perry sponsored girls ' aerobics as well as a boys ' basketball tournament. One of the largest clubs at Perry, Team Perry, seemed successful in its pursuit of providing unity for the school. SERVICE CLUBS 79

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of Perry ' s spirit. The band is a bunch of enthusiastic people. The band ' s own spirit level was maintained by the direction of drum majors Marshall Moon ' 84, Bob Baker ' 84, and Christy Haley ' 84. The Falconettes and Rifle Corps provided that extra visual excitement to the band ' s music. The costumes, flags, and rifles made the contest show a production. Their activities did not stop at marching season. They kept the energy flowing on into basketball season and pep-sessions. During basketball season, the spirited music flowed from the stands played by the pep band. David Finke ' 84, felt, Our purposes were to pro- mote spirit and unity among the school and to entertain the players and spectators at each game. Spirit was important to overall success at Ferry. Because of efforts and individual spirit of such dedicated organizations as Pep and Marching Band, Falconettes, Drum Majors, and the Rifle Corps, Perry enjoyed a spirited and exciting year of many successes. Since rifles can be difficult to manage, Lisa Helterbrand ' 85 and Tim Crowell ' 85 spend homerooms practicing. An important contributor to Perry spirit, the Pep Band, plays during a basketball game to inspire the crowd. Sherri Roadruck ' 84 solemly concentrates on practicing for the upcoming performance. Jaynie Bryan ' 85, Lisa Kenniger ' 85, Pam Spiegel ' 85, and Joanne Yeager ' 85 gain con- fidence as Falconettes during practice. Perfectly synchronized members of the Rifle Corps spend homeroom with their rifies. SPIRIT CLUBS 81